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"Help me!" These words prompt Morpheus, Scanner Prime to the court of Korynthia in Nova Europa, to embark on a jaw-dropping jaunt through multiverses. To prevent the collapse of the social and political order that he has foreseen on Nova Europa, he must rescue a "Lady" being held prisoner on one of the infinity of alternate earths in the six known circles of the Otherworlds. Accompanied by his faithful wherret, Scooter, and a band of loyal cutthroats, the mage must first find a way to travel off-world--something that very few humans have ever successfully accomplished. Michael R. Collings says: "A contemporary comic epic in prose, an extravagant Odyssey to the farthest reaches of the imagination." The Hypatomancer's Tale, Book One.

When Sime killed Gen, it was the normal way of things--after all, Gens weren't really people, were they? They existed only to provide Simes with life-giving selyn. And then Risa Tigue, a Sime, injured and needing selyn, stumbles on the trail of a gen named Sergi ambrov Keon. Sergi is a companion, a Gen who can control the transfer of Selyn without harming either Sime or Gen. In Risa, Sergi sees the potential for that rarest of beings, a Channel. But can Risa survive the transformation--and even if she can, can Simes and Gens learn to live together peacefully? This is the legendary romance of Risa and Sergi. Sime~Gen, Book Seven.

When a young actress attempts to commit suicide after receiving some damning photographs that might compromise her budding Hollywood career, Mark Savage--film stunt man and private detective--is hired by the studio bosses to come to her rescue. As Savage digs deeper and deeper into the puzzle, he unknowingly becomes involved in one of the most dangerous stunts of his career. A thrilling crime novel of motion pictures, sex, and the Big Apple!

The monumental social experiment begun in FIRST CHANNEL and continued in CHANNEL'S DESTINY culminates centuries later in ZELEROD'S DOOM. Klyd Farris and Risa Tigue forge an alliance to reorganize both the Sime and Gen Territories, politically and economically. But both Territories have factions that are willing to battle each other, while the social fabric of their world falls apart. Still, Klyd and Risa have given their word of honor, and have no choice but the proceed--or perish while trying to avert...ZELEROD'S DOOM! Sime~Gen, Book Eight.

In the distant future, mankind has mutated into Sime and Gen. Jonmair is a Gen, and Baird is Sime, and when Baird rescues Jonmair from the Last Kill, she suddenly has a life to live--and someone with whom to share. But can Baird, one of the wealthiest men in Norlea, also be the life partner that Jonmair longs for? Can love indeed conquer all? Or will death finally triumph over love? An original Sime~Gen novel, Number Eleven in the series, and never before published.

In an alternate history of 1572, five intrepid British adventurers venture into the ether to seek out new life and new civilizations. They discover a galaxy-wide invertebrate empire, including the insect-like inhabitants of the moon. But the empire is under attack from enemies both without and within--and so is the planet Earth!--and the five men must find a way to thwart the Selenites and save our world from an insect tyranny. Grand space opera in the unique Stablefordian style!

The signs are all there: when the destiny of the Universe is about to be fulfilled, intelligent life permeates the great void of space; when the energy released by the conjunction of a quasar and black hole breaks loose, the Universe opens a new dimension--and a brand new Universe is born; when an earth ship and an alien culture are attracted by the same mirage, they're put on a collision course--and who knows what will emerge from the other end? A cosmic science-fiction adventure in the grand style!

In the tradition of the old "Ace Double" two-in-one novels (flip one over to read the second title)--here is the seventeenth Wildside Double.A LLULL IN THE COMPASS: A Science Fiction Novel, by W. C. Bamberger. The world is running down. People are mysteriously disappearing, leaving behind only small stains of glycerin. Overhead, mysterious objects are appearing just beyond our atmosphere, and deliberately burning themselves to dust as they fall toward earth. Some say our machines are absorbing us, some say aliens have come here to commit suicide. A small band of wanderers spins the wheels of a Llull Machine, trying to make their way safely through a collapsing world, and trying at the same time to solve the mysteries and save themselves--and an unexpected next generation!ACADEMENTIA: A Future Dystopia, by Robert Reginald. In the not-so-distant future, America has been subjugated by the fanatical followers of Dr. Theo Fell, who have instituted a fascist religious regime that stifles all dissent and monitors all expression. But all regimes have their breaking points, both personally and generally, and the Fellian States of America are no exception. The nameless narrator of this terrifying tale descends into paranoia and despair even as he rises rapidly through the academic ranks of the California Saints University system. One by one, his enemies are mysteriously overcome, until all that's left is facing the ultimate--the final--challenge: confronting Dr. Fell himself!

In the world of the future, Captain Mason is worried. A man has been decapitated--and no one can find the head! Mason arrests a suspect, but while the latter's in custody, three more victims are killed in the same grisly fashion. If only Mason can figure out why the murderer wants the heads...In addition to the lengthy title story, "The Wager," this new collection includes three other science fiction mysteries: "Ethical Assassin," "Wishful Thinking," and "Lawyer at Large." Great science fiction--and great mystery--reading!

Based on the riveting novel by Alexandre Dumas, Ten Years After, this is the bestselling author's final account of The Three Musketeers and their young recruit, D'Artagnan. In 1661 young Louis XIV is King of France. The Musketeers find themselves divided: Aramis (now secret head of the Jesuit Order) wants to replace Louis with his hidden twin brother, The Man in the Iron Mask. D'Artagnan, however, is the King's man and Captain of the Musketeers, and pledged to oppose any act against the throne. In the end, only one of the Musketeers can prevail. An exciting, action-filled drama of cutthroat politics!

In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" two-in-one books (flip one over to read the second title)--here is the fourteenth Wildside Double, featuring two new books in the Sime~Gen Series:PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE: SIME~GEN, Book Nine, by Jacqueline Lichtenberg.Vret McClintock, a young channel in training at the world-famous Rialite First Year Camp, overhears the sultry female voice of Ilin Sumz, is stricken with love, and decides to pursue her. He discovers that Ilin is running the illicit historical fantasies board on the campus mainframe computer. Vret must then risk his future career to extricate his love from her web of dirty secrets, before they can ruin the lives of other students and teachers--or themselves!THE STORY UNTOLD AND OTHER SIME~GEN STORIES: SIME~GEN, Book Ten, by Jean Lorrah.Tonyo Logan and Zhag Paget are the stuff of legends. Their music is the soundtrack of the turbulent period after the signing of the Unity Treaty, which mandates that Simes and Gens learn how to get along--together! These three tales span the first first 15 years of the duo's partnership, from their beginnings as struggling musicians to their heyday as superstars, a supreme example of the creativity that happens when Sime and Gen work together. The only question is: will their world survive long enough for the pair to work their musical magic?

Rimon Farris, a rich Sime farmer's son, has a golden future: all he has to do is marry his childhood sweetheart, Kadi, and he's set for life. But Kadi matures into a Gen, as one-third of the human children do, randomly; and suddenly is considered no more than a food animal, a thing to be killed and harvested. The couple refuse to accept their fate, and flee to a strange hybrid community. There they set in motion the greatest social engineering experiment in human history. If it succeeds, Simes will finally be able to live peacefully in a symbiotic relationship with the Gens. But if it fails, all will be lost... Sime~Gen, Book Three.

In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" two-in-one books, here is the second Wildside Mystery Double:DEADLY THINGS: A COLLECTION OF MYSTERIOUS TALES, by Darrell Schweitzer.Darrell Schweitzer's first mystery collection explores the murderous impulse in a variety of historical settings. Three mysteries are set in ancient Rome, two featuring Pliny the Younger as investigator. Two are Shakespearean mysteries, in one of which King Henry V plays detective, with the other based on The Two Noble Kinsmen. Three Sherlock Holmes tales involve the apparent misapplication of the Great Detective's methods to the supernatural, a revelation of one of Watson's unwritten cases, and a multi-genre record-breaker, an alternate history, vampire cat detective story.THE JUDGMENT OF THE GODS AND OTHER VERDICTS OF HISTORY, by Robert Reginald.Four scintillating tales of detection from ancient and medieval times. In "The Judgment of the Gods," a young Greek trader must solve the murder of Assyrian King Sennacherib. William of Occam, the medieval philosopher, is forced by Pope John XXII in "Occam's Razor" to solve the murders of French King Philip IV and Pope Clement V. Occam returns in "Occam's Treasure," this time unraveling the puzzle surrounding the killing of clergymen in Avigon. In "Occam's Measure," the great thinker must stop a vicious serial killer stalking the night-time streets of the papal city. Great mystery--and fantasy--reading!

In his newest collection of stories and verse, Charles Allen Gramlich turns to the creatures of the night--and the rough music they make: "Predation is in the bones, in the marrow. The ultimate need is for food, but even when sated, a carnivore will still hunt. It wants the wet taste of food, the sweetness of watermelon flesh. Oh, it might be distracted temporarily, but its need to kill isn't rational--and it won't be denied its blood!" Great tales of vampires and werewolves by a master storyteller.

The Gate of Lemnos is the entrance to a new world, one of the wonders of the universe, and Terra's only planetary colony containing alien life forms. Burk has been sent there with a mission to accomplish, and a sinister secret to expose. But there are those who are determined to stop him, both on and off the great spaceship, Starstretcher, and no one--NO ONE!--can be trusted. A science fiction suspense tale.

Sonnets are among the most widely recognized of poetic forms, dating back almost a thousand years. In this book, Michael R. Collings blends past tradition with contemporary experimentation, public commentary with private meditation, lyric compression with epic breadth, rigid structure with "nuclear-fused sonnets, free radicals, one electron away from exploding." As Robert Reginald says: "Once again Collings shows that 'traditional' does not have to mean 'staid,' and that all things are possible with imaginative word-play of the highest order. Great fun, great reading, GREAT poetry!"

This book is a synthesis of four decades of teaching experience by a well-known historian and history educator. The 14 essays provide practical advice for teachers and students to assist both in achieving the best results for teaching, learning, and writing about history. Part One offers a host of innovative suggestions for enlivening classroom presentations. Part Two addresses the problems of teaching students to write. Part Three focuses on history tests and exams, including the most effective ways to construct and respond to essay questions. Every teacher of history at the university level, and every serious student of history, will want a copy of this book.

During an August heat-wave, the Comte de Saint-Germain seeks the help of detective Auguste Dupin. Someone--or someTHING--is trying to kill him! The Comte has inherited a magical cello and a mysterious sealed box. A psychic vampire (an "egregore") intends to use the cello and a magical musical composition to steal another soul. Can Dupin and his faithful companion unravel the puzzle in time to save the Comte?

Earth, the fantasy: the green, storied world where mankind originated. Earth, the reality: the junk planet, a dirty, dangerous place filled with detention camps, gangs and gangsters, flop houses, body parts factories, and a lawless immigrant community of aliens and humans. Ned believes the refugees from outer space have been interbreeding with cockroaches the size of dinosaurs. Em, pretty and slim, is seeking asylum; she thinks that Earth is unbelievably primitive. Space Junk is a coming-of-age tale in which true love and survival don't always walk hand-in-hand!

In the world of the future, dying is easy--it's the afterliving that's hard! When Nicky is killed at the age of 27 by a suicide bomber, he wakes up in a Resurrection Center, having been made into an albino, pink-eyed "zombie." The beleagued community of zombies is dominated by the very old, and subject to all manner of social discrimination. Nicky has lost his girlfriend, and no one will now laugh at his jokes. But when the Rehabilitation facility is attacked by an angry mob of the living, things start getting all too serious.... Another haunting Tale of the Biotech Revolution.