An epic story-a fusion of science fiction and fantasy. If you are a fan of magic, time travel, alternate history, Egyptians, mystical creatures, or just a rollicking adventure, this book is for you!

“McCaffrey's world of the Talented is as vivid as that of Pern and its dragons.”—Publishers WeeklyWhen a freak accident furnishes solid scientific proof of paranormal mental abilities, the world reacts with suspicion and fear. How can ordinary people coexist with a minority able to read minds, heal with a touch, peer into the future, or move objects with a thought? How can anyone with such power be trusted not to abuse it? Harsh repression seems the only a...

LEAP INTO THE FUTURE, AND SHOOT BACK TO THE PASTH. G. Wells’s seminal short story “The Time Machine,” published in 1895, provided the springboard for modern science fiction’s time travel explosion. Responding to their own fascination with the subject, the greatest visionary writers of the twentieth century penned some of their finest stories. Here are eighteen of the most exciting tales ever told, including“Time’s Arrow” In Arthur C. Clarke...

Dr. Brenda Hamilton—a PhD mathematician from Caltech—is beautiful, though she does not know her true beauty. She is a woman, though she does not know her true womanhood. Deep within herself she is sensual, though her senses have been dulled by this modern world. Hamilton has come to Africa to work under the brilliant Danish scientist Herjellsen, a man who speaks of reaching the stars. But what does the ancient stone axe laying on his lab table have to do with space travel? Soon it becomes ...

In an alternate Roman Empire, the ultimate battle is being waged for domination of the multiverse in the epic conclusion of the war for a million EarthsThere are a million different Earths across an infinite number of timelines—and every one of them is in peril.John Barnes's ingenious science fiction saga the Timeline Wars reaches a breathtaking climax in Caesar's Bicycle as former Pittsburgh private investigator–turned–Crux Op agent Mark St...

Jennifer, Chris, and Robin return for the second fantastical journey of Ru Emerson's Night-Threads trilogy. The trio is met by two runaways, Aletto and Lialla, brother and sister from the mystical kingdom of Rhadaz. They have escaped from the estate of their uncle Jadek, who has ruled for years since the mysterious death of their father. Chris has taught Aletto how to fight like a warrior, while Lialla has begun to teach Jennifer the secret magic of the Night‑Threads. Together the group mu...

Kevin knows his crush on his gorgeous but impossibly aloof boss Marcus isn't going anywhere. So it's a huge shock when Marcus mysteriously appears one night in Kevin's bedroom. Kevin has just enough time to enjoy Marcus' attention and warm familiarity, then Marcus vanishes.And then it happens again the next night.And the next.Meanwhile, back in daylight office hours, Marcus is as cold as ever with no obvious recollection of his night-time visits.What's reall...

Voyaging into a sector of interstellar space that is plunged into total darkness with an absolute absence of any light, the four Cosmic Crusaders encounter their most powerful and sinister enemy yet--an alien mastermind who is regarded as a God by the race he has created. This scientist has altered the nature of space itself, so that it no longer conducts light, forcing the slaves he's created to evolve without eyes, and to develop extrasensory perception. Not content with shaping the evol...

Not all portals take you to nice places; some times they lead you to places you never expected. Even worse, you might end up somewhere you definitely didn't want to go...and you might never get home from. Dimensional Abscesses is a collection of ten stories that explore a few of these "bad" portals.

If you had the chance to go back and relive the last 25 years of your life, retaining all the knowledge and memories you have now; would you make different life choices?Three very different people from different locations, die at the same moment in time and re-awaken at that moment, only it is 25 years earlier.Two men and one woman are reborn in their young and healthy bodies, but their minds retain the memories of their previous lifetime.Will the abused wife choose...

Casper is a serial killer that's been claiming victims in Newark for years, unfortunately for Jace Harris his girlfriend Candy becomes one of them. Depressed and stricken with grief, Jace invents a time machine with the purpose of going back in time and preventing Candy's murder, but he unfortunately sets in motion a chain of events that unravels time itself, and puts him directly in the center of Casper's murderous crosshairs.Come along with Jace as he attempts to save his girlfri...

A team of time travelers believes they have changed history for the better. They return from prehistoric time to a more advanced USA and a better way of life. The team leader wants to go back and correct the paradox and change things back to the way they were, because he wants to time travel back and prevent the death of his daughter. However, one member of the team likes the new order and fights to keep it that way. The struggle begins.