This is perhaps one of the most powerful stories in modern social philosophy - a small fairy tale, from which frost runs over the skin. An unusual situation, an unpredictable plot - a fascinating story awaits you!...
The Blue Germ concentrates on what will bring immortality to society and the individual, but does not focus on science as the basis. Its main qualities are in symbols and tones, and not in conceptualization. He makes interesting and insightful observations and voices a truly unique (for his era) assumption that could become a stepping stone to the medical provision of immortality....
The Star of the World was an unpredictable variable. Sometimes it was flaming, sparkling and hot. In other cases, it was strangely dim, radiating a little heat to its many planets. Gresth Gkae, Miran leader, was looking for the best star his people could migrate to. This star must be stable, reliable, with a good planetary system. And in his astronomical search, he found Sol. With hundreds of ships, each of which is larger than entire Earth cosmodromes, and moving faster than the speed of light, Mirans intended to move to the solar regions and seize power. And there was nothing on Earth that...
PLANET STRAPPERS started as The Bunch, a group of space students sitting in the back room of a store in Jarviston, Minnesota. They needed the riches of the earth, and they asked, selected and built what they wanted in order to achieve their goal. PLANET STRAPPERS got what they wanted - the beginning of the path to the stars - but none of those born and raised on Earth could imagine that they would be waiting there!...
The entire United Nations fleet has been trapped in an incredible trap for alien invaders who have flown to land from distant Craneborg. Thorne, the only nearby military officer, discovers that the invaders possess outstanding science. Murray Lenster’s invasion is a short and very quick story, but it will give you an hour of pure pleasure!...
What if an alien with exceptional physical abilities attacks the Earth and leaves only death and destruction in its path? You use biological modification to create an improved human being able to compare with an alien in power and speed. But is the result still human? The solution to this problem is hidden in the novel by Randall Garrett "Anything you can do ..."...
During the years of the American Civil War, the Cannon Club was founded in Baltimore, the participants of which were engaged in the invention and production of more and more powerful and modern artillery. However, when peacetime came, new guns ceased to be needed, and then chairman Impi Barbiken proposed an unprecedentedly large-scale and ambitious project - to build such a gun that its shell could reach the moon itself....
What a person believes in is objective, useful things for him. Therefore, of course, he will sacrifice all his convictions for the sake of “things” in which he believes! ... Especially if forced to do so. Lawrence Woolford was called straight from vacation. What task will fall on his shoulders?...
People have always needed energy, young colonies of the Earth need it for life and development. But one corporation brought the entire solar system to its knees, seizing power over saving energy. Tyranny flourishes, total control makes people silent, and only two friends can put an end to this, save people from energy slavery and provide a new type of energy, inexhaustible and cheap, to help gain freedom. And so, the battle begins!...
The danger again haunts the brilliant inventor and adventurer of interplanetary origin, Dr. Richard Seaton. The allies of Seaton on the planet Kondal are suffering from devastating attacks from the Third Planet. Worse, formidable phenacrons threaten to conquer the galaxy and destroy everyone who opposes them. And don't forget the tricks of Seaton's sworn enemy, DuQuesne, who embarks on his vile mission. Against such a vile struggle and impossible chances, are there any chances to win? Skylark Three, with even more technological witchcraft, alien worlds and epic action than its predecessor, is...
In the Terran Empire, Anne Wilson has a storyline of Honor and epic religious knowledge that permeates all her works. The book has a lot of religious and somewhat prophetic symbolism. Interestingly, the church is undergoing some changes and does not remain unchanged. Against such a large-scale background, the story of the protagonist of this book unfolds....
A new agent, Ronnie Bronston, has been admitted to the Gee section of the PLO. His first task will be to find a man named Tommy Payne. No one saw him, no one knows who he is, where and how he looks, but after his visits to various planets there is always a revolution or a change in the social system. In 1965, the story became the first part of the novel Planetary Agent X....
Robots were created to serve Man; they must do his work, take care of his comfort, make his life enjoyable. But once the robots discovered an additional service ......
In the mountains of Scotland there is a developed system of coal mines, called "Black India". In the bowels of the worked mines, young Nell grows, who has never in her life seen either daylight, or even the moon or stars. But with the help of unexpectedly made friends, she still manages to one day come to the surface ......
