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The 14th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

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The 14th Science Fiction MEGAPACK® collects 28 science fiction stories, 1 novel, and interviews with Larry Niven and Joe W. Haldeman. Included are: A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER INTERVIEW WITH LARRY NIVEN INTERVIEW WITH JOE W. HALDEMAN THE AUTUMN VISITORS, by Frank Belknap Long ADVANCE AGENT, by Christopher Anvil INNOCENT AT LARGE, by Poul and Karen Anderson A COLD NIGHT FOR CRYING, by Milton Lesser ESCAPE VELOCITY, by Charles L. Fontenay FIRST STAGE: MOON, by Dick Hetschel GAMES, by Katherine MacLean INFINITY’S CHILD, by Charles V. DeVet JUNGLE IN THE SKY, by Milton Lesser LITTLE BOY, by Harry Neal MIRACLE BY PRICE, by Irving E. Cox, Jr. NO GREAT MAGIC, by Fritz Leiber PEACE, by Norman Arkawy and Stanley Henig QUICKIE, by Milton Lesser SPATIAL DELIVERY, by Randall Garrett STAR PERFORMER, by Robert J. Shea STUDENT BODY, by F. L. Wallace IT TAKES A THIEF, by Walter Miller, Jr. DANGEROUS TECHNOLOGY, by Kenneth Lloyd Biggle TELEMPATHY, by Vance Simonds RESURRECTION SEVEN, by Stephen Marlowe THE CREATURE INSIDE, by Jack Sharkey THE DEMI-URGE, by Thomas M. Disch THE HERMIT OF MARS, by Stephen Bartholomew THE LONELY, by Judith Merril THE PLANET WITH NO NIGHTMARE, by Jim Harmon THE EARTH QUARTER, by Damon Knight OUR TOWN, by Jerome Bixby THE ANGRY ESPERS, by Lloyd Biggle Jr.

The Space Trilogy, Omnib

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C.S. Lewis believed that popular science was the new mythology of his age, and in The Space Trilogy he ransacks the uncharted territory of space and makes that mythology the medium of his spiritual imagination. The Space Trilogy relates the interplanetary travels of Ransom, C.S. Lewis's ill-informed and terrified victim who leaves Earth much against his will. In the first book of the trilogy, Out of the Silent Planet, he encounters the imaginary and delightful world of Macalandra. In the second book, Perelandra, Ransom is transported to a world of sweet smells and delicious tastes, a new Garden of Eden in which is enacted with a different story of Temptation. That Hideous Strength completes the trilogy and finds Dr. Ransom returned from his travels in space and living in an English university town where the Senior Common Room is given a mysterious depth, a more than earthly dimension which such things, in the author's view, always have in life.

Victories Greater Than Death - La pietra di Talgan

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Amahle è una Cacciatrice di Luce, una dei tanti esploratori che viaggiano per l’universo da soli (in compagnia dell’intelligenza artificiale di bordo), scambiando ninnoli con racconti di vita. E quando si immerge in quelle storie tramandate attraverso i secoli, sente la stessa voce che le parla da tempi e mondi diversi, e lentamente capisce che qualcosa di terribile sta per accadere e che è l’unica in grado di fermarla. Il suo intervento però potrebbe richederle un enorme sacrificio...Nell’avventura fantascientifica di Peter F. Hamilton e Gareth L. Powell, La Cacciatrice di Luce, un amore così potente da trascendere anche la morte può distruggere un intero impero.

The Heretic

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ABEL DASHIAN'S WORLD DOESN'T NEED A HERO Duisberg is one of thousands of planets plunged into darkness and chaos by the collapse of the galactic republic, but where other worlds have begun to rebuild a star-travelling culture, Duisberg remains in an uneasy balance between mud-brick civilization and bloodthirsty barbarism. The people of Duisberg have a god: Zentrum, a supercomputer from the ancient past. Zentrum has decided avoid another collapse by preventing civilization from rising from where it is. And because even a supercomputer and the powerful religion which it founded cannot block all progress, Zentrum has another tool: every few centuries the barbarians sweep in from the desert, slaughtering the educated classes and cowing the peasants back into submission. These are the Blood Winds, and the Blood Winds are about to blow again. This time, however, there's a difference: Abel Dashian, son of a military officer, has received into his mind the spirit of Raj Whitehall, the most successful general in the history of the planet Bellevue--and of Center, the supercomputer which enabled Raj to shatter his planet's barbarians and permit the return of civilization. One hero can't stop the tide of barbarians unless he has his own culture supporting him. To save Duisberg, Abel must break the power of Zentrum. With the help of Raj and Center, Abel Dashian must become . . . THE HERETIC! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (DRM Rights Management).

The Honor of the Queen, Second Edition

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Now with new content!RIGHT WOMAN, WRONG PLACEIt's hard to give peace a chance when the other side regards war as the necessary prelude to conquest, and a sneak attack as the best means to that end. That's why the Kingdom of Manticore needs allies against the so-called "Republic" of Haven--and the planet Grayson is just the right strategic place to make a very good ally indeed. But Her Majesty's Foreign Office had overlooked a "minor cultural difference" when they chose Honor Harrington to carry the flag: women on the planet Grayson are without rank or rights; Honor's very presence is an intolerable affront to every male on the planet.At first Honor doesn't take it personally; where she comes from gender discrimination is barely a historical memory, right up there in significance to fear of the left-handed. But in time such treatment as she receives from the Graysonites does become wearing, and Honor would withdraw if she could--but then Grayson's fratricidal sister planet attacks without warning and she must stay and prevail, not just for Honor's honor, but for her sovereign's, for--THE HONOR OF THE QUEEN.At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Az év legjobb science fiction és fantasynovellái 2017

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Jonathan Strahan, a fantasztikus műfajok neves szakértőjének sorozata, amely tavaly mutatkozott be Magyarországon, még merészebb és elgondolkodtatóbb novellákkal folytatódik. Ebben a gazdag válogatást kínáló könyvben már befutott, hazánkban is ismert és pályájuk elején járó szerzők 2016-ban megjelent legjobb sci-fi és fantasy írásait olvashatjuk, amelyek egyszerre tanúskodnak lenyűgöző képzelőerőről és mély emberismeretről. Jonathan Strahan 1964-ben született Belfastban. Közel harminc éve dolgozik sci-fi és fantasy szerkesztőként, ez idő alatt tízszer is jelölték Hugo-díjra, 2010-ben pedig megkapta munkásságáért a World Fantasy-díjat. Szerkesztőként több tucat antológiát és szerzői novelláskötetet jegyez. Nyugat-Ausztráliában él feleségével és két lányával.

In the Heart of Darkness

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The Malwa Empire has conquered 6th century India and is forging the subcontinent's vast population into an invincible weapon of tyranny. Belisarius, the finest general of his age, must save the world. Guided by visions from a future that may never be, he and a band of comrades penetrate the Malwa heartland, seeking the core of the enemy's power. And when Belisarius leads the forces of good, only a fool would side with evil.At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Claws That Catch

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The Galaxy at Risk! Humans have come a long ways since the looking glass gates first appeared and an alien menace turned a motley crew of scientists, sailors and force recon Marines into battle-hardened space adventurers. Now with other species running scared, it's up to humans to take the lead and mold a weapon capable of checking the Dreen-a galactic cancer that has so far proved unstoppable. Their arsenal A hodge-podge of powerful technologies begged, borrowed and/or looted from across the galaxy and cobbled together on what has to be the strangest ship ever to ply the starways: the good ship Vorpal Blade II!Great Ideas! Cool Space Ships! Evil Alien Butt Blasted to Smithereens! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Lt. Leary Commanding

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Into Harm's Way! Lieutenant Daniel Leary of the Republic of Cinnabar Navy commands the corvette Princess Cecile; his friend Signals Officer Adele Mundy has the latest in spy apparatus and the skill to prowl the most tightly guarded database. All they lack are enemies, and fate is about to supply that need in abundance!A hostage uses the Princess Cecile to regain his freedom-and his throne! An ally intrigues with enemies of Cinnabar-knowing the plot can only be safeguarded by destroying the Princess Cecile! A pirate chief joins in a cutthroat battle with a rival-and the Princess Cecile is a pawn! Daniel, Adele, and their crack crew must battle bureaucrats and traitors, the winds of a barren desert and the strains of a voyage never before attempted. If they succeed at every stage, their reward will be the chance to fight another enemy: one which can blow them and a hundred ships like theirs to vapor! DEATH IS ALWAYS AN OPTION BUT DEFEAT CAN NEVER BE Action, color and heroics merge with the gritty realities of war and politics in a story that never slows down. Indeed, how could it slow down, with LT. LEARY, COMMANDING At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

One Bullet

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Engaged in a campaign against the hated greenskins, the Ultramarines bring their righteous fury to the manufactorum city of Skemarchus. Veteran warrior Vael Donatus is hailed as a hero by the young firebrand Chaplain Cassius for employing the expertise of his brethren only recently returned from the hallowed ranks of the Deathwatch. But as the final assault draws near, the judicious and practical methods of the Sternguard seem incompatible with Cassius’ own – can the fate of a world really be decided by just one bullet? Read it because A hero of the Ultramarines before he was famous... Chaplain Cassius kicks ass and takes names as a newly-promoted Chaplain eager to prove himself amongst a load of veterans who think they know better than him. Find out what he was like before he got obsessed with tyranids and see the Ultramarines in a new way.

Scars: Episode II

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Of all the Legiones Astartes, the White Scars of Jaghatai Khan remain the most enigmatic and elusive. Born of a civilisation that prizes honour, speed and fearsome loyalty, their allegiance has yet remained unclear even as the galaxy is torn apart by Horus’s treachery, and both sides have apparently counted them among their potential allies in the war to come. But when the Alpha Legion launch an unexplained and simultaneous attack against the White Scars and Space Wolves, the Khan must decide once and for all whether he will stand with the Emperor or the Warmaster... or neither. The exciting story begins in this second eBook episode of an all-new novel by Chris Wraight. ABOUT THIS EDITION A serialised Horus Heresy novel by Chris Wraight. A new episode every week for twelve weeks.

Apex Magazine Issue 121

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Apex Magazine is an online short fiction zine of fantastical literature. We publish short stories filled with marrow and passion, works that are twisted, strange, and beautiful. Creations where secret places and dreams are put on display.TABLE OF CONTENTSEditorial by Jason SizemoreORIGINAL FICTIONRoot Rot by Fargo TbakhiYour Own Undoing by P H LeeLove, That Hungry Thing by Cassandra KhawMr. Death by Alix E. HarrowThe Niddah by Elana GomelGray Skies, Red Wings, Blue Lips, Black Hearts by Merc Fenn WolfmoorHOLIDAY HORRORS FLASH FICTION WINNERAll I Want for Christmas by Charles PayseurCLASSIC FICTIONThe Ace of Knives by Tonya LiburdRoots on Ya by LH MooreINTERVIEWSInterview with Author Fargo Tbakhi by Andrea JohnsonInterview with Author P H Lee by Andrea JohnsonInterview with Cover Artist Vicki Be Wicked by Russell DickersonNONFICTIONStory-less: A Forethought by Usman T. MalikTrapped in Stories by Malka OlderWords for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC Wise

1635: The Cannon Law

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The Dark Ages Strike Back! After a cosmic accident sets the modern West Virginia town of Grantsville down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe, the United States of Europe is forged in the fire of battle. Now Spain makes its countermove on the Enlightenment brought by the West Virginians, as Cardinal Gaspare de Borja y de Velasco sets into motion a plot to establish Spanish hegemony over the city-states of Italy and to disgrace and assassinate a pope who has been friendly to the new ideas. But there are those ó up-timers and locals alike ó who are determined that the fire of sweet reason so recently lit will never again be extinguished. To do so they must summon all the willpower and political craft they can muster. For they face the Heart of Medieval Darkness Itself, an implacable foe determined to use force of imperial arms and treasonous deceit to retain its grip on power ó and to be sure that life for all but the wealthy and connected remains nasty, brutish, and very short. None of which is a surprise. You see, it's 1635. Everyone expects the Spanish Inquisition! Alternate history master Eric Flint teams again with Andrew Dennis (1634: The Galileo Affair) in a return to war-torn Italy for the latest idea-laced thriller in Flint's massive "Assiti Shards" saga! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

R is for Rocket

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The spellbinding power of RAY BRADBURY He can make you see things that have never been seen by human eyes.... feel things that no flesh-and-blood creature has ever felt. He can create visions so compelling that they literally seem to dance before your eyes. He can push you back to the beginnings of time and then suddenly, without warning, thrust you forward t the outmost limits of the future. He can make you so much a part of his strange worlds that you literally scream to get out. Seventeen breathtaking stories by the master of the weird and wonderful, including the space-age classic, FROST AND FIRE.

Exodus

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Katraxis is doomed. Hive Fleet Kraken has been defeated, its back broken at Macragge, but tendrils continue to lash out at Imperial worlds, and one such hive fleet has come to Katraxis. Even the tenacious Valhallan Ice Warriors, famed for their unwillingness to back down, regardless of the odds, are in retreat. Sergeant Konrad Ven Mikkelsen and his squad make for their extraction point when they discover a horrific secret: xenos who look like men, and have lain in wait for this moment for generations. With a war on two fronts on a world doomed to destruction, what with the Valhallans do? Survive – or die in glory? Read it Because It's a tale showing the vanguard of a tyranid invasion from the ground level, and getting into the horror of a Genestealer Cults uprising.

Doctor Who: The Shadow In The Glass

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When a squadron of RAF Hurricanes shoots down an unidentified aircraft over Turelhampton, the village is immediately evacuated. But why is the village still guarded by troops in 2001? When a television documentary crew break through the cordon looking for a story, they find they've recorded more than they'd bargained for. Caught up in both a deadly conspiracy and a historical mystery, retired Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart calls upon his old friend the Doctor. Half-glimpsed demons watch from the shadows as the Doctor and the Brigadier travel back in time to discover the last, and deadliest, secret of the Second World War. An adventure set partly in the Second World War, featuring the Sixth Doctor as played by Colin Baker and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

Perry Rhodan 2695: Totenhirn

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Die Schlacht der Dosanthi tobt - ein monströses Gebilde bricht aus Wir schreiben das Jahr 1470 Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung (NGZ) - das entspricht dem Jahr 5056 christlicher Zeitrechnung. Auf bislang ungeklärte Weise verschwand das Solsystem mit seinen Planeten sowie allen Bewohnern aus dem bekannten Universum. Die Heimat der Menschheit wurde in ein eigenes kleines Universum transferiert, wo die Terraner auf seltsame Nachbarn treffen, die sich alles andere als freundlich verhalten. Nach zahlreichen Verwicklungen kann jedoch Reginald Bull einen Waffenstillstand erreichen. Nun müssen die Menschen mit einem Eindringen QIN SHIS rechnen, jener negativen Superintelligenz, die sich dieses Taschenuniversum geschaffen hat. Allerdings konnte der Feind nicht damit rechnen, dass sich seine ehemaligen Verbündeten neu orientiert haben und an der Seite Terras stehen. Um die Anomalie zu stabilisieren, bedarf es vielerlei Faktoren. Delorian Rhodan weiß das, und daher hat er schon vor geraumer Zeit eine Entwicklung eingeleitet, mit der die Terraner bereits konfrontiert wurden und die sich nun ihrem Abschluss nähert. Sie begegnen dabei dem TOTENHIRN ...

Godblight

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Book 3 of the Dark Imperium trilogy The destinies of primarch and Imperial Regent Roboute Guilliman and his traitorous brother Mortarion come together for the climactic battle of the Plague Wars. READ IT BECAUSE It's the throwdown you've been waiting for, as Guilliman and Mortarion work out ten thousand years of pent-up resentment in a clash for the ages. THE STORY The paths of Roboute Guilliman and his fallen brother Mortarion bring them inexorably together on Iax. Once a jewel of the Imperium, the garden world is dying as the plans of the Lord of Death to use it as a fulcrum to drag the stellar realm of Ultramar into the warp come to deadly fruition. While Guilliman attempts to prevent the destruction of his kingdom, Mortarion schemes to bring his brother low with the Godblight, a disease created in the Cauldron of Nurgle itself, made with the power to destroy a son of the Emperor. Primarchs clash on the ravaged landscapes of Iax. The gods go to war and the wider galaxy balances on a knife-edge of destruction. As something powerful stirs in the sea of souls, only one thing is certain – no matter who wins the last great clash of the Plague War, the repercussions of victory will echo through eternity… Written by Guy Haley

Star Trek: Khan #3: To Reign In Hell

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At last -- the untold chapter in the history of Star Trek's most notorious villain, KHAN. Searing and powerful, To Reign in Hell masterfully bridges the time period between Khan Noonien Singh's twenty-third-century revival in the Original Series classic episode "Space Seed" and his unforgettable return in the acclaimed feature film Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan. What truly transpired during Khan's long years of exile on the forbidding world of Ceti Alpha V, before the tyrant escaped to embark on a murderous campaign of vengeance against Admiral James T. Kirk? What horrific trials spawned Khan's insane lust for revenge? Haunted by the memory of Khan's bitter accusations, Kirk now revisits Ceti Alpha V to discover for himself what ultimately drove Khan to madness. There, buried beneath the desolate surface of a dying planet, Kirk and his allies find the untold story of their greatest foe -- and of the woman who loved him: Lieutenant Marla McIvers of StarfleetŠ. Along with Khan's genetically engineered followers from the twentieth century, Khan and Marla are left on Ceti Alpha V with the hopes of building a new life together. Although the planet is savage and untamed, full of deadly predators and unexpected hazards, Khan dreams of carving out an empire even greater than the one he once ruled on Earth. But when catastrophe strikes, laying waste to the entire world, Khan and the others find themselves trapped in a desperate struggle for survival. Now Khan must use every ounce of his superhuman strength and intellect to wage a fearsome battle against the planet, his people...and the growing darkness in his own soul.

Fallen Angels

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IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST One minute the two space Hab astronauts were scoop-diving the atmosphere, the next they'd been shot down over the North Dakota Glacier and were the object of a massive manhunt by the United States government. That government, dedicated to saving the environment from the evils of technology, had been voted into power because everybody knew that the Green House Effect had to be controlled, whatever the cost. But who would have thought that the cost of ending pollution would include not only total government control of day-to-day life, but the onset of a new Ice Age Stranded in the anti-technological heartland of America, paralyzed by Earth's gravity, the "Angels" had no way back to the Space Habs, the last bastions of high technology and intellectual freedom on or over the Earth. But help was on its way, help from the most unlikely sources ....Join # 1 national bestsellers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle and Michael Flynn in a world where civilization is on the ropes, and the environmentalists have created their own worst nightmare: A world of Fallen Angels At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

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