Author: R. L. Ullman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953713049
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Book 8 in the bestselling, award-winning Epic Zero series! *Over 4,000 five-star series reviews on Amazon and Goodreads Life couldn't be better for Elliott Harkness. Next Gen, his very own team of kid superheroes, is being coached by the Freedom Force, the greatest Meta team on the planet! But unfortunately for Elliott, even the best coaching couldn't prepare him for what's come back from the past. Before the Freedom Force, the Protectors of the Planet defended the globe from evil. They were the greatest Meta team of their time, until they were betrayed by one of their own leading to tragedy. In the aftermath, Meta-Man, the most powerful hero of them all, abandoned his adopted home of Earth and the Protectors disbanded. But now, decades later, an unstable Meta-Man has returned for revenge against his former teammates-and it's up to Elliott to stop him! But who really betrayed the Protectors? And can Elliott find Meta-Man's archenemy in time to help defeat the former hero? When the most powerful hero of all time has gone crazy, can Elliott become the epic hero he's always wanted to be--or will he always be just an Epic Zero? Epic Zero 8 is the eighth book in the hilarious, action-packed series that will entertain kids, middle school students, and adults. Epic Zero 8 includes 16 illustrated character profiles and a full glossary of superpowers.
Epic Zero 8
Author: R. L. Ullman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953713049
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Book 8 in the bestselling, award-winning Epic Zero series! *Over 4,000 five-star series reviews on Amazon and Goodreads Life couldn't be better for Elliott Harkness. Next Gen, his very own team of kid superheroes, is being coached by the Freedom Force, the greatest Meta team on the planet! But unfortunately for Elliott, even the best coaching couldn't prepare him for what's come back from the past. Before the Freedom Force, the Protectors of the Planet defended the globe from evil. They were the greatest Meta team of their time, until they were betrayed by one of their own leading to tragedy. In the aftermath, Meta-Man, the most powerful hero of them all, abandoned his adopted home of Earth and the Protectors disbanded. But now, decades later, an unstable Meta-Man has returned for revenge against his former teammates-and it's up to Elliott to stop him! But who really betrayed the Protectors? And can Elliott find Meta-Man's archenemy in time to help defeat the former hero? When the most powerful hero of all time has gone crazy, can Elliott become the epic hero he's always wanted to be--or will he always be just an Epic Zero? Epic Zero 8 is the eighth book in the hilarious, action-packed series that will entertain kids, middle school students, and adults. Epic Zero 8 includes 16 illustrated character profiles and a full glossary of superpowers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953713049
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Book 8 in the bestselling, award-winning Epic Zero series! *Over 4,000 five-star series reviews on Amazon and Goodreads Life couldn't be better for Elliott Harkness. Next Gen, his very own team of kid superheroes, is being coached by the Freedom Force, the greatest Meta team on the planet! But unfortunately for Elliott, even the best coaching couldn't prepare him for what's come back from the past. Before the Freedom Force, the Protectors of the Planet defended the globe from evil. They were the greatest Meta team of their time, until they were betrayed by one of their own leading to tragedy. In the aftermath, Meta-Man, the most powerful hero of them all, abandoned his adopted home of Earth and the Protectors disbanded. But now, decades later, an unstable Meta-Man has returned for revenge against his former teammates-and it's up to Elliott to stop him! But who really betrayed the Protectors? And can Elliott find Meta-Man's archenemy in time to help defeat the former hero? When the most powerful hero of all time has gone crazy, can Elliott become the epic hero he's always wanted to be--or will he always be just an Epic Zero? Epic Zero 8 is the eighth book in the hilarious, action-packed series that will entertain kids, middle school students, and adults. Epic Zero 8 includes 16 illustrated character profiles and a full glossary of superpowers.
A Colossal Hoax
Author: Scott Tribble
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 074256472X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
In October 1869, as America stood on the brink of becoming a thoroughly modern nation, workers unearthed what appeared to be a petrified ten-foot giant on a remote farm in upstate New York. The discovery caused a sensation. Over the next several months, newspapers devoted daily headlines to the story and tens of thousands of Americans—including Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the great showman P. T. Barnum—flocked to see the giant on exhibition. In the colossus, many saw evidence that their continent, and the tiny hamlet of Cardiff, had ties to Biblical history. American science also weighed in on the discovery, and in doing so revealed its own growing pains, including the shortcomings of traditional education, the weaknesses of archaeological methodology, as well as the vexing presence of amateurs and charlatans within its ranks. A national debate ensued over the giant's origins, and was played out in the daily press. Ultimately, the discovery proved to be an elaborate hoax. Still, the story of the Cardiff Giant reveals many things about America in the post-Civil War years. After four years of destruction on an unimagined scale, Americans had increasingly turned their attention to the renewal of progress. But the story of the Cardiff Giant seemed to shed light on a complicated, mysterious past, and for a time scientists, clergymen, newspaper editors, and ordinary Americans struggled to make sense of it. Hucksters, of course, did their best to take advantage of it. The Cardiff Giant was one of the leading questions of the day, and how citizens answered it said much about Americans in 1869 as well as about America more generally.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 074256472X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
In October 1869, as America stood on the brink of becoming a thoroughly modern nation, workers unearthed what appeared to be a petrified ten-foot giant on a remote farm in upstate New York. The discovery caused a sensation. Over the next several months, newspapers devoted daily headlines to the story and tens of thousands of Americans—including Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the great showman P. T. Barnum—flocked to see the giant on exhibition. In the colossus, many saw evidence that their continent, and the tiny hamlet of Cardiff, had ties to Biblical history. American science also weighed in on the discovery, and in doing so revealed its own growing pains, including the shortcomings of traditional education, the weaknesses of archaeological methodology, as well as the vexing presence of amateurs and charlatans within its ranks. A national debate ensued over the giant's origins, and was played out in the daily press. Ultimately, the discovery proved to be an elaborate hoax. Still, the story of the Cardiff Giant reveals many things about America in the post-Civil War years. After four years of destruction on an unimagined scale, Americans had increasingly turned their attention to the renewal of progress. But the story of the Cardiff Giant seemed to shed light on a complicated, mysterious past, and for a time scientists, clergymen, newspaper editors, and ordinary Americans struggled to make sense of it. Hucksters, of course, did their best to take advantage of it. The Cardiff Giant was one of the leading questions of the day, and how citizens answered it said much about Americans in 1869 as well as about America more generally.
Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
Author: Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393320886
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
A collection of oft-repeated urban legends brings together the best of modern myths, from the stoned baby sitter who mistook a baby for a turkey to the fabulously expensive recipe for chocolate chip cookies.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393320886
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
A collection of oft-repeated urban legends brings together the best of modern myths, from the stoned baby sitter who mistook a baby for a turkey to the fabulously expensive recipe for chocolate chip cookies.
Uncanny Tales
Author: Robert Sheckley
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497638127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The acclaimed author demonstrates his incredible versatility in this career-spanning story collection that ranges from sci-fi to supernatural horror. Known for science fiction that combined brilliant speculation with sharp satirical wit, Robert Scheckley was also capable of conjuring chills and inventing fantastical new worlds. Uncanny Tales presents sixteen of the beloved author’s best stories spanning a range of genres from across his long career. Unforgettable early works are paired with some of his final pieces of fiction, each with a brief introduction by the author. The sixteen stories included are “A Trick Worth Two of That,” “The Mind-Slaves of Manitori,” “Pandora’s Box—Open with Care,” “The Dream of Misunderstanding,” “Magic, Maples, and Maryanne,” “The New Horla,” “The City of the Dead,” “The Quijote Robot,” “Emissary from a Green and Yellow World,” “The Universal Karmic Clearing House,” “Deep Blue Sleep,” “The Day the Aliens Came,” “Dukakis and the Aliens,” “Mirror Games,” “Sightseeing, 2179,” and “Agamemnon’s Run.”
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497638127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The acclaimed author demonstrates his incredible versatility in this career-spanning story collection that ranges from sci-fi to supernatural horror. Known for science fiction that combined brilliant speculation with sharp satirical wit, Robert Scheckley was also capable of conjuring chills and inventing fantastical new worlds. Uncanny Tales presents sixteen of the beloved author’s best stories spanning a range of genres from across his long career. Unforgettable early works are paired with some of his final pieces of fiction, each with a brief introduction by the author. The sixteen stories included are “A Trick Worth Two of That,” “The Mind-Slaves of Manitori,” “Pandora’s Box—Open with Care,” “The Dream of Misunderstanding,” “Magic, Maples, and Maryanne,” “The New Horla,” “The City of the Dead,” “The Quijote Robot,” “Emissary from a Green and Yellow World,” “The Universal Karmic Clearing House,” “Deep Blue Sleep,” “The Day the Aliens Came,” “Dukakis and the Aliens,” “Mirror Games,” “Sightseeing, 2179,” and “Agamemnon’s Run.”
The Incredible Science Fiction Tales of Jules Verne (Illustrated Edition)
Author: Jules Verne
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027223342
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2176
Book Description
Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Incredible Science Fiction Tales of Jules Verne (Illustrated Edition)" This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Journey to the Centre of the Earth The Mysterious Island From the Earth to the Moon Around the Moon (A Sequel to From the Earth to the Moon) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea Doctor Ox's Experiment or, A Fantasy of Dr Ox Hector Servadec or, Off on a Comet The Steam House An Express of the Future The Purchase of the North Pole or, Topsy-Turvy Robur the Conqueror, or The Clipper of the Clouds The Master of the World (A Sequel to Robur the Conqueror) The Castle of the Carpathians In The Year 2889 Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist who pioneered the genre of science fiction. A true visionary with an extraordinary talent for writing adventure stories, his writings incorporated the latest scientific knowledge of his day and envisioned technological developments that were years ahead of their time. Verne wrote about undersea, air, and space travel long before any navigable or practical craft were invented.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027223342
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2176
Book Description
Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Incredible Science Fiction Tales of Jules Verne (Illustrated Edition)" This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Journey to the Centre of the Earth The Mysterious Island From the Earth to the Moon Around the Moon (A Sequel to From the Earth to the Moon) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea Doctor Ox's Experiment or, A Fantasy of Dr Ox Hector Servadec or, Off on a Comet The Steam House An Express of the Future The Purchase of the North Pole or, Topsy-Turvy Robur the Conqueror, or The Clipper of the Clouds The Master of the World (A Sequel to Robur the Conqueror) The Castle of the Carpathians In The Year 2889 Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist who pioneered the genre of science fiction. A true visionary with an extraordinary talent for writing adventure stories, his writings incorporated the latest scientific knowledge of his day and envisioned technological developments that were years ahead of their time. Verne wrote about undersea, air, and space travel long before any navigable or practical craft were invented.
Eerie Archives Volume 15
Author: Various
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1621158330
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Bizarre science fiction, luminous fantasy, dark psychological drama, and wild western adventure—in the pages of Eerie, these genreswere brought together, twisted, and given thrilling touches of the macabre! This volume in the acclaimed Eerie Archives hardcover series collects all stories and bonus features from issues #70 to #74. * The continued adventures of Coffin, undead in the wild west! * Thrill at the eye-popping artwork! * Painted covers by Ken Kelly and Sanjulian, plus all text features and fan pages!
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1621158330
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Bizarre science fiction, luminous fantasy, dark psychological drama, and wild western adventure—in the pages of Eerie, these genreswere brought together, twisted, and given thrilling touches of the macabre! This volume in the acclaimed Eerie Archives hardcover series collects all stories and bonus features from issues #70 to #74. * The continued adventures of Coffin, undead in the wild west! * Thrill at the eye-popping artwork! * Painted covers by Ken Kelly and Sanjulian, plus all text features and fan pages!
Eerie Archives Volume 15
Author:
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1616552360
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Slithering upon the heels of Dark Horse's archive collections of the seminal horror comics magazine Creepy comes its terror-filled cousin publication Eerie! Collected for fans for the first time ever, and packaged in the same amazing oversized format as the Creepy Archives, Dark Horse Comics has taken great, gruesome care in presenting this groundbreaking material to readers who have been waiting decades to get their claws on it.
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1616552360
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Slithering upon the heels of Dark Horse's archive collections of the seminal horror comics magazine Creepy comes its terror-filled cousin publication Eerie! Collected for fans for the first time ever, and packaged in the same amazing oversized format as the Creepy Archives, Dark Horse Comics has taken great, gruesome care in presenting this groundbreaking material to readers who have been waiting decades to get their claws on it.
A Clash of Symbols
Author: Brian M. Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 091370234X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Brian Stableford discusses all of James Blish's significant work, his major and minor themes, and places his career in the perspective of science fiction history during the post-war period.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 091370234X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Brian Stableford discusses all of James Blish's significant work, his major and minor themes, and places his career in the perspective of science fiction history during the post-war period.
Journey to the Emerald Era. Science fiction story
Author: Sanzhar Kondybayev
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5046752239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Journey to the Emerald Era is a fascinating story about a young man named Sanzhar, who suddenly finds himself in the distant future – in the year 3024. In this world, where technology and nature have found perfect harmony, Sanzhar encounters amazing discoveries that will change his understanding of life and humanity.Traveling through flying cities and green plantations, he learns how humanity was able to overcome crises and create a society based on respect for nature and mutual assistance.
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5046752239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Journey to the Emerald Era is a fascinating story about a young man named Sanzhar, who suddenly finds himself in the distant future – in the year 3024. In this world, where technology and nature have found perfect harmony, Sanzhar encounters amazing discoveries that will change his understanding of life and humanity.Traveling through flying cities and green plantations, he learns how humanity was able to overcome crises and create a society based on respect for nature and mutual assistance.
Book of Dreams: Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Short Stories
Author: Victor López
Publisher: Victor D. Lopez
ISBN: 1463691157
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
What price would you pay to revisit a crossroad in your life when you had made a terrible, life altering mistake? Would you give up an unfulfilled life for the chance of virtual happiness in a computer-generated alternate reality? Would you sacrifice everything if you could attain absolute knowledge? If so, could you live with the knowledge you attained? It is said that no person is an island, but what if even the least among us is a god in his/her own right? If an alien visitor offered you a lifetime of health and the gift of telepathy in exchange for a small service, would you be quick to accept? And if consciousness utilizes only a small portion of our brain, what function does the larger, presumably unused portion actually serve? These are some of the questions explored in this collection of science fiction and speculative fiction short stories that probes the interrelationship between dreams and reality, the nature of reality itself, and the dangers attendant to the single-minded pursuit of wish fulfillment with its attendant unexpected and unwanted consequences. Most of the short stories published here were written and revised over a period of more than thirty years (1977- 2011) and, with the exception of "To Sleep, Perchance to Dream" have not been previously published. The author is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies at Hofstra University's Frank G. Zarb School of Business and has previously published seven non-fiction books through traditional publishers. His business law and legal environment textbooks have been used in colleges and universities throughout the United States since 1993. This is his first fiction collection.
Publisher: Victor D. Lopez
ISBN: 1463691157
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
What price would you pay to revisit a crossroad in your life when you had made a terrible, life altering mistake? Would you give up an unfulfilled life for the chance of virtual happiness in a computer-generated alternate reality? Would you sacrifice everything if you could attain absolute knowledge? If so, could you live with the knowledge you attained? It is said that no person is an island, but what if even the least among us is a god in his/her own right? If an alien visitor offered you a lifetime of health and the gift of telepathy in exchange for a small service, would you be quick to accept? And if consciousness utilizes only a small portion of our brain, what function does the larger, presumably unused portion actually serve? These are some of the questions explored in this collection of science fiction and speculative fiction short stories that probes the interrelationship between dreams and reality, the nature of reality itself, and the dangers attendant to the single-minded pursuit of wish fulfillment with its attendant unexpected and unwanted consequences. Most of the short stories published here were written and revised over a period of more than thirty years (1977- 2011) and, with the exception of "To Sleep, Perchance to Dream" have not been previously published. The author is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies at Hofstra University's Frank G. Zarb School of Business and has previously published seven non-fiction books through traditional publishers. His business law and legal environment textbooks have been used in colleges and universities throughout the United States since 1993. This is his first fiction collection.