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Book II of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a craving for tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades-in-arms as they hurtle across space in a ship powered by pure improbability - and desperately in search of a place to eat. The gang's all here: Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and expert contributor to the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy; Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee who's gone native and changed her name to Trillian; and Marvin, the moody android who suffers nothing and no one very gladly. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food literally speaks for itself. If you've done six impossible things this morning, then why not round it off with breakfast, lunch or dinner at Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe? With your host, Max Quordlepleen! Cover art by Chris Moore. -
Book IV of Saga Of the Well World. The Dreef was a hive-mind, composed of trillions of virus-sized units which infected intelligent beings like a disease, taking over their minds. It was on its way to conquering the entire galaxy - until those with still-free minds fought back, using a weapon so powerful that it wrought havoc with the Well World: the ancient planet sized super-computer that the vanished, god-like super-race the Markovians had built to maintain the form of their entire universe. If the Well World's control of time and space could not be restored, the Universe could vanish like a blown-out candle flame. Only a Markovian could go to the Well World and repair the damage; but there was only one Markovian still known to survive - last seen in human form and going by the name of Nathan Brazil. But no-one knows where he is in the immensity of the galaxy - or if he's even still in human form. The task of finding Nathan falls to she who has done the impossible over and over again - Mavra Chang, one of the few beings ever to escape from the Well World and owner of Obie, possibly the second most powerful computer in the Universe. With those two on his trail, Nathan Brazil could run - but can he hide? Cover art by Clyde Caldwell. -
Book I of Rosinante. Being Project Manager of Mundito Rosinante was never easy. To Charles Cantrell, it meant gaining the Union's co-operation, placating the financial backers, and solving a host of engineering crises that arise when building an agricultural and industrial complex in space. To make matters worse, economic and political decay reached from Earth clear out to the asteroids, leaving Cantrell in charge of a bankrupt, man-made world - and 10,000 unexpected exiles. Without warning, he and his staff - sophisticated robot Shaskash and management wizard Marian Yashon - had to turn necessity to invention and ingenuity to genius in a desperate effort to obtain food, weapons and political independence. Cantrell's new goal was no longer profits - simply survival! Cover art by Chris Barbieri. -
The Ring: Daniel Keys Moran
$20.00Centuries ago men died for the chance to own the Ring and master its powers. The Sisterhood, that protected it, grew weary of the fighting and fled to an alien planet to keep the Ring in peace. Now, in the paradise city of Parliament, the genetically designed, psychic Rulers possess the power of the Ring, still guarded by the Sisterhood. In the Arctic North, Giants are perfecting the science of terraforming, in exchange for a share of the Ring's power. In the Valley that joins the two lands, there are thousands of slave workers. There is an uneasy truce between the three peoples, but war is looming again. Cain of Eastmarch, a telepath, leads the Workers but to truly claim victory he must steal the Ring and suffer the curse of the Sisterhood. Cover art by Shusei. Based on a screenplay by William Stewart and Joanne Nelson that was never produced. -
Star Trek Original Series No. 78. An entire solar system begins to disintegrate into cosmic rubble, and Captain Kirk suspects that rumors of a new Klingon superweapon are all too true. The Tautee system houses a flourishing pre-Warp civilization not quite ready to join the Federation, so the Prime Directive limits Kirk's ability to prevent the disaster - and to make matters worse his rescue efforts provoke an attack from four Klingon warships. But soon Kirk recognizes that he must get to the bottom of the forces at work in the Tautee system before they spill over into the rest of the galaxy. -
Book IV of the Hyperion Saga. The time of reckoning has arrived. As a final genocidal Crusade threatens to enslave humanity forever, a new messiah has come of age. She is Aenea and she has undergone a strange apprenticeship to those known as the Others. Now her protector, Raul Endymion, one-time shepherd and convicted murderer, must help her deliver her startling message to her growing army of disciples. But first they must embark on a final spectacular mission to discover the underlying meaning of the universe itself. They have been followed on their journey by the mysterious Shrike - monster, angel, killing machine - who is about to reveal the long-held secret of its origin and purpose. And on the planet of Hyperion, where the story first began, the final revelation will be delivered - an apocalyptic message that unlocks the secrets of existence and the fate of humankind in the galaxy. Cover art by David Grogan.
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It is nearly three decades since the discovery of the sub-spacial alternates - twenty-four lumps of matter hanging in a limbo outside space and time, each sharing the name of Earth. Now there are only fifteen of them - the rest blown to extinction by the ruthless attacks of the D-squads. Even the surviving plants are doomed to a cruel, mutilated existence. Professor Faustaff's life is dedicated to fighting the merciless demolition teams, trying to correct the Unstable Natter Situations they create. But he feels it is a battle he cannot win. -
The Road To Mars: Eric Idle
$15.00Carlton is an android who works for Alex and Lewis, two twenty-second century comedians who travel the outer vaudeville circuit of the solar system, known ironically as the Road to Mars. His problem, although as a computer he can't understand irony, is that he is attempting to write a thesis about comedy, its place in evolution and whether or not it can be cured. And he's studying the comedians of the late twentieth century - including obscure and esoteric acts such as Monty Python's Flying Circus. Meanwhile, his two employers inadvertently offend the fab diva Brenda Woolley while auditoning for a gig aboard the Princess Di ( a solar cruise ship). This faux pas leads them into a terrorist plot against Mars, home of Showbiz. Can Carlton prevent Alex and Lewis from losing their gigs, help them with the love thingy and finally understand the meaning of comedy in the Universe? Will a robot ever be able to do stand-up? Yes, that is THE Eric Idle of Monty Python fame. A must for Python buffs.
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In this volume: Doctor Hanray's Second Chance, Conrad Richter: Old and suffering with radiation sickness, Doctor Hanray visits his old village and encounters himself - at age 14. Fallout Island, Robert Murphy: What prehistoric creature once ruled this paradise? The Green Hills Of Earth, Robert A. Heinlein: A space jetman who is responsible for the operation of nuclear rocket engines is blinded and becomes a bard, a favorite of spacer bars. Doomsday Deferred, Will F. Jenkins (Murray Leinster): In the South American jungles, ants are developing sufficient consciousness to be a threat to humanity...Test-Tube Terror, Robert Standish: A lawyer is contacted by a former lover and her brother with the astonishing news...they have the power to destroy the world. Island Of Fear, William Sambrot: A traveller wishes to explore a Greek island - but the locals will not even speak of it, much less take him there. Sinister Journey, Conrad Richter; A man travelling in New Mexico in search of a friend who has vanished, finds a passage to the future - but is it as Utopian as it seems? The Place Of The Gods, Stephen Vincent Benét: In a post-apocalyptic city, a man dreams of those he calls the Gods. The Phantom Setter, Robert Murphy: A man renting a small house in a mountain village notices a big, gaunt setter hanging around. The Big Wheel, Fred McMorrow: Male egos and antique cars combine to form a real fantasy. The Death Dust, Frank Harvey: Three lunar astronauts are carry a deadly souvenir from the Moon. The Lost Continent, Geoffrey Household: Does a Cockney Londoner have actual proof of Atlantis' existence? The Trap, Ken Bennett: A UFO lands unnoticed and without fanfare - to transform into a roadside eatery! Space Secret, William Sambrot: An unmanned rocket equipped with a camera returns with film of what is on the dark side of the moon - but is that what was recorded? The Unsafe Deposit Box, Gerald Kersh: Deposit boxes usually contain treasures - but this one contains something very deadly indeed...The Second Trip To Mars, Ward Moore: Is it possible the Britannia will rule - on Mars? The Voice In The Earphones, Wilbur Schramm; The mystery remains - how did Shorty Frooze, who had never flown a plane in his life, find himself at the controls of an airliner 8000 feet up - and bring it in calmly to land? Moon Crazy, William Roy Shelton: Were the old wives' tales true? Was there such a thing as moon madness - and was it moon madness that caused Ralph to try to fly? The Little Terror, Will. F. Jenkins: There was no crashing roll of thunder when the principles of psychological acosmistic idealism became practicalities in the world inhabited by Nancy...The Answer, Philip Wylie: The Cold War is in full swing and the U.S. and the Soviet Union are frantically developing weapons of mass destruction. When both nations discover angels in the aftermath of nuclear testing, political confusion and dismay unfold as each nation wrestles with the implications and ramifications of their other-worldly visitors.
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