Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Baen
ISBN: 9781451639070
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Compelling science fiction adventure from New York Times bestseller Robert A. Heinlein: two classic novellas, Gulf and Lost Legacy, and two short stories with speculation on what makes us human. Compelling science fiction adventure from New York Times bestseller Robert A. Heinlein: two classic novellas and two short stories with speculation on what makes us human. Gulf: in which the greatest superspy of them all is revealed as the leader of a league of supermen and women who can't decide on quite what to do with the rest of us. The prequel to Heinlein's later New York Times best seller, Friday. Lost Legacy: in which it is proved that we are all members of that league of the superhuman–or would be, if we but had eyes to see. Plus a double dose of great short stories, with two of the master's finest: one on the nature of being, the other on what it means to be a man. The second story, "Jerry Was a Man," was adapted for the TV series Masters of Science Fiction, and is now available on DVD. About Robert A. Heinlein: “Not only America's premier writer of speculative fiction, but the greatest writers of such fiction in the world.”—Stephen King. “One of the grand masters of science fiction.”—Wall Street Journal
Assignment in Eternity
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Baen
ISBN: 9781451639070
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Compelling science fiction adventure from New York Times bestseller Robert A. Heinlein: two classic novellas, Gulf and Lost Legacy, and two short stories with speculation on what makes us human. Compelling science fiction adventure from New York Times bestseller Robert A. Heinlein: two classic novellas and two short stories with speculation on what makes us human. Gulf: in which the greatest superspy of them all is revealed as the leader of a league of supermen and women who can't decide on quite what to do with the rest of us. The prequel to Heinlein's later New York Times best seller, Friday. Lost Legacy: in which it is proved that we are all members of that league of the superhuman–or would be, if we but had eyes to see. Plus a double dose of great short stories, with two of the master's finest: one on the nature of being, the other on what it means to be a man. The second story, "Jerry Was a Man," was adapted for the TV series Masters of Science Fiction, and is now available on DVD. About Robert A. Heinlein: “Not only America's premier writer of speculative fiction, but the greatest writers of such fiction in the world.”—Stephen King. “One of the grand masters of science fiction.”—Wall Street Journal
Publisher: Baen
ISBN: 9781451639070
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Compelling science fiction adventure from New York Times bestseller Robert A. Heinlein: two classic novellas, Gulf and Lost Legacy, and two short stories with speculation on what makes us human. Compelling science fiction adventure from New York Times bestseller Robert A. Heinlein: two classic novellas and two short stories with speculation on what makes us human. Gulf: in which the greatest superspy of them all is revealed as the leader of a league of supermen and women who can't decide on quite what to do with the rest of us. The prequel to Heinlein's later New York Times best seller, Friday. Lost Legacy: in which it is proved that we are all members of that league of the superhuman–or would be, if we but had eyes to see. Plus a double dose of great short stories, with two of the master's finest: one on the nature of being, the other on what it means to be a man. The second story, "Jerry Was a Man," was adapted for the TV series Masters of Science Fiction, and is now available on DVD. About Robert A. Heinlein: “Not only America's premier writer of speculative fiction, but the greatest writers of such fiction in the world.”—Stephen King. “One of the grand masters of science fiction.”—Wall Street Journal
Assignment
Author: Greg Cox
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743454014
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Captain Kirk first encountered Gary Seven on twentieth-century Earth. Now Seven, a time-traveling operative for unknown alien forces, makes a surprise visit to the U.S.S. Enterprise. Kirk is on an urgent mission to bering relief to a disaster ravaged planet, but Seven has an agenda of his own -- and he's not above hijacking the Starship Enterprise and sending it on a perilous journey deep into the heart of the Romulan Empire. Kirk must date to trust Gary Seven once again, as he confronts the possibility that the enigmatic stranger may bring death and destruction to Kirk's own era.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743454014
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Captain Kirk first encountered Gary Seven on twentieth-century Earth. Now Seven, a time-traveling operative for unknown alien forces, makes a surprise visit to the U.S.S. Enterprise. Kirk is on an urgent mission to bering relief to a disaster ravaged planet, but Seven has an agenda of his own -- and he's not above hijacking the Starship Enterprise and sending it on a perilous journey deep into the heart of the Romulan Empire. Kirk must date to trust Gary Seven once again, as he confronts the possibility that the enigmatic stranger may bring death and destruction to Kirk's own era.
Assignment in Eternity
Author: Robert Anson Heinlein
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671653507
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The nova effect makes the H-bomb look like a kitchen match--one bomb can vaporize an entire planet. An undercover agent carrying the secret of this weapon must defeat an insane opponent, one who has decided that when she dies, the Earth will go nova with her. Heinlein's New York Times bestseller Friday was a sequel to this volume.
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671653507
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The nova effect makes the H-bomb look like a kitchen match--one bomb can vaporize an entire planet. An undercover agent carrying the secret of this weapon must defeat an insane opponent, one who has decided that when she dies, the Earth will go nova with her. Heinlein's New York Times bestseller Friday was a sequel to this volume.
Angels on Assignment
Author: Roland Buck
Publisher: Whitaker House
ISBN: 1603743812
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Sent by God In this intriguing book, Roland Buck describes his personal encounters with angels and what the Bible tells us about these messengers of God. You’ll find out how God’s messengers impact your own life and how God is using angels to help usher in the great end-times harvest of souls before the return of Jesus. Read how God uses angels to... Protect believers Wage spiritual warfare Comfort and encourage Bring blessings Bring strength during trials Assist in bringing people to Christ Disclose God’s will Bring answers to prayer Glorify God’s name As you become aware of the remarkable role of these messengers of God, you’ll gain increased faith and confidence in God’s plan for your life, for the ministry of believers, and for the salvation of multitudes of people leading to the second coming of Christ.
Publisher: Whitaker House
ISBN: 1603743812
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Sent by God In this intriguing book, Roland Buck describes his personal encounters with angels and what the Bible tells us about these messengers of God. You’ll find out how God’s messengers impact your own life and how God is using angels to help usher in the great end-times harvest of souls before the return of Jesus. Read how God uses angels to... Protect believers Wage spiritual warfare Comfort and encourage Bring blessings Bring strength during trials Assist in bringing people to Christ Disclose God’s will Bring answers to prayer Glorify God’s name As you become aware of the remarkable role of these messengers of God, you’ll gain increased faith and confidence in God’s plan for your life, for the ministry of believers, and for the salvation of multitudes of people leading to the second coming of Christ.
Waldo & Magic, Inc.
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1625792697
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Waldo North Power¾Air is in trouble. Their aircraft are crashing at an alarming rate, and no one can figure out the cause. Desperate for an answer, they turn to Waldo, a crippled genius who lives in a zero¾g home in orbit around Earth. But Waldo has little reason to want to help the rest of humanity¾until he learns that the solution to Earths problems also hold the key to his own. Magic, Inc. Under the guise of an agency for magicians, Magic, Inc. systematically squeezed out the small independent magicians. Then one businessman stood firm. But one man stands firm. And with the help of an Oxford¾educated African shaman and a little old lady adept at black magic, he is willing to take on the demons of Hell to resolve the problem¾once and for all! New afterword by Tim Powers! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Robert A. Heinlein: _Not only America's premier writer of speculative fiction, but the greatest writer of such fiction in the world.Ó¾Stephen King. _One of the grand masters of science fiction.Ó¾Wall Street Journal
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1625792697
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Waldo North Power¾Air is in trouble. Their aircraft are crashing at an alarming rate, and no one can figure out the cause. Desperate for an answer, they turn to Waldo, a crippled genius who lives in a zero¾g home in orbit around Earth. But Waldo has little reason to want to help the rest of humanity¾until he learns that the solution to Earths problems also hold the key to his own. Magic, Inc. Under the guise of an agency for magicians, Magic, Inc. systematically squeezed out the small independent magicians. Then one businessman stood firm. But one man stands firm. And with the help of an Oxford¾educated African shaman and a little old lady adept at black magic, he is willing to take on the demons of Hell to resolve the problem¾once and for all! New afterword by Tim Powers! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Robert A. Heinlein: _Not only America's premier writer of speculative fiction, but the greatest writer of such fiction in the world.Ó¾Stephen King. _One of the grand masters of science fiction.Ó¾Wall Street Journal
Edge of Eternity
Author: Ken Follett
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698160576
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1122
Book Description
Ken Follett's extraordinary historical epic, the Century Trilogy, reaches its sweeping, passionate conclusion. In Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, Ken Follett followed the fortunes of five international families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—as they made their way through the twentieth century. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, from civil rights, assassinations, mass political movements, and Vietnam to the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution—and rock and roll. East German teacher Rebecca Hoffmann discovers she’s been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for the rest of their lives. . . . George Jakes, the child of a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career to join Robert F. Kennedy's Justice Department and finds himself in the middle of not only the seminal events of the civil rights battle but a much more personal battle of his own. . . . Cameron Dewar, the grandson of a senator, jumps at the chance to do some official and unofficial espionage for a cause he believes in, only to discover that the world is a much more dangerous place than he'd imagined. . . . Dimka Dvorkin, a young aide to Nikita Khrushchev, becomes an agent both for good and for ill as the United States and the Soviet Union race to the brink of nuclear war, while his twin sister, Tanya, carves out a role that will take her from Moscow to Cuba to Prague to Warsaw—and into history.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698160576
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1122
Book Description
Ken Follett's extraordinary historical epic, the Century Trilogy, reaches its sweeping, passionate conclusion. In Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, Ken Follett followed the fortunes of five international families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—as they made their way through the twentieth century. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, from civil rights, assassinations, mass political movements, and Vietnam to the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution—and rock and roll. East German teacher Rebecca Hoffmann discovers she’s been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for the rest of their lives. . . . George Jakes, the child of a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career to join Robert F. Kennedy's Justice Department and finds himself in the middle of not only the seminal events of the civil rights battle but a much more personal battle of his own. . . . Cameron Dewar, the grandson of a senator, jumps at the chance to do some official and unofficial espionage for a cause he believes in, only to discover that the world is a much more dangerous place than he'd imagined. . . . Dimka Dvorkin, a young aide to Nikita Khrushchev, becomes an agent both for good and for ill as the United States and the Soviet Union race to the brink of nuclear war, while his twin sister, Tanya, carves out a role that will take her from Moscow to Cuba to Prague to Warsaw—and into history.
Called to Conquer
Author: Derek Prince
Publisher: Chosen Books
ISBN: 0800794958
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Beloved pastor and Charismatic leader Derek Prince offers timeless insights into finding your true calling, including seven steps to finding your place in God's service.
Publisher: Chosen Books
ISBN: 0800794958
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Beloved pastor and Charismatic leader Derek Prince offers timeless insights into finding your true calling, including seven steps to finding your place in God's service.
Devoured by Darkness
Author: Alexandra Ivy
Publisher: Zebra Books
ISBN: 9781420111354
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Laylah, a half-human, half-demon jinn who is trying protect a child who may be the catalyst in a war between good and evil, binds herself to Tane, a Charon sworn to hunt and kill rogue vampires, who has been hired to capture her.
Publisher: Zebra Books
ISBN: 9781420111354
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Laylah, a half-human, half-demon jinn who is trying protect a child who may be the catalyst in a war between good and evil, binds herself to Tane, a Charon sworn to hunt and kill rogue vampires, who has been hired to capture her.
When Darkness Comes
Author: Alexandra Ivy
Publisher: Zebra Books
ISBN: 1420134345
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A woman finds danger and desire with a vampire demon in this “sizzling paranormal romance” series debut by the New York Times bestselling author (Savannah Russe, USA Today bestselling author of Beyond the Pale). The day Abby Barlow broke a priceless vase, she thought she might lose her job. She had no idea what she was in for. In just a few hours, she's survived an explosion, watched her employer die, had a startling dream, and now she finds herself in a seedy Chicago hotel with the sexy vampire demon Dante, whom she both desires and fears. For centuries, Dante has stood as guardian to The Chalice, a mortal woman chosen to hold back the darkness threatening to overtake the world. A terrible twist of fate has now made Abby that woman. Three hours ago, Dante would have used all his charms to seduce her. Now she is his to protect in an epic battle between good and evil—and a desperate race to save their love. "An affair so hot it burns up the page." —Savannah Russe, USA Today bestselling author of Beyond the Pale "Alexandra Ivy is already in a league of her own." —Lynn Viehl, author of Dark Need
Publisher: Zebra Books
ISBN: 1420134345
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A woman finds danger and desire with a vampire demon in this “sizzling paranormal romance” series debut by the New York Times bestselling author (Savannah Russe, USA Today bestselling author of Beyond the Pale). The day Abby Barlow broke a priceless vase, she thought she might lose her job. She had no idea what she was in for. In just a few hours, she's survived an explosion, watched her employer die, had a startling dream, and now she finds herself in a seedy Chicago hotel with the sexy vampire demon Dante, whom she both desires and fears. For centuries, Dante has stood as guardian to The Chalice, a mortal woman chosen to hold back the darkness threatening to overtake the world. A terrible twist of fate has now made Abby that woman. Three hours ago, Dante would have used all his charms to seduce her. Now she is his to protect in an epic battle between good and evil—and a desperate race to save their love. "An affair so hot it burns up the page." —Savannah Russe, USA Today bestselling author of Beyond the Pale "Alexandra Ivy is already in a league of her own." —Lynn Viehl, author of Dark Need
One Minute After You Die
Author: Erwin W. Lutzer
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802479561
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
One minute after you die, you will either be elated or terrified-and it will be too late to reroute your travel plans. When you slip behind the parted curtain, your life will not be over. Rather, it will be just beginning-in a place of unimaginable bliss or indescribable gloom. One Minute After You Die opens a window on eternity with a simple and moving explanation of what the Bible teaches about death. Bestselling author Erwin Lutzer urges readers to study what the Bible says on this critical subject, bringing a biblical and pastoral perspective to such issues as: Channeling, reincarnation, and near-death experiences, What heaven will be like The justice of eternal punishment The death of a child Trusting in God's providence Preparing for your own final moment
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802479561
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
One minute after you die, you will either be elated or terrified-and it will be too late to reroute your travel plans. When you slip behind the parted curtain, your life will not be over. Rather, it will be just beginning-in a place of unimaginable bliss or indescribable gloom. One Minute After You Die opens a window on eternity with a simple and moving explanation of what the Bible teaches about death. Bestselling author Erwin Lutzer urges readers to study what the Bible says on this critical subject, bringing a biblical and pastoral perspective to such issues as: Channeling, reincarnation, and near-death experiences, What heaven will be like The justice of eternal punishment The death of a child Trusting in God's providence Preparing for your own final moment