They worked hard, these men in secret places, their aim and object the conquest of space. Obstacles were many, not the least among them being a shortage of financial backing. But at last a day came when a guided projectile was launched on its journey into space. Only then did the worst snag of all become apparent...This is a extremely scarce, highly sought sci-fi classic

They worked hard, these men in secret places, their aim and object the conquest of space. Obstacles were many, not the least among them being a shortage of financial backing. But at last a day came when a guided projectile was launched on its journey into space. Only then did the worst snag of all become apparent...

'AN EXCEPTIONAL BLEND OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, HARD SCIENCE, AND FIRST CONTACT' Michael Mammay, author of the Planetside series'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK TO DATE' SFXScience fiction legend Ken MacLeod begins a new space opera trilogy by imagining humankind on the precipice of discovery - the invention of faster-than-light travel unlocks a universe of new possibilities, and new dangers.When a brilliant scientist...

S ix decades of fascinating stories from the legendary "colossus of science fiction" and creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey gathered in one compendium ( The New Yorker).Arthur C. Clarke, along with H. G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, and Robert A. Heinlein, was a definitive voice in twentieth century science fiction. A prophetic thinker, undersea explorer, and "one of the true geniuses of our time," Clarke not only won the highest science fi...

**A "superbly ingenious" classic of space survival from the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey—one of science fiction's most influential grandmasters ( Daily Express).Expanding the Moon's population hinges on building a thriving tourist industry. But when a prototype tourist craft called the Selene encounters a moonquake, the ship plummets under a vast body of liquid-fine moondust called the Sea of Thirst. While time runs out for the passengers and ...

The Seeds of Time is a collection of science fiction short stories by British writer John Wyndham.For the ten short stories collected here, John Wyndham turns his imagination to, among other sujects, body-snatching, time-travel and mind-travel, and the the tricky business of interplanetary colonization.The collection contains:A foreword by John Wyndham"Chronoclasm", a time-travelling romantic comedy."Time To Rest", depicting the life on Mars of a hum...

A splendid selection of stories from the lady who taught dragons to fly and rockets to sing . . .Lady in the TowerThe Rowan was one of a select group of telepaths—a complete Prime, one of only five. Then one day, another Prime appeared mysteriously from the outer boundaries of space, asking for help in a savage battle against evil!Finder's KeepersYoung Peter had a unique gift which earned him and his mother a ...

Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (1902-1935) was an American science fiction writer. His career in science fiction was short but influential. His first story, "A Martian Odyssey", was published to great (and enduring) acclaim in July 1934, but he would be dead from lung cancer within eighteen months. Included in this volume are:THE DARK OTHERA MARTIAN ODYSSEYVALLEY OF DREAMSTHE IDEALPYGMALION'S SPECTACLESTHE WORLDS OF IFTHE POINT OF VIEWGRAP...

"Heart-pounding suspense and an inventive twist of science fiction" - SciFiChickA serial killer with multiple personalities. An astronaut who returns from higher dimensional space a changed man. And two unlikely detectives who have to get inside the mind of a killer ... literally. That’s Shift - an eleven-dimensional techno-thriller with a touch of out-of-body horror.REVIEWS:“Shift is an exciting and shocking futuristic thriller. The ch...

'Space Science Fiction' was launched in may of 1952. During it's impressive run it published many of Science Fiction's top writers. Collected here in this massive six hundred-plus page anthology are all of the most important stories that were published during its distinguished run. Included here are: 'Second Variety' by Philip K. Dick; 'Youth' by Isaac Asimov; 'To Each His Star' by Bryce Walton; 'Security' by Poul Anderson; 'Divinity' by William Morrison; 'The Hour of Battle' by Robert She...

Three kidnapped Earthlings show Xantra of the Tillas how "docile" Earth slaves can be.

TRANSPORTED ACROSS THE MUILTIVERSE.Over light-years of space and 50,000 years back in time, to create a new history.... Only to find there was no way back.Earth is adapting to a future of amicable coexistence with the advanced aliens from Thurien, descended from ancestors who once inhabited Minerva, a vanished planet of the Solar System. The plans of the distantly related humans on the rogue world Jevlen to eliminate their ancient Terran rivals and take over the Thurien sys...