Darrell K. Sweet Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

La Terra nell'anno 827 dell'Era galattica: un mondo di diseredati, anzi di paria. Devastata dalle radiazioni ma abitata da una razza ostinata e indomita, l'antica culla dell'umanità sta per trasformarsi in un campo di battaglia: Le forzein gioco: l'alta gerarchia terrestre, decisa a congiurare contro il potere imperiale per restituire alla Terra le antiche glorie; l'immenso Impero galattico, forte di duecento miglioni di pianeti e che nessuno può sconfiggere; un pugno di terrestri leali all'Impero, un archeologo, un'arma segreta e soprattutto Schwartz, l'uomo venuto dal passato. saranno queste le pedine che, su un'immensa scacchiera, decideranno le sorti dell'umanità in un romanzo a intreccio tipico del miglior Asimov. Una vicenda ambientata nell'universo delle Fondazioni, ma prima del crollo dell'Impero e quando Trantor governava al massimo dello splendore su tutto l'universo conosciuto.

Once upon a past. . . . Millie had been a ghost for 800 years. But now, restored by the magic of Xanth, she was again a maddeningly desirable woman. She could have had any man she wanted . . . except the one she did want, Jonathan the zombie. To grant Millie her desire, and to prove his right to rule Xanth in the future, young Magician Dor embarked on a quest for the elixir which would restore Jonathan to full life. But the potion could be found only in the past . . . so, through a magic tapestry, to the past he went, taking over the body of a barbarian warrior. The first person he encountered there was Jumper, a giant spider—a nightmare monster, but a staunch friend and much-needed ally in peril-haunted, ancient Xanth. Then Dor met Millie—800 years younger, but just as lovely. And he realized that, in his new body, he was no longer twelve years old . . .

To the Pelbar, the sentence seemed a living death -- exile to distant Northwall for a year, facing barbarian tribes, isolated from the security and order of Pelbarigan society. But the rebellious Jestak embraced his punishment -- for only with the lore of Northwall and the battle-craft and bravery of the wild tribes could he free the woman he loved from the slaveholding Emeri. This he swore to do -- even if he had to destroy utterly the power of the Emeri . . .

A PROBLEM IN RELATIVITY ONE: Eons ago, a gentle race of giant aliens fled the planet Minerva, leaving the ancestors of Man to fend for themselves. TWO: 50 thousand years ago, Minerva exploded, hurling its moon into an orbit about the Earth. THREE: In the 21st century, scientists Victor Hunt and Chris Danchekker, doing research on Ganymede, attract a small band of friendly aliens lost in time, who begin to reveal something of the origin of Mankind. Finally, Man thought he comprehended his place in the Universe...until he learned of the Watchers in the stars!

Stellar #5. The fifth in the Stellar anthology series. Stellar Science Fiction short stories. Delightfully entertaining science-fiction short stories, written by the stars of the field. Science Fiction in the grand tradition. Stories to read and enjoy. Boasting a truly stellar list of contributors, a story collection that guarantees you hours of mind-spinning entertainment. A good collection of "good old fashioned SF stories", that have more-or-less stood the test of time, designed to counter-balance some of the weird, pretentious New Wave SF anthologies...being good old-fashioned stories that are fun to read.Contents: * The Sword of Damocles (1980) / novella by James P. Hogan * Chains of Air, Web of Aether (1980) / novelette by Philip K. Dick * Grimm's Law [Win Bear/North American Confederacy] (1980) / short story by L. Neil Smith * Corpus Cryptic (1980) / novelette by Lee Killough * Elbow Room (1980) / novelette by Marion Zimmer Bradley * The Nobel Laureate (1980) / short story by Robert H. Curtis * All That Glitters (1980) / novelette by G. C. Edmondson * The Subtle Serpent (1980) / novella by Charles Sheffield * About the Authors (Stellar #5) • essay by uncredited .