Urban Books’ popular Around the Way Girls series is back, bringing readers more dramatic tales about the lives of some tough, resourceful women who can hold their own when things get rough on the streets.Growing up poor and biracial, Shannon never quite fit in. Not truly accepted by either side of her family, the confused teenager turns to the one thing that loves her back unconditionally—the streets. With a bottle of liquor at her side and a worthless mentality in tow, Shannon all...

The Tree of Life explores the dangers and mysteries of the universe through the adventures of a space-faring rogue as he encounters ancient ruins on Mars. The story delves into the tension between civilization and primal forces, illustrating the contrast between human curiosity and the terrifying unknown. As the protagonist navigates a Martian temple, he uncovers the dark secret of a priestess connected to a powerful, monstrous entity. The narrative examines the complex dynamics of beauty,...

Every year, supporting members of WorldCon (one of the largest speculative fiction conventions on the planet) nominate their favorite stories first published during the previous year for the prestigious Hugo Awards, the top six most popular of which make the final ballot in each category. Those works that do not make the final ballot are colloquially referred to as "the long list." This anthology series aims to show those amazing works a little more of the spotlight and, hopefully, share t...

Short stories by a pioneering female author who went on to become a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.This anthology includes some of C.L. Moore's best-known and most beloved tales, including:"Shambleau"First published in Weird Tales, Moore's bizarre, imaginative, and wildly acclaimed debut features space outlaw Northwest Smith and his meeting on Mars with a strange young lady whose turban hides a terrif...

Meet the iconic space outlaw who "could be Han Solo's grandfather," in these stories by a pioneer of Golden Age science fiction ( SF Signal).First published in Weird Tales in the early 1930s, C.L. Moore's Northwest Smith stories, especially "Shambleau," were hailed as some of the most imaginative and vivid science fiction stories ever to come out of the golden age of sci-fi. At a time when women were heavily underrepresented in the genre, Moore wa...

A short vignette about Northwest Smith

Nysa appeared mysteriously with a request of Northwest Smith

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

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 ...

Song In A Minor Key by C. L. Moore.

**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...

Almost twenty years ago, the faculty members of the Department of Pharmacol ogy at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine developed a review book of medical pharmacology in response to requests from our second year medical students who were preparing to sit for the Part I examination of the National Board of Medical Examiners. The students expressed a need for an organized approach to cope with the volume of basic science curricular material presented during the first two years. Th...