Science-fiction, the Early Years

Science-fiction, the Early Years
Author: Everett Franklin Bleiler
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Total Pages: 1032
Release: 1990
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780873384162
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In this volume the author describes more than 3000 short stories, novels, and plays with science fiction elements, from earliest times to 1930. He includes imaginary voyages, utopias, Victorian boys' books, dime novels, pulp magazine stories, British scientific romances and mainstream work with science fiction elements. Many of these publications are extremely rare, surviving in only a handful of copies, and most of them have never been described before.

Battlefield Earth

Battlefield Earth
Author: L. Ron Hubbard
Publisher: Galaxy Press LLC
Total Pages: 1578
Release: 2016-06-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1592123422
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Sadistic Aliens... ...Man is an endangered species. Is it the end of the world or the rebirth of a new one? In the year A.D. 3000, Earth is a dystopian wasteland. The great cities stand crumbling as a brutal reminder of what we once were. When the Psychlos invaded, all the world’s armies mustered little resistance against the advanced alien weapons. Now, the man animals serve one purpose. Do the Psychlos’ bidding or face extinction. One man, Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, has a plan. They must learn about the Psychlos and their weapons. He needs the other humans to follow him. And that may not be enough. Can he outwit his Psychlo captor, Terl? The fate of the Galaxy lies on the Battlefield of Earth. Get it now. “Pulse-pounding mile-a-minute sci-fi action-adventure that does not stop. It is a masterpiece of popular adventure science fiction.” —Brandon Sanderson “Battlefield Earth is like a 12-hour ‘Indiana Jones’ marathon. Non-stop and fast-paced. Every chapter has a big bang-up adventure.” —Kevin J. Anderson (co-author of the Dune Sagas) “Over 1,000 pages of thrills, spills, vicious aliens and noble humans. I found Battlefield Earth un-put-downable.” —Neil Gaiman

2030

2030
Author: Amy Zuckerman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2009-03-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 039918726X
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Winner of the 2012 Grand Canyon Reader Award for a Non-fiction book Global events and new technology change how we live from moment to moment. So, what will our world be like in twenty years? Come take a look as futurists Amy Zuckerman and James Daly examine what a kid?s daily life might be like in the year 2030. Inspired and informed by trends and scientifi c and technological research, 2030 is not only a peek at some cool future gadgets (talking dog collars, cars that drive themselves), but also a thoughtful examination of how our lives might be impacted as we adjust to environmental change.

The Dragon Waiting

The Dragon Waiting
Author: John M. Ford
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250269024
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“The best mingling of history with historical magic that I have ever seen.”—Gene Wolfe In a snowbound inn high in the Alps, four people meet who will alter fate. A noble Byzantine mercenary . . . A female Florentine physician . . . An ageless Welsh wizard . . . And Sforza, the uncanny duke. Together they will wage an intrigue-filled campaign against the might of Byzantium to secure the English throne for Richard, Duke of Gloucester—and make him Richard III. Available for the first time in nearly two decades, with a new introduction by New York Times-bestselling author Scott Lynch, The Dragon Waiting is a masterpiece of blood and magic. “Had [John M. Ford] taken The Dragon Waiting and written a sequence of five books based in that world, with that power, he would’ve been George R.R. Martin.” —Neil Gaiman At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Lords of the Starship

Lords of the Starship
Author: Mark S. Geston
Publisher: Gateway
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2011-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0575105178
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The ship was to be seven miles long, a third of a mile in diameter and have a wing-spread of three and a half miles. It would take two and a half centuries to construct. Its announced purpose: to carry humanity away from its ruined world, from the world that had become a perpetual purgatory. To build this vast ship would require the undivided activity of an entire nation and would mean carrying out a ruthless program of war and conquest, of annihilation and reconstruction, and of education and rediscovery. But was this starship really what it was claimed to be? Or was there a greater secret behind its incredible cost - a secret so strange that no man dared reveal it?

Science Fiction Anthologies

Science Fiction Anthologies
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: University-Press.org
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230584669
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: Ring of Fire, War World, Ring of Fire II, Dark Matter, The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF, Bending the Landscape, 1634: The Ram Rebellion, War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches, The Service of the Sword, In Fire Forged, Again, Dangerous Visions, Adventures in Time and Space, Before the Golden Age, Changer of Worlds, Beyond Time and Space, Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, Millennial Women, Farewell Fantastic Venus, Down and Dirty, Jokers Wild, Tales from Jabba's Palace, Machines That Think, Glorifying Terrorism, Tomorrow, the Stars, Worlds of Honor, A Romance in Twelve Parts, Space Opera, Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century, New Horizons, The Persistence of Vision, Wild Cards, The Enchanter Completed: A Tribute Anthology for L. Sprague de Camp, More Than Honor, The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction, Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root, Worlds of Tomorrow, The Other Side of the Moon, The Panda Book of Horror, The World Treasury of Science Fiction, Science and Sorcery, Wandering Stars, Storming the Reality Studio, Strange Ports of Call, Far Boundaries, Men Against the Stars, The Space Opera Renaissance, Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus, Portals of Tomorrow, Aces High, Science Fiction Carnival, Science Fiction Terror Tales, 3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The Outer Reaches, Aces Abroad, Travelers of Space, Astounding: The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology, Lord of the Fantastic, Far Horizons, Ms Wildthyme and Friends Investigate, Imagination Unlimited, Nova Scotia: New Scottish Speculative Fiction, Tales Beyond Time, Beachheads in Space, So Long Been Dreaming, Journey to Infinity, Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology, The New Space Opera, Iris: Abroad, Combat SF, Tales from the Empire, All About the Future, New Worlds for Old, Quadratic, The DAW...

The Raven Tower

The Raven Tower
Author: Ann Leckie
Publisher: Orbit
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2019-02-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316388718
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 WORLD FANTASY AWARD Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this masterful first fantasy novel from Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. "Absolutely wonderful. . .utterly brilliant." -- The New York Times Book Review For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of Vastai. His will is enacted through the Raven's Lease, a human ruler chosen by the god himself. His magic is sustained by the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. And under the Raven's watch, the city flourishes. But the Raven's tower holds a secret. Its foundations conceal a dark history that has been waiting to reveal itself. . .and to set in motion a chain of events that could destroy Iraden forever. "It's a delight to read something so different, so wonderful and strange." -- Patrick Rothfuss For more Ann Leckie, check out:Ancillary JusticeAncillary SwordAncillary Mercy Provenance