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Orbital Ascension by Igor Nikolic
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou know you really made someone raging mad—when they try to kill you with a nuke.Michael and those who follow him had reached a temporary safe base, but now those in power know his identity.His people are in a race against time, and it’s no longer a question of if they are going to be discovered—but when... -
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The Ender Quintet by Orson Scott Card
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis set contains Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind, and Ender in Exile.At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied... -
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Duna Volume 1 by Frank Herbert
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis Hugo & Nebula Award winner tells a sweeping tale of the desert planet Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is the sole source of Melange, “spice of spices”. Melange is necessary for interstellar travel & grants psi powers & longevity. Whoever controls it wields great influence... -
![Frank Herbert's Dune Saga Collection: Books 1 - 6 by Frank Herbert]()
Frank Herbert's Dune Saga Collection: Books 1 - 6 by Frank Herbert
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsPerfect for longtime fans and new readers alike—this eBook collection includes all six original novels in the Dune Saga written by Frank Herbert.DUNE IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgård, and Charlotte Rampling... -
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![Due Diligence by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Due Diligence by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Clan Korval knows your name. . . Abandoned on a strange port by a scam gone bad, his license to pilot rescinded, and his pockets very much to let, Fer Gun pen'Uldra was teetering between trouble, more trouble, and bad trouble. Cornered in a cheap bar by a too-knowledgeable stranger with an unlikely offer, Fer Gun realized having no money and no license might be the least of his troubles... -
![Fortune's Favors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Fortune's Favors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsARE YOU FEELING LUCKY? Mar Tyn eys'Ornstahl is a lucky man. His very presence can determine the fall of a card, the spin of a wheel, or whether the bread will rise or fall. In fact, Mar Tyn eys'Ornstahl isn't merely lucky. Mar Tyn is a Luck; a focal point for the elemental force of random event. While most people think that there is good luck and bad, Mar Tyn knows better... -
![Warden's Folly: A Sci Fi Adventure by Tony James Slater]()
Warden's Folly: A Sci Fi Adventure by Tony James Slater
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLord Anakreon, Warden of the First Circle, has lost a weapon.Not just any weapon; the Planet Forge is an ancient alien artefact with the power to create worlds...Or to end them.His arch-rival, the traitor Lord Demios, is hell-bent on conquering Earth. He aims to tear the planet to pieces, and sell off the human population as spare parts... -
![The Art of Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope by Carol Titelman]()
The Art of Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope by Carol Titelman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo compliment the new Special Edition versions of the classic Star Wars films being released in theaters, these new editions of the bestselling companion books each include sixteen pages of all-new material, plus all of the breathtaking photos, and artwork that have made them a must for all Star Wars collectors and movie buffs... -
![Star Wars: The New Essential Chronology by Daniel Wallace]()
Star Wars: The New Essential Chronology by Daniel Wallace
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt last, it's the ultimate history of the spectacular Star Wars saga, expanded, lavishly illustrated, and in full color for the first time... -
![The Anything Box by Zenna Henderson]()
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... -
![Star Trek Encyclopedia by Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda]()
Star Trek Encyclopedia by Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis reference book, designed for Star Trek fans, brings together all three incarnations of the Star Trek phenomenon: the original Star Trek, The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. It contains over 5,000 entries on alien races, planets and stars, weapons and tools and private jokes... -
![The Man Who Never Missed by Steve Perry]()
The Man Who Never Missed by Steve Perry
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOnce a ruthless soldier, Emile Khadaji has disappeared from the Confederation-with a secret plan to destroy it all in the name of freedom... -
![When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith]()
When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA sweeping saga of the centuries to come, from the new dark age that followed a global war, to the new civilization that arose from the ashes to colonize the stars...Categorized as:
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![The Dread Warlock (A Blackjack Chronicles Mission Book 1) by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
The Dread Warlock (A Blackjack Chronicles Mission Book 1) by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomeone thought they were easy targets…someone made a mistake. Meet the Blackjacks, a renegade mercenary group led by Jacques ‘Jack’ Noire. When they take a job to deliver state-of-the-art terraforming components to one of the outer stations, they realize the simple delivery mission isn’t so simple.The components are really a weapon and someone wants them dead... -
![Exit Strategy by Viola Grace]()
Exit Strategy by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYna has lost her friends, family, and world. She wears the marks of torture on her skin and blames the man who couldn’t save her in time. When the Guardsman who couldn’t save her comes to beg for a favour, she is hesitant, outraged, and refuses. When he tells her that woman’s life is at stake, she agrees... -
![First Light Chronicles Limbo by Randolph Lalonde]()
First Light Chronicles Limbo by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe second part of the First Light Chronicles Series. The First Light crew have emerged from hyperspace into a war zone. Forced to choose a side, Captain Jonas Valent committed them to a fight for freedom against an unknown enemy. The Vindyne Corporation is hell bent on taking the agricultural jewel of the Gai-Ian solar system, Concordia... -
![The Twilight Zone: Complete Stories by Rod Serling]()
The Twilight Zone: Complete Stories by Rod Serling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSubmitted for your approval...These nineteen classic stories confirm Rod Serling as one of the finest fantasy writers of our time. Serling's legendary television series The Twilight Zone consistently demonstrated his remarkable gift for storytelling. In the years that have followed, millions have experienced and remembered these timeless scenarios, now airing regularly on the Sci-Fi Channel... -
![Hot Restart by Elliott Kay]()
Hot Restart by Elliott Kay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRiley Morgan desperately needs a reset on his life. Pit fights with aliens and illegal salvage jobs are barely enough to get by—until a salvage op turns up a beautiful stranger in a stasis pod and a clear case of kidnapping. Helping her means throwing away what’s left of his life... -
![Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - The Visual Dictionary by James Luceno]()
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - The Visual Dictionary by James Luceno
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Barnes & Noble ReviewFrom Anakin Skywalker to Yoda, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith -- The Visual Dictionary includes a plethora of pictures and diagrams that describe and explain every minute detail of the important characters and creatures from the Star Wars: Episode III motion picture. With more than 30 characters featured -- Count Dooku, Padme Amidala, Mace Windu, Darth Sidious, et al... -
![Fuzzies and Other People by H. Beam Piper]()
Fuzzies and Other People by H. Beam Piper
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe friendship between human Jack Holloway and the small, golden-furred creatures of the planet Zarathustra has a profound impact on both Holloway and the Fuzzies... -
![The Green Hills of Earth / The Menace from Earth by Robert A. Heinlein]()
The Green Hills of Earth / The Menace from Earth by Robert A. Heinlein
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo of the Grand Master's finest: The saga of the opening of the space frontier as courageous men and women risked their lives to build the first space station and colonize the Moon and Venus, while praying for one last landing on the globe that gave them birth, to return to The Green Hills of Earth... -
![The Dune Encyclopedia by Willis Everett McNelly]()
The Dune Encyclopedia by Willis Everett McNelly
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEight years in the making, the work of painstakung scholarship and research, containing thousands of entries and cross-references.. -
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![The Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer Smith]()
The Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer Smith
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCordwainer Smith was one of the original visionaries to think of humanity in terms of thousands of years in the future, spread out across the universe. This brilliant collection, often cited as the first of its kind, explores fundamental questions about ourselves and our treatment of the universe (and other beings) around us and ultimately what it means to be human... -
![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... -
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![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... -
![Odyssey by Michael P. Kube-McDowell]()
Odyssey by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA man without memory, stranded on an icy asteroid. His only chance for survival is locked within a band of mining robots who are dutifully searching the surface for a mysterious object known as the Key to Perihelion. His name is Derec. His journey will take him to a city different from any he has ever known. A fantastic metropolis beyond his dreams: Robot City... -
![The Instrumentality of Mankind by Cordwainer Smith]()
The Instrumentality of Mankind by Cordwainer Smith
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratings14 short stories set in a universe of scanners, planoforming ships and animal-derived Underpeople.1 No, No, Not Rogov! (1959)2 War No... -
![Earth Is Room Enough by Isaac Asimov]()
Earth Is Room Enough by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsContents:· The Dead Past · nv Astounding Apr ’56 · The Foundation of Science Fiction Success · pm F&SF Oct ’54 · Franchise · ss If Aug ’55 · Gimmicks Three [“The Brazen Locked Room”] · ss F&SF Nov ’56 · Kid Stuff · ss Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep ’53 · The Watery Place · ss Satellite Oct ’56 · Living Space · ss Science Fiction Stories May ’56 · The Message · vi F&SF Feb ’56 ·... -
![Second Stage Lensmen by E.E. "Doc" Smith]()
Second Stage Lensmen by E.E. "Doc" Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKim Kinnison, Number One man of his time, had faced challenges before—but rarely one as daunting as this. To him fell the perilous task of infiltrating the inner circle of Boskone, stronghold of galactic civilization’s most deadly foe. Kinnison had to become a local Boskonian in every gesture, deed—and thought... -
![Norstrilia by Cordwainer Smith]()
Norstrilia by Cordwainer Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is a volume in the NESFA's Choice series. The objective of this series is to publish the classic works of neglected sf authors, and to keep these works in print...Categorized as:
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![Shon'jir by C.J. Cherryh]()
Shon'jir by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSten Duncan had saved the lives of the last two of humanity's deadliest enemies, during the takeover of their planet Kesrith. Sten therefore felt responsible for them and for their future -- if any. For though the two mri were brother and sister, they represented different power-castes of their ancient warrior-race. Niun was the last of the bred samurai... -
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![The Dirdir by Jack Vance, H.R. Van Dongen]()
The Dirdir by Jack Vance, H.R. Van Dongen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGetting back to Earth from the planet Tschai involved only stealing a spaceship or having one built to order — for Tschai was the abode of several intelligent star-born races and, as such, had spaceyards. But Adam Reith's problem was not so simple... -
![The Pnume by Jack Vance, H.R. Van Dongen]()
The Pnume by Jack Vance, H.R. Van Dongen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Pnume are native to Tschai, living underground in a vast network of caverns with their human slave-species, the Pnumekin... -
![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... -
![Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Weapons & Technology by W. Haden Blackman]()
Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Weapons & Technology by W. Haden Blackman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s more to the arms, artillery, and exotic equipment of the Star Wars galaxy than Jedi lightsabers and blasters. Species such as the tree-dwelling Wookiees, the amphibious Gungans, and the deadly Yuuzhan Vong have yielded a staggering array of unique weapons and devices...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Twilight at the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker]()
Twilight at the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe rift in the fabric of space was fast approaching the Well World, and time was running out. Troops all over the planet were gathering for the final battle.Nathan Brazil and Mavra Chang somehow had to reach the Well of Souls in time to save the universe and before any of the hostile natives managed to kill them.At best, a difficult mission... -
![The Return of Nathan Brazil by Jack L. Chalker]()
The Return of Nathan Brazil by Jack L. Chalker
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn a desolate sector of space floats the Well World: the ancient Markovian supercomputer that first created and now maintains the Universe.While attempting to repel an insidious intergalactic invasion, Mankind resorts to a weapon of such awesome destructive power that it undermines the Well World's control of time and space and threatens the very existence of the Universe... -
![Galactic Patrol by E.E. "Doc" Smith]()
Galactic Patrol by E.E. "Doc" Smith
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Galactic Patrol's Lensmen are the most feared peacekeepers in the Galaxy. The "Lens," a telepathic jewel matched to the ego of its wearer, is the ultimate weapon in the war against the merciless pirate Boskone and his forces of lawlessness... -
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![Children of the Lens: Special Edition by E.E. "Doc" Smith]()
Children of the Lens: Special Edition by E.E. "Doc" Smith
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt was beginning to look as if no one could prevent the destruction of the Universe. For a strange intelligence was directing the destruction of all civilization from the icy depths of space. Kim Kinnison of the Patrol was one of the few men who knew how near the end was...Categorized as:
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![Gray Lensman by E.E. "Doc" Smith]()
Gray Lensman by E.E. "Doc" Smith
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe action in Gray Lensman picks up immediately where Galactic Patrol left off, in the middle of the battle to destroy Helmuth's Main Base and, it is hoped, fully end the threat of Boskone. After the base falls, Kinnison finds some clues that lead him to think that Helmuth was perhaps not the head of Boskone after all... -
![Quest for the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker]()
Quest for the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWelcome to the Well World: a construct of an ancient defunct race known as the Markovians. The Well World acts both as the controller of and the gateway to 1560 worlds created by the Markovians at the end of their time.Exiles at the Well of Souls left Mavra Chang captured by the Olborn and partially converted into a beast of burden... -
![Servants Of The Wankh by Jack Vance]()
Servants Of The Wankh by Jack Vance
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarooned on the strange planet Tschai, Adam Reith agreed to lead an expedition to return the princess Ylin Ylan, the Flower of Cath, to her homeland halfway around the globe.Monsters of land and sea lay before them, and beings both human and alien who might rob, kill or enslave them... -
![The Sea is Full of Stars by Jack L. Chalker]()
The Sea is Full of Stars by Jack L. Chalker
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis exciting, action-packed novel marks Jack Chalker's triumphant return to his celebrated multivolume saga: The Well World. The Sea Is Full of Stars explores an unknown interstellar civilization, stars an all-new cast of characters, and reveals fresh secrets. But of course, The Well remains . . -
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The Weapon Shops of Isher by A.E. van Vogt
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWith the publication, in the July 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, of the story Seesaw, van Vogt began unfolding the complex tale of the oppressive Empire of Isher and the mysterious Weapon Shops...
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