Aliens And Other Stories

Author : Octavia E. Butler
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781538765494

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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Pdf

This acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from an award-winning author "pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale" and includes a foreword by N. K. Jemisin (John Green, New York Times). When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions. Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith . . . and a startling vision of human destiny.

Author : Drew Hayden Taylor
Publisher : D & M Publishers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781771621328

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Take Us to Your Chief by Drew Hayden Taylor Pdf

A forgotten Haudenosaunee social song beams into the cosmos like a homing beacon for interstellar visitors. A computer learns to feel sadness and grief from the history of atrocities committed against First Nations. A young Native man discovers the secret to time travel in ancient petroglyphs. Drawing inspiration from science fiction legends like Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, Drew Hayden Taylor frames classic science-fiction tropes in an Aboriginal perspective. The nine stories in this collection span all traditional topics of science fiction--from peaceful aliens to hostile invaders; from space travel to time travel; from government conspiracies to connections across generations. Yet Taylor's First Nations perspective draws fresh parallels, likening the cultural implications of alien contact to those of the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, or highlighting the impossibility of remaining a "good Native" in such an unnatural situation as a space mission. Infused with Native stories and variously mysterious, magical and humorous, Take Us to Your Chief is the perfect mesh of nostalgically 1950s-esque science fiction with modern First Nations discourse.

Author : JD DeLuzio
Publisher : Brain Lag
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781928011682

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Live Nude Aliens and Other Stories by JD DeLuzio Pdf

From a technological dystopia to small town Canada, this collection of short fiction explores themes of change, memory, and things hiding in the shadows. These tales, previously-published and new, take classic space opera, pest problems, and the recent past in new and fresh directions. Will electric light cast a world into darkness? Do you remember 1971, when Kennedy was in the White House, Hendrix sang about space, and the extraterrestrials returned? Has the invasion of the live nude aliens already begun? When you look at the world and see things slightly askew--our reality tilted just a few degrees--then you get stories like these.

Author : Murray Leinster
Publisher : Wildside Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1434489442

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The Aliens and Other Stories by Murray Leinster Pdf

This volume contains five of Murray Leinster's classic science fiction stories: "The Aliens," "Fugitive from Space," "Anthropological Note," "Skit-Tree Planet," and "Thing from the Sky."

Author : John Wagner
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781630081287

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Predator Versus Judge Dredd Versus Aliens by John Wagner Pdf

Dredd is the most lethal of the highly-trained and obscenely well-armed law enforcement agency known as the Judges, tasked with keeping the sprawling metropolis of Mega-City One from descending into chaos and anarchy. But now Dredd and the other Judges are all that stand between the universe's most efficient killing machines and the annihilation of every living being in the city--criminal or innocent. Dark Horse Comics and 2000 AD team up to bring you a collection of the classic stories Predator versus Judge Dredd and Judge Dredd versus Aliens in one handsome hardcover.

Author : Rupert Matthews
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781848584433

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Alien Encounters by Rupert Matthews Pdf

In this compelling and revealing examination, author Rupert Matthews looks afresh at key episodes of alien activity on earth, and sheds light on the many mysterious phenomena associated with it. From Roswell to Taizé, the book dissects fascinating eyewitness accounts of communication and contact with alien beings, as well as chilling cases of a...

Author : M. Shayne Bell
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2001-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759524484

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How We Play the Game in Salt Lake and Other Stories by M. Shayne Bell Pdf

From the pen of acclaimed writer M. Shayne Bell, winner of the Writers of the Future Contest, here are futures to make come true . . . and also futures that should never come true -- but will.

Author : Stanislaw Lem
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780262046084

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The Truth and Other Stories by Stanislaw Lem Pdf

Twelve stories by science fiction master Stanisław Lem, nine of them never before published in English. Of these twelve short stories by science fiction master Stanisław Lem, only three have previously appeared in English, making this the first "new" book of fiction by Lem since the late 1980s. The stories display the full range of Lem's intense curiosity about scientific ideas as well as his sardonic approach to human nature, presenting as multifarious a collection of mad scientists as any reader could wish for. Many of these stories feature artificial intelligences or artificial life forms, long a Lem preoccupation; some feature quite insane theories of cosmology or evolution. All are thought provoking and scathingly funny. Written from 1956 to 1993, the stories are arranged in chronological order. In the title story, "The Truth," a scientist in an insane asylum theorizes that the sun is alive; "The Journal" appears to be an account by an omnipotent being describing the creation of infinite universes--until, in a classic Lem twist, it turns out to be no such thing; in "An Enigma," beings debate whether offspring can be created without advanced degrees and design templates. Other stories feature a computer that can predict the future by 137 seconds, matter-destroying spores, a hunt in which the prey is a robot, and an electronic brain eager to go on the lam. These stories are peak Lem, exploring ideas and themes that resonate throughout his writing.

Author : Jenny Wolmark
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0877454477

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Aliens and Others by Jenny Wolmark Pdf

Author : J. Manfred Weichsel
Publisher : Jonathan Weichsel
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Warrior Soul & Other Stories by J. Manfred Weichsel Pdf

J. Manfred Weichsel's versatility, unique style, and refusal to be bound by genre conventions have made him a force to be reckoned with in the world of speculative fiction. Now, Weichsel invites you to strip down and expose yourself to his raw and unfiltered imagination with Warrior Soul & Other Stories. Weichsel’s stories peel away the veneer of societal norms and delve deep into the human psyche, exposing the rawest and most vulnerable parts of our existence. Through his boundary-shattering tales of science fiction, adventure, horror, and humor, Weichsel fearlessly explores the fringes of what is possible in fiction, revealing the naked truth of our humanity. From the mind-bending science fiction of “Warrior Soul”, to the fantastical realm of “The Rainbow-Colored Rock Hopper”, from the light comedy of “Queen of the House”, to the darkest depths of horror of “Complicit in Their Bondage”, these twelve tales will leave you feeling exposed and vulnerable in the best possible way. The bold and daring themes that run throughout Weichsel's work strip away all pretense and artifice to reveal the unvarnished truth of the human experience. So if you're ready to shed your inhibitions and explore the depths of what's possible in fiction, then get your copy of Warrior Soul & Other Stories now. It's time to embrace your innermost desires and take the plunge into the raw, unbridled world of J. Manfred Weichsel.

Author : Dennis Pepper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0192781774

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The Young Oxford Book of Aliens by Dennis Pepper Pdf

This collection brings together a range of stories about aliens and our encounters with them. The stories don't necessarily portray aliens as hostile invaders. On the contrary, there are many stories that explore the interaction between aliens and humans, and other stories in which humans are themselves the aliens. Some of the stories have been specially written for this collection by writers such as Sue Welford. Others are by the best of sci-fi writers including Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, and Harry Harrison.

Author : Claire Freedman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2030-12-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442440975

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Aliens in Underpants Save the World by Claire Freedman Pdf

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Author : Claire Freedman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780857073945

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Aliens Love Underpants! by Claire Freedman Pdf

"Aliens love underpants, in every shape and size, But there are no underpants in space, so here's a big surprise...." This zany, hilarious tale is delightfully brought to life by Ben Cort's vibrant illustrations. With a madcap, rhyming text by award-winning Claire Freedman, this is sure to enchant and amuse the whole family! Perfect for joining in, this story is fantastically fresh and funny - you'll laugh your pants off!

Author : P E Rowe
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798848505931

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The Prospectors by P E Rowe Pdf

Readers will encounter ingenious, world-shaping engineers; mind-bending meetings with God-like aliens; unfathomably massive space megastructures; ancient, super-intelligent hive minds; and a host of adventurous humans, struggling to negotiate the amazing storyscapes in this first collection of sci-fi stories from author P.E. Rowe. This fictional tour of our amazing galaxy will introduce readers to peerless musicians on the planetary rings around the gas giants Athos and Iophos, the dusty prospectors of Damon Mines, the reclusive settlers on the hidden space colony Denera, and even a cupcake-craving, fun-loving federation of comical aliens in the Scutum-Centaurus arm of the Milky Way. You might even learn how a space elevator gets built! For all the ways this expansive collection reaches out, the beating heart at the center of every story is a human one-characters struggling to find their place in their time with the people around them who matter most.

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781405390286

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The Search for Aliens: A Rough Guide to Life on Other Worlds by Rough Guides Pdf

The Search for Aliens: A Rough Guide to Life on Other Worlds provides the first vivid and completely accessible guide to the most exciting field of modern science: the search for extraterrestrial life. All the latest research projects are identified, located and described; everything from radio dishes searching for intelligent alien signals to deep oceanic research, seeking links between terrestrial organisms and the broader cosmos. It also explores the idea of Panspermia, the notion that asteroids and comets brought biological building blocks to the early earth, plus exactly which factors must align for life to arise across our galaxy and the universe. The Search for Aliens: A Rough Guide to Life on Other Worlds explains why we may be closer than ever to finding out the answer to the question: is there any life beyond life on earth? Now available in ePub format.