Beachhead - format ePub

Brother to Demons, Brother to Gods begins with a genetic engineering program conceived by the Smithwicks, a family of "Creators" who first improve on inadequate Homo sap ("preman") with two laboratory...

Generations of clones on the moon chronicle the recovery of mother Earth, which has been destroyed and deserted. Eons have passed and a new generation of clones discover that their own base on the moon...

Sam Houston Kellington had from boyhood known that he would someday fly to Mars. But what children dream of is often far different in reality from what one could ever imagine. Having been chosen as one...

In the second book in the Legion of Space series, Jay Kalam, Hal Samdu and Giles Habibula fight The Cometeers, an alien race of energy beings controlling a "comet" which is really a giant force field...

C.T. or Seetee, contraterrene, is also known as anti-matter. It is untouchable by the normal matter universe... yet men must learn to control it, or die!

According to legend, Zorn's distant ancestors had vanquished fiery devils from the Demon Moon. Now, a thousand years later, that bloody red world looms closer every day. But Zorn knows little of the past....

"I am omnipotent and omniscient. I want every man on every planet to shudder and grow pale when he thinks of Me. For I have suffered gross injuries that must be avenged..."This sinister message - and...

Science fiction legend Jack Williamson's classic autobiography is much more than the story of a single man's life and work; it is an amazing look at the entire 20th century from the perspective of a man...

The unsettling dreams begin for small-town reporter Will Barbee not long after he first meets the mysterious and beautiful April Bell. They are vivid, powerful and deeply disturbing nightmares in which...

An international agency, COSMOS, is in charge of space exploration in the not very distant future. Odd forms of life have been discovered on Mars, Venus, and Jupiter; there may be a life form on Mercury;...

Dane Belfast is a young scientist seeking the whereabouts of a missing geneticist and family friend.A visit to the mysterious Cadman Corporation results in his being drugged and whisked off to a secret...

The fourth novel in the classic Legion of Space series. In swarming hordes they poured forth from the core of the Nebula: the shadowflashers - nightmarish parasites bent on enslaving the minds and bodies...

A genetic experiment gone wrong produces a tiny pink "worm" that matures into a beautiful woman whose superhuman powers propel her toward a unique destiny.

Somewhere, eons past, the seekers had begun as weapons - cyborg war machines. Nuclear explosions and powerful lasers meant little to them, for each was larger than ten battleships and subsisted on a diet...

From the depths of space the Seeker had come, to make the Solar system her nest. The invader was defeated, but not before the Earth was ravaged, its technology destroyed and its inhabitants reduced to...

Des siècles durant, la vitesse de la lumière avait été la limite absolue imposée aux voyages spatiaux et, même à cette vitesse, les astres étaient à des années les uns des autres. Puis la Compagnie Éronienne...

They were the greatest trio of swashbuckling adventurers ever to ship out to the stars! There was giant Hal Samdu, rocklike Jay Kalam and the incomparably shrewd and knavish Giles Habibula. Here is their...

Chemical symbol... atomic number... atomic weight... Scientific terms for gold... but science can't begin to explain the mystery and magic of gold. It was gold that lured the 'Secret Legion' - as oddly...

On the far planet Wing IV, a brilliant scientist creates the humanoids - sleek black androids programmed to serve humanity.But are they perfect servants - or perfect masters?Slowly the humanoids spread...

In McAdam City, Kentucky, people are fed up with big government interfering with their lives, telling them what they can't do, sticking its nose into their private business, trying to keep them from protecting...

The humanoids, an ultra-mechanical race created by man, have pursued the last remnants of mankind to a remote galactic outpost. One man, a member of the planet's ruling class, comes across a secret force...

Before the Glory of Greece, Crete ruled the known world - and kept it enslaved by black magic! The evil of Minos held sway, protected by three unconquerable walls. First is the fleet that they call the...

Astronaut Ben is lost - a million miles from Earth! His last message: "Strange life forms here...we're under attack...!"Jeff sets off to rescue him, but soon his own crippled starship is caught in the...

One man fights those who quarantine Earth from alien cultures.

In a basement in New Mexico, four poker buddies and amateur adventurers who have discovered a dark mystery buried beneath the sands of the Sahara desert decide to do something about it.In the deep Sahara,...

To win the right to a name, he fought without weapons in the deadly arena of Nggongga - only to be cheated of his prize. Branded a criminal, he sought refuge with the Benefactors, a mysterious interplanetary...

What new menace was besieging mankind's last refuge? The Earth had been stripped bare of the atmosphere and water, its surface left an airless and lifeless desert...except for America. A dome of energy...

The men of Earth were on the verge of breaking into space. The first of their manned moon rockets was on its way to Luna. Now, after ten thousand years, the celestial Watchers were forced to a decision.Were...

In the wake of an extinction-level meteor impact, a small group of human survivors manages to leave the barren Earth and establish a new home on the moon. From Tycho Base, they're able to observe the...

Nick Jenkins works with a group of engineers on asteroid Freedonia, attempting to build the first CT reactor. A contraterrene matter (CT, or antimatter) reactor will provide enough power for the entire...

He thought he understood who he was.Then the stars whispered something else.He was just trying to escape a dead-end life. But what he finds instead is a gateway—one that changes his body, blurs the lines...

In a world where feelings are data and emotions can be bought, hacked, or deleted, trust has become the most dangerous currency of all.Tess Riley is a certified empathy engineer — a designer of customized...

The Others have been around for over a century now. A hunter that is descended from Al Capone has a drunken affair with a woman that is a werecat. His daughter is born half werecat and half her father...

Decadent cyberpunk cities. Giant mechs and monsters. Greek mythology retold like no other. Before the rampage of the colossi, before the killer cyborg Persephone was made... there was the rule of the...

A captivating and eventful story set in the abandoned city of Mirath, a place shrouded in fog and shrouded in mystery. The city's mysterious past is linked to an ancient energy source known as the "Heart...

FLAME IN THE BLOOD On the scorched streets of Emberlow, fire is forbidden—so Kaelen hides the flames in her blood.Until the day she uses her magic to save a child, and the Dominion brands her with a living...

Lyra never expected her life to spiral into chaos the night her wolf was bound and her freedom stolen. As punishment for a crime she didn't commit, her own brother sold her into servitude, leaving her...

9 Short Stories:Tonight is Christmas, This is What You Get, Stumbrick Witches, Night Mirror, Alone on Saturday Night, The Cabin, BLUE, Burn Yourself at the Stake, Wolf & Sheep: Vendetta1 Micro Novel:...

When the stars fall silent, hope must arise.In a future where Earth has been left in ash and humanity is swept away among the stars, survival hinges on one fragile hope: the Flame of Life—a seed capable...

Race Against Time and Terrors!A chance discovery of an old journal propels Windtracer Tela Kioni into an expedition to the depths of the Great Chasm on the far end of the Planus continent to recover a...

Fenrir-2 was an angry planet. Volcanic, inhospitable, and with an atmosphere designed to kill just about anything that liked to breathe. The violence and misery hid a treasure worth billions: rare earth...

How far would you go to protect your family from the past you tried to bury?Laura Bennett thought she could escape her guilt by inviting Jane Winter, a quiet nurse, into her home as a tenant. But when...

The Potent Solution received the following accolades in The Transfeminine Review Reader's Choice Awards 2024:- Distinction for Best Transfeminine Fiction TFR Readers Choice Award- Shortlisted for Best...

** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER **Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon.Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford...

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. The animals at Manor Farm have had enough of Farmer Jones – he’s drunk, reckless and cares little for their welfare. When the...

A funny, emotional and uplifting novel from the French Marian Keyes. 'Heartwarming' Good Housekeeping'A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant' Nicola Cornick For fans of Ruth Hogan, Veronica...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! THE IRON FLAME PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES A BRAND NEW CHAPTER FROM XADEN'S POINT OF VIEW!'Yarros...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very...

For the readers who are moody, feisty, and in another world may also be stabby. She's her Captain's protector, and he's a rival Captain who just couldn't mind his own business.A Grim Pirates Fantasy With...

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, the Thought Police - the language of 1984 has passed into the English language as a symbol of the horrors of totalitarianism. George Orwell's...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Dune Messiah, the sequel to one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for...

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

Clara sat quietly on the porch, the evening breeze rustling the leaves of the trees around her. Mark was inside, finishing up some work, and Larissa was happily playing in the yard with the babysitter....