Voidfarer

Voidfarer PDF Author: Sean McMullen
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 146682204X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 493

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At first Wayfarer Inspector Danolarian thought the huge oval thing that had fallen from the sky was a dragon's egg. When it opened, however, he knew that it was much, much worse. His world was being invaded by pitiless sorcerers from Lupan, who could sweep whole armies aside, and even defeat the invulnerable glass dragons. Surrender or flight were the only options ... but not for Inspector Danolarian, his Wayfarer Constables, and his sweetheart, the sorceress Lavenci. Although Danolarian is no sorcerer, he's no ordinary Wayfarer either. Faced with civilization crumbling around him, and organized resistance shattered by the invincible magic of the Lupanians, he chances upon an unlikely ally and begins to fight back. It won't be easy, for he has to rally the demoralized sorcerers of Alberin, organize its terrified citizens, stay one step ahead of his own past, and, most importantly, survive a dinner party with Lavenci's mother. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Voidfarer

Voidfarer PDF Author: Sean McMullen
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 146682204X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 493

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Book Description
At first Wayfarer Inspector Danolarian thought the huge oval thing that had fallen from the sky was a dragon's egg. When it opened, however, he knew that it was much, much worse. His world was being invaded by pitiless sorcerers from Lupan, who could sweep whole armies aside, and even defeat the invulnerable glass dragons. Surrender or flight were the only options ... but not for Inspector Danolarian, his Wayfarer Constables, and his sweetheart, the sorceress Lavenci. Although Danolarian is no sorcerer, he's no ordinary Wayfarer either. Faced with civilization crumbling around him, and organized resistance shattered by the invincible magic of the Lupanians, he chances upon an unlikely ally and begins to fight back. It won't be easy, for he has to rally the demoralized sorcerers of Alberin, organize its terrified citizens, stay one step ahead of his own past, and, most importantly, survive a dinner party with Lavenci's mother. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Time Engine

The Time Engine PDF Author: Sean Mcmullen
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1429917717
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Swords, sorcery, and time travel are a strange and dangerous mix Wayfarer Inspector Danolarian saw his world's future and did not approve. The inspector knew about time travel because he had once met his future self. What he did not know was that he would be abducted into the future, and wind up on the run with a constable who had shape-shifted into a cat. Danolarian would also find himself marooned in the ancient past, where he would have to recover his time engine from five thousand naked, psychopathic horsemen. A faulty repair plunges him another three million years back in time, to a world of strange, beautiful people living idyllic lives in splendid castles. But things are not always as they seem. After being attacked, he learns from his unlikely rescuer that time travel is not entirely real. A furious Danolarian returns to his own time, planning revenge against the time engine's true builders. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection PDF Author: Gardner R. Dozois
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312363345
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 718

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Book Description
The world of science fiction has been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow blurring the line-between life and art. This book explores ideas of a new world. It includes an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction. It is useful for science fiction fans and readers interested in delving into the genre.

Dead Dog in the Still of the Night

Dead Dog in the Still of the Night PDF Author: Archimede Fusillo
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing
ISBN: 1925000729
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Book Description
In the garage at the back of the family home sits Primo’s father’s pride and joy; a red Fiat 500 Classic. Bambino. It waits amongst the dust motes for Primo’s father to recover, to come out of his paranoia and delusions. It waits and teases, like nothing else can – least of all the demands of everyday life, for things to return to normal. And that isn’t going to happen any time soon . . .

Wardragon

Wardragon PDF Author: Paul Collins
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing
ISBN: 1925000230
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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Book Description
"Wardragon is the culmination of The Jelindel Chronicles in a soaring saga. Finally Jelindel, with her allies, Zimak and Daretor, has tracked the alien mailshirt across two radically different worlds. But the journey is perilous when each step is lined with flying beasts, metal wasps, mercenaries and assassins . . . and the mailshirt linked up with the evil Preceptor to create a deadly enemy. All Jelindel has is a little magic, Zimak’s wit and Daretor’s sword to scrape through and that is not enough. Collins captures a terrifying, tense world with a touch of humour and holds it to the last shattering battle.” ALLAN BAILLIE

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection PDF Author: Gardner Dozois
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250046211
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 750

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Book Description
In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world in the year's best short stories. This venerable collection brings together award winning authors and masters of the field such as Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Damien Broderick, Elizabeth Bear, Paul McAuley and John Barnes. And with an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.

Changing Yesterday

Changing Yesterday PDF Author: Sean McMullen
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing
ISBN: 1921665645
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383

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It's 1901, and Battle Commander Liore has travelled back in time to stop a war that will rage for over a hundred years. But time itself is against her. Whenever she changes history, a new beginning to the war emerges and the world once again teeters on the brink of disaster. To make matters worse, Barry the Bag has stolen Liore's plasma rifle, the most dangerous weapon in the world. The owner is on his trail, and she doesn't take prisoners. Can anything prevent Liore from risking the world's future for the sake of revenge?

Pool

Pool PDF Author: Justin D'Ath
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing
ISBN: 1925000389
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257

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Something strange has happened to the public swimming pool in New Lourdes, Victoria. The water is no longer level and is rumoured to have curative powers. When sixteen-year-old Wolfgang Mulqueen takes a summer job at the pool, he meets Audrey, a blind girl who claims she’s nocturnal. With the discovery of a butterfly unknown to science, and an unusual request from Audrey’s father, Wolfgang finds himself inextricably drawn into an eighteen-year-old mystery, the tragic resolution of which will change his life forever.

Agog! Smashing Stories

Agog! Smashing Stories PDF Author: Cat Sparks
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0809556340
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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Book Description
The third volume in the Agog! anthology series, with stories by Australian contributors: Deborah Biancotti, Simon Brown, Marianne de Pierres, Brendan Duffy, Grace Dugan, Dirk FlinthartPaul Haines, Richard Harland, Robert Hood, Trent Jamieson, Louise Katz, Justine Larbalestier, Martin Livings, Claire McKenna, Sean McMullen, Ben Peek, Jeremy Shaw, Bryn Sparks, Iain Triffitt, and Kim Westwood.

My Private Pectus

My Private Pectus PDF Author: Shane Thamm
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing
ISBN: 1921665289
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Book Description
My Private Pectus is a serious yet comical portrayal of teenager Jack McDermott's struggle to discover who is, what he's meant to look like, and how much he should care about what other people think. Jack's chest deformity, pectus excavatum, is symbolic of the body image issues teenage boys face in schools today. A realistic story about cars, footy, a love interest, and the commonly forgotten ingredient: a young man's emotions. Cynical and occasionally irrational, Jack McDermott (or Sticks to his mates) gets himself into serious and at times hilarious situations in efforts to prove his manhood.