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Filled with confidence and no small measure of arrogance, young Lee Starfinder and Millet Gristall set off on their very first adventure. Lee quickly discovers that life beyond Hazrah can be far deadlier than he could have ever imagined. And soon he must learn that muscle and steel cannot replace loyalty, bravery, and friendship.

In a world on the brink of annihilation, a boy-God lies in eternal slumber, accompanied by his powerful Stone of Life and the androids crafted from matter and energy. While these androids plot conquest with their sinister intellects, two mortals, Mouse and Ciaran, rise to challenge their fate. Join their fierce battle against the immortals‚A destructive ambitions as they strive to stem the tide of destruction. [Transcribers Note This etext was produced from Planet Stories Spring 1944. - Summary by Publisher]

In Jewels of Aptor, Samuel R. Delanys debut novel from 1962, we are transported to a world centuries after a devastating nuclear holocaust known as the Great Fire. Here, a young woman embarks on a quest for her destiny, aided by a mysterious four-armed youth. This captivating tale serves as a prologue to Delanys subsequent work, Captives of the Flame. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Though only eight years old, little Horton "Horty" Bluett has known a lifetime of sadness. Tormented and abused by his adoptive family, he's had enough - and with a beloved broken toy he calls "Junky" as his sole companion, the desperate little boy runs away to join a carnival. There, among the fortune tellers, fire-eaters, sideshow freaks, and assorted "strange people", Horty hopes to find acceptance and, at long last, a real home. But disgraced Doctor Pierre "Maneater" Monetre's traveling show is no ordinary entertainment, and its performers are not what they appear to be.

Chloe Deems is a plus-sized girl with pink hair and an attitude - she owns her curves. Which is one reason she’s so upset when she gets abducted by aliens and forced to live in a Smart House designed to make her lose weight. She has to weigh in every day and the smart-aleck talking scale decides what she’s allowed to eat. To Chloe, it seems like things just can’t get any worse...until a prospective buyer comes to look her over. Tark is a Beast Kindred who has been on the outside looking in his whole life.

After the mysterious death of his girlfriend, Captain Burk Winters embarks on a perilous journey through the treacherous world of Martian vice known as Shanga‚Aîthe Going Back. What begins as a desperate mission to save Jill Leeland soon spirals into a confrontation with the sinister underbelly of the canal cities, fraught with conspiracies fueled by greed. As Burk fights to uncover the truth, he must also contend with the fierce vengeance of a planet refusing to submit to economic domination. - Summary by EVKesserich

Annja Creed is in London on a secret archaeological dig on the grounds of Hampton Court Palace. The body of a decapitated medieval woman is unearthed. Annja helps to determine her cause of death and identify her. Who murdered her and why was she silenced? The grisly discovery leads Annja and Roux Dupree to a secret society of knights as they uncover a royal conspiracy. In the 1500s, King Henry VIII had two of his wives arrested and beheaded. Is this new body connected to the dead queens?

A classic tale featuring two of the most-memorable characters in sword and sorcery, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Over a span of 50 years, the late Fritz Leiber wrote dozens of adventures, set in the fictional city of Lankhmar, featuring the seven-foot-tall barbarian and the diminuitive thief. The stories were recognized with both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

Treasure hunters board a 300-year-old generation starship, the Professor Irwin Corey, in search of legendary jewels. As usual they find pirates, adventures, adorable children, and plenty of squeaky toys.