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The Randall Garrett Megapack collects 25 top science fiction stories from the pages of Astounding Science Fiction Stories, Analog, and Amazing Stories. Views: 54
Citizen in Space is a collection of science fiction short stories by Robert Sheckley. It was first published in 1955 by Ballantine Books (catalogue number 126). It includes the following stories (magazines in which the stories originally appeared given in parentheses): 1. "The Mountain Without a Name" (1955) 2. "The Accountant" (F&SF 1954/7) 3. "Hunting Problem" (Galaxy 1955/9) 4. "A Thief in Time" (Galaxy 1954/7) 5. "The Luckiest Man in the World" (Fantastic Universe 1955/2; also known as "Fortunate Person") 6. "Hands Off" (Galaxy 1954/4) 7. "Something for Nothing" (Galaxy 1954/6) 8. "A Ticket to Tranai" (Galaxy 1955/10) 9. "The Battle" (If 1954/9) 10. "Skulking Permit" (Galaxy 1954/12) 11. "Citizen in Space" (Playboy 1955/9; also known as "Spy Story") 12. "Ask a Foolish Question" (Science Fiction Stories No. 1, 1953) Views: 54
Welcome Again to the Many Worlds of Honor.
Lady Dame Honor Harrington—starship captain, admiral, Steadholder, and Duchess—has spent decades defending the Star Kingdom of Manticore against all comers. Along the way, she has become the legend known as “the Salamander” from her habit of always being where the fire is hottest… and also a national bestseller (Ashes of Victory: #7, “The Wall Street Journal”). But it’s a big universe, and Honor’s actions affect a lot of lives, not all of them human. And their actions affect her—a lesson “Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington” learns years before rising to command rank, when a desperate battle against “pirates” who aren’t quite what they seem begins her brilliant career. Closer to home, in “Changer of Worlds,” a secret that the alien treecats have kept from their human friends for hundreds of years is about to come out… and completely change the relationship between the two species forever. Meanwhile, Eric Flint weighs in with “From the Highlands.” Honor can’t be everywhere, so when the People’s Republic of Haven tries to stage a political assassination on Earth, Anton Zilwicki—husband of one of the Star Kingdom’s most revered military martyrs, and father of a young woman who is clearly a chip off the old block—steps into the breach… and takes the opportunity to settle some old scores along the way. And finally, Esther McQueen and Oscar Saint-Just square off for their final confrontation in Noveau Paris in “Nightfall.” Views: 54
Come along on the Greatest of All Adventures! Join Buck Rogers in the 25th Century! . . .
As he plunges into the cosmos on Earth’s last deep-space probe . . .
As he succumbs to an assault of tremendously cold gases . . .
As he is miraculously revived after a five-hundred year “frozen death” aboard a Draconian Empire ship—only to become the plaything of the alluring Princess Ardala and a pawn in the treacherous game of Kane, menacing commander of the Draconian fleet . . .
As he returns to Earth a stranger, feared, suspected, driven out into the lawless wastes of Anarchia—with only a devoted android and a computerized drone . . . to help him save his life—and his planet—from dread tyranny. Views: 54
For centuries, the Others and humans have lived side by side in uneasy peace. But when humankind oversteps its bounds, the Others will have to decide how much humanity they’re willing to tolerate—both within themselves and within their community... Since the Others allied themselves with the cassandra sangue, the fragile yet powerful human blood prophets who were being exploited by their own kind, the delicate dynamic between humans and Others changed. Some, like Simon Wolfgard, wolf shifter and leader of the Lakeside Courtyard, and blood prophet Meg Corbyn, see the new, closer companionship as beneficial—both personally and practically. But not everyone is convinced. A group of radical humans is seeking to usurp land through a series of violent attacks on the Others. What they don’t realize is that there are older and more dangerous forces than shifters and vampires protecting the land that belongs to the Others—and those forces are willing to do whatever is necessary to protect what is theirs… Views: 54
In a post-apocalyptic world known as the Territory of Malm, infants are born soulless. With a hideous appearance and unquenchable hunger, they are kept out of sight until they are Chosen.*Long ago, the residents of Malm placed their faith in the Office of Souls to lead them and keep them safe after the human race was almost destroyed in the time known only as "Before". But someone long forgotten has other plans, and that means unleashing an unspeakable evil into their world.Soul Implantation Day 3675 starts out like any other, and follows the paths of six people who are destined to meet in the courtyard of the Fountain of Souls: the lead acolyte for the Office of Souls, an adult soulless who has been biding his time for a soul, the Soul Garden's caretaker, and the parents of a Chosen with their daughter, who has a destiny far greater than anyone imagined. They bear witness to a soul implantation ceremony gone terribly awry which forms the backdrop of the beginning of an epic struggle between good and evil.Length: 25,000 wordsCurrently available in the Twisted Souls series:The Soul Garden (Twisted Souls #1)Twisted Souls (Twisted Souls #2)About the AuthorCege Smith is a Minnesota based writer who is addicted to Starbucks lattes and B-rated horror films. She has been crafting spooky stories since she was twelve years old. She lives with her husband, two adorable stepsons, and miniature long-haired dashchund, Juliet, in the suburbs of Minneapolis. Views: 54
