Scanned, converted, re-formatted, proofed and eBook creation by Jerry.This book contains a very complete and varied sample of Time Travel stories.Peter Haining has performed a careful selection including many great names of the sci-fi world.It is really a pity that this volume is out of stock at the present moment, even if the printing date, 1997, is quite recent.Each story is preceded by a little bio of the author, naming his best works, significant publication dates and trivia.The volume is divided into three parts: Return to Present, Travel to Past and Future's History. Each part title shows which organization criteria was used by Mr. Haining.Return to the PresentThe first tale is a treat by itself a sample of PKD's universe, full of time loops and characteristically stressed characters.From Arthur C. Clark we have a tale of "frozen time" and its possibilities.There are two ultra-short stories one from Asimov and one from Hughes.Jack Finney the author of the book "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers" which served as base for a sci-fi classic movie and its remakes, provide an intelligent tale about a professor that aides people to be happy in past times.James Gunn contributes a story depicting an authoritarian state that pursues its escapes thru time.Brian W. Aldiss well known by his "Heliconia" trilogy has produced an intelligent relation about "time displacement".Travel to PastIt starts very promisingly with a gem from the past: Edward Page Mitchell (1852-1925) manages to travel in time even before H. G. Wells, and he imagines a good anecdote.L. Sprague de Camp offers here one of his "dinosaur safari" memorable, leaving the reader astounded with his paleontology knowledge. It is really very dynamic and with a final twist.Pohl delivers a shorty, focusing on what kind of mess may provide some inordinate good intentions.The author of "Logan's Run", William F. Nolan, presents the reader with a charming romantic story of a journalist thrown to the past and meddling with early car races.There is an ultra-short from Robert F. Young and a vampire's story from Eric Frank Russel.A satiric time travel classic from Alfred Bester and a tale full of poetry and nostalgia from Bradbury (who else?) magnificently close this section.Future's History.It starts with the precursor: a tale from H. G. Wells followed by his intellectual disciple Michael Moorcock.Next, continuing with the British authors, a typical Ballard's tale full of winks and acid humor.Subsequently a humoristic story from Kornbluth showing how a wicked mind may outdo itself is delivered.To complete this anthology two gems: Heinlein's mythic "All of you zombies" and an excellent piece from the cyberpunk master William Gibson.This book is a fair introduction to Time Travel themes, enjoy it! Views: 35
Each new Shark Wars book brings higher stakes—and hungrier sharks! Gray thought he could trust Takiza, the wise yet mysterious betta fish who's been his guide and mentor in the often treacherous depths of the Big Blue. But the news that Takiza was responsible for the death of Gray's father has shaken Gray to his very core. Now Gray is questioning everything he thought he knew. The time to find answers is running short. The prehistores—prehistoric sea monsters long thought to be extinct—are breaking out of the underwater volcano range that has kept them hidden for millennia. Gray, Barkley, and their friends and shivermates must prepare for a war unlike any they've faced before! Shark Wars is Star Wars set underwater—it's a modern-day Warriors for today's voracious readers! Views: 35
Maggie Malone falls through a mysterious door during a Hollywood studio tour and lands in a strange world full of man-eating monsters. All she wants, beyond survival, is to return home. The sexy Neanderthal keeping her alive questions her life choices and marches her halfway across creation, but claims he can get her home. Darrios Derosa is a loner, out to rid his world of the murderous beasts in Celio's Outer Rim. They took his best friend--he won't allow them to take anyone else. The last thing Darrios needs is an alluring woman under his protection--especially one in denial. She wants to be taken home, but doesn't realize what she's asking. Darrios promises to take Maggie to Inland, where she'll be safe, and from there to Avascon, where she can get home. But first they have to fight the monsters and the fire...the one blazing up between them. Views: 35
“The virginal hero of the tale, Prince Orkhan, escapes from the Cage of the Imperial Harem, in which the sons of the sultan are imprisoned, and finds himself hailed by the Harem’s concubines as their new Sultan. He is immediately caught up in the excesses and perversions of the harem.” But evil flourishes in a bed of boredom and, after allowing the Viper to drink at the Tavern of the Perfume-Makers, Orkhan enters a maze of complicated relationships, all orchestrated by the devotees of the Prayer-Cushion movement. Temptation, seduction, story-telling, and magic are used to lure the Sultan towards a climax which is designed to be both ecstatic and fatal. Views: 35
A female survivor of a zombie apocalypse finds herself overwhelmed with
hunger pains. Her starvation is taking its toll on her body. In the
past, she avoided the others, fearing what they might do to her, but now
she must risk an encounter in order to find food. Once she finds
something to eat, she has to fight for what little is left. Fortunately,
the others have no idea what has followed them to their campsite.“Nice
feel to the writing...Cormac McCarthy-esque for lack of a better
description... I enjoyed the twist, and had to read it again to see why I
fell so easily into my assumptions.” - Steve Konkoly, author of The
Jakarta Pandemic and Black Flagged“This is a gritty,
hard-hitting tale which introduces the reader to the dangerous &
sometimes sick post-apocalypse world of Raphael.” - Sean T. Page, author
of The Official Zombie Handbook- The Ministry of Zombies and War
Against The Walking Dead Views: 35
Sarai vowed to bear Abram a son—to what lengths will she go to keep her promise? Wives of the Patriarchs book 1. Views: 35
Brodie Farrell finds things for a living, and when she's asked to locate the whereabouts of Daniel Hood, she sees nothing suspicious in the request. She finds the young man, passes the details on to her client, and commends herself on a job well done. But when the young man is found brutally tortured and left for dead, Brodie is overcome with guilt. Still blaming herself when Daniel asks for help, Brodie finds it impossible to do the sensible thing and walk away. He needs to understand what happened: Until the attack, he'd never known an enemy in the world. The men who hurt him were looking for someone named Sophie, and Daniel knows no one by that name. Finding the authors of Daniel's misfortune, in the end, resolves nothing. It only leads them both into a deeper, more complex tragedy than either imagined possible. Views: 35
Special Agent Jared Stone is hot on the trail of a killer vamp when his wolf comes across the scent of the woman he's been waiting his whole life for - his mate. She's beautiful, feisty, curvy and just what Jared has always desired. But Emily is also hunting the vampire and nothing brings out an alpha male's dominant side faster than a threat to his mate.As they search for her best friend, deputy sheriff Emily Smith struggles to accept this unbelievable twist fate has thrown her. All while curbing an alpha wolf's overbearing tendencies. Because of her size, she's never thought of herself as someone who could set a male - or a wolf - on his ear. But that's exactly what she's done to Jared Stone. Views: 35
Ten sexy stories about older women and the younger lovers they seduce. 'Cougar' features original erotica from Lily Harlem, Primula Bond, Liz Coldwell and many more. Another hot collection from Mischief Books. Sara's guest house becomes a honey trap for young studs. When Jared mistakenly gives Miss Fenchurch a video of one of his performances, her fuse is lit for an explosive private performance. Mrs Murdoch revisits the past and gets her kicks in the world of rock and roll. Cougars are on the prowl in this Mischief collection. Views: 35
