Devon Lancaster had never completed any of the major endeavors he had embarked on in his life. His doctorate in anthropology, his black belts in Akido and Karate had all remained unfinished. He was an unlikely hero yet he found himself on a distant world expected to led the human inhabitants to victory in a war against the octopus like invaders that had discovered a way to conquer the surface. The struggle with the octopi would only serve as a prelude to the greater war between twin brothe...

Get to Know San Francisco’s Vibrant and Historic NeighborhoodsFrom the Gold Rush to the Summer of Love to the dotcom days, San Francisco is a richly historic city of scenic vistas and diverse neighborhoods. This savvy, entertaining guide explores the best of it all. Kathleen Dodge Doherty and Tom Downs guide you through 35 unique walking tours that traverse San Francisco’s length and breadth. These urban treks are great ways to soak in the vibe of the City by the B...

Embracing the unexpected can lead to all sorts of adventures.Resonance Mates, Book 5The prophesied time has arrived and Harry—born of an alien mother and a human father—must journey to the top of the world to unlock a mysterious ship found trapped in an icy crevasse. A ship only someone of Harry’s bloodline can open.Roshin, a young Alvian scribe, is sent to record events as they unfold. Beneath her remote, icy beauty, Harry feels a...

The second book in David Brin's second Uplift trilogy is a magnificent addition to one of science fiction's most ambitious and compelling series. The six races had been living in exile on the planet Jijo for two thousand years before they were discovered by the Five Galaxies. Now they are alone again, but they know it is only a reprieve . . . Fleeing across space following an alien attack on Earth, the spaceship Streaker finds itself stranded near an uninhabited planet. Kaa is sent to the ...

NAERO FORESEES A DARK FUTUREThe future of the Cosmic Prophecies keeps coming, whether Naero likes it or not. A future that spells Death for her and all that she loves–her beloved, her children, her fierce Clans, and all of humanity. As things stand, her enemies still remain too great, too numerous, and far too powerful. She has foreseen it all, first hand.Naero's only hope to avert this doom begins with her completing her Mystic training. But that is only the beginning. She...

Uhnimer was not as "attuned" as many of the elders of the village, so old and secluded deep within the interior of Atlantis. Uhnimer's greatest talents were of a different nature. He could tolerate, and function, in the spiritually destructive world of darkness, deceit, and oppression that grew stronger every year. He was an observer, risking himself to keep the Sons of Light aware of the threats to their way of life…"Three Worlds Lost, The History of Mu, Lemuria, and Atlantis" tak...

Though Records from the Past Tell the Ancient Story of Lemuria which Some Call Mu or Pan

Saving the unwilling with song, one planet at a time.New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger brings you the thrilling conclusion to her Tinkered Starsong trilogy in which the true purpose of the divinity is revealed at last.Can a group of performers take on an entire alien species? Do they want to, if the price of the truth is their own popularity and the safety of billions?Phex, Missit, and their pantheons are the most pop...

Perry Rhodan has discovered a huge space ship, an ark in space, carrying a population of humans who set out on their journey 55,000 years ago, from Earth - Lemurians, the legendary forefathers of mankind. In order to find all the arks, Perry Rhodan embarks onto a mission to the home system of the Akons. There, in the stronghold of the enemy, he hopes to find the coveted data, stored in the central computer of an ark recently captured by the Akons. A startling discovery awaits him: Levian P...

What if you could hold a memory in the palm of your hand?What if you could trade memories like souvenirs — or create structures that defy imagination?In the Mirage, you can.Centuries after the cataclysmic Vakragha attack, Mirage City floats above a forgotten world. Most have lost touch with the physical world altogether, except Jyana.Obsessed with the sea beneath the city, she discovers something is destroying the coral reef. No one believes...

A Trazyn the Infinite Short StoryREAD IT BECAUSEEveryone's favourite futuristic kleptomaniac returns, with his eye on a new and catastrophic prize.THE STORYFresh from the near-destruction of the prismatic gallery by the Bell of St. Gerstahl, Trazyn sets out to visit another necron crownworld. His aim? To verify a hunch that the chime foretold the arrival of another Black Crusade, en route to Cadia......

With his astonishing future vision, Howard V. Hendrix has emerged as one of the new masters of science fiction, drawing extraordinary praise for his debut novel, Lightpaths, "a taut...space-age slice of life" ( Publishers Weekly), and its "brilliant" (Locus) follow-up, Standing Wave.Now Hendrix meshes virtual reality, deep-space exploration, and human nature in a novel starkly breathtaking in its portrayal of the quest for meaning against a backd...