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The Trumpeter of Krakow is a 1928 young adult historical novel by Eric P. Kelly. It won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1929. Centered on the historical fire that burned much of Kraków in 1462, The Trumpeter of Krakow tells the fictional story of the family of Joseph Charnetski, a Polish noble family from Kresy (modern day Ukraine), who fled to Kraków, Poland, in 1461 after their home is burned to the ground...
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When the animals in a certain forest decide to institute among themselves a democratic government in the hope of improving their lives, they soon find themselves worse off than ever as the pandering animals who have been elected to office begin indulging their greed and lust for power.
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Amazing Stories Volume 186 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are four short stories by different authors: "Answer, Please Answer" by Ben Bova, "A Long Way Back by Ben Bova, "Reign Of The Telepuppets" by Daniel F. Galouye, and "The Beacon To Elsewhere" by James H. Schmitz.
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Amazing Stories Volume 173 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are five short stories by different authors: "There Was An Old Woman" by Robert Silverberg, "Burden The Hand" by Randall Garrett, "Ozymandias" by Ivar Jorgensen, "The Wizard Of Light" by David Ely, and "Fairyland Planet" by John Silletto.
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Amazing Stories Volume 182 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are five short stories by two different authors: "McILvaine's Star" by August Derleth, "A Traveler In Time" by August Derleth, "The Maugham Obsession" by August Derleth, "What Need Of Man?" by Harold Calin, and "A Time To Die" by Harold Calin.
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The novel, "The Programmed People," features a seemingly "perfect" future existence. The people of "the Hive" went about their rigid lives in ignorance of their real ruler and the actual history of their race. How could one slender blonde woman crack this powerful monolithic monstrosity?
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Colección de treinta microrrelatos del autor conocido como PERICOYPICO. Hay algunos relatos temáticos que han sido presentados a diversos concursos y otros que fueron escritos ad hoc para servir como banda sonora original de sus guiones. El autor ha experimentado con el pequeño género, incluyendo aforismos, y jugado con las palabras y las extensiones reducidas del género "chico" que tan de moda está en la actualidad. Una incursión más en el...
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Excerpt: ""If I hadn't heard it from Mrs. Clay herself, I never would have believed it! To think that John Beacham, who's a sensible man as men go, should be marrying an Irishwoman! If Honor Blake was English-born now, one wouldn't blame him so much; but to choose a girl that comes of people who, as everyone knows, you can't trust farther than you can see them, is what I call a sin and a shame." The speaker was a woman of low stature, elderly, and...
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Excerpt: "There are many girls who, on leaving School for Home-life, find the year or two following rather "difficult." They seem often not quite to know what to do with themselves, with their time, with their gifts; and they are apt to fall into some needless mistakes for want of a guiding hand. My wish, in writing this tale, has been to give such girls a little help. It may be that one here or there, in reading it, will find out how to avoid such...
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Megiddo: A country in the midst of genocide. Citizens designated as Supremists and Inferiors. A tragic story emerges from the disavowal of man's dual nature of good and evil: The corrosion of the soul and the death of God.Isaiah Sabraun: A young monk who denied the warrior in his soul, suffered a psychotic break when he found his mother's butchered body by his own father, who had sadistically tortured him as well, for years. Believing himself thus...
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Amazing Stories Volume 175 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are four short stories by different authors: "Captives Of The Thieve-Star" by James H. Schmitz, "Left Hand, Right Hand" by James H. Schmitz, "Dear Nan Glanders" by Beta McGavin, and "Feet Of Clay" by Robert Hoskins.
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Amazing Stories Volume 184 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are four short stories by different authors: "The Vanguard Of Venus" by Landell Bartlett, "Divvy Up" by Stephen Marlowe, "A Jar Of Jelly Beans" by Franklin Gregory, and "Question Of Comfort" by Les Cole.
93) Recalled to Life
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It is the story of a group of scientists who discover a way to bring back to life people who have been dead for a day. The main character is an ex-politician and lawyer who takes on the job as frontman for the group. He has to make his way through the legal and political minefield the process brings up.
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Shortly before his death at a tragically young age, author Thomas Wolfe presented his editor with an epic masterwork that was subsequently published as three separate novels: You Can't Go Home Again, The Hills Beyond, and The Web and the Rock.
The Web and the Root features the three initial sections of the The Web and the Rock, widely considered to be the book's strongest material. A prequel to You Can't Go Home Again, it is the story of George Webber's...
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Amazing Stories Volume 172 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are five short stories by different authors: "Respectfully Mine", by Randall Garrett, "And It Was Good" by A. Early, "The Satellite-Keeper's Daughter" by Mark Reinsberg, "Native Son" by T. D. Hamm, and "The Oddly Elusive Brunette" by John Victor Peterson.
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Amazing Stories Volume 185 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are four short stories by different authors: "Trajectory To Taurus" by Les Cole, "Rogue Psi" by James H. Schmitz, "The Next Logical Step" by Ben Bova, and "The Duelling Machine" by Ben Bova & Myron R. Lewis.
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Amazing Stories Volume 178 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are six short stories by different authors: "We're Civilized!" by Alex Apostolides & Mark Clifton, "Star, Bright" by Mark Clifton, "Hang Head, Vandal" by Mark Clifton, "The Akkra Case" by Miriam Allen De Ford, "Title Fight" by William Campbell Gault and "One Touch Of Terra" by Hannes Bok.
99) The Last Vial
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"The Last Vial," written by Sam McClatchie, M.D., is a grim statement about the possibilities of biological warfare. The year was 1962. John McDonald was a veteran of the Korean War and now maintained a quiet career as a pathologist. Upon his return from a much-needed vacation, he found his co-workers struggling with the after-effects of a sudden and overwhelming flu epidemic that had struck the entire North American continent. Careful analysis showed...
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Excerpt: ""If I hadn't heard it from Mrs. Clay herself, I never would have believed it! To think that John Beacham, who's a sensible man as men go, should be marrying an Irishwoman! If Honor Blake was English-born now, one wouldn't blame him so much; but to choose a girl that comes of people who, as everyone knows, you can't trust farther than you can see them, is what I call a sin and a shame." The speaker was a woman of low stature, elderly, and...
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