An alien pyramid has appeared in the middle of Chicago, consuming the city as it grows and abducting poeple and transporting them into the worlds of mythology, including mythology expert Dr. Lukacs an
Rescued by aliens when his ship is overpowered in a near-fatal ocean storm, Sir George becomes increasingly alarmed when he realizes that the aliens intend to make him into a soldier slave, and he pla
Hamilton Felix, the result of generations of genetic selection, finds his life as the ultimate man boring, until a gang of revolutionaries tries to enlist him in their cause.
Captain Honor Harrington returns home to Manticore, where she is caught up in an unexpected political crisis and becomes the target of revenge for her enemy, Pavel Young, whom she helped get dismissed
Struggling to deal with her lover's murder and a forced retirement, Captain Honor Harrington assumes the role of Steadholder on the planet Grayson, but a threatening uprising calls her back into duty
Tired of the tyrannical rule of Earth, the colonists on the planet Sparta have revolted and hire John Christian Falkenberg and his mercenary legion to train them how to fight, but Grand Senator Bronso
A collection of novellas by some of today's most acclaimed science fiction writers--including David Drake, David Weber, Eric Flint, S. M. Stirling, and Mark L. Van Name--chronicles the exploits and a
Forced out of her beloved space navy by the lies of a superior officer, fleet officer Heris Serrano reluctantly takes on the job of commanding a wealthy old lady's interstellar luxury yacht, but she s
Four thousand years after Kana Karr and his fellow human mercenaries are abandoned on a hostile planet, the crew of an exploration starship sets down on the uncharted planet, where Ranger Sergeant Kar
Instead of remaining out of sight during her assignment to a forlorn outpost, spaceship commander Honor Harrington, along with her vessel, the Fearless, performs incredible flying maneuvers to stop a
Banking on a short, victorious war to replenish their depleted treasury, the ruling class of the People's Republic of Haven do not count on coming up against Captain Honor Harrington and the Royal Man
Two hapless heroes struggle with a world gone mad in a pair of whimsical science fiction novels that chronicle the misadventures of Chester W. Chester IV, who gets more than he bargained for when he i
With the help of some alien technology, the humans on two worlds had fought back the ravening Posleen hordes, and now the survivors of Barwhon and Diess Expeditionary Forces take time to regroup and r
When Greyboar, a professional strangler, discovers the Supreme Philosophy of Life, he seeks to atone for his villainy by undertaking a series of philosophical studies, until his sister asks him to as
The war wasn't going well.The mind-numbingly alien Arachnids were an enemy whose like no civilized race had ever confronted. Like some carnivorous cancer, the "Bugs" had overrun planet after planet .
The dangerous and multifaceted world of Honor Harrington--starship captain, admiral, and interstellar heroine--comes to life in a collection of short fiction that includes "Ms. Midshipwoman Harringto
Robert A. Heinlein is widely and justly regarded as the greatest practitioner of the art of science fiction who has ever lived. Here are two of his greatest short novels:GULF: In which the greatest su
Tannim, a human mage, and the elf lord Keighvin are adept at rescuing runaway children, but Tannim's wild ways and his weakness for beautiful women could threaten all they have built. Original.
En route to their home planet of Tethys after fighting in the interplanetary wars, Don Slade and his crew face a long and arduous journey and a welcome home fraught with dangers
Accidentally hurled into our parallel Earth, Gwendolyn Ingolfsson, the master of the genetically engineered Draka Master Race, seeks to bridge the known world and her own in order to dominate the unmo
For eight bloody years, the Star Kingdom of Manticore and its allies have taken the war to the vastly more powerful People's Republic of Haven, and Commodore Honor Harrington has been in the forefron
With the aid of Merlin's wizardry, Mael and Starkad, an Irish adventurer and his giant Danish companion, are sent by Arthur to find an ancient skull from which to raise a terrible dragon for use in Ar
Contains two previously published novels, Counting the Cost and The Warrior, and two short stories, along with a new novella that follows the exploits of ruthless mercenary Alois Hammer and his armore
The catlike Kzin race, bred to be conquerors, believes that the salad-eating ape-humans of planet Earth will be pushovers, until they realize their opponents are pacifists only because they are so goo
A collection of short tales by the author of the Bardic Voices series is populated by such figures as dinosaur activists, an out-of-his-element Lawrence of Arabia, a modern-day King Arthur, and a Chev
The first installment in a new series of military science-fiction novels sends three graduates from the Imperial Deep Space Fleet Academy into battle with the tyrannical New Humans, with the help of t
Hoping to settle old scores with the Kolnari who destroyed her home and with an unscrupulous uncle, Joat is challenged to overcome a "breakout" disease that destroys its victims' minds and is threaten
Searching the galaxy for intelligent life, brainship Carialle and her Brawn, Keff, believe that they have found a world populated by nice, polite, fuzzy little aliens but discover that nothing there i
After an unarmed human vessel from the earliest days of the planet's space exploration is attacked by the violent Kzin, the feline warrior race learns a surprising lesson from the vengeful human race.
Facing destruction, a planetary government hires Hammer's Slammers, the ruthless men of Colonel Hammer's indomitable armored brigade known for their routine acceptance of impossible missions
Previously published in parts as The Warrior's Apprentice, "The Mountains of Mourning," and The Vor Game, an omnibus chronicles the adventures of Miles Vorkosigan, lord and leader of a mercenary force
Impersonating the nobility in order to gain diplomatic skills, Miles and Cousin Ivan find themselves in big trouble in the wake of two deaths, and while Miles plays detective among the Cetagandans, Iv
Looking to her liberator, Gird, who enabled her to become the finest paladin her world had ever known, Paksennarrion learns the story of Luap, Gird's sworn follower and the king's illegitimate son. Or
Unknowingly infected with half the combinant viral strain that transforms the living into the undead, Christopher Csejthe is in a state of suspended transition, neither alive nor truly undead, and has
Reluctantly volunteering for a dangerous mission, Captain Rick Galloway and his men are cut off in hostile territory when the CIA pulls out their support, an event that is further complicated when an
Captaining a rich lady's interstellar pleasure yacht, former navy fleet officer Heris Serrano finds an opportunity to restore her tarnished reputation by intercepting mafia plans to invade the galaxy
Spiriting home Prince Gerel, the first in line to the throne, in the hope of avoiding a scandal, yacht owner Lady Cecelia and Captain Heris Serano begin to suspect the sinister nature of Gerel's ever-
When a mysterious genetic crisis threatens the existence of Athos, a planet forbidden to women, obstetrician Ethan Urquhart is forced into an alliance with Elli Quinn, a gorgeous female secret agent,
On a mission to search the galaxy for intelligent beings, Carialle and Keff encounter a bizarre alien race ruled by sorcerers who seem to possess magical powers of enormous potency
When representatives of Alanda's Church seek to ferret out unauthorized magic and music, the Free Bards--those who will not or cannot join the priest-condoned Guild--fight back
