Phoenix Phoenix: 1848 books

Set in the same universe as Arkfall (although a totally independent story), The Ice Owl tells a tale capturing that moment when we start to lose our childhood...when we start to realize that our parents and the “grown-ups” are just as flawed as we are...everyone struggling to deal with their own...

Hal Clement, one of the all-time greats of science fiction, was defining hard science fiction before such distinctions were even being thought of. He once described his approach to writing: “[T]he rules must be quite simple. They are; for the reader of a science-fiction story, they consist of finding...

If you haven’t discovered All the King’s Men, yet, now is the time. This discounted three-book collection showcases books four through six of Donya Lynne’s award-winning All the King’s Men Series and sets you up for one fast, sexy, action-packed ride into the next generation of AKM. Rebel...

Long ago, an alien "searcher" ship flew too close to a star gone nova. Though heavily damaged, the ship landed on Titan, one of Saturn's moons. Attempting to fulfill its original function of seeding suitable planets for exploitation, the ship creates a bewildering society of self-replicating...

In this spectacular sequel to the acclaimed Code of the Lifemaker, James Hogan returns to the strange world of Titan, inhabited by bizarre self-conscious robots. Little is known about the civilization that gave birth to these machine intelligences, until scientists discover blocks of embedded...

There is a certain magic growing up with life-long friends. The charmed existence became almost dream-like with two young boys growing up in a small neighborhood surrounded by an old, dense forest. But what happens when fantasies start becoming all too real? Grotesque and bloody rites give...

First contact was never supposed to be like this.A sudden rift appears in near-earth space, causing electronic components to permanently fail and cause total chaos. As Earth's fragile technological society disintegrates, no one can answer the obvious question — what is the rift, and...

The descendants of humans marooned on the strange planet known as Mictlan have survived against almost impossible odds and have reached a tentative peace with themselves and the native inhabitants. Perhaps the most terrifying change has been the development of a third human gender—the mid-male...

Carlos Theopelli had been dead for years, and no one cared about his life’s work: the so-called “Destiny Matrices.” As far as most people were concerned, Theopelli was just another crackpot scientist, and pretty much a jerk, to boot. But not to Angela. And not to the mage-dwarf Caleb...

ARRANGEMENTS quite extensive had been made for the celebration of Christmas on the yacht Samoset. Not having been in any civilized port for months, the stock of provisions boasted few delicacies; yet Minnie Duncan had managed to devise real feasts for cabin and forecastle. "Listen, Boyd,...

Raised by adoptive parents, Rhiann lives a peaceful life – until an attack perpetuates her destiny, scarring her forever. Bound by lineage as a guardian of a powerful talisman called The Moon, she travels two thousand years to modern day where magic doesn’t exist and the amulet will be safe. Except...

Bessas of Zariaspa is a young officer in the Immortals regiment, sworn to protect and obey his King at all costs. The King wishes immortality and to that end tasks Bessas to find items that make an immortality potion, including the blood of a dragon and the ear of a king.The Dragon of the Ishtar...

The Golden Wind is the last of the five classic historicals de Camp wrote (both historically and chronologically).The novel tells of the early adventures of Eudoxus of Cyzicus and Hippalus in their original voyages from Egypt to India by sea.Eudoxus was a Greek navigator who is credited...

A true tour de force for de Camp, The Glory That Was brings together many of the themes the author excelled in writing about, including time travel and alternate history.Earth in the twenty-seventh century is ruled by a constitutional monarchy, though both the World Emperor and his Prime Minister...