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To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.

Winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction NovelWhen a giant meteor crashes into the earth and destroys all life, the small group of human survivors manage to leave the barren planet and establish a new home on the moon. From Tycho Base, men and women are able to observe the devastated planet and wait for a time when return will become possible.Generations pass. Cloned children have had children of their own, and their eyes are r...

Embark on an interstellar adventure with Jack Williamson’s classic science fiction novel, The Prince of Space. This thrilling tale takes you on a journey through the cosmos, where daring escapades and cosmic battles await.What extraordinary adventures await the Prince of Space, and how will he confront the challenges of a universe teeming with danger and wonder? Williamson’s imaginative storytelling brings to life a vivid sci-fi landscape filled with excite...

The Shitty Committee is a no-punches-pulled, generation-defining go-to guide for anyone who is ready to stop feeling like shit and start living a more fulfilling life. Both incredibly powerful and refreshingly entertaining, The Shitty Committee will take you on a journey of self-discovery, served up in 15 bite-sized chapters across three sections, full of inspiring stories, profound advice and easy to do exercises.This bo...

The Second Shell by Jack Williamson is a fascinating and thought-provoking journey into the depths of human identity, transformation, and the boundaries of existence. Known for his visionary storytelling, Jack Williamson crafts a narrative that pulls readers into a world where the concept of self is no longer fixed, and evolution takes on a whole new meaning. From the very first page, the story captures attention with its imaginative premise and slowly builds into a compel...

The Cosmic Express by Jack Williamson.

An extraordinary collection of science fiction short stories by Jack Williamson, curated by the author shortly before he died.In the months before he passed away, Jack Williamson put together what was to be his final contribution to Science Fiction: the stories included in this volume.Williamson was one of the most important and influential figures in science fiction. Born in 1907, he came to New Mexico with his family in a covered wagon in 1915. His first ...

A dark mystery has been buried beneath the sands of the Sahara desert since the beginning of time. In a basement in New Mexico, four poker buddies find reason to believe that a startling secret is out there. . .These four amateur adventurers are about to uncover the key that could unlock the vast reaches of the universe.A sudden burst of curiosity propels mild-mannered English professor Will and his three friends to the Sahara to excavate a site where radar has evidently dete...

Who is the Child of Night? That’s what small-town reporter Will Barbee must find out. Inexorably drawn into investigating a rash of grisly deaths, he soon finds himself embroiled in something far beyond mortal understanding.Doggedly pursuing his investigations, he meets the mysterious and seductive April Bell and starts having disturbing, tantalizing dreams in which he does terrible things—things that are stranger and wilder than his worst nightmares. Then his friends begin dying o...

Claiborne Coe returns to the decaying mountain town of Creston after seven years abroad, hoping to marry Valyne Kirk and leave its misery behind. Instead, he finds her missing, the townspeople hostile, and his foster-father, Doctor Kyle, warning of a terrible stain in his blood. Beneath the house, strange cries, blood, and a sealed cellar hint at a horror long kept hidden, while Clay's own violent outbursts suggest that the evil is not merely around him, but within him. As Kyle finally rev...

Four Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age" by Jack Williamson. Featured stories: Salvage In Space, The Masked World, The Pygmy Planet and The Cosmic Express. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.

We found the stranger, when we unlocked the bungalow after a week on the lakes, seated at my big desk in the study. His face was an enigma of youth and age. Lean beneath his long white hair, it was gray and drawn and hollowed as if with an infinite heartbreak—and yet it smiled. His emaciated hand, thrust out across the pile of loose yellow sheets he had written, gripped an incredible thing...FROM THE BOOKS.