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Series
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
865 A.D. Warring kings rule over the British Isles, but the Church rules over the kings, threatening all who oppose them with damnation. Only the dreaded Vikings of Scandinavia do not fear the priests.
Shef, the bastard son of a Norse raider and a captive English lady, is torn by divided loyalties and driven by strange visions that seem to come from Odin himself. A smith and warrior, he alone dares to imagine new weapons and tactics with which
Author
Pub. Date
1966.
Edition
[First edition].
Language
English
Description
Movie lovers might recognize Make Room! Make Room! as the basis for the 1973 film Soylent Green, which starred Charlton Heston. While Soylent Green has become a cult classic, fans of the novel have taken issue with its interpretation of what Harrison was really trying to say. Concerned about audiences losing interest, the creators of the film made cannibalism and not overpopulation (as it is in the book) the thematic focus of the story. As a result,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After a ten-year absence, the return of one of the most enduring series characters in modern SF
James Bolivar "Slippery Jim" DiGriz, Special Corps agent, master con man, interstellar criminal (retired), is living high on the hog on the planet of Moolaplenty when a long-lost cousin and a shipful of swine arrive to drain his bank account and send him and his lovely wife, Angelina, wandering the stars on the wildest journey since Gulliver's Travels.
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Author
Series
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
A craftsman, visionary, and warrior, Shef has risen from slavery to become king of a mighty Viking nation. But his growing kingdom menaces all of Europe, and he has made many powerful enemies.
Chief among his enemies are the Knights of the Lance, a fanatical order of soldiers sworn to bring Shef down, no matter what the cost. To defeat Shef, they will go to extraordinary lengths to find the sacred spear of Christ--and resurrect the Holy Roman Empire.
Driven...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1967]
Edition
[First edition].
Language
English
Description
Why pay for costumes, scenery, props or actors when the most brilliant drama of all time is unfolding before your very eyes, in vivid color--in 1000 A.D.?
The head of ailing Climactic Studios has given producer Barney Hendrickson five days to get a major movie in the can--and Climactic out of it.
Impossible?
Not with Professor Hewett's miraculous time machine, the answer to a Hollywood producer's prayer.
Skipping back to AD 1,000 with a whole...
Author
Pub. Date
[1970]
Language
English
Description
What if we could transfer objects, even people, across the galaxy in the blink of an eye?
What hidden secrets would it reveal? What deadly dangers would it conceal?
Will any part of human life be the same when the vastness of the Universe lies only ONE STEP FROM EARTH?
Author
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
A new ice age threatens Earth. Facing extinction, the dinosaurs must employ their mastery of biology to reconquer human territory swiftly. Desperately, Kerrick launches an arduous quest to rally a final defense for humankind. With his beloved wife and young son, he heads north to the land of the whale hunters, east into the enemy's stronghold, and south to a fateful reckoning with destiny.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without...
8) West of Eden
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
Sixty-five million years ago, a disastrous cataclysm eliminated three quarters of all life on Earth. Overnight, the age of dinosaurs ended. The age of mammals had begun.
But what if history had happened differently? What if the reptiles had survived to evolve intelligent life?
In West of Eden, bestselling author Harry Harrison has created a rich, dramatic saga of a world where the descendents of the dinosaurs struggled with a clan of humans in a...
9) Skyfall
Author
Pub. Date
1977.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Prometheus is the largest spacecraft ever built by man. A joint USA-USSR project, the gigantic ship weighs over 20,000 tons-and may be the ultimate solution to the world's energy needs. Like its mythical namesake, who stole fire from the gods and gave it to mankind, Prometheus will capture the energy of the sun and beam it to Earth-unless something goes terribly wrong.
An unforseen accident has stranded Prometheus in a decaying orbit less than a...
Author
Series
Amerikanskai︠a︡ fantastika v chetyrnadt︠s︡ati tomakh volume tom 6
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
Russian
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