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Armchair fiction presents the seventh entry in a new line of classic science fiction double novels. The first novel, "Planet of Dread," is an outer space horror story. It tells the tale of a spaceship with one too many passengers—a stowaway. The stowaway is given two choices: be sentenced to death, or be marooned on a nearby planet. He chooses to be marooned. His one problem is that the planet is crawling with millions of giant insect monstrosities. The second novel, "Twice Upon a Time” is a wonderful story of space opera and time travel. Because of the long years it took to travel between the worlds of the galaxy, interplanetary peace could only be maintained by a small band of men known as The Deathless Legion. And of these cosmic policemen, Chaan Fritag of Earth was the first to cross the path of the man who wanted to be Napoleon of the stars. You'll find lots futuristic thrills in both of these terrific novels, penned by sci-fi veterans, Murray Leinster and Charles L. Fontenay.

An SF story about slavery. Time travel! Slaves! Masters! Beatings!An SF story about slavery. Master Legion travels back in time to free slaves. Other slave owners are not as nice.

These short stories were written to explore some of the ethical issues medical advancements will bring forth. The scenarios are within the realm of possibilities for the not so distant future. The technological advancements will be significant steps but they bring to bear the law of unintended consequences. These works are published together for the first time.Received Third Prize in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards.**Professionally edited by an Amazon CreateSpace editor**Johnny Cockit accidently murdered a man when he was ten years old, which is why he was sent to Sonoran Correctional High School, a gender-segregated boarding school located in Phoenix, Arizona. Two months before graduation, Johnny and his friends are drugged and abducted by Walnut Cherryville secret watchers during an afternoon counseling session. Making decisions about the future has never felt important until the students are forced to work in a remote produce factory owned by the vengeful Quinton family. Walnut Cherryville is no ordinary factory; it’s the Quintons’ futuristic desert village governed by the principle that people live better-quality lives when they don’t make their own decisions. To ease the burden of life’s basic yet complicated choices, the government limits misdirection by choosing every citizen’s career path and lifestyle. Johnny and his friends plot an escape but must avoid being recaptured because abandonment of the village is a crime punishable by death. In a scandalous turn of events narrated by Johnny and his delinquent friends Vincent, Laura, and Collins, they discover that the reason they were captured roots back to an ancient family feud between the Cockit and Quinton families.Due to strong sexuality, this book is intended for young adults ages 14 and up.

Humanity paid a price in exchange for utopia. Psycho Island is the story of the price we paid.Humanity finally achieved the impossible. Utopia was no longer a dream, but reality. Many nations accepted the authority of the Shepherds, a special class of people who lived by an ideal that others could not. Crime was a thing of the past, and humanity’s dark side was pushed back into the shadows. The streets were not exactly paved with gold, but at least they were safe. But humanity paid a price in exchange for utopia. Psycho Island is the story of the price we paid.

New edition with explanatory footnotes.EarthCentre: The End of the UniverseAn Epic prose poem in three parts. Introduction...a journey, back and forth in Time, a funfairgroundride through the EarthCentre theme park, of the future, and passing, and present-time, of the reader...to the End of the Universe: EarthCentre.EarthCentre: The End of the UniverseIntroduction...a journey, back and forth in Time, a funfairgroundride through the EarthCentre theme park, of the future, and passing, and present-time, of the reader...to the End of the Universe.A journey through myth and human character building, the creation, EarthCentre: The End of the Universe.Through world mythology astrology and cosmology and earth sciences to the modern times and beyond.From Universal Giants to SuperHeroes!

A tale of high fantasy, with guns, swords, magic, and anything that makes the heart beat faster. Follow the lives of individuals that live and breathe the romances of the past and excitements of the future, all of who live in the shadow of the Goddess, Axiatés, destined to create a second sun for the earth.Stephen loves visiting the cemetery. It is the perfect place to find danger in the quiet hamlet of Amblewood. There's something about being surrounded by the dead that gives Stephen a strange buzz. Dead bodies he can deal with...but when an angry, murdering ghost appears in the cemetery, his opinion of the dead changes, his buzz firmly pushed aside by fear. Stephen's first reaction is to run, but with the appearance of the ghost, Stephen and his friends unearth a map, one that could change his life. Will the map bring Stephen fortune or will it put him and his friends in peril?

He never thought he would be an accessory to murder. He never thought his conspirator would be a computer. Enjoy this short story with coffee and a blanket!This enigmatic collection of poems explores and equates the boundless possibilities of life and death and delves into each intricate inexplicability of survival. Parekh's roving philosophical eye brings the unconquerable richness of life to the fore and yet at the same time explicitly highlights the veracity of 'death' as the absolute certainty of every existence. The poet joyously celebrates the occasions of both life and death with equal panache in each poetic stanza sewn with the uncanny mysteries of this Universe. The poems within immortalize both life and death as the ultimate victories and the two most contrastingly amazing and divine sides of creation. Catapulting the reader to the threshold of ultimate ecstasy; they bring about an impromptu twist with the closure of breath and what lies beyond. This charismatically woven collection of poetic verse would equally enamor the narcissist as well as the simple humanitarian to the core.This book is a humble attempt to enlighten the readers with the equality of life and death-and to live in both of them to the most unparalleled fullest. Embracing only the religion of humanity, as the Lord has commanded every living being on earth. You cant die in life and cant live in death-each of these components are irrefutably equal in every respect and should be worshipped with due obeisance.

Science said it could not be,but there it was. And whoosh—look out—hereit is again! Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to [email protected] This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via [email protected]

When Queen Tassin is forced to flee her kingdom on the backwater planet of Omega V, she has no idea that the strange warrior who helps her is a cyborg; the deadliest hi-tech killing machine ever created. Her world has forgotten the technology that almost destroyed it, but then a freak accident damages the micro-supercomputer that controls Sabre, and he is free to take charge of his destiny…There is no doubt that Magento currently is one of the most powerful and fast-growing ecommerce platforms. Over the past few years, not only the number of websites using Magento, but also the number of developers specialized in this platform have increased dramatically.In 2012, Magento started Magento Certification Exams which are geared toward professionals who want to differentiate themselves from the competition with the ultimate Magento credential. Store-owners also benefit from this since they can easily find a qualified developer to make sure their website is handled by trusted hands. Magento Certificate becomes valuable and indispensable to developers from all over the world who want to make money in Magento field. “How to pass Magento Certification Exam in 30 days” is written based on the 10 topics announced in the Study Guide of Magento. This book presents full knowledge of each topic as well as provides useful tips for developers to work with Magento. At the end of some topics, you can find questions that are designed to help revise what you have learned.

Doctor Samuel Louiston was a dead man. At least he would be if the thugs from the Cranston Corporation caught up with him! But when McNally, a covert agent for the Inner-system Navy, shows up...things really get crazy! Together, Louiston and McNally must discover why comet-haulers in the Oort cloud are disappearing. That is, if they can avoid the battle-cruisers of the Sector Patrol! Sci-Fi noir.Doctor Samuel Louiston was a dead man. At least he would be if the thugs from the Cranston Corporation caught up with him! But when Randal McNally, a covert agent for The Company and the Inner-system Navy, shows up...things really get crazy! Together, Louiston and McNally must discover why hundreds of comet-haulers in the Oort cloud are disappearing along with their loads. That is, if they can avoid the battle-cruisers of the Sector Patrol! Join Doctor Louiston, Randal McNally and beautiful Claire Cranston on a wild joy-ride that uncovers a fantastic plot threatening the entire Sol system and defining the future of Mankind itself! Sci-Fi noir.

Two brilliant enemies plan an attack on the Galactic Senate. For Obi-Wan, this means facing an old adversary, while for Anakin, it means bending the rules of the Jedi to accomplish his goals--something he's forbidden to do.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City. Hailed as “America’s most popular suspense novelist” (Rolling Stone) Dean Koontz has entered a rich new phase of his writing career that is yielding his most imaginative, meaningful, and popular work yet. At the height of his powers as a literary craftsman, he has won the acclaim of critics as well as the allegiance of millions of fans the world over, transforming the greatest fears and hopes of our time into masterworks of dazzling originality and emotional resonance. Now, with the stunning depth and virtuosity of his storytelling, he brings to readers one of his most gripping and richly imagined novels to date—an intoxicating story of adventure and suspense, mystery and revelation, told with humor, heart, and high art. One Door Away From Heaven In a dusty trailer park on the far edge of the California dream, Michelina Bellsong contemplates the choices she has made. At twenty-eight, she wants to change the direction of her troubled life but can’t find her way—until a new family settles into the rental trailer next door and she meets the young girl who will lead her on a remarkable quest that will change Micky herself and everything she knows—or thinks she knows—forever. Despite the brace she must wear on her deformed left leg, and her withered left hand, nine-year-old Leilani Klonk radiates a buoyant and indomitable spirit that inspires Micky. Beneath Leilani’s effervescence, however, Micky comes to sense a quiet desperation that the girl dares not express. Leilani’s mother is little more than a child herself. And the girl’s stepfather, Preston Maddoc, is educated but threatening. He has moved the family from place to place as he fanatically investigates UFO sightings, striving to make contact, claiming to have had a vision that by Leilani’ s tenth birthday aliens will either heal her or take her away to a better life on their world. Slowly, ever more troubling details emerge in Leilani’s conversations with Micky. Most chilling is Micky’s discovery that Leilani had an older brother, also disabled, who vanished after Maddoc took him into the woods one night and is now “gone to the stars.” Leilani’s tenth birthday is approaching. Micky is convinced the girl will be dead by that day. While the child-protection bureaucracy gives Micky the runaround, the Maddoc family slips away into the night. Micky sets out across America to track and find them, alone and afraid but for the first time living for something bigger than herself. She finds herself pitted against an adversary, Preston Maddoc, as fearsome as he is cunning. The passion and disregard for danger with which Micky pursues her quest bring to her side a burned-out detective who joins her on a journey of incredible peril and startling discoveries, a journey through terrible darkness to unexpected light. One Door Away From Heaven is an incandescent mix of suspense and humor, fear and wonder, a story of redemption and timeless wisdom that will have readers cheering. Filled with tragedy and joy, with terror and hope, it solidifies Dean Koontz’s reputation as one of the foremost storytellers of our time. This is Dean Koontz at his very best—and it doesn’t get any better than that.

It's been seven months since all the adults disappeared. Gone. It happens in one night. A girl who died now walks among the living; Zil and the Human Crew set fire to Perdido Beach; and amid the flames and smoke, Sam sees the figure of the boy he fears the most: Drake. But Drake is dead. Sam and Caine defeated him along with the Darkness—or so they thought. As Perdido Beach burns, battles rage: Astrid against the Town Council; the Human Crew versus the mutants; and Sam against Drake, who is back from the dead and ready to finish where he and Sam left off. And all the while deadly rumors are raging like the fire itself, spread by the prophetess Orsay and her companion, Nerezza. They say that death is a way to escape the FAYZ. Conditions are worse than ever and kids are desperate to get out. But are they desperate enough to believe that death will set them free?