Author: Harry Harrison
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 9781473228375
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The planet was called Pyrrus, a strange place where all the beasts, plants and natural elements were designed for one specific purpose: to destroy man. The settlers there were supermen, twice as strong as ordinary men and with milli-second reflexes. They had to be. For their business was murder. It was up to Jason dinAlt, interplanetary gambler, to discover why Pyrrus had become so hostile during man's brief habitation. This omnibus contains all three novels in the Deathworld trilogy!
The Deathworld Omnibus
Author: Harry Harrison
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 9781473228375
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The planet was called Pyrrus, a strange place where all the beasts, plants and natural elements were designed for one specific purpose: to destroy man. The settlers there were supermen, twice as strong as ordinary men and with milli-second reflexes. They had to be. For their business was murder. It was up to Jason dinAlt, interplanetary gambler, to discover why Pyrrus had become so hostile during man's brief habitation. This omnibus contains all three novels in the Deathworld trilogy!
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 9781473228375
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The planet was called Pyrrus, a strange place where all the beasts, plants and natural elements were designed for one specific purpose: to destroy man. The settlers there were supermen, twice as strong as ordinary men and with milli-second reflexes. They had to be. For their business was murder. It was up to Jason dinAlt, interplanetary gambler, to discover why Pyrrus had become so hostile during man's brief habitation. This omnibus contains all three novels in the Deathworld trilogy!
Deathworld 3
Author: Harry Harrison
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571087129
Category : Life on other planets
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The planet was called Felicity. The name was a joke except for those compelled to settle there. Inhabiting it were beings bred for thousands of years for a single purpose: to attack and kill. Jason dinAlt knew this, but he also knew the planet on which he lived was moving towards certain disaster. And, Felicity was the only spot in the universe where he and his companions could survive. He thought he had worked out the perfect plan. But what awaited him on Felicity went far beyond his wildest imagining.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571087129
Category : Life on other planets
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The planet was called Felicity. The name was a joke except for those compelled to settle there. Inhabiting it were beings bred for thousands of years for a single purpose: to attack and kill. Jason dinAlt knew this, but he also knew the planet on which he lived was moving towards certain disaster. And, Felicity was the only spot in the universe where he and his companions could survive. He thought he had worked out the perfect plan. But what awaited him on Felicity went far beyond his wildest imagining.
The Deathworld Trilogy
Author: Harry Harrison
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 9780425058398
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 9780425058398
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Deathworld Two
Author: Harry Harrison
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575115939
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
The planet was unknown¿ a savagely primitive place where every man had to kill every other man - or live as a slave. The inhabitants lived in the early Bronze Age one minute, and in the early Machine Age the next. Technology had degenerated into a number of mysteries jealously guarded by separate brotherhoods. But Jason dinAlt was a gambler. He realised that if he was ever going to get a winning hand in this game, the brotherhoods would need a shuffle¿
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575115939
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
The planet was unknown¿ a savagely primitive place where every man had to kill every other man - or live as a slave. The inhabitants lived in the early Bronze Age one minute, and in the early Machine Age the next. Technology had degenerated into a number of mysteries jealously guarded by separate brotherhoods. But Jason dinAlt was a gambler. He realised that if he was ever going to get a winning hand in this game, the brotherhoods would need a shuffle¿
Bill, the Galactic Hero
Author: Harry Harrison
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466822732
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
“The funniest science fiction book ever written” is a space military parody about a hapless soldier from a Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductee (Terry Pratchett, New York Times–bestselling author of the Discworld novels). It was the highest honour to defend the Empire against the dreaded Chingers, an enemy race of seven-foot-tall lizards. But Bill, a Technical Fertilizer Operator from a planet of farmers, wasn’t interested in honour—he was only interested in two things: his chosen career, and the shapely curves of Inga-Maria Calyphigia. Then a recruiting robot shanghaied him with knockout drops, and he came to in deep space, aboard the Empire warship Christine Keeler. And from there, things got even worse . . . Praise for Harry Harrison “A perfectly grand storyteller.” —David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Star Tide Rising “Few commercial writers are more deserving of their popularity than Harrison, a fine writer who occasionally reaches brilliant heights.” —Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466822732
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
“The funniest science fiction book ever written” is a space military parody about a hapless soldier from a Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductee (Terry Pratchett, New York Times–bestselling author of the Discworld novels). It was the highest honour to defend the Empire against the dreaded Chingers, an enemy race of seven-foot-tall lizards. But Bill, a Technical Fertilizer Operator from a planet of farmers, wasn’t interested in honour—he was only interested in two things: his chosen career, and the shapely curves of Inga-Maria Calyphigia. Then a recruiting robot shanghaied him with knockout drops, and he came to in deep space, aboard the Empire warship Christine Keeler. And from there, things got even worse . . . Praise for Harry Harrison “A perfectly grand storyteller.” —David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Star Tide Rising “Few commercial writers are more deserving of their popularity than Harrison, a fine writer who occasionally reaches brilliant heights.” —Publishers Weekly
Death World
Author: Steve Lyons
Publisher: Games Workshop(uk)
ISBN: 9781844163984
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Science fiction-roman.
Publisher: Games Workshop(uk)
ISBN: 9781844163984
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Science fiction-roman.
The Kid who Got Zapped Through Time
Author: Deborah Scott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780380973569
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
When Flattop Kincaid buys a used video game at a flea market, he finds himself in the Middle Ages among peasants who think he is a deranged member of the nobility.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780380973569
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
When Flattop Kincaid buys a used video game at a flea market, he finds himself in the Middle Ages among peasants who think he is a deranged member of the nobility.
The Stainless Steel Rat
Author: Harry Harrison
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1649742177
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Here’s the original short story that first introduced us to Slippery Jim diGriz, better known as the Stainless Steel Rat! diGriz is charming, quick-witted, sophisticated, and a devious criminal mastermind. The Rat has just pulled off a successful and complex criminal operation, but the Special Corps is on his trail. Is this the end for the Stainless Steel Rat or just the beginning? Join Slippery Jim on this rollicking adventure.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1649742177
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Here’s the original short story that first introduced us to Slippery Jim diGriz, better known as the Stainless Steel Rat! diGriz is charming, quick-witted, sophisticated, and a devious criminal mastermind. The Rat has just pulled off a successful and complex criminal operation, but the Special Corps is on his trail. Is this the end for the Stainless Steel Rat or just the beginning? Join Slippery Jim on this rollicking adventure.
Hades' Star
Author: Doug Wallace
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781695463301
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The Hades Galaxy is so far from Earth, its light hasn't even reached our most powerful telescopes. It's a strange place-familiar, yet different. A place where stars erupt at a moment's notice, planets crumble like glass, and the laws of physics push the limits of the impossible. It's also inhabited. Or it used to be. So how did Paul Johnson get from his grandpa's ranch in Montana to the shores of alien waters in a distant galaxy? How did he and millions of colonists become trapped there, with no hope of ever returning home? He did what men throughout history have done: he chased after a beautiful woman. And he got her. Sort of.The promise of land grants on virgin worlds and first contact with alien races are now in the rear-view mirror. Do battleships even have rear-view mirrors? Promoted out of turn, Paul leads a crack team of corporate marines in the fight to re-establish the Rift, the mysterious wormhole that joined Hades to the Milky Way. To make matters worse, Earth's largest corporations have engaged in an all-out free-for-all to control the new galaxy's plentiful-yet-very-alien resources. But Hades won't give up its secrets so easily. Menacing forces conspire to keep the human visitors from their aims, and possibly, from returning home.Fans of military sci-fi, space opera, and speculative physics will enjoy reading Hades' Star: Hostile Takeover. Think a cross between Star Trek and Starship Troopers. It's a story of alien worlds littered with technology, romance, action, mystery, and characters that will make you wish you could suit up right beside them and take the fight to the bad guys. The pace never slows in this throwback to the page-turning sci-fi of yore.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781695463301
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The Hades Galaxy is so far from Earth, its light hasn't even reached our most powerful telescopes. It's a strange place-familiar, yet different. A place where stars erupt at a moment's notice, planets crumble like glass, and the laws of physics push the limits of the impossible. It's also inhabited. Or it used to be. So how did Paul Johnson get from his grandpa's ranch in Montana to the shores of alien waters in a distant galaxy? How did he and millions of colonists become trapped there, with no hope of ever returning home? He did what men throughout history have done: he chased after a beautiful woman. And he got her. Sort of.The promise of land grants on virgin worlds and first contact with alien races are now in the rear-view mirror. Do battleships even have rear-view mirrors? Promoted out of turn, Paul leads a crack team of corporate marines in the fight to re-establish the Rift, the mysterious wormhole that joined Hades to the Milky Way. To make matters worse, Earth's largest corporations have engaged in an all-out free-for-all to control the new galaxy's plentiful-yet-very-alien resources. But Hades won't give up its secrets so easily. Menacing forces conspire to keep the human visitors from their aims, and possibly, from returning home.Fans of military sci-fi, space opera, and speculative physics will enjoy reading Hades' Star: Hostile Takeover. Think a cross between Star Trek and Starship Troopers. It's a story of alien worlds littered with technology, romance, action, mystery, and characters that will make you wish you could suit up right beside them and take the fight to the bad guys. The pace never slows in this throwback to the page-turning sci-fi of yore.
Fortitude (Terranus Book Three)
Author: J. S. Crouch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781718072077
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Tensions on Earth are at an all-time high.The Xuron relentlessly assault the galaxy, destroying worlds and harvesting populations. A fresh face within their ranks guides them towards certain victory but the resilience and cunning of Humanity may turn what seemed to be an eventuality, in their favour.Old faces find Sean in his hour of need, propelling him into a new adventure with those he would never have expected. Along the way, he uncovers a secretive plot that has been building within Ioution society and threatens to burst wide open, changing the course of the war forever.How will Sean and his new crew cope?How will the divisions within Ioution society affect the galaxy?And how will the mysterious Xuron backer change the tide of the war?Find out the above... And more in Fortitude, the third instalment of the hit 'Terranus' series.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781718072077
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Tensions on Earth are at an all-time high.The Xuron relentlessly assault the galaxy, destroying worlds and harvesting populations. A fresh face within their ranks guides them towards certain victory but the resilience and cunning of Humanity may turn what seemed to be an eventuality, in their favour.Old faces find Sean in his hour of need, propelling him into a new adventure with those he would never have expected. Along the way, he uncovers a secretive plot that has been building within Ioution society and threatens to burst wide open, changing the course of the war forever.How will Sean and his new crew cope?How will the divisions within Ioution society affect the galaxy?And how will the mysterious Xuron backer change the tide of the war?Find out the above... And more in Fortitude, the third instalment of the hit 'Terranus' series.