Harry Harrison
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Planet of the Damned is a science fiction novel by Harry Harrison, published in 1962. The story is set on the planet Pyrrus, which is known for its extreme and deadly environment. The planet is inhabited by several intelligent species, including the deadly and aggressive pyrrans. The story follows the journey of a group of humans, led by a man named Brion Brandd, who have come to Pyrrus to study its unique flora and fauna. However, they soon find...
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In the mood for a thought-provoking read from the golden age of science fiction? Dip into "Arm of the Law" from mid-century SF virtuoso Harry Harrison. In this tale, Harrison recounts an experiment in robotic law enforcement that goes awry -- with an array of horrifying unforeseen consequences. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront...
3) Deathworld
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A gifted gambler fights to survive on a hostile planet in this classic novel from the creator of science fiction antihero the Stainless Steel Rat. The gravity is twice that of Earth. The weather is an unpredictable maelstrom. All species of life, both plant and animal, monstrous and microscopic, are lethal. And the environment is drenched with radioactivity. This is planet Pyrrus, where telepathically gifted gambler Jason dinAlt has ended up after...
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This classic short story from sci-fi luminary Harry Harrison offers a sympathetic glimpse into the inner lives of robots. In the future, society has grown ever more dependent on these super-intelligent machines, but despite their increasing autonomy, robots are still looked down on as second-class citizens. "The Velvet Glove" is a thought-provoking reversal of the conventional take on the issue of robots.
5) The K-Factor
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This is a classic science fiction short story by Harry Harrison. The K-Factor is an equation used to asses the probability of war. A young man is charged with using the K-Factor and the field of Sociatics to avert war on another planet. However, there is a traitor in his midst who has the power to cause a catastrophe. Will he find the traitor? Find out in this classic sci-fi tale. This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in...
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The Ethical Engineer is a science fiction novel by Harry Harrison, first published in 1963. The story is set in a fictional medieval kingdom, where a power-hungry king named Lanius seeks to expand his empire by conquering neighboring lands. The main character, Conn Maxwell, is an engineer who is hired by Lanius to build a war machine that will help him conquer his enemies. However, Conn is also a man of ethics and principles, and he struggles with...
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In this gripping story from twentieth-century science fiction master Harry Harrison, a gigantic battleship has slipped off the proverbial radar. Can wily protagonist Jim diGriz and his intrepid half-humanoid, half-robot crew of comrades retrieve it before it falls into the wrong hands and interstellar war breaks out?
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Take an intergalactic journey with science fiction luminary Harry Harrison. In The Repairman, Harrison recounts the travails of a lone skilled laborer who is charged with the frustrating task of making a crucial repair to malfunctioning equipment on a far-flung planet.
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"... adapted into the movie Soylent Green in 1973 ..."
"In a future New York City groaning under the burden of 35 million inhabitants, detective Andy Rusch is engaged in a desperate and lonely hunt for a killer everyone has forgotten. For even in a world such as this, a policeman can find himself utterly alone ..."--Back cover.
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Hammer and the cross volume 1
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TOR
Pub. Date
1993
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865 A.D. Warring kings rule over the British Isles, but the Church rules over the kings, threatening all who oppose them with damnation. Only the dreaded Vikings of Scandinavia do not fear the priests.
Shef, the bastard son of a Norse raider and a captive English lady, is torn by divided loyalties and driven by strange visions that seem to come from Odin himself. A smith and warrior, he alone dares to imagine new weapons and tactics with which to...
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Warner Books
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c1992
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Turing Option is written by Harry Harrison who is also the author of Deathworld, Make Room! Make Room! (filmed as Soylent Green), the popular Stainless Steel Rat books, and many other famous works of SF.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Stainless Steel Rat volume 11
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Tor
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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After a ten-year absence, the return of one of the most enduring series characters in modern SF
James Bolivar "Slippery Jim" DiGriz, Special Corps agent, master con man, interstellar criminal (retired), is living high on the hog on the planet of Moolaplenty when a long-lost cousin and a shipful of swine arrive to drain his bank account and send him and his lovely wife, Angelina, wandering the stars on the wildest journey since Gulliver's Travels.
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15) One king's way
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Hammer and the cross volume 2
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TOR
Pub. Date
1995
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English
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What if the Vikings conquered Britain and founded a new civilization based on the ancient gods of the North? Set in an alternate Dark Ages, the novel follows the adventures of Shef Sigvarthsson, the new "jarl" of Britain, as he takes on the Christian world.
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Stainless Steel Rat volume 9
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Tor
Pub. Date
c1996
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English
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Outlaw Jim diGriz searches for his wife, abducted while returning from a trip to heaven, a search that takes him to hell where he meets man-eating devils. The setting is a planet from where you can visit heaven.
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Doubleday
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1967
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English
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Why pay for costumes, scenery, props or actors when the most brilliant drama of all time is unfolding before your very eyes, in vivid color--in 1000 A.D.?
The head of ailing Climactic Studios has given producer Barney Hendrickson five days to get a major movie in the can--and Climactic out of it.
Impossible?
Not with Professor Hewett's miraculous time machine, the answer to a Hollywood producer's prayer.
Skipping back to AD 1,000 with a whole...
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Stainless Steel Rat volume 3
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Putnam
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[1972]
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English
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19) King and emperor
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Hammer and the cross volume 3
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Tor
Pub. Date
1996
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English
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Driven by prophetic dreams, the Viking warrior Shef as become the One King, the undisputed ruler of the North. Now he must face the reborn power of the Holy Roman Empire.
Rome threatens Shef's fearsome Viking navy with a new invention of unparalleled destruction: Greek fire. Unable to defend his fleet against this awesome weapon, Shef travels East in search of new wisdom. His quest leads him to the lavish court of the Muslim Caliph and, ultimately,...
