Kim Kinnison was Number One of his time. To him fell the incredible assignment of infiltrating the inner circle of Boskone. Kinnison's deadly job was to become a loyal Boskonion in every gesture, thought, and deed. He had to work himself up through the ranks of an enemy alien organization, into the highest echelons of power - until it was he who would be issuing the orders that would destroy his own civilization!

I definitely did not set out to write a book. Honest! That would have been shear madness. With a mark of 55% in my final High School English Course, I went straight into math and physics leaving the literary world to those who actually know how to spell. My logical mind is more suited to probing math problems than analysing prose. So this book’s existence is pure serendipity.After publishing 10 math books I started a Facebook page to create some interest in the guides. With two fin...

The end of Queen Victoria's reign and the Edwardian period that followed witnessed some of the greatest social and political upheavals the world had ever seen. Patriarchal aristocratic dominance was gradually being replaced by the educated middle classes. In Great Britain, the House of Lords had lost its power of veto, and for the first time, a Liberal government had been voted into power. The fight for Irish independence was growing stronger by the year, as were the suffragettes, who had ...

"They came from an alien time continuum with the sole intention of subjugating the Lensmen and ruling the entire galaxy and everything in it. But the Lensmen had no intention of letting that happen. Voted one of the two best science fiction series of all time, coming in behind only Asimov’s Foundation series.Collected together in one binding for the very first time are all six Lensman novels and the final book of Lensman short stories for 7 complete books with over eleven hundred pa...

This is a special issue—our 50th, as you may have noticed from our cover. To celebrate, all past and present editors were to contribute a story. (It helps that they are also amazingly talented writers.) So we have stories from Michael Bracken, Barb Goffman, Paul Di Filippo, Darrell Schweitzer, and Cynthia Ward in addition to our other fare.But wait! There’s more!This issue features four original tales—Elizabeth Zelvin has a fantasy/mystery stories, Phyllis...

Caveat venditor-let the seller bewareWhile marketers look for more ways to get personal with customers, including new tricks with big data,” customers are about to get personal in their own ways, with their own tools. Soon consumers will be able to: Control the flow and use of personal data Build their own loyalty programs Dictate their own terms of service Tell whole markets what they want, how they want it, where and when they sh...

Velocity is the most commonly used metric in agile software delivery. It is also perhaps the least effective metrics in agile software delivery. In "Escape Velocity", Doc Norton walks the reader through common issues with metrics and how to avoid them, altermative metrics that not only help agile teams perform better, but enable them to continuously improve, and techniques for forecasting that vastly outperform the use of velocity. In a quirky, casual, and information dense style, Doc Nort...

It turns out "Move fast and break things" is terrible advice when developing a time machine.To resuscitate his fading celebrity, tech CEO Stephen Lucas would sell his soul for one more hit. When the subspace network for his holographic gaming empire crashes, his hardware guru makes a discovery proving that Einstein was right once again— information can be sent backward in time.Lucas sees a dream product for procrastinators. Want a pizza now? Send y...

time raider, The by Edmond Hamilton offers a concentrated, compelling experience within fiction / literary. This concise work presents carefully drawn characters and purposeful plotting that together explore themes of choice, consequence, and human connection. The prose is precise and economical, balancing vivid scenes with clear pacing to maintain narrative momentum. Ideal for readers seeking a thoughtful, accessible read, the book is well-suited to book clubs and classroom discussion. It...

Dive into the thrilling universe of E. E. Doc Smith with this captivating collection of some of his most beloved works. Packed with adventure, intrigue, and pioneering science fiction concepts, this collection will take you on a wild ride across the stars. The Galaxy Primes introduces a gripping battle between good and evil in a far-flung future where humanity's destiny hangs in the balance. As the greatest minds of the galaxy work to protect their people, every choice could shift the cour...

Velocity is the most commonly used metric in agile software delivery. It is also perhaps the least effective metrics in agile software delivery. In "Escape Velocity", Doc Norton walks the reader through common issues with metrics and how to avoid them, altermative metrics that not only help agile teams perform better, but enable them to continuously improve, and techniques for forecasting that vastly outperform the use of velocity. In a quirky, casual, and information dense style, Doc Nort...

The end is just the beginning.The rapture is one of the simplest concepts found in the Holy Bible, yet there is a great amount of confusion and division concerning whether the next and final rapture will occur before the Tribulation, in the middle of the Tribulation, or after the Tribulation. Doc Marquis settles the question once and for all in The Final Rapture.Marquis dissects specific prophecies to show how close we truly are to the final raptur...