Captain Michael Sheridan and Master Sergeant Alan Cole are dispatched back to Earth to track down a man who should be dead. Before too long it becomes apparent that they are trapped in a deadly game of revenge. From the depth of space to the streets of Rome and beyond, the fight for the truth had begun.** Views: 45
SUMMARY: America, tomorrow. A world laced with paranoia, dominated by the entertainment industry and ruled by the corporations. A future where the ordinary man is an enslaved underclass and politics is just a branch of showbiz. This is the Dark Future. Frankie Lam has it all: money, great job and a steady stream of women. But his world is about to be rocked to its core as he takes over his deceased brother's job in the Hong Kong office of a shadowy multi-national corporation. Spirit-ancestors, organized crime and an elusive, disposable pop star. Welcome to Hong Kong, Frankie! Views: 45
Based loosely on the tale of Puss in Boots, Reserved for the Cat takes place in 1910 in an alternate London. A young dancer, penniless and desperate, is sure she is going mad when a cat begins talking to her mind-to-mind. But her feline guide, actually an Elemental Earth Spirit, helps her to impersonate a famous Russian ballerina and achieve the success she’s been dreaming of. Unfortunately she also attracts the attention of another Elemental Spirit— a far more threatening one— and the young dancer must once again turn to her mysteriously powerful four-legged furry friend. Views: 45
"Dying is easy," a great actor is reported to have said; "comedy is hard." The ten stories in this collection demonstrate that Brian Stableford has mastered the art of creating comedy in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Contents: "The Cosmic Perspective," "The Haunted Nursery," "The Phantom of Teirbrun" (an original fantasy novella), "Custer's Last Stand," "The Requiem Masque," "Meat on the Bone," "Murphy's Grail," "Brief Encounter in the Smoking Area," "Fans from Hell," and "The Annual Conference of the Prophets of Atlantis."About the AuthorBrian Stableford has written and edited over 100 volumes of science fiction, horror, fantasy, literary criticism, and reference, among others, many of them being published by the Borgo Press Imprint of Wildside Press. He lives and works in Reading, England. ContentsThe Cosmic PerspectiveThe Haunted NurseryThe Phantom of TeirbrunCuster’s Last StandThe Requiem MasqueMeat on the BoneMurphy’s GrailBrief Encounter in the Smoking AreaFans from HellThe Annual Conference of the Prophets of Atlantis Views: 45
Scientists thought that Earth was safe from invasion. The distance between stars is so great that it seemed impossible for even the most advanced civilizations to send a large spaceship from one star system to another.But now, an alien species—from a planet hundreds of light-years from Earth—has found a way.A small, spherical probe lands in an empty corner of New York City. It soon drills into the ground underneath, drawing electricity from the power lines to jumpstart its automated expansion and prepare for alien colonization.When the government proves slow to react, NASA scientist Dr. Sarah Pooley realizes she must lead the effort to stop the probe before it becomes too powerful. Meanwhile, the first people who encounter the alien device are discovering just how insidious this interstellar intruder can be.In The Orion Plan, Mark Alpert presents a fascinating story of first contact with an alien intelligence far beyond what we... Views: 45
Bought by Maraya21kickass.to / 1337x.org / h33t.to / thepiratebay.seLana Harvey isn't just any reaper. She's the new captain of the Posy Unit, a specialty group dedicated to harvesting mass quantities of souls from natural disaster sites, battlefields, and the like. The new title didn't come without a price though. Lana made some promises along the way, and now it's time to follow through... even if that means putting herself in the path of the three Fates, a fickle and mighty force to be reckoned with. The Fates run a soul recycling plant in Limbo City, and if Lana isn't careful, they just might recycle her. Views: 45
To save the future, he must confront the truth of his past.
The Hunter will not rest until his blade pierces the demonic Sage’s heart.
His pursuit leads across windswept plains, into an ancient holy vault, and through a barren mountain range. Beside him is Hailen, the mysterious child with dangerous magical abilities—abilities that are dragging the boy deep into madness.
The only hope of putting an end to the Sage and curing Hailen is to reach the lost city of Enarium. Views: 45
SUMMARY:"Adam Roberts has got what it takes."--Peter F. HamiltonTighe lives on a wall that towers above his village and falls away below it. Though vast and unforgiving, the Worldwall is all he and his people know, and they cling on for dear life. Until one day, Tighe falls--and falls, and falls...and survives. He finds a new part of the wall, a vast expanse of cluttered ledges packed with more people then he ever imagined existed. More than that, he encounters war, fought by the Popes and their armies. A war he must join, and that will take him on a journey into the heart of the mystery behind the wall. Endlessly imaginative, this novel by the acclaimed author of Salt presents a radically different universe than any you've read about before. "Adam Roberts has got what it takes."--Peter F. HamiltonTighe lives on a wall that towers above his village and falls away below it. Though vast and unforgiving, the Worldwall is all he and his people know, and they cling on for dear life. Until one day, Tighe falls--and falls, and falls...and survives. He finds a new part of the wall, a vast expanse of cluttered ledges packed with more people then he ever imagined existed. More than that, he encounters war, fought by the Popes and their armies. A war he must join, and that will take him on a journey into the heart of the mystery behind the wall. Endlessly imaginative, this novel by the acclaimed author of Salt presents a radically different universe than any you've read about before. Views: 45
