M.K. Stuyter S.J. Books

With the publication, in the July 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, of the story Seesaw, van Vogt began unfolding the complex tale of the oppressive Empire of Isher and the mysterious Weapon Shops. This volume, The Weapon Shops of Isher, includes the first three parts of the saga and introduces perhaps the most famous political slogan of science fiction: The Right to Buy Weapons is the Right to Be Free. Born at the height of Nazi conquest, the Isher stories suggested that an oppressive government could never completely subjugate its own citizens if they were well armed. The audience appeal was immediate and has endured long beyond other stories of alien invasion, global conflict and post war nuclear angst.

50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS Ursula K. Le Guin’s groundbreaking work of science fiction—winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants’ gender is fluid. His goal is to facilitate Winter’s inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the strange, intriguing culture he encounters... Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.

In a society populated by mass-marketed psychedelics and eugenics, where everyone was struggling for life, Donald Hogan was a mild-mannered student, a dilettante intellectual - at least that's what everybody was supposed to think. But he was really a spy.

A haunting story of power and love--a tale of the man who would destroy everything he loves to preserve humanity's peace, and the boy who might just sing the world away.

Taalstrijd op een verre planeet.

Contains three novels in Dutch translation: The Languages of Pao / Big Planet / The Dragon Masters. In "De Talen van Pao," Beran Panasper, the crown prince of Pao, is kidnapped by the enigmatic Paravos, a dominion on the world of Breeknes. While studying there for several years, he and his captors analyze Pao and its singular language. Upon his eventual escape, Beran discovers that Pao has drastically changed, now home to three new languages, reflecting his own transformation during captivity. "Grote Planeet" is set 500 years later, where the vast planet has become populated by numerous groups of Earthlings. A commission is sent from Earth to assess the threat posed by Bajarnum of Beaujolais, a local ruler expanding his territory. However, the commission crashes 40,000 miles from the only civilized area, the Earth enclave. This leads to a perilous journey through unknown lands, where the group faces terrifying monsters and bizarre inhabitants. In "De Drakenruiters," every few centuries, the malevolent star Coralyne appears in the sky of Aerlith, bringing with it the chilling Grondvormen that abduct humans. A few captured Grondvormen are transformed by the residents into a formidable army of dragons, including fearsome Hellevegen and deadly Schrijdende Moordenaars. When the Grondvormen return, they confront their monstrous, twisted descendants—the dragons. This work is a recipient of the Hugo Award.