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Ethan Henley traded in his suit, tie and Secret Service badge to mix drinks at the Game Changers Sports Bar he now co-owns with his childhood friends. Returning to their hometown where they’d been branded the “bad boys” wasn’t part of their plan, but now that they’re back, they’re determined to prove everyone in town wrong. For Ethan, that means making amends with the girl whose heart he’d unintentionally broken during high school.

In The Conservative Heart, Arthur C. Brooks contends that after years of focusing on economic growth and traditional social values, it is time for a new kind of conservatism - one that helps the vulnerable without mortgaging our children's future. In Brooks' daring vision, this conservative movement fights poverty, promotes equal opportunity, celebrates earned success, and values spiritual enlightenment. It is an inclusive movement with a positive agenda to help people lead happier, more hopeful, and more satisfied lives.

La Terre se meurt et les derniers représentants de l'espèce humaine prennent place à bord du Magellan pour un voyage de plusieurs centaines d'années. Au cours d'une escale sur une planète-océan colonisée longtemps auparavant par des vaisseaux-semeurs, l'équipage du Magellan rencontre des humains pour qui la Terre n'est déjà plus qu'un lointain souvenir, une légende.
Une fable bouleversante sur le destin de l'humanité par un des maîtres de la science-fiction, l'auteur de 2001 : "l'Odyssée de l'Espace".

Who better to narrate today's best science-fiction stories than today's favorite science-fiction stars? This exciting collection features many.

A spectacular collection of classic ghost stories from some of the masters of spooky fiction. 'On the Brighton Road' by Richard Middleton; 'A Ghost Story' by Mark Twain; 'The Everlasting Club' by Arthur Gray; 'The Snow' by Hugh Walpole; 'Rose Rose' by Barry Pain; 'The Ghost Ship' by Richard Middleton; 'The Bus Conductor' by E. F. Benson; 'The Tarn' by Hugh Walpole; 'The Diary of Mr. Poynter' by M. R. James.

Everything Cade Donovan did was to keep his family safe. The next steps that he must take will ensure their future. Love isn’t on his agenda, there’s too much darkness inside of him to entertain the thought. Then she came into his life, or had she always been there?

Ready for a story? Here's a selection of some of the finest science fiction shorts of recent years, including stories from Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, William Gibson, Robert Sheckley, Terry Bisson, Avram Davidson, and Philip K. Dick.

When a celebrated science fiction writer takes to space on his first trip to Mars, he stumbles upon Mars' most carefully hidden secrets and threatens the future of the entire planet!

Los doctores David Bowman y Frank Poole se encuentran a bordo del Discovery One con el objetivo de realizar una expedición a los confines del universo en busca de evidencias que confirmen que el ser humano no está solo. Les acompañan tres científicos en animación suspendida y HAL 9000, un ordenador excepcionalmente inteligente. Pero la misión se vuelve muy peligrosa cuando HAL empieza a fallar.

Enjoy the great detectives of the Golden Age of classic mysteries in this unique collection of audio whodunits. Newly recorded for this original anthology, the crimes, criminals, and sleuths depicted here set the standard for decades to come, and remain as entertaining today as they were when first published. Fantastic narrators including Simon Prebble, Kate Fenton, Bill Wallace, and Robert Fass breathe new life into these stories.

The time: 200 years after man's first landing on the Moon. There are permanent populations established on the Moon, Venus, and Mars. Outer space inhabitants have formed a new political entity, the Federation, and between the Federation and Earth a growing rivalry has developed. Earthlight is the story of this emerging conflict.

"Time's Arrow" was first published in the summer 1950 issue of Science-Fantasy. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Nueve años después de la desastrosa misión Discovery a Júpiter en 2001, una nueva expedición formada por estadounidenses y rusos parte para encontrar la nave perdida y buscar en el banco de datos del rebelde ordenador HAL 9000 algo que explique qué ocurrió y dónde está el comandante Bowman. Mientras tanto, el ser que fue una vez Dave Bowman—el único humano que podía dar la clave sobre el misterio del monolito—se dirige hacia la Tierra en una misión vital...

The story of Island in the Sky centers around a young man, who, after brilliantly winning a space-related competition, requests a vacation on a space station as his prize. It is written with Arthur C. Clark's obvious knowledge of science, but moves at a page turning rate throughout the entire narrative. The short novel gives a realistic possibility of work and play in future space, heightened with constant excitement and action.

De retour sur Terre en 2037, Bisesa Dutt est hantée par les souvenirs de son séjour sur Mir, cet étrange monde-mosaïque de régions et d'époques arrachées à l'histoire de l'humanité. Dans quelle intention Mir a-t-il été créé ? Pourquoi Bisesa y a-t-elle été transportée, puis ramenée chez elle ? Ces questions reçoivent un début de réponse terrifiant quand des scientifiques découvrent une anomalie au cœur du soleil. Dans un peu moins de cinq ans, elle provoquera une tempête solaire qui exterminera toute vie sur Terre au milieu d'un déluge de radiations mortelles.

Les Premiers-Nés – la mystérieuse espèce extraterrestre, déjà connue par les fans de science-fiction pour avoir édifié le monolithe noir de 2001 : l'Odyssée de l'espace – ont hanté l'œuvre de Sir Arthur C. Clarke, monstre sacré de la SF, pendant des décennies. Avec L'Œil du Temps et Tempête solaire, les deux premiers volumes de la trilogie de L'Odyssée du Temps, Clarke et Stephen Baxter ont imaginé un futur proche dans lequel les Premiers-Nés tentent d'arrêter l'avancée de la civilisation humaine en employant une technologie indiscernable de la magie.

A wonderful collection of 50 phenomenal stories by the world’s great short story writers.

What if you could stay younger longer? What if you could change and control the way you age? What if, biologically, you could become 10 or 20 years younger than your actual age? What if you could learn to positively stress your body to become the best version of yourself? What if you could maximize the benefits of exercise and get the results you want faster without wasting time? What if you were given access to the information that only a small group of scientists know?

Guardian Angel was first published in the April 1950 issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries. It was later expanded to become the first part of the classic novel, Childhood's End. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

"Earthlight" was first published in the August 1951 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories. It was later expanded into the novel of the same name. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.