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Alfred Coppel

    9 novembre 1921 – 30 maggio 2004

    Questo prolifico autore emerse come un importante contributore per le riviste pulp degli anni '50 e '60. Pur scrivendo in vari generi, i suoi contributi più significativi risiedono nella fantascienza, manifestata sia in racconti brevi che in romanzi. Il suo stile narrativo incorpora spesso elementi ricchi d'azione, forse influenzati dal suo passato di pilota da caccia. Le sue opere continuano a catturare i lettori con le loro qualità avventurose e avvincenti.

    Order of Battle
    Dark December
    Glory
    The Goldenwing Cycle: Glory's War
    A Land Of Mirrors
    Rhada Series - 4: The Starkahn of Rhada
    • Eight hundred years after the events of , the Second Stellar Empire has finally overtaken the first. The Order of Navigators is in decline, and Rhada is now a republic.The hereditary Starkahn of Rhada, Kier, is a humble sublieutenant of the Survey Wing of the Imperial Fleet. He and his cyborg companion discover an enormous drifting starship in a little-known star system.Its discovery incites the ambitions of the zealots of the Order and of the royalist sympathizers of Rhada. But there is a greater the ship is a doomsday device sent from outside the Galaxy...

      Rhada Series - 4: The Starkahn of Rhada
      3,6
    • A Land Of Mirrors

      • 352pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura

      Convinced by a late-night phone call to her husband, presumed dead for seventeen years is alive and that her daughter is being held by terrorist kidnappers, Megan Wells flies to Rome where she becomes embroiled in international intrigue that reaches a devastating finale

      A Land Of Mirrors
      3,0
    • The Goldenwing Cycle: Glory's War

      • 309pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      The second installment of the Goldenwing Cycle and the sequel to Glory continues the epic saga of the Wired Starmen aboard their orbiting space station, their refuge from an uninhabitable, hostile planet that once was Earth. Reprint.

      The Goldenwing Cycle: Glory's War
      3,6
    • Glory

      • 373pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      Glory, a spaceship that once transported humans to colony planets, approaches Voerster carrying essential supplies, but discord among the crew and revolution on the planet jeopardize the mission

      Glory
      3,5
    • Dark December

      • 208pagine
      • 8 ore di lettura

      First edition. 208 pages. Paperback. Gold Medal Books No. 989, published by Fawcett Press, Inc. 1960 stated first printing, a paperback original.

      Dark December
    • Preview of Peril

      • 24pagine
      • 1 ora di lettura

      Originally published over a century ago, this classical work has maintained its significance throughout history. Alpha Editions has undertaken the task of preserving it by republishing it in a modern format, ensuring that it remains accessible to contemporary and future readers. The book has been meticulously reformatted, retyped, and designed, resulting in a clear and readable text that is not derived from scanned copies of the original.

      Preview of Peril
    • The Last Two Alive!

      • 48pagine
      • 2 ore di lettura

      Set in a post-apocalyptic landscape, two survivors navigate a world devastated by disaster, facing both external dangers and their inner struggles. The narrative emphasizes themes of resilience and the human spirit, as the protagonists embark on a quest to rebuild civilization amidst chaos. With a blend of thrilling action and deep exploration of survival, the story highlights hope as a beacon in a dark reality. Coppel's engaging storytelling captivates readers, showcasing the courage required to endure and thrive against overwhelming odds.

      The Last Two Alive!
    • Nach der Stunde Null ist die ungemein spannende Geschichte von Major Garvin, der trotz mehrfacher Bedrohung seines eigenen Lebens beschlossen hat, nicht mehr zu töten. Seine Situation scheint ausweglos, als ihm das Mädchen begegnet, das sein Schicksal wendet. Ein gegenwartsnaher, in seiner Dramatik harter und kompromißloser Thriller - das Hohe Lied der Menschlichkeit in einem Inferno - von einem der Meister spannender Unterhaltung.

      Nach der Stunde Null
      3,0