Iter Lunaire

Iter Lunaire
Author: David Russen
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2013-01-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625790384

Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Originally published in 1703, Iter Lunaire is one of the first books to discuss the real possibility of exploring space, the methods of doing so and what might be found there. Taking Cyrano De Bergerac's classic "Comic History" as its jumping-off point, author Russen discusses the pros and cons of the French writer's fanciful methods of space travel...and adds some of his own, including what may be the most unusual method of traveling to the Moon ever suggested. Along the way, Russen anticipates such modern scientific developments as the germ theory of disease and hyperlinked reference books. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

The Conquest of the Moon

The Conquest of the Moon
Author: Andre Laurie
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2013-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1618249983

Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Andre Laurie was a contemporary and sometimes collaborator with Jules Verne. In this novel, he describes a trip to the moon made by dragging the moon to earth via giant electromagnets! Originally published in 1889. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

The Coming Race

The Coming Race
Author: Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2013-09-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625790589

Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó An instant best-seller when it appeared in 1871, tells of a race of super-scientific super-beings living deep beneath the surface of the Earth. And the beautiful Zee is a super-woman among these super-beings...beings destined to conquer the upper world. A science fiction classic from Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the author of The Last Days of Pompeii. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Drowsy

Drowsy
Author: John Ames Mitchell
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2013-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625790082

Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations by Angus MacDonall Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Did the hero of this 1917 novel by J.A. Mitchell, the founder of the legendary Life humor magazine, make a trip to the moon or not? At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

A Voyage to the Moon

A Voyage to the Moon
Author: George Tucker
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2013-01-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625790023

Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó George Tuckers A Voyage to the Moon was one of the first science fiction novels to be published in the United States as well as one of the earliest uses of antigravity. This 1827 novel was a major influence on Edgar Allan Poe. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Through Space to Mars

Through Space to Mars
Author: Howard R. Garis
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625790112

Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó The first book in the popular Great Marvel Series by "Roy Rockwood" (Howard R. Garis) to deal with space travel. Originally published in 1910, it was among the earliest books about space travel intended for young adult readers. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Gulliver Joi

Gulliver Joi
Author: Elbert Perce
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-01-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625790015

Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Elbert Perces nearly forgotten classic of early American literature (it was originally published in 1851) includes the first realistically accurate description of a rocket-propelled spaceship in history. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Rocket Riders Across the Ice

Rocket Riders Across the Ice
Author: Howard R. Garis
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625790139

Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Among the few young adult novels written by Howard R. Garis under his own name, the Rocket Rider series introduced thousands of readers to the concept of rocket-propelled vehicles---in spite of the fact that Garis' explanation of how rockets work was consistently wrong! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

The Shot into Infinity

The Shot into Infinity
Author: Otto Willi Gail
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2013-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625790198

Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations by Frank R. Paul Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó First published in English in 1929, Otto Willi Gail's little-known space travel novel is almost documentary in its realism. Based on the latest research by such pioneers in astronautics as Hermann Oberth and Max Valier, "The Shot Into Infinity" is not only an exciting and suspenseful novel but also an accurate mirror of the state of the art of space travel three-quarters of a century ago. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Off on a Comet!

Off on a Comet!
Author: Jules Verne
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2013-07-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625790414

Includes more than 100 illustrations from the original editionFeatures an appendix with a diagram and mapNow with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerNewly edited and expanded Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó A collision with a comet tears off a piece of the earth, along with a small band of survivors. The original 19th century translation has been corrected and expanded. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).