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Under the Same Sky by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMagnus and Kaitlyn are in two different places, two different times. But she remembers their last conversation — “Where do you know I love you?” “On the air around me, mo reul-iuil. On every breeze is your sigh, under every sky. Tis always the same stars, ye ken. As long as ye are under them then I can hear ye, I love ye, ye say. I can always hear it.” “Good...Categorized as:
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ಕರ್ವಾಲೋ [Karvalo] by K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Karvalo, the protagonist is a well educated farmer, who is also the narrator of the story. In spite of his great interest in rural lifestyle, his unsuccessful agricultural work makes him consider ending his life as a farmer to move to the city.[citation needed] During this time he meets Karvalo, a middle aged scientist in search of a rare lizard... -
Five Great Novels (The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Martian Time-Slip, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Ubik, A Scanner Darkly) by Philip K. Dick
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn omnibus volume of five of the best novels by 'the most consistently brilliant SF writer in the world' (John Brunner). Dick's tales of twisted perceptions and false realities have shaped modern SF and provided the inspiration for numerous blockbuster movies.'For everyone lost in the endlessly multiplicating realities of the modern world, remember: Philip K... -
Little Shop of Horrors: Script and Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD... -
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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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Last Contact by Stephen Baxter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mother and daughter, Maureen and 35-year-old Caitlin, live through the last few months of Earth's existence. Maureen and her late husband Harry are described as having substantial astrophysical intelligence. Caitlin, an astrophysicist herself, has been involved with the recent discovery of the Big Rip, a field of dark energy that is essentially tearing the universe apart... -
The Macropulos Secret - A Comedy by Karel Čapek
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork... -
R.U.R. and The Insect Play by Josef Čapek, Karel Čapek
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJosef and Karel Capek were the best known literary figures of liberated Czechoslovakia after 1918. Josef won a considerable reputation as a painter of the Cubist school, later developing his own playful primitive style... -
Back to Methuselah by George Bernard Shaw
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience... -
Oeuvres Complètes de Shakespeare, Vol. 3 by William Shakespeare
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExcerpt from OEuvres Compl�tes de Shakspeare, Vol. 3Salarino. Sans l'arriv�e de plus dignes amis, je serais rest� jusqu'� ce que je fusse parvenu � vous �gayer.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work... -
Wesele w Atomicach by Sławomir Mrożek
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWesele w Atomicach, zbiorek opowiadań opublikowany w 1959 roku, zawiera utwory, które w bardzo celny sposób przedstawiają aktualne również dzisiaj zagadnienia społeczne, obyczajowe i filozoficzne... -
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 Kip Brothers (Extraordinary Voyages, #50) by Jules Verne
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCastaways on a barren island in the South Seas, Karl and Pieter Kip are rescued by the brig James Cook. After helping to quell an onboard mutiny, however, they suddenly find themselves accused and convicted of the captain's murder... -
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A Number by Caryl Churchill
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCaryl Churchill, hailed by Tony Kushner as "the greatest living English language playwright," has turned her extraordinary dramatic gifts to the subject of human cloning—how might a man feel to discover that he is only one in a number of identical copies. And which one of him is the original. . . ?“Churchill’s harrowing bioethics fable leaves us with a number of things to chew on... -
Mortal Coils by Aldous Huxley
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible... -
Blade Runner: A Movie by William S. Burroughs, Alan E. Nourse
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings(The movie got its title from this earlier book) "In this futuristic screenplay vision of a strife-and-disease-plagued America in 1999, Burroughs finds the cure for a decaying civilization in the medicine practiced by underground physicians and surgeons... -
The Adding Machine: A Play in Seven Acts by Elmer Rice
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDramaCharacters: 14 male, 9 female5 interior scenes and 2 exterior scenesThis constantly interesting play shows in outline the life history and, in its later scenes, the death history of Mr. Zero, a cog in the vast machine of modern business... -
Carnal: Somewhere Over 40 Winks by Rom LcO'Feer
Rated: 3.49 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHave you heard of a place called Mong where the dream world intersects with the real world? At Mong, rules are easily bent and intuition often overwhelms logic. Desires go out of control and wishes come true in wrong ways. Once captured, monsters and villains from Mong are sent to the prison of Nightmare... -
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024-) #2 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE MOST SURPRISING SPIDER-MAN STORY OF THE 21ST CENTURY CONTINUES! Spider-Man faces his first super villain! J... -
Planetary, Volume 4: Spacetime Archaeology by Warren Ellis, John Cassaday
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis is it - the long-awaited fourth and final graphic novel collecting the adventures of Elijah Snow, a powerful, hundred year old man, Jakita Wagner, an extremely powerful but bored woman, and The Drummer, a man with the ability to communicate with machines... -
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, Vol. 2 by Jonathan Hickman, Rick Magyar
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSuperstar writer Jonathan Hickman revamps and redefines Marvel's First Family! The War of Four Cities escalates, with the Future Foundation caught in the middle! But as the Inhumans return to Earth and Annihilus' forces and the Kree armada lay siege to the planet, will the coming of Galactus turn the tide.. -
The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus: All the Words: Volume 1 by Graham Chapman, Eric Idle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe complete scripts from the four Monty Python series, first shown on BBC television between 1969 and 1974, have been collected in two companion volumes.Characters' names, often not spoken, are given as in the original scripts, along with the names of the actual performer added on their first appearance in each sketch... -
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Green Lantern by Geoff Johns: Omnibus, Vol. 1 by Geoff Johns
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe New York Times best-selling and critically acclaimed series GREEN LANTERN written by Geoff Johns begins here!It's been years since the the death of Hal Jordan and the end of the Green Lantern Corps... -
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures #1 by C.R.C. Payne, StarBite
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBatman needs a break. But with new vigilante Duke Thomas moving into Wayne Manor and an endless supply of adopted, fostered, and biological superhero children to manage, Bruce Wayne is going to have his hands full... -
Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev: Ultimate Collection, Book 1 by Brian Michael Bendis
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDuring a character-defining run, Brian Michael Bendis crafted a pulp-fiction narrative that exploited the Man Without Fear's rich tapestry of characters and psychodrama, and resolved them in an incredibly nuanced, modern approach... -
The Art of Big Hero 6 by Jessica Julius, Don Hall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWalt Disney Animation Studios' Big Hero 6 is the story of Hiro Hamada, a brilliant robotics prodigy who must foil a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the fast-paced, high-tech city of San Fransokyo. This new title in our popular The Art of series, published to coincide with the movie's U.S... -
The Dark Knight Trilogy: The Complete Screenplays with Storyboards by Christopher J. Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY: The Compete Screenplays of Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises, with storyboards from each film. There is also an introduction featuring a conversation about The Dark Knight trilogy among the three writers: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan and David S. Goyer Synopsis:Christopher Nolan brings The Dark Knight trilogy to its climax... -
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #5 by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe jaw-dropping finale to the biggest TMNT story ever is here! One final showdown between mutant and Foot Clan will determine the fate of NYC...
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