Classic space opera from one of the first female authors of science fiction, an "exhilarating" tour-de-force from the genre's golden age (Futurism).The Lens of Death was the most destructive weapon in the history of the cosmos. Now it will decide the fate of the Lyonese, whose galactic empire is crumbling before the assaults of a new, younger race, the H'vani. The champion of the empire and its home-world of Ericon is the ...

Nysa appeared mysteriously with a request of Northwest Smith

A gripping tale of the planet Mars and the terrible monstrosity that called its victims to it from afar--a tale of Northwest Smith…

A mysterious warrior woman approaches Northwest Smith, with a tantalizing proposition, "Come with me to the green hills of earth in the distant past of 1500."

A short vignette about Northwest Smith

Northwest Smith gets a new client who draws him into the jungle and the web of Yvala…

**The first woman protagonist of the sword-and-sorcery genre, the strong and defiant Jirel of JoiryA Penguin Classics Hardcover**In the pages of Weird Tales, which introduced readers to the writings of some of the most legendary authors in the speculative genre, one heroine’s name stood out from the rest with her bravery and fierceness: Jirel of Joiry. With fiery red hair, lion-yellow eyes, and a mighty two-handed sword, Jirel’s quick wit and defiant demea...

**The first woman protagonist of the sword-and-sorcery genre, the strong and defiant Jirel of JoiryA Penguin Classics Hardcover**In the pages of Weird Tales, which introduced readers to the writings of some of the most legendary authors in the speculative genre, one heroine’s name stood out from the rest with her bravery and fierceness: Jirel of Joiry. With fiery red hair, lion-yellow eyes, and a mighty two-handed sword, Jirel’s quick wit and defiant demea...

A classic, post-apocalyptic vision of America created by C. L. Moore, an undisputed master of science fiction's golden age.In the wake of a nuclear war, the totalitarian system known as Comus has restored order in a shattered America. Comus controls every aspect of American life, from communications to transportation to law enforcement, but cracks are beginning to show: rumors of a rebellion in California are brewing, and Comus's leadership is aging. History is at ...

The Tree of Life is a classic science fiction novelette by Catherine L. Moore (pen name C. L. Moore). This is a great story, offering a good sampling of Moore's "Weird Tales" output from the 1930's. C. L. Moore wrote alongside her husband, Harry Kuttner. The two became acquainted after Kuttner wrote her a letter, thinking (due to her pen name) that she was a man. Going by her initials was largely a practical matter; at the time Catherine Moore was writing, there was a strong prejudice that...

This issue, we have 10 great reads—a classic fantasy novel, a classic detective novel, original mysteries from Hal Charles, Gordon Linzner, and Dan Crosby, original fantasy and science fiction from John M. Floyd and Bud Pharo, classics from C.L. Moore and Clare Winger Harris, and a brand new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. Good stuff.He...

Praised by H.P. Lovecraft as a "magnificent" debut, C.L. Moore's first story is still one of the most famous and enduring tales in science fiction.Passing through the streets of Lakkdarol, the newest human colony on Mars, Northwest Smith witnesses a bizarre sight: a young woman, clad in scarlet, being chased by a mob chanting "Shambleau! Shambleau!" As beautiful as she is frightened, Northwest shields her from death at the hands of the mob, but alone in his quarters, she reveals how...