Lester Del Rey
26 кн.
Poor Henry was an unhappy husband whose wife had a habit of using bad clichès. Alféar was a genii who was, quite like most humans, a creature of habit. Their murder compact was absolutely perfect, with—
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
Poor Henry was an unhappy husband whose wife had a habit of using bad clichès. Alféar was a genii who was, quite like most humans, a creature of habit. Their murder compact was absolutely perfect, with—
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
Computer engineer Dave Hansen is transported from Earth to a world where the rules of science and physics are replaced by the rules of magic. Hanson was summoned to help save the world's sky from collapsing. The sky is a literal dome that arches above the world, with the sun and stars not massive celestial bodies trillions of miles away, but smaller lights that move about within the dome of the sky. Hansen must find a way to reconcile his scientific knowledge with the magic of his new world...
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
The story of the «Badge of Infamy» is set in the future where powerful unions called lobbies control much of society. One of the most powerful lobbies is the medical lobby, which following a pandemic that spread across earth, has required all medicine from being practiced only by authorized lobby members and only in approved lobby facilities. Daniel Feldman was once a doctor but has now become a pariah due to his breach of these rules. Trying to escape the shame he travels to Mars, where he...
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
Wilbur Hawkes wakes from a coma after seven months with total amnesia. He can't remember of anything. Only thing he realizes that his life is in danger. Wilbur is running through New York not knowing where to go. When he sees heat rays, disintegrating men, and exploding cats things become horrifying…
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
It seemed Earth was a rich and undefended planet in a warring, hating galaxy. Things can be deceptive though; children playing can be quite rough – but that ain't war, friend!
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
Badge of Infamy: In the future powerful unions called lobbies control much of society on Earth. One of the most powerful lobbies is the medical lobby, which following a pandemic that spread across earth, has required all medicine from being practiced only by authorized lobby members and only in approved lobby facilities. Daniel Feldman once a doctor has now become a pariah due to his breach of these rules. He leaves the Earth and travels to Mars, where he discovers the truth, a disaster...
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices: Badge of Infamy The Sky Is Falling Police Your Planet Pursuit Victory …And It Comes Out Here Let'em Breathe Space Operation Distress Dead Ringer No Strings Attached The Dwindling Years Earthbound
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
This carefully edited collection of short stories written by Lester del Rey has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Let'em Breathe Space …And It Comes Out Here Operation Distress Dead Ringer No Strings Attached The Dwindling Years Earthbound Spawning Ground
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
In the future Mars is inhabited. Cities are growing fast and crime is rampant. Bruce Gordon, an ex-cop, was shipped to Mars with no return ticket. Caring with himself nothing but a knife he has only one order, to police the Red Planet!
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
In the future, powerful unions called lobbies control much of society. One of the most powerful lobbies is the medical lobby, which following a pandemic that spread across earth, has required all medicine from being practiced only by authorized lobby members and only in approved lobby facilities. Daniel Feldman was once a doctor but has now become a pariah due to his breach of these rules. Trying to escape the shame he travels to Mars, where he discovers a disaster threatening billions of lives.
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
Pursuit: Wilbur Hawkes wakes from a coma after seven months with total amnesia. He can't remember of anything. Only thing he realizes that his life is in danger. Wilbur is running through New York not knowing where to go. When he sees heat rays, disintegrating men, and exploding cats things become horrifying… Victory: It seemed Earth was a rich and undefended planet in a warring, hating galaxy. Things can be deceptive though; children playing can be quite rough – but that ain't war,...
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
Eighteen men and two women in the closed world of a space ship for five months can only spell tension and trouble—but in this case, the atmosphere was literally poisoned.
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited Lester del Rey collection. This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Badge of Infamy The Sky Is Falling Police Your Planet Pursuit Victory …And It Comes Out Here Let'em Breathe Space Operation Distress Dead Ringer No Strings Attached The Dwindling Years Earthbound
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with … everything has a beginning and an end. But some men aren't sane; thus it isn’t always so!
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
Eighteen men and two women in the closed world of a space ship for five months can only spell tension and trouble—but in this case, the atmosphere was literally poisoned. Five months out from Earth, we were half-way to Saturn and three-quarters of the way to murder. At least, I was. I was sick of the feuding, the worries and the pettiness of the other nineteen aboard. My stomach heaved at the bad food, the eternal smell of people, and the constant sound of nagging and complaints. For ten lead...
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
The «Golden Age of Science Fiction» Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers who might otherwise be forgotten. Lester del Rey (1915–1993) is most remembered today as one of the namesakes of Del Rey Books – but in the Golden Age he was an accomplished writer who got his start alongside (and sold to the same markets as) a young Isaac Asimov. This volume assembles 9 classic del Rey tales – more than 500 pages of great reading! Included are:<P> ...
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
PREFERRED RISK first appeared in 1955. It won the Galaxy Magazine / Simon & Schuster contest for 1955's best work of science fiction.<P> The Company, a powerful, efficient, and thoroughly monstrous insurance organization, controlled the entire world. It scientifically regulating every aspect of life: war, epidemics, one-a-day food pills and test-tube sex…all through the use of its patented, terrifying human deep-freeze vault. Claims Adjuster Wills, a great believer in the...
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
Humans have surgically, genetically, and chemically bio-engineered dogs and apes until they are sentient, then gone ahead and destroyed their society with another world war. The story is told from the point of view of Hungor Beowulf IV, a descendent of the first sentient dog-person. Hungor leads his people in a nomadic lifestyle at first, but finally finds one surviving human, Roger Stren, whose experiments have extended the lifespan of the dog-people to 50+ years – and allowed him to survive...
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
He lived simultaneously in the present, deep past, and far future – and death threatened each life!<P> Was it possible that Mike Strong, assistant professor of logic at Kane University, had the rare ability to carry memories of other lives back and forth with him? In one life, he was the wealthy husband of a world famous acress … In another, he was a big-time criminal, adored by beautiful women … In another, he was one of the survivors after the Bomb was dropped – starving, searching for...
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
Leif Svensen's neighbor, come to warn him that the farmers were going to take violent action against his dog for killing their livestock, mentioned that he'd seen an angel the night before. «Big blonde woman on a white horse, singing loud enough to raise the dead, about a hundred feet up in the air.» <P> Then, on his way to find his madcap twin, Leif met a stranger who knew his name and who spoke of «the Fimbulwinter already upon us.» Fimbulwinter! The dreadful winter that in...
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
He was PRTSAC: Permanent Resident Through a Special Act of Congress. A set of initials, a title unique in history. And a human being – the most homesick human being in history. <P> Fred Hunter was the permanent resident of the space station…the doughnut…because a hideous accident had rendered him physically incapable of returning to Earth. For ten years he sweated it out, while others came and went on tours of duty only a few months long. For ten years he stayed sane, while space gnawed...
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |