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This book is an adventure story about the exploits of Frank Reade Jr. Reade is a famous inventor of steam, electrical and mechanical inventions of various kinds. He had previously completed building the greatest air-ship he had ever conceived of, and had added a crown to the glory of his great talent. A chance encounter with the wealthy Mexican Juan Zamora promises to yield great fortune to him. Zamora asks Reade to lend him his air-ship so as to...
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Die Erde ist ein sauberer Ort. Umweltverschmutzung, Gewalt, ja sogar unerwünschte Gefühlsregungen – all das gehört einer kaum mehr dokumentierten Vergangenheit an.
Diese aufgeräumte Welt hat unerwünschte Bewohner längst auf dem Mond untergebracht und vergessen.
Doch eine dieser ausgelagerten Strafkolonien erwacht, und mit ihr Aubrine, eine Frau, die ihrer Stimme beraubt wurde, jedoch nicht ihren Vorstellungen einer Rückkehr auf die Erde....
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Imitator" (A Novel) by Percival Pollard. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Mizora: A Prophecy" (A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch) by Mary E. Bradley Lane. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment...
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Gulliver of Mars is the last novel by Edwin Lester Arnold, combining elements of both fantasy and science fiction, first published in 1905. Gulliver Jones is a U.S. army man going to Mars who explores strange civilizations and falls in love with a princess. Excerpt: "Dare I say it? Dare I say that I, a plain, prosaic lieutenant in the republican service have done the incredible things here set out for the love of a woman-for a chimera in female shape;...
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DigiCat vous présente cette édition spéciale de «La race future», de Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton. Pour notre maison d'édition, chaque trace écrite appartient au patrimoine de l'humanité. Tous les livres DigiCat ont été soigneusement reproduits, puis réédités dans un nouveau format moderne. Les ouvrages vous sont proposés sous forme imprimée et sous forme électronique. DigiCat espère que vous accorderez à cette oeuvre la reconnaissance...
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Ariana, Ronny, Carl und Elinn sind auf dem Roten Planeten geboren und aufgewachsen. Doch im Jahr 2086 sollen sie plötzlich gemeinsam mit allen Marssiedlern zur Erde zurückkehren; machthungrige Politiker der Erdregierung erklären das Marsprojekt für gescheitert. Die Vorbereitungen zur Stilllegung der Forschungsstation laufen bereits auf Hochtouren - aber die vier Jugendlichen sind fest entschlossen, auf dem Mars zu bleiben. Besonders Elinn, die...
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Man With The Broken Ear" by Edmond About. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
9) Unspecialist
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Unspecialist' is a science-fiction novel by Murray F. Yaco. We are introduced to a character named Arnold in the beginning of this book, who during the next six weeks, spent most of the time in his bunk, scanning tapes from the ship's micro-library on an overhead viewer. At meal times he was polite, offering no further information about himself, yet entering into any conversation that centered around such trivia as terrestrial sports, taxes, money,...
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars" (Being the Posthumous Papers of Bradford Torrey Dodd) by L. P. Gratacap. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment...
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Con El extraño caso del doctor Jekyll y Mr. Hyde, R.L. Stevenson volvió a ocuparse de un tema que le preocupó durante toda su vida: la dualidad de la naturaleza humana. Localizada en el corazón de un Londres victoriano, la novela viene a ser una sucesión de testimonios procedentes de varios testigos cuyo presunto fin es desvelar un misterio. El doctor Jekyll, un médico prestigioso, y persona de orden muy respetada en todo Londres, tiene una...
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Frank Reade, Jr.'s Search for the Silver Whale" (Or, Under the Ocean in the Electric "Dolphin") by Luis Senarens. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment...
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Lost in the Atlantic Valley; Or, Frank Reade, Jr., and His Wonder, the "Dart"" by Luis Senarens. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion...
14) Uranie
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DigiCat vous présente cette édition spéciale de «Uranie», de Camille Flammarion. Pour notre maison d'édition, chaque trace écrite appartient au patrimoine de l'humanité. Tous les livres DigiCat ont été soigneusement reproduits, puis réédités dans un nouveau format moderne. Les ouvrages vous sont proposés sous forme imprimée et sous forme électronique. DigiCat espère que vous accorderez à cette oeuvre la reconnaissance et l'enthousiasme...
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Transient Lake; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Adventures in a Mysterious Country" by Luis Senarens. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion...
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Hawks Effect is a Sci Fi story, consisting of four Volumes, which is published as a serialized novel, beginning with the first volume "Emergence" in 10 Episodes. This is Episode 1: Street-smart former dancer turned con artist, Laurina Hawks, receives a cryptic message from her sister who is working abroad in America. Turning to her brother Abel for help in decoding the message, they discover that she is in danger. Undaunted, Laurina decides to go...
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Das Ende des 21. Jahrhunderts Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung ist angebrochen. Mehr als dreieinhalbtausend Jahre von unserer Zeit entfernt lebt die Menschheit in Frieden. Zwischen den Sternen der Milchstraße herrschen keine großen Konflikte mehr. Wie es aussieht, könnte Perry Rhodan, der als erster Mensch von der Erde auf Außerirdische gestoßen ist, sich endlich seinem großen Ziel nähern: der alte Traum von Freundschaft und Frieden zwischen...
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Ray Bradbury's terrifying short story, one of the great stories of childhood-as-nightmare, appeared originally in Esquire in October 1953; it first appeared in book form in the Ballantine first issue of his famous novel, Fahrenheit 451. Charles Underhill, seeking to protect his young son from the agonies of schoolyard bullying in the playground makes a deal with the playground's mysterious manager but only at the end discovers the true nature of the...
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Have you ever wished that science and religion shook hands? It is possible if both surrendered their centuries-old views and renewed their vision. In this book I will take you through simple logic and alternative thinking to show you that science and religion are actually inseparable. Yes, God created this world, but not by simply pronouncing it into existence, but instead worked remarkably hard to accomplish this extraordinary feat. This book will...
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Winner of the Philip K. Dick Award At once a biting satire and a taut sci-fi thriller, Elvissey is the story of Isabel and John, a troubled couple who are sent through a "window" from the year 2033 to a strangely altered 1954. They are on a desperate mission to kidnap a young Elvis Presley and bring him back to the present day to serve the powerful conglomerate Dryco as a ready-made cult leader. But when Elvis proves to be a reluctant messiah, things...
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