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The Road to Oz: In Which Is Related How Dorothy Gale Of Kansas, The Shaggy Man, Button Bright, And Polychrome The Rainbow's Daughter Met On An Enchanted Road And Followed It All The Way To The Marvelous Land Of Oz (classic Reprint) (The Oz Series #5)
by L. Frank BaumDorothy and Toto meet a cast of kooky characters on the road to Princess Ozma&’s birthday party, in this classic Oz volume. Dorothy and Toto are on their way to Princess Ozma&’s birthday party when they become lost as they try to help the strange but lovable Shaggy Man with directions. On their way to Oz they meet a host of amusing and astonishing characters, including Polychrome, the Rainbow&’s beautiful daughter; a silly boy named Button-Bright; and the unbelievable Scoodles, who tend to literally lose their heads in fits of anger. They&’re all on the road to Oz, but can they get there in time for Princess Ozma&’s birthday gala?
The Road to Oz: Read & Listen Edition (Little Golden Book)
by L Frank BaumRead and listen along as Dorothy and her friend, Polychrome, find themselves on a road through some strange places, to the Land of the Winkies, and on to beautiful Emerald City. But why are they there, and how did they get there? Princess Ozma of Oz sent for them, and the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow, of course, to take part in her lavish birthday celebration.This ebook includes Read & Listen audio narration.
The Road to Roswell
by Connie WillisFrancie is a reluctant Maid of Honor, for several reasons.The first is that her friend Serena has terrible taste in men. Previous fiancés have included a storm-chaser, a shaman and a kamikaze base-jumper. This is the closest a wedding has come to happening, and it's to a UFO-chaser.The second is that, as a result, the wedding is being held in New Mexico. In Roswell. During the UFO festival.After a series of travel disasters that end with her car sharing with another wedding guest - who also happens to be an FBI agent - a wedding due to take place in the UFO Museum, conducted by a high priest from the Church of Galactic Truth, and a frankly repellent bridesmaid dress, the alien abduction is actually a high point of Francie's day.Bundled by an alien into an SUV, which she is forced to drive, what follows is a chaotic road trip, picking up other waifs and strays, hotwiring an RV, and desperately trying to work out what their alien captor actually wants.This chaotic road trip of a story is delightful fun, perfect for fans of PAUL, GALAXY QUEST and THE ORVILLE. It's a stand-alone entry point into the world of multi-award-winner Connie Willis.
The Road to Roswell: A Novel
by Connie WillisA delightful novel about alien invasions, conspiracies, and the incredibly silly things people are willing to believe—some of which may actually be true—from the Nebula and Hugo award-winning author of Blackout and All Clear&“An absolute blast with abundant humor, copious references to old westerns, and . . . a delightful, intergalactic twist on the romantic comedy.&”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)When level-headed Francie arrives in Roswell, New Mexico, for her college roommate&’s UFO-themed wedding—complete with a true-believer bridegroom—she can&’t help but roll her eyes at all the wide-eyed talk of aliens, which obviously don&’t exist. Imagine her surprise, then, when she is abducted by one. Odder still, her abductor is far from what the popular media have led her to expect, with a body like a tumbleweed and a mass of lightning-fast tentacles. Nor is Francie the only victim of the alien&’s abduction spree. Before long, he has acquired a charming con man named Wade, a sweet little old lady with a casino addiction, a retiree with a huge RV and a love for old Westerns, and a UFO-chasing nutjob who is thoroughly convinced the alien intends to probe them and/or take over the planet.But the more Francie gets to know the alien, the more convinced she becomes that he&’s not an invader. That he&’s in trouble and she has to help him. Only she doesn&’t know how—or even what the trouble is. Part alien-abduction adventure, part road trip saga, part romantic comedy, The Road to Roswell is packed full of Men in Black, Elvis impersonators, tourist traps, rattlesnakes, chemtrails, and Close Encounters of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth kind. Can Francie, stuck in a neon green bridesmaid&’s dress, save the world—and still make it back for the wedding?
The Road to Sinharat
by Leigh BrackettThe people of Mars were perverse. They did not want Earth&’s proffer of rich land, much water, new power. They fought rehabilitation. And with them fought Carey, the Earthman who wanted only the secret that lay at the end of the road to Sinharat. Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first women to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood. She wrote the first draft of the Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death in 1978.
The Road to Woop Woop and Other Stories
by Eugen BaconEugen Bacon's work is deemed cheeky with a fierce intelligence in text that's resplendent, delicious, dark and evocative. NPR called her novel Claiming T-Mo ‘a confounding mysterious tour de force'. The Road to Woop Woop and Other Stories imbues the same lushness in a writerly language that is Bacon's own. This peculiar hybrid of the untraditional, the extraordinary within, without and along the borders of normalcy will hypnotise and absorb the reader with tales that refuse to be labelled. The stories in this collection are dirges that cross genres in astounding ways. Over 20 provocative tales, with seven original to this collection, by an award-winning African Australian author.
The Road to the Rim
by A. Bertram ChandlerLieutenant John Grimes of the Federation Survey Service: fresh out of the Academy - and as green as they come.
The Road to the Rim (John Grimes)
by A. Bertram ChandlerMeet John Grimes at the very beginning of a career that will lead him to fame and glory out at the edge of the galaxy, out where the laws of men are nonexistent, and those of nature itself are sometimes tenuous.Someday Grimes will be a Commodore in the secessionist Rim Worlds Navy, but for now he is merely a very junior lieutenant in another space navy entirely: that of the Federation. If he keeps his nose clean, one day he can be an admiral in that Service; all he has to do is follow regulations regardless of the consequences, and obey orders regardless of whether they are right or wrong - and he is determined to do just that.But being John Grimes, he will find it a more difficult task than he expects - especially when he must turn a blind eye to the piratical acts of the Waldegrenese Navy, or ignore the plight of a beautiful damsel in distress. That's why, although he doesn't know it yet, he is already on . . . the Road To The Rim.
The Roadie
by Tim SeeleyFrom Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Revival) and Fran Galan (Lucky Devil) comes this horror saga about nostalgia, heavy metal music, hell, and redemption.More than thirty years after his heyday, a former heavy metal roadie must return to the backroads of America to do a job he thought he'd retired from: exorcist. But this time, he's not saving groupies and drunk bassists. He's trying to save his daughter. Collects The Roadie #1–#4.
The Roadside Fairies Save Christmas: Christmas Edition
by Jacqueline DerbyshireChristmas, a time of joy for Father Christmas, his elves, and the creatures who all support this special magical time. Preparations have been planned meticulously to ensure that on Christmas Eve, Father Christmas and his skilled reindeer fly all over the world to deliver their gifts. Jouka, a reindeer of high standing with the herds, has been requested to meet with Father Christmas. Excitedly, he bids farewell to his family and gallops off. Not long into his journey, he sees a flash of light coming from underground, feels an unknown sensation, and falls to the ground, unresponsive. Who or what has done this to such a beautiful creature is not known, and why at such a crucial time? An evil presence begins to be felt by all in Lapland.
The Roadside Fairies – Book 2: Simone’s Rejuvenation
by Jacqueline DerbyshireLiving along side of us for many years, the Roadside Fairy dwellings are always situated close by roads, motorways and paths, hidden from sight using their magic to stay secret. Their main role is assisting, protecting and healing the creatures of the lands great and small. All of the Roadside Fairies have to be rejuvenated to prolong their life and magical abilities, this is done by using spells and incantations from the sacred book of The Elders. Rejuvenation ceremonies always take place at special times of the year, they understand the astral and lunar powers that intensify the magic they use. A Great Elder Simone who lives in Australia is travelling to the Greenwood dwelling for her 100-year rejuvenation ceremony, a cause for great celebration where Roadside Fairies will travel from all parts of the world to be present. Dark energy begins to flow with the creatures of Greenwood Forest feeling unnerved, are their friends in danger?
The Roamers
by Francesco VersoFrom the award winning future-thinker comes a Solar Punk novel packed with near-future ideas from the streets of Rome, with elements of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas and Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe pulldogs, a group of people at the twilight of Western civilisation, undergo an anthropological transformation caused by the dissemination of nanites (nanorobots capable of assembling molecules to create matter). This technology changes the way they eat and gives rise to a culture which, while reminiscent of an ancient nomadic society, is creative and new. Liberation from the imperative of food, combined with the ability to 3D print objects and use cloud computing, makes it possible for the pulldogs to make a choice that seems impossible and anachronistic – a new life, but is it really an Arcadia?FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.
The Roar
by Emma ClaytonMika and Ellie live in a future behind a wall, safe from the plague of animals beyond. Or so they've been told. After one of them vanishes and the other takes part in a sinister virtual reality game, they discover their concrete world is built on lies.
The Roar of Cerberus: A QUIX Book (School for Magical Monsters #3)
by Joan Holub Suzanne WilliamsFrom the authors of the Goddess Girls and Heroes in Training series comes the third book in the School for Magical Monsters series about Cerberus overcoming their fears—part of the Aladdin QUIX line!Cerberus is a three-headed Beast with a scary-dragon tail. Each head has its own name and special sense. But all three share a big secret: they are afraid of EVERYTHING. They are even afraid to test out their bark! At their school, more Creatures than Beasts have earned their specials powers, and Cerberus wants to help their team even the score. When they are triple-dog-dared by the mysterious Sphinx to teach her how to bark, Cerberus is worried she will find out their embarrassing secret. And when their counter-dare to Sphinx goes a little awry, Cerberus leans that they might have more courage than they ever imagined.
The Robe of Skulls (Tales from the Five Kingdoms #1)
by Vivian FrenchThe sorceress Lady Lamorna has her heart set on a very expensive new robe, and she will stop at nothing- including kidnapping and black magic- to get the money to pay for it.
The Robin and the Kestrel (Bardic Voices #2)
by Mercedes LackeyFor the first time in paperback, a new solo novel by a fantasy great. Set in the same world as Bardic Voices, Book I: The Lark and the Wren, this fantasy novel is "deft and readable . . . as lively as one might wish, and the reappearances of the Skull Hill Ghost from The Lark and the Wren are especially well-rendered" (Dragon).
The Robin and the Reindeer
by Rosa BaileyA little reindeer, lost in the forest ... and a robin, who will help her fly home; this is a gift book for children and parents to treasure.Little Reindeer is lost in the forest.It begins to snow. And as the snowflakes crowd through the trees, she catches a glimpse of something: a flash of startling red and wings blurring in the air. A robin! In a piece of woodland magic, the generous robin lends the red from his feathers to Little Reindeer's nose, and they fly home together. A perfect gift book for the winter season, with a gorgeous foiled and textured cover. For anyone who loves The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, or The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith.
The Robot Who Knew Too Much (Franken-Sci High #3)
by Mark YoungThe fun continues at Franken-Sci High in this third book in a wacky series created with The Jim Henson Company.Franken-Sci High is the only school in the world for aspiring mad scientists and it&’s located on a craggy island in the Bermuda Triangle, of course! While some mad scientists are power-hungry maniacs, the school was founded in 1536 as a refuge for generations of brilliant—and sometimes eccentric—young minds. Students are encouraged to use their brainpower for good, but the teachers accept that some kids will want to take over the world…and the school cafeteria. When his robot friend, Theremin Rozika, aces a test that he was really nervous about, Newton Warp is surprised to see that his friend looks sad instead of happy. Theremin&’s father programmed him to never be smarter than his dear old dad: If Theremin begins to do well in one area of study, he immediately fails every other subject. So Newton and his friend Shelly Ravenholt attempt to reprogram Theremin, with disastrous results. Instead of making Theremin smarter, they accidentally make him speak in Pig Latin! They&’re forced to contact Theremin&’s father, Dr. Rozika, to repair their friend&’s code. Can they also convince him to give Theremin the freedom to succeed? TM & © 2020 The Jim Henson Company
The Robot Who Looked Like Me: Stories
by Robert Sheckley&“If the Marx Brothers had been literary fantasists, they would have been Robert Sheckley.&” —Harlan Ellison In &“The Robot Who Looked Like Me,&” a busy man and a busy woman find a way to carve out time to romance each other—by having look-alike robots made to do the job—who then run away together. The twelve other stories in this collection are &“Slaves of Time,&” &“Voices,&” &“A Supplicant in Space,&” &“Sneak Previews,&” &“Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, John Westerly Dead,&” &“Welcome to the Standard Nightmare,&” &“The Never-Ending Western Movie,&” &“What Is Life?&”, &“I See a Man Sitting on a Chair, and the Chair Is Biting His Leg,&” &“Is That What People Do?&”, &“Silversmith Wishes,&” and &“End City.&” From the very beginning of his career, Robert Sheckley was recognized by fans, reviewers, and fellow authors as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in the science fiction field. Open Road is proud to republish his acclaimed body of work, with nearly thirty volumes of full-length fiction and short story collections. Rediscover, or discover for the first time, a master of science fiction who, according to the New York Times, was &“a precursor to Douglas Adams.&”
The Robot's Twilight Companion
by Tony DanielFrom the touching sadness of a robot sometimes lost, sometimes found, sometimes just doing its job digging into the depths of the planet, to the disjointedness of society when the world is almost but not quite overrun by nano-machines, to two lives, in different ways, overtaken by contemplation of the requirements imposed by its environment, on lunar architecture. Several of the stories in this book are related to each other, others are not. Here is Highly detailed and imaginative Science fiction reflecting the author's view of a future where romance, ecological stability, survival and scientific study are hard won, if ever, on earth and beyond.
The Robotic Imaginary: The Human and the Price of Dehumanized Labor
by Jennifer RheeTracing the connections between human-like robots and AI at the site of dehumanization and exploited labor The word robot—introduced in Karel Čapek&’s 1920 play R.U.R.—derives from rabota, the Czech word for servitude or forced labor. A century later, the play&’s dystopian themes of dehumanization and exploited labor are being played out in factories, workplaces, and battlefields. In The Robotic Imaginary, Jennifer Rhee traces the provocative and productive connections of contemporary robots in technology, film, art, and literature. Centered around the twinned processes of anthropomorphization and dehumanization, she analyzes the coevolution of cultural and technological robots and artificial intelligence, arguing that it is through the conceptualization of the human and, more important, the dehumanized that these multiple spheres affect and transform each other.Drawing on the writings of Alan Turing, Sara Ahmed, and Arlie Russell Hochschild; such films and novels as Her and The Stepford Wives; technologies like Kismet (the pioneering &“emotional robot&”); and contemporary drone art, this book explores anthropomorphic paradigms in robot design and imagery in ways that often challenge the very grounds on which those paradigms operate in robotics labs and industry. From disembodied, conversational AI and its entanglement with care labor; embodied mobile robots as they intersect with domestic labor; emotional robots impacting affective labor; and armed military drones and artistic responses to drone warfare, The Robotic Imaginary ultimately reveals how the human is made knowable through the design of and discourse on humanoid robots that are, paradoxically, dehumanized.
The Robots Of Gotham
by Todd McAultyA group of misfit humans and machines fight to stop a conspiracy to exterminate humanity in a future Chicago ruled by a brutal artificial intelligence.The future is ruled by intelligent machines. After a brutal war leaving at least one quarter of the United States still under occupation, the remnants of the American government are negotiating for a permanent peace with a coalition of sophisticated but fascist machines that have besieged the country.Barry Simcoe, a businessman from Canada, is in occupied Chicago when his hotel is attacked by a rogue, thirty-foot-tall war drone. In the aftermath, he meets a Russian medic and a badly damaged robot called 19 Black Winter. Together, the trio stumble on a deep conspiracy driven by America’s conquerors that reveal a vicious plan, setting them in a race against time to protect the nation from a fate worse than subjugation.Praise for The Robots of Gotham“This debut novel beautifully combines a postapocalyptic man-versus-machine conflict and a medical thriller . . . This is thrilling, epic SF.” —New York Times“An epic novel . . . full of action, political intrigue, and unexpected twists. Todd McAulty has given us a fresh, compelling take on life during a robot apocalypse.” —Jeff Abbott, New York Times–bestselling author of Blame“A page-turner that kept me riveted from the opening lines to the final chapter. Highly recommended!” —David B. Coe, author of The Case Files of Justis Fearsson series
The Robots of Dawn: The Caves Of Steel, The Naked Sun, The Robots Of Dawn (The Robot Series #4)
by Isaac AsimovA millennium into the future two advances have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together.Detective Elijah Baiey is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. There's only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, must prove the man innocent. For in a case of political intrigue and love between woman and robot gone tragically wrong, there's more at stake than simple justice. This time Baley's career, his life, and Earth's right to pioneer the Galaxy lie in the delicate balance. From the Paperback edition.
The Rock
by Robert DohertyIn Australia, strange electronic transmissions are emanating from Ayer's Rock, the stone hill arising out of the Outback. When top level scientific and military advisors from the U.S. and Russia drill for clues, they discover an unusual black wall hidden deep inside. Mysterious occurences at the site of an explosion led to the discovery of the same type wall in Siberia.
The Rock Gods of Jackson, Tennessee
by Rafer RobertsThe heartwarming coming-of-age tale of four high school outcasts who start a band to gain fame and popularity...but have to defend their hometown from a hungry horde of monsters instead.It&’s 1989 and Marty Ward—Jackson, Tennessee&’s number one juvenile delinquent—never wanted to join the Rock Gods. After all, who wants to play with nerds like Jonny, Lenny, and Doug? But after the high schoolers stumble into the gig of a lifetime—opening for local rock legend Tommi Tungstun—the four outcasts must put aside their differences and play together if they want to achieve their dreams of fame, freedom, and popularity. Standing in these future superstars&’ way are: their parents, their teachers, a school full of jerks and bullies, a townful of bad bosses, sanctimonious preachers, and corrupt politicians, each other, and a rampaging horde of mutated monsters tearing through Jackson and eating everything in their path. Wait. Monsters?!?! Indeed! A secretive pharmaceutical company has converted the old perfume factory on the edge of town into an animal testing facility. Their newest concoction, a marvel of science designed as a cure, has disastrous results...transforming hundreds of pigs into horrifying demons with an appetite for human flesh. When the pigs attack, it&’s left up Marty, Jonny, Lenny, and Doug to save the city and everyone in it. If they can&’t figure out how to work together, they&’ll be pig food. But, if they can join together as a band, as friends, as family…they&’ll become Legends.