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Book Synopsis Laser Cannons & First Contact (a Sci-Fi Anthology) by : Christopher Schmitz
Download or read book Laser Cannons & First Contact (a Sci-Fi Anthology) written by Christopher Schmitz and published by Christopher Schmitz. This book was released on 2024-07-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare for Battle. Embrace the Stars. FIfteen amazing tales by authors who are out of this world! From the corridors of colossal starships bristling with advanced weaponry to the uncharted realms of alien worlds, these stories will thrust you into the heat of battle and the wonder of the unknown. Join valiant starfighter pilots in desperate dogfights against overwhelming odds, brave commanders navigating treacherous political landscapes, and relentless warriors who confront both alien foes and inner demons. Each tale in this anthology promises to grip your imagination and take you on a journey! Featuring master storytellers of science fiction, this is not just a collection of stories, but a gateway to the infinite possibilities and thrilling adventures that await beyond our world. This multi-author Sci-Fi anthology features 15 stories from masters of the genre, both old and new and collects greats such as Philp K. Dick and Poul Anderson, plus stories from writers who are soon to be among your favorites. The universe is vast, the battles are epic, and the stories are legendary. Are you ready to embark on the ultimate journey?
Book Synopsis The Mutineer's Daughter by : Chris Kennedy
Download or read book The Mutineer's Daughter written by Chris Kennedy and published by Theogony Books. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sparrow written by Mary Doria Russell and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end. Praise for The Sparrow “A startling, engrossing, and moral work of fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review “Important novels leave deep cracks in our beliefs, our prejudices, and our blinders. The Sparrow is one of them.”—Entertainment Weekly “Powerful . . . The Sparrow tackles a difficult subject with grace and intelligence.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Provocative, challenging . . . recalls both Arthur C. Clarke and H. G. Wells, with a dash of Ray Bradbury for good measure.”—The Dallas Morning News “[Mary Doria] Russell shows herself to be a skillful storyteller who subtly and expertly builds suspense.”—USA Today
Book Synopsis Sci-venture Anthology by : Richard Neale
Download or read book Sci-venture Anthology written by Richard Neale and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection short stories by the same author. There are five exciting adventure stories and four hard science fiction stories. A lot of unusual situations, action, and science can be found in these tales.
Book Synopsis A Sword Into Darkness by : Thomas a. Mays
Download or read book A Sword Into Darkness written by Thomas a. Mays and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-16 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Solid adventure, intrigue and speculative space-tech, from a rising star in military science fiction."- DAVID BRIN, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of 'EXISTENCE, ' 'THE POSTMAN, ' and 'STARTIDE RISING' HUMANITY IS NO LONGER ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE. AN UNKNOWABLE THREAT APPROACHES EARTH . . . AND WE ARE COMPLETELY UNPREPARED TO FACE WHAT'S COMING. Aerospace tycoon Gordon Elliot Lee cannot stand idly by while a mysterious alien presence from Delta Pavonis bears down upon mankind's only home. Shut out from NASA and military support, Gordon is forced to go it alone, to sow the seeds for an entirely new sort of planetary defense: a space-based naval force. Joined by Nathan Kelley -- a bloodied naval warrior, scarred by his own actions in the waters off North Korea -- and Kris Munoz -- an avant garde scientific genius with more ideas than sense -- these three will scour the very edges of fringe science and engineering to attempt development of Earth's first space navy in time to oppose the Deltan invasion. Beset by ridicule, government obstruction, industrial espionage, and their own personal demons, it will take a miracle just to get off the ground. But the challenges on Earth are nothing compared to what awaits them in space. Against an unknown alien enemy with vastly superior technology, a handful of human scientists and warriors must become the sword that holds the darkness at bay. MISSILES WILL FLASH, RAILGUNS WILL RUMBLE, LASERS WILL BURN, AND DEFENDERS WILL DIE. IF THEY FAIL, OUR END IS AT HAND. "There are brilliant first contact stories, great space combat stories, and amazing stories of technological discovery. Rarely do you find all three in the same novel. Remember the name Thomas A. Mays. You're going to be seeing it on the bestseller list."- JEFF EDWARDS, Award-winning author of 'SEA OF SHADOWS, ' and 'THE SEVENTH ANGEL' "Sharply written, suspenseful and tightly plotted, A SWORD INTO DARKNESS reads like the best Tom Clancy novels, with a science fiction heart provided by Arthur C. Clark. Can't wait to read more from Thomas Mays "- GRAHAM BROWN, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of 'ZERO HOUR, ' 'BLACK RAIN, ' and 'THE EDEN PROPHECY'
Download or read book Starcall Anthology 2 written by Bob Bello and published by Bob Bello. This book was released on 2012-12-25 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STARCALL Anthology of Novelized Radio Dramas and Teleplays, Vol.2, by Bob Bello, illustrated by the author with Dramatis Personae (portraits of the main characters). Written in the tradition of The Outer Limits TV series, each "episode" (standalone story) is in its own genre: sci-fi, military fiction, space opera, mystery, suspense, action/adventure, cyberpunk, steampunk, romance, drama, apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, supernatural, prehistory, alternate reality, time travel, etc. A little bit of everything for everyone, suitable for teens and adults alike. STRACALL is published yearly each Christmas since 2011.
Download or read book First Contact written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Indirect Fire - a military science fiction action adventure collection by : Chris Lowry
Download or read book Indirect Fire - a military science fiction action adventure collection written by Chris Lowry and published by Grand Ozarks Media. This book was released on 2024-02-07 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you like page swiping sci fi adventure? Join LT and his ragtag squad of misfits as they fight the invading Licks and try to save the world. Or Dive into a post apocalyptic future controlled by a Computer and join a time travelling warrior in the seeds of a rebellion. Or how about a comedy romp with a special agent escorting the astronomer who is the key to interstellar peace across the country while being hunted by aliens and men in black who want war instead. Plus a half dozen more sci fi stories ready for you to stay up all night to find out what happens next. Grab your big boxset of science fiction thrills in this collection.
Download or read book War Stories written by Andrew Liptak and published by Apex Publications. This book was released on with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In War Stories: New Military Science Fiction, editors Andrew Liptak and Jaym Gates collects short stories by science fiction and fantasy authors dealing with the effects of war prior, during, and after battle to soldiers and their families. War is everywhere. Not only among the firefights, in the sweat dripping from heavy armor and the clenching grip on your weapon, but also wedging itself deep into families, infiltrating our love letters, hovering in the air above our heads. It's in our dreams and our text messages. At times it roars with adrenaline, while at others it slips in silently so it can sit beside you until you forget it's there. Join Joe Haldeman, Linda Nagata, Karin Lowachee, Ken Liu, Jay Posey, and more as they take you on a tour of the battlefields, from those hurtling through space in spaceships and winding along trails deep in the jungle with bullets whizzing overhead, to the ones hiding behind calm smiles, waiting patiently to reveal itself in those quiet moments when we feel safest. War Stories brings us 23 stories of the impacts of war, showcasing the systems, combat, armor, and aftermath without condemnation or glorification. Instead, War Stories reveals the truth. War is what we are. Table of Contents: Foreword -- Gregory Drobny Graves -- Joe Haldeman Part 1: Wartime Systems In the Loop -- Ken Liu Ghost Girl -- Rich Larson The Radio -- Susan Jane Bigelow Contractual Obligation -- James L. Cambias The Wasp Keepers -- Mark Jacobsen Non-Standard Deviation -- Richard Dansky Part 2: Combat All You Need -- Mike Sizemore The Valkyrie -- Maurice Broaddus One Million Lira -- Thoraiya Dyer Invincible -- Jay Posey Light and Shadow -- Linda Nagata Part 3: Armored Force Warhosts -- Yoon Ha Lee Suits -- James Sutter Mission. Suit. Self. -- Jake Kerr In Loco -- Carlos Orsi Part 4: Aftermath War Dog -- Mike Barretta Coming Home -- Janine Spendlove Where We Would End a War -- F. Brett Cox Black Butterfly -- T.C. McCarthy Always the Stars and the Void Between -- Nerine Dorman Enemy States -- Karin Lowachee War 3.01 -- Keith Brooke Cover art by Galen Dara.
Book Synopsis We Light Up the Sky by : Lilliam Rivera
Download or read book We Light Up the Sky written by Lilliam Rivera and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should you save a world that doesn't want to save you? Award-winning author Lilliam Rivera explores the haunting story of an alien invasion from the perspective of three Latinx teens. Pedro, Luna, and Rafa may attend Fairfax High School together in Los Angeles, but they run in separate spheres. Pedro is often told that he's “too much” and seeks refuge from his home life in a local drag bar. Luna is pretending to go along with the popular crowd but is still grieving the unexpected passing of her beloved cousin Tasha. Then there's Rafa, the quiet new kid who is hiding the fact that his family is homeless. But Pedro, Luna, and Rafa find themselves thrown together when an extraterrestrial visitor lands in their city and takes the form of Luna's cousin Tasha. As the Visitor causes destruction wherever it goes, the three teens struggle to survive and warn others of what's coming--because this Visitor is only the first of many. But who is their true enemy--this alien, or their fellow humans? Pura Belpré Honor-winning author Lilliam Rivera examines the days before a War of the Worlds-inspired alien invasion in this captivating and chilling new novel.
Book Synopsis The Engineer Reconditioned by : Neal Asher
Download or read book The Engineer Reconditioned written by Neal Asher and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mysterious aliens . . . ruthless terrorists . . . androids with attitude . . . genetic manipulation . . . punch-ups with lasers . . . giant spaceships . . . what more do you want? A collection by the author of Gridlinked, The Skinner, In the Line of Polity, Cowl, Brass Man and The Voyage of the Sable Keech.
Book Synopsis The Far Side of Promise Anthology by : Matthew S. Cox
Download or read book The Far Side of Promise Anthology written by Matthew S. Cox and published by Division Zero Press. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Far Side of Promise is an anthology of short stories spanning cyberpunk, high fantasy, psychological horror, and science fiction. In the titular story, a jaded deep-space miner sets out on a desperate bid for real food. The boundary between the virtual and real worlds becomes an Ouroboros. Alex Grant always gets what he wants—until he gets what he deserves in The Tower. Many people hide skeletons in their closets, but in The Roommate, Roy talks to his. At age ten, Kirsten Wren’s mother tried to kill her. To survive, she followed a ghost Into the Beneath. In A Queen’s Lament, a young monarch copes with love, betrayal, and demons. In Evergreen, seventeen-year-old Harper and her little sister find themselves alone after nuclear war. Neris dreams constantly of A Ghost Among Fireflies, an unseen force compelling her to visit a dangerous, destroyed world.
Book Synopsis Sci Fi Anthology 2015 by : Lori Butler
Download or read book Sci Fi Anthology 2015 written by Lori Butler and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The short stories in this anthology feature hybrid creatures, cyborgs, sorcery, mad scientists, Satan's daughter, a Techno Wizard, rebelling robots, alternate realities, time travel, intergalactic wars, lots of zombies, and much more! The authors have also paid tribute to Star Wars, Mad Max, Star Trek and Harry Potter with some clever fan fiction. Enjoy the crazy, humorous, sad, technical, scary and sometimes disturbing ride you are about to take with this collection.
Book Synopsis The Full Sci-Fi Collection by : Paul Teague
Download or read book The Full Sci-Fi Collection written by Paul Teague and published by Paul Teague. This book was released on 2020-02-22 with total page 1306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 7x full-length post-apocalyptic/dystopian thrillers from author Paul Teague, including the Secret Bunker Trilogy, the Grid Trilogy, and the book that bridges both sci-fi worlds, Phase 6. The Secret Bunker Trilogy 1: Darkness Falls Separated from his family as the entire planet becomes surrounded by a deathly blackness, Dan Tracy must figure out what's going on below ground. The bunker is at the centre of a conspiracy to destroy the Earth - but there's something special about Dan and his twin that could stop the terrorists dead in their tracks. It's a race against time as the process of destruction has already begun ... Who will be left to hear Earth's final screams? The Secret Bunker Trilogy 2: The Four Quadrants A hidden enemy is battling for control of the Earth, and he's ready to sell it to the highest bidder. He harbours a deep grudge against the government leaders who cast him aside with barely a second thought. Now it's time for revenge ... and the whole world is going to pay. As Dan Tracy continues his terrifying journey through the deep tunnels of the secret bunker, he gets help from an unexpected source. Only they were supposed to be dead ... The Secret Bunker Trilogy 3: Regeneration The Earth is burning, the result of vicious sabotage on the terraforming programme that was meant to save it ... Two hundred nuclear weapons have been launched at key targets across the planet ... An alien species is gathering warships while the world sleeps, unable to defend itself ... A ruthless cybernetic army is about to erase all traces of life in the bunkers, controlled by their Queen ... And a genetic timebomb is ticking in the bodies of the only people who can put an end to this deadly assault. Dan Tracy must face his worst fears as he stares his new enemy directly in the eyes. But only one can survive the final battle in space, only one will make it out alive ... Phase 6 A deadly plague. A decaying city. A sinister force ready to step into the void ... Alex Brady is in denial. His girlfriend Audra has disappeared, his father is being held in prison and he still thinks it will all turn out fine. But his friends Deena and Carlos know better, and they can see the writing on the wall. What with the compulsory vaccination programme, the increased presence of the sinister Fortrillium and a world that's falling to pieces around them, they know this is the endgame. When Alex receives a desperate message from Audra, he knows that the time has come to take action. He must break into Fortrillium's sprawling HQ and discover the ugly truth about what's happening behind closed doors. What he finds there could herald the end of civilization ... they're in Phase 6 of a global plague. It's the final days that are the most deadly ... [This book bridges the worlds of The Secret Bunker Trilogy and The Grid Trilogy] The Grid Trilogy 1: Fall of Justice A fortress city. A terrifying prison. A survivor determined to beat the odds. Joe Parsons’ father has just disappeared. Growing up in a post-plague world, he knows that justice is in short supply, but he craves answers. He hacks into the sinister Fortrillium network, but when he’s caught red-handed, he’s in for the shock of his life. Joe is thrown into The Grid, a prison lined with inhumane cages where the only hope of a trial comes from surviving a series of terrifying challenges. Only one person has ever escaped the deadly, gamified colosseum. Hunted by his enemies and in constant danger, Joe must find a way to survive. What he discovers along the way will change his life forever… if he can manage to escape. The Grid Trilogy 2: Quest for Vengeance Caught in The Grid, Joe Parsons must fight to stay alive as his enemies conspire against him. As his friends work to save him, more startling truths are revealed about President Josh Delman's past. But Damien Hunter is onto the President, and he'll stop at nothing to save the wife and children who were stolen from him. In the second part of The Grid Trilogy, the truth is finally revealed about the plague years and how the decimation of humanity could have been stopped. But one man will do what it takes to keep the truth hidden. The Grid 3 Trilogy: Catharsis In the final part of The Grid Trilogy, Joe Parsons is forced to forge extraordinary alliances in order to survive. Having discovered the mystery at the centre of The Grid, he's not only fighting for his own life, he must now move fast to save the entire city. The secrets of the past come back to haunt President Delman whose actions as a young man damned the citizens to their miserable lives within the high concrete walls. The race is on to beat The Catharsis and assure the future of humanity.
Download or read book Alien Security written by Janice Manning and published by Your Own World Books. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiction is the safest place to hide a terrible truth, so that all may find it."-Marshall Masters" The core truth of UFOs and the existence of extraterrestrials is buried under a fog of highly-organized disinformation and propaganda. Its mantra is played time-and-again by mainstream media in the voice of an FAA flight controller complaining, "it's that Roswell crap again!" Each time we laugh at that sound bite, we take one more step backwards from the real truth of Roswell. &Not what happened in 1947, but the fatal decisions made in the months following the crash. &This anthology for human freedom uses fiction-based-on-fact. It lasers through this engineered fog and lays bare the big picture truth. &That we're on the verge of becoming a slave species. Is there anything we can do about it? You bet there is! &Freedom is not a right. It is a struggle, and winning this one is less about technology and more about self-determination. Is there something you can do about it today? &Yes, but first, know this. &Not all aliens are our friends. &Conversely, not all aliens are our enemies, and our friends have told how to preserve our freedom -- while there is still time. Today, the determined few will fight for our species. &Tomorrow, it will be an army inspired by their courage. Whether you stand up for freedom today or tomorrow, the battle book section of this anthology offers you a simple plan for making a real difference, real fast. www.AlienSecurity.info
Book Synopsis A Star-Wheeled Sky by : Brad R. Torgersen
Download or read book A Star-Wheeled Sky written by Brad R. Torgersen and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ORIGINAL TRADE PAPERBACK THE WAYPOINT TO ULTIMATE POWER! Over a millennium in the past, humans fleeing Earth in slower-than-light vessels discovered the Waywork, an abandoned alien superhighway system that allows instantaneous travel from star to star. The problem: there are a finite number of Waypoint nodes—and the burgeoning population of humans is hemmed in as a result. Furthermore, humanity is divided into contending Starstates. One of the strongest is based on an oligarchy ruling families, but still mostly democratic. The other is a totalitarian nightmare. War seems inevitable. Now a new Waypoint appears. Might it lead to the long-lost creators of the Waywork? If so, there may be knowledge and technology that will tip the balance in the coming war. Three people race to make it to the new Waypoint—and beyond. These include Wyodreth Antagean, the reluctant son of an interstellar shipping magnate, Lady Garsina Oswight, the daring daughter of a royal family, and Zuri Mikton, a disgraced flag officer seeking redemption. They are facing an implacable foe in Golsubril Vex, a merciless, but highly effective, autocrat from the Waywork’s most brutal regime. Vex is determined to control the new Waypoint and whatever revelation or power lies on the other side. Now humanity’s fate—to live in freedom or endless dictatorship—depends on just what that revelation might be. And who gets there first. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Chaplain's War: "Torgersen mixes the spiritual aspects of the book with subtlety, integrating questions about God and faith into the story organically. The result is thought provoking questions arising as part of an entertaining story . . . Torgersen [also] doesn't shy away from conflict, violence, or space battles."—Futures Past and Present "Solid hard SF with the frisson of well thought through action. Much to enjoy!"—Gregory Benford, multiple Nebula award-winning creator of the Galactic Center saga About Brad R. Torgersen: "Brad Torgersen can write something technical and complex, yet still give it real emotional depth. He's one of the most talented authors I've ever read."—Larry Correia "Brad R. Torgersen shows why he's going to be a power in this field for years to come."—Mike Resnick "Brad Torgersen is a writer who's done a lot and come up the hard way... and the depth of his writing shows it, especially in understanding the nuts and bolts of technology and the souls of those who use it." —L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
Book Synopsis The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction by : Arthur B. Evans
Download or read book The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction written by Arthur B. Evans and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best single-volume anthology of science fiction available—includes online teacher's guide The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction features over a 150 years' worth of the best science fiction ever collected in a single volume. The fifty-two stories and critical introductions are organized chronologically as well as thematically for classroom use. Filled with luminous ideas, otherworldly adventures, and startling futuristic speculations, these stories will appeal to all readers as they chart the emergence and evolution of science fiction as a modern literary genre. They also provide a fascinating look at how our Western technoculture has imaginatively expressed its hopes and fears from the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century to the digital age of today. A free online teacher's guide at http://sfanthology.site.wesleyan.edu/ accompanies the anthology and offers access to a host of pedagogical aids for using this book in an academic setting. The stories in this anthology have been selected and introduced by the editors of Science Fiction Studies, the world's most respected journal for the critical study of science fiction.
