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New Folks' Home: And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak #6)
by Clifford D. SimakTen stories of wonder and imagination by an author named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. In the collection&’s title story, Frederick Gray is closing in on seventy and has outlived his usefulness as a professor of law. He has no family; his best friend, fellow faculty member Ben Lovell, has recently died. Before Gray moves into a retirement home, he takes a final canoe trip to a favorite fishing spot he and Lovell had visited many times, only to find that someone has built a house on the remote riverside. When an accident leaves Gray stranded and in pain, he returns to the shelter seeking aid and instead finds a new reason for living. Nine additional tales showcase Clifford D. Simak&’s talent for spinning stories that allow us to glimpse the possibilities of life beyond Earth as well as expand our wisdom of what it means to be human. Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook.
New Found Land
by John ChristopherTraveling through time was just the beginning--now Simon and Brad have to survive a reimagined early America in the second book of the alternative history Fireball trilogy, from critically acclaimed Tripods author John Christopher.When Simon and Brad were caught in the mysterious fireball and transported to the strange alternate world on the other side, they knew their lives would never be the same again. They definitely couldn't have imagined the dangers ahead, especially when they set sail for Brad's homeland: the still undiscovered America. The Algonquian territory is hardly the paradise Brad had been promised--or remembered from history class. Winter is brutal, the locals are hostile, and Simon and Brad know they have to escape. But can they? The adventures in store--from Vikings to a completely unexpected civilization--put their will to survive to the ultimate test.
New Friends
by Michelle Misra Samantha ChaffeySlide down rainbows, sprinkle glitter, and sew silver linings with angel-in-training Ella and her friends in the first book of the sparkling new Angel Wings series!Ella might seem like your everyday girl, but she's anything but! She's a trainee angel at the Guardian Angel Academy. But Ella is more impulsive than your average angel, and can't help getting herself into all sorts of trouble. Luckily for Ella, her friends Poppy, Tilly, and Jess are always around trying to keep her out of mischief--and away from their not-so-angelic classmate, Primrose! Join Ella and her friends as they set off on an adventure to Rainbow's End, a magical place and home to the Forgotten Flower--and their first stop on the journey to becoming a guardian angel. But will Ella's flair for trouble keep her from earning her wings?
New Friends (Disney Fairies)
by Kitty RichardsTinker Bell is back in an all-new adventure! Girls ages 5-8 will love reading this Step 3 reader that retells the latest Disney Fairies movie,The Secret of the Wings, released on DVD and Blu-ray in fall 2012.
New Frontier: Double-time (Cold Equations #No. 9)
by Peter DavidThe ancient Thallonian Empire has collapsed, throwing an entire sector of the galaxy into chaos and unrest. Billions of sentient beings are faced with starvation, warfare, and worse. Faced with a tragedy of interstellar proportions, Starfleet assembles a new, handpicked crew to help where it can and report what it finds. Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, recommended by Jean-Luc Picard himself, takes command of the U.S.S. Excalibur, which is manned by Starfleet's best and brightest, including some old friends from Star TreK: The Next Generation and some of the most dynamic new characters ever to boldly go where no one has gone before! This special hardcover edition contains the first thrilling adventure that launched Star Trek into a new frontier. It also contains a pull-out full-color print of all of the characters and a special "minipedia" guide to the people, places, and things that make up the New Frontier universe!
New Frontiers: A Collection of Tales About the Past, the Present, and the Future
by Ben BovaNew Frontiers, fourteen startling visions of yesterday, today, and tomorrow from Ben Bova, six-time winner of the Hugo AwardFrontiers can be found in all directions. Frontiers of time and space, as well as frontiers of courage, devotion, love, hate, and the outer limits of the human spirit. This outstanding collection of stories by one of science fiction's premier talents spans the length and breadth of history and the universe, while exploring thought-provoking new ideas and dilemmas.From the Baghdad of the Arabian Nights to a vast interstellar empire thousands of years in the future, from the Vatican to a one-man vessel drifting in the vast emptiness of the Asteroid Belt, from virtual reality duels to the subtle intricacies of time travel and a golf tournament on the Moon, here are tales of scoundrels and heroes, scientists and explorers, aliens and artificial intelligences, and even a young Albert Einstein. Each of them stands at the border of a new frontier and must venture out into unexplored territory—thanks to the limitless imagination of Ben Bova.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
New Girl (Diary of an Accidental Witch)
by Honor Cargill Perdita CargillWhen ordinary girl Bea Black moves to Little Spellshire with her dad, he accidentally enrolls her in the local witch school. What could possibly go wrong?Bea Black has just moved to Little Spellshire with her dad, who accidentally enrolls her in the local witch school. Bea (who is very much NOT a witch) has to tackle complicated classes like potions and levitation, take care of the class frog, and most importantly of all, figure out how to keep her magic a secret from her dad and her best friend! Features black-and-white illustrations throughout.Told through Bea's diary entries, the Diary of an Accidental Witch series invites readers to follow Bea on a humorous journey of self-discovery as she learns where she truly belongs.
New Horizons: The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction
by VariousThe citizens of Karachi wake up and discover the sea missing from their shores, the last Parsi on Earth must escape to other worlds when debt collectors come knocking, and a family visiting a Partition-themed park gets more entertainment than they bargained for.These stories and others showcase the epic scope of science fiction from the South Asian subcontinent. Offering a fresh perspective on our hyper-global, often alienating and always paranoid world, New Horizons brings together tales of masterful imagination where humanity and love may triumph yet.
New Kingdom
by Wilbur SmithAn Egyptian novel from the master of adventure fiction, Wilbur SmithAn Ancient Egyptian novel from the master of adventure fiction and global number 1 bestselling author, Wilbur Smith. In the heart of Egypt Under the watchful eye of the gods A new power is rising In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Isetnofret, and Hui's own brother Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city. Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father and rescue his sister, Ipwet, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Through them he learns the art of war, learning how to fight and becoming an envied charioteer. But soon Hui finds himself in an even greater battle - one for the very heart of Egypt itself. As the pieces fall into place and the Gods themselves join the fray, Hui finds himself fighting alongside the Egyptian General Tanus and renowned Mage, Taita. Now Hui must choose his path - will he be a hero in the old world, or a master in a new kingdom? The New Kingdom is an Egyptian Series thriller by the master of adventure, Wilbur Smith. Don't miss the rest of the Egyptian Series, River God, The Seventh Scroll, Warlock, The Quest, Pharaoh and Desert God. Available now.
New Legends
by Greg BearIn an age of regular journeys into space and the tunnel under the English Channel - when billions of dollars are spent on future communications technology, and a "Star Wars" defence can change world politics - science fiction is more a part of our daily lives than ever before. Greg Bear, the bestselling author of Eon and Moving Mars, has created an anthology of original science fiction which brings the future right to our doorsteps, and shows how strange and marvellous - or eerie and horrifying - our world is now ... and will be, in times to come. Stories: Elegy by Mary Rosenblum, A Desperate Calculus by Sterling Blake, Scenes from a Future Marriage by James Stevens-Arce, Coming of Age in Kharhide by Ursula K. Le Guin, High Abyss by Gregory Benford, Recording Angel by Paul J. McAuley, When Strangers Meet by Sonia Orin Lyris, The Day the Aliens Came by Robert Sheckley, Gnota by Greg Abraham, Rorvik's War by Geoffrey A. Landis, Radiance by Carter Scholz, Old Legends (article) by Gregory Benford, The Red Blaze is the Morning by Robert Silverberg, One by George Alec Effinger, Scarecrow by Poul Anderson, Wang's Carpets by Gred Egan.
New Life of The Illegitimate Daughter: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Ming SanMiss a big family was born with a silver spoon in her mouth food living a wealth of life but because she s the concubines which caused her status even as a servant but a good heart of the people will always meet nice people that will in her desperate she met him a mysterious man it is not hate so at least he is really love her though sometimes he seems not so certain but it was his strong inner secret he is a king since the ancient times the kings of the largest as his woman he she has become a people ten thousand of the queen is because of her appearance and he s kind of been truly heart treat her family also does not have driven to end indeed improve the position of her family the family wealth and she was happy happy happy live a life of her became the most happy princess since the ancient times
New Light Through Old Windows: Exploring Contemporary Science Through 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales (Science and Fiction)
by Stephen Webb<p>This book presents the reader with some of the earliest classic SF short stories – all of them published between 1858 and 1934, featuring both well-known and long-forgotten writers – dealing for the first time with topics to which science had (some) answers only at much later stages. This includes aspects of alien life forms, transmogrification, pandemics, life on Mars, android robots, big data, matter transmission and impact events to name but a few. <p>The short stories are reprinted in full alongside extensive commentaries which also examine some of the latest scientific thinking surrounding the story’s main theme and provide the reader with suggestions for further reading.</p>
New Magics: An Anthology of Today's Fantasy
by Ursula K. Le Guin Orson Scott Card Charles De LintWhether it's a tale of a wizard developing his powers or a breakneck chase through New York City in search of the Grail, the best fantasy is all about coming face to face with reality---with boundaries---and saying, What if? It's about stepping across the threshold of what is and what must be into a world of maybes and why-nots. Most of all, it's a great deal of fun.It's for today's generation of young readers that Patrick Nielsen Hayden---winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology---has selected these stories from the thousands published by contemporary fantasy writers over the past two decades. For those readers who keep asking questions but are never completely satisfied with the answers---only the journey.Here is National Book Award winner Ursula K. Le Guin with a tale of wizardry from the world of her Earthsea books. Here is Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game, with the original story of Prentice Alvin in alternate, magical nineteenth-century America. Here is Newbery Medal winner Robin McKinley with a tale of an exiled princess's quest to regain her people. Here is Sandman author Neil Gaiman with a story of chivalry, with a distinctly modern twist.Here are werewolves and princesses, battles and enchantments, and great stories from Jane Yolen, Harry Turtledove, Charles de Lint, Emma Bull, and more.Whimsical or harrowing, irreverent or sublime, each of these stories is an adventure in imagination. Journey from the here and now to New Magics.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
New Magics: An Anthology of Today's Fantasy
by Patrick Nielsen HaydenNew Magics, an Anthology of Today's fantasy, edited by Patrick Nielsen Hayden, contains in its 260 pages twelve collected short stories written over the last twenty years by leading authors in the field. In the introduction, the editors provide a clever and perceptive definition of the essential interest and focus of fantasy. Contributing writers are as follows: Neil Gaiman, Ellen Kushner, Susan Palwick, Harry Turtledove, Debora Doyle and James D. Mcdonald, Jane Yolen, Charles de Lint, Andy Duncan, Sherwood Smith, Emma Bull, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Orson Scott Card. The moods of the stories cover the range from witty and humorous to sad and profound. Fantasy readers will recognize a number of familiar fantasy worlds, including the Borderlands, Earth Sea, King Arthur's knights, and the tales of Alvin Maker. Tor characterizes the work in these words: Whether it's a tole of a wizard developing his powers or a breakneck chase through New York City in search of the Grail, the best fantasy is all about coming face-to-face with reality-with boundariesand saying, What if? It's about stepping across the threshold of what is and what must be into a world of maybes and why-nots. Most of all, it's a great deal of fun. It's for today's generation of young readers that Patrick Nielsen Hayden-winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology-has selected these stories from the thousands published by contemporary fantasy writers over the past two decades, for those readers who keep asking questions but are never completely satisfied with the answers-only the journey. Here is National Book Award winner Ursula K. Le Guin with a tale of wizardry from the world of her Earthsea books. Here is Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game, with the original story of Prentice Alvin in alternate, magical nineteenth-century America. Here is Sandman author Neil Gaiman with a story of chivalry, with a distinctly modern twist. Here are werewolves and princesses, battles and enchantments, and great stories from Jane Yolen, Harry Turtledove, Charles de Lint, Emma Bull, and others. Whimsical or harrowing, irreverent or sublime, each of these stories is an adventure in imagination. Journey from the here and now to New Magics.
New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction
by James Thomas and Robert ScotellaroA new collection of very short stories selected by Flash Fiction editor James Thomas and Robert Scotellaro.All of the stories in this book are exceptionally short, revealing themselves in no more than 300 words. With a foreword by Robert Shapard and an afterword by Christopher Merrill, this book brings you fresh approaches to an exacting form that demands precision, a species of brevity that is surprisingly expansive. Writers say the pieces are hard to compose, but readers say they are easy to appreciate, a pleasure to envision, a wonder to watch life spun out and painted in small places. Real and surreal, lyrical and prosaic, here are 135 stories by 89 authors, certain to make you think.
New Model Army
by Adam RobertsAdam Roberts' new novel is a terrifying vision of a near future war - a civil war that tears the UK apart as new technologies allow the world's first truly democratic army to take on the British army and wrest control from the powers that be.Taking advances in modern communication and the new eagerness for power from the bottom upwards, Adam Roberts has produced a novel that is at once an exciting war novel and a philosophical examination of war and democracy.It shows one of the UK's most exciting and innovative literary voices working at the height of his powers and investing SF with literary significance that is its due.
New Model Army
by Adam RobertsAdam Roberts' new novel is a terrifying vision of a near future war - a civil war that tears the UK apart as new technologies allow the world's first truly democratic army to take on the British army and wrest control from the powers that be.Taking advances in modern communication and the new eagerness for power from the bottom upwards, Adam Roberts has produced a novel that is at once an exciting war novel and a philosophical examination of war and democracy.It shows one of the UK's most exciting and innovative literary voices working at the height of his powers and investing SF with literary significance that is its due.
New Moon (Moon #6)
by Rebecca YorkIt's in one man's true nature to remain by the side of the woman he loves, rather than live without her in his own universe...<P> Landscape architect Logan Marshall is out for a jog -- in his werewolf form -- when a trap catches his paw. As it saps his strength, he is saved by another werewolf, who -- to Logan's amazement -- is female.<P> Female werewolves aren't supposed to exist. But Rinna is a shapeshifter from another dimension who's traveled through a portal to this world. And the trap that ensnared Logan was set by her former captor, and meant for her....<P> But as soon as Rinna and Logan touch, an electrifying bond forms between them. Unable to resist his desire for Rinna, in all her many forms, Logan will have to earn her trust, and travel through both dimensions to save her -- and earth -- from the wrath of her enemy....
New Moon (The Oran Trilogy, Book #1)
by Midori SnyderSince the Burning, Oran has bled under the heel of the Sileans. But there are rumors that four have escaped--four who have the ancient powers of Earth, Fire, Air and Water. And though they are young, they have allies--allies whose sign is scrawled on tavern walls--the blood-red, blade-thin New Moon.
New Moon (The Twilight Saga #2)
by Stephenie MeyerFrom evil vampires to a mysterious pack of wolves, new threats of danger and vengeance test Bella and Edward's romance in the second book of the irresistible Twilight saga.For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning.Bella and Edward face a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi.Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.It's here! #1 bestselling author Stephenie Meyer makes a triumphant return to the world of Twilight with the highly anticipated companion, Midnight Sun: the iconic love story of Bella and Edward told from the vampire's point of view."People do not want to just read Meyer's books; they want to climb inside them and live there." -- Time"A literary phenomenon." -- The New York Times
New Moon (Twilight Saga #2)
by Stephenie MeyerI stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape. 'Shoot,' I muttered when the paper sliced my finger. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut. It all happened very quickly then. 'No!' Edward roared ... Dazed and disorientated, I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm - and into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vampires.For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of an evil vampire but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realise their troubles may just be beginning ...
New Moon (Twilight Saga #2)
by Stephenie MeyerI stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape. 'Shoot,' I muttered when the paper sliced my finger. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut. It all happened very quickly then. 'No!' Edward roared ... Dazed and disorientated, I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm - and into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vampires.For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of an evil vampire but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realise their troubles may just be beginning ...
New Moon: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 (The Twilight Saga #3)
by Stephenie MeyerIn the first installment of New Moon, Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires: the Volturi.
New People Of The Flat Earth
by Brian ShortA man chases after a mysterious metal object that may not even exist — and his journey leads him on to ever-greater levels of madness, dissociation, and metaphysical conundrums.After ten years in a Zen monastery, Proteus knows it's time to leave. A troubled, solitary man, he knows what he seeks is not to be found sitting in meditation. His problem is that, during his time at the monastery, he's discovered something strange inside his mind: the ability to connect with a mysterious, silent, metallic spherical object he calls Mosquito. His connection to this possibly extraterrestrial object, which seems to dwell on an existential plane of its own, gives Proteus a flimsy sense of purpose. So when Mosquito abruptly disappears one day, Proteus can't bear the loss, and he sets off in pursuit of answers.Thus starts a surreal, philosophically maddening quest for meaning. Chasing the elusive Mosquito leads Proteus to in-between worlds where things do not quite hold together, and where the living and the dead must learn to live in and out of the boundaries of time. The further he gets from sanity, the closer he comes to something that may turn out to be wisdom.Playful but unapologetically challenging, New People of the Flat Earth is a breathtakingly original novel that defies categorisation or summary.
New Pompeii
by Daniel GodfreyIn the race to control renewable power, an energy giant stumbles on a controversial technology: the ability to transport matter from the deep past. Their biggest secret is New Pompeii, a replica city filled with Romans, pulled through time just before the volcanic eruption.Nick Houghton doesn't know why he's been chosen to be the company's historical advisor. He's just excited to be there. Until he starts to wonder what happened to his predecessor. Until he realizes that the company has more secrets than even the conspiracy theorists suspect. Until he realizes that they have underestimated their captives...