Wallace West
Author
Language
English
Description
A lean wind wails through the age-old
avenues of Dawningsburgh.
Mornings, it brings sand from surrounding hills and scrubs
at fresh paint, neon signs endlessly
proclaiming the city's synthetic name and street markers
in seven languages.
At sunrise it prepares the dunes for footprints of
scurrying guided tourists.
When icy night clamps down and the intruders
scamper to their hotels,
the wind howls as it flings after them a day's collection...
Author
Language
English
Description
Catastrophe had visited Earth and left it completely destroyed. But mankind had already bridged the galactic gap, and on the planets of the Centaurus system the discovery of the Memory Bank had brought man to the brink of immortality. The custodian of the Bank and ruler of the Centauran council was the most beautiful woman of the Centauran world, thousand-year-old Marian.
Lieutenant-Commander Merck was a non-depositor. He had an intuitive feeling...
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A chemist, a radio engineer, and a beautiful young woman appear to be the only people in the world who have survived a strange attack or epidemic that has stopped humanity in its tracks. It appears that human beings' sense of time has been obliterated, causing everyone to lapse into a deep trance-like state. Can the surviving trio figure out what's happening and reverse it before it's too late?
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Language
English
Description
When the first expedition from Earth arrived on Mars, they were greeted with open arms. Not only had the Martians long ago learned all they wanted about Earth - they wanted nothing to do with us. To quote their welcoming committee: "You Earth people don't know your own history. You have always been incorrigible. When Mars was younger, we drove you back to your own planet, whereupon you tumbled into savagery for a gratifyingly long time. The really...
7) Dogtown
Author
Language
English
Description
Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them. Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town. Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home. And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and performing clever feats to protect the dogs he loves. When Chance and Metal...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Science fiction and fantasy have going hand-in-hand since long before the term "science fiction" was coined. Among the earliest examples is Gulliver of Mars, by Edwin L. Arnold (originally published in 1905) - and the genre grew and flourished through the work of Edgar Rice Burroughs (A Princess of Mars, etc.), Poul Anderson (Three Hearts and Three Lions, etc.) Lin Carter (Jandar of Callisto, etc.) and so many more. Here are four novels - and four...
