From Metropolis to the pre-Technicolor Oz, take a fantastical journey through the wildest frontiers of the silent films of the silver screen.Ancient Rockets brings you the earliest (and cheesiest) special effects, the best and worst directors, the tour de forces and the utter trainwrecks. Forty-nine cinematic odysseys will take you on A Trip to the Moon and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, swinging upon jungle vines with Tarzan and into the terrifying laboratory of D...

"A compulsive page-turner that can keep even the most restrained reader on the edge of anticipation from beginning to end. Highly recommended." —BookreporterThe Botanist Mendoza is stranded in the distant past with only her experiments on corn cultivars to pass the time. Such is the punishment for immortals who defy the Company, as she did when she killed six mortal men for the murder of her lover, Edward—who, though he didn’t remember their past,...

Kage Baker, celebrated creator of the Company novels and the standout collection Mother Aegypt, now brings together pirates, primates, eldritch horrors, maritime ghosts, and much more in Dark Mondays.This captivating new collection of fantastic short fiction is sure to cement her reputation as one of the most original storytellers working in the fantasy and speculative fiction genres today.Whether spinning tales of the mysterious young woman and the dreadf...

“With each story, Baker effectively places her characters within the tides of history and emotion.” —Publishers WeeklyDo you want a jewel worn by Cleopatra, an original Shakespeare folio, or the combined genes of Socrates and Marilyn Monroe? Dr. Zeus can make your dreams come true.The Company, a powerful corporate entity in the twenty-fourth century, has discovered a nearly foolproof recipe for success: immortal employees and time travel. It specia...

**“Wise, sad, sometimes wildly funny—no Company fan will want to miss Baker’s rousing, astonishing conclusion.” —Kirkus ReviewsJuly 8, 2355 . . . the day the Silence falls, an event after which no time traveler has ever been able to venture . . . and from which no communications have ever come back to the past. Is it an immortal cyborg rebellion, as mortals within the Company fear? Or do the mortal masters of the Company exterminate the cyborgs they no longer need...

"Baker's characterizations are robust and detailed, as is her development of the historical setting . . . [Readers] will recognize in Baker a fantasist of considerable promise." —Publishers WeeklyThe Dr. Zeus Company, working from the twenty-fourth century, finds orphans in the past and makes them immortal, training them to preserve lost treasure, cultural artifacts, and extinct life forms for the future—and for profit. Mendoza is one of those orphans, rescued from...

"Kage Baker's stories and novels of the mysterious organization that controls time travel, The Company, have made her famous in SF. So has her talent for clever dialogue and pointed social commentary with a light touch. “Ms. Baker is the best thing to happen to modern science fiction since Connie Willis or Dan Simmons. She mixes adventure, history and societal concerns in just the right amount, creating an action-packed but thoughtful read.” —The Dallas Morning News

"Like a brisk October wind, these 13 stories blow clear and cold, bringing with them unusual landscapes, brilliant colors, multilayered shadows, and haunting characters. They challenge from the first page with insights and concepts sure to win inquiring, thoughtful, imaginative minds . . . Listen closely, and perhaps you will hear the collective sigh of delight from intelligent lovers of fantasy the world over. A book to savor." —Paula Luedtke, BooklistA s...

"By turns hilarious, terrifying, sad, and provocative, and always utterly intriguing. If there’s a better time-travel series out there, go find it." —Kirkus ReviewsFacilitator Joseph has been questioning his place in the Dr. Zeus Company since the Botanist Mendoza, who he loves like a daughter, was disappeared by the Company in 1863. With Literature Specialist Lewis, who also loves Mendoza, he makes it his mission to discover what happened to her. ...

". . . [and a] deliciously wicked platform for satirizing past, present and all-too-likely future human frailties. . . ." —Publishers Weekly"Agreeably subversive, sometimes hilarious." —Kirkus ReviewsIn his twenty thousand years as a Company agent, Facilitator Joseph has been a priest in Egypt, a secretary to a Roman senator and a legionary, was in Byzantium for the Crusades, and rescued the Botanist Mendoza from the Spanish Inquisition. Bu...

“. . . An astonishing and thoroughly satisfying installment. What's more, Baker's overall concept and rationale, flawlessly sustained through five books, grows ever more spellbinding and impressive." —Kirkus Reviews“Baker’s trademark mix of serious speculation and black humor informs this solid addition to her time-travel series.” —Publishers WeeklyThe Company created immortals to preserve cultural artifacts, extinct anima...

**“Aneccentric and often very funny fantasy . . . Baker piles on such delights for anyone who wants more from fantasy than an epic journey to battle evil.” —Denver Post"If you’ve liked Baker’s previous work, or even if you haven’t yet seen it, give this a shot . . . Fun, interesting, nicely characterized and clever.” —San Diego Union-Tribune**Before the Riders came to their remote valley the Yendri led a tranquil pastoral life. When the Riders conquered an...