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The Anything Box by Zenna Henderson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon't open The Anything Box unless you're prepared for the unexpected. The Grunder, a thing of horror which, if defeated, restores love... The Noise-Eater, created by a child out of his fevered imagination, gobbles up anything--or anyone--that makes a sound... The Coveti, residents of an alien world poisoned by the intrusion of the stranger from Earth.. -
![The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B by Ben Bova, E.M. Forster]()
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B by Ben Bova, E.M. Forster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas between 1929 to 1964 and contains eleven great classics. There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field... -
![The Persistence of Vision by John Varley]()
The Persistence of Vision by John Varley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIntroduction · Algis Budrys · in The Phantom of Kansas · nv Galaxy Feb ’76 Air Raid [as by Herb Boehm] · ss IASFM Spr ’77 Retrograde Summer · nv F&SF Feb ’75 The Black Hole Passes · nv F&SF Jun ’75 In the Hall of the Martian Kings · na F&SF Feb ’77 In the Bowl · nv F&SF Dec ’75 Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance · nv Galaxy Jul ’76 Overdrawn at the Memory Bank · nv Galaxy May ’76 The...Categorized as:
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![Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson]()
Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn this many-dimensioned new collection of speculative fiction, Zena Henderson introduces us to a boy who "calls" his mother, despite the fact that the nearest phone is miles away... -
![Hainish Novels & Stories, Vol. 1: Rocannon’s World / Planet of Exile / City of Illusions / The Left Hand of Darkness / The Dispossessed / Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin]()
Hainish Novels & Stories, Vol. 1: Rocannon’s World / Planet of Exile / City of Illusions / The Left Hand of Darkness / The Dispossessed / Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeginning in the 1960s and 70s, Ursula K. Le Guin redrew the map of modern science fiction...Categorized as:
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![The Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray Bradbury]()
The Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAward-winning narrator Mike Vendetti takes you to a mad, impossible world created by Ray Bradbury... -
![Die Dritte Macht by William Voltz]()
Die Dritte Macht by William Voltz
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsErster Band des Zyklus "Die Dritte Macht"Enthaltene Original-Romane (Heftromane, #1-5):- "Unternehmen 'Stardust'"- "Die dritte Macht"- "Die strahlende Kuppel"- "Götterdämmerung"- "Atom-Alarm"Die politischen Machtblöcke der Erde drohen ihre Meinungsverschiedenheiten in einem alles vernichtenden Atomkrieg auszutragen... -
![Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow by Ray Bradbury, John Cheever]()
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow by Ray Bradbury, John Cheever
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnthology... -
![Before the Golden Age 1 by Isaac Asimov]()
Before the Golden Age 1 by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s, #1 of 4Contents:* The Man Who Evolved / Edmond Hamilton; * The Jameson Satellite / Neil R. Jones; * Submicroscopic / Capt. S.P. Meek; * Awlo of Ulm / Capt. S.P. Meek; * Tetrahedra of Space / P. Schuyler Miller; * The World of the Red Sun / Clifford D. Simak. Originally 26 stories published in one hardcover volume... -
![Fortress of Solitude by Kenneth Robeson, Lester Dent]()
Fortress of Solitude by Kenneth Robeson, Lester Dent
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe deep mysteries of Doc Savage are finally revealed! John Sunlight, poetic genius of evil, gruesome master of a thousand elements of screaming terror, discovers the innermost secrets of The Man of Bronze... -
![Third from the Sun by Richard Matheson]()
Third from the Sun by Richard Matheson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContents:· Born of Man and Woman · vi F&SF Sum ’50 · Third from the Sun · ss Galaxy Oct ’50 · Lover, When You’re Near Me · nv Galaxy May ’52 · SRL Ad · ss F&SF Apr ’52 · Mad House · nv Fantastic Jan/Feb ’53 · F--- [“The Foodlegger”] · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Apr ’52 · Dear Diary · ss Born of Man and Woman, Chamberlain, 1954 · To Fit the Crime · ss Fantastic Nov/Dec ’52 · Dress of... -
![The Lost Oasis by Kenneth Robeson, Lester Dent]()
The Lost Oasis by Kenneth Robeson, Lester Dent
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhile seeking to solve the mystery of "the trained vampire murders," Doc Savage and his amazing crew suddenly find themselves prisoners of Sol Yuttal and Hadi-Mot aboard a hijacked Zeppelin. Their deadly destination is a fabulous lost diamond mine guarded by carnivorous plants and monstrous, bloodsucking bats... -
![The Complete Professor Challenger Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle]()
The Complete Professor Challenger Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the complete collection of scientific fiction stories featuring Professor George Challenger. Along with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Professor Challenger stands in the front rank of the immortal characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. These are scientific stories rather than science fiction; the stories are based solidly on scientific facts, not possibilities... -
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![Land of Always Night: by Kenneth Robeson, W. Ryerson Johnson]()
Land of Always Night: by Kenneth Robeson, W. Ryerson Johnson
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![Das Mutanten-Korps by Clark Darlton]()
Das Mutanten-Korps by Clark Darlton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMit der Technik der menschenähnlichen Arkoniden hat Perry Rhodan die Dritte Macht gegründet, einen Staat, der die zerstrittene Menschheit einen soll. Immer mehr junge Menschen schließen sich seiner Gemeinschaft an, darunter die sogenannten Mutanten. Sie sind die eigentlichen Erben des Atomzeitalters: Mit ihren außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten können sie Gedanken lesen oder durch feste Materie sehen... -
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The Pawns Of Null A by A.E. van Vogt
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGilbert Gosseyn, the null-A genius of the Earth-Venus war, never realized that this interplanetary war was but a borrowed incident in a greater conflict until he was thrust onto the galactic battlefield as a mere pawn. But in picking Gosseyn as "expendable," those cosmic opponents unleashed forces they had never dreamed existed. One was the entrance of a powerful third party in the war... -
![Skylark Three by E.E. "Doc" Smith]()
Skylark Three by E.E. "Doc" Smith
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this exhilarating sequel to The Skylark of Space, momentous danger again stalks genius inventor and interplanetary adventurer Dr. Richard Seaton. Seaton’s allies on the planet Kondal are suffering devastating attacks by the forces of the Third Planet. Even worse, the menacing and contemptuous Fenachrones are threatening to conquer the galaxy and wipe out all who oppose them... -
![Reach for Tomorrow by Arthur C. Clarke]()
Reach for Tomorrow by Arthur C. Clarke
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the grandmaster of science fiction, a dozen memorable tales filled with wonder and imagination.From the Paperback edition... -
![Skeleton Men of Jupiter by Edgar Rice Burroughs]()
Skeleton Men of Jupiter by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the astounding AMAZING STORIES of John Carter, Skeleton Men of Jupiter is Edgar Rice Burroughs's last. His imagination welcomes the reader to a captivating space story. It is riddled with humorous intonations and creatures that resemble humanoid frames firmly covered with translucent skin... -
![The Mind Thing by Fredric Brown]()
The Mind Thing by Fredric Brown
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHE was really an "IT" He was incapable of love or mercy or hate. And he certainly never felt the lack. He was almost pure thought. He was just doing what he had to do - looking for the right body to play host to him. Once he found it and moved in, he would execute one of the most incredible plans ever conceived... -
![Quest of Qui by Kenneth Robeson, Lester Dent]()
Quest of Qui by Kenneth Robeson, Lester Dent
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWHO IS DOC SAVAGE?To the world at large, Doc Savage is a strange, mysterious figure of glistening bronze skin and golden eyes. To his amazing co-adventurers - the five greatest brains ever assembled in one group - he is a man of superhuman strength and protean genius, whose life is dedicated to the destruction of evil-doers... -
![The Land of Terror: Doc Savage by Kenneth Robeson]()
The Land of Terror: Doc Savage by Kenneth Robeson
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA vile greenish vapor was all that remained of the first victim of the monstrous Smoke of Eternity. There would be thousands more if Kar, master fiend, had his evil way. Only Doc Savage and his mighty five could stop him. But the corpse-laden trail led to mortal combat with the fiercest killing machines ever invented by nature... -
![Donovan's Brain by Curt Siodmak]()
Donovan's Brain by Curt Siodmak
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDr Patrick Cory is a scientist who, unable to save W.H. Donovan's life after a plane crash, keeps his brain alive thru an illegal experiment. The story provides an examination of evil impossible to forget. Donovan is more than one of the world's richest men. He's a megalomaniac even before Cory keeps his brain alive in the tank... -
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![John Carter and the Giant of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs]()
John Carter and the Giant of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJohn Carter and the Giant of Mars is part of the famous Barsoom science fiction series, written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Co-written with his son, John Coleman Burroughs, it follows the story of the adventurous Carter and the princess he loves, Dejah Thoris. As the book opens, the two of them are attacked, and Dejah is carried away, leaving Carter to wonder whether he will ever see her again... -
![Die Fliege: E. Phantast. Erzählung by George Langelaan]()
Die Fliege: E. Phantast. Erzählung by George Langelaan
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The Fly" is a short story by George Langelaan that was published in the June, 1957 issue of Playboy magazine. It was first filmed in 1958 with David Hedison as Andre Delambre, Patricia Owens as Helene Delambre, and Vincent Price as François Delambre, directed by Kurt Neumann... -
![Ring Around the Sun by Clifford D. Simak]()
Ring Around the Sun by Clifford D. Simak
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA classic tale from one of science fiction's most creative forces. Suddenly, strange things begin to happen. World industries collaspe. People--sometimes whole towns--disappear without a trace. And writer Jay Vickers knows he's being watched. Now, to save his own life--and all of humanity--he must solve the secrets of the parallel Earth. "Lovely, rationalized magic"... -
![Murder Melody: A Doc Savage Adventure by Kenneth Robeson]()
Murder Melody: A Doc Savage Adventure by Kenneth Robeson
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeath comes from both above and below, as the Pacific Northwest is shaken by earthquakes while strange floating figures fill the sky striking terror with their deadly dirge... -
![The Moon Maid by Edgar Rice Burroughs]()
The Moon Maid by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the late twentieth century, Admiral Julian 3rd can get no rest, for he knows his future... -
![The Wizard of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs]()
The Wizard of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fifth and final adventure of Carson Napier among the exotic people and beasts of Amtor is Burroughs' THE WIZARD OF VENUS. Sequel to his fabulous four Venus novels, it is an adventure not to be missed as Napier encounter a new kind of science and anew kind of alien deviltry... -
![The Galaxy Primes by E.E. "Doc" Smith]()
The Galaxy Primes by E.E. "Doc" Smith
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey were four of the greatest minds in the Universe: Two men and two women, all Psionic Primes, lost in an experimental spaceship billions of parsecs from home. And as they mentally charted the cosmos to find their way back to Earth, their own loves and hates were as startling as the worlds they encountered... Here is E. E... -
![Quest For The Future by A.E. van Vogt]()
Quest For The Future by A.E. van Vogt
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWorlds of differing probabilities and the constant search for immortality are the twin themes of this mind-toppling story. Expanding the enigmas of time, van Vogt carries the reader to the furthermost edges of past and future and outwards to a place where time loses all meaning... -
![Village in the Treetops by Jules Verne, Julio Verne]()
Village in the Treetops by Jules Verne, Julio Verne
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeepest Africa... mysterious lights... an attack by enraged elephants... a lost race of ape-men... and an unknown kingdom ruled by a mystic monarch... An action-packed adventure novel by Jules Verne - the author that foresaw the submarine and the airplane - that takes you deep into the exotic Africa... -
![Plague from Space by Harry Harrison]()
Plague from Space by Harry Harrison
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpacecraft: PericlesType: Manned explorationDestination: JupiterCargo: ExtinctionBertolli was there when the Pericles returned to Earth. He was the first to reach Commander Rand as he staggered, hideously disfigured and close to death, from the crew's cabin. From that moment, Dr. Bertolli became the front line of defence against a savage epidemic that threatened to extinguish life on earth.. -
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![But What of Earth? by Piers Anthony]()
But What of Earth? by Piers Anthony
Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScience-fiction, autobiography, and a candid, witty send-up of the publishing industry combine in a wild adventure of a novel that winds up in the wrong hands... -
![The House That Stood Still by A.E. van Vogt]()
The House That Stood Still by A.E. van Vogt
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA thrilling tale of a struggle to save Earth from Armageddon, written by one of the crucial authors of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Disaster is quickly approaching and the only ones who know of it are Allison Stephens and a group of ancient sinister aliens. Now the aliens plan to abandon Earth and seek a new home. Packed with unexpected surprises.--SF Booklist... -
![The Metal Monster by A. Merritt]()
The Metal Monster by A. Merritt
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"THE SUPREME FANTASY GENIUS!" That's how The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy hails A. Merritt, author of The Lightning Witch. Isaac Asimov simply describes him as, "The most famous of fantasy writers." In this visionary writers controversial magnum opus, a small band of explorers--including the famed Dr... -
![The Empire of the Ants by H.G. Wells]()
The Empire of the Ants by H.G. Wells
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The Empire of the Ants" is a 1905 short story by H. G. Wells about the littleness of humanity and the tenuousness of the dominion Homo sapiens enjoys on Earth. A 1977 film, Empire of the Ants, was loosely based on Wells's story... -
![Small World by Tabitha King]()
Small World by Tabitha King
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLeyna Shaw's unfamiliar environment sends her screaming and screamingly. For one, she's in the White House bedroom and there is a peculiar object thrusting itself upon her... -
![Web by John Wyndham]()
Web by John Wyndham
Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA millionaire English lord dreams of founding a Utopian community on a remote Pacific island. Among the forty-odd men and women selected for the project are a pestologist named Camilla and the narrator. Within hours of the group's arrival on the sunny isle their radio has been destroyed. Within days several members of the group are dead... -
![Virgin Planet by Poul Anderson]()
Virgin Planet by Poul Anderson
Rated: 3.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor 300 years the planet of women awaited the coming of man. Then one arrives...He is Davis Bertram, a space-explorer. But how can he convince them he really is a man? Their legends have built Men into gods.Trying to be worthy of the Coming, the women imitate masculine virtues. They are warlike, ambitious, ruthless. Unless Davis can convince them he is a man, they will kill him for blasphemy... -
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The Dangerous Dimension by L. Ron Hubbard
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Henry Mudge undergoes a striking personality change when he discovers a mathematical formula "Equation C" that defines a mysterious negative dimension. He is instantly transported to any location in the solar system by merely thinking of it--even when he doesn't want to...
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