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Book II of Time Quest. Chayne Jahil, accompanied by the beautiful Villimy Dy, continues on his mission through time and space to salvage human destinies. Leaving his native Andromeda, he travels to Hydrabyss, a water world that is slowly boiling away in the cool heat of a red sun. Lorb, Overseer of Hydrabyss, is a machine-turned-god, ruling the Chilsun colonies by perpetual slavery through dreams and illusions. He also controls the Kigons, a race of psychic impressions whose souls he has destroyed. Chayne and Villimy set out to save both the races and escape before the planet destroys itself. -
Meltdown: David Schofield
$12.00Professor Wallace Bradley, the Nobel Prize-nominated Oxford economist, is obsessed with one thing: the financial destruction of the world's second economic superpower, Japan. To achieve his aims he creates 'The Pegasus Forum', an Oxford philosophical society, and recruits as undergraduates a group of idealistic collaborators, unaware of his personal motivation, who rise over the years to positions of influence from which they deliberately start a financial wildfire to threaten world stability.They are pursued in their plot by investigative journalist James Emerson, who begins to uncover evidence of a conspiracy as he follows the exploding financial crisis around the globe for his newspaper. As the financial wildfire blazes out of control, with Emerson in hot pursuit, Wallace Bradley prepares to deliver the coup de grace to his ultimate nemesis, Japan. Before doing this he cannot resist visiting Tokyo to confront an old man, the human embodiment of his hatred for that country.Finally, the two men meet... -
WLE Short Stories Volume II. In this selection: Who Can Replace A Man? Brian Aldiss: Only one man still lives in a world made - and destroyed - by his progenitors. Now he faces extinction through the machinations of those who have inherited the earth: The Robots. Encounter In The Dawn, Arthur C. Clarke: An older, highly intelligent civilization makes contact with early humans generations before the construction of Babylon. A Walk In The Dark, Arthur C. Clarke: A night walk under a starless and almost moonless sky with no light source seems very long - especially on a planet surrounded by mystical, frightening legends... Lenny, Isaac Asimov: A robot is accidentally reverted to 'babyhood' - and is adopted by a human psychologist, who tries to raise and educate him as she would a human child. The Murderer, Ray Bradbury: Mr Brock - murderer - insists that machines - particularly noisy ones - are keeping people hostage from the world around them - and he is going to kill technology! Chronopolis, J.G. Ballard: Prison inmate Newman is fascinated with time - in a world where clocks are prohibited. The Man Who Rode The Saucer, Kenyon Holmes (August Delerth): Reporter Tex Harrigan investigate a scientist who claims that he was abducted and experimented on by aliens. The True Worth Of Ruth Villiers, Michael G. Coney: In a grim future, every citizen has a Social Value Credit Rating, which dictates their level of assistance in the event of accident or illness. Quest, Lee Harding. Harry is dissatisfied with his man-made, mechanised life and sets out in search of something 'real'. -
Worlds Apart: Chuck McKenzie
$25.00Free publicity isn't something you turn down: not when you're a formerly successful celebrity superstar whose current popularity is on par with that of a genital wart. So when Zach Vance was asked to attend the much-publicised launch of Earth's first-ever starship, he jumped at the chance to score some points with the Great Viewing Public. The next thing Zach knew, he was trapped aboard a ship full of dead people, orbiting the Earth with only a frigid medical technician, an illegal military clone, a talking plant and a lethal alien organism for company. As far as Zach was concerned, things couldn't possibly get worse. But of course, they did... -
Earthmen and Aleriona have met in space and neither can afford to let the other get too strong. The Aleriona claim that all the inhabitants of the captured human outpost, New Europe, were killed. The World Federation on Earth seems committed to peace at any price. But there are those - like ex-navy Captain Gunnar Helm - who know that further appeasement will only lead to more Aleriona aggression. He believes there must be a showdown NOW - before it's too late. Cover art by Tony Roberts. -
Book 1 of Time Odyssey. 1885...On the North-West frontier, Rudyard Kipling witnesses a bizarre encounter between the British Army and a mysteriously watchful, hovering sphere - and then, shockingly, a helicopter from 2037 comes over the hill. Meanwhile, elsewhere, scouts from the great horde of Genghis Khan find that familiar landmarks on the great steppe have vanished - as if they had never been. And elsewhere yet again - the courtiers of Alexander the Great wait anxiously for news of the Great King, who seems to have vanished. Nothing is as it was. The castaways in time must make an epic journey across a transformed world, a journey to a devastating truth. For if history is long, our future may be shorter than any of us dreamed...Mankind's odyssey in time has begin... Cover art by David Stevenson. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/sunstorm-arthur-c-clarke-stephen-baxter/ -
Patera Silk is a dedicated young auger whose parish buildings are about to be sold for taxes. He has made a pact with the wealthy, sinister Blood to get the money to save them. And so Silk has embarked on a quest which reveals to him the hidden secrets of his world, a huge starship illuminated and warmed by the artificial Long Sun, a spaceship so vast that remote cities can be seen in its sky. Silk travels to Lake Limna and visits a shrine which conceals an entrance to the sub surface passages of the ship, to rooms that contain strange machinery and stranger beings - and to rooms with windows...
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Six of Earth's finest young people, perfect in mind and body, have been trained from the cradle for one task - to brave the infinite dangers of space in order to find new homes for Man. But once alone in the pitiless universe, they are betrayed by their ship and plagued by space hazards; their voyage becomes a grim test of survival. In order to survive, they must tame their wild talents and turn their training into skill, with no margin for error. They must conquer their fears, longings and nightmares; they must become a team; they must learn how to love. Or they will die. Cover art by Paul Alexander. -
Book III of the Tomorrow series. And then there were five...Effie and the other teen rebels have lost Corrie and Chris, but have rescued Keith. It has been six long months they returned home from a camping trip to find their families and friends imprisoned by an enemy that threatens to steal Australia's freedom. Only they can stop this. Like seasoned soldiers, their methods have become extreme, even involving terrorism. When she's not gathering food and supplies or running like prey to survive, Ellie wonders at what they've become: Are they now ruthless terrorists? The more involved and vicious it gets, the higher the stakes are raised. Everyone is fighting for their lives. Cover art by Nick Stathopolous. -
All over the world there are fantastic ruins and improbable objects which cannot be explained by any conventional means or theories. The sacred books of many faiths have descriptions of Gods who came down from the sky in fiery chariots and who always promised to return - and an ancient Sanskrit text contains what could only be a description of a journey in a space-ship complete with a graphic description of the force of gravity. What explanation can be offered for a huge block of stone weighing 20,000 tons the size of a four storey house complete with steps, ramps and decorations - and what force turned it upside down? Illustrated with black and white photographs.
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Book I of Heroes Of Dune. Frank Herbert's Dune ended with Paul Muad'Dib in control of the planet Dune. Herbert's next Dune book, Dune Messiah, picked up the story several years later after Paul's armies had conquered the galaxy. But what happened between Dune and Dune Messiah? How did Paul create his empire and become the Messiah...? The Muad'Dib's jihad is in full swing. His warrior legions march from victory to victory. But beneath the joy of victory there are dangerous undercurrents. Paul, like nearly every great conqueror, has enemies - those who would betray him to steal the awesome power he commands...And Paul himself begins to have doubts: Is the jihad getting out of his control? Has he created anarchy? Has he been betrayed by those he loves and trusts the most? And most of all, he wonders: Am I going mad? Cover art by Dominic Harman. -
Book I of Demon Princes. All his life, Kirth Gersen had had a single dream -to rid the galaxy of the five Demon Princes, the evil beings who had killed his parents and brought terror to the Oikumene. Trained for vengeance, Gersen learnt to crave their blood with every fibre of his being. Attel Malagate was the first name on his death list: a Star King with a fearful lust for power, he roamed the Beyond in human form. But his humanity was only skin deep. Underneath was a cruelty and a barbarism that would shock even the most depraved and savage of humans... -
Alex Rider IV. Relaxing in the South of France with his friend Sabina Pleasure and her family, reluctant MI6 agent Alex Rider is finally able to feel like any ordinary fourteen-year-old. Until a sudden ruthless attack on his hosts plunges him back into a world of violence and mystery - and this time, MI6 don't want to know. Especially when Alex tells them that Damian Cray - celebrity, human rights campaigner and the power behind Gameslayer, a new state-of-the-art games console - could be involved. Alex is determined to track down his friends' attackers, even if he must do it alone. But it's a path that leads to a long-buried secret and a discovery more terrible than anything he could have imagined. For younger/teen readers. Cover art by Phil Schramm. -
Book III of the Torin Trilogy. Torin is turning into a war zone. The unscrupulous diviner Orath Veer intends to seize power and it seems nothing can stand in his way. But Orath Veer hasn't counted on the intervention of his student, Rovan Wentroy. But Rovan's mind powers are new and unharnessed and a confrontation with Orath Veer will put them to the ultimate test - how can a student defeat his master? Will he have to call on the help of Lisa Child? Cover art by Tony Pyrzakowski.
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The Postman: David Brin
$7.00A handful of men and women struggle to survive in the dark aftermath of a devastating war fought decades ago, battling disease, hunger, fear and brutality. Gordon Krantz is one such man, an itinerant story-teller. After being robbed of his few goods, he takes the jacket and bag of a long-dead postal worker and in the next village he visits, finds that the old uniform still has power as a symbol of hope, for the return of an age long gone. Unwilling to disillusion the villagers, he accepts their letters to loved ones who may or may not still live, and in doing so creates his greatest tale - that of an America on the road to recovery. His deception takes on a reality of its own as others come to join him, supported by the strength of a vision he himself only half-believed. Cover art variant by Tom Hallman.
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In the mountain retreat of a gifted Internet billionaire, a young man takes part in a strange experiment: testing an artificial intelligence housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl. But the experiment spirals into a dark psychological battle - a lover triangle of loyalties, man and machine. -
Book III of Riverworld. Years have passed on Riverworld. Entire nations have risen, and savage wars have been fought - all since the dead of Earth found themselves resurrected in their magnificent new homeworld. Yet the truth about the Ethicals, the powerful engineers of this mysterious "afterlife," remains unknown. But a curious cross-section of humanity is determined to change that situation - at any cost. Intrepid explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton leads the most remarkable voyage of discovery he has ever undertaken. Hot on his heels are Samuel Clemens, King John of England, and Cyrano de Bergerac. Spurred by the promise of ultimate answers, they chart a course across the vast polar sea - and toward the awesome tower that looms above it. But getting there will be more than half the battle. For death on Riverworld has become chillingly final... Cover art by Joe Petagno. -
Book I of The Force Unleashed. The overthrow of the Republic is complete. Absolute power now rests in the iron fist of Darth Sidious–the cunning Sith Lord better known as Emperor Palpatine. But more remains to be done. Pockets of resistance in the galaxy must still be defeated and missing Jedi accounted for . . . and dealt with. These crucial tasks fall to the Emperor’s ruthless enforcer, Darth Vader, who in turn has groomed a lethal, nameless Sith apprentice to secretly dispatch the last of his masters’ enemies. This acolyte’s journey will take him across the far reaches of the galaxy and test him with shattering revelations that strike at the very heart of all he believes, stirring within him long-forgotten hopes of reclaiming his name . . . and changing his destiny. Based on a story by Haden Blackman.
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