Harry Harrison
Why pay for costumes, scenery, props or actors when the most brilliant drama of all time is unfolding before your very eyes, in vivid color — in 1050 A.D.? Just the film crew of that stupendous motion picture saga Viking Columbus as they journey back in time to capture history in the making.First published as The Time-Machined Saga.
HARRY HARRISON (1925) — jeden z předních světových autorů žánru science fiction se narodil v Connecticutu (USA) a vystudoval uměleckou školu v New Yorku. Během své kariéry nezávislého spisovatele vystřídal řadu zemí, v současné době žije v irském Dublinu. Dosud vydal 38 sci-fi románů, z nichž k nejzajímavějším patří trilogie o planetách smrti, příběhy Jasona dinAlta, dobrodruha a profesionálního hráče, který svým naturelem připomíná svého tvůrce. Trilogie byla přeložena do 14 světových jazyků, a česky vychází poprvé.
Tylko cud albo szerokoekranowa superprodukcja może ocalić wytwórnię filmową Climatic Studios przed bankructwem. Ratunkiem okazuje się jednak Vremiatron — maszyna czasu profesora Hewetta. Przedsiębiorczy menadżer, Barney Hendrickson, przenosi się z całą ekipą w jedenastowieczny świat Wikingów, by tam, bez kosztownych wydatków i kłopotów z dekoracjami, statystami i związkami zawodowymi nakręcić przygodową sagę z życia krwiożerczych barbarzyńców. Pomysł jest znakomity, ale średniowieczna Europa szykuje Amerykanom wiele niespodzianek…Jedna z najlepszych powieści o podróżach w czasie, dowcipna, wciągajaca, znakomicie napisana.
Both Harry Harrison and Katherine MacLean are well-known American writers of science fiction and fantasy in their van country, but we believe that this is the first time either has appeared in a British magazine. Written originally as a novel, the "Web Of The Norns" has been considerably revised and shortened to suit our particular requirements. It nevertheless is a different type of fantasy story.
Harry Harrison , Katherine MacLean
Mind meets microchip as a brilliant young genius develops a machine capable of spontaneous thought. Before he can perfect the machine, terrorists steal his research and put a bullet through his brain. Miraculously revived by methods he pioneered, he must find his lost memory and discover who is trying to kill him.
Harry Harrison , Marvin Minsky
In the vastness of space, the crimes just get bigger and Slippery Jim diGriz, the Stainless Steel Rat, is the biggest criminal of them all. He can con humans, aliens and any number of robots time after time. Jim is so slippery that all the inter-galactic cops can do is make him one of their own…“The Stainless Steel Rat” is the first book in a series of comic science fiction novels written by Harry Harrison.
It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude. But a misplaced battleship—in the wrong hands!—can be most dangerous.
INHERIT THE STARS!What you’re holding is a book about the struggle for peace—about what it means to be human, about how an honest, thoughtful recognition of what we are as human beings can show us the way toward a real peace. Not an easily dreamt peace, no—not one where men and women lie down lobotomized in the garden of Eden with lambs and lions and somehow, in the process, lose their very humanity—but a peace achieved in the face of their humanity ... apples, serpents, fear, rage, prejudice, and all. Intelligence is the key, of course—but so are trust, compassion, respect, and a very real recognition of the paradoxes, the conflicts within us, that make us human.The struggle isn’t easy, but then it shouldn’t be ....
Bruce McAllister , Harry Harrison
"Do not leave," the man called out in intergalact.He had a breath mask clipped over his nose and he held a second one out to Jagen, who quickly slipped it on. The warmed, richer air stayed his flight, as did the presence of the man who bad obviously been expecting him. He saw not that he was on the bridge of a derelict spacer of ancient vintage. The controls had been torn out and the screens were blank. Moisture was condensing on the metal walls and forming pools upon the floor. The man saw his curious gaze."This ship is in orbit. It has been for centuries. An atmosphere and gravity plant were placed aboard while this transmatter is operating. When we leave an atomic explosion will destroy everything. If you are tracked this far the trail will end here."
The epic science fiction trilogy--Homeworld, Wheelworld, and Starworld--from the author of West of Eden and Winter in Eden is now available in one volume.Homeworld introduces us to Jan Kulozik, an upper-class engineer who has taken his privileges for granted. While vacationing at a luxurious resort in the Middle East, he nearly drowns in a sailboat accident, but an illegal Israeli submarine saves him. Kulozik's rescuers make him unwillingly recognize the suffering of most of the planet's inhabitants, and the Israelis reveal the existence of an underground movement, which is struggling to topple society's current balance of power. Jan must choose between the comfort and safety of his former life and the dangers towards which his conscience is urging him.Ten years later, in Wheelworld, Jan has been banished from Earth, exiled to the inflexible tribal society of Halvmork, which helps supply Earth's agricultural needs. Unhappy with his lot, Jan is nonetheless resigned, until the crucial cargo ships fail to arrive from Earth. Then, Halvmork's only hope for survival is Jan's organization of a daring, grueling mass exodus against incredible odds. . .In Starworld, Jan returns to Earth and finds himself caught between the underground and Earth's government. The Earth colonies have rebelled, and Earth is desperately struggling to retain its tyrannical hold over them. Jan is caught in a series of fast-paced espionage and counter-espionage episodes. His goal, to destroy the vestiges of power among what were once Earth's reigning elite. And he is the one person who can save the planet.
Can history be changed? Can the South still win the War Between the States? Colonel McCulloch thinks so, even though the war ended more than a hundred years ago. With gold, an automatic weapon, and some very special blueprints, he plans to go back in time and reverse the outcome of the Civil War.
Prometheus is the largest spacecraft ever built by man. A joint USA-USSR project, the gigantic ship weighs over 20,000 tons--and may be the ultimate solution to the world's energy needs. Like its mythical namesake, who stole fire from the gods and gave it to mankind, Prometheus will capture the energy of the sun and beam it to Earth--unless something goes terribly wrong.An unforseen accident has stranded Prometheus in a decaying orbit less than a hundred miles above the Earth. Its small, international crew of men and women have a day, maybe less, before they come crashing down with their ship. But there's more at stake than a few astronauts' lives. Prometheus is too immense to burn up in reentry. When it hits, history's greatest endeavor will become the world's biggest bomb."Harrison wastes little time on anything but down-to-the-wire suspense, but he provides that in whopping good doses. A shamelessly effective Chicken Little potboiler." - Kirkus Reviews
Long overdue, the Jupiter probe ship Pericles returns to Earth with a single infected crewman