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Professor Dowell's Head

By the best-selling Soviet sci-fi author, the scientific world mourned the loss of Professor Dowell. It was said that just before his death, he was on the verge of a breakthrough in human organ transplantation.

Beetle in the Anthill (Best Soviet SF Series)

In the far future, in a world dominated by an elite caste of omnipotent experts, Kammerer stalks his elusive quarry, Lev Abalkin--a maverick, the "beetle in the anthill," whose very presence on the planet threatens the precarious social order. Unaware of the full meaning of his mission, Kammerer plunges into a bizarre, terrifying rite of passage. Gradually he discovers the true scope of the dark mystery before him, as he learns that the secret of Abalkin's identity is interwoven with the fate of many other lives--lives that must remain maddeningly impenetrable.

Noon, 22nd Century

Twenty early stories of science fiction and fantasy by the Strugatsky brothers, These are some of the best science fiction of Soviet Russia.

Prisoners of Power (Best Soviet SF Series)

Someday, far in the future of our planet, "if you are twenty years old, can't do anything well, haven't the vaguest notion of what you want to do ... and are still naive enough to imagine yourself making fabulous discoveries in unexplored space ..." then the IRU--Independent Reconnaissance Unit--will provide you with an alien world for exploration. Just pick up the catalog, open it at random, stab blindly, and set off into the wild blue yonder. If you are lucky circumstances will not leave you stranded. Set on one of these alien worlds, Prisoners of Power paints the grim picture of a civilization that has survived a nuclear holocaust. Everything is dusty, flat, and gray, and the rivers run with radioactivity. Into this bleak, depressing world comes young Maxim, an earthling who--by our standards--possesses highly developed physical, intellectual, emotional, and moral qualities. Stranded, but resourceful, and able to withstand the conditions and treatment that the inhabitants of this randomly chosen island cannot, he gradually learns that this strange world--more like ours than his--needs to be changed. But to change it he must become involved. He must discover the meaning of hatred, ignorance, and cruelty. He must understand the drive for power in both himself and others, and form new bonds of friendship, loyalty, love. Slowly, first as a Robinson Crusoe, then as Legionnaire, Terrorist, Prisoner and finally Earthling, he comes to know the workings of the island, its puppets and its people: the mutants who inhabit the outlying regions, the evil Strannik, his friends Guy, Rada, Zef, Ordi--and eventually even the mystery of the All-Powerful Creators.

Definitely Maybe: A Manuscript Discovered Under Unusual Circumstances (Best Soviet SF Series)

A chilling tale about bizarre and terrifying things suddenly disrupting the lives of the world's leading scientists. Amid all the mysterious events, only one thing is clear--they cannot work any longer. Something or someone is preventing scientific knowledge from advancing. The tension mounts as more and more frightening and inexplicable events take place. Are they being attacked by something supernatural, a supercivilization, or just an innate character of the universe that won't allow more than some level of organization? The scientists struggle on, until one by one they begin to drop out, leaving astrophysicist Dmitri Malianov to decide for himself the ultimate question--what price truth?

Sebastian [Super Sleuth] and the Purloined Sirloin (Sebastian[Super Sleuth] Mystery Series #7)

It's a big day for Sebastian. He and his human, Detective John Quincy Jones, are scheduled to pick up their practically new Camaro from the dealer. And, before they can take off, a letter arrives, proclaiming Sebastian heir to an eccentric dog breeder. To celebrate their good fortune, John buys Sebastian a sirloin steak on their way home from the car lot. Then the detective duo makes one more stop. Sadly it's their last, for they've hardly stepped away from the Camaro when they discover it's gone! Will Sebastian take this lying down? No! Instantly up on all four, the hairy hawkshaw hightails it after a ring of daring car thieves. He's sure they have the Camaro and--more important--his purloined sirloin! In top form, Sebastian delights readers once again in his seventh adventure. There's a lot more Sebastian where this came from. Check the Bookshare library for #2 Sebastian and the Crummy Yummies, #3 Sebastian and the Bone to Pick and #6 Sebastian and the Clumsy Cowboy, with more on the way.

Sebastian [Super Sleuth] and the Bone to Pick Mystery (Sebastian [Super Sleuth] Mystery #2)

While investigating a case of breaking and entering at the local museum, the canine detective uncovers a fraud involving dinosaur bones. That four-legged detective, Old English Sheepdog Sebastian, is at it again--up to his furry eyes in a mystery. Sebastian lives with his "roommate" John Quincy Jones, a detective on the city police force. But Sebastian is a dog who really earns his keep, because although John is the one actually paid as a detective, Sebastian feels that he does most of the work. An incredibly keen mind, a mastery of disguise, and a fantastic nose to sniff out clues are invaluable assets. This time, when a new case comes up, Sebastian is right on the job. His nose leads him straight to the Bosworthington Museum, which has been broken into. The problem is--nothing's missing! Undaunted, Sebastian decides to pursue the case. The fact that the mystery involves a lot of bones--even if they are ancient woolly mammoth bones--only provides a further incentive for the old super sleuth. Sebastian's detective work leads him all over town, from a fancy French restaurant to an archeological dig. Finally, in true hawkshaw fashion, he unmasks the villain and reveals his nasty scheme at the museum. All in a day's work for the incomparable Sebastian! Look in the Bookshare library for many more silly detective stories about Sebastian, the dog who snitches food whenever he can, sheds everywhere, dresses up as humans and solves crimes. Look for Sebastian and the: #1 Hair of the Dog Mystery, #2 Crummy Yummies Caper, #4 Secret of the Skewered Skier, #5 Santa Claus Caper, #6 Clumsy Cowboy and #7 Purloined Sirloin, with many more coming soon. Pictures are described.

Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp

With her quick thinking Liza Lou manages to outwit all the haunts, gobblygooks, witches, and devils in the Yeller Belly Swamp.

Cyberstorm

In 2015, when Darcy Kane moves to another part of town, she discovers that the Animal Control Division is trying to take her dog away and that the most obvious escape is into her neighbor's Virtual Reality Rent-a-Memory machine.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction

You'd like to write science fiction. Maybe you already write the stuff but haven't had any sales yet. This section can help you start out on the road to success. <P><P> There are two things you must accomplish to become a successful SF writer: become a writer of entertaining and thought-provoking stories, and market those stories successfully to a large audience. <P><P> We'll look at how you can take steps toward both these goals, by easing you into the process of writing, and showing you how to plug into the SF writing and reading communities. <P><P> The author of this book donated a digital copy to Bookshare.org. Join us in thanking Cory Doctorow for providing his accessible digital book to this community.

The Last War

Brad was one of the lucky ones. He survived the bomb, and he believes that someday all will be the same again. But then he meets Angel, who shows him what it really means to be a survivor of the last war.

Jack and The Beanstalk, with Benjy and Bubbles

A delightful retelling of the children's story Jack and the Beanstalk in rhyme. Includes picture desriptions.

The Hastings Conspiracy

As there's an accelerating slide toward World War III, a minor clerk defects to the Russians and takes a confidential document labeled 'Hastings' with him.

1984: With Connections

The Apocalypse Brigade

Can the Apocalypse Brigade save the world from terrorism and economic disaster?

Friday

Her name is Marjorie Baldwin--or that's what most of her friends and all of her family think. Her real name is Friday, and she isn't your everyday human, she is an Artificial Person, a person created through in vitro fertilization and raised in a creche with a lot of other children just like her. Since Artificial Persons have less status than a good machine, she must make her living where and how she can.

The Green Flash and Other Tales of Horror, Suspense, and Fantasy

This collection of short stories includes some of Aiken's best spooky gothic tales and fantasy stories. Suitable for young adult readers as well as adult readers.

The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain #1)

(From the Book Jacket) Blending rich elements of Welsh legend and universal mythology, Lloyd Alexander creates the imaginary kingdom of Prydain to tell a tale of enchantment, both good and evil, and of the Assistant Pig-Keeper who wants to become a hero...Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to a famous oracular sow, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil. He meets adventures in which humor and high valor are blended in a way that will keep readers of many ages completely absorbed-for this is fantasy that is rooted in reality and truth. For, as Mr. Alexander says..."Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we believe we can do. Our capabilities seldom match our aspirations, and we are often woefully unprepared. To this extent, we are all Assistant Pig-Keepers at heart."

The Dream Years

One strange and magical winter day in 1924, a young surrealist follows a dark-haired woman down the avenues of time to the Paris riots of 1968. Together they learn the awesome power of the imagination to turn lies into truth, death into love, darkness into light...

Poppy's Return

Poppy, accompanied by her troublesome son Junior, his skunk friend, and Uncle Ereth the porcupine, responds to a summons to return to her ancestral home, Gray House, to save the mice there from destruction by a bulldozer.

For Biddle's Sake (The Princess Tales)

In this humorous retelling of Andrew Lang's "Puddocky," a young maiden who has been transformed into a toad by a jealous fairy relies on her newly honed magical abilities to charm a prince into marriage.

Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr (Old Kingdom Series #2)

<P>Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Now, two years past the time when she should have received the Sight that is the Clayr's birthright, she feels alone, abandoned, unsure of who she is. Nevertheless, the fate of the Old Kingdom lies in her hands. With only her faithful companion, the Disreputable Dog, Lirael must undertake a desperate mission under the growing shadow of an ancient evil. <P>Sequel to Sabriel, winner of the Aurealis Award for Excellence in Australian Science Fiction,.

Sabriel (Old Kingdom Series #1)

Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with the random power of Free Magic or the Dead who refuse to stay dead in the Old Kingdom. But during her final semester, her father, the Abhorsen, goes missing, and Sabriel knows she must enter the Old Kingdom to find him. <P><P>She soon finds companions in Mogget, a cat whose aloof manner barely conceals its malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage long imprisoned by magic, now free in body but still trapped by painful memories. <P>As the three travel deep into the Old Kingdom, threats mount on all sides. And every step brings them closer to a battle that will pit them against the true forces of life and death--and bring Sabriel face-to-face with her own destiny.

Infiltrator (T2 Trilogy, Book #1)

Both Sarah and John Connor have survived repeated attempts on their lives by advanced Terminator killing machines sent from a grim tomorrow to ensure the total destruction of humankind. Now, hiding out from the U.S. Government in Paraguay, Sarah and her brilliant son have linked up with Dieter von Rossbach -- a former counterterrorism operative and the human model for the original T-800 -- awakening him to the nightmare to come and drawing him into their revolution. Because the Cyberdyne Corporation's plan to launch its dread Skynet program was not destroyed, merely postponed. And the machine masters of the near future have sent a terrifying new breed of enforcer back to the Connors' time: a cyborg so humanlike that detection is virtually impossible; a relentless hybrid killer who understands how her human prey think and feel...and die.

The Tiger's Apprentice (Book One of the Tiger Trilogy)

A tiger, a monkey, a dragon, and a twelve-year-old Chinese American boy fight to keep a magic talisman out of the hands of an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.