Download or read book Space Truckers written by B.C. Dutour and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-12-26 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s seven thousand years in the future and a galactic war has made hauling freight across the cosmic highways difficult. Space pirates and the cosmic cops are also a constant source of frustration for the many Space Truckers working in the galaxy. But for one Captain and his crew of the starfreighter known as the Supernova the difficult time has become a challenge.

Download or read book Space Truckers written by Jim Mortimore and published by . This book was released on 1997-03 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Galaxy Trucker Rocky Road written by Jason A. Holt and published by . This book was released on 2023-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fran thought that galaxy trucking would be her dream job. No one told her about the meteors on Route 135. Her trucks keep getting smashed to bits and now she's deep in debt. Does she need a new route or a new career?Maybe she just needs a friend.Galaxy Trucker: Rocky Road is the sort of science fiction novel where a space truck can go faster than light, but a truck driver can still see traffic in her rearview mirror. This book has laser cannons! Space pirates! And oh so many meteors.So buckle up for a ride with Francesca Flores and her alien possibly-soon-to-be-sidekick as they confront astronomical dangers in an attempt to deliver one load of sewer pipes.

Download or read book Space Truckers written by Jim Mortimore and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Murder on a Space Station written by Marjorie King and published by Starscape Media LLC. This book was released on 2023-10-02 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Detective (a robot) normally didn't like working with human detectives. They called them botsitters. Then came Detective LaKisha Gaines. She knew how to get inside The Detective's head. She even gave them a new name, Robbie (you know, for robot). Robbie couldn't get this assignment over fast enough. Then, they started getting attached to Detective Gaines. Maybe they could work with her in the future. An exciting start to a brand new series!

Download or read book Ultra 85 written by Logic and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Logic comes the highly anticipated second novel set in the far future as two friends uncover if the utopian planet Paradise lives up to its name. In the year 2115, when the Earth is no longer inhabitable, the remainder of humanity lives in Babel, a giant space station. Two pilots, Quentin and Kai, must find the planet Paradise, where only the most promising citizens are allowed to live. On their journey, Quentin and Kai encounter Quentin’s estranged father, who left Babel for Paradise when Quentin was a child, and they discover just how different Paradise is from what they imagined—and how they must change it for the better. The bestselling author of Supermarket and platinum-selling hip-hop artist, Logic, returns to fiction with this gripping and propulsive sci-fi novel.

Download or read book SPACE TRUCKERS written by B.C. Dutour and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Starrigger written by John DeChancie and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Locus Award Finalist: On a mysterious road built by aliens, a space trucker tries to outrun dangerous pursuers. Independent space trucker Jake McGraw, accompanied by his father, Sam, who inhabits the body of the truck itself, his “starrig,” picks up a beautiful hitchhiker, Darla, and a trailer‐load of trouble. One of the best of the indies, Jake knows a few tricks about following the Skyway, which connects dozens, or maybe hundreds, of planets—nobody knows how many and nobody really knows the full extent of the Skyway, and much of it remains unexplored. But somehow, a rumor gets started that Jake has a map for the whole thing, and suddenly everybody wants a piece of him: an alien race called the Reticulans; the human government known as the Colonial Assembly; and a nasty piece of work called Corey Wilkes, head of the wildcat trucker union TATOO. No matter what Jake does, no matter how many twists and turns he makes, he cannot shake any of the menaces on his tail. The Starrigger series continues with Red Limit Freeway and concludes with Paradox Alley. Starrigger was a nominee for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 1984.

Download or read book Stuart Gordon written by Michael Doyle and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animated by a singularly subversive spirit, the fiendishly intelligent works of Stuart Gordon (1947–2020) are distinguished by their arrant boldness and scab-picking wit. Provocative gems such as Re-Animator, From Beyond, Dolls, The Pit and the Pendulum, and Dagon consolidated his fearsome reputation as one of the masters of the contemporary horror film, bringing an unfamiliar archness, political complexity, and critical respect to a genre so often bereft of these virtues. A versatile filmmaker, one who resolutely refused to mellow with age, Gordon proved equally adept at crafting pointed science fiction (Robot Jox, Fortress, Space Truckers), sweet-tempered fantasy (The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit), and nihilistic thrillers (King of the Ants, Edmond, Stuck), customarily scrubbing the sharply drawn lines between exploitation and arthouse cinema. The first collection of interviews ever to be published on the director, Stuart Gordon: Interviews contains thirty-six articles spanning a period of fifty years. Bountiful in anecdote and information, these candid conversations chronicle the trajectory of a fascinating career—one that courted controversy from its very beginning. Among the topics Gordon discusses are his youth and early influences, his founding of Chicago’s legendary Organic Theatre (where he collaborated with such luminaries as Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, and David Mamet), and his transition into filmmaking where he created a body of work that injected fresh blood into several ailing staples of American cinema. He also reveals details of his working methods, his steadfast relationships with frequent collaborators, his great love for the works of Lovecraft and Poe, and how horror stories can masquerade as sociopolitical commentaries.

Download or read book Space Truckers written by Michael D'Ambrosio and published by . This book was released on 2024-07-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mike Colby leads the crew of the new and revamped Blue Eagle in a personal battle against Empire Shipping, only to find that they are part of the much larger and well-funded Kronos Enterprises. With new and unlikely allies, the war with Kronos grows bigger than any of them ever imagined. The Blue Eagle's new role as an independent to explore and develop long-distance trade routes for Gemini's corporation brings new responsibilities that alter the relationship between Mike and Tisch as they take on new crew members and become an integral part of the rebel alliance against Kronos. Space Truckers 2 is the thirteenth novel and second in the Space Truckers series. Michael is currently working on The Reign of Pain, which features the elusive but dangerous Marina, who makes several appearances in Space Truckers 2. Michael resides in the Philadelphia area and concurrently adapts his books into screenplays. Michael anticipates a third novel in the Space Truckers series after completing the Pain series with Reign of Pain. Visit www.fracturedtime.com for new information on Michael's projects and scheduled appearances or visit any on-line book venue for paperback, e-book or audiobook formats.

Download or read book Alternate Americas written by M. Keith Booker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-02-28 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 50 years, science fiction films have been among the most important and successful products of American cinema, and are worthy of study for that reason alone. On a deeper level, the genre has reflected important themes, concerns and developments in American society, so that a history of science fiction film also serves as a cultural history of America over the past half century. M. Keith Booker has selected fifteen of the most successful and innovative science fiction films of all time, and examined each of them at length—from cultural, technical and cinematic perspectives—to see where they came from and what they meant for the future of cinema and for America at large. From Invasion of the Body Snatchers to Star Wars, from Blade Runner to The Matrix, these landmark films have expressed our fears and dreams, our abilities and our deficiencies. In this deep-seeking investigation, we can all find something of ourselves that we recognize, as well as something that we've never recognized before. The focus on a fairly small number of landmark films allows detailed attention to genuinely original movies, including: Forbidden Planet, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Alien, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Robocop, The Abyss, Independence Day, and The Matrix. This book is ideal for general readers interested in science fiction and film.

Download or read book Going the Distance with Babylon js written by Josh Elster and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to effortlessly leverage the power of the GPU in a 3D game or application using Babylon.js v5.0 from start to finish Key FeaturesExplore browser-based, editable, interactive Playground samplesCreate GPU-based resources using the Node Material Editor – no shader code requiredExtended topics in each chapter as well as a dedicated chapter that helps you explore and contribute back to OSS projectsBook Description Babylon.js allows anyone to effortlessly create and render 3D content in a web browser using the power of WebGL and JavaScript. 3D games and apps accessible via the web open numerous opportunities for both entertainment and profit. Developers working with Babylon.js will be able to put their knowledge to work with this guide to building a fully featured 3D game. The book provides a hands-on approach to implementation and associated methodologies that will have you up and running, and productive in no time. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts, practical examples, and links to fully working self-contained code snippets, you'll start by learning about Babylon.js and the finished Space-Truckers game. You'll also explore the development workflows involved in making the game. Focusing on a wide range of features in Babylon.js, you'll iteratively add pieces of functionality and assets to the application being built. Once you've built out the basic game mechanics, you'll learn how to bring the Space-Truckers environment to life with cut scenes, particle systems, animations, shadows, PBR materials, and more. By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to structure your code, organize your workflow processes, and continuously deploy to a static website/PWA a game limited only by bandwidth and your imagination. What you will learnUse Babylon.js v5.0 to build an extensible open-source 3D game accessible with a web browserDesign and integrate compelling and performant 3D interactive scenes with a web-based applicationWrite WebGL/WebGPU shader code using the Node Material EditorSeparate code concerns to make the best use of the available resourcesUse the Babylon.js Playground to tightly iterate application implementationConvert a web application into a Progressive Web Application (PWA)Create rich, native-ready graphical user interfaces (GUIs) using the GUI EditorWho this book is for This book on 3D programming in JavaScript is for those who have some familiarity with JavaScript programming and/or 3D game engine development and are looking to learn how to incorporate beautiful interactive 3D scenes into their work. Developers familiar with Unity, Unreal Engine, or three.js will also find this book to be a key resource for learning the ins and outs of Babylon.js.

Download or read book Make It So written by Nathan Shedroff and published by Rosenfeld Media. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many designers enjoy the interfaces seen in science fiction films and television shows. Freed from the rigorous constraints of designing for real users, sci-fi production designers develop blue-sky interfaces that are inspiring, humorous, and even instructive. By carefully studying these “outsider” user interfaces, designers can derive lessons that make their real-world designs more cutting edge and successful.

Download or read book Indie Science Fiction Cinema Today written by Kathleen Fernandez-Vander Kaay and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of 20th century science fiction foretold technological and social developments beyond the year 2000. Since then, a key theme has been: what happens when the future no one anticipated arrives faster than anyone expected? Focusing on 21st century independent science fiction films, the author describes a seismic shift in subject matter as society moves into a new technological age. Independent films since the millennium are more daring, incisive and even plausible in their depiction of possible futures than blockbuster films of the same period. Twenty-one chapters break down today's subgenres, featuring interviews with the filmmakers who created them.

Download or read book Science Fiction Film Directors 1895 1998 written by Dennis Fischer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enormous and exhaustive reference book has entries on every major and minor director of science fiction films from the inception of cinema (circa 1895) through 1998. For each director there is a complete filmography including television work, a career summary, a critical assessment, and behind-the-scenes production information. Seventy-nine directors are covered in especially lengthy entries and a short history of the science fiction film genre is also included.

Download or read book Kid Detectives Cattle Crooks written by Ross Thompson and published by Ross Thompson. This book was released on 2022-09-17 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jason Betelli, Julie Kostas and Luke Mills, also known as the Kid Detectives, are on holiday in Australia. Jason's Uncle Jack has invited them to stay at his cattle property 'Colbert Station' in the State of Victoria, Australia. 'Colert Station' has a problem; stolen cattle and interference with the Stations brand. The kids get drawn into the mystery when they encounter clues to the identity of the Mastermind behind the stolen cattle. Australia is a place of heat, dust, Big Rig Trucks, Aboriginal tribesmen, properties of hundreds of square miles, Stockmen on horses, snakes, scorpions, kangaroos, lizards, colored parrots, and strange insects. The kid detectives are up to their necks in a new adventure. Will the crooks win this time? Read on.

Download or read book The Carpe Noctem Interviews Volume 2 written by Thom Carnell and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2015-04-04 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unequaled second offering of classic Carpe Noctem interviews by Thom Carnell features in-depth conversations with Frank Miller, Clive Barker, Stuart Gordon, David Schow, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Nacho Cerda, Tom Rainone, Viggo Mortensen, and two never-released interviews with Budgie (The Creatures) and artist Hajime Soryama. Also, the latest interview with Monica Richards, who talks about her current project, InfraWarrior.