Quintus Maugham is the kind of inventor the world usually overlooks until it is too late. Quiet, driven, and relentlessly methodical, he spends years building Herman, a humanoid robot unlike anything the public has ever seen. Herman walks, speaks, obeys commands, and performs household tasks with unnerving precision. At first he appears to be a brilliant curiosity, another scientific marvel from an age intoxicated with machines. But the closer Herman comes to human behavior, the more deepl...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 201 Through 210 brings together ten unforgettable science fiction classics from some of the greatest writers ever to imagine the future.Step into the mind of a genius who creates an entire civilization in miniature in Microcosmic God by Theodore Sturgeon. Experience the razor-sharp wit of Accept No Substitutes by Robert Sheckley, and witness one of the most moving endings in all of science fiction with The...

Ten Unforgettable Journeys Into the Strange, the Cosmic and the UnknownStep into ten extraordinary worlds where survival, mystery, ancient horrors and impossible futures collide. This collection brings together some of the most imaginative storytellers of the Golden Age and beyond, delivering adventures that span distant planets, forgotten civilizations, time itself and the darkest corners of the human mind.A lone human faces an alien champion in Ar...

25 short stories about the Necronomicon, Hastur the Unspeakable, Arkham and other Lovecraftian creations. Includes works by Lovecraft, Robert Bloch, August Derleth and Robert E. Howard

August Derleth was a leading American regional writer and was prolific in several other genres including historical fiction, poetry, detective fiction, mystery fiction, speculative fiction, horror, science fiction, and biography. A friend of H. P. Lovecraft, Derleth was perhaps best-known for his contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and the cosmic horror genre, founding the publisher Arkham House which helped popularize supernatural fiction in America.The Collected Weird Fiction...

Light a candle, draw a protective circle, and chant your prayers because you’re about to encounter tales of the occult and supernatural, all with a decidedly dark turn. Ancient curses, tribal rites, the horrors of the crucifixion -- even Old Scratch himself makes an appearance! Assembled in this volume of classic tales by 19th and 20th Century masters are:THE SUICIDE IN THE STUDY, by Robert BlochTHE GOLGOTHA DANCERS, by Manly Wade WellmanPOLLOCK AND THE PORROH MAN, by...

What caught Harcourt’s eye almost immediately was a disc recorder standing near the desk, together with stacks of discs, some manifestly used, others clearly not yet touched, ready for anyone who might care to use the recorder.

‘Weird Tales’ launched in March of 1923 and the world was never the same again. While pulp magazines had been around for some time, ‘Weird Tales’ was the first pulp magazine to specialize in supernatural fiction. ‘Weird Tales’ single-handedly created the field of genre fiction as we know it. No longer did readers of Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror have to seek out single stories in otherwise mundane magazines; now they had a magazine all of their own that published only the stories th...

Weird Tales' launched in March of 1923 and the world was never the same again. While pulp magazines had been around for some time, 'Weird Tales' was the first pulp magazine to specialize in supernatural fiction. 'Weird Tales' single-handedly created the field of genre fiction as we know it. No longer did readers of Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror have to seek out single stories in otherwise mundane magazines; now they had a magazine all of their own that published only the stories the...

Arkham House: The First 20 Years; 19391959 by August Derleth is a richly engaging audiobook that opens a rare window into one of the most influential small presses in literary history. Through thoughtful narration, the listener is guided behind the scenes of Arkham House, a publisher born from passion, dedication, and a deep commitment to preserving imaginative and speculative literature.The audiobook captures the formative years of Arkham House, r...

Quintus Maugham is gripped by an obsession: creating the perfect robot. His latest invention, Herman, follows commands flawlessly and can perform household tasks with precision. But as Herman becomes increasingly animated, Maugham grows uneasy about subtle signs of autonomy. This classic sci-fi tale by acclaimed author August Derleth explores the ethical quandary between creator and creation, playing with themes of hubris and playing God. When Maugham realizes he may have engineered his ro...

The Serapis Classics edition of The Science Fiction Omnibus #1! A smashing, kick-butt collection of some of the best sci-fi ever written: GENESIS, by H. Beam Piper FARMER, by Mack Reynolds EARTHSMITH, by Milton Lesser WHERE THE WORLD IS QUIET, by C.H. Liddell WARNING FROM THE STARS, by Ron Cocking THY NAME IS WOMAN, by Kenneth O'Hara THE SWORD, by Frank Quattrocchi THE YILLIAN WAY, by Keith Laumer OPERATION EARTHWORM, by Joe Archibald THE LAST LETTER, by Fritz Leiber THE BACK OF OUR HEADS,...