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Compiled in one book, the essential collection of speculative science fiction books: Looking Backward 2000-1887, Edward Bellamy Flatland, A Romance of Many Dimensions, Edwin Abbott Abbott Utopia, Thomas More Gulliver of Mars, Edwin L. Arnold ,The Emerald City of Oz, L. Frank Baum, The Time Machine, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells, Anthem, by Ayn Rand, A Voyage to Arcturus, David Lindsay, 20000 Leagues Under the Seas, Jules Verne, All Around the Moon,...
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Galactic empires. Mighty heroes blasting their way to victory. Galaxy-spanning quests. They're all essential ingredients for a space opera! Here are 6 classic novellas from the pulps, showcasing galaxy-spanning adventures. Included are:
"Thunder to Venus," by Joseph J. Millard
"The Last Outpost," by Nelson S. Bond
"Martian Adventure," by Robert Moore Williams
"A Planet Named Shayol," by Cordwainer Smith
"The Superstition Seeders," by Edward Wellen
"And...
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Through his fiction, H.G. Wells transformed some of the most pressing social, political, and cultural issues of his day-class struggle, colonial imperialism, nation building, uncontrolled scientific experimentation-into the raw material of brilliant speculative fables.
The six novels collected in The War of the Worlds and Other Science Fiction Classics were all written at the turn of the twentieth century, and with them Wells helped to lay the foundations...
5) Vintage Sci-Fi 11 - 26 Science Fiction Classics From Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Voltaire, Philip
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Vintage Sci-Fi 11 - 26 Science Fiction Classics from Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Voltaire, Philip K. Dick and more
• Ring Around the Sun by Isaac Asimov
• The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
• The Masked World by Jack Williamson
• The Small Bears by Gene L. Henderson
• Accept No Substitutes by Robert Sheckley
• Two Weeks in August by Frank M. Robinson
• Dance of the Dead by Richard Matheson
• Savage Galahad by Bryce Walton
• Death-Wish by...
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2012
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Named a School Library Journal Best Book and a Eureka! Silver Honor Book, Treasury of Greek Mythology from award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli introduces a new generation to the enthralling tales of ancient Greece. From Zeus and Apollo to Perseus and Medusa, the mythical figures presented here are sure to capture the imagination of young listeners everywhere.
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2023.
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In 1984, mechanic Julia Worthing, who works in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth, in one impulsive moment, sets in motion the devastating, unforgettable events of the classic story, in this imaginative, feminist and brilliantly relevant to-today journey through Orwell's now-iconic dystopia.
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"The summer after university, Emma Woodhouse returns home to the village of Highbury, where she will live with her health-conscious father until she is ready to launch her interior-design business and strike out on her own. In the meantime, she will do what she does best: offer guidance to those less wise in the ways of the world than herself. Happily, this summer brings many new faces to Highbury and into the sphere of Emma's not always perfectly...
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Classic stories and dazzling illustrations of princesses, kings, sailors, and genies come to life in a stunning retelling of the Arabian folk tales from One Thousand and One Nights and other collections, including those of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor, and Al Baba and the Forty Thieves. The magical storytelling of award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli dramatizes these timeless tales and ignites childrens' imaginations. From the Hardcover edition.
10) Dune
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Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad-Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.