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61) Queen of Heaven
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Michael Acosta is no stranger to heartache and misery; in fact, he resides there. Widowed and self-loathing, he has trudged through life since his wife's death, looking for a way to cope with the pain.
In 2092, anyone who wants to start a new life is not limited to Earth. Now all of space lies within grasp. And so he wonders: Could something drastic bring him happiness? If Michael could hold back his indecisiveness long enough to board a flight to...
62) Anaximancy
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"We choose to go THROUGH the Moon!"In a world in which the Greek philosopher Anaximander was right about everything, Sophia Aetós has lived her life on top of the flat cylinder of the Earth as the nations of Europa, Asia, and Libya fight for control over meager territory.Now, she must lead the first Europan expedition into the Moon, which, as every child knows, is a circular hole in a massive ring of bark filled with pale fire. The goal of the expedition:...
63) The Alien
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Just speculate for a moment on the enormous challenge to archeology when interplanetary flight is possible ... and relics are found of a race extinct for half a million years! A race, incidentally, that was scientifically so far in advance of ours that they held the secret of the restoration of life!
One member of that race can be brought back after 500,000 years of death....
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Highways in Hiding is a science fiction novel by American writer George O. Smith. It was published in 1956 by Gnome Press in an edition of 4,000 copies. The novel concerns ESP and a disease that turns men into supermen. It contains multiple plot lines concerning the interactions of people that can sense things (espers) and people that can read thoughts (telepaths). This is set against the plot of a secret society that is harboring people that are...
65) Supermind
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This third book after Brain Twister and The Impossibles concludes the story around FBI agent Ken Malone.
Kenneth Malone lives in a world where psionic powers such as telepathy and teleportation exist. He must cope with them as well as an FBI Director who leaves Malone continually confused about what situation he is being asked to handle and what he is expected to do about it.
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Twelve Classic Short Stories from The Golden Age of Science Fiction by Randall Garrett, Volume 2. Featured here: "The Destroyers", "By Proxy", "Hail to the Chief", "Dead Giveaway", "Cum Grano Salis", "The Measure of a Man", "The Assess of Baalaam", "With No Strings Attached", "No Iron Bars a Cage...", "Damned If You Don't", "That Sweet Little Old Lady", and "Instant Decision"..
69) Space Quest
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After spotting a radio signal from space, twins Anthony and Astrid team up with their astronomer grandfather to search for extraterrestrial life. On the way, they learn about space concepts, such as effective rocket design, the effects of gravity on astronauts, and properties of planets in the solar system. When they find an alien on the moon, the adventure really begins! Through this informative and entertaining adventure, readers will increase their...
70) All the People
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Tin Tony Trotz had only one job-to watch out for something a little odd-in a universe that was insane! Lafferty was the winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Award and a six time Nebula Award Nominee. His quirky style made his work hard to pigeonhole and market, but he still managed to influence a wide array of today's best writers. Simply on of the best writers the science fiction and fantasy field has ever produced.
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FIVE AGAINST ONE…It was supposed to be just another exercise-a Star of light 'Mechs against one assault 'Mech. Jackson is a ristar cadet in Clan Smoke Jaguar, renowned-and envied-for never losing a battle. The five cadets beneath him in the rankings plan to hand him his first defeat. But the training goes terribly wrong, and before the day is over, there are winners and losers-and one cadet will not survive the day.That training exercise sets in...
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Two classic short stories from The Golden Age of Science Fiction by Bascom Jones. Featured here: "Assassin" and "Blind Spot". Excerpt from "Assassin": "I deliberately dug my heels into the concrete floor of the corridor of the Pentagon. The steel plates on the heels of my black uniform boots heralded my approach with sharp anvil sounds as I marched confidently toward the unmarked door five hundred feet ahead. What was that expression used by Earth...
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Using this machine you can look at the world through someone else's eyes. Lafferty was the winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Award and a six time Nebula Award Nominee. His quirky style made his work hard to pigeonhole and market, but he still managed to influence a wide array of today's best writers. Simply on of the best writers the science fiction and fantasy field has ever produced.
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Witness Their Greatest Game.
Theren, the first synthetic intelligence, has risen to power as the Director of the International Space Agency. They have everything they need to push humanity toward final acceptance of its synthetic counterparts. Thousands of SIs live on Earth, the Moon, and throughout the solar system.
Yet opposition remains to Theren's plans. Powerful foes rise, ready to strike back.
Jill, the second SI, forges her own path into...
76) The Impossibles
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The Impossibles is a science fiction novel by Randal Garrett and Laurence M. Janifer. Malone. Kenneth Malone lives in a world where psionic powers such as telepathy and teleportation exist. He must cope with them as well as an FBI Director who leaves Malone continually confused about what situation he is being asked to handle and what he is expected to do about it. Kenneth Malone-sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI-had had problems...
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One Against the Moon is a science-fiction novel written by Donald A. Wollheim and first published in 1956. In One Against the Moon Donald A. Wollheim spins a tale about a stowaway, on the first rocket to the moon! Trapped in an underground cavern of the moon, Robin Carew faced possible death-alone! Starvation was postponed only briefly. He had the two rabbits and a monkey that had accompanied him in the untested atomic rocket not designed for human...
79) Saturday You Die
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Besides being born (that is an ordeal, no less an ordeal because you forget it) the worst thing to be gone through is to be a new boy in a small Southern town. Lafferty was the winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Award and a six time Nebula Award Nominee. His quirky style made his work hard to pigeonhole and market, but he still managed to influence a wide array of today's best writers. Simply on of the best writers the science fiction and fantasy...
80) The Wagons
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You think you know all about prairie dogs but I bet you don't even know this. You see, in the very middle of every prairie dog town and about four feet down there is a pile of gold. Lafferty was the winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Award and a six time Nebula Award Nominee. His quirky style made his work hard to pigeonhole and market, but he still managed to influence a wide array of today's best writers. Simply on of the best writers the science...
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