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2661) Operation Crimson Storm
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Twelve years after the events of Invasion!, Earth prepares to retaliate by mounting an expedition against the Martians. With great difficulty, our Space Force establishes bases on the two Martian moons, and also on the surface of the Red Planet. But a series of firefights demonstrate that the aliens hold the upper hand, and that communication between the species is the only thing that will keep our bases from being exterminated. Alex Smith once again...
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In J'hanctum (ja hock tum), a galaxy twice removed from ours, a highly communicable contagion called the Wehtiko (weh tee co) has inexplicably escalated in its infection rate that is normally manageable by the unwavering vigilances of an alien military Corp. known as the Qi-Tahh (chi tahhh) Supremacy. The outbreak began thousands of years ago, but its origin remains unknown, its actions are unpredictable and the cure is elusive as the disease itself....
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When Wyndham Smith is transported to the 45th century, he finds himself fighting a sterile dystopia in which machines have created a sterile womb for mankind, without pain or suffering. Humanity is on the verge of deliberate racial suicide, but Wyndham and Vinetta escape the doomed city, fleeing to Sicily. There they must fight a Man Killer robot that has been programmed to eliminate the last hope of mankind. Can the two lovers defeat this implacable...
2664) Roha a Través Del Tiempo
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En Roha a travs del Tiempo, el mensaje transmitido por el abuelito Paz a su nieto Roha va mas all de una fantasa, lo que nos permite tratar de entender todos aquellos conceptos que hasta ahora, lo que para nosotros es una ficcin ms bien es una realidad. La presencia de lo divino est reflejando en todo aquello, que se necesita hacer para poder cambiar nuestro estado de conciencia. Y todo aquello que nos lleve a una superacin en las diferentes facetas...
2665) Gerun, the Heretic
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Who is Jon Missionary, the half-wit, and why are he and his book so dangerous? On the planet Kanran-9, the religious establishment is threatened by anyone questioning the status quo. And the Emperor's beautiful daughter, Melina-Lu, doesn't help matters any when she falls in love with the heretic Missionary. Years later, the Religio-College has returned to power, and with a weaker Emperor sitting astride the Kanran-9 throne, it now begins purging the...
2666) Rocket from Infinity
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When Pete Mason's father is badly hurt in a space mining accident, eighteen-year-old Pete suspects that the injury was no accident - that it was caused by his family's rivals, Rachel Barry and her children. Even so, when Pete receives an urgent call for help from Jane, Rachel's oldest daughter, he risks his life to save her, only to find that Jane's uncle has taken advantage of the opportunity to jump Pete's new mining claim. Pete is furious; he refuses...
2667) The Guile
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When an AI that monitors casino gambling in Reno taunts a magician by revealing all his tricks, the magician is determined to exact his revenge...in Ian McDonald's Tor.com Original short story The Guile.
2668) Waltz of the Universe
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Waltz of the Universe is a science fiction adventure/romance that is pure escapism No social commentary, no political agenda-just entertainment. It is the story of the crew of the starcruiser Galius, including first-time captain Talana Moriahr. Their journey leads them to one planet that is self destructing and Demetrius, another planet a short ways away that is under attack. Space Corps has let the Galius know that they hold Talana personally responsible...
2669) Mutant Star
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The world is on the threshold of major changes as mutants come out of hiding and start taking their rightful place among normal humans. But can these powerful mutants really overcome the fear and suspicions of non-mutants to be able to co-exist peacefully? ** And what of the problems when a "null" mutant starts to change? Rick was born with no mutant abilities but has suddenly started developing them in an unheard of combination of strength and versatility....
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Seventy-Five' is set in a world where a ruthless government has decreed death at the age of 75. The story follows George and Magda, a couple whose life is shattered when their children take sides: Duke works for the government and Ella joins the resistance. As George's 75th birthday approaches, the family must decide whether to accept their fate or risk everything for a chance at a different life. On their journey, George and Magda encounter the possibility...
2671) Lame Fate Ugly Swans
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Today, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky are counted among the best science fiction writers of the twentieth century, but their relationship with the late-Soviet literary establishment in their home country of Russia was often fraught. Acclaimed during the brief Khrushchev Thaw, the Strugatskys began to fall from grace in the late 1960s as publishers became increasingly reluctant to release their works. The authors' inability to publish, however, diminished...
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This volume - the first of two - selects the very best work by Cleo Eldon "Don" Wilcox, who published nearly 100 novels and short stories in the Ziff-Davis pulp magazines (including Amazing Stories, Fantastic Stories, and Fantastic Adventures). Volume 1 features his most famous story, "The Whispering Gorilla," plus the novel "The Hollow Planet," and the stories "The Dictoator of Peace," "Whirlpool in Space," "Mademoiselle Butterfly," and "Secret of...
2673) Daughter Nature Alpha
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Humanity is facing a 6th mass extinction.We cannot trust Mother Nature to get us through this.Her track record shows that every species is disposable.We are no exception.We want Mother Nature to have a rebel daughter.A daughter who will refuse to watch our species and countless others become a statistic.The most advanced AI humanity has ever created.DNA: Daughter Nature Alpha.
2674) Shadows Dance
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Shadows Dance, a collection of short and long fiction, takes the reader to a world touched by the supernatural and the macabre. In 'The Black List', Miranda Janney, upon the eve of securing her company's biggest account, finds that she is to be the Guinea Pig for Death's modernized reaping service. In 'Shadows Dance', an author discovers just how far the main character in his international best selling series is willing to go in order to avoid being...
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David Martín Portillo imagina un futuro donde el odio hacia el hombre y su esterilidad por las anteriores guerras hace que algunas mujeres busquen la extinción de éste. Su llegada a la cúpula de los distintos estamentos gubernamentales, unida a un sentimiento de misandria , causarán la búsqueda de un control total sobre la población, aunque tengan que depender, en cierta medida, de la inseminación artificial para intentar equilibrar la balanza....
2676) Dr Nof is Missing 3
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The shape-shifting robot could be aboard the platinum spaceship. If it is, Detective Brin must find the ship and capture his fugitive. The only beings on Wacev, the Dooyen, fishermen, and fisherwomen, spend most of their time at sea. Because Brin doesn't know any of them, getting these strangers to help him find the platinum ship will be a challenge.
2677) Among Dimensions
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What would happen if what we describe and classify in a separate way as reality and fantasy was only the result of our poor perception of the world? What if what we dream when we're sleeping isn't only a product of our mind, and it really exists in another dimension? The things we see in that dream are just a peek at ourselves in an alternate and simultaneous reality. This alternate reality is determined by multiple physical, organizational and cultural...
2678) A Flash in Time
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Energy is around us, microwaves, cell-phones, electric lines, radar, and new inventions, scientific cyclotrons, plasma, and energy weapons.
It's 2006, and E-R-Mag Labs, NM, turns on an AM radio antenna connected to "Enet", a communication net at the resonant frequency of earth, to communicate with any special receiver world wide - ships, military units. As the switch is thrown, the entire transmitter explodes, and a tree with metal decorations...
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Frank Reade Jr. and His Engine of the Clouds" (Or, Chased Around the World in the Sky) by Luis Senarens. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and...
2680) The Genesis Trust
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In the three centuries since Galileo, science steadily advanced. In the early twentieth century, science and technology were the undisputed champions of everyday life. Now the pride of scientists was causing science to fail. Clemens Gerhardt, a distinguished scientist and member of the National Academy of Sciences, saw where this pride led. As science failed, it would lead to worsening conditions--and eventually to another Dark Age. Untold millions...
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