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Five Union prisoners escape a besieged city in a balloon, only to crash on a remote island where they must build a civilization from scratch.

Shipwrecked on a remote island, survivors discover a subterranean chamber housing beings from a technologically advanced past, where the awakened lord Oro holds the power to alter the planets axis an

In this chilling post-apocalyptic vision, a devastating contagion has wiped out most of humanity, leaving a former professor to recount the fall of civilization to his savage grandsons. The narrative explores the fragile nature of culture and the swift regression of mankind when faced with total biological collapse. Set in the ruins of the San Francisco Bay Area, it serves as a haunting warning about the thin veneer of modern progress. This pioneering work of speculative fiction remains disturbingly relevant in its exploration of societal fragility.

Witness the birth of space travel as three bold pioneers launch themselves from a massive cannon toward the celestial unknown in a brilliant feat of science.

In a future world ravaged by a global plague, the last survivor of the human race wanders through the ruins of civilization. This prophetic and melancholic masterpiece explores the loneliness of existence and the ultimate futility of human ambition against the power of nature. It stands as a landmark of post-apocalyptic literature, haunting in its beauty and its despair.

An inventor takes to the skies in a massive multi-rotor aircraft, challenging the world to accept his dominance over the clouds in a clash of ideologies.

Join a legendary lunar expedition where science meets adventure, exploring the silent craters and the staggering reality of life beyond our atmosphere.

The Baltimore Gun Club embarks on a colossal engineering project to shift the Earths axis, risking global catastrophe for the sake of boundless profit.

Beneath the Scottish earth, a hidden civilization thrives in a labyrinth of shadows and coal. Jules Verne explores the claustrophobic depths of the Aberfoyle mine, where long-buried secrets and strange phenomena threaten the settlers of this subterranean colony. It is a haunting tale of industrial mystery and the relentless human spirit surviving in the darkness.

Discover a terrifying lost world in the Antarctic where a hidden society practices a bizarre reversal of all human values. In this satirical and proto-science fiction masterpiece, death is coveted and wealth is despised, leading to a surreal exploration of cultural relativity. The discovery of a mysterious manuscript inside a copper cylinder unveils a civilization that challenges the protagonists every belief. It remains one of the most imaginative and thought-provoking adventure novels of its era.

Witness a bizarre fusion of technology and the frontier in this pioneering work of science fiction. A steam-powered mechanical giant roams the prairies, terrifying enemies and redefining exploration in a journey into the uncanny. Prepare for an imaginative ride that blends invention with the raw danger of the wild.

El Viyi es uno de los relatos más inquietantes de Nikolái Gógol, inspirado en el folclore ucraniano. La historia sigue a Jomá Brut, un estudiante de seminario que, tras perderse en el campo, encuentra refugio en la casa de una anciana. Durante la noche descubre que la mujer es en realidad una bruja. En un enfrentamiento desesperado logra escapar, pero poco despues es convocado para rezar por el alma de una joven que ha muerto misteriosamente. Al llegar al lugar, Joma descubre con horror que la difunta es la misma bruja que habia atacado dias antes. Durante tres noches debe velar su cadaver dentro de una iglesia aislada. Cada noche, los fenomenos sobrenaturales se intensifican: el cuerpo se levanta del ataud, fuerzas invisibles lo rodean y criaturas demoniacas invaden el templo. La ultima noche aparece el temible Viyi, una entidad monstruosa de mirada mortal. Incapaz de resistir el terror, Joma sucumbe ante lo que contempla. El relato combina humor oscuro, supersticion rural y horror fantastico, convirtiendose en una de las piezas mas celebres del terror eslavo del siglo XIX.

In this twisty and action-packed adventure from the BSFA award-winning author of Descendant Machine and Futures Edge, a crew of bounty hunters find themselves ensnared in a conspiracy on the very fringes of the devastated solar system. Perfect for fans of James S. A. Corey and Adrian Tchaikovsky."On Earth, they depicted justice as blindfolded and impartial, but out here on the frontier, she was red in tooth and claw."Jupiter and Saturn are gone, and a mysterious force has built a huge habitable sphere from their ashes. When criminals try to lose themselves on this new frontier, bounty hunters like Copernicus Brown and the crew of his sentient ship Jitterbug get paid to hunt them down. But when Brown rescues Amber Roth, sole survivor of a pirate attack, the Jitterbug and her crew find themselves the target of powerful political factions who want control of the data chip hidden in Roths stomach.And all the while, something vast and ancient creeps towards them from the depths of space

Visionary worlds. Daring exploration. Timeless imagination.Epic Sci-Fi Odyssey brings together powerful science fiction storytelling from some of the genres most influential voices, including:Andre NortonLester del ReyMarion Zimmer BradleyFritz LeiberBen BovaPhilip K. DickThis extraordinary anthology celebrates the golden and visionary eras of science fiction, blending space exploration, futuristic technology, psychological depth, and bold speculation about humanitys destiny.Within this collection, readers will encounter:Expansive interstellar adventuresGroundbreaking speculative ideasComplex moral and philosophical dilemmasVivid alien worlds and futuristic societiesImaginative storytelling that shaped modern sci-fiThese legendary authors helped define the foundations of modern science fiction, influencing generations of writers, filmmakers, and dreamers.Perfect for fans of classic sci-fi, space opera, speculative fiction, and visionary storytelling, Epic Sci-Fi Odyssey offers an unforgettable journey beyond the boundaries of reality.Add this epic science fiction collection to your library and explore the limitless possibilities of the universe.

Romance visionário sobre o totalitarismo e a alienação, eis uma das distopias mais famosas da Literatura reapresentada numa nova tradução.Numa cidade de um futuro sombrio e inquietante, os bombeiros

O mundo foi dilacerado por uma Guerra Mundial cruel, nascida das profundas desavenças e ambições desenfreadas dos governos globais. Em meio à ruína e ao colapso social, a fundação da nova esperança f

"Alguns livros têm o poder de despertar você, sacudir tudo que é antigo e levar a algo novo, emocionante e um pouco assustador. Este é um deles." — BookPageEm um futuro inquietante, numa versão dos E

At the Earths Core is a 1914 fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in his series about the fictional "hollow earth" land of Pellucidar. It first appeared as a four-part serial in All-Story Weekly from April 425, 1914. It was first published in book form in hardcover by A. C. McClurg in July, 1922.Short summary:The author relates how, traveling in the Sahara desert, he has encountered a remarkable vehicle and its pilot, David Innes, a man with a remarkable story to tell.

The Astronomers Lost DaughterEchoes of the Veiled Stars XIby Evelyne DLorien Book Description (EN)Some stars do not fall.They wait to be remembered.When an abandoned observatory begins to breathe again, its shifting constellations reveal a truth long denied: the Astronomers daughter was never lost to the night. She was claimed by an unfinished pattern written into the sky itself.As the narrator follows echoes through corridors of folded darkness and archives of unrealized constellations, the boundary between human memory and celestial destiny begins to dissolve. What emerges is not a tale of disappearance, but of transformationof a girl caught between becoming a constellation and remaining human, and of the cost the universe never learned to count.The Astronomers Lost Daughter is the eleventh volume of Echoes of the Veiled Stars, a poetic, introspective fantasy about memory, sacrifice, and the fragile mercy of completion. Told in luminous prose and shaped by stillness rather than spectacle, it explores what happens when the sky itself must learn the weight of love.For readers of atmospheric fantasy, mythic resonance, and quiet stories where cosmic wonder meets human tenderness.

A massive earthquake plunges a yachting party into an underground world where two survivors of a prehistoric master race plan to reshape the surface of the earth according to their whims.