For fans of Red Sonja and Xena the Warrior Princess, a collection of five fantasy stories starring a mighty and powerful female warrior.The 1930s heralded the arrival of C.L. Moore, one of the pioneering women writers of speculative fiction, and the appearance of fantasy's landmark female hero: Jirel of Joiry.With her red hair flowing, her yellow eyes glinting like embers, and her face streaked with blood, Jirel is strong, fearless, and dri...

The Tree of Life is a classic science fiction novelette by Catherine L. Moore (pen name C. L. Moore). This is a great story, offering a good sampling of Moore's "Weird Tales" output from the 1930's. C. L. Moore wrote alongside her husband, Harry Kuttner. The two became acquainted after Kuttner wrote her a letter, thinking (due to her pen name) that she was a man. Going by her initials was largely a practical matter; at the time Catherine Moore was writing, there was a strong prejudice that...

Classic space opera from one of the first female authors of science fiction, an "exhilarating" tour-de-force from the genre's golden age ( Futurism).The Lens of Death was the most destructive weapon in the history of the cosmos. Now it will decide the fate of the Lyonese, whose galactic empire is crumbling before the assaults of a new, younger race, the H'vani. The champion of the empire and its home-world of Ericon is the daughter of the Emperor, Juille: ...

Science Fiction and Fantasy stories of STRANGEST ilk.Other Tales: Volume IV contains seven bizarre and incredible tales of science fiction and fantasy, including rare comedies from Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, three mysterious and moving yarns from prominent women of genre fiction, and an original science fiction tale by author E.S. Raye, writer of Gas Giant Gambit: A Tall Tale from Beyond the Cygnus Rift.Volume IV contains stories byIsa...

Short stories by a pioneering female author who went on to become a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.This anthology includes some of C.L. Moore's best-known and most beloved tales, including:"Shambleau"First published in Weird Tales, Moore's bizarre, imaginative, and wildly acclaimed debut features space outlaw Northwest Smith and his meeting on Mars with a strange young lady whose turban hides a terrif...

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Meet the iconic space outlaw who "could be Han Solo's grandfather," in these stories by a pioneer of Golden Age science fiction ( SF Signal).First published in Weird Tales in the early 1930s, C.L. Moore's Northwest Smith stories, especially "Shambleau," were hailed as some of the most imaginative and vivid science fiction stories ever to come out of the golden age of sci-fi. At a time when women were heavily underrepresented in the genre, Moore wa...

**The first woman protagonist of the sword-and-sorcery genre, the strong and defiant Jirel of JoiryA Penguin Classics Hardcover**In the pages of Weird Tales, which introduced readers to the writings of some of the most legendary authors in the speculative genre, one heroine’s name stood out from the rest with her bravery and fierceness: Jirel of Joiry. With fiery red hair, lion-yellow eyes, and a mighty two-handed sword, Jirel’s quick wit and defiant demea...

A collection of five classic C. L. Moore novellas set in four different worlds, Judgment Night is Golden Age scifi at its best. Available only in the United States, Canada, and the Phillipines.This eBook brought to you by Singularity & Co. Our mission is to save rare vintage scifi, fantasy, and pulp fiction books by turning them into eBooks.

Blood will flow, heads will roll, dragons will soar, and the dead shall rise. Journey to ancient cities ruled by sinister mages, storm-tossed seas where monsters dwell, mysterious towers full of ancient secrets, and dark dungeons with untold treasures. From Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian to George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, join the legendary heroes and villains in nineteen epic adventures that are sure to bring out the barbarian in you.Anti-hero Elric infiltrates...

Four WWII combatants travel to a distant and dangerous future in this novel by "two of the most revered names from [science fiction's] Golden Age" (SFReviews.net).During World War II, four bitter enemies are pulled forward a billion years in time by a master being from an alien galaxy. They arrive on a dying Earth—to Carcasilla, Earth's last citadel—where the mutated remnants of humanity are making their final stand against the monstrous creations...

A classic, post-apocalyptic vision of America created by C. L. Moore, an undisputed master of science fiction's golden age.In the wake of a nuclear war, the totalitarian system known as Comus has restored order in a shattered America. Comus controls every aspect of American life, from communications to transportation to law enforcement, but cracks are beginning to show: rumors of a rebellion in California are brewing, and Comus's leadership is aging. History is at ...