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The far side of the stars The far side of the stars David Drake Lt. Leary and Adele Mundy team up once again with the familiar crew of the Sissie to once foil the plans of the Alliance - but not as active RCN ship nor crew. The Sissie has been removed from RCN s… OL1000148W
Surface Action Surface Action David Drake Most boys, at least back when I was young, would love to be cowboys or soldiers. In our play, there was no blood and when we "killed" our playmates, they came right back to life and vied to return t… OL1000190W
The voyage The voyage David Drake Take an ultra rich planetary company for a base, add in a inventor great uncle who developed a transport machine that was worth considerable wealth - a good part of which was already pilifered by the… OL1000203W
The Jungle The Jungle David Drake Earth is no more a home for mankind, it's still there as a white blazing star - a monument to the stupidity of man. The human race isn't extinct, it survived on the planet Venus. The planet had bee… OL1000216W
Book of magic Book of magic John Peel Armed with their own magic and a unicorn's horn that can repel the magic of others, Score, Pixel, and Renald finally come face-to-face with the evil Sarman who needs to kill them in order to become s… OL1000303W
Book of signs Book of signs John Peel Score, Helaine, and Pixel continue their journey in the Diadem Universe, honing their magic skills as they try to survive against goblins, trolls, lake monsters, and a shapeshifting wizard named Shan… OL1000308W
Book of Thunder Book of Thunder John Peel Score, Pixel, and Helaine return to Dondar to help their unicorn friends find the former leader of their herd and to fend off a dangerous wizard. OL1000309W
Lost in Vegas! Lost in Vegas! John Peel Alex and Ray head for a relaxing vacation in Las Vegas with their parents. They soon discover that someone's following them and must race to solve the mystery. OL1000333W
Uptime, downtime Uptime, downtime John Peel When fourteen-year-old Karyn and her thirteen-year-old brother Mike discover that they can travel through time merely by concentrating on a specific place and date, they encounter other time traveler… OL1000353W
Frankenstein Frankenstein Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Deborah Tempest *Frankenstein* is probably the most famous horror story in the world. Victor Frankenstein is a young scientist who creates a monster from parts of dead bodies. At first the monster looks for love and… OL10055585W
Swords in the Mist Swords in the Mist Fritz Leiber "Fritz Leiber has a wicked imagination. Wicked enough to make us laugh at an impossible future containing nightmarish aspects of our own times." Edmond Cooper, Sunday TimesDrawing themes from Shakes… OL101934W
Star Trek - Log Three Star Trek - Log Three Alan Dean Foster More lively adaptations from television's most popular science fiction series! Complete in this volume: Once Upon a Planet The crew lands on a planet for rest and recreation, a planet programmed t… OL102555W
Icerigger Icerigger Alan Dean Foster Ethan Fortune was simple salesman -- knowledgeable and civilized . . . a sophisticated traveler between many worlds. But he had certainly never thought of himself as a hero. Skua September, on the ot… OL102608W
The golden apples of the sun and other stories The golden apples of the sun and other stories Ray Bradbury,Francisco Abelenda,Richard Negrou Bundel science-fiction verhalen OL103125W
The Illustrated Man The Illustrated Man Ray Bradbury The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of eighteen science fiction short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. A recurring theme throughout the eighteen stories is the conflict of the cold mecha… OL103128W
Now and Forever Now and Forever Ray Bradbury Presents two novellas, including "Somewhere a Band Is Playing," in which a young writer discovers that all is not as it seems in a nostalgic community, and "Leviathan '99," in which Ishmael Hunnicut … OL103138W
I Sing the Body Electric! I Sing the Body Electric! Ray Bradbury Eighteen stories with bizarre and whimsical themes which transcend time and space. OL103156W
Gladiator-at-law Gladiator-at-law Frederik Pohl,Cyril M. Kornbluth This is a favorite novel I find my self re-reading every so often. Brilliant, entertaining and highly satisfying, this is my favorite of the collaborations between Frederick Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth. … OL10587215W
Footfall Footfall Jerry Pournelle,Larry Niven The book depicts the arrival of members of an alien species called the Fithp that have traveled to the Solar System from Alpha Centauri in a large spacecraft driven by a Bussard ramjet. Their intent … OL10587701W
The rains of Eridan The rains of Eridan H. M. (Helen Mary) Hoover On a strangely beautiful planet of vast grazing lands and gentle valleys, a small expedition of scientists is exploring, testing, searching. Theo, a biologist, is alone in her camp in the hills when … OL10632968W
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