Science Fiction Fantasy category: 175005 books

At first sight there is no connection between the deaths of three agents in West Africa and the fact that one of Dr. Palfrey’s friends has suddenly lost a great deal of weight. However, behind both is an organisation using a drug that puts world domination within the reach of a few ruthless individuals....

The worst floods the world has ever known besiege all land masses. Some, such as Great Britain, are on the point of extinction. Dr. Palfrey has to find a solution, but before he does he needs to find the cause .... If he can, will a solution present itself, and can Palfrey triumph on behalf of mankind?

As World War II enters what may be the ‘beginning of the end’, Dr. Palfrey and his Z5 colleagues are tasked with locating many of the doctors, scientists and other prominent people who have been imprisoned by the Nazis all over Europe. They will be needed in the re-building of the war-torn countries...

It was nearly sundown when Ravdin eased the ship down into the last slow arc toward the Earth's surface. Stretching his arms and legs, he tried to relax and ease the tension in his tired muscles. Carefully, he tightened the seat belt for landing; below him he could see the vast, tangled expanse of...

There are times when the cold breathes. Settlers from Ragnar Stormbringer's homelands are forging a new world in the far north, building villages where the icy lash of the winds is a reminder of the dangers lurking within a harsh wilderness. A season of great peril has fallen upon them....

He was looking back every now and then as if someone was following his footsteps on the road. I got up and followed him outside to the garden and called his name... Yahya... Yahya. He looked back at me more than one, but did not answer me. I said to him, "it's night time, where are you going,...

Larry is a odd sort of kid who hates his father. William is an odd sort of man who hates life. What happens when William meets Larry, and how will it change both of their futures?

Extrait : "Dans mon pays, lorsqu'un enfant refuse d'obéir à sa mère, lorsque, trépignant avec fureur il épart, de ses petites mains convulsives, la longue chevelure de sa jolie tête, sa bonne aïeule ne manque pas de lui dire, en appuyant un doigt sur ses lèvres septuagénaires : « Fi ! le vilain...

Extrait : "Paris est fait de telle façon que, d'ordinaire, on peut y habiter une maison, pendant un grand nombre d'années, sans connaître les autres locataires de cette espèce de ruche humaine. La différence d'habitudes et d'occupations, et, par-dessus tout, le désir fort naturel de conserver,...

Investigating the fate of three missing crew members leads one man to a distant galaxy. However, the strange, beautiful planet produces more questions than answers, and he soon realises that what awaits him there is either his doom, or his salvation...

Henry Jacob Dawes is a cab driver with an ear that keeps him out of trouble -- until he has a run-in with someone who has a different kind of luck. See if you can believe his – read “Some Kind of Luck.”"Some Kind of Luck" is a speculative fiction short story.

What would you do if you had a second chance at life? Hannah, David, Connie, and Linda have been given the second chance of a lifetime—genetically perfect bodies as part of a medically advanced pilot program seeking FDA approval. Their new bodies are exact replicas of their old selves—without...

In this thought-provoking tale from renowned poet and playwright James Elroy Flecker, the human race as a whole comes together to contemplate the pros and cons of perpetuating human civilization. Some fans have characterized it as an apocalyptic story without the typical disaster to set it into motion.

When a catastrophic disaster strikes and thousands are left dead, only Kathleen and her husband discover what is really going on. They soon find themselves caring for an unexpected and unwanted visitor. Can they keep his presence a secret? With her own two sons missing and presumed dead, she turns to their visitor for help. Does he have the power to change things?