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Hallucination . . . or time travel? One man alone against the cosmos, creating his own reality! Exiled on Mars! Johnsmith Biberkopf escapes from a penal colony on the Red Planet and learns that his hallucinations are real-space and time can be manipulated. Kidnapped by Vikings who have sailed through the continua since ancient times, Johnsmith embarks on an epic adventure, an infinite journey through the multiverse. Facing alien menaces, he learns...
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The 2013 issue of The Martian Wave, now being published by Nomadic Delirium Press, brings you stories and poems that look at the exploration and colonization of the universe, with a special focus on our solar system. In this issue, you'll find colonists being stalked on an alien world, murder, dangerous missions to planetary moons, and aliens, lots of aliens, meddling in human evolution. Every story and poem will make you wonder whether we should...
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Many of us imagine and dream of visiting Mars without the slightest understanding of what life there would be like. In this novel, a young Martian creature, Elan, who looks exactly like us, comes from Mars to learn about our civilization and to teach us about his own. In this intriguing science fiction tale, Elan regales us with fascinating stories about life on Mars, where advanced technology and a superior lifestyle leave us yearning to know more.
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The savage alien warriors need human mates. Twenty years ago, the Marttiaxoxalians conquered Earth. Though most of the "Martians" reside on terraformed Mars, mankind still lives under the rule of the powerful aliens. Life on Earth hasn't been easy since the war, and desperate human women are sometimes forced to become mail order brides to the Martians, just to save a family member from debtors' prison or to escape a bad situation on Earth. But is...
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In the captivating book "Surviving Mars: The Resilience of Mark Watney," readers delve into the intricacies of the popular film "The Martian" directed by Ridley Scott. The book begins with an enticing introduction summarizing the movie and exploring its critical acclaim and widespread popularity. Readers are introduced to the themes and characters in the movie, setting the stage for a deeper analysis of the storyline. Chapter by chapter, the plot...
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What if fallen angels got a second chance?In The Saga of Terminal City they do, freed from prison to walk the earth, doing good -- if they can.Many are the secrets hidden in the Martian dirt. What happens when they are unleashed on an unsuspecting Earth? Find out, along with the Poor Shepherds, in Martian Nights (No. 3)30 chapters, 2400 lines of poetry, all written in modern epic verse.SynopsisWhen on the surface of the Martian world,under the weight...
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The Ghost Line is a haunting science fiction story about the Titanic of the stars by debut authors Andrew Neil Gray and J. S. Herbison that Lawrence M. Schoen calls "a delicious rush of the future and the past."
The Martian Queen was the Titanic of the stars before it was decommissioned, set to drift back and forth between Earth and Mars on the off-chance that reclaiming it ever became profitable for the owners. For Saga and her husband Michel the...
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∙ Earth scientists rocket to Mars, bearing a secret plan for future Martians. But the Martians have plans of their own.
∙ A devious AI runs amok. Mars's entire security apparatus can't pin it down.
∙ Through startling revelations, a lovelorn man uncovers the root of his wife's troubles.
∙ An old smartaleck Deadhead from Princeton University's maintenance garage harbours a top-secret story.
∙ A struggling artist finds unusual allies:...
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Stranded and alone on the moon, Luna is running out of time … Bestselling author Chris Bradford crafts The Martian for teens in this gripping outer-space survival story. Luna loves living on the moon. She enjoys helping her father – a Moon Miner – on his search for precious minerals and rocks. But when a devastating meteor strike destroys their base, Luna is left stranded alone on the moon. With no shelter and few supplies, she must find a way...
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An alien affair to remember.Patricia Talbot is a butch lesbian and her identical twin, Pamela, is a straight femme. Earthlings, both are currently unattached, and book the Martian Love Boat, the Navire L'Amour, for a Christmas singles cruise to Jupiter.Martians Tanaquil and Atticus Marius are getting divorced. Tana's lesbianism has left Atticus out of the bedroom in a sexless marriage for four years. They booked the cruise a year ago and agree to...
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This book, channeled through a medium by the Martian Eros Urides to J.L. Kennon, offers an extraordinary vision of life on Mars, exploring its society, culture, and spiritual beliefs.
Set against a backdrop of early space fascination, this narrative delves into detailed descriptions of Martian cities, climate, and the iconic canal system, presenting a vivid and alternative perspective of the Red Planet. The book explores the philosophical and...
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Staff Sergeant Hannah Coriveau dedicated the last five years to the Space Military Command. Heading back to Earth, she's ready to begin civilian life and reunite with her parents and the boyfriend she left behind. The person she'll miss most is Garish-her wingman, best friend, and the one who made her regret not being single.Senior Airman Colin Garish wants his squadron leader. Bad. After spending so much time by her side-both in the Martian skies...
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This box set collects the three novels in the Slums of the Solar System shared world: MITWA, THE MARS OF MALCONTENTS, and A WHOLE WORLD FOR EACH.
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When a deadly plague ravaged the Earth refugees fled into space, crowding into any space station or lunar colony that would take them. Decades passed and the descendants of the survivors struggle to live in anything remotely spaceworthy.
Omesh, banished from his Earthly home, finds himself in Barnacle...
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Get up close and personal with science as Andrew Kessler narrates his hilarious journey inside NASA's Phoenix Mars mission-a historic enterprise manned by a motley crew of rocket scientists The Phoenix Mars mission was the first man-made probe ever sent to the Martian arctic. Its purpose was to find out how climate change could turn a warm, wet planet (read: Earth) into a cold, barren desert (read: Mars). Along the way, Phoenix discovered a...
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Nomadic Delirium and Alban Lake, both publishers of science fiction and fantasy, and all points in between, have collaborated to bring you the very best of what they published in 2015. The selections within come from The Martian Wave and The Fifth Di…, and from Outposts of Beyond and FrostFire Worlds. Their settings might be an inner planet or a world-that-might-be. Their themes are universal, involving choices we all have to make at one point or...
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"there's a difference between being a loner and being alone"A 3.5 year mission from which they'll never return, a 2.5 million lightyear journey to another galaxy, a 1.5 member crew comprising a solitary captain and a half-baked AI...Captain Sideris is a loner and knows LETO ships like nobody else, having risen to command the Lunar-Earth construction fleet, as they build ships to mine asteroids and colonize Mars. Suddenly he finds the colonization...
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