Jerry Morgan, a man with no future on Earth, is offered a new life on Mars. He starts out on the wrong foot, meeting a princess and killing the fearsome-looking Martian beast he takes to be menacing her, which actually turns out to be her pet. From there Morgan becomes entangled in the politics of the Byzantine Martian royal court, spurns the advances of a would-be lover, escapes his hosts and role as an expendable political pawn. Various adventures follow, with dazzling swordplay, feats of strength, and other trials, tribulations and treacheries.
Kline's Mars has multiple parallel canals, surrounded by walls and terraces, and the construction of the canals by Martian machines is described. The story has a race-war element that may jar the modern reader.
They are known as Team Midnight, an elite force trained to disappear behind enemy lines, to wreak havoc where an enemy least expects it. Their job is simple--hide in the shadows, kill without hesitation, and complete the mission at all costs. They are America's secret weapons. Books 1, 2 and 3 from the Force Recon series.
The enemy is already here.
After the encounter with the merciless Ezeroc on Absalom Delta, Grace Gushiken and Nathan Chevell make a run for home. They have a new mission: to warn humanity. Aliens are real. And they are already among us.
The crew of the free trader Tyche are hunted by men in black, fearsome fighters who share the Ezeroc’s powers. When the Tyche lands on Earth the ship’s placed on lockdown. Her crew are scattered and on the run. Without their ship or friends, Grace and Nate have no escape.
The Republic and its military have been corrupted to the core by the Ezeroc. Humanity’s homeworld is at risk. As hope dwindles, Grace and Nate receive an offer they can’t refuse from an unlikely source. The abhorrent espers of the Old Empire might be their only chance to save humanity. Their devil’s bargain: join us, or die.
Out of time and running low on luck, Grace and Nate must gather their scattered crew. Five souls and an old heavy lifter against the might of the Republic and its alien overlords. Will the crew of the Tyche find allies in humanity’s struggle for survival? Or are we doomed to be food for the insects?
Tyche’s Deceit is the second book in Richard Parry’s gripping Ezeroc Wars series. If you like page-turning space opera with great dialogue and heart-pumping action, get your copy today!
War has come and gone, leaving Aaron Turner's life in tatters, but they won't leave him alone. Honor demands he make things right, even if he has no idea how.
Betrayed is Book Two of the The Turner Chronicles Military Science Fiction Series- Traitor- Betrayed- Pawn- Crusade
From the Reviews:'...Both books have been excellent! They are very different from most of the books I have ever read and I highly recommend them. I just started the third book and am enjoying it...'
'...This book is one of my favorite books I've read over the last year. It was detailed, captivating, and emotive...'
'...Mark Eller has a writing style that keeps you absorbed in the story. Good read...'
'...the storylines were very entertaining...'
Buckle up for this chilling novella tale of first contact!
When three probes sent to Mars suffer suspicious catastrophic failures, a clandestine manned mission is dispatched to investigate the probes’ wreckage for clues to explain their demise.
The manned mission is led by Lieutenant Colonel Avery Lockett. He is joined by flight engineer, Captain Nick Reed, and mission specialist, Dr. Christine Baker. Together they embark on a dangerous journey aboard the spaceship Cetus Prime - dangerous because they know what awaits them around Mars. UMOs, or unidentified magnetic objects.
UMOs are believed to be an electromagnetic life form feeding on ions caught between Earth’s magnetosphere and ionosphere. The elusive creatures appear as nothing more than small bright lights, but they are capable of supersonic speeds and non-ballistic motion. Space exploration authorities have, at various times, provided benign explanations for these bright lights; melting frost shed by spacecraft caught in sunlight, solar wind particles or flaming meteors bouncing off the Earth’s atmosphere, to name a few. Anything but an alien life form.
Disavowed for decades, the UMOs had been viewed as harmless, amoeba-like blobs that existed only around Earth, as none had ever been observed by deep space probes to other planets in the solar system. But that perception changed with the final photographs snapped by one of the doomed Mars probes. The pictures showed a swarm of UMOs descending upon the probe in the moments before communication was lost. Instrument readings from the same probe showed huge spikes in electromagnetic radiation in its last transmission.
No one knows for sure what happened to the Mars probes, but authorities speculate the UMOs destroyed them. Now, Avery, Nick and Christine must travel 65 million miles to Mars and gather evidence to confirm what destroyed the probes without attracting a swarm of the lethal creatures.
Fate of the Fallen is the sequel to the exhilarating treasure-hunting adventure, Legacy of the Lost.
Some myths hold a seed of truth. She must uncover the truth behind the myth of Hades, god of the underworld...before it destroys her.
Using wit and gumption—along with a hearty dose of her newfound psychic gifts—Cora Blackthorn has narrowly escaped the clutches of the Custodes Veritatis. With the help of her closest friend and strongest ally, Raiden Cross, as well as her mental hitchhiker, Persephone, Cora must outrun the sinister secret order long enough to uncover the mysteries left behind by Hades, the last of the Olympians. But when an ancient treasure hunt turns into a wild goose chase, Cora fears the worst—the quest is hopeless.
Until an unexpected discovery sets Cora on a new path. A hidden civilization thrives deep underground beneath the Amazon rainforest, and they have been waiting for Persephone's return. With their help, Cora discovers that the greatest danger to her life isn't the Order; it is Persephone, herself…
Fate of the Fallen is the second book in the captivating sci-fi adventure series, the Atlantis Legacy. If you like ancient mysteries, Greek mythology, treasure-hunting adventurers, and dynamic characters, then you’ll love this exhilarating adventure!
ATLANTIS LEGACY
Sacrifice of the Sinners (prequel)
Legacy of the Lost
Fate of the Fallen
Dreams of the Damned (coming soon!)
I love science fiction and fantasy and have read thousands of these books during my life. I started by reading sci fi comic books as a child, then graduated to sci fi novels and fantasy. This genre exposed me to science and technology and is probably one of the main reasons I became an engineer.
In recent years I’ve written and published my own science fiction novels which gives me more insight on how to write one of these books from the Author’s perspective.
Although I’ve seen some academic books on the evolution of science fiction I don’t know of any by an avid reader and author on the development of this genre.
I want you the reader to learn about some of the most fascinating stories I’ve read in science fiction and fantasy so you can enjoy them yourselves.
The overall science fiction and fantasy genres have developed lots of sub genres too. We will also cover the common themes of these stories and their evolution.
Finally, there are literally millions of science fiction and fantasy books which have been published so there is no way I can cover even a small fraction of them. Instead I’m focusing on the best novels I’ve read and ones which have become famous as milestones of these genres.
I’ve also reviewed Hugo Award winner novels to see if I had overlooked any Authors. The most important Hugo award winners are also included here.
In general I wanted to include all of my favorite sci fi books from the thousands I’ve read and hope that you will choose to read them too.
For early 20th century authors and later, in each sub chapter on different authors I’ve generally structured them as follows:
• A picture of the Author or their most famous book
• My own comments about the Author and the book or series.
• A summary of the book or series—but not the entire story or you might miss surprises and decide not to read it
• A Biography or Autobiography of the Author
2 B R 0 2 B is a satiric short story that imagines life and death in a future world where aging has been 'cured' and population control is mandated and administered by the government. In a future where sickness and disease are a forgotten memory, and death itself has been cured, population control requires special consideration, and the concept of 'Life for Life' has a new definition. In short, in order for someone to be born, someone must first volunteer to die. As a result, births are few and far between, and deaths occur primarily by accident.
It is written that in the kingdom of Castianis’ darkest hour, with the queen on her deathbed, their defenses failing, and chaos reigning outside, The Prophecy begins: A man and a woman fall from the sky; the goddess Sophina reveals herself to a young princess and guides her to a reunion with the brother she never met; and a seed is planted for the future of both kingdoms.
Three worlds collide around Captain Reginald Epsilon as he comes face-to-face with his arch nemesis Sir Severin Greymoor. Severin has been planning this encounter for the past two years and it is not going quite to plan. Dr. Zubreé finds true love and is willing to give up everything to be with her new beau. Cmdr. Jessie Smythe fights to keep Stingray from being destroyed by Greymoor’s drones while following Epsilon’s trail. What she finds along the way will test her and Epsilon’s blossoming relationship.
Can the crew of Stingray keep themselves together while desperately trying to save the kingdoms of Castianis and Danerana from falling into a complete meltdown?
One of the most renowned works of science fiction, The Time Machine reflects on the adventures of The Time Traveller-a man who constructs a machine which allows him to explore what the future has to offer. As he travels to as far as 802,701 AD, The Time Traveller encounters a world dominated by two types of creatures- beautiful and fragile Eloi and repulsive and brutal Morlocks. His journey then turns quickly from a series of observations into a dangerous quest to return back home, as he realizes that Morlocks have stolen his machine. A dystopian novel that fascinates the readers from the very beginning, The Time Machine both reflects Wells’s sceptical outlook on the future of the Late Victorian England and makes the reader meditate on the future of our civilization.
