Thursday, November 26, 2020

Red Witch of Mercury by Robert Emmett McDowell

Red Witch of Mercury by Robert Emmett McDowell

Death was Jaro Moynahan's stock in trade, and every planet had known his touch. But now, on Mercury, he was selling his guns into the weirdest of all his exploits—gambling his lifeagainst the soft touch of a woman's lips.

A thrill soap opera, very much like a tale of the Old West in outer space.

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay


 

A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay

C. S. Lewis liked this book a lot. He was a good enough writer to appreciate the art in such a book that is overlooked by people that only like an easy style. Here something so important is being said that the artist doesn't stop to polish the details — like Michangelo's "Men Tearing Themselves out of Rocks" — the roughness of the texture adds to the final quality of the reality presented.  However, many people find this novel strange.  It is NOT a spaceship type of novel.  The voyage to Arcturus is a paranormal voyage.

Saturday, November 21, 2020

The Man the Sun Gods Made Science Fiction by Gardner F. Fox


 

The Man the Sun Gods Made by Gardner F. Fox

They called him a god and worshipped him. He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief. But grief bowed those superbly-muscled shoulders, for he knew he was human.  A starlting novella of science fiction.

Friday, November 20, 2020

Engines of the Gods Science Fiction by Gardner F. Fox


 

Engines of the Gods by Gardner F. Fox

The engine was the wealth of Mars. With it Kortha could save his people ... or the evil Guantra could rule the Universe. But neither could use the machine until its secret was solved—so they fought and schemed for the knowledge, and their planet lay on the brink of destruction.

Monday, November 16, 2020

The Blue Venus Science Fiction by Robert Emmett McDowell


 

The Blue Venus Science Fiction by Robert Emmett McDowell

Out of their mountain hideout came the terrified band of The Renegade. Through the valleys of Venus they swept, seeking a greed-maddened slaver who planned an experiment so cruel and barbaric it would destroy the very foundation of mankind.  A thrilling space opera and other worldly creatures and aliens.  Fun reading from the start.

Thursday, November 12, 2020

The Time Techs of Kra Science Fiction by Max Sheridan


 

The Time Techs of Kra by Max Sheridan

A story of time travel and alien invasion.  The blurb reads: "The elusive technical knowledge of eons, past and future, was held captive by the mighty Kralons—learned giant insects that seined the stream of Time for the great Truth that would mold them into unrivalled masters of the universe."

A Thousand Degrees Below Zero by Murray Leinster


 A Thousand Degrees Below Zero by Murray Leinster

 is a remarkable science fiction tale about a sudden cold spell on Earth.  The War to End All Wars has ended and the world has taken a deep breath and is trying to recover normal life in 1919. But a super Villan intent on ruling the entire world has other ideas. In his super fast helicopter (the Black Flyer) he sorties out to block the major ports and rivers of the world with icebergs made by his fiendishly clever devices until they admit his supremacy and kneel before his might. The might of nations are helpless before him but he does not count on our hero, a scientist specializing in low temperatures who was also a gunner in WWI. Teamed with a daring pilot flying the latest fastest bi plane in the army, they tangle with this brilliant but deranged person and might be able to bring him down. Do they? Read this fascinating tale and find out in this thrilling adventure where planes zoom at up to 200 mph!!!!  The paperback is HERE.

Monday, November 9, 2020

Last Call From Sector 9G by Leigh Brackett

Last Call From Sector 9G by Leigh Brackett

Last Call From Sector 9G by Leigh Brackett
Out there in the green star system; far beyond the confining grip of the Federation, moved the feared Bitter Star, for a thousand frigid years the dark and sinister manipulator of war-weary planets. An outstanding space opera by Leigh Brackett, one of the writers of The Empire Strikes Back.

Friday, November 6, 2020

A Matter of Order by Fox B. Holden Science Fiction


 

A Matter of Order by Fox B. Holden

A thrilling science fiction short story. Balance is a fundamental law of order. How, then, can integrity cancel such a principle even though the future of Mankind demands it?