A soon-to-be-very-sad wife has to help pay for her husband's debts, one way or another.

On a mild midwestern night in the early 1940s, Johnny Marr leans against a drugstore wall. He’s waiting for Dorothy, his fiancée, and tonight is the last night they’ll be meeting here, for it’s May 31st, and June 1st marks their wedding day. But she’s late, and Johnny soon learns of a horrible accident—an accident involving a group of drunken men, a low-flying charter plane, an...(展开全部)

Embark on an exciting, adventurous, and dangerous journey through the galaxy with the motley crew of the spaceship Wayfarer in this fun and heart-warming space opera—the sequel to the acclaimed The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. Lovelace was once merely a ship’s artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has ...(展开全部)

Embark on an exciting, adventurous, and dangerous journey through the galaxy with the motley crew of the spaceship Wayfarer in this fun and heart-warming space opera—the sequel to the acclaimed The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. Lovelace was once merely a ship’s artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has ...(展开全部)

This book tells the story of the Soviet and Russian lunar programme, from its origins to the present-day federal Russian space programme. Brian Harvey describes the techniques devised by the USSR for lunar landing, from the LK lunar module to the LOK lunar orbiter and versions tested in Earth's orbit. He asks whether these systems would have worked and examines how well they we...(展开全部)

A childhood accident has left young Shiki Tohno with the ability to see the hidden lines or weak points in all things - be they organic or inanimate. By striking or cutting along these lines Shiki can slice through anything. Unfortunately the gift comes packaged with a nearly irresistable urge to kill using his new ability.

This book tells the story of the Soviet and Russian lunar programme, from its origins to the present-day federal Russian space programme. Brian Harvey describes the techniques devised by the USSR for lunar landing, from the LK lunar module to the LOK lunar orbiter and versions tested in Earth's orbit. He asks whether these systems would have worked and examines how well they we...(展开全部)

西元2131年，一個神秘的外來天體闖入太陽系。人類為了守護地球安全，立刻派遣太空人前往這顆名為「拉瑪」的星體探勘。 經過一連串驚險探索，地球太空人發現，它竟是人造的金屬圓筒物！更驚人的是，內部的構造景觀令人嘆為觀止，難道這是一塊人工殖民地？究竟是誰造了這神奇飛行體，任其悠遊於浩瀚宇宙？它接近太陽系的目的又是為何？ 拉瑪的出現，將為人類世界帶來怎樣的震撼？攸關人類命運的《拉瑪任務》，即將揭開序幕…… 本書特色 1.世界級科幻大師亞瑟克拉克代表作《拉瑪系列》首部曲。 2.《拉瑪任務》1973年同時榮獲多項國際科幻最高榮譽——雨果獎及星雲獎、坎伯獎，被譽為「二十世紀科幻經典」。 3.在大陸和新加坡引起廣大注意，《拉瑪系列》全球銷售700萬冊。 4.作者亞瑟克拉克為唯一具科學家身分之科幻小說家...(展开全部)