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Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick
by Philip K. Dick Jonathan LethemSelected Stories of Philip K. Dick contains twenty-one of Dick's most dazzling and resonant stories, which span his entire career and show a world-class writer working at the peak of his powers.In "The Days of Perky Pat," people spend their time playing with dolls who manage to live an idyllic life no longer available to the Earth's real inhabitants. "Adjustment Team" looks at the fate of a man who by mistake has stepped out of his own time. In "Autofac," one community must battle benign machines to take back control of their lives. And in "I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon," we follow the story of one man whose very reality may be nothing more than a nightmare. The collection also includes such classic stories as "The Minority Report," the basis for the Steven Spielberg movie, and "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," the basis for the film Total Recall. With an introduction by Jonathan Lethem, Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick is a magnificent distillation of one of American literature's most searching imaginations.
Selected Stories: Science Fiction, Vol 2
by Kevin J. Anderson#1 international bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson continues to demonstrate his versatility and imagination in his Selected Stories series, with a second full volume of his best science fiction tales. These sixteen stories, ranging from flash fiction to novella length, extend from the far corners of space to the edge of time and back to cutting-edge explorations inspired by today’s headlines. Read about clones and combat cyborgs, nanotechnology experiments and giant robots, super-sentient lab rats and immortal dogs, alien magicians and altered timelines. Anderson introduces each story with a brief perspective about the inspiration or writing process, as well as a compelling introductory essay about his lifelong close relationship with the science fiction genre. With these stories, Kevin J. Anderson demonstrates why he has tens of millions of readers worldwide and has won or been nominated for numerous awards.
Selected Works of Arthur C. Clarke: The Deep Range, The Trigger, The Ghost from the Grand Banks, Richter IO
by Arthur C. ClarkeA collection of four unique science fiction novels by the innovative, award-winning author of 2001: A Space Odyssey. This collection not only thrills and excites readers with Clarke&’s passion for science fiction and speculative work, but his words ask readers big questions about what it means to be human, and humanity&’s relationship with nature and technology.The Deep Range: A hundred years into the future, humanity lives mostly on the oceans, tending vast whale herds and plankton farms. Walter Franklin works on a submarine patrol, and his adventures under the sea are told in this riveting tale, set against the backdrop of a world both futuristic and familiar.The Trigger: A team of scientists develops the ultimate passive weapon, a device that detonates all nitrate-based bombs. But even protective weaponry comes with moral dilemmas, and the device&’s inventor struggles to keep the weapon from those with violent intentions.The Ghost from the Grand Banks: An astonishing discovery is made when the two halves of the Titanic are raised from the seabed, six perfectly preserved bodies, including a beautiful woman who was not listed among the ship&’s original passengers. The mission to discover her secret becomes obsessive, and dangerous.Richter 10: A violent earthquake killed Lewis Crane&’s parents when he was just a child. Now grown up, he has devoted his life to protecting humankind from earthquakes. A renowned scientist, Crane has developed technology to fuse the Earth&’s tectonic plates to stop earthquakes forever, but what repercussions will this have on the planet?
Selected Works of H. G. Wells (Word Cloud Classics)
by H. G. WellsDive into three captivating novels from a pioneer in the genre of science fiction: The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War in the Air.The stories of H. G. Wells have engrossed readers for more than a century by incorporating fantastic, otherworldly elements into the lives of ordinary people. Selected Works of H. G. Wells includes three of the author&’s most notable works: The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War in the Air. As one of the earliest masters of science fiction, Wells was well known for blending futuristic plots with relevant social commentary, endearing him to readers across many generations.
The Selected Writings of Andrew Lang (The Pickering Masters)
by Tom HubbardA novelist, poet, literary critic and anthropologist, Andrew Lang is best known for his publications on folklore, mythology and religion; many have grown up with the ‘colour’ Fairy Books which he compiled between 1889 and 1910. This three volume set presents a selection of his work in these areas. The first volume covers the general and theoretical aspects of Lang’s work on folklore, mythology and anthropology along with the tools and concepts which he used in his often combative contributions to these inter-related disciplines. As a companion to the first volume, the second is comprised of various case studies made by Lang, ranging from ‘The Aryan Races of Peru’ and ‘The Folk-lore of France’ to ‘Irish Fairies’ and ‘The Ballads, Scottish and English’. The third volume arranges his literary criticism, first by geo-cultural context and then chronologically. It begins with Lang’s views on the nature and purpose of fiction, then presents samples of his work on some of the most important authors in the respective canons of French, American, Scottish and English literature including Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Burns and Charles Dickens among many others, mainly of the nineteenth century. Collectively, the General Introduction to the set and the Introductions to the individual volumes offer a thorough overview of Lang’s work in an astonishing variety of fields, including his translation work on Homer and his contributions to historiography (particularly Scottish). The Introduction to Volume III sets Lang within the context of the literature of his times, comparing and contrasting him with significant contemporaries. Headnotes to the individual items are of varying length and provide more detail on specific topics, and explanatory notes supply unique intellectual comment rather than merely factual information.
Selections from Fragile Things, Volume Three
by Neil GaimanA mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night. . . . In a Hugo Award-winning story, a great detective must solve a most unsettling royal murder in a strangely altered Victorian England. . . . Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams--and nightmares. . . . These marvelous creations and more showcase the unparalleled invention and storytelling brilliance--as well as the terrifyingly dark and entertaining sense of humor--of the incomparable Neil Gaiman. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most original writers of our time.
Selections from Fragile Things, Volume Two
by Neil GaimanA mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night. . . . In a Hugo Award-winning story, a great detective must solve a most unsettling royal murder in a strangely altered Victorian England. . . . Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams--and nightmares. . . . These marvelous creations and more showcase the unparalleled invention and storytelling brilliance--as well as the terrifyingly dark and entertaining sense of humor--of the incomparable Neil Gaiman. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most original writers of our time.
Selections from Science-Fiction Thinking Machines
by Groff ConklinRead the twelve superb stories in this book, and see what the best Science Fiction writers of our time think might happen ... or what might be happening now! Stories by Asimov, Goldstone, Russell, Tenn, Simak, Bloch, Davis, Sturgeon, MacFarlane, Anderson, Miller and Townes.
Selections From Strangers in the Universe
by Clifford D. Simak7 short stories - Target Generation, Mirage, Beachhead, The Answers, Retrograde Evolution, The Fence, and Shadow Show
Selena (Las últimas hijas de Aibhill #Volumen 1)
by May VelvetheartUna herencia maldita. Una poderosa y adictiva atracción. Un extraño don que transforma el mundo real en un espejismo. «Jack es el ser menos recomendable en kilómetros a la redonda, pero esa conexión que he intentado evitar es poderosa, mucho más fuerte que mi deseo de evitar lo prohibido». Tras el divorcio de sus padres, Selena y Alice se trasladan con su madre a Oregón para comenzar una nueva vida en casa de su familia materna. Y, lo quiera o no, en cuanto Selena pone un pie en la mansión Carter, nada volverá a ser como antes, porque la herencia familiar le tiene reservado un destino del que nadie le había hablado nunca. La profunda animadversión que produce en su prima Debs a primera vista, la aparición de Jack y esos terribles sueños, unido al secreto familiar que solo ella parece desconocer, harán de su estancia en Astoria todo un desafío. Hundida por tener que abandonar su perfecta vida de adolescente, encuentra refugio al lado de Wendy y Will, los hermanos que regentan una curiosa librería de la que Selena queda prendada al instante. Su amor por los libros y la maravillosa repostería de su nueva amiga serán un consuelo más que aceptable para que los días en su nuevo hogar no se hagan eternos. Cuando cree que está empezando a conocer a su familia y que quizá pueda tener algo especial con Will, la aparente normalidad de la que disfruta se convierte en un espejismo. Un terrible suceso sirve de detonante para revelar un don maldito que la cambiará para siempre. A pesar de esa locura, a pesar de esa oscuridad que trata de instalarse en su interior, de ese dolor que está destinado a acompañarla toda la vida, Selena trata de reconstruirse con retazos de lo que fue y esa nueva persona en la que parece haberse convertido. Aunque haga lo que haga, allí está Jack... Su sombra planea siempre cerca, como un lobo que acecha en silencio a su presa. Su oscura obsesión hacia ella y su rechazo a Debs provocan en Selena sentimientos encontrados, de los que trata de huir junto a Will, aunque su relación no parece pasar por su mejor momento, a pesar de ser el chico perfecto. ¿Será realmente amor lo que siente por él? Jack se está apoderando de su mente y quizá también de su alma... Porque a veces es más fuerte ese inexplicable vínculo que parece atraerles de forma inevitable que el deseo de Selena de hacer lo correcto.
Selena the Sleepover Fairy (Rainbow Magic Early Reader #8)
by Daisy MeadowsThese cheerful and inviting Early Readers bring the blast of colour that Rainbow Magic's youngest fans have been waiting for!Selena the Sleepover Fairy makes sure that sleepovers are full of fun and games for everyone! But when Jack Frost's naughty goblins steal her magical sleepover objects, all sleepovers are in danger of being ruined, including the giant sleepover that Rachel and Kirsty are attending!'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.comIf you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows' other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!
Selena the Sleepover Fairy: Special (Rainbow Magic #1)
by Daisy MeadowsGet ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. Selena the Sleepover Fairy makes sure that sleepovers are full of fun and games for everyone! But when Jack Frost's naughty goblins steal her magical sleepover objects, all sleepovers are in danger of being ruined, including the giant sleepover that Rachel and Kirsty are attending!'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.comIf you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows' other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!
Selène
by joao batista esteves alves Valerio Dalla RagioneUm mundo muitas vezes reconstituído e reformado sobre a base de uma classicidade agora em degradação, uma fraca integridade social e um tratado que há séculos rege as relações entre Redui e Eyodasmi, cidades-estados que sobrevivera à guerra. Na humanidade complexa e delicada do sexto milênio, quatro estudantes deixam sua cidade natal em busca de uma instrução de mais alto nível na capital cultural da época. As tensões sociais e reviravoltas ideológicas que dominam a cena arrastam e perturbam as vidas dos quatro amigos, cujas experiências vão levá-los a praticar ações jamais haviam cogitado de ter que justificar sequer entre si, muito menos nas relações com o mundo que os circunda. O otimismo, a confiança no conhecimento e nas próprias capacidades se revelam agora em toda a sua ilusoriedade, e as razões dos mais infames crimes parecem bem como os mais elevados méritos permanecem em suspenso, encerrados nas ações e nos diálogos dos protagonistas.
Selène
by Valerio Dalla Ragione CésarUn mundo reconstruido infinidad de veces sobre la base de un clasicismo en decadencia, una integridad social débil y un tratado que desde siglos regula las relaciones entre las ciudades-estado que sobrevivieron a la guerra: Redui y Eyodasmi.En la humanidad compleja y delicada del sexto milenio, cuatro estudiantes dejaran su ciudad un busca de una instrucción de más alto nivel en la capital de la época. Las tensiones sociales y los dilemas ideológicos que dominan el ambiente transformaron y trastocaran las vidas de estos cuatro amigos, cuyas experiencias les llevaran a realizar acciones que jamás habrían pensado. El optimismo, la confianza en sus conocimientos y en sus propias capacidades se muestran ahora en todo su ilusionismo, y las motivaciones de los crimenes más ruines así como de las hazañas más grandes permanecen en suspenso, pendientes de las acciones y los diálogos de los protagonistas.
Selène
by Valerio Dalla Ragione Hans-Steffen DaehnEine mehrfach, auf der Basis eines mittlerweile im Niedergang befindlichen Klassizismus neu gebildete und reformierte Welt, eine unzulängliche soziale Integrität und ein Vertrag, der seit Jahrhunderten die Beziehungen zwischen den Stadtstaaten regelt, die den Krieg überdauert haben: Redui und Eyodasmi. In der komplexen und schwierigen Situation der Menschheit des sechsten Jahrtausends verlassen vier Studenten ihre Geburtsstadt, um in der kulturellen Hauptstadt jener Zeit eine Schulung auf allerhöchstem Niveau zu erhalten. Die kulturellen Spannungen und ideologischen Revolten, die die Szene dominieren, belasten und erschüttern das Leben der vier Freunde. Ihre Erlebnisse bewegen sie zu Handlungen, von denen sie nie geglaubt hätten, dass diese jemals unter einander oder gegenüber ihrer Umgebung zu rechtfertigen wären. Ihr Optimismus, ihr Vertrauen in das eigene Wissen und die eigenen Fähigkeiten entlarven sich jetzt als bloßer Schein. Die Motive für die schändlichsten Verbrechen wie auch die allerhöchsten Verdienste bleiben unbestimmt, eingebunden in die Aktionen und Dialoge der Protagonisten.
Selène
by Valerio Dalla Ragione Jannie MeijerEen wereld die zich meerdere malen heeft hersteld en hervormd op basis van een classicisme in verval. Een zwakke maatschappelijke integriteit en een verdrag leggen al eeuwenlang de banden vast tussen de stadstaten die ongeschonden uit de oorlog zijn gekomen: Redui en Eyodasmi. In het zesde millennium, te midden van een gecompliceerde, fragiele menselijkheid, verlaten vier studenten hun geboortestad om hun opleiding te vervolgen in de culturele hoofdstad van die tijd. De levens van de vier vrienden worden verstoord en op de kop gezet door maatschappelijke onlusten en ideologische opstanden. Het leidt tot acties waarvan ze nooit hadden gedacht dat ze er ooit voor zichzelf en de hen omringende wereld verantwoording voor zouden moeten afleggen. Het optimisme en het vertrouwen in de kennis en het eigen kunnen tonen zich nu in heel hun bedrieglijke werkelijkheid. Waarom de laagste misdaden als hoogste verdienste worden beschouwd, blijft in het ongewisse, beteugeld in de woorden en dialogen van de hoofdpersonen.
Selène
by Valerio Dalla Ragione Elmarié Smal'n Wêreld wat herhaaldelik hervestig en hervorm is op 'n klassieke grondslag wat nou vervalle is, 'n swak sosiale integriteit en 'n eeue oue verdrag tussen die stadstate wat die oorlog oorleef het, Redui en Eyodasmi. 'n Ingewikkelde en delikate menslikheid van die sesde millennium, vier studente verlaat hul tuisdorp in die lig van die hoogste vlak van geleerdheid in die kulturele hoofstad van die tyd. Sosiale spanning en ideologiese implikasies oorheers die toneel waar die lewens van die vier vriende rondgesleep en ontwrig word, wie se ervarings hulle dinge laat doen wat hulle nooit gedink het dat hulle dit moet regverdig of teen dit wees nie, as in daardie wêreld rondom hulle. Optimisme, selfvertroue in kennis en in hul vermoëns sal nou aanskou word in al hul illusie, en die redes van die vreeslikste misdade soos die hoogste meriete uitstaande bly, span die aksies en dialoë van die hoofkarakters saam.
Selene
by Caroline Schena Valerio Dalla RagioneA world that underwent various reconstructions and reforms based on a social class at risk, with weak social integrity and governed by a treaty that has regulated the relationships of the City-States that survived the war: Redui and Eyodasmi. In the midst of the complex and delicate humanity of the sixth millennium, four students leave their hometown to pursue the highest level of education in the cultural capital of the time. The social tensions and ideological implications that dominate the scene influence and disrupt the lives of these four friends. Their experience will lead them to take actions that they never thought they would have to justify neither to themselves nor to the world around them. Their optimism, trust of knowledge and experience now seem illusory and the causes of the most obscene crimes or highest merits all seem to depend on the actions and dialogs of these four protagonists.
Self-Care in Space
by Eve MortonRoland Ruiz isn't very good at taking time for himself. When he loses a big intergalactic trafficking case at his legal firm, his boss tells him to take the Vacation Station travel liner and visit the vacation moons of Jupiter. What should be fun ends up feeling more like exile, especially as Roland is left unimpressed by the first moon he visits and is snubbed by the locals. Everything changes when a beautiful scientist working on Io shows him the dynamic chemicals that go into synthetic snow, which keeps the vacation ski lodge up and running in the most drastic of space climates.Martha Carpenter has been working hard her entire life and with very little credit. It's only when her ex wins a prestigious grant, however, that she begins to feel resentment creep into her daily life of making weather conditions for some of the Jupiter’s vacation moons. In an effort to stay positive, she turns to her old routine of self-care, and soon meets trans man and disgraced lawyer Roland, who could benefit from her many lessons.As Roland and Martha grow closer, she must decide if being invisible in the workplace is worth the cost to her self-esteem, while Roland must reconcile his failure with his hopeful future. Together they both realize it is far better to be recognized by one person than to be rewarded by many, and that recovery is just as thrilling as discovery.
Self Portrait
by Bernard WolfeIn the credo of this inspiringly selfless cyberneticist, nothing was too good for his colleagues in science. Much too good for them!
Self-Portrait with Nothing
by Aimee PokwatkaOrphan Black meets Fringe in a story that reminds us that living our best life sometimes means embracing the imperfect one we already have. "Fraught and deeply moving...the work of a genuinely exciting new talent." —Booker Prize winner, George Saunders.If a picture paints a thousand worlds . . .Abandoned as an infant on the local veterinarian’s front porch, Pepper Rafferty was raised by two loving mothers, and now, at thirty-six is married to the stable, supportive Ike. She’s never told anyone that at fifteen she discovered the identity of her biological mother.That’s because her birth mother is Ula Frost, a reclusive painter famous for the outrageous claims that her portraits summon their subjects’ doppelgängers from parallel universes.Researching the rumors, Pepper couldn’t help but wonder: Is there a parallel universe in which she is more confident, more accomplished, better able to accept love?A universe in which Ula decided she was worth keeping?A universe in which Ula’s rejection didn’t still hurt too much to share?Combining a thrilling pan-continental race against time with an authentic and touching personal drama, Self-Portrait with Nothing is an unforgettable debut that explores what it means to be part of a family.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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by Aimee PokwatkaSelf-Portrait with Nothing reminds us that living our best life sometimes means embracing the imperfect one we already have. Download a FREE sneak peek today!"Fraught and deeply moving...the work of a genuinely exciting new talent." —Booker Prize winner, George Saunders.If a picture paints a thousand worlds . . .Abandoned as an infant on the local veterinarian’s front porch, Pepper Rafferty was raised by two loving mothers, and now, at thirty-six is married to the stable, supportive Ike. She’s never told anyone that at fifteen she discovered the identity of her biological mother.That’s because her birth mother is Ula Frost, a reclusive painter famous for the outrageous claims that her portraits summon their subjects’ doppelgängers from parallel universes.Researching the rumors, Pepper couldn’t help but wonder: Is there a parallel universe in which she is more confident, more accomplished, better able to accept love?A universe in which Ula decided she was worth keeping?A universe in which Ula’s rejection didn’t still hurt too much to share?Combining a thrilling pan-continental race against time with an authentic and touching personal drama, Self-Portrait with Nothing is an unforgettable debut that explores what it means to be part of a family.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Self-Propelled Island (Bison Frontiers of Imagination)
by Jules Verne Marie-Thérèse Noiset Volker DehsThe Self-Propelled Island is the first unabridged English translation of Jules Verne’s original story featuring a famous French string quartet that is abducted by an American businessman and taken to Standard Island to perform for its millionaire inhabitants. The quartet soon discovers that Standard Island is not an island at all, but an immense, futuristic ship possessing all the features of an idyllic haven. Equipped with the most opulent amenities, Standard Island travels the Pacific Ocean, traversing the south archipelagos and stopping at many “sister” islands for the pleasure of its well-heeled inhabitants. These inhabitants soon meet with the danger, in its various forms, that is inherent in ocean travel. Meanwhile, the French quartet is witness to the rivalry that exists between the two most powerful families onboard, a rivalry that keeps the future of the island balancing on the edge of a knife. First published in English in 1896, the novel was originally censored in translation. Dozens of pages were cut from the story because English translators felt they were too critical of Americans as well as the British. Here, for the first time, readers have the pleasure of reading The Self-Propelled Island as Verne intended it.
Selfish is the Heart
by Megan HartThe national bestselling author of No Greater Pleasure delivers a new novel featuring a reluctant student of seduction. To escape an arranged marriage, Annalise Marony decides to become a Handmaiden of the Order of Solace. But she is thwarted at every turn by Cassian, a teacher of the faith, who must test her dedication. Older than most of the girls, Annalise knows that she will be expected to please a patron in pleasures of the flesh-and she is not shy about teasing Cassian. And as they both play out the game of master and student, the secrets in their souls will either tear them apart-or bind them together forever.
Selkara: Series 30 Book 4 (Beast Quest #1079)
by Adam BladeFree the Beasts. Live the Adventure.Battle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!All is not well in the land of Tangala, where a wicked sorceress called Zuba has conjured four terrible shapeshifting Beasts to plague the realm and its people. When a sea-Beast attacks, Tom calls on Miandra - one of the New Protectors - to fight back against the threat. But will this Beast be too much for the heroes to tackle?There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in the latest set of this beloved series - don't miss out!If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Beast Quest: New Blood and Space Wars.