Singularity Station
Singularity Station

Author: Brian Ball

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2015-06-30

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 1473210720

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Robotic minds made interstellar travel possible, but human minds still controlled the destination and purpose of such flight. Conflict develops only when a programmed brain cannot evaluate beyond what is visible and substantial, whereas the human mind is capable of infinite imagination - including that which is unreal. Such was the problem at the singularity in space in which the ALTAIR STAR and a hundred other vessels had come to grief. At that spot, natural laws seem subverted - and some other universe's rules impinged. For Buchanan, the station meant a chance to observe and maybe rescue his lost vessel. For the robotic navigators of oncoming spaceships, the meaning was different. And at Singularity Station the only inevitable was conflict.

Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction
Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction

Author: David Seed

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2011-06-23

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0199557454

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David Seed examines how science fiction has emerged as a popular genre of literature in the 20th century, and discusses it in relation to themes such as science and technology, space, aliens, utopias, and gender. Looking at some of the most influential writers of the genre he also considers the wider social and political issues it raises.

Casey Agonistes
Casey Agonistes

Author: Richard M. Mckenna

Publisher: Gateway

Published: 2012-12-07

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0575132078

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This fascinating collection from the Nebula Award-wining author contains the stories: Casey Agonistes, Hunter Come Home, The Secret Place, Mine Own Ways, Fiddler's Green

Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love

Author: Robert A. Heinlein

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1987-08-15

Total Pages: 641

ISBN-13: 1101503076

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The capstone and crowning achievement of the Future History series, from the New York Times bestselling Grand Master of Science Fiction... Time Enough for Love follows Lazarus Long through a vast and magnificent timescape of centuries and worlds. Heinlein's longest and most ambitious work, it is the story of a man so in love with Life that he refused to stop living it; and so in love with Time that he became his own ancestor.

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A

Author: Robert Silverberg

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2004-12

Total Pages: 736

ISBN-13: 9780765305343

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The mysteries and marvels of the science fiction world are brought to life in this compilation of stories representing the work of major authors in this field.

Alien Planet
Alien Planet

Author: Fletcher Pratt

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-08-31

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13:

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"Alien Planet" is a captivating science fiction novel where Merrick Wells and Alvin Schierstedt encounter an extraordinary alien named Ashembe. Through Ashembe's impressive ability to learn English, they embark on a thrilling adventure involving repairs to his unique "Sky Car." As Merrick's performances of English poems gain recognition among the alien community, he discovers the consequences of his artistic choices and the imperfections within their seemingly perfect society.

To Your Scattered Bodies Go
To Your Scattered Bodies Go

Author: Philip Jose Farmer

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2013-01-24

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0575119667

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All those who ever lived on Earth have found themselves resurrected - healthy, young, and naked as newborns - on the grassy banks of a mighty river, in a world unknown. Miraculously provided with food, but with no clues to the meaning of their strange new afterlife, billions of people from every period of Earth's history - and prehistory - must start again. Sir Richard Francis Burton would be the first to glimpse the incredible way-station, a link between worlds. This forbidden sight would spur the renowned 19th-century explorer to uncover the truth. Along with a remarkable group of compatriots, including Alice Liddell Hargreaves (the Victorian girl who was the inspiration for Alice in Wonderland), an English-speaking Neanderthal, a WWII Holocaust survivor, and a wise extraterrestrial, Burton sets sail on the magnificent river. His mission: to confront humankind's mysterious benefactors, and learn the true purpose - innocent or evil - of the Riverworld . . . Winner of the Hugo Award for best novel, 1972

Science Fiction in the Real World
Science Fiction in the Real World

Author: Norman Spinrad

Publisher: SIU Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780809316717

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Updates Lentz's previous work (which Library journal said was producers, screenwriters, cinematographers, special effects technicians, make-up artists, art directors. III: film index. IV: TV series index. V: alternate title index. Science fiction writer Spinrad presents 13 essays, some previously published, examining particular works in the genre, aspects of the industry, and how they influence each other. Topics include critical standards, the visual expression in comic books and movies, modes of content, politics, and profiles of individual authors. No bibliography. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR