Majipoor is a magical planet that has existed pretty much unchanged for fourteen thousand years. Eight thousand years ago, Lord Staimont and his army defeated the shapeshifters in a bloody war and penned them in the area of Piurifayne on the continent of Zimroel. Now with a Coronal in charge who speaks of love, the shapeshifters again make war on Majipoor. This story is about that war and how Valentine Pontifex and Lord Hissune win over the shapeshifters with the power of thought and the help of the sea dragons.

Lee Kestner didn’t want one of the new low pollution‚ low performance cars. He wanted a muscle machine. He found a ’67 Mustang‚ a blast from the past, from Earth’s glorious vanished Golden Age. The cops would be out to crack him for illegal drivng But they’d have to catch him first.It was time to take that wreck of a Mustang and teach her to roll. Put the pedal to the metal. Earth can be like Heaven again if you’ve got Wheels...

Maleaha Deveraux was all the woman any man could desire. She was an Indian princess, a refined lady, a warrior, an enchantress. Fearless, independent, hauntingly beautiful, she was the most sought-after woman in the New Mexico territory. But no man had ever claimed her supple body or tamed her proud heart. Certainly not the handsome, arrogant, new Army officer who undressed her with his insolent silver gaze! From the moment he saw her, Major Kanen Benedict knew she would be his. No woman had ever refused him, certainly not this green-eyed, black-haired, buckskin clad temptress! He would use her, then forget her. But when at last he caressed her trembling flesh and molded her soft, yielding curves to his lean, hard strength, he knew he could never let her go. He would win her love and carry her with him to the enchanted wonderland of enchanted ecstasy.  

With the human population ravaged by a series of devastating plagues, the alien Chtorr arrive to begin the final phase of their invasion. Even as many on Earth deny their existence, the giant wormlike carnivores prepare the world for the ultimate violation--the enslavement of humanity for food!

Now a global bestseller, the remarkable life of Rigoberta Menchú, a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America. Menchú suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered by the Guatemalan military. She learned Spanish and turned to catechistic work as an expression of political revolt as well as religious commitment. Menchú vividly conveys the traditional beliefs of her community and her personal response to feminist and socialist ideas. Above all, these pages are illuminated by the enduring courage and passionate sense of justice of an extraordinary woman.

The daughter of Henry IV of France, Princess Henrietta Maria, becomes a pawn in a political strategy to stabilize relations between two countries when her father marries her to Charles I of England. Sent abroad, she finds herself living in a Protestant country that views her own faith—Catholicism—with deep suspicion. Yet her new husband is a man of principle and integrity, and Henrietta and Charles fall deeply in love. Henrietta is passionate about her faith, however, and soon politically powerful people, namely Oliver Cromwell and his Puritans, turn her loyalty to her religion into a focal point for civil war. As the royal couple watch the fall of Thomas Wentworth, first Earl of Strafford, the rise of Puritanism, and Englishmen fight Englishmen, they are undeterred in their dedication to each other and in their belief in the divine rights of king and queen—even as spies lurk in their very own household.Loyal in Love offers an inside look at an unforgettable time in England’s history and at the life of a queen whose story of devotion and bravery has gone untold for too long.

Only three survivors of the airliner crash landed on this deserted tropical island:Webb, who bore in his heart the festering wound of an unfaithful woman.Fran, who sought love and found only inescapable domination.Krayer, whose hands and glands obeyed the icy laws of his inhuman logic.They managed to survive the violence of nature only to face the fiercer violence of human passions. For their need of each other was only exceeded by their hate.

Hester Godric's grandfather was in trade, but her stepmother had taught her to be a lady--before leaving Hester with four half-siblings to raise. The victim of a carriage accident lands in her home to recover, but does not reveal that he is the Earl of Alton. Hester learns his identity only when the whole family descends on London--and involves my lord in a variety of scrapes. Regency Romance by Carola Dunn; originally published by Walker

Rediscover the classic masterpiece by New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, illustrated by legendary comic book artist Bernie Wrightson.Terror began in January—by the light of the full moon... The first scream came from the snowbound railwayman who felt the werewolf's fangs ripping at his throat. The next month there was a scream of ecstatic agony from the woman attacked in her cozy bedroom. Now scenes of unbelievable horror unfold each time the full moon shines on the isolated Maine town of Tarker's Mills. No one knows who will be attacked next. But one thing is sure—when the full moon rises, a paralyzing fear sweeps through the town. For snarls that sound like human words can be heard whining through the wind. And all around are the footprints of a monster whose hunger cannot be sated....

Best Western Historical Novel—Western Writers of AmericaBryan Woolley creates a compelling story giving antihero Sam Bass a fictional life, bringing him alive through six alternating voices—Maude, the whore who was Bass' lover; Mary Matson, the African American who took him in and tended him as he lay dying; Dad Egan, the lawman who was once a father-figure to young Sam Bass but feels compelled to bring down the outlaw; Frank Johnson, who rode with Bass but left the outlaw life to reappear as a small-town doctor; and Jim Murphy, the well-meaning saloonkeeper who makes a bargain with the law and brings down Sam Bass.

Dirk Pitt's first, most terrific adventure! Dirk Pitt, death-defying adventurer and deep-sea expert, is out to the ultimate test as he plunges into the perilous waters of the Pacific Vortex — a fog-shrouded sea zone where dozens of ships have vanished without a trace. The latest victim is the awesome superb Starbuck, America's deep-diving nuclear arsenal. Its loss poses an unthinkable threat to national defense. Pitt's job is to find it, salvage it, before the sea explodes. In a furious race against time, Pitt's mission swirls him into a battle with underwater assassins-and traps him in the arms of Summer Moran, the most stunningly exotic and dangerous toward disaster, Clive Cussler plummets his hero onto an ancient sunken island-the astonishing setting for the explosive climax of Pacific Vortex!

War and Peace: Possible Futures From AnalogConverted, re-formatted, proofed, all internal images, first edition cover restoration and eBook creation by Jerry.INTRODUCTIONStanely SchmidtE FOR EFFORTT.L. SherredTHE WEAPON SHOPA.E. Van VogtTHE WABBLERMurray LeinsterCONQUEST BY DEFAULTVernor VingeWARRIORGordon R. DicksonHAWK AMONG THE SPARROWSDean McLaughlinTHE MERCENARYJerry PournelleNO SHOULDER TO CRY ONHank DavisTHE BULLY AND THE CRAZY BOYMarc StieglerTHUNDER AND ROSESTheodore SturgeonLATE NIGHT FINALEric Frank Russell

A millennium into the future two advances have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together.Detective Elijah Baiey is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. There's only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, must prove the man innocent. For in a case of political intrigue and love between woman and robot gone tragically wrong, there's more at stake than simple justice. This time Baley's career, his life, and Earth's right to pioneer the Galaxy lie in the delicate balance.