Have you ever wondered why pirates wore gold earrings, or where the saying 'sick as a parrot' comes from? And do you know who the cruellest pirate in the history was? John Farman's got all the answers, so come aboard for this short and bloody history of the day-to-day life of pirates!
Ever since her friend Vivian mated a Veslor, Abby Thomas has been curious about the mysterious aliens. She also has a vested interest in making sure their newfound relationship with United Earth is a success, prompting her to take a job on a military vessel to ensure the Veslor grouping stationed
Sold into slavery as a child, Mari was raised on a vessel repair station, growing up to become a highly prized engineer. So she’s surprised when her owner not only grants her freedom, but finds her a paying job aboard The Vorge. Mari’s determined to impress her new captain and crewmates. It’s the
The Jordan Foundation sponsored the Proxima Centauri Expedition in 2119, in attempt to reach the nearer stars of the galaxy. But that was far in the mythic past. The original purpose of the Ship's epic voyage has long been forgotten, and gor generations the ginat spaceship, lost between the stars,
"I did not like big ships... I was secretly afraid" admits Violet Jessop in this unique eyewitness account of the most written about disaster of the twentieth century. Joining the Royal Mail Line in 1908 at the age of twenty-one, Violet Jessop spent her antire career at sea, travelling on more than
For the past five years or so, the major SF magazines have been publishing a number of powerfully imaginative stories by a young new SF writer, Kate Wilhelm. SOME SAMPLES: Andover and the Android--Roger Andover decided to marry an android, but he didn't count on falling in love with her... Fear
The sixth book in The Complete Aliens Omnibus, an essential collection for fans of Twentieth Century Fox’s iconic blockbuster action-packed science fiction film Aliens, comprised of Cauldron and Steel Egg. In Cauldron, on the spaceship Umiak, an elite troupe of cadets is forced into servitude by an
A love triangle unlike any other… Captain Liam Conrad never expected to find a giant octopus in a rainstorm. But when he's thrown overboard and dragged into the sea, tentacles take him in unforgettable ways. To complicate matters, he’s falling for the handsome marine biologist aboard his boat. And
