Gregory: 2919 books

This was described to me as a fun story of action and adventure. A man sees a meteorite hit the ground near him, only to discover that it is a mystical gem from outer space. This is the first time humans realize that there are things, not of this earth, more precious than diamonds, more alluring than...

The first novel by New York Times bestselling author Gregory Benford, The Stars in Shroud original story was a Hugo and Nebula nominee. The alien Quarn strike suddenly at the heart of Earth's interstellar Empire. Their weapon is a deadly plague—a soul-twisting assault that strips away the...

Alice's life is about to change. She's a skinny orphan. She's never been able to hear too well. And she can't speak too well, either. The only person who seems to care for her—one of the nuns at the orphanage—gets taken away from Alice in a freak accident. And then one day somebody...

Conditioned to be an obedient and highly skilled operative by crime lord Harrison franklin, Wanda Dean allows herself to be controlled by him. He provides her with the opportunity to experience the thrill of daring heists, which keep the spectre of dying young from a rare genetic disorder at bay. Not...

If she was going to die young, like her mother, Gwen Willard was determined to die rich and she had very few years to do it. Her first step was to leave home. She met Hooch, who taught her some exciting and illegal skills. She was the Dracos lucky mascot until she came to the attention of the police. Then...

Even before the war on Tymorea, the Elders foresaw that Great Ones Tymos and Kryslie would have an imperative mission on Earth. But as the Tymoreans prepare to build an Earthbase to support them, they discover that specifications for two vital protective shields are missing. Tymos and Kryslie...

On the eve of their graduation from the prestigious WSRA Washington University, Tymos and Kryslie Ward deliberately disappear without a trace. When the elderly coordinator of the Tymorean missionary descendants is near death, he has a vision foretelling that the new missionaries will come under...

Edwina is a ghost with a mission - to find out why she died. Only to do so, she must first help another girl.

Tymos and Kryslie Ward, hide their Tymorean intelligence and abilities by working for the WSRA as low ranked technicians at the Earth’s first lunar base. Their anonymity is compromised when Kryslie races to push a VIP from the path of a careening shuttle. Her incredible speed draws worldwide attention...

Great Ones Tymos and Kryslie know that the Genesis 1 deep space mission is vital to Earth’s future, so when Ciriot pirates capture the Earth ship, they act. However, the pirates have discovered Earth’s location, seeing it as a planet ripe for exploitation. At first they act covertly, infecting...

Valerie has become known as "The Graffiti Girl" but she is more than just a street artist. She sees and paints life her way. In Valkyrie, the second story, Valerie is blinded by an explosion and must learn to paint and see again.

Jai Ansuni was the first female Atapi sorcerer for thousands of years, but she dare not reveal it to her sire. When five hundred year old tribal sorcerer, Stacion Ansuni, kidnaps two children of the humanoid Kumatan, and barbarically dismembers fifteen Kumatan guards, he escalates the enmity between...

Three of these stories are based on real creatures I have known, but their names have been changed to protect the not so innocent. The incidents are real, the events happened, but the telling is tempered by nostalgia and the POV – that’s where the fantasy comes in. Spend some moments as a mouse,...

The Atapi, a warrior alien race led by a barbaric sorcerer, have masqueraded as humans for over twenty years. The Kumatan, intend to hunt them all down. Jai has no love for the Atapi, since they only want her dead. She escapes from them, only to run into their enemy, the Kumatan Slave Master. At...