Far Rainbow / The Second Invasion From Mars
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Two Soviet science fiction novels by the Strugatsky brothers. Introduction by Theodore Sturgeon.
Richard M. Powers Books
Richard M. Powers was an American science fiction illustrator. His works were characterized by a dreamlike atmosphere, often depicting bizarre landscapes and spaceships that mirrored the era's fascination with space exploration. His innovative style and ability to visualize the intangible concepts of science fiction left an indelible mark on the genre.
Tomorrow Times Seven
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Ballantine Books, 1959. Paperback, 1st printing with cover code #325K. Collection of stories from a science fiction Grand Master! “The Haunted Corpse” (1957); “The Middle of Nowhere” (1955); “The Gentle Venusian” (1958); “The Day of the Boomer Dukes” (1956); “Survival Kit” (1957); “The Knights of Arthur” (1958); “To See Another Mountain” (1959).
The Number of the Beast
- 511 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Dr. Zebadiah John Carter, Dr. Dejah Thoris Burroughs (Deety to her friends), Deety's brainiac father, Jake, and her "Aunt" Hilda are running off to Reno for a quickie double wedding when a car bomb narrowly misses killing them all. But, what makes this bantering bunch so special isn't money or politics or jealous exes but the one-of-a-kind machine Jake has built in his basement. Jake has made an awesome quantum breakthrough-a simple invention that allows access to all the universes-and a race of blue-skinned, green-blooded bad guys are determined to grab the gadget for themselves. Plugging the world-skipper into Gay Deceiver, Zeb's trusty flying coupe, the lusty foursome set off on a rollicking roller coaster ride to other space-time continuums, determined to evade and destroy the Black Hats who want them vaporized. And that's when the fun really begins....
Natives of Space
- 156 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Here are three of the best—each dealing with a different aspect of communication with creatures so alien to mankind that the first thing to do is throw speech out the window! What happens next is strictly up to the ingenuity of writers like Mr. Clement, who visualizes a lively time for mankind among his counterparts from other planets. Assumption Unjustified (1946) Technical Error (1944) Impediment (1942)