This is a classic science fiction short story by Stanley G. Weinbaum that was originally published in Astounding Stories in 1935. This story is a sequel to Parasite Planet and continues the tale of Hamilton 'Ham' Hammond and Patricia Burlingame. The pair are now married and have been commissioned by the Smithsonian Institute to explore the night-side of Venus. They discover a species of highly intelligent plants that appear to have no survival instincts...

An original novella set in season three of The Orville-straight from the pen of Seth MacFarlane, creator of the beloved sci-fi TV show! When Captain Ed Mercer and the crew of the U.S.S. Orville come face-to-face with one of humanity's most vile ideologies, they must solve the moral conundrum of who to hold accountable for evil deeds real… and imagined. Occurring just after episode 308, this is the Orville like you've never seen it before.

The final three novels in the Dragonback sci-fi saga from the #1 New York Times–bestselling and Hugo Award–winning author of Star Wars: Thrawn. Young fugitive Jack Morgan and alien K'da warrior Draycos are inseparable-quite literally. They've been together since a desperate Draycos was forced to bond with Jack as his host in order to survive. Now they're traveling the stars trying to clear Jack of a crime he didn't commit, bring down a conspiracy...

She prayed that a God would come from the skies and carry her away to bright adventures. But when he came in a metal globe, she knew only disappointment-for his godliness was oddly strange! Hannes Bok, was an artist and illustrator, as well as an astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. He painted nearly 150 covers for various science fiction, fantasy, and detective magazines.

When John Hall walked on Ganymede, a thousand weird beings walked with him. He was one man on a sphere of mocking, mad creatures-one voice in a world of shrieking echoes.

The missing children are found, but the rescue leads to a new threat, one that could destroy the entire Helios. With their base in Selenia destroyed, the Resistance is struggling, and the growing rift between them and Alexander is making things worse. The Resistance's only chance of survival may be to surrender to Thaxter the one person he wants the most-Lucas. The only hitch in their plans- Alexander. Alexander is determined to keep Lucas out of...

Somewhere on that asteroid of sin lurked the crime king of the Universe. Dirk Wylie was the author of ten science fiction and fantasy short stories which appeared in Magazines such as Super Science Stories, Astonishing Stories, and Planet Stories.

6 races on 6 different worlds united by a common ancestor, they do not know share the same destiny, a catastrophe that changed their histories. Monumental star-shaped figures appeared in the skies bringing chaos, destruction and death. What they never imagined is that this was part of a plan by their ancestors to fix a "wrong doing" that threatens the whole of Existence and the multiverse.They will have to venture on a journey into the unknown where...

Fletcher Connolly hasn't got a lot to lose. Since he, and half the galaxy, signed on to the rat race of the technological relics trade, Fletch has long since come to terms with the idea that he will join the ranks of the unlucky explorers that perish lightyears from home without a dime to his name.As the first mate of an old, decrepit exploration ship--the Skint Idjit--things can't get much worse. As if that isn't enough, he has a hard time convincing...

Science fiction, in collaboration with the idea-men and technicians of Hollywood, has been responsible for many horrors, dating back to "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and "The Lost World." But Hollywood has created one real-life horror that tops all creations of fantasy-the child star. In this story we at last see such a brat meet Things from Alien Space.