Soma Blues - format ePub

He is a tortured soul. Separated at an early age from two conflicting personalities, Alistair Crompton has decided on a daring scheme to reintegrate himself. But installed in different bodies and despatched...

This collection focuses on Sheckley's horror stories. The sixteen stories included are "A Trick Worth Two of That," "The Mind-Slaves of Manitori," "Pandora's Box-Open with Care," "The Dream of Misunderstanding,"...

Hob Draconian, American-born but a two-decade resident of Ibiza and a tie-dyed-in-the-wool hippie philosopher, finds himself in Snuff's Landing, New Jersey, doing import/export work on equipment for communes...

In "The Robot Who Looked Like Me," a busy man and a busy woman find a way to carve out time to romance each other-by having look-alike robots made to do the job-who then run away together.The twelve other...

Marvin Goodman thinks he has discovered an unknown paradise and buys "A Ticket to Tranai." What starts as Utopia ends up becoming a death trap.The twelve other stories included in this collection are...

In "Pilgrimage to Earth," on a long-desired trip to the home planet, a young man finds a perfectly developed society and, finally, deep, true love-which, sadly, only lasts for a very limited time before...

In "The Cruel Equations," a planetary explorer finds out how lethal it can be when a robot guard has been designed to do too perfect a job.The fifteen other stories in this collection are "Can You Feel...

When Robert Sheckley creates a modern take on the myth of the Minotaur, he creates a tour de force of imagination, fantasy, and creative confusion. Through brief chapters running from "How Theseus got...

More than three dozen of the best and most popular stories by the acknowledged master of the short science fiction story. The thirty-nine works contained in this volume-twenty-six from the author's ten...

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. Robert Sheckley was one of science fiction’s most prolific short story writers. Though less known today than he was in his heyday, he was...

What mission had the Quedak been given? Even he couldn't remember any more - but he refused to die till it was completed! A masterful science fiction tale woven by a master of the genre, Robert Sheckley!...

Hob Draconian, American-born but a two-decade resident of Ibiza and a tie-dyed-in-the-wool hippie philosopher, is happily back from America and living in Ibiza - until he learns that the property he's...

As one of the Guardian ships protecting Earth, the crew had a problem to solve. Just how do you protect a race from an enemy who can take over a man's mind without seeming effort or warning?

It's well established now that the way you put a question often determines not only the answer you'll get, but the type of answer possible. So ... a mechanical answerer, geared to produce the ultimate...

Will Barrent awakes without memories just before being deposited on Omega, a planet for criminals where the average life expectancy is 3 years. He’s listed as a murderer and released into the illicit...

En 1955, Robert Sheckley imagine le dernier des grands projets inutiles. « Plusieurs milliers d’hommes et de machines étaient déjà sur la planète et au commandement de Morrison, ils se disperseraient,...

Besoin d’une terraformation, d’une purification d’atmosphère, d’un assainissement d’écosphère ? Arnold et Gregor sont là pour résoudre les problèmes rencontrés par les nouveaux pionniers humains à travers...

À l’instar de Philip K. Dick, plus apprécié en France que dans son pays natal, Robert Sheckley a bâti une œuvre éblouissante et sans concessions, encore aujourd’hui inégalée. Tour à tour décapants, drôles,...

1 - LA MISSION DU QUEDAK. Le Quedak est venu de loin, tout spécialement pour se glisser en vous... L’astronef se posa sur la plaine aride. Éperonné par l’idée de sa mission, le Quedak s’éloigna en rampant...

'Hilarious SF satire. Douglas Adams said it was the only thing like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, although written ten years earlier. It's wonderful' Neil GaimanThis madcap cosmic farce relates...

In "Gray Flannel Armor," a man named Hanley finds perfection in a rigidly regular structure of social interaction-including for romance-and devises a system that the whole of humanity adopts.The eleven...

People hunt and kill one another as public entertainment and to win prizes in "Seventh Victim," the short version of Sheckley's novel The 10th Victim, which was made into a movie.The twelve other stories...

Tomorrow...and the day after. Citizens worship the Almighty Machine. Passion is a beatnik, love the new frontier. Both God and Satan have been driven underground. The insane are treated by making their...

In 2092, the world's ecology is in ruins, drought and famine are widespread and survival is a never-ending challenge. Harold Erdman leaves his dying community with one goal, to make his way to Esmeralda,...

Thomas Carmody wins the Intergalactic Sweepstakes and leaves Earth behind. He ends up following his fast-talking Prize from place to place, seeing talking dinosaurs, a perfect city smothering its residents...

In "The Prize of Peril," everyone lives on...because when someone is about to die, the emergency squad is always there to bring that person back-whether he or she wants it or not.The seven other stories...

Will Barrent had no memory of his crime . . . but he found himself shipped across space to a brutal prison-planet. On Omega, his only chance to advance himself - and stay alive - is to commit an endless...

Hob Draconian, American-born but a two-decade resident of Ibiza and a tie-dyed-in-the-wool hippie philosopher divides his time between Paris and Ibiza--and when Soma, a new drug, turns up in Paris in...

In "Fool's Mate," it takes a crazy man and a set of fake orders to break a deadly battle stalemate in deep space.The ten other stories in this collection are "Prospector's Special," "The Girls and Nugent...

One of the best futurist writers ever imagines an international detective, a professional risk-taker working outside government, law and order and takes him on an adventure to what might as well be an...

"'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.'"As he climbs...

"There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building… wherever they had murdered…"...

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...

"'There will be three tasks, spaced throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many different ways … their magical prowess - their daring - their powers of deduction - and, of course,...

"'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'" Dark times have...

'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...

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...

This describes the life of young Lumak and the later part of his life, being sent on several missions by his Grand Lord Gerra, throughout the local galaxies to save those in trouble. Being a Shadite,...

Medical industries used genetic modifications to improve human life. Do the Elite Pure who disagree with these choices have the right to an Earth free of any humans that have had DNA alterations?The Elite...

• Book 5 of the Numen Chronicles •As Lilith's plague spreads and her hunt draws closer, Alucard and Zalith fortify Uzlia, rallying their forces and searching for the Pandorican--the one thing they need...

This book tells the turbulent history of a human race called the Ancients who lived on planet Caefon within the Galaxy of Andromeda. They were the race responsible for the creation of the nano-bot Javols....

Most of Earth's humans have been infected by the Terminal Disease. That persistent pandemic prevents people from having children. This situation causes numerous problems including kidnapping and child...

Flying off course during a horrific storm, Santa and his reindeers find themselves within a grim situation. From extreme horror author, Edward Lee, comes a new novelette HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS. The stockings...

Lyra, Obsidian, and Xara stopped Zara. But she left a very big problem in her wake before she disappeared into Eloh.Zara had stolen the solid drop of light that fuels the Sun, and without it, the Sun...

Darkness isn't always the enemy. Sometimes, it's the answer.At Obsidian Academy, magic is power, and only the strongest survive. Nykara has spent her life embracing the shadows, wielding a sharp tongue...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."Harry Potter has never even heard...

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...

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...

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)...

"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

A heart-wrenching grim cozy pirate's tale with a little bit of romance. This is not 'Cozy' in the traditional sense, unless you find misery and betrayal to be as comforting as a cup of hot cocoa."This...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

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...

"'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'"When the Knight Bus crashes...

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...