Adrift In The Stratosphere
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Author |
: A.M. Low |
Publisher |
: Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages |
: 171 |
Release |
: 2013-06-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781625790163 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1625790163 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Adrift in the Stratosphere by : A.M. Low
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó A 1937 space adventure written for young people by Prof. A.M. Low, then-president of the British Interplanetary Society. The occupants of a spaceship launched from a stratosphere balloon discover a hostile civilization. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author |
: David Russen |
Publisher |
: Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages |
: 93 |
Release |
: 2013-01-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781625790385 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1625790384 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis Iter Lunaire by : David Russen
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Originally published in 1703, Iter Lunaire is one of the first books to discuss the real possibility of exploring space, the methods of doing so and what might be found there. Taking Cyrano De Bergerac's classic "Comic History" as its jumping-off point, author Russen discusses the pros and cons of the French writer's fanciful methods of space travel...and adds some of his own, including what may be the most unusual method of traveling to the Moon ever suggested. Along the way, Russen anticipates such modern scientific developments as the germ theory of disease and hyperlinked reference books. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author |
: Max Valier |
Publisher |
: Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages |
: 78 |
Release |
: 2013-05-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781625790231 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1625790236 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Daring Trip to Mars by : Max Valier
Includes a biographical afterwordNow with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerFeatures the original illustrations Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó A short science fiction story written by one of the most colorful personalities of the early years of rocketry, Max Valier. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author |
: Andre Laurie |
Publisher |
: Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages |
: 252 |
Release |
: 2013-08-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781618249975 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1618249975 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Crystal City Under the Sea by : Andre Laurie
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Andre Laurie tells the story of intrepid French submariners who discover the sole survivors of Atlantis living within a crystal dome on the ocean floor. English edition published in 1896. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author |
: Mark Twain |
Publisher |
: Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages |
: 73 |
Release |
: 2013-04-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781618249944 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1618249940 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven by : Mark Twain
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Mark Twains classic of American humor was the last book to be published in the author's lifetime. It tells the story of a crusty American sea-dog who travels to heaven aboard a comet...a year later Twain himself died as Halley's Comet glowed in the sky above his home, Stormfield, Connecticut. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author |
: Ralph Morris |
Publisher |
: Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages |
: 218 |
Release |
: 2013-01-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781625790316 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1625790317 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Life and Astonishing Adventures of John Daniel by : Ralph Morris
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Originally published in 1751, this fantasy-adventure contains one of the most detailed and best-realized spacecraft/flying machines in science fiction. It marked the transition from the fantastic and mystical means of reaching space that had preceded it and laid the foundation for the scientific verisimilitude of Poe and Verne. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author |
: Samuel Brunt |
Publisher |
: Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages |
: 119 |
Release |
: 2013-01-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781625790064 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1625790066 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Voyage to Cacklogallina by : Samuel Brunt
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Representative of the type of moon-voyages being published prior to the 19th century: full of sharp satire, high adventure and low humor. The pseudonymous "Samuel Brunt" is taken to the moon by the inhabitants of Cacklogallinia: a race of giant, intelligent chickens. Originally published in 1727. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author |
: George Allan England |
Publisher |
: Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages |
: 376 |
Release |
: 2013-09-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781625790538 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1625790538 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Flying Legion by : George Allan England
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó The Flying Legion was one of the most popular books by George Allen England, one of the most popular adventure/science fiction authors of his time. A story about a bored genius who conceives a daring plan to raid the treasure-vaults of Mecca. The Flying Legion was surely one of the inspirations for the Doc Savage series. The story features "Captain Alden", one of the most extraordinary heroines in all adventure literature. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author |
: William Dixon Bell |
Publisher |
: Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages |
: 211 |
Release |
: 2013-02-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781625790286 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1625790287 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Moon Colony by : William Dixon Bell
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó William Dixon Bell's prophetic 1937 novel was one of the first books to realisticallly discuss the possibilty of terraforming another world and the methods by which this might be accomplished. The novel is also one of the earliest to mention the use of solar power generators on the Moon and Robert Goddard's work on liquid fuel rockets. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author |
: W.S. Lach-Szyrma |
Publisher |
: Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Total Pages |
: 157 |
Release |
: 2013-04-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781625790330 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1625790333 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Aleriel by : W.S. Lach-Szyrma
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Combines for the first time in one volume two of the rarest space travel novels: Voice From Another World (1874) and Letters From the Planets (1883), by the Rev. W.S. Lach-Szyrma. A strange combination of Christianity and hard science, the books argue persuasively for the habitability of other worlds and the necessary existence of non-human races. The novels also contain an early description of interplanetary spacecraft. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).