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The Time Hunters and the Lost City by Carl Ashmore
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings‘The Time Hunters and the Lost City’ is the fifth book in the bestselling Time Hunters Saga. On a school trip to London, Becky Mellor witnesses the sheer ambition and brutality of Emerson Drake first hand when she is involved in the greatest terror attack in world history...Categorized as:
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![The Boy Who Cried Christmas by Dennis Bailey]()
The Boy Who Cried Christmas by Dennis Bailey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings9-year-old Logan Ailshie, the only son of well-to-do parents, was used to getting his way, especially during the holidays. For him, Christmas wasn't just about making a list, but making sure it was long enough. He also had a reputation for embellishing the truth... -
![The Prince of Milk by Exurb1a]()
The Prince of Milk by Exurb1a
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll of time is simultaneous. Matter tends towards perfection. Cats can be dicks sometimes. The Prince of Milk is a leisurely stroll from prehistory to the distant future, stopping for tea in the 21st century English countryside. Before the time machine, before the undead mannequins, before the cat with the universe eye, there were the arbiters... -
![System Restored by Adam Eccles]()
System Restored by Adam Eccles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDerek Cooper is a retro gamer.His small flat is crammed with old consoles, controllers, accessories and shelves brimming full of old games. Quite an amazing collection, but there's always room for one more, isn't there?1981. The world of arcade games is just coming into its own... -
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![The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction by Arthur B. Evans, Edmond Hamilton]()
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction by Arthur B. Evans, Edmond Hamilton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe 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... -
![The Bridge to Lucy Dunne by Exurb1a]()
The Bridge to Lucy Dunne by Exurb1a
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mad astronaut ejects a starship's sleeping crew into deep space. A playwright conjures her perfect lover into existence. Three time travellers appear to a motorbike mechanic, drink a little tea, and ruin his life. Mankind discovers the secrets of travelling to the stars, and promptly forgets them again.Exurb1a has collected 18 of his best received short stories into a book...Categorized as:
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![Nine Tomorrows by Isaac Asimov]()
Nine Tomorrows by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsNine stories: Profession; The Feeling of Power; The Dying Night; I'm in Marsport without Hilda; The Gentle Vultures; All the Troubles of the World; Spell my Name with an S; The Last Question (one of Asimov's most often requested stories); and The Ugly Little Boy (Asimov's own personal favorite)...Categorized as:
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![The Works of Jules Verne by Jules Verne]()
The Works of Jules Verne by Jules Verne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Works of Jules Verne: 3 Books in 1- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea- A Journey to the Center of the Earth- Around the World in Eighty...Categorized as:
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![Back to the Future by Kim Smith]()
Back to the Future by Kim Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGreat Scott!! The latest in Quirk's series of Pop Classic Picture Books (following HOME ALONE, THE X-FILES, and E.T... -
![Rapsodie der eenzaamheid by Agnar Mykle, Maurice Michael]()
Rapsodie der eenzaamheid by Agnar Mykle, Maurice Michael
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDutch translation of Lasso rundt fru Luna...Categorized as:
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![Doctor Who: The Light at the End by Nicholas Briggs]()
Doctor Who: The Light at the End by Nicholas Briggs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNovember 23rd 1963 proves to be a significant day in the lives of all eight Doctors…It's the day that Bob Dovie's life is ripped apart…It's also a day that sets in motion a catastrophic chain of events which forces the first eight incarnations of the Doctor to fight for their very existence... -
![Back to the Future, Part 2 by Craig Shaw Gardner]()
Back to the Future, Part 2 by Craig Shaw Gardner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere was a time when Marty McFly was never in time for classes and never in time for dinner. Then one day, he wasn't in his time at all. Thanks to Doc Brown and his impossibly fast DeLorean, Marty returned to the past, changed his future (or present, depending on how you look at it), and then he.. -
![টুকুনজিল by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal]()
টুকুনজিল by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Out of Time by Geronimo Stilton]()
Out of Time by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA thrilling quest through the past with Geronimo Stilton and his friends. Geronimo travels through time to Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, Francis Drake, and a young Mozart... -
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![Classic Stories 1: The Golden Apples of the Sun/R is for Rocket by Ray Bradbury]()
Classic Stories 1: The Golden Apples of the Sun/R is for Rocket by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA spaceship captain determined to gather a cupful of the sun ... a nubile young witch who yearns to taste human love ... an expedition that hunts dinosaurs across the fragile and dangerous chasm of time...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Science Fiction Treasury of H.G. Wells by H.G. Wells]()
The Complete Science Fiction Treasury of H.G. Wells by H.G. Wells
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSeven of Well's greatest, most startling forays into the realm of the fantastic. Includes The Time Machine, Island of Dr. Moreau, Invisible Man, War of the Worlds, First Men in the Moon, Food of the Gods, and In the Days of the Comet...Categorized as:
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![Astounding Science Fiction, February 1943 by John W. Campbell Jr., A.E. van Vogt]()
Astounding Science Fiction, February 1943 by John W. Campbell Jr., A.E. van Vogt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContents:The Silver Lining / essay by The Editor (i.e. John W. Campbell Jr.)The Weapon Makers, Part 1 of 3 (Weapon Shops of Isher #) / A.E. van Vogt; interior artwork by Frank Kramer In Times to Come / essay by unknownFlight into Darkness / Webb Marlowe (i.e. J. Francis McComas); interior artwork by Frank KramerMimsy Were the Borogoves / Lewis Padgett (i.e. Henry Kuttner and C.L... -
![Journey to the Center of the Earth by Kathleen Olmstead, Arthur Pober]()
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Kathleen Olmstead, Arthur Pober
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings�Go down the crater of the volcano Snaefells. Follow the shadow just before the month of July. You will find your way to the center of the Earth. I did it.” That mysterious message, found in a long-lost letter, propels a young man and his uncle on the adventure of a lifetime: to a prehistoric world below the earth where dinosaurs and other strange creatures still roam...Categorized as:
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![Doctor Who: The Silent Stars Go By & Touched by an Angel by Dan Abnett, Jonathan Morris]()
Doctor Who: The Silent Stars Go By & Touched by an Angel by Dan Abnett, Jonathan Morris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDirect to you from Doctor Who, the hit BBC television program that has enchanted fans of the fantastic for more than fifty years, comes this collection of two novels featuring the TARDIS-traveling Eleventh Doctor and his loyals companions Amy and Rory. The Silent Stars Go By by Dan Abnett. The winter festival is approaching for the hardy colony of Morphans, but no one is in the mood to celebrate... -
![Time at the Top by Edward Ormondroyd]()
Time at the Top by Edward Ormondroyd
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's strange enough when Susan Shaw disappears without a trace on a wintry March afternoon. It's stranger still when her uninformative note is found in the hallway of her apartment building, along with a black cat that no one has seen before...Categorized as:
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![The Time Machine (Great Illustrated Classics) by Shirley Bogart]()
The Time Machine (Great Illustrated Classics) by Shirley Bogart
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe world's best-loved children's stories set in large type for easy reading... -
![The Time Hunters by Carl Ashmore]()
The Time Hunters by Carl Ashmore
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBecky is a typical thirteen year old girl. She likes Facebook, gossiping and plenty of sleep. So when she and her brother, Joe, are invited to stay with their 'loony' Uncle Percy at his stately home, she thinks it’ll be the worst summer ever. What she doesn't realise is that Bowen Hall is also home to a baby Triceratops, two Sabre-tooth tigers and the mythic hero, Will Scarlet..Categorized as:
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![Classic Starts: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Lisa Church, Jules Verne]()
Classic Starts: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Lisa Church, Jules Verne
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJules Verne’s classic science fiction fantasy carries its hero—Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Paris—on a thrilling and dangerous journey far below the waves to see what creatures live in the ocean’s depths. In the process, Verne imagined a vessel that had not yet been invented: the submarine...Categorized as:
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![Around the World in Eighty Days & Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne]()
Around the World in Eighty Days & Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles...Categorized as:
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![A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury]()
A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn "A Sound of Thunder", Time Safari, Inc. offers the greatest hunting trips ever--any year, any animal. But they don't guarantee you'll come back, or what you'll find if you do. And in "Night Call, Collect", who is harassing Emil Barton, the last man in the universe? After decades of waiting on Mars, these twisted phone calls could kill him! Winner of a Peabody Award...Categorized as:
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![Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy by Stanisław Lem]()
Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy by Stanisław Lem
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIjon Tichy is an ordinary space traveler whose extraordinary curiosity leads him to the very fringes of science. Their plans are grandiose, the bargains they make too often Faustian, for the ends these scientists pursue concern humanity's greatest and most ancient obsessions: immortality, artificial intelligence, and top-of-the-line consumer items...Categorized as:
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![Noon: 22nd Century by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky]()
Noon: 22nd Century by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSummary (From the publisher):The 22nd Century. Mankind is free from the age-old misery and poverty that have kept it in bondage, free to create a new world, to explore the universe, to confront the mysteries of human existence. Russia's greatest S-F writeres, Arkday and Boris Strugatsky, have produced a futuristic masterpiece of epic proportions and breathtaking vision...Categorized as:
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![20.000 Mijlen Onder Zee: Oostelijk Halfrond by Jules Verne]()
20.000 Mijlen Onder Zee: Oostelijk Halfrond by Jules Verne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVolume 1 (of... -
![Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman, Heather Fox]()
Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman, Heather Fox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the hilarious follow-up to Llama Destroys the World, author/illustrator team Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox give Llama another shot at saving the world…from himself, in Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse. Llama’s back and ready to destroy the world AGAIN… this time with his best camelid, Alpaca!Llama loves cooking. And baking. And, above all, eating... -
![Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea-Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers: English-French Parallel Text Paperback Edition Volume Two by Jules Verne, David Bannon]()
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea-Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers: English-French Parallel Text Paperback Edition Volume Two by Jules Verne, David Bannon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJules Verne’s classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea—Vingt mille lieues sous les mers is presented in English-French parallel text, complete and unabridged. The story concludes in Volume Two as Aronnax and harpoonist Ned Land, imprisoned on the Nautilus, explore sunken ships, battle exotic creatures and face the misanthropic recluse, Captain Nemo...Categorized as:
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![Ariel by Alexander Belyaev]()
Ariel by Alexander Belyaev
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAriel does not know who he is, where he is from, or what is his purpose in life. The chance to get the answers comes in the form of a strange experiment, in which Ariel receives the ability to fly... -
![The Lost Dinosaur Bone by Mercer Mayer]()
The Lost Dinosaur Bone by Mercer Mayer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLittle Critter's class is going to the Critterville Museum of Natural History, and everyone is excited. But when the class arrives, they find out the dinosaur exhibit is closed because of a missing Triceratops bone...Categorized as:
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![The Six Fingers of Time by R.A. Lafferty]()
The Six Fingers of Time by R.A. Lafferty
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime is money. Time heals all wounds. Given time, anything is possible... -
![Mammoth Trouble by D. Robert Pease]()
Mammoth Trouble by D. Robert Pease
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNoah Zarc has a life most kids only dream of - traveling through time on an immense spaceship, seeing the wonders of the solar system, and experiencing the vast history of Earth... before everything on the planet was destroyed. His family's mission is to repopulate Earth with life retrieved from the past. Of course, nothing ever goes as planned... -
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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... -
![A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield]()
A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNikola Kross has given up on living in harmony with classmates and exasperated teachers: she prefers dabbling in experimental chemistry to fitting in... -
![Time and Mr. Bass by Eleanor Cameron]()
Time and Mr. Bass by Eleanor Cameron
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen an ancient scroll and necklace are stolen from the Mycetian League, Chuck, David, and Mr. Bass are called into action to help recover them. This means a trip in the rocket to Wales (Carn Bassyd in the Rhinogs, specifically), and then a drive to Stonehenge and London to recover the stones from the necklace... -
![Midlife Crisis by Jason Ayres]()
Midlife Crisis by Jason Ayres
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you were offered the chance to live six days of your life over again, which would you choose?Richard Kent is feeling well and truly fed-up. As he approaches middle-age, his waistline is expanding, his career options are dwindling, and everything from pop music to television seems like it was so much better in his youth...Categorized as:
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![Singularity by William Sleator]()
Singularity by William Sleator
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIdentical twins Barry and Harry Krasner are house-sitting at their great-uncle's Midwest farm. It's peaceful at first, but soon they realize there's something about the farmhouse that makes locals stay far away. The twins are sure that the locked shed out back is their reason why - but what they find there is more shocking than anything they could have imagined...Categorized as:
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![Mozart in Mirrorshades by Bruce Sterling]()
Mozart in Mirrorshades by Bruce Sterling
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"Mozart in Mirrorshades" is a short science fiction story by Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner first published September 1985 in Omni... -
![Around the World in 80 Days by Marian Leighton, Jules Verne]()
Around the World in 80 Days by Marian Leighton, Jules Verne
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsNew/Like New; From Private Collection. Small nick upper left front cover; otherwise, book's in Pristine Condition...Categorized as:
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![Adrift in the Pacific: Two Years Holiday (Extraordinary Voyages #32) by Jules Verne]()
Adrift in the Pacific: Two Years Holiday (Extraordinary Voyages #32) by Jules Verne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA group of boys find themselves adrift at sea, and after a terrible storm they are cast upon a deserted island, where they must learn to get along together to survive...Categorized as:
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![dr who the silent stars go by by Dan Abnett]()
dr who the silent stars go by by Dan Abnett
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsscience...Categorized as:
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![Freddy and the Men from Mars by Walter Rollin Brooks]()
Freddy and the Men from Mars by Walter Rollin Brooks
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis news wouldn't have disturbed Freddy and the other barn animals had not the paper further stated that their friend Mr. Boomschmidt had invited Mr. G. and his men from Mars to join Boomschmidt's Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus. Freddy, ever ready to maintain his reputation as a detective, immediately suspects a hoax, and quickly sets out to expose it... -
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![Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space by Raymond J. Healy, Lester del Rey]()
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space by Raymond J. Healy, Lester del Rey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRequiem (1940) by Robert A. HeinleinForgetfulness (1937) by John W. Campbell, Jr.Nerves (1942) by Lester del ReyThe Sands of Time (1937) by P. Schuyler MillerThe Proud Robot (1943) by Henry KuttnerSeeds of the Dusk (1938) by Raymond Z. GallunBlack Destroyer (1939) by A. E. van VogtSymbiotica (1943) by Eric Frank RussellHeavy Planet (1939) by Milton A... -
![Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Judith Conaway]()
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Judith Conaway
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this 1870 science-fiction classic, obsessed Captain Nemo and his prisoners descend beneath the sea in his secret submarine, the Nautilus, for nonstop adventure and suspense... -
![The War of the Worlds (Great Illustrated Classics) by Malvina G. Vogel, H.G. Wells]()
The War of the Worlds (Great Illustrated Classics) by Malvina G. Vogel, H.G. Wells
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor generations, readers have enjoyed classic literature. They have delighted in the romance of Jane Austen, thrilled at the adventures of Jules Verne, and pondered the lessons of Aesop. Introduce young readers to these familiar volumes with Great Illustrated Classics. In this series, literary masterworks have been adapted for young scholars... -
![The Time Cavern by Todd A. Fonseca]()
The Time Cavern by Todd A. Fonseca
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE MYSTERY BEGAN A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. IT WAS NEVER SOLVED. NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN.Ten-year-old Aaron moved from the big city to the country where he met a know-it-all farm girl who said his house is haunted. The Amish boy who had lived there before disappeared after claiming to hear the wind call his name...Categorized as:
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![Tom Swift and His Motor Boat by Victor Appleton]()
Tom Swift and His Motor Boat by Victor Appleton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook number 2 in the original Tom Swift Series. Tom Swift has gone through four series and through generations of the Tom Swift family. Quiet Vision has republished the first twenty five titles in the original Tom Swift series. The original Tom Swift series is referred to as Tom Swift Sr. Quiet Vision tracks Tom Swift from "His Motor Cycle" to "His Electric Locomotive...Categorized as:
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![Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat by Victor Appleton]()
Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat by Victor Appleton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTom Swift's father, Barton Swift, is a great inventor with many patents and project sold to both private enterprises and the Government. Now, Tom joins him as they set out to test a new deep diving submarine Barton has build to try to secure a military contract...
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