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The New Space Opera 2by Gardner Dozois; Jonathan Strahan
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 9.99Some of the most beloved names in science fiction spin all-new tales of interstellar adventure and wonder Neal Asher John Barnes Cory Doctorow John Kessel Jay Lake John Meaney Elizabeth Moon Garth Nix Mike Resnick Justina Robson Kristine Kathryn Rusch John Scalzi Bruce Sterling Peter Watts Sean Williams Tad Williams Bill Willingham Robert Charles Wilson John C. Wright more...
Thuvia, Maid of Marsby Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Floating Press 1920; US$ 3.99Think Edgar Rice Burroughs' additions to the literary canon begin and end with Tarzan? Think again. Burroughs produced popular works in virtually every genre, and he made important early contributions to the science fiction and fantasy fields, as well. Thuvia, Maid of Mars is an interplanetary romp that includes something for everyone -- fantasy, romance, and rip-roaring adventure. more...
Bullardby Malcolm Jameson; Jean Marie Stine
Renaissance E Books 2004; US$ 4.99The Prize Winning Classic of the Space Patrol. Originally published for adults, this 1950s saga of a young man growing up in the Space Patrol won a Boys Clubs of America Award when it was republished for a young adult audience. Galaxy science fiction magazine said, "Nice to have these and expert space operas by the late Malcolm Jameson available in one volume. more...
Planets Of Adventure #1by Raymond F. Jones
Renaissance E Books 2004; US$ 4.99Forget "Star Wars"! "Star Trek," ho hum! Each "Planets of Adventure" reprints two complete "book-length novels of space adventure" from the supreme exemplar of highly-charged, vividly-colored space opera, the legendary pulp Planet Stories. Fasten your seatbelts for atomic-powered thrills, alien landscapes, daring heroes, intrepid heroines, fiendish villainesses. more...
Helfort's War Book 1: The Battle at the Moons of Hellby Graham Sharp Paul
Random House Publishing Group 2007; US$ 7.99“A planet-stomping space opera that bursts off the page like a tactical nuke.” –John Birmingham, author of Weapons of Choice The Hammer Worlds–the most brutal and oppressive interstellar government in the universe–have hijacked the Federated Worlds cruise ship Mumtaz, seizing its valuable terraforming cargo and damning its passengers to mining the moons of the prison planet known as Hell. For Junior Lieutenant Michael Helfort and the crew aboard deep space scout vessel 387, the mission is clear: infiltrate enemy territory, locate the Mumtaz, and rescue the prisoners. The odds are appalling, and the damage will probably be fatal, but victory is nonnegotiable–especially for Helfort, whose mother and sister... more...
The Sun Smasherby Edmond Hamilton
Renaissance E Books 2006; US$ 4.99Only This Uncrowned King Could Stop The Ultimate Weapon! "Poetic, moody, polished, genuinely sensitive!" says sf writer and critic James Gunn about the work of the grandmaster of space opera, Edmond Hamilton, who penned this haunting, lost classic of a man who found the stars too big a fit. When Neil Banning tries to visit his hometown, he discovers he needs a spaceship to get there. "It can't be true! It must be some kind of hoax!"' These are the words that go spinning through Neil Banning's mind when the Greenville authorities tell him that the house he had grown up in, the aunt and uncle who had raised him, never existed. Soon Banning finds himself in jail, charged with disturbing the peace, and maybe insanity. But when a stranger from outer... more...
Planets Of Adventure #3by Ross Erik & Rocklynne Fennel
Renaissance E Books 2006; US$ 4.99Space Opera at Its Finest! That's how readers in the know described the late, lamented pulp science fiction magazine Planet Stories. Famed for its vigorous, colorful covers and even more vigorous, colorful lead novels, the magazine of "strange adventures on other worlds and the universe of future centuries" (as the masthead read), has become a rare and highly-prized item among collectors. But now you can read two of its enthralling "book-length novels" in one ebook. If you love Star Trek, Star Wars, and other television and motion picture space operas, you will thrill to Nebula Nominee Ross Rocklynne's exciting blend of pulse pounding adventure and hard science, "Captives of the Weir-Wind." Ruthless space pirate, Julian Darnay, finds himself... more...
Hammeredby Elizabeth Bear
Bantam Books 2005; US$ 6.99Once Jenny Casey was somebody’s daughter. Once she was somebody’s enemy. Now the former Canadian special forces warrior lives on the hellish streets of Hartford, Connecticut, in the year 2062. Racked with pain, hiding from the government she served, running with a crime lord so she can save a life or two, Jenny is a month shy of fifty, and her artificially reconstructed body has started to unravel. But she is far from forgotten. A government scientist needs the perfect subject for a high-stakes project and has Jenny in his sights. Suddenly Jenny Casey is a pawn in a furious battle, waged in the corridors of the Internet, on the streets of battered cities, and in the complex wirings of her half-man-made nervous system. And she needs... more...
The Evolutionary Voidby Peter F. Hamilton
Random House Publishing Group 2010; US$ 8.99BONUS: This edition contains Peter F. Hamilton's short story, If At First... Exposed as the Second Dreamer, Araminta has become the target of a galaxywide search by others equally determined to prevent—or facilitate—the pilgrimage into the Void. An indestructible microuniverse, the Void may contain paradise, but it is also a deadly threat. For the reality that exists inside its boundaries demands energy drawn from planets, stars, galaxies—from everything that lives. Meanwhile, the story of Edeard, the Waterwalker, continues to unfold. With time running out, Inigo, the First Dreamer, must decide whether to release Edeard’s dangerous final dream. And Araminta must choose whether to run from her responsibilities or... more...
Hero!by Dave Duncan
eReads 2009; US$ 9.99Space opera at its finest and most action-filled, from the bestselling author of fantasy quests, epic tales and swashbuckling adventures. Vaun, born a peasant in the stinking mud flats of Ult, a thriving colony planet, claws his way to survival and fame by becoming the toughest young officer in the Space Patrol. A veteran of the brutal training academy, he seizes opportunities as they arise, leading the first ship out against a surprise attack by the mysterious Brotherhood. He returns to a hero's welcome as the Brotherhood ship falls to the surface of his home planet in shattered pieces. The Brotherhood is elsewhere unstoppable, though, as neighboring planets, one by one, fall silent, conquered. And then, the Patrol detects a... more...









