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Im Schutze der undurchdringlichen Vegetation der Wasserwelt Nandy-Cline nehmen Entwicklungen ihren Lauf, die zu einer Bedrohung für den Planeten werden. Noch ahnt niemand etwas von der großen Gefahr, die sich buchstäblich unter den Augen der Beobachtungsschiffe zusammenbraut. Erst im letzten Augenblick wird man auf die Bedrohung aufmerksam, aber da scheint es bereits zu spät zu sein, um die Planeten der Föderation vor einem grauenhaften Schicksal zu retten... Der Roman Dämonenbrut von James H. Schmitz erschien erstmal im Jahr 1968; eine deutsche Erstveröffentlichung folgte 1973. Dämonenbrut erscheint in der Reihe GALAXIS SCIENCE FICTION aus dem Apex-Verlag, in der SF-Pulp-Klassiker als durchgesehene Neuausgaben wiederveröffentlicht werden.

Die große Halle hatte sich jetzt fast geleert; nur noch ein paar Zuschauer befanden sich auf der Galerie am gegenüberliegenden Ende und bewunderten die geschickt angelegte Mondlandschaft. Eddie arbeitete sich durch den falschen Bimsstein, den Kopf gesenkt, die Hände in den Taschen. Seltsam: Erst musste die ganze Mondoberfläche bebaut und mit künstlicher Atmosphäre versehen sein, dass sich die Menschen des großartigen ästhetischen Vergnügens erinnerten, das ihnen die ursprüngliche Landschaft des Mondes bereitet hatte. Jetzt hatten sie sie hier mit künstlichen Materialien nachbauen müssen. So ging es in der Welt. Das Publikum schätzte seine allabendliche Vorstellung als sterbender Raumfahrer gar nicht richtig: Er schlüpfte so sehr in seine Rolle, dass er wusste, er würde eines Tages, Sauerstoff atmend, an Sauerstoffmangel sterben... Die von Christian Dörge zusammengestellte Anthologie Ein Faible für Dostojewski enthält vier Erzählungen von Algis Budrys, Fritz Leiber, Brian W. Aldiss und James H. Schmitz. Ein Faible für Dostojeswki erscheint in der Reihe GALAXIS SCIENCE FICTION aus dem Apex-Verlag, in der SF-Pulp-Klassiker als durchgesehene Neuausgaben wiederveröffentlicht werden.

Der Bärtige starrte auf den zerbrochenen Verstärker. Langsam, unmerklich fast, veränderte sich sein Ausdruck. Dann lachte er leise. Obwohl er dieses menschliche Gehirn für seine Zwecke modifiziert hatte, nachdem er es und den es beherbergenden Körper übernommen hatte, im Grunde blieb es, was es immer gewesen war. Sobald er die Zügel lockerte, fiel es automatisch in die alten Bahnen der Gefühlsreaktion zurück. Er hatte es gezwungen, nachdem er sich darin festgesetzt hatte, jede seiner rudimentären Fähigkeiten so stark zu entwickeln, bis es jedem anderen Exemplar seiner Art weit überlegen war. Kein menschliches Gehirn, und mochte es noch so begabt sein, konnte sich mit einem vergleichen, das den Vorteil hatte, Wirtsorganismus eines Ceetal-Parasiten zu sein. Nicht einmal er, der Ceetal selbst, war diesem hypertrophen menschlichen Intellekt vergleichbar - er kontrollierte ihn nur, wie ein Mensch eine Maschine dirigiert, die auf einem bestimmten Gebiet um ein Vielfaches mehr leistet als er selbst. Der Band Agent der Wega enthält drei spannende Weltraum-Agenten-Abenteuer aus der Feder des US-amerikanischen Schriftstellers James H. Schmitz. Agent der Wega erscheint in der Reihe GALAXIS SCIENCE FICTION aus dem Apex-Verlag, in der SF-Pulp-Klassiker als durchgesehene Neuausgaben wiederveröffentlicht werden.

- Als Telzey erwacht, hat sie eine Doppelgängerin. Keines der beiden Mädchen weiß, welches das echte und welches das synthetische ist. Sie haben ihre Rolle zu spielen als Marionetten, deren Bewegungen ein Computer steuert... - Engstirnigkeit und Rechthaberei beschwören die Katastrophe herauf. Und das Schicksal von Millionen liegt in den Händen des dümmsten von ihnen... - Ein Fanatiker hat den Sendboten einer außerirdischen Welt erschossen. Nun wartet die Menschheit auf die Rache der Roboter... - Es war nicht das Paradies, in dem er lebte und arbeitete, aber es war seine Welt. Gewaltsam herausgerissen, kam er mit allem zurecht, nur mit einem nicht... Die von Christian Dörge zusammengestellte Anthologie Die unheimliche Freiheit enthält vier Erzählungen von James H. Schmitz, H. Beam Pier, Randall Garrett – und von Harry Bates, dessen legendäre Erzählung Der Tag, an dem die Erde stillstand (die literarische Vorlage für zwei Verfilmungen aus den Jahren 1951 und 2008) hier erstmals seit Jahrzehnten wieder in deutscher Sprache erhältlich ist. Die unheimliche Freiheit erscheint in der Reihe GALAXIS SCIENCE FICTION aus dem Apex-Verlag, in der SF-Pulp-Klassiker als durchgesehene Neuausgaben wiederveröffentlicht werden.

This is a classic science fiction short story by James H. Schmitz and illustrated by Brotman. The following passage is part of its intriguing intro: ''He contracted for a charter trip— but the man who hired his spacer wasn''t quite a man, it turned out—and he wanted more than service!'' This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.

This is a classic science fiction short story by James H. Schmitz and illustrated by Schoenherr that first appeared in Analog Science Fact and Fiction. The following passage is part of its intriguing intro: ''A novice is one who is inexperienced—but that doesn''t mean incompetent. Nor does it mean stupid!'' This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.

This is a classic science fiction short story by James H. Schmitz and illustrated by Finlay. The following passage is part of its intriguing intro: ''On a bleak, distant unchartered world two ships lay wrecked and a lone man stared at a star hyacinth. Its brilliance burned into his retina ... and he knew that men could easily kill and kill for that one beauty alone.'' This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.

This is a classic science fiction short story by James H. Schmitz and illustrated by Brotman. The following passage is part of its intriguing intro: ''It''s one thing to try to get away with what you believe to be a lie and be caught at it— and something different, and far worse sometimes, to find it isn''t a lie ...'' This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley.

This is a classic science fiction short story by James H. Schmitz that first appeared in Analog Science Fact and Fiction. The following passage is part of its intriguing intro: ''There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing. And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another....'' This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.

When Peer and Channok grappled the derelict Ra-Twelve, they hooked a death-prize—haunted by the Yomm, stalked by the Mysterious Nine!

James H. Schmitz was a 20th century American author who was well known in the science fiction community for his work, many of which were featured in various magazines during the mid-1900s.

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An Incident on Route 12 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by James H. Schmitz is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of James H. Schmitz then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Trade Paperback Halloween-themed science fiction anthology. Featuring a mix of classic science fiction reprints where the scary stuff happens in space. THE UNIVERSE MAY NOT BE A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD . . . _The oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown,Ó the grand master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft, once wrote. And the greatest unknown is the vast universe, shrouded in eternal cosmic night. What things might be on other planets¾or in the dark gulfs between the stars? Giving very unsettling answers to that question are such writers as Arthur C. Clarke, George R. R. Martin, Theodore Sturgeon, Tony Daniel, Robert Sheckley, James. H. Schmitz, Clark Ashton Smith, Neal Asher, Sarah A. Hoyt, and more, all equally masters of science fiction and of terror. One might hope that in the void beyond the earth will be found friendly aliens, benevolent and possibly wiser than humanity, but donu0090t be surprised if other worlds have unpleasant surprises in store for future visitors. And in vacuum, no one will be able to hear your screams¾as if it would do any good if they could . . . At the publisher''s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Time travel is one of the staples of science fiction, right up there with aliens, space opera, and robots. Most science fiction authors have written at least one time travel story. This collection samples some of the best. TIME OUT, by Edward M. Lerner THESE STONES WILL REMEMBER, by Reginald Bretnor PROJECT MASTODON, by Clifford D. Simak 12:01 P.M., by Richard A. Lupoff TIME CONSIDERED AS A SERIES OF THERMITE BURNS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, by Damien Broderick TIME AND TIME AGAIN, by H. Beam Piper TRY, TRY AGAIN, by John Gregory Betancourt THE ETERNAL WALL, by Raymond Z. Gallun THE MAN FROM TIME, by Frank Belknap Long OF TIME AND TEXAS, by William F. Nolan THE EDGE OF THE KNIFE, by H. Beam Piper THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (10), by Grendel Briarton TIME BUM, by C.M. Kornbluth NEBOGIPFEL AT THE END OF TIME, by Richard A. Lupoff UNBORN TOMORROW, by Mack Reynolds LOST IN THE FUTURE, by John Victor Peterson THE WINDS OF TIME, by James H. Schmitz ARMAGEDDON -- 2419 A.D., by Philip Francis Nowlan THE MAN WHO SAW THE FUTURE, by Edmond Hamilton A TRAVELER IN TIME, by August Derleth THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (71), by Grendel Briarton FLIGHT FROM TOMORROW, by H. Beam Piper IN THE CRACKS OF TIME, by David Grace SWEEP ME TO MY REVENGE!, by Darrell Schweitzer THE SOLID MEN, by C.J. Henderson THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (Epsilon), by Grendel Briarton And don''t forget to search this ebook store for \"Wildside Megapack\" to see many more entries in this series, covering westerns, mysteries, science fiction, pulp fiction, and much, much more!

Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic science fiction double novels. The first novel is about the power of the human brain, “The Ties of Earth” by James H. Schmitz. It seemed like a remarkable lucky streak to be sure, but when Allan Commager went on an unprecedented fifteen-minute winning session at the craps tables, it set off an unexpected chain of events. He soon found himself at the house of someone he barely knew, surrounded by strange people, being subjected to parlor room experiments of the mind. But to a secret society known as “the Guides,” it was no trickery. And when Commager’s consciousness revived several hours later, he found himself sitting in front of a fish tank staring into its dark waters. It was then he knew that something was terribly wrong. Soon the mental powers of outside forces turned Commager’s world upside. There was something about his brain that caused them great concern—that caused them to fear him! The second novel is Thomas L. Sherred’s “Cue For Quiet.” It seemed like the worst headache imaginable. Pete Miller felt like his head was going to explode. But it turned out to be no ordinary headache. Pete’s suspicions were aroused when the TV set at Art’s bar went on the fritz. Then the engine in Freddie’s new car blew up. The next victim was the jukebox across the street at the High Hat. Not much later, another jukebox, this one at Harry’s place, also mysteriously broke down. But what could be causing all the trouble? Surely Pete’s throbbing brain couldn’t be culprit… T. L. Sherred spins a very memorable tale of a man with a headache—who found a cure for it. And that cure gave him more power than any man could ever dream of….

Armchair Fiction presents extra large paperback editions of classic science fiction double novels. The first novel, "The Lords of Quarmall," is written by Fritz Leiber and Harry Fischer. It''s about a subterranean kingdom. There are certain passageways under the earth that lead to the magicked chambers of Quarmall, where sorcerers and torturers live in endless night... Where the legends of the "Ancients" were spawned... To this labyrinth of caverns and tunnels come Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser-but differently, this time: not as comrades but combatants in a deadly dance. The second novel, "Beacon to Elsewhere," by James H. Schmitz, features a rip in time. The forces of the Universe met at Lion Mesa, a remote desert location, where an experiment gone awry caused time and space to converge. The imposing forces were represented by the rebel Terrans; by Dowland of the Interstellar Police; and by the monstrous shapes from an alien galaxy. They all sought the same thing: the all-consuming, time-wrenching power of...the Beacon to Elsewhere..

''The End of Time" and "The Winds of Time" are two short science fiction novels about time and time travel that were written in 1933 and 1962, respectively. The two stories were published originally in two popular science fiction magazines of those times. In ''The End of Time" by millions of millions the creatures of earth slow and drop when their time-sense is mysteriously paralyzed. In ''The Winds of Time" Gefty Rammer has hired out his spaceship to a man who wants to pick up some strange equipment stranded on an airless moon just outside the Hub. It turns out they picked up a Janandra as well. The Janandra has the run of the ship, and the equipment is taking them away from the Hub, fast. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of these two timeless stories.

James H. Schmitz and "Space Opera" were almost synonymous. He was best known for his tales of interstellar secret agents and, galactic criminals, and particularly for heroines like Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee. This collection of stories, while not lacking in cosmic adventures also shows that he was capable of showing other facets in his work. Find adventure, humor and fear in... Schmitz Resurrected! Stories include: An Incident on Route 12 Watch the Sky The Other Likeness The Star Hyacinths Oneness The Winds of Time Ham Sandwich Gone Fishing

James Henry Schmitz (1911-1981) was an American writer born in Hamburg, Germany of American parents. He is best known for space opera and strong female characters (such as Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee) that didn''t fit into the damsel in distress stereotype typical of science fiction during the time he was writing. Included in this volume are "An Incident on Route 12," "Watch the Sky," "The Winds of Time," and "Lion Loose."

Blazing interstellar adventure by the creator of Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee. Captain Pausert thought his luck had finally turned-but he did not yet realize it was a turn for the worse. On second thought, make that a turn for the disastrous! Pausert thought he had made good with his battered starship, successfully selling off odd-ball cargoes no one else could sell. And then he made the mistake of freeing three slave children from their masters (who were suspiciously eager to part with them). No good deed goes unpunished, and those harmless-looking young ladies were just trying to be helpful, but those three adorable little girls quickly made Pausert the mortal enemy of his fiancée, his home planet, the Empire, warlike Sirians, psychopathic Uldanians, the dread pirate chieftain Laes Yango-and even the Worm World, the darkest threat to mankind in all of space. And all because those harmless-looking little girls were in fact three of the notorious and universally feared Witches of Karres. A rollicking novel from the master of space adventure.

Ape Man, Space Man Earth''s colonists have spread throughout the cosmos, and have almost divided into two separate species. One is the Swimmers, who have adapted to living in zero-gravity, and regard themselves as the next step in evolution, and those who prefer to live on the surface of a planet as little better than apes. The latter group, the Walkers, are not about to say farewell to the planets they grew up on, and think the Swimmers are not so much advanced as deranged. Crowell, born a Swimmer but now a Walker by choice, is caught in the middle as the two sides seem headed for war. Then he discovers the true cause of the altercation: a hidden alien race moving behind the scenes to provoke a war so that they can pick up the pieces after the two sides have obliterated each other. And if Crowell cannot head off the war and convince both sides of the existence of the real enemy, both branches of the human race may be headed for untimely extinction. This full-length novel and much more, fill a huge volume from the master of science fiction adventure. At the publisher''s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). \"Much has been made of the ''sense of wonder'' that science fiction evokes, and believe me, there was nothing to evoke that sense quite like the worlds of James Schmitz. . . . Thank you, James Schmitz, wherever you are. And thank you, Eric Flint and Jim Baen, for bringing his Right Stuff back again.\" ¾Mercedes Lackey \"Take my advice and buy TWO copies of this book! You''ll want to lend it to friends and (trust me on this: I have years of experience to back up the observation) once people get their hands on a Schmitz book, they don''t let go!\" ¾ Janet Kagan, Hugo-winner and author of Uhura''s Song

Espionage and Intrigue in the Far Reaches of the Galaxy from the Creator of Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee The Galaxy was not a nice neighborhood, and most would have laid bets that the Vegan Confederacy was too small and weak to survive, let along prosper. But prosper it did, to the bewilderment of observers, who didn''t know about the Vegans'' secret weapon. Once, the Galactic Empire had spanned the stars and when it crumbled and fell, star systems were isolated, some barely surviving, many becoming tyrannical feifdoms, others turning to piracy, and all of them often at war with each other. The Confederacy didn''t have huge space armadas, and millions of troops to protect itself and re-civilize its neighbors, but it did have the Zone agents. Few outside the top echelons of the Confederacy even knew that they existed, and even fewer had an inkling of how the agents time and again could appear on the spot just when a push in the right place could stop a war, topple a despot, or thwart an invasion of unfriendly aliens. Their numbers were pitifully few, and they had to patrol vast stretches of space. They were helped by their ships, bristling with hidden armament and piloted by robot brains of high intelligence. But their main weapon was that the minds of their opponents were open books to them. Not all of the Agents of Vega were human, but they were the most powerful telepaths the Galaxy had ever known . . . At the publisher''s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). \"Take my advice and buy TWO copies of this book! You''ll want to lend it to friends and (trust me on this: I have years of experience to back up the observation) once people get their hands on a Schmitz book, they don''t let go!\" - Janet Kagan, Hugo-Winner and author of Uhura''s Song \"Wonderfully fresh imagination.\" -The Horn Book

THE HUB IS A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE- BUT SO ARE ITS CITIZENS. The Federation of the Hub: thousands of rough, ornery and tough-minded human worlds with only the subtlest of interstellar governments holding them all together. Stable at last after centuries of war, the Hub is now prime real estate ... making it a merciless arena for the conflicting schemes of criminals, unscrupulous corporations, and invaders from beyond the edges of Federation space. But the Hub is well-defended, and not only by professional heroes such as Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee. In Hub Space a citizen is expected to stand up for herself, blaster in hand, as needs must; so when Trouble comes Hubward in large doses, there are an awful lot of armed citizens waiting for it.... At the publisher''s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). \"Old-fashioned space opera is alive and well [in] David Weber''s The Honor of the Queen. . . .\" ¾Science Fiction Age \"The Honor of the Queen . . . is worth shouting about. . . . I want more!\" ¾Philadelphia Weekly Press \"In terms of space combat, I think David Weber may be the best writer around . . . a top-notch read.\" ¾FosFax

IF BUREAUCRACIES HAD STARSHIPS Con games Corrupt governors. Deadly rivalries between departments of the same government. And, of course, the long arm of the Mob. Even in our future among the stars, some things never change-except that the governors run (and ruin) planets, the rivalries are fought with spacecraft and energy bolts, and the mobsters smuggle real illegal aliens and make their getaways with subspace portals. It''s all just another day in that bastion of galactic peace and democracy, the Federation of the Hub -and somebody has to clean up this mess! Join secret agent Trigger Argee, scout adventurer Heslet Quillan and Holati Tate, master of intrigue, as they battle the criminal element on its own interstellar turf ... and make the future a little safer for the rest of us. At the publisher''s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). \"Take my advice and buy TWO copies of this book! You''ll want to lend it to friends and (trust me on this: I have years of experience to back up the observation) once people get their hands an a Schmitz book, they don''t let go!\" - Janet Kagan, Hugo-winning author of Uhura''s Song \"Wonderfully fresh.\" -The Horn Book ''A. typical James Schmitz mix of humor, strange mental powers, and mild anarchy. Delightful.\"-The Ultimate guide to Science Fiction