American Diplomat, Brion Bayard, is on assignment in Stockholm, Sweden, when he is kidnaped by agents of The Imperium who are from a parallel world. A world where the American revolution never happened and the British Empire, which includes America and the German and Austro-Hungarian empires of Europe rule the world. Bayard learns that he was abducted because the Imperium is under attack from another parallel world. A parallel world ruled by a ruthless dictator who happens to be. . . Brion Bayard. It up to Brion to kill his alternate self and step into his place to stop these attacks. But Brion discovers almost immediately that nothing is as it seems.
American Diplomat, Brion Bayard, is on assignment in Stockholm, Sweden, when he is kidnaped by agents of The Imperium who are from a parallel world. A world where the American…
Four walls do not a prison make, unless they look out upon a world that doesn’t exist any more. Keith Laumer was a Hugo and Nebula award nominee! Before becoming a science fiction writer Laumer was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service, adding a note of realism to many of his stories. One of science fiction’s true luminaries.
Four walls do not a prison make, unless they look out upon a world that doesn’t exist any more. Keith Laumer was a Hugo and Nebula award nominee! Before becoming a science fiction…
Collected here for the first time in this massive omnibus collection are three novels and twenty-two short stories by multiple Hugo and Nebular Award nominated author, Keith Laumer. That’s more than nine hundred pages of top notch adventure science fiction. This book is jammed packed with some of Laumer’s best work including stories set in both the Retief and Bolo series. Laumer’s experience as an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service shines through in many of these stories. One of science fiction’s true luminaries. This is the largest collection of Laumer’s work ever assembled in one binding. If you enjoyed this book, you’ll want to search on “Positronic Publishing Super Pack” and check out all our other Super Packs! Included are:
Greylorn
Worlds of the Imperium
Doorstep
The King of the City
The Frozen Planet
Gambler’s World
The Yillian Way
The Madman from Earth
Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain
A Trace of Memory
Aide Memoire
Cultural Exchange
The Desert and the Stars
Cocoon
It Could Be Anything
The Walls
Saline Solution
The Long Remembered Thunder
A Hoax in Time
End as a Hero
The Star-Sent Knaves
Mightiest Qorn
The Night of the Trolls
The Governor of Glave
Diplomat-at-Arms
Collected here for the first time in this massive omnibus collection are three novels and twenty-two short stories by multiple Hugo and Nebular Award nominated author, Keith…
This is the story of a beautiful woman. And of a monster. It is also the story off our silly, selfish, culture-bound inhabitants of the planet Earth. Es, who was something of an artist. Gene, who studied atoms—and fought the world and himself. Louis, who philosophized. And Larry—that’s my name—who tried to write books.
This is the story of a beautiful woman. And of a monster. It is also the story off our silly, selfish, culture-bound inhabitants of the planet Earth. Es, who was something of an…
Eighteen men and two women in the closed world of a space ship for five months can only spell tension and trouble—but in this case, the atmosphere was literally poisoned. Five months out from Earth, we were half-way to Saturn and three-quarters of the way to murder. At least, I was. I was sick of the feuding, the worries and the pettiness of the other nineteen aboard. My stomach heaved at the bad food, the eternal smell of people, and the constant sound of nagging and complaints. For ten lead pennies, I'd have gotten out into space and tried walking back to Earth. Sometimes I thought about doing it without the pennies.
Eighteen men and two women in the closed world of a space ship for five months can only spell tension and trouble—but in this case, the atmosphere was literally poisoned. Five…
When adopting a pet, choose the species that is most intelligent, obedient, loyal, fun to play with, yet a shrewd, fearless protector. For the best in pets—choose a human being!
The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation! In this story of desperation and courage a family believing themselves to be the last humans alive on Earth must fight daily against a cold uncaring universe. Fritz Leiber won multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. This story shows him at the height of his prowess.
The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation! In this story of desperation and courage a family believing…
Edited by H. L. Gold, 'Galaxy Science Fiction' hit the scene in 1950 and quickly became the leading science fiction magazine of its time. ‘Galaxy’ gave a home to writers that didn't fit into ‘Astounding’ and ‘F&SF,’ and readers rejoiced. In this first 'Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack' we bring you more than five hundred pages of fiction. These are the stories that helped ‘Galaxy Magazine’ carve it's name on the Mount Rushmore of science fiction. This volume includes ‘Dream World’ by R. A. Lafferty; ‘The Imitation of Earth’ by James Stamers; ‘Amateur in Chancery’ by George O. Smith; ‘The Lamps of the Angels’ by Richard Sabia; ‘Conditionally Human’ by Walter M. Miller, Jr.; ‘Dawningsburgh’ by Wallace West; ‘Extracts from the Galactick Almanack’ by Laurence Janifer; ‘Breakdown’ by Herbert D. Kastle; ‘A Matter of Protocol’ by Jack Sharkey; ‘Charity Case’ by Jim Harmon; ‘The Rag and Bone Men’ by Algis Budrys; ‘Pick a Crime’ by Richard R. Smith; ‘Shatter the Wall’ by Sydney Van Scyoc; ‘Always a Qurono’ by Jim Harmon; ‘Subject to Change’ by Ron Goulart; ‘Sales Talk’ by Con Blomberg; ‘The Big Engine’ by Fritz Leiber; ‘Accidental Flight’ by F. L. Wallace; ‘The World That Couldn't Be’ by Clifford D. Simak; ‘Solid Solution’ by James Stamers; ‘With These Hands’ by C. M. Kornbluth; ‘A Fall of Glass’ by Stanley R. Lee; ‘Sordman the Protector’ by Tom Purdom; ‘Jamieson’ by Bill Doede; ‘The Music Master of Babylon’ by Edgar Pangborn; and ‘The Defenders by Philip K. Dick.
Edited by H. L. Gold, 'Galaxy Science Fiction' hit the scene in 1950 and quickly became the leading science fiction magazine of its time. ‘Galaxy’ gave a home to writers that…
Aristotle and the Gun is L. Sprague de Camp's tour de force story of time travel and alternate history. A young scientist, Sherman Weaver, steals a prototype time machine and, without authorization he throws caution to the winds of time and goes back in time to conduct an experiment to see what will happen if small changes are made to history. This seminal work in the science fiction field will stay with you long after the final page is turned.
Aristotle and the Gun is L. Sprague de Camp's tour de force story of time travel and alternate history. A young scientist, Sherman Weaver, steals a prototype time machine and,…
