Download or read book The Cosmic Courtship written by Julian Hawthorne and published by . This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Faust, a brilliant scientist, has developed a machine that can allow the conscious human soul to explore the cosmos! Her promising young assistant Miriam Mayne has accidentally transferred her consciousness to Saturn, where she falls under the enchantment of an evil sorcerer! Jack Paladin, her love, sets out after her on a thrilling celestial journey to the ringed planet! Swashbuckling adventure and high romance await in Julian Hawthorne's The Cosmic Courtship! While most are at least somewhat familiar with Nathaniel Hawthorne as one of the great American authors, less well known is that his son Julian was an incredibly prolific writer in his own right. Julian wrote on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from literary analysis of his father's works to poetry to period romances and adventures. Late in his career, Julian even dabbled in the emerging genre of Science Fiction. The Cosmic Courtship was serialized in Frank A. Munsey's All-Story Weekly across four issues, beginning with the November 24, 1917 issue and running through the December 15, 1917 issue. While this story has been in the public domain for some time, it has never been collected or published elsewhere until now.

Download or read book The Future We Want written by Sarah Leonard and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stirring blueprint for American equality, from the "breakout stars" (The New York Times) of the young new left Democrat, Republican -- the list of presidential candidates confirms that business is proceeding pretty much as usual. The Future We Want proposes something different. In a sharp, rousing collective manifesto, ten young cultural and political critics dismantle the usual liberal solutions to America's ills and propose a pragmatic alternative. What would finance look like without Wall Street? Or the workplace with responsibility shared by the entire workforce? From a campaign to limit work hours, to a program for full employment, to proposals for a new feminism, The Future We Want has the courage to think of alternatives that are both utopian and possible. Brilliantly clear and provocative, The Future We Want -- edited by Jacobin magazine founder Bhaskar Sunkara and the Nation's Sarah Leonard -- harnesses the energy and creativity of an angry generation and announces the arrival of a new political left that not only protests but plans.

Download or read book The Deep Man written by Michael Mersault and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A relic of humanity’s violent past, this old weapon stands ready for the Emperor to wield. The Galactic Imperium of the Myriad Worlds slumps into centuries of decadent peace enabled by a flood of advanced technology from the mysterious nonhuman “Shapers.” Among the great Families, only the once-mighty clan of Sinclair-Maru remembers the maxims of the warrior Emperor, Yung I, ready to defend the Imperium from any threat. Stubbornly clinging to the Honor Code, Family prodigy Saef Sinclair-Maru finds himself in command of an outmoded, under-equipped frigate of the Imperial Fleet. With spies and assassins on every side, trusting only in his considerable skill and the bizarre competence of his companion, Inga, Saef must complete his mission, restore the greatness of his Family, and uncover the chilling plot meant to extinguish humanity’s light from the galaxy. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Download or read book The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody written by Will Cuppy and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was first published in 1950, The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody spent four months on The New York Times best-seller list, and Edward R. Murrow devoted more than two-thirds of one of his nightly CBS programs to a reading from Cuppy's historical sketches, calling it "the history book of the year." The book eventually went through eighteen hardcover printings and ten foreign editions, proof of its impeccable accuracy and deadly, imperishable humor.

Download or read book Archetype of the Apocalypse written by Edward F. Edinger and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collective belief in Armageddon has become more powerful and widespread in the wake of recent terrorist attacks. Edward Edinger looks at the chaos predicted by the Book of Revelation and relates it to current trends including global violence, AIDS, and apocalyptic cults.

Download or read book D a de Los Muertos written by Angela Charmaine Craig and published by . This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ancient spirit grapples with the new spirit of youth and greed for control over the season of the dead. A woman and her lover take a romantic trip to Mexico where she learns that both love and death are more than she believes. And a dead writer discovers an opportunity for the ultimate revenge. Featuring the work of Dru Pagliassotti, Ron Savage, Gerri Leen and others, Dia de los Muertos provides 29 tales based on the days of the dead, that time of year when the dead are permitted to return to walk again amongst the living.

Download or read book Reverse Colonization written by David M. Higgins and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reverse colonization narratives are stories like H. G. Wells's War of the Worlds (where technologically superior Martians invade and colonize England) that ask Western audiences to imagine what it's like to be the colonized rather than the colonizers. In this book, David M. Higgins argues that although some reverse colonization stories are thoughtful and provocative (because they ask us to think critically about what empire feels like from the receiving end), reverse colonization fantasy has also led to the prevalence of a very dangerous kind of science fictional thinking in our current political culture. Everyone, now (including anti-feminists, white supremacists, and far-right reactionaries) likes to imagine themselves as the Rebel Alliance fighting against the Empire (or Neo trying to escape the Matrix, or Katniss Everdeen waging war against the Capitol). Reverse colonization fantasy, in other words, has a dangerous tendency to enable white men (and other subjects of privilege) to appropriate a sense of victimhood for their own social and political advantage"--

Download or read book Appendix N written by Jeffro Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: APPENDIX N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons is a detailed and comprehensive investigation of the various works of science fiction and fantasy that game designer Gary Gygax declared to be the primary influences on his seminal role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. It is a deep intellectual dive into the literature of SF/F's past that will fascinate any serious role-playing gamer or fan of classic science fiction and fantasy. Author Jeffro Johnson, an expert role-playing gamer, accomplished Dungeon Master and three-time Hugo Award Finalist, critically reviews all 43 works and authors listed by Gygax in the famous appendix. In doing so, he draws a series of intelligent conclusions about the literary gap between past and present that are surprisingly relevant to current events, not only in the fantastic world of role-playing, but the real world in which the players live.

Download or read book The Citadel of Fear written by Francis Stevens and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two adventurers, prospecting for gold in the jungles of Mexico, stumble across a lost Aztec city and cause an ancient evil to be unleashed. An early science fiction masterpiece written by Gertrude Barrows Bennett, writing as Francis Stevens. Discovering a lost city in the Mexican jungle, two adventurers embark on a terrifying journey. Disturbing ancient gods and nightmare creatures, they find a hidden civilization of Aztecs and bring dark magic into the modern world. With a potent cocktail of romance, revenge and swampish evil this book is one of the earliest examples of fantasy and remains an enthralling read. Gertrude Barrows Bennett, writing as Francis Stevens, is often regarded as the founder of dark fantasy and was admired by H.P. Lovecraft amongst many, with some ranking her alongside Mary Shelley in impact and imaginative power. Foundations of Feminist Fiction. The early 1900s saw a quiet revolution in literature dominated by male adventure heroes. Both men and women moved beyond the norms of the male gaze to write from a different gender perspective, sometimes with female protagonists, but also expressing the universal freedom to write on any subject whatsoever.

Download or read book Queen of the Martian Catacombs written by Leigh Brackett and published by eStar Books. This book was released on 2011-12-10 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erik John Stark is sent on a perilous mission into the Valkis and encounters the Queen of the Martian Catacombs.ExcerptThe leader of the four men rode slowly toward the tor, his right arm raised.His voice carried clearly on the wind. "Eric John Stark!" he called, and the dark man tensed in the shadows.The rider stopped. He spoke again, but this time in a different tongue. It was no dialect of Earth, Mars or Venus, but a strange speech, as harsh and vital as the blazing Mercurian valleys that bred it."Oh N'Chaka, oh Man-without-a-tribe, I call you!"There was a long silence. The rider and his mount were motionless under the low moons, waiting.Eric John Stark stepped slowly out from the pool of blackness under the tor."Who calls me N'Chaka?"The rider relaxed somewhat. He answered in English, "You know perfectly well who I am, Eric. May we meet in peace?" Stark shrugged. "Of course."He walked on to meet the rider, who had dismounted, leaving his beast behind. He was a slight, wiry man, this EPC officer, with the rawhide look of the frontiers still on him. His hair was grizzled and his sun-blackened skin was deeply lined, but there was nothing in the least aged about his hard good-humored face nor his remarkably keen dark eyes."It's been a long time, Eric," he said.Stark nodded. "Sixteen years." The two men studied each other for a moment, and then Stark said, "I thought you were still on Mercury, Ashton.""They've called all us experienced hands in to Mars." He held out cigarettes. "Smoke?"Stark took one. They bent over Ashton's lighter, and then stood there smoking while the wind blew red dust over their feet and the three men of the patrol waited quietly beside the Banning. Ashton was taking no chances. The electro-beam could stun without injury.Presently Ashton said, "I'm going to be crude, Eric. I'm going to remind you of some things.""Save it," Stark retorted. "You've got me. There's no need to talk about it.""Yes," said Ashton, "I've got you, and a damned hard time I've had doing it. That's why I'm going to talk about it."His dark eyes met Stark's cold stare and held it.

Download or read book Cirsova Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novelette The Elephant Idol, by Xavier Lastra Short Stories Young Tarzan and the Mysterious She, by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Michael Tierney Atop the Cliff of Ral-Gri, by Jeff Stone The Idol in the Sewers, by Kenneth R. Gower Born to Storm the Citadel of Mettathock, by D.M. Ritzlin The Book Hunter's Apprentice, by Barbara Doran How Thaddeus Quimby the Third and I Almost Took Over the World, by Gary K. Shepherd Deemed Unsuitable, by WL Emery Warrior Soul, by J. Manfred Weichsel Seeds of the Dreaming Tree, by Harold R. Thompson The Valley of Terzol, by Jim Breyfogle Moonshot, by Michael Wiesenberg

Download or read book The Magic Goes Away written by Larry Niven and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1982-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larry Niven created his popular "Magic Goes Away" universe in 1967, and it has been a source of delight and inspiration ever since. By asking the simple question, What if magic were a finite resource?, Niven brought to life a mesmerizing world of wonder and loss, of hope and despair. The success of his first story collection, "The Magic Goes Away, " birthed two sequel anthologies, "The Magic May Return" and "More Magic." All three volumes are collected here for the first time, with stories by Niven himself, as well as contributions by such luminaries of fantasy as Roger Zelazny, Fred Saberhagen, Steven Barnes, and Poul Anderson. Featuring a brand-new introduction by Larry Niven, "The Magic Goes Away Collection" gives readers insight into the breathtaking world of Niven and Jerry Pournelle's "The Burning City" and "Burning Tower" and stands on its own as a landmark in fantasy fiction

Download or read book Kamen America written by Timothy Lim and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Message for the Dead written by Jason Anspach and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this latest installment of the best-selling military science fiction series Galaxy's Edge, Legion Commander Keller attempts to coax the Republic and Black Fleet into a winner-take-all battle at the heart of the Galactic Core. Wraith is determined to liberate his crew from the clutches of a dormant fleet controlled by a hostile AI.

Download or read book Tales of the Mongoose and Meerkat Vol 1 written by Jim Breyfogle and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume features...The Battlefield of Keres - An ill-conceived bet brings Mangos and his new companion Kat to a vast no man's land full of relics and magical anomalies in search of a fabled helm!Brandy and Dye - High atop rock spires, above the breeze from the Devil's Arse, men toil to collect the valuable guano of the Minix bird for Royal Dye, but when the production is threatened by distillers at dizzying heights, the dyers hire Mangos & Kat to bust a few heads!The Sword of the Mongoose - When a shady merchant loses a bet with Mangos, he has nothing to pay with but the story of where a masterwork blade may be found! Can Mangos reach his prize before other treasure hunters?The Valley of Terzol - Kat and Mangos are hired to accompany an adventurer to the ruins of Terzol in search of a lost delivery: a thousand-year-old receipt offers a clue to either fabulous rewards or certain death!The Burning Fish - Seeking out the fabled Burning Fish for a client, Mangos and Kat instead find a strange cult devoted to keeping a simple life and protecting the secret of the fish at any cost!As a bonus, this collection features Deathwater, a never before published original novelette--an adventure of Maarkin the Assassin!

Download or read book Ride Sally Ride written by Douglas Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-07 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It's two decades in the future, and a Christian college student named Ace Hartwick has just destroyed his neighbor's so-called "wife" -- actually a sexbot named Sally -- in a trash compactor. Soon, Ace will be on trial for murder. Unfortunately for Ace, everyone despises his kind of "radical" Christianity, and, in the fragile America of the future, all the juries are fixed." -- Amazon.com

Download or read book Jamais Vu written by Post Mortem Press and published by Post Mortem Press. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes NEW ORIGINAL FICTION from Jack Ketchum & Lucy A. Snyder Jamais Vu "The Journal of Strange Among the Familiar brings you the best in dark fiction, poetry, factual morsels, criticism, and more " ISSUE TWO - SPRING 2014 FICTION Valedictorian - Steven Wolf Long Lonely Empty Road - Billie Sue Mosiman How the Sasquatch Mourn Its Dead - Brad Carter Oldies - Jack Ketchum Functionality - Lucy A. Snyder Karmic Interventions - William D. Carl POETRY Inevitable as the Incoming Tide - Rose Blackthorn Ink - Michael Bailey Ballet of Knives - Stephanie Wytovich Compassion of Erebus - Vincenzo Bilof FEATURES Velocerapture: The Rise of Monster Porn - Alexandra Christian Scary and the Hendersons: Bobcat Goldthwait talks Bigfoot and Found Footage Films - Jessica Dwyer On Meeting Chuck Palahnuik - Lucy A. Snyder Fitting the Strange into the Familiar: Q&A with Jonathan Maberry - Paul Anderson BOOK REVIEWS Vanguard of the New Weird - a review of Jeff VanderMeer's ANNIHILATION - Paul Anderson When Fairy Tales Attack - a review of Brom's KRAMPUS THE YULE LORD - Donald Jacob Uitvlugt FILM REVIEWS The Legend of Boggy Creek - Jessica Dwyer Let's Talk about Strange - Eric Beebe Who Killed Teddy Bear? - William D. Carl We Are What We Are - James Newman EPHEMERA The Art, Mystery, and Madness of Lydia Burris I Had a Thought Today ... - Harlan Ellison(r) Whiskey Rebellion - Jon Towers RE: Animated - Kenneth W. Cain