A woman and the world's toughest swimming challenge: Ocean's Seven – alone through the most dangerous straits worldwide: from the English Channel to New Zealand's Cook Strait. After years of training, multiple world record holder Nathalie Pohl has fulfilled her big dream and became the first German woman to swim across all seven straits. She fights her way through marathon distances in the sea for up to 15 hours at a time – against strong currents and high waves, in shark waters, at night ...

Frederik Pohl was an influential writer and editor. As an editor he won three Hugo awards for best professional magazine. As a writer he won four Hugo Awards and three Nebulas. Pohl was awarded the title of Grand Master by the Science fiction Writers of America and is a member of the Science Fiction Hall of fame. Collected here are a novel and five stories that helped Pohl carve his name onto the science fiction field. His stories are imaginative and powerful. Included here are 'Preferred ...

Frederik Pohl was one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time, with a career that spanned 7 decades (and won him every major award in the field). Included are ten of his classic novels and short stories:PLAGUE OF PYTHONSTHE DAY OF THE BOOMER DUKESMY LADY GREENSLEEVESTHE TUNNEL UNDER THE WORLDPYTHIASSEARCH THE SKY (written with C. M. Kornbluth)THE HATEDTHE KNIGHTS OF ARTHURSURVIVAL KITPREFERRED RISK (written ...

An LGBTQ YA "sci-fi romp" (Kirkus), The Last 8 is a thrilling high-stakes survival story about the last eight teenagers left on Earth after aliens attack, praised as "An extravaganza of nonstop action" (School Library Journal)Extinction was just the beginning…Clover Martinez has always been a survivor, which is the reason she isn't among the dead when aliens invade and destroy Earth as she knows it.Clover ...

He gave me information before he died, and I had no trouble locating the spot I wanted. I waited till dark before landing a few hundred yards from the war-dome. Then I hid my space-drive suit in a cluster of ancient trees and walked into the building that housed the most murderous weapon of all time. The sentry challenged me, of course, but I was ready for him. After a quick look at my stolen credentials he sheathed his ray pistol.

Arthur made it alive through the Third World War. Well, if you can call a computer brain alive. He's not much more than a suitcase and a typewriter, but he has skills, skills that a lot of people want and need in a post-apocalyptic world. So he and his friends are on the run. But is there anywhere safe for them to run to?

After space, there was always one more river to cross . . . the far side of hatred and murder!

It was a pleasant little town in the Northeast. It had never been hurricane country. When they heard that Diane was coming, they couldn’t really believe it would harm them. And the hurricane itself didn’t touch them.But the rains caused by the hurricane ravaged their little town as viciously as the worst artillery attack could have done.This is a powerful and tremendously graphic novel of people trapped in that town: and how they learned what a flood really means.An...

This guard smelled trouble and it could be counted on to come - for a nose for trouble was one of the many talents bred here! Frederik Pohl delights in this fascinating science fiction story, revealing a quality and depth of writing unmatchable!

Conspiracy on Callisto by Frederik Pohl is a thrilling science fiction adventure that immerses readers in a world of interplanetary intrigue, hidden agendas, and high-stakes tension. Pohl masterfully constructs a narrative set against the distant and mysterious backdrop of Callisto, where danger lurks beneath the surface and trust is a rare commodity. The story unfolds with gripping momentum, pulling readers into a complex web of secrets that could alter t...

Two thousand years after Pompeii's destruction, a thriller of upheaval—volcanic and political—as only SF Grandmaster Frederik Pohl can write it!With a keen eye for the humanity in any situation, science fiction icon Frederik Pohl has crafted a compelling new novel of a not-too-distant future we can only hope is merely science fiction.When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. it gave so little warning that Pompeiians were caught unawares, and many bodies were p...

Thom Ra risks everything for a single chance at a better life. To earn the citizenship rank that will allow him to marry the woman he loves, he accepts a mission few travelers survive: journey into the deep past and uncover the truth behind the legendary War of Annihilation.The past is supposed to be untouchable. Change even a small event and the traveler becomes stranded forever in a new branch of time. Yet when Ra arrives at the decisive moment of the war, the weapon before him d...