Life on other planets
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Deathworld
A legendary science fiction story, this trilogy, brought back into print in one single volume, presents hero Jason dinAlt as he discovers three separate planets. dinAlt finds excitement and intrigue as he investigates Pyrrus, a strange place where all the beasts, plants, and natural elements are out to destroy man; the unknown second planet, where every man has to kill other men or live as a slave; and Felicity, where creatures are bred for thousands of years for a single deadly purpose. Well known to fantasy and science fiction enthusiasts, this tale portrays exciting adventures filled with the elements of classic characters and plot twists.
Eight Keys to Eden
Originally published in 1960, here is an enthralling science alien planet puzzle from Hugo Award winning writer Mark Clifton.When Eden, the Earth colony eleven light years away, goes silent and fails to answer any communications from the mother planet, Earth?s government goes into a panic. Has something tragic happened on a world already proven to have no intelligent, dangerous lifeforms? Or, are the colonists purposely disregarding the messages for some reason of their own? What could be the real explanation for the mysterious silence of a disciplined, scientific colony?To learn the answer, Earth?s leaders turn to the Extrapolators?the honored group of men and women with an almost superhuman ability to see to the core of any problem. Soon the Extrapolators assign a probationary Extrapolator, Calvin Gray, to the hazardous journey to Eden, where he will win full admission into the ranks to the Extrapolators if he solves whatever problems he finds there.But, even with his special Extrapolator training, Grey is not prepared for the extent ort nature of the disaster that has struck the colony Eden?thrown back to an almost subhuman state of existence without houses, tools, equipment, or clothing.?Full of excitement. Richly rewarding. Genuinely mature philosophy tinged with gentle irony.??Galaxy magazine?Clifton was an innovator in the early 1950s and such an impressive innovator that his approach has become standard among science fiction writers. He used the common themes of science fiction?alien invasion, expanding technology, revolution against political theocracy, and space colonization?but unlike any writer before him, he imposed upon these standard themes the full range of sophisticated psychological insight.??Barry N. Malzberg, The Science Fiction
Gods of Mars
Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. 1st World Library-Literary Society is a non-profit educational organization. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Twelve years had passed since I had laid the body of my great-uncle, Captain John Carter, of Virginia, away from the sight of men in that strange mausoleum in the old cemetery at Richmond. Often had I pondered on the odd instructions he had left me governing the construction of his mighty tomb, and especially those parts which directed that he be laid in an OPEN casket and that the ponderous mechanism which controlled the bolts of the vault's huge door be accessible ONLY FROM THE INSIDE.
Med Ship Man
His work was healing the sick?but this planet was already dead! Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time. But no answer came, which had become irritating a long time ago. This was a new Med Service sector for Calhoun. He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance. He'd gotten married, which ruled him out for Med Ship duty. So now Calhoun listened to his own voice endlessly repeating a call that should have been answered immediately.
Micromegas by Voltaire – Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
This eBook features the unabridged text of ?Micromegas by Voltaire - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)? from the bestselling edition of ?The Collected Works of Voltaire?. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Voltaire includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.eBook features:* The complete unabridged text of ?Micromegas by Voltaire - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)?* Beautifully illustrated with images related to Voltaire?s works* Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook* Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Operation Interstellar
Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic science fiction double novels. The first novel is by sci-fi great, George O. Smith. ?Operation Interstellar? is a grand piece of space opera. For years men had struggled with the linking up of real-time planetary communications. They said the theory wasn?t sound. It seemed impossible. But Paul Grayson had been working with the Z-wave in the hope of establishing the legitimacy of his own theories. But so far, success had eluded him. No one would give him a chance to test his findings. The closer he came to proving the validity of his theories, the harder multiple political factions worked against him?including his own boss! This George Smith novel is riddled with intrigue, murder, and good old-fashioned space opera in this classic tale from the golden years of science fiction. The second novel is Milton Lesser?s ?The Thing from Underneath.? From deep within the Earth?s bowels they came? It seemed impossible. Gold from Fort Knox being stolen? Priceless bars of gold were missing from what was one of the best protected, most impregnable structures on Earth. Or was it? Then one day bars of gold starting disappearing from within one of the Fort?s most secure underground chambers, setting off a panic that soon rippled through the entire United States government. How was it even possible? It wasn?t until a scaly green arm reached out and dragged a guard into one of the Fort?s deepest gold vaults that the truth was guessed: we were being invaded! Invaded by a race of creatures from deep inside the Earth?