It began half in jest as a dozen of science fictions most imaginative writers discovered they shared a secret love of the larger-than-life heroes of an earlier time--the stars of the four-color comics, vintage radio serials and Saturday matinee two-reelers of the postwar era. The idea grew. What would happen, they wondered, if such heroes and heroines had actually lived through the turbulent events of our own times? And so the Wild Cards project was born. Under the editorship of award-winning au
Dying of the Light
A whisperjewel summoned him to Worlorn, and a love he thought he’d lost. But Worlorn isn’t the world Dirk t’Larien imagined, and Gwen Delvano is no longer the woman he once knew. She is bound to another man, and to a dying planet that is trapped in twilight, forever falling toward night. Amid this bleak landscape is a violent clash of cultures in which there is no code of honor—and the hunter and the hunted are often interchangeable. Caught up in a dangerous triangle, Gwen is in need of Dirk’s p
Oath of Gold[The Deed of Paksenarrion 3]
This entire series was a breath of fresh air. It had been a while since a fantasy series had grabbed me with both hands and refused to let go. The first two books (SHEEPFARMERS DAUGHTER and DIVIDED ALLEGIANCE) were action packed, had great character development, and a gripping plot. This book was no exception. Again we are treated to Ms. Moons excellent characterization. Her dialogue, the interactions of the characters, and the growth and change of the characters made the book a joy to read. The
Lyon's Pride[Tower and Hive series 4]
SynopsisA continuation of the saga begun in The Rowan, Damia and Damias Children. The four children were Primes among the Talents, and all their skills were desperately needed, for the Hivers terrible Sphere ships were still thrusting through space, carrying death in their labyrinthine depths.
Damia's Children[Tower and Hive series 3]
SynopsisA continuation of the chronicles of the Talents, begun in The Rowan and Damia. In the deeps of space, Mrdini scouts have crossed the path of three Hive ships - ships that are giant hulks of cell units, bearing the queens and workers out into space, to breed, multiply and destroy.
Damia[Tower and Hive series 2]
SynopsisOf all the Rowans children, Damia was the most brilliant and the one who inherited the Talent. It was obvious that she would be a Prime. As Damia grew up, her Talent became almost too strong to control, and the only solution was to send her to the planet of Deneb, to her strange grandmother.
The Rowan[Tower And Hive series 1]
SynopsisTrapped under tons of mud following a huge mud slide, a three-year-old girl screams out telepathically for help. Every resource on her planet is used in her rescue mission, for she is no ordinary girl, but a Prime, and possessor of one of the most powerful minds in the Nine Star League.
The Crystal Singer[Crystal Singer Trilogy 1]
SynopsisAn unsuccessful musician travels to the planet, Ballybran, to join the Heptite Guild and risk great dangers to mine a strange form of crystal in return for great wealth.
Killashandra[Crystal Singer Trilogy 2]
This sequel to McCaffreys Crystal Singer continues the story of Killashandra Ree, a failed musician whose perfect pitch has given her entree to the glamorous but dangerous profession of mining and cutting rare, valuable crystal. She is grateful for a new assignment that takes her off the oppressive crystal world of Ballybran, but when she arrives on Optheria to replace and tune the crystals of a famous organ, she steps into a new adventure. Abducted by the very subversives she had been trying to
Crystal Line[Crystal Singer Trilogy 3]
When Killashandra Ree joined the mysterious Heptite Guild, she knew that she would be forever changed. Crystal singing brought ecstasy and pain, near-eternal life...and gradual loss of memory. What she hadnt counted on was the loneliness she felt when her heart still remembered what her mind had forgotten. Fortunately, someone still cared enough to try to salvage what was left of Killashandras mind. But she would have to learn to open herself--to another person, and to all her unpleasant memorie
The Wolf Worlds[Sten series 2]
Book DescriptionThe Eternal Emperor ruled countless worlds across the galaxy. Vast armies and huge fleets awaited his command. But when the Emperor needed to pacify The Wolf Worlds, the planets of an insignificant cluster that had raised space piracy to a low art, he turned to Mantis Team and its small band of militant problem solvers...
The Year Of The Quiet Sun
Winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. H.G. Wells-type time machine takes anti-hero into near future.
The Long Loud Silence
One morning Corporal Russell Gary wakes up in a dingy hotel to an eerie silence. The United States, or, more accurately, the land east of the Mississippi River, has been attacked by atomic bombs and biological weapons. This devastated portion of the United States is now under quarantine. No one gets out, no one gets in.
Decision at Thunder Rift[Battleteck series 6]
This book is set thirty years before the clan invasion, with the main charter just finishing his mech training and seeing his father being killed for no reason. He gets left behind, starts a revoulation and fights off a bandit king from taking over a planet.
A Canticle For Leibowitz[雷伯维兹圣歌]
Science Fiction Book Club50年来最优秀的小说排名12位SynopsisIn a barbarous and fallen world, the monks of the Order of Leibowitz inherit the sacred relics and spend their lives copying, illuminating and interpreting the holy fragments. They vow to preserve ancient knowledge, but will man learn from his mistakes or will history repeat itself?
The Icarus Hunt
SynopsisStar-freighter captain Jordan McKell doesnt think much about the alien Patth races monopoly on interstellar commerce, until he finds himself enmeshed in a conspiracy that could forever alter the history of the human race.
Cobra Strike[Cobra series 2]
Cobra Srike continues the story of Cobra Johnny Moreau and introduces Justin who has followed in his fathers footsteps and become a Cobra fighter. The Trofts, who were once enemies of the Dominion of Man, tell the Cobra Worlds of a potentially dangerous race and ask them to nutralize the threat in exchange for more worlds to colonize. A reconnaisance mission is sent to investigate this threat and is stunned to encounter a paranoid human society.
Deathstalker[Owen Deathstalker Saga 1]
The Iron Bitch - her Imperial Majesty Lionstone XIV - ruled the human Empire with fear. From peasants to masters of the galaxys most powerful families, all were subject to the queens unpredictable decrees of outlawing and death. Owen Deathstalker, unwilling head of his clan, sought to avoid the perils of the Empires warring factions but unexpectedly found a price on his head. He fled to Mistworld, where he began to build an unlikely force to topple the throne - a broken hero, an outlawed Hadenma
Deathstalker Legacy[Owen Deathstalker Saga 6]
With Deathstalker Legacy, Simon R Green returns to the unashamed, tongue-in-cheek space opera of Deathstalker (1995) and its many prequels and sequels. Owen Deathstalker, saviour of humanity, perished nobly two centuries ago. The family burden of glory and bad luck now falls on Lewis Deathstalker, one of the galactic Empires peacekeeping Paragons--warriors so tough that each can police a whole planet single-handed. When Lewis is elevated to the high rank of Kings Champion, the bad luck begins. O
Voyage of Vengeance[Mission Earth series 7][地球杀场系列]
In this the 7 book of mission earth it takes some interesting plot turns. In this book soltan finally manages to escape New York and flee to the safety of sea. Heller is still trying to build his air cleaning plant in Florida. While krak gets closer to finding out that soltan is behind all their misfortunes.
