From the dawn of the Space Age comes an unexpected visitor … and a new challenge for CAPTAIN FUTURE and the Futuremen as they confront the enigma of the LOST APOLLO! The spacecraft that has emerged from a cosmic rift between Earth and the Moon looks like something from a museum, yet history has no record of either an Apollo 20 lunar mission or the three NASA astronauts who are aboard the archaic vessel. Have they travelled here from a parallel universe? And if so, then how and why? Curt Newton and his heroic team intercepts the 20 th century space vessel and offers sanctuary to its baffled crew. Together with an old foe, they seek to return the stranded astronauts to their own timeline. And it's there that they encounter a menace that threatens not only the two universes but many others as well, as Captain Future searches for a way to bring home the LOST APOLLO. Classic space adventures featuring the greatest space hero of science fiction's Golden Age continue with a NEW storyline that begins here! PLUS: a long-lost interview with Space Opera masters EDMOND HAMILTON and LEIGH BRACKETT! "The right way to revamp classic pulp characters." — The Pulp Super-Fan

From the dawn of the Space Age comes an unexpected visitor ... and a new challenge for CAPTAIN FUTURE and the Futuremen as they confront the enigma of the LOST APOLLO! The spacecraft that has emerged from a cosmic rift between Earth and the Moon looks like something from a museum, yet history has no record of either an Apollo 20 lunar mission or the three NASA astronauts who are aboard the archaic vessel. Have they travelled here from a parallel universe? And if so, then how and why? Curt Newton and his heroic team intercepts the 20 th century space vessel and offers sanctuary to its baffled crew. Together with an old foe, they seek to return the stranded astronauts to their own timeline. And it's there that they encounter a menace that threatens not only the two universes but many others as well, as Captain Future searches for a way to bring home the LOST APOLLO. Classic space adventures featuring the greatest space hero of science fiction's Golden Age continue with a NEW storyline that begins here! PLUS: a long-lost interview with Space Opera masters EDMOND HAMILTON and LEIGH BRACKETT! "The right way to revamp classic pulp characters." - The Pulp Super-Fan

Allen Steele, author of Arkwright, gives us a thrilling piece of science fiction pulp with Avengers of the Moon Curt Newton has spent most of his life hidden from the rest of humankind, being raised by a robot, an android, and the disembodied brain of a renowned scientist. This unlikely trio of guardians has kept his existence a closely guarded secret after the murder of Curt's parents. Curt's innate curiosity and nose for trouble inadvertently lead him into a plot to destabilize the Solar Coalition and assassinate the president. There's only one way to uncover the evil mastermind—Curt must become Captain Future. With the permission of the Edmond Hamilton estate, Allen Steele revives the exciting adventures of Captain Future.

CAPTAIN FUTURE, THE GREATEST HERO OF SCIENCE FICTION'S PULP ERA, RETURNS IN A NEW STORY BY HUGO AND HEINLEIN AWARD WINNING AUTHOR ALLEN STEELE!Curt Newton and his crew of interplanetary troubleshooters, the Futuremen, respond to an emergency aboard a giant orbital colony above Venus ... the very place where Curt, as a lonely teenage boy, met and fell in love with the first girl he ever met.Ashi Lanyr was a thief, but the most precious thing she ever stole was young Curt's heart. Curt never forgot her, not even after he grew up to become Captain Future, the protector of justice in the 24th century. Yet the past can return in unexpected ways, and even a hero isn't immune to memories of his first great love.SWASHBUCKLING ACTION, PERILOUS ADVENTURE, AND A LADY TO DIE FOR ... ALL IN THE RETURN OF A SPACE LEGEND!

This book features a panorama of the lives of selected personalities, whose roots had origin in the Czech lands and who, in the US, reached extraordinary success and who, with their activities, substantially influenced the growth and development of their new homeland. It is a saga of plain, as well as powerful, people whose influence and importance often exceeded the borders of the US. A great portion of included individuals may be unknown to readers since it concerns persons whose Czech origin was usually not known. The book covers the total period from the times of the discovery of New World to the end of the twentieth century. During the selection, little concern was given to nationalistic or ethnographic criteria, the only prerequisite was that the respected individuals were either born on the territory of the Czech lands or were descendants of emigrants from the Czech lands. The image on the front cover is a portrait of Augustine Herman, Lord of Bohemia Manor, the first documented Czech immigrant in the United States. The portrait comes from his famous Map of Maryland and Virginia, dated 1670. The colorful story of his life would be unbelievable if made into a movie. Pioneer, merchant, explorer, surveyor, map maker, patriot, rebel, diplomat, and finally Lord! Read more about him in the book.

In this comprehensive overview of Man’s relationship with his planet’s nearest neighbor, David Harland opens with a review of the robotic probes, namely the Rangers which returned television before crashing into the Moon, the Surveyors which 'soft landed' in order to investigate the nature of the surface, and the Lunar Orbiters which mapped prospective Apollo landing sites. He then outlines the historic landing by Apollo 11 and the final three missions of comprehensive geological investigations. He concludes with a review of the robotic spacecraft that made remote-sensing observations of the Moon. This Commemorative Edition includes a foreword by one of the original astronauts as well as an extra section reviewing the prospect of renewed exploration there. New graphics and images are also included.

Nathan Arkwright is a famous science fiction writer who is convinced that humanity cannot survive on Earth. His Arkwright Foundation dedicates itself to creating a colony in deep space. Fueled by Nathan's legacy, generations of Arkwrights are drawn together, and pulled apart, by the enormity of the task and weight of their name.

Who were the men who led America's first expeditions into space? Soldiers? Daredevils? The public sometimes imagined them that way: heroic military men and hot-shot pilots without the capacity for doubt, fear, or worry. However, early astronauts were hard-working and determined professionals - 'organization men' - who were calm, calculating, and highly attuned to the politics and celebrity of the Space Race. Many would have been at home in corporate America - and until the first rockets carried humans into space, some seemed to be headed there. Instead, they strapped themselves to missiles and blasted skyward, returning with a smile and an inspiring word for the press. From the early days of Project Mercury to the last moon landing, this lively history demystifies the American astronaut while revealing the warring personalities, raw ambition, and complex motives of the men who were the public face of the space program.

Blistering space warfare with the fate of the Solar System in the balance awaits CAPTAIN FUTURE and the Futuremen as they face Ul Quorn and his plans to unleash THE HORROR AT JUPITER.