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Planesrunner: Book 1 Of The Everness Series (Everness #1)
by Ian McDonaldThere is not one you. There are many yous. There is not one world. There are many worlds. Ours is one among billions of parallel earths.When Everett Singh's scientist father is kidnapped from the streets of London, he leaves young Everett a mysterious app on his computer: the Infundibulum, the map of all the parallel earths, the most valuable object in the multiverse. There are dark forces in the Plenitude of Known Worlds who will stop at nothing to get it. They've got power, authority, the might of ten planets—some of them more technologically advanced than our Earth—at their fingertips. He's got wits, intelligence, and a knack for Indian cooking.Everett must trick his way through the Heisenberg Gate that his dad helped build and go on the run in a parallel Earth. But to rescue his dad from Charlotte Villiers and the sinister Order, this Planesrunner's going to need friends. Friends like Captain Anastasia Sixsmyth, her adopted daughter, Sen, and the crew of the airship Everness.Can they rescue Everett's father and get the Infundibulum to safety? The game is afoot!Praise for Planesrunner“PLANESRUNNER is chock-full of awesome. Ian McDonald's steampunk London blazes on a vast scale with eye-popping towers, gritty streets, and larger-than-life characters who aren't afraid to fight for each other. The kind of airship-dueling, guns-blazing fantasy that makes me wish I could pop through to the next reality over, join the Airish, and take to the skies.” —Paolo Bacigalupi“Science fiction rules in this stellar series opener about a boy who travels to parallel universes. What joy to find science fiction based on real scientific concepts… Shining imagination, pulsing suspense and sparkling writing make this one stand out.” —Kirkus (Starred Review)“McDonald writes with scientific and literary sophistication, as well as a wicked sense of humor. Add nonstop action, eccentric characters, and expert universe building, and this first volume of the Everness series is a winner.” —Publishers Weekly
Planesrunner (Everness #1)
by Ian McdonaldSuddenly, thirteen-year-old Everett has become the owner of the most valuable object in the multiverse. The Infundibulum, the map of all the parallel earths, is an app on his computer, and there are dark forces who will stop at nothing to get it.
Planeswalker (Magic The Gathering: Artifacts Cycle Ser. #Vol. 2)
by Lynn AbbeyUrza Triumphant The war between Urza and Mishra is over. Brooding on the death of his brother at the hands of extraplanar forces, Urza drifts among the planes. But the end of the Brothers’ War has transformed him into something greater. Deep within his heart, a spark has been kindled to a flame that cannot be quenched. Urza has become a planeswalker.
Planet Auschwitz: Holocaust Representation in Science Fiction and Horror Film and Television
by Brian E. CrimPlanet Auschwitz explores the diverse ways in which the Holocaust influences and shapes science fiction and horror film and television by focusing on notable contributions from the last fifty years. The supernatural and extraterrestrial are rich and complex spaces with which to examine important Holocaust themes - trauma, guilt, grief, ideological fervor and perversion, industrialized killing, and the dangerous afterlife of Nazism after World War II. Planet Auschwitz explores why the Holocaust continues to set the standard for horror in the modern era and asks if the Holocaust is imaginable here on Earth, at least by those who perpetrated it, why not in a galaxy far, far away? The pervasive use of Holocaust imagery and plotlines in horror and science fiction reflects both our preoccupation with its enduring trauma and our persistent need to “work through” its many legacies. Planet Auschwitz website (https://planetauschwitz.com)
Planet Bear (Once Upon a Harem #1)
by Rebecca RoyceJessica White never intended to stray from her intended path. Her assignment was hard but simple. Travel through the unrestricted path of space corridor that runs between Planet Bear, Planet Wolf, and Planet Cat to human territory to deliver the packages the Union have entrusted her with. The pay day she gets when she completes her job will seriously help her family. But when she gets attacked and ends up crash landing on Planet Bear, her life changes immediately.Finn, Cole, and Rylan aren’t just any shifters—they run the planet—and if they want their human mate accepted they’re going to change everything to get what they want. She is their mate. Everyone else can get out of their way. But Jessica isn’t at all sure she wants to go along with this mating. Their furniture is too big, their food is weird, she’s not a bear shifter, and she can’t defend herself from crazy bears shifting to threaten her life. The brothers three will have to convince her they’re worth all the adjustment or lose her to space.
A Planet Called Treason
by Orson Scott CardA Planet Called Treason is a science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card. A group of people who were banished to the seemingly metal-poor planet Treason attempted to create rule by an intellectual elite. The novel centers on the descendants of these anti-democratic thinkers who remain imprisoned on the planet.
A Planet Called Utopia
by J. T. McintoshThe first visitor to paradise in three centuries!For 300 years, Utopia has been separated from the rest of the galaxy. Now, after intricate negotiations, a single visitor from the Other Worlds is permitted to travel to this strange planet.What Hardy Cronyn finds is stranger than he could have imagined: no marriage, few children, and a population that was effectively immortal. No death, no crime . . . a true paradise.But then Cronyn discovers the paralyzing fear shared by all Utopia's inhabitants: If life is eternal, pain will last a long, long time.
A Planet Called Utopia
by J. T. McintoshThe first visitor to paradise in three centuries!For 300 years, Utopia has been separated from the rest of the galaxy. Now, after intricate negotiations, a single visitor from the Other Worlds is permitted to travel to this strange planet.What Hardy Cronyn finds is stranger than he could have imagined: no marriage, few children, and a population that was effectively immortal. No death, no crime . . . a true paradise.But then Cronyn discovers the paralyzing fear shared by all Utopia’s inhabitants: If life is eternal, pain will last a long, long time.
A Planet Called Utopia (Prologue Science Fiction Ser.)
by J. T. McIntoshUtopia had been completely separated from the rest of the galaxy for 300 years. It had taken six decades to finalise the agreement and conditions that would permit a visitor from the Other Worlds to come there. Hardy Cronyn from Washington IV was the first arrival.The sensuous, young beauty who was to be his guide greeted him with a kiss. But it only took moments for Cronyn to learn the rules: no marriage. It was illegal. The two million inhabitants of Utopia were immortal. If there were marriage, there would be the desire for children, and that was seldom allowed.The only deaths were accidental; petty crime was non-existent. Cronyn believed Utopia was paradise - until he discovered one paralyzing fear that consumed them all - PAIN! For if life was eternal pain would last a long, long, time...
Planet der Roboter (Die Kontakt Chroniken #1)
by Louis Edward RosasIn Vorbereitung auf die erste bemannte Mission zum Mars wurde der neueste Rover der NASA, Mars Prospector, zum Roten Planeten gesandt, um potentielle Landezonen auszukundschaften. Doch als der Rover etwas Beunruhigendes vor seine Linse bekommt, löst dies eine Reihe verstörender Ereignisse für Dr. Wayne Parsons und sein JPL Rover Team aus, die sowohl die Mission als auch ihre Leben aufs Spiel stellt. American Mishima Autor Louis Edward Rosas präsentiert eine Kurzgeschichte voll mit Intrigen, Wissenschaft und einer dunklen Kampagne, die Wahrheit zu unterdrücken, die in Frage stellen wird, ob wir wirklich allein im Universum sind.
Planet Earth: Our Extraordinary World Up Close!
by Matthew Murrie Steve MurrieThis book will take the reader up close to some of the most interesting animals and places on Earth and share some remarkable facts about them.
Planet Earth/Inside Out
by Gail GibbonsWhat if we could open up our planet and look inside? From its red-hot core to the highest mountain peak, come see Earth as you've never seen it before in a colorful introduction to the powerful forces shaping our home.
Planet Eaters (Galaxy Mavericks #8)
by Michael La RonnThe Mavericks are united. Will the Planet Eaters break them? They came from different walks of life, but an evil alien race united them together. Now the Galaxy Mavericks must fight for the safety of the galaxy, and the first step is finding Florian Macalestern. The fight won't be as easy as the team thinks. And the spoiled tycoon has more than a few tricks up his sleeve. V1.0
Planet Hate (Outlanders #60)
by James AxlerCenturies beyond the aftermath of a shattered earth, the aeons-old manipulation of humanity has brought forth a new chrysalis of star-born domination. His name is Ullikummis, exiled scion of an embattled but brilliant and calculating inhuman race. Now, his influence and mind control has spread like a contagion, capturing innocent minds in a flood of cruel, false salvation as his tidal wave of power sweeps across the planet.With their headquarters destroyed and their greatest asset, archivist Brigid Baptiste, lost to the manipulation of the enemy, Kane and the elite Cerberus Rebels are losing the battle-but not yet the war. As Kane succumbs to incapacitating hallucinations, Brigid's dark avatar lays siege to the final piece of her Stone God's plot: a very special child, who is the secret link to a ghastly pantheon of despotic rule.
Planet Havoc: A Zombicide Invader Novel (Zombicide)
by Tim WaggonerScoundrels and soldiers band together to survive the onslaught of alien-zombies spreading across the galaxy in this riotous adventure from the bestselling game, Zombicide: InvaderA deserted R&D facility tempts the hungry new Guild, Leviathan, into sending a team to plunder its valuable research. The base was abandoned after a neighboring planet was devastated by an outbreak of Xenos – alien zombies – but that was a whole planet away... When the Guild ship is attacked by a quarantine patrol, both ships crash onto the deserted world. Only it isn&’t as deserted as they hope: a murderous new Xeno threat awakens, desperate to escape the planet. Can the crews cooperate to destroy this new foe? Or will they be forced to sacrifice their ships and lives to protect the galaxy?
Planet Hulk
by Greg PakBanished to outer space, the Hulk crashes on a treacherous planet where he incites an uprising in this adaptation of the blockbuster graphic novel. When a rogue general&’s attack on the Hulk outside Las Vegas ends in deadly tragedy, a group of Earth&’s heroes known as the Illuminati must make a difficult decision. While scientist Bruce Banner is not a killer, his alter-ego the Hulk is a threat to everyone—including himself. The Illuminati&’s plan is to trick Banner into boarding a space shuttle to repair a dangerous satellite, only to send him to a peaceful planet where he can harm no one and no one can harm him. But when Banner learns of their betrayal, he loses control and transforms into the Hulk. In a fit of rage, he sets himself on a new course, crashing into the planet Sakaar where the tyrannical Red King rules through violence and anger. Captured and sold into slavery, Hulk becomes Green Scar, the planet&’s mightiest and most popular gladiator. But his masters underestimate their new warrior . . . Forging a pact with his fellow gladiators Miek, Brood, Korg, Hiroim, and Elloe Kaifi, the Hulk sets a foundation for a revolution. It will either improve Sakaar or destroy it—and help Hulk satisfy his hunger for revenge.Adapted from the graphic novel by Greg Pak, Carlo Pagulayan and Aaron Lopresti.
The Planet Killers
by Robert SilverbergIt was in wide-eyed horror that Roy Gardner heard the news from the Chief of Security. In just sixty-seven years the Earth would be totally destroyed by the planet Lurion.That data had been compiled by the invincible computer. With unwavering faith in the machine, humans had only one thing to do - destroy Lurion first.And the man to do the job was Gardner. If he did it successfully the blood of billions would be on his hands; if he fouled up he would be the worst traitor in Terrestrial history. And not even he knew which course he would pursue when he finally learned that even the all-wise machine had not known all the right answers.First published in 1959.
The Planet Killers: Three Novels of the Spaceways
by Robert SilverbergThis trio of early short novels by Grand Master Robert Silverberg is straight-up pulp science fiction at its finest As a young man, Robert Silverberg was a science fiction prodigy, turning out top-flight stories in the blink of an eye. Though written quickly, Silverberg's early prose already showed evidence of the literary and imaginative qualities that would make him a giant in the field. Here are three of his best early works. In The Planet Killers, after Earth's supercomputer calculates that the inhabitants of the planet Lurion will destroy Earth in sixty-seven years, Roy Gardner is sent to stop them--by any means necessary. In The Plot Against Earth, Special Investigator Lloyd Catton's efforts to crack a ring of "hypnojewel" traffickers uncovers a galaxy-wide conspiracy. And in One of Our Asteroids Is Missing, when miner John Storm stakes claim to an asteroid with a king's ransom of rare minerals, he's set for life--or would be, if his discovery didn't also mark him for death.
Planet Nightmare
by Murray LeinsterIn a far distant future mankind must cope with huge insects and titanic fungus growths. Life has been greatly altered, and Man is now in the process of becoming acclimated to the change. Burl, our hero, must not only deal with the huge insects and the terror that they inspire but with a far greater danger menacing the human race: the deadly Red Dust. Preoccupied with staying alive, Burl has no idea that a human spaceship is about to crash land on his world and change his life forever. Included here in one volume are 'The Mad Planet,' 'The Red Dust,' and 'Nightmare Planet.'
Planet of Death
by Robert SilverbergEarthman Roy Crawford is framed for murder on the planet Velliran. He has two choices. He must escape from the planet within three days or go to prison for life.But the only spaceship leaving the planet within three days belongs to the Exploration Corps. This is a group of scientists which investigates new planets. They are about to leave for World Seven on the Star System Z-16. With help from his friends, the dazed Crawford finds himself in the ship. The scientists, of course, think he is one of them.But World Seven is no escape for Roy. It is a planet of death. The team of scientists find themselves in a world where even the trees are killers. And one more killer is on the spaceship - the real murderer who framed Crawford!
Planet of Dread: Cap Kennedy Book 10
by E. C. TubbENTER DR. KAIFENG . . . Of all possible enemies, Cap Kennedy had yet to cross swords with the legendary master of galactic villainy, Dr Kaifeng. In the struggle for the mind of the tyrant of Papan, they finally met - and Kennedy was the loser. There was only one chance to save the situation and that was to pay the price of the enigmatic super-surgeons of the Kraid. He would have to take a role in their eternal play-acting. The stage would be the past, a barbaric world of swords and sorcery. Kennedy would be just a sword-wielding freebooter with a crew of murderous puppets at his back. And if he survived, Kaifeng would be waiting at the stage door.
Planet of Dread: Cap Kennedy Book 10
by E.C. TubbENTER DR. KAIFENG . . .Of all possible enemies, Cap Kennedy had yet to cross swords with the legendary master of galactic villainy, Dr Kaifeng. In the struggle for the mind of the tyrant of Papan, they finally met - and Kennedy was the loser.There was only one chance to save the situation and that was to pay the price of the enigmatic super-surgeons of the Kraid. He would have to take a role in their eternal play-acting. The stage would be the past, a barbaric world of swords and sorcery. Kennedy would be just a sword-wielding freebooter with a crew of murderous puppets at his back. And if he survived, Kaifeng would be waiting at the stage door.
Planet of Exile: Three Complete Novels Of The Hainish Series In One Volume--rocannon's World; Planet Of Exile; City Of Illusions (The\hainish Ser.)
by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Earth colony of Landin has been stranded on Werel for ten years - and each of Werel's years is over 60 terrestrial years! After so long an exile, the lonely and dwindling human settlement is beginning to feel the strain. Every winter - a season that lasts a decade and a half - the Earthmen have neighbours: the humanoid hilfs, a nomadic people who only settle down for the cruel cold spell. The hilfs fear the Earthmen, whom they think of as witches, and call the farborns. But both peoples have common enemies: the hordes of ravaging barbarians called gaals, and eerie preying snow ghouls. Can the hilfs and the farborns overcome their mutual suspicions and join forces? Or will they both be annihilated?
Planet of Exile
by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Earth colony of Landin has been stranded on Werel for ten years - and each of Werel's years is over 60 terrestrial years! After so long an exile, the lonely and dwindling human settlement is beginning to feel the strain. Every winter - a season that lasts a decade and a half - the Earthmen have neighbours: the humanoid hilfs, a nomadic people who only settle down for the cruel cold spell. The hilfs fear the Earthmen, whom they think of as witches, and call the farborns. But both peoples have common enemies: the hordes of ravaging barbarians called gaals, and eerie preying snow ghouls. Can the hilfs and the farborns overcome their mutual suspicions and join forces? Or will they both be annihilated?