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Vannemar Morgans dream is to link Earth to the stars with the greatest engineering feat of all timea 24,000-mile-high space elevator. But first he must solve a million technical, political, and economic problems while allaying the wrath of God. For the only possible site on the planet for Morgans Orbital Tower is the monastery atop the Sacred Mountain of Sri Kanda.

The Sands of MarsArthur C. Clarke

The Sands of Mars

by Arthur C. Clarke

Earthlight

by Arthur C. Clarke

The time: 200 years after man's first landing on the Moon. There are permanent populations established on the Moon, Venus and Mars. Outer space inhabitants have formed a new political entity, the Federation, and between the Federation and Earth a growing rivalry has developed. EARTHLIGHT is the story of this emerging conflict.

Jurgen (The Collected Works of James Branch Cabell - 46 Volumes)

Jurgen (The Collected Works of James Branch Cabell - 46 Volumes)

by James Branch Cabell

A witty and irreverent landmark of modern fiction, this compelling fantasy recounts a time-traveler's adventures through a supernatural dreamscape in which he has romances with Guenevere and The Lady of the Lake and confrontations with God and the Devil. Unabridged republication of the definitive 1926 edition, with 13 full-page illustrations by Frank Papé.

Young Bleys (Childe Cycle/Gordon R. Dickson)

Young Bleys (Childe Cycle/Gordon R. Dickson)

by Gordon R. Dickson

In the sequel to The Final Encyclopedia, Bleys Ahrens, raised alone by his unhappy Exotic mother and cast out from society, finds his niche in life with Dahno, his half-brother. Reprint. PW.

Figures of Earth (Wildside Fantasy)

by James Branch Cabell

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Charisma

by Michael G Coney

The Earth Lords

by Gordon R. Dickson

Tales of Neveryon

by Samuel R. Delany

A novel of myth and literacy about a long-ago land on the brink of civilization. Vol 1

The Deep

by John Crowley

John Crowley was born in 1942 and has worked in documentary films and TV since 1966. The Deep, his first sf novel, was published in 1975 and was followed by Beasts, Engine Summer and Great Work of Time. In his later work, Little, Big, Aegypt and Love and Sleep, he has moved into writing fantasy to great critical acclaim.

Time-Master: Book 3

The Master

by Louise Cooper

Chaos stalks the Realm of Order. The fate of a world hangs on one woman's life. In Conclave grave the Lords of Light will summon their God to battle. Adept of Chaos, sworn to the Law, the Master rides to confront his terrible destiny. This is the tale of his decision. This is Book III in the Master trilogy. Reissue.

The Jewels of Aptor

by Samuel R. Delany

One of the most universally acclaimed first novels in science fiction--by the man who become one of the most stellar writers in the genre's history. On the orders of Argo, the White Goddess, an itinerant poet and his three companions journey to the island of Aptor. Their mission: to seize a jewel from the dark god Hama and bring it back home. With this precious stone Argo may defeat the malign forces gathered... (more)

Beasts

by John CROWLEY

Brothers of Earth

by C. J. Cherryh

Wyrms

by Orson Scott Card

Report on Planet Three and Other SpeculationsArthur C. Clarke

Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations

by Arthur C. Clarke

Dorsai Spirit

by Gordon R. Dickson

Two cornerstone novels of the acclaimed “Childe Cycle” return to print in an omnibus edition—with an introduction by David Drake. Throughout humanity’s Fourteen Worlds, no group is as feared and respected as the Dorsai. The ultimate warriors, they are known for their deadly rages, and ferocious independence...and unbending honor. No one man rules the Dorsai, but their mastery of the arts of war has made them the... (more)

Ender Quartet: Book 1

Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother, Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister, Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for... (more)

Dr. Bloodmoney

by Philip K. Dick

Dr. Bloodmoney is a post-nuclear-holocaust masterpiece filled with a host of Dick’s most memorable characters: Hoppy Harrington, a deformed mutant with telekinetic powers; Walt Dangerfield, a selfless disc jockey stranded in a satellite circling the globe; Dr. Bluthgeld, the megalomaniac physicist largely responsible for the decimated state of the world; and Stuart McConchie and Bonnie Keller, two unremarkable... (more)

Three Early Novels

by Philip K. Dick

At the beginning of his career, Philip K. Dick, whose later work won him widespread acclaim as the world’s greatest sf writer, wrote a number of short novels which were published as paperback originals back-to-back in dual volumes with works by writers who were then more famous. Considerably more straightforward than his later novels, these stories are nevertheless unmistakably the work of the author of Do... (more)

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by Arthur C. Clarke

by Arthur C. Clarke

by Arthur C. Clarke

by James Branch Cabell

by Gordon R. Dickson

by James Branch Cabell

by Michael G Coney

by Gordon R. Dickson

by Samuel R. Delany

by John Crowley

by Louise Cooper

by Samuel R. Delany

by John CROWLEY

by C. J. Cherryh

by Orson Scott Card

by Arthur C. Clarke

by Gordon R. Dickson

by Orson Scott Card

by Philip K. Dick

by Philip K. Dick