Chester S. Geier (1921-1990) was a U.S. author and editor whose first work, "A Length of Rope" (included here) appeared in Unknown in April 1941. Ray Palmer recruited him to write for the Ziff-Davis group, where he became a frequent contributor to Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures. He published under his own name and several pseudonyms, including Guy Archette, Alexander Blade, P F Costello, Warren Kastel, S M Tenneshaw, Gerald Vance and Peter Worth. This volume collects 21 of his science fiction and fantasy stories:A LENGTH OF ROPETHE SPHERE OF SLEEPENIGMA OF THE CITYSKY IMPIF YOU BELIEVEFIDOENVIRONMENTWEEP NO MORE, MY ROBOTDISAPPEARANCEJEWEL OF DEATHMIRAGE WORLDFOUR WHO RETURNEDA CRYSTAL AND A SPELLGETAWAYHAPPINESS IS NOWHEREHAUNTED METROPOLISQUEST OF THE SPLIT MAPDEATH SENTENCEWATER LODETHE FINAL HOURIf you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to... Views: 22
Locking him away was their first mistake. Trying to kill him will be their last.The
Brink, home to the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals, isn’t where
Special Agent Taza Arkona wants to be, especially since he put his share
of them in there. A security incident sees him trapped on the wrong
side of the bars.Escaping from the maximum-security prison
should be impossible, even without the attention of dangerous inmates, a
deadly assassin, and a sinister plot to overthrow the council. Time is
running out for Taza and the entire human race. If his mission fails,
the galaxy will go to war, and Earth will be first to fall.
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Morpheus is the god of dreams but he can’t hide from the nightmare of his existence. He has been separated from his brothers, tortured and brutalized while a female scientist attempts to force him to pleasure her. El lives in fear. Her ex-husband is always in the background, always trying to take her kids from her. Views: 22
In Rich Larson's astonishing debut Annex, only outsiders can fight off the true aliens.At first it is a nightmare. When the invaders arrive, the world as they know it is destroyed. Their friends are kidnapped. Their families are changed.Then it is a dream. With no adults left to run things, Violet and the others who have escaped capture are truly free for the first time. They can do whatever they want to do. They can be whoever they want to be. But the invaders won't leave them alone for long...This thrilling debut by one of the most acclaimed short form writers in science fiction tells the story of two young outsiders who must find a way to fight back against the aliens who have taken over her city. Views: 22
She's brave, crazy, dangerous... and your best shot at crossing the galaxy alive.An encounter with an android and an orphan has left Shaen unsettled. She's the best coyote pilot in the galaxy, but the future for all coyote pilots is madness and death, or worse, a permanent return to the hellish Asylum Ships. Unwilling to let the Belle Starr become space debris if she's incapacitated, Shaen agrees to something she's never attempted: taking on an apprentice.But old rivals Vahnu and Vishku have a different plan to make their fortune and avoid their fate. A plan that includes stealing the very thing she's struggling to save: Shaen's fractured mind. Views: 22
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In war-ravaged Valdemar, Queen Selenay is attempting an alliance with an ancient enemy, the neighboring kingdom of Karse. This is no easy task, but it is a venture that must not fail if either realm hopes to survive the coming confrontation with the massive armies of the ancient and enigmatic Eastern Empire. Views: 22
A novel about the blues, voodoo, a little girl named Lisa Henderson, and the battle between Good and Evil for the fate of the world. From New York to New Orleans and all points in-between, bluesmen alive and dead confront the apocalypse unleashed by Robert Johnson when he sang his song after that fateful day at the Crossroads. Views: 22
The highly anticipated second chapter in the Chronicles of Acadia is here. Follow the Walker brothers and their stalwart gnome companion Bipp as they journey to the surface of Acadia in search of the mysterious Isaac, the one person who may hold the key to overthrowing the dark sentient Crystal. Along the way they will forge alliances with brave new allies and cross paths with some of the deadliest forces they have ever faced in the Land of the Giants.~Enter the Fourth Age of Acadia.~Ages long past, forced to abandon the surface, mankind descended into the core of Acadia, fleeing impending xenocide at the hands of the cruel invading ice giants, the Jotnar. There, under the light of the Crystal god, Baetylus, they settled a new homeland among the deep forests and wide caverns of Vanidriell. Views: 22
