Author: A. E. Van Vogt
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1787201643
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Earth was helpless after the atomic holocaust—ready prey for the worst threat of all, the invaders from an alien galaxy... WAS MAN DOOMED FOREVER TO SENDING MESSAGES BY SMOKE SIGNALS? The Earth, after the atomic holocaust, had reverted to a strange kind of barbarism where men could build space ships but could not communicate except by the most primitive means. So it was a sickening shock to Lord Clane Linn when he captured one of the alien invader’s space ships and discovered that their central headquarters in another galaxy was sending them messages and getting answers. There was no possibility of sneak attack against such an enemy. With this weapon alone the aliens could win the war—unless Earthmen discovered the secret and how to use it...before the next assault. ALONE AGAINST THE UNIVERSE The alien Riss were coming to destroy Earth. Everyone knew it, but they did nothing. They were too busy fighting among themselves, planning bigger spectacles for the arena and engaging in petty intrigues to gain petty power. Only the mutant, Clane, knew how to fight the Riss. But he could count on no support from his fellow Earthmen. This was a task he must perform unaided...
The Wizard of Linn
Author: A. E. Van Vogt
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1787201643
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Earth was helpless after the atomic holocaust—ready prey for the worst threat of all, the invaders from an alien galaxy... WAS MAN DOOMED FOREVER TO SENDING MESSAGES BY SMOKE SIGNALS? The Earth, after the atomic holocaust, had reverted to a strange kind of barbarism where men could build space ships but could not communicate except by the most primitive means. So it was a sickening shock to Lord Clane Linn when he captured one of the alien invader’s space ships and discovered that their central headquarters in another galaxy was sending them messages and getting answers. There was no possibility of sneak attack against such an enemy. With this weapon alone the aliens could win the war—unless Earthmen discovered the secret and how to use it...before the next assault. ALONE AGAINST THE UNIVERSE The alien Riss were coming to destroy Earth. Everyone knew it, but they did nothing. They were too busy fighting among themselves, planning bigger spectacles for the arena and engaging in petty intrigues to gain petty power. Only the mutant, Clane, knew how to fight the Riss. But he could count on no support from his fellow Earthmen. This was a task he must perform unaided...
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1787201643
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Earth was helpless after the atomic holocaust—ready prey for the worst threat of all, the invaders from an alien galaxy... WAS MAN DOOMED FOREVER TO SENDING MESSAGES BY SMOKE SIGNALS? The Earth, after the atomic holocaust, had reverted to a strange kind of barbarism where men could build space ships but could not communicate except by the most primitive means. So it was a sickening shock to Lord Clane Linn when he captured one of the alien invader’s space ships and discovered that their central headquarters in another galaxy was sending them messages and getting answers. There was no possibility of sneak attack against such an enemy. With this weapon alone the aliens could win the war—unless Earthmen discovered the secret and how to use it...before the next assault. ALONE AGAINST THE UNIVERSE The alien Riss were coming to destroy Earth. Everyone knew it, but they did nothing. They were too busy fighting among themselves, planning bigger spectacles for the arena and engaging in petty intrigues to gain petty power. Only the mutant, Clane, knew how to fight the Riss. But he could count on no support from his fellow Earthmen. This was a task he must perform unaided...
The Wizard of Linn
Author: Alfred Elton Van Vogt
Publisher: New York : Manor Books
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
12,000 A.D. The Earth, after the atomic holocaust, had reverted to a strange kind of barbarism, where men could build space ships but could not communicate except by the most primitive means. Alien invaders had been sighted at the edge of the galaxy - but no one took action. Only one man, THE WIZARD OF LINN could save the decadent empire and with his mysterious powers, prevent the Earth's destruction.
Publisher: New York : Manor Books
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
12,000 A.D. The Earth, after the atomic holocaust, had reverted to a strange kind of barbarism, where men could build space ships but could not communicate except by the most primitive means. Alien invaders had been sighted at the edge of the galaxy - but no one took action. Only one man, THE WIZARD OF LINN could save the decadent empire and with his mysterious powers, prevent the Earth's destruction.
Empire of the Atom
Author: Alfred Elton Van Vogt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Transgalactic
Author: A.E. Van Vogt
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 1416520899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
After the collapse of civilization, Clane a brilliant mutant, manages to rediscover the lost science behind ancient machines that once ran everything and finds that alien invaders had reduced humankind to barbarism in preparation for seizing control of the solar system.
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 1416520899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
After the collapse of civilization, Clane a brilliant mutant, manages to rediscover the lost science behind ancient machines that once ran everything and finds that alien invaders had reduced humankind to barbarism in preparation for seizing control of the solar system.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Vol 1
Author: R. Reginald
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0941028755
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume one of Two, contains an Author Index, Title Index, Series Index, Awards Index, and the Ace and Belmont Doubles Index.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0941028755
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume one of Two, contains an Author Index, Title Index, Series Index, Awards Index, and the Ace and Belmont Doubles Index.
Arms and the Wizard
Author: Ralph James Q. Adams
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Book of Wizard Parties
Author: Janice Eaton Kilby
Publisher: Lark Books
ISBN: 9781579902926
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
“A wizard shares 600 years worth of ideas for staging a party, along with an appropriate story to tell guests for each occasion....Craft and food ideas usually have some magical twist...decorations, games, food, songs, and stories are described in great detail...the ultimate, over-the-top, party idea book.” —School Library Journal.
Publisher: Lark Books
ISBN: 9781579902926
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
“A wizard shares 600 years worth of ideas for staging a party, along with an appropriate story to tell guests for each occasion....Craft and food ideas usually have some magical twist...decorations, games, food, songs, and stories are described in great detail...the ultimate, over-the-top, party idea book.” —School Library Journal.
The World of Ā
Author: Alfred Elton Van Vogt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Contemporary Science Fiction Authors
Author: Robert Reginald
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434478572
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
This bio-bibliography of the golden age of the science fiction field includes 308 biographies compiled from questionnaires sent to the authors, and chronological lists of 483 writers' published works. This facsimile reprint of the 1975 edition includes a title index, introduction, and minor corrections. A now-classic guide to the major and minor SF writers active in the early 1970s.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434478572
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
This bio-bibliography of the golden age of the science fiction field includes 308 biographies compiled from questionnaires sent to the authors, and chronological lists of 483 writers' published works. This facsimile reprint of the 1975 edition includes a title index, introduction, and minor corrections. A now-classic guide to the major and minor SF writers active in the early 1970s.
The Good Old Stuff
Author: Gardner Dozois
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466859504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Nineteen-ninety-nine looms near and yet the stars are still far away . . . but this anthology brings them closer with more than a dozen of the best SF adventure stories ever written. Among the gems collected here are "The New Prime," by Jack Vance, " Fritz Leiber's "Moon Duel," and "The Sky People," by Poul Anderson, along with masterpieces by less-familiar names such as Murray Leinster and James H. Schmitz. With more than a dozen stories (written between 1940 and 1970) from greats such as Brian W. Aldiss, Leigh Brackett, L. Sprague de Camp, and A. E. van Vogt, this anthology ranges throughout our galaxy and into the stars. Whether you're revisiting past adventures or discovering these stories for the first time, you're sure to thrill to these wonderful adventures across the vast expanse of space.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466859504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Nineteen-ninety-nine looms near and yet the stars are still far away . . . but this anthology brings them closer with more than a dozen of the best SF adventure stories ever written. Among the gems collected here are "The New Prime," by Jack Vance, " Fritz Leiber's "Moon Duel," and "The Sky People," by Poul Anderson, along with masterpieces by less-familiar names such as Murray Leinster and James H. Schmitz. With more than a dozen stories (written between 1940 and 1970) from greats such as Brian W. Aldiss, Leigh Brackett, L. Sprague de Camp, and A. E. van Vogt, this anthology ranges throughout our galaxy and into the stars. Whether you're revisiting past adventures or discovering these stories for the first time, you're sure to thrill to these wonderful adventures across the vast expanse of space.