Earthman Jack Vs. the Ghost Planet

Earthman Jack Vs. the Ghost Planet
Author: Matthew Kadish
Publisher:
Total Pages: 679
Release: 2013-07-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780991064700

Jack Finnegan only has to worry about dealing with school bullies until an army of evil aliens invade Earth.

Ghost Planet

Ghost Planet
Author: Sharon Lynn Fisher
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780765368973

As a ghost, psychologist Elizabeth Cole is symbiotically linked to her supervisor and the creator of the Ghost Protector, who is forbidden to interact with her, which prompts her to search for the truth surrounding her own existence.

Earthman Jack Vs. the Secret Army

Earthman Jack Vs. the Secret Army
Author: Matthew Kadish
Publisher:
Total Pages: 662
Release: 2015-09-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780991064762

Earthman Jack returns in the second book in a series people are calling "The Next Harry Potter."

The Space Opera Renaissance

The Space Opera Renaissance
Author: David G. Hartwell
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 958
Release: 2007-07-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780765306180

The best-ever anthology of one of science fiction's most vigorous subgenres

Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure

Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure
Author: Richard A. Lupoff
Publisher: Gateway
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2015-08-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473208718

So, just how was Tarzan created? Eager to know the inside story about the legendary John Carter and the amazing cities and peoples of Barsoom? Perhaps your taste is more suited to David Innes and the fantastic lost world at the Earth's core? Or maybe wrong-way Napier and the bizarre civilizations of cloud-enshrouded Venus are more to your liking? These pages contain all that you will ever want to know about the wondrous worlds and unforgettable characters penned by the master storyteller Edgar Rice Burroughs. Richard A. Lupoff, the respected critic and writer who helped spark a Burroughs revival in the 1960s, reveals fascinating details about the stories written by the creator of Tarzan. Featured here are outlines of all of Burroughs's major novels, with descriptions of how they were each written and their respective sources of inspiration.

The Time Jigsaw

The Time Jigsaw
Author: David Munro
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-06-28
Genre: Time travel
ISBN: 9781849633741

The Time Jigsaw tells the story of James Carsell-Brown, a native of Scotland whose life begins to change when he moves to Nice. He meets the pretty Michelle Duvallier, whom he believes is the woman of his dreams.But appearances can be deceptive.After the body of a young woman matching Michelle's description is washed up on a beach, all hell breaks loose. James is kidnapped and, upon his escape, decides to flee to the calmer waters of Scotland.Back in his homeland, however, he faces new challenges - time travelling from one period to another quite by chance.

The Great Monster Magazines

The Great Monster Magazines
Author: Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476678987

This is a critical overview of monster magazines from the 1950s through the 1970s. "Monster magazine" is a blanket term to describe both magazines that focus primarily on popular horror movies and magazines that contain stories featuring monsters, both of which are illustrated in comic book style and printed in black and white. The book describes the rise and fall of these magazines, examining the contributions of Marvel Comics and several other well-known companies, as well as evaluating the effect of the Comics Code Authority on both present and future efforts in the field. It identifies several sub-genres, including monster movies, zombies, vampires, sword-and-sorcery, and pulp-style fiction. The work includes several indexes and technical credits.

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles
Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-04-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1451678193

The tranquility of Mars is disrupted by humans who want to conquer space, colonize the planet, and escape a doomed Earth.

Future and Fantastic Worlds

Future and Fantastic Worlds
Author: Sheldon Jaffery
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1557420025

Future and Fantastic Worlds embodies an unusual approach to the field of bibliographic research, including over 700 annotations of every DAW book published through mid-1987, with indexes by author, artist, and title, providing a massive guide to modern SF writers and their works, with much background data. Interspersed throughout the book are numerous wry, irreverent, and amusing observations offered by the late and highly respected researcher in this extremely valuable genre tool.