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Fleeing a polluted, over-populated and violent Earth, the starship drifted silently through the galaxies with its strange cargo - travellers frozen in a state of suspended animation until the computer-controlled ship should find a new home where they could fulfill their mission. But in the icy silence of the Cold Sleep, their peace was troubled by dreams - nightmares of such terrible power that they became a hideous reality, from which death would be a welcome release... -
A feast for sci-fi fans of the 'Old Masters'. In this volume: Foundation (Foundation I): For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying, and only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future - to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for a future generations. He calls his sanctuary The Foundation. Foundation And Empire (Foundation II): Led by its founding father Hari Seldon, and utilising science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire - the mightiest force in the Galaxy - is even more dangerous in its death throes. Even worse, a mysterious entity called the Mule has appeared with powers beyond anything humanly conceivable. Who - or what - is the Mule? And how is humanity to defend itself against this invulnerable avatar of annihilation? Second Foundation (Foundation III): The Foundation lies in ruins - destroyed by a mutant mind bent on humanity’s annihilation. But it’s rumored that there’s a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established as insurance to preserve the knowledge of mankind. Now a desperate race has begun between the survivors of the First Foundation and an alien entity to find this last flicker of humanity’s shining past - and future hope. Yet the key to it all might be a fourteen-year-old girl burdened with a terrible secret. Is she the Foundation’s savior - or its deadliest enemy? The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire I): Biron Farrell was young and naïve, but he was growing up fast. A radiation bomb planted in his dorm room changed him from an innocent student at the University of Earth to a marked man, fleeing desperately from an unknown assassin. He soon discovers that, many light-years away, his father, the highly respected Rancher of Widemos, has been murdered. Stunned, grief-stricken, and outraged, Biron is determined to uncover the reasons behind his father’s death, and becomes entangled in an intricate saga of rebellion, political intrigue and espionage. The Naked Sun (Robot II): A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonisation of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations. The victim had been so reclusive that he appeared to his associates only through holographic projection. Yet someone had gotten close enough to bludgeon him to death while robots looked on. Now Baley and Olivaw are faced with two clear impossibilities: Either the Solarian was killed by one of his robots - unthinkable under the laws of Robotics - or he was killed by the woman who loved him so much that she never came into his presence... I, Robot (Robot I): A robot must not harm a human being; a robot must obey human orders; and a robot must protect its own existence - as long as that protection does not conflict with rules one and two. With these Three Laws of Robotics, humanity embarked on a bold new era of evolution that would open up enormous possibilities - and unforeseen risks. For the scientists who invented the earliest robots weren't content that their creations should remain programmed helpers, companions, and semi-sentient worker-machines. And soon the robots themselves, aware of their own intelligence, power and humanity, aren't either. As humans and robots struggle to survive together - and sometimes against each other - in earth and in space, the future of both hangs in the balance. Here human men and women confront robots gone mad, telepathic robots, robot politicians and vast robotic intelligences that may already secretly control the world. And both are asking the same question: What is human? And is humanity obsolete? DVD: Will Smith; Alan Tudyk: preloved; very good condition; region 4 -
Book I of Blood Angels. On the remote world of Cybele, the superhuman warriors of the Blood Angels Chapter fight a losing battle against their most bitter enemies, the forces of Chaos. When Battle Brother Arkio leads a glorious counter-attack that has the enemy reeling, there is talk that this is a holy sign - is Arkio blessed? But events soon begin to spiral out of control as the forces of Chaos reveal a nightmarish plot. If Brother Rafen doesn't find out what;s really happening the entire Chapter may face damnation. Cover art by Philip Sibbering. -
Book II of Solar Queen. Lured by exotic gems and valuable oils, the crew of the space trader Solar Queen landed on the newly discovered planet Sargol, only to find their most ruthless competitor there ahead of them. Still they tried for fair trade, even according to the sly rules of the feline natives - whose beauty and grace were equalled only by their determination to drive a hard bargain. But after satisfactory trading and uneventful take-off, the Solar Queen discovered a plague on board, the treacherous work of someone who'd been on Sargol. Now they are forbidden by Federation rules from landing on any inhabited planet - and their supplies are running dangerously low...Cover art by Tony Roberts. -
In this volume: The Double Minds: A prison break and carjacking on another planet in order to raise a rebellion against the Shaloor... by first vanquishing the shleath. Forgetfulness: An interstellar expedition explores, deserted except for a handful of the city-builders' descendants. There are plans of colonisation but the inhabitants have other ideas...Who Goes There? This was made into the classic sci-fi film The Thing From Another World. Out of Night: Long ago the matriarchal Sarn conquered Earth and enslaved the few survivors. Now, finally, there is a chance of rebellion and redress. Cloak of Aesir: The battle against the Sarn continues. Cover art by Chris Foss. -
Cadre One : Robert O’Riordan
$12.00Book I of Cadre. Since his childhood, Pol Tyrees was groomed for the Cadre, the intergalactic super-police force, As a Cadre officer, he carried out each task efficiently and emotionlessly, whether it was investigating shady deals, interrogating prisoners or killing traitors. But during an assignment on remote Tercet, one of that planet's Mystic Seers taught him a whole new way of thinking and Pol began to ask questions - that would bring him into direct conflict with the Cadre. Cover art by Barry Jackson. -
Target Books Doctor Who (Numerical Order)No. 26; Doctor Who Novelisations No. 112; Adventures of the 4th Doctor No. 175.Romana has been recalled to Gallifrey by the Time Lords - a summons that cannot be ignored, despite her reluctance to give up the freedom and excitement of being the Doctor's companion. The course is set, the flight path is clear, the ETA to Gallifrey is 32 minutes - and then the unexpected happens. Temporary loss of control over the Tardis lands them on the terror planet Alzarius at the time when the legendary Mistfall happens - when the giant scaly creatures that live in the planet's swamps leave the marshes and go on a rampage of death and destruction. Cover art by Andrew Skilleter. -
Qua is a quantum computer with immense power capabilities that tunes into pathways in parallel universes to operate at lightning speed. But with such power comes the threat of catastrophe, and as government agents, cult disciples, and computer criminals learn what this computer is capable of, Cambridge researcher Clare Conway makes every attempt to safeguard herself and society from the realities she discovers about Qua. For all of the power this computer offers, it threatens to spark a civil war in America, a danger unlike any other that history has ever known. Cover art by Splash. -
Human Error: Paul Preuss
$7.00Adrian Storey wasn't feeling well - not at all like himself. When he disrupted the lavish press party that his company threw to announce a breakthrough new product, Epicell, Compugen's tame psychologist said that Adrian has suffered a nervous breakdown due to overwork. But Joana Davis, the beautiful psychiatrist assigned to care for him at the sanitorium, knows better - if only she can prove it. Storey and Toby Bridgeman are geniuses at genetic engineering - their work is the foundation of Compugen's success. They can rebuild a virus, tailor it to order and practically make it jump through hoops. But they couldn't make the president of Compugen delay the release of Epicell. Compugen is in financial trouble and a delay might destroy the company. Joana knows that Adrian's nervous system has been infected by a virus - and Bridgeman knows what that virus is....Cover art by Paul Stinson.
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