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Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke
Category: No Category | Series: Golden Age Masterworks Ser.
In the year ten billion A.D., Diaspar is the last city on Earth. Agelss and unchanging, the inhabitants see no reason to be curious about the outside world. But one child, Alvin - only seventeen and the last person to be born in Diaspar - finds that he is increasingly drawn to what lies outside the city ...Show more
Art Nouveau Masterworks: Posters, Illustration and Fine Art from the Glamorous Fin de Siècle by Michael Robinson; Rosalind Ormiston
Category: Art | Series: Masterworks Ser.
Art Nouveau is still popular today, notable for the sinewy, organic stylings which adorn the new edition of this long term bestseller.The rise of the Art Nouveau style across Continental Europe and the US in all forms of art was remarkable and is explored in this beautifully illustrated book. Discussing ...Show more
Art Nouveau: Posters, Illustration & Fine Art from the Glamorous Fin de Siecle by ROSALIND ORMISTON
Category: Art | Series: Masterworks Ser.
This beautifully illustrated book is a celebration of Art Deco's expression through the graphic arts and illustration. Divided into three sections - the movement, its fashion and advertising - the reader gains great insight into the artists and innovators that helped popularize the Art Deco movement, su ...Show more
Children of the Lens (Lensman #6) by E.E. 'Doc' Smith
Category: No Category | Series: Golden Age Masterworks Ser.
It was beginning to look as though no one could prevent the annihilation of the civilized Universe. For a weird intelligence was directing the destruction of all civilization from the icy depths of outer space. Kim Kinnison of the Galactic Patrol was one of the few men who knew how near the end was. And ...Show more
Doomsday Morning by C. L. Moore
Category: No Category | Series: Golden Age Masterworks Ser.
Comus, the communications network/police force, has spread its web of power all across an America paralyzed by the after-effects of limited nuclear war. But in California, resistance is building against the dictatorship of Comus and Andrew Raleigh, president for life. For now Raleigh is dying and the po ...Show more
Earthlight by Arthur C. Clarke
Category: No Category | Series: Golden Age Masterworks Ser.
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 ...Show more
Erte: Art Deco Master of Graphic Art & Illustration by James Peacock; Rosalind Ormiston; Ray Perman (Foreword by)
Category: Art | Series: Masterworks Ser.
Perhaps no individual is more associated with the 20th century art deco revival than Russian-born French artist and designer, Ert . Although his talent spanned many creative fields, Erte is perhaps best-known for his theatre and fashion designs, which were often later translated into beautiful silkscree ...Show more
For the Emperor by Sandy Mitchell
Category: No Category | Series: Black Library Masterworks Ser.
Black Library presents the Masterworks - a curated collection of novels celebrating the very best science fiction and fantasy set in the worlds of Warhammer.
Galactic Patrol by E. E. "Doc" Smith
Category: No Category | Series: Golden Age Masterworks Ser.
The space-pirates of Boskone raided at will, menacing the whole structure of interstellar civilization. Master-minded by a super-scientist, their conquering fleets outgunned even the mighty space cruisers of the Galactic Patrol. When Lensman Kim Kinnison of the Patrol discovered the secret Boskonian bas ...Show more
Grey Lensman (Lensman #4) by E.E. 'Doc' Smith
Category: No Category | Series: Golden Age Masterworks Ser.
Somewhere among the galaxies is the stronghold of Boskone - a network of brilliant space-criminals whose hunger for conquest threatens the continued existence of all known civilisation.But where is this stronghold? Boskonian bases are scattered across the universe - hidden by gigantic thought-screens th ...Show more
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Category: Fantasy | Series: S. F. Masterworks Ser.
The basis for the film starring Academy Award nominee Will Smith, I Am Legend is a classic of horror and suspense. In I Am Legend, a terrible plague has decimated the world, and those who were unfortunate enough to survive are transformed into bloodthirsty creatures of the night. Robert Neville is the ...Show more
Jirel of Joiry by C. L. Moore
Category: No Category | Series: Golden Age Masterworks Ser.
With her red hair flowing, her yellow eyes glinting like embers, and her face streaked with blood, Jirel is strong, fearless, and driven by honor. The fierce, proud, and relentless commander of warriors, standing tall above her enemies and simmering with rage, Jirel bids farewell to the world of treache ...Show more