The residents of a small town in New Hampshire are a very upstanding lot. There is only one man they shun - the rather scruffy town drunk named Copernicus Droop. But Copernicus has suddenly stopped drinking. He has a secret. An amazing secret. He has come into possession of a time machine - an airplane-like invention called a Panchronicon. And he wants to use this machine to make himself rich. But he needs the help of his two cousins, Rebecca and Phoebe Wise. Plans are made. Time travel is attempted. Problems abound. The first part of the book - the part which involves the time machine and the journey, are clever and entertaining - in a 1904 sort of way. This is where the book sticks to it\'s sci-fi roots. About half-way through the story, though, the plot bears away from the Panchronicon and spins into many different diverse plots - all of which are made more difficult to read because of the stilted, antiquated dialogues used. Views: 74
Restless and embittered by an abusive past, Arton the Heretic finds himself in a battle of wills with Lily, a gorgeous geneticist. She holds the key to the future of his people, but she was brought to this savage world against her will and that’s an insult she’ll not soon forget. Their attraction is instantaneous and intense, yet each has valid reasons for mistrusting the other. He wants her, is consumed with the need to claim her, but he can’t focus on the future until he deals with the past. Views: 73
You've heard, I'm sure, about the two Martians who went into a bar, saw a jukebox flashing and glittering, and said to it, "What's a nice girl like you doing in a joint like this?" Well, here's one about two Capellans and a slot-machine.... Views: 73
In this fast-paced, exhilarating sequel to the acclaimed The Islands at the End of the World, Leilani and her family on the Big Island of Hawai'i face the challenge of survival in the world of the Emerald Orchid, a green presence that appeared in the sky after a global blackout. As the Hawaiian Islands go back to traditional ways of living, people must grow their own food and ration everything from gas to bullets. Medicine is scarce; a simple infection can mean death. Old tensions and new enemies emerge. And one girl, Leilani, is poised to save her world. Views: 73
Kaede is a Source, capable of powering a machine with her own energy, but she has been hiding the full extent of her abilities. Given the tenuous relations between her country and their rivals, she fears discovery of her full power would provoke the war that hangs over them. But others disagree, and firmly believe that power like Kaede's is far too valuable to be hidden away... Views: 73
Petty Officer Vera Chu lives her dream of serving aboard a US Coast Guard cutter. Newly assigned to patrols of the treacherous Columbia River Bar only affirms her resolve.Lieutenant Hammond Markson flies his Dolphin rescue helicopter as if it's a part of himself.Only when a desperate rescue on the storm-tossed Oregon Coast cliffs throws them together do they find out how truly exciting life can be. Views: 73
