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Venus Enslaved
by Manly Wade WellmanWhat chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet? Manly Wade Wellman wrote science fiction and fantasy stories in such pulps as Astounding Stories, Startling Stories, Unknown and Strange Stories, but he is best remembered as one of the most popular contributors to the legendary Weird Tales.
Venus Is a Man’s World
by William TennWomen rule because of their greater ability to use and understand logic while men can't be trusted to be anything other than emotional. 'Venus Is a Man's World' takes you on a humorous, satirical romp that only William Tenn could pull off. Wry, witty, and intelligent.
Venus of Dreams (Venus #1)
by Pamela SargentThe first adventure in the Nebula Award–winning author&’s &“masterful SF trilogy&” about the attempted colonization and terraforming of the planet Venus (Publishers Weekly). Iris Angharads, a determined, independent woman, sets herself one massive goal: to make the poison‑filled atmosphere of Venus hospitable to humans. She works day and night to realize her dream, with only one person sharing her passion, Liang Chen. It seems impossible to make Venus, with its intolerable air and waterless environment, into a paradise, but Iris succeeds. And in doing so, she also creates a powerful dynasty, beginning with her first born, Benzi Liangharad.
Venus of Shadows (Venus #2)
by Pamela SargentA new generation steps up in the colonization and terraforming of Venus in the Nebula Award–winning author&’s &“masterful SF trilogy&” (Publishers Weekly). The Venus Project calls upon the strongest and most courageous to create a prosperous world in the dismal wilderness of Venus. Those who demonstrate the skill and the passion to embark on this adventure must transform the barren planet in the midst of political and cultural unrest. When Risa and Benzi, children of Iris, one of the first people to partake in this project, find themselves in opposing forces on the battlefield, it is their love and perseverance that will determine the destiny of the new land.
Venus on Mars
by Jan MillsappsThree women - three generations - all linked by a mysterious journal, one man, and the enigmatic planet Mars. With great imagination and a lyrical flair, Jan Millsapps has fashioned an engaging tale about finding your place in the cosmos.
Venus on the Half-Shell
by Philip José FarmerDisaster sends a man across the universe in search of answers to life&’s big questions in this humorous classic adventure by a Science Fiction Grand Master. When a massive flood wipes out Earth and spoils his date, lone survivor Simon Wagstaff finds refuge in an abandoned Chinese spaceship, the Hwang Ho. Accompanied by three new companions—a dog, an owl, and a beautiful robot—and his electric banjo, Wagstaff sets off on an extraterrestrial adventure. He travels from planet to planet, seeking the definitive answer to the ultimate question: Why are we created if only to suffer and die? Of course, after he drinks an elixir granting him eternal life, the real question is what to do for the rest of eternity after he answers his first question . . . &“Lively and inventive and goes by faster than a holiday weekend.&” —The Washington Post &“A comedy of sexual mores, an investigative search for Love, a lampoon of people who require answers to imponderable questions.&” —Science Fiction Review&“Not only a science-fiction epic of the most incredible proportions, but it is also a satiric-fantasy, a clever parody of its own genre.&” —The Daily Eastern News
Venus on the Half-Shell
by Philip Jose FarmerSimon Wagstaff narrowly escapes the Deluge that destroys Earth when he happens upon an abandoned spaceship. A man without a planet, he gains immortality from an elixir drunk during an interlude with a cat-like alien queen. Now Simon must chart a 3,000-year course to the most distant corners of the multiverse, to seek out the answers to the questions no one can seem to answer.
Venus Plus X (Gateway Essentials #152)
by Theodore SturgeonThe Ledom had made a world without war, without fear - a world in which each individual was free to love, to create, to explore . . .The Ledom, a gentle and kindly new race, made their twentieth-century guest, Charlie Johns, welcome to their paradise.Charlie thought he was in heaven. But then he found out just where - and when - he was . . . an Eden turned into a nightmare!
Venus Plus X
by Theodore SturgeonFrom Hugo and Nebula winner Theodore Sturgeon comes a seeming utopia: a world with only one gender and no poverty, pollution, or war—but at what cost? Charlie Johns has been snatched from his home on Earth and delivered to the strange future world of Ledom. Here, violence is a vague and improbable notion. Technology has triumphed over hunger, overpopulation, pollution, and even time and space. But there is a change Charlie finds even more shocking: Gender is a thing of the past. Gone are the tensions between male and female. Gone is the human preoccupation with sex. As Charlie explores Ledom and its people, he finds his engrained human precepts are profane in this new world. But then why are his hosts so eager for his approval? Something isn&’t right about Ledom&’s ideal existence. And when cracks begin to appear in its flawless facade, Charlie must unearth the city&’s terrible secrets . . . before it&’s too late. Theodore Sturgeon&’s visionary tale is literary science fiction at its most brazen and inventive. A scathing critique of American puritanism that unabashedly explores questions of sexuality and gender, it remains as relevant, insightful, provocative, and troubling as when it first appeared in print. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas&’s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author&’s estate, among other sources.
Venus Preserved: The Secret Books Of Venus (The Secret Books of Venus #4)
by Tanith LeeThe final novel in the alchemical thriller series set in an alternate Venice by the World Fantasy Award–winning author of A Bed of Earth. Centuries into the future, the sunken city of Venus has been salvaged from beneath the sea and rebuilt there under a dome, where it is supported by a vast network of computers that regulate weather, noise, and the most precious undersea commodity of all—air. It is here that a macabre experiment takes place. Conducted by geneticists at the university, the test consists of the resurrection of two lost souls, both murdered in their times: Jula, a first-century gladiatrix, and Cloudio del Nero, the eighteenth-century composer who met his fate in Lee&’s acclaimed first volume of the Secret Books of Venus series. An unexplained catastrophe occurs, claiming several lives. Was it merely an accident, computer failure, or has the trial unleashed an airborne virus? Or is there an even more sinister danger afoot, a force from beyond that threatens the survival of Venus itself? To answer these questions, a traveler from the surface is forced to confront mysteries in his own past that have remained buried, and to reveal the connection that ties him to the unavenged spirits wreaking havoc on the doomed city. &“The last of the four Secret Books of Venus is a tale of suspense and mystery.&” —Booklist
The Venus Trap
by Evelyn E. SmithOne thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle—especially a true-blue triangle like this! Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Super Science Fiction, and Fantastic Universe. Her stories were witty, well written, often humorous, and always unforgettable.
The Venus Venture
by John E. Muller Lionel Fanthorpe Patricia FanthorpeMan has already entered space and lived to tell the tale. Science Fiction is on the verge of being overtaken by science fact. Tomorrow is here . . . today. The space age is no longer the dream of the writer or the hope of the scientist. It has already dawned. Man is galloping towards the stars. The roaring hoofs of the rockets are beating out the trail to Infinity. There will be no turning back. Boundless possibilities stretch out before us. Endless opportunities beckon us. Will we use them for good or ill? Space holds a million unknown factors. We are like children plunging into a vast ocean and striking out bravely for an unseen shore, the shore of the unexplored land. As we swim into the future we tell ourselves stories about the wonders that lie ahead of us. This is one of those stories.
Venusian Adventure
by E. C. TubbVenus was a goldmine, a planet rotten with mineral wealth and unexploited resources, and tales filtered back to Earth and Mars, were whispered in the Domes of Mercury and wondered at in the dives of the outer planets. Venus was new and strange and a man, with luck and a little ruthlessness, could make his pile and retire to terrestrial luxury. But what if a man didn't have any luck? What if everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, and left him stranded on a strange alien world? What then?
Venusian Adventure
by E.C. TubbVenus was a goldmine, a planet rotten with mineral wealth and unexploited resources, and tales filtered back to Earth and Mars, were whispered in the Domes of Mercury and wondered at in the dives of the outer planets. Venus was new and strange and a man, with luck and a little ruthlessness, could make his pile and retire to terrestrial luxury.But what if a man didn't have any luck? What if everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, and left him stranded on a strange alien world? What then?
Venusian Gambit: Book Three of the Daedalus Series (Daedalus Series #3)
by Michael MartinezThe last chapter of the dimension-spanning Daedalus series brings the 19th and 22nd centuries together for an explosive finale in the jungles of Venus! In the year 2135, dangerous alien life forms freed in the destruction of Saturn's moon Enceladus are making their way towards Earth. A task force spearheaded by Lt. Cmdr. Shaila Jain is scrambling to beat them there while simultaneously trying to save crewmember Stephane Durand, who was infected during the mission to Saturn and is now controlled by a form of life intent on reopening a transdimensional rift and destroying the human race. But Jain doesn’t realize that the possessed Stephane has bigger plans, beaming critical date to other conspirators suspiciously heading not for Earth, but for Venus. . . In 1809--a Napoleonic era far different from our own--the French have occupied England with their Corps Eternélle, undead soldiers risen through the darkest Alchemy. Only the actions of Lord Admiral Thomas Weatherby and the Royal Navy have kept the French contained to Earth. But the machinations of old enemies point to a bold and daring gambit: an ancient weapon, presumed lost in the jungles of Venus. Now, Weatherby must choose whether to stay and fight to retake his homeland or pursue the French to the green planet. And Shaila must decide if it’s possible to save the man she loves, or if he must be sacrificed for the good of two dimensions. In the dark, alien jungles of Venus, humanity's fate in both dimensions hangs in the balance--forcing past and present to once again join forces against an ancient terror.
The Venusian Gambit: Book Three Of The Daedalus Series (Daedalus Ser. #3)
by Michael J. MartinezIn the year 2135, dangerous alien life forms freed in the destruction of Saturn's moon Enceladus are making their way towards Earth. A task force spearheaded by Lt. Cmdr. Shaila Jain is scrambling to beat them there while simultaneously trying to save crewmember Stephane Durand, who was infected during the mission to Saturn and is now controlled by a form of life intent on reopening a transdimensional rift and destroying the human race. But Jain doesn't realize that the possessed Stephane has bigger plans, beaming critical data to other conspirators suspiciously heading not for Earth, but for Venus...In 1809-a Napoleonic era far different from our own-the French have occupied England with their Corps Eternélle, undead soldiers risen through the darkest Alchemy. Only the actions of Lord Admiral Thomas Weatherby and the Royal Navy have kept the French contained to Earth. But the machinations of old enemies point to a bold and daring gambit: an ancient weapon, presumed lost in the jungles of Venus.Now, Weatherby must choose whether to stay and fight to retake his homeland or pursue the French to the green planet. And Shaila must decide if it's possible to save the man she loves, or if he must be sacrificed for the good of two dimensions. In the dark, alien jungles of Venus, humanity's fate in both dimensions hangs in the balance-forcing past and present to once again join forces against an ancient terror.
Veracity
by Laura BynumHarper Adams was six years old in 2012 when an act of viral terrorism wiped out one-half of the country's population. Out of the ashes rose a new government, the Confederation of the Willing, dedicated to maintaining order at any cost. The populace is controlled via government-sanctioned sex and drugs, a brutal police force known as the Blue Coats, and a device called the slate, a mandatory implant that monitors every word a person speaks. To utter a Red-Listed, forbidden word is to risk physical punishment or even death. But there are those who resist. Guided by the fabled "Book of Noah," they are determined to shake the people from their apathy and ignorance, and are prepared to start a war in the name of freedom. The newest member of this resistance is Harper -- a woman driven by memories of a daughter lost, a daughter whose very name was erased by the Red List. And she possesses a power that could make her the underground warriors' ultimate weapon -- or the instrument of their destruction. In the tradition of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Laura Bynum has written an astonishing debut novel about a chilling, all-too-plausible future in which speech is a weapon and security comes at the highest price of all.
Verak the Storm King: Special 21 (Beast Quest #21)
by Adam BladeBattle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!Don't miss this new bumper special edition of the bestselling series, in which our heroes return to the realm of Gwildor to battle an old enemy and a terrifying new sea Beast - Verak the Storm King!If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest and Beast Quest: New Blood!
Verak the Storm King: Special 21
by Adam BladeBattle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!Don't miss this new bumper special edition of the bestselling series, in which our heroes return to the realm of Gwildor to battle an old enemy and a terrifying new sea Beast - Verak the Storm King!If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest and Beast Quest: New Blood!
Verano de Kalashnikovs
by José Ignacio CabanaItzel y su hija Olga viven escondidas del mundo en una playa cercana a Acapulco. Huyen de algo terrible que les sucedió meses atrás en la Ciudad de México. Pero el paradisíaco estado de Guerrero nunca ha sido un sitio tranquilo. Su nombre y su historia se asocia a fiestas sin fin y numerosas estrellas que han pasado por aquí. Ahora las mafias pelean ferozmente por el privilegio de proveer al turismo de los paraísos artificiales que buscan sin saciedad. Y como en todas las grandes historias, lo más importante son sus protagonistas. Carlos es un expolicía español al que la Ciudad de México ha convertido en el guardaespaldas de un mirrey aficionado a las drogas duras y el dinero fácil. Violeta es la antigua compañera de patrulla de Carlos, una mujer que prefiere los clubs swinger al amor y que necesita sentir en su piel la adrenalina junto a su placa de policía. Cristina es un temible sicario que tomó su nombre de la primera prostituta a la que mató y que pondrá en contacto a todos los personajes de esta novela. En esta inolvidable novela de prosa hipnótica, se entrelazan los barrios más salvajes con los clubes más exclusivos de la Ciudad de México, en una red de historias sobre lo peligroso que resulta para sus personajes buscar los amores perdidos.
Verano enredada
by Michele Barrow-Belisle Sandra HidalgoElla ha hecho todo lo posible para olvidar. Él hará lo imposible para ayudarle a recordar. Dicen que nuestros sueños esconden secretos. Deseos secretos. Miedos secretos. Verdades secretas. Los sueños de Nora Dultry, de 20 años, esconden aún más. Son una puerta hacia el hombre de sus sueños y una vía de escape de su doloroso pasado. Ha soñado con él durante años y, cuando aparece de forma misteriosa mientras trabaja dando clases en verano, nunca imaginó que se cuestionaría si era al que realmente quería. Pero su antiguo amor, Troy Bellisaro, no solo es el propietario de la academia Wanderlust, sino también su jefe. Él todavía le tiene el corazón hecho un lío y esconde sus propios secretos. Uno de ellos será su sueño hecho realidad. El otro, su pesadilla en la vida real. Desentrañar la verdad podría hacer que este sueño sea el último.
Vera's Christmas Elf: Christmas Paranormal Romance Box Set
by Sarah MakelaRing in the holidays with two steamy paranormal romance Christmas books about finding love in the least expected places...Her Christmas Elf (Book 1)Lost in a forest, Vera finds an elf who gives her a Christmas to remember.Traveling alone in Finland around Christmas is not really what Vera Hayes had imagined she’d be doing. When her longtime boyfriend dumps her before the trip at the last minute, she decides to go anyway. However, she gets lost in a forest in Lapland and starts to panic until she runs into a magical man who looks suspiciously like an elf without the pointy ears. Pekka, one of Santa’s elves, soothes away her worry and helps her find her way back to her cabin, giving her a Christmas Eve to remember.~ * ~ * ~ * ~Vera's Christmas Wish (Book 2)Vera’s back in Finland looking to find some Yuletide love with a sexy elf.Vera Hayes had the most amazing Christmas ever a year ago. Now she’s back in Finland hoping to find Pekka, her sexy Finnish elf, in hopes of creating new and delightful holiday memories. Not having any luck, she goes back to her cabin where a deranged goat man storms inside demanding food and drink.On the run from the goat man, she stumbles across Pekka overseeing a massive herd of reindeer. He’s glad to see her, even if he’s more than a little amused at the trouble she always finds herself in.
Verborgen Duisternis: De Kronieken van Kerrigan (De Kronieken van Kerrigan #7)
by W. J. MayVerborgen Duisternis is het 7e boek van W.J. May's best verkopende serie, The Chronicles of Kerrigan. Een race tegen de tijd, een sprint over de wereld. De vijand heeft nu een nieuw gezicht, Jonathon Cromfield. Behalve dat hij niet echt nieuw is, of wel? Cromfield heeft een plan, een plan waar Rae bij betrokken is, of ze het nu leuk vindt of niet. Rae is doodsbang voor het idee dat ze niet kan sterven. Iedereen die ze ooit zal kennen zal verder gaan zonder haar en haar met rust laten. Behalve Cromfield. Ze gaat nog liever dood dan dat ze bij hem is. Het team van Rae, Devon, Julian en Molly moeten rond de wereld racen om de hybriden te vinden voordat Cromfield dat doet, ze moeten uitzoeken waar zijn serum echt voor is, en het allemaal terugbrengen naar de Kroonraad voordat Cromfield ze kan stoppen. Onsterfelijk of niet, Rae heeft geen seconde te verliezen.
La Verdad (Mundodisco #Volumen 25)
by Terry PratchettLa verdad, vigesimoquinta novela de la serie de fantasía de culto «Mundodisco», es una exquisita parodia y reflexión sobre el mundo de la prensa y todo lo que le rodea: el poder de la pluma y el papel, la opinión pública, las presiones sobre el periodista, la prensa amarilla, la búsqueda de la imparcialidad... Todo en el más puro estilo pratchettiano. O pratchéttico. O pratchettense. Sea como sea, ya es hora de usarlo como adjetivo. Dicen que las mentiras pueden dar la vuelta al mundo antes de que la verdad tenga tiempor de calzarse las botas... A William de Worde, editor accidental del primer periódico del Mundodisco, siempre le ha preocupado la naturaleza de la verdad. Sabe que se esconde en lugares improbables y cuenta con sirvientes extraños. Pero, mientras la busca, no le queda más remedio que lidiar con los tradicionales problemas de la profesión periodística, como que... ... todos creen que quieren noticias, pero lo que realmente ansían es leer las cosas que ya saben... ... en cuanto abre el cuaderno y empuña el lápiz, muchos se le acercan sonrientes y formales, otros enmudecen y algunos preferirían directamente verlo muerto... ... y de alguna, de alguna forma, las hortalizas con formas graciosas siempre terminan colándose en cada edición. Competencia feroz. Titulares. Erratas. Cobrar cada semana. Y para colmo, la prensa nunca deja de tener hambre: hay que llenar espacio a toda costa. Aunque tal vez lo que se ha escrito solo sea cierto hasta la próxima edición. Porque si la verdad se calza las botas, correr tras las mentiras no es lo único que puede hacer. Reseña:«En otras palabras, léase esta recomendación como un grito a la cara: ¡Tiene que leer este libro!»The Washington Post
La Verdad Prohibida: Libro Dos (La Verdad Prohibida #2)
by Prasenjeet Kumar“Cuando una nación se rehúsa a admitir que tiene un enemigo, ¿Qué posibilidad existe de que ellos estén dispuestos a proteger a sus ciudadanos de ese enemigo?” –General Shoriveer, La Verdad Prohibida, Segunda Temporada. En la búsqueda de El Libro de La Verdad, Noora y su equipo llegan a Cynthia, un pueblo fronterizo olvidado por Dios, que se encuentra en el norte de Sidua, a gran altitud y en alguna parte de la cordillera de Sheenyuki. El enemigo los está observando, siguiendo cada paso que dan y preparando un ataque sorpresa. Rodeados y superados en número, no hay manera de que Yadu, Noora y su equipo puedan continuar su viaje. Ellos van a tener que luchar y enfrentar al enemigo, sin refuerzos que los respalden, y… lo que es peor el invierno ya ha empezado a establecerse. El gélido invierno de Cynthia que congela hasta los huesos. Por otra parte, ¿quién es ese misterioso Dev, que los tiene a todos convencidos de que es su aliado? ¿Es Dev realmente quién dice ser? ¿Podrá la magia de Yadu ayudar? …y ¿qué podrá hacer la mágica y mítica espada de Sringeri? Prepárate para lanzarte a la aventura en una montaña rusa llena de hechizos mágicos, giros cargados de intriga y emocionante desarrollo de eventos a cada paso, lo que te hará preguntarte quiénes son realmente las buenas personas y quienes definitivamente no lo son. Si te gustó el Señor de los Anillos y el Juego de Tronos, también te vas a enamorar de LA VERDAD PROHIBIDA.