Alan - Libros y biografía

Rejuvenation for the millions—or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year? Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the...

An indestructible alien had found its way aboard the hospital ship. Their orders were simple: destroy it. But how do you destroy an indestructible being? And even if you can figure out how, should you?

It was nearly sundown when Ravdin eased the ship down into the last slow arc toward the Earth's surface. Stretching his arms and legs, he tried to relax and ease the tension in his tired muscles. Carefully,...

It was a proud day when Dr. Chauncey Patrick Coffin announced that he had discovered a cure for the common cold. But in the end, would the cure be worse than the affliction?

Tam returns home to Earth after years of working in space. But Tam is a Sharkie, and on Earth Sharkies need not apply. Refused service in restaurants and other establishments, and unable to find employment,...

The Secretary of State has died and Tom Shandor discovers that the Secretary requested that he put together his official biography for national consumption. Shandor has no idea why he's been chosen for...

Alan E. Norse was a leading science fiction author during the tail end of the Golden Age. His stories have stood the test of time and continue to entertain and enthrall generation after generation of...

What was the mystery of this great ship from the dark, deep reaches of space? For, within its death-filled chambers was the avenue of life! Will the crew bring the ship home, or perhaps use it to free...

In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic? Alan E. Nourse was a prolific golden age science fiction author.

Short story written by American science fiction author and physician, Alan E. Nourse.

All Flicker wanted was a chance to make the aliens understand. All the aliens wanted was a chance to kill him while they could. But there were things about Flicker that they hadn't counted on...

When Greg and Tom Hunter learn of their father's accidental death during his exploration of the asteroid belt, they are certain that it was no accident. They know that Jupiter Equilateral, a mining corporation,...

When Roger Strang found that someone was killing his son—killing him horribly and often—he started investigating. He wasn't prepared for the results, nor was he prepared for the results of another investigation—this...

Zeckler was a con-man, a human con-man. But he had no idea what he was up against when he decided to try to outwit the Altairians, an alien race that believes telling the truth is a weakness. Really he...

Four men set out to prove their mettle by crossing the bright side of Mercury when it is closest to the sun. A feat which no one has ever done and survived. The odds are against them and they will need...

Being two men rolled out of one would solve my problems—but which one would I be?

It was nearly winter when the ship arrived. Pete Farnam never knew if the timing had been planned that way or not. It might have been coincidence that it came just when the colony was predicting its first...

The Pale Blue Collection consists of fables, parables, tales, and verse. Pale blue lives, reminiscent of Carl Sagan's image of Earth as a pale blue dot. Our lives, large as they are to us, are short stories...

Rosary is the treasured prayer of the Church. Praying the Rosary together, families have been built up in love and piety. In the Catholic spiritual tradition, the first prayers that children babble are...

My fables are less like Aesop, more like Brothers Grimm meet Winnie the Pooh. Life is hard, but rich with moments of wonderment. Fables tell us a bit about both. They tell us about ourselves.Owlbert,...

Dray Prescot is on the subcontinent of Balintol where he has the task of uniting the disparate countries so that all Paz can defend itself against the predatory, fish-headed Shanks from the other side...

From joy to bewilderment, somewhere out in the western Maine woods Sabrina awakens within a cabin's bedroom; kidnapped, confined, and confronting an ailing man named Hendricks who requires her remarkable...

For too long the iron legions of the evil empress of Hamal have devastated the neighboring lands and islands of Kregen. Under the twin suns of Antares, that planet of marvels has been made a scene of...

Dray Prescot's fighting comrade, Seg, is the finest archer in two worlds. Seg is a wild and reckless fellow, courageous in the face of any adversity, and this is the account of his greatest challenge....

Looking for a real-life inspirational read? Look no further than Thirteen Broken Biscuits. Born into poverty in the early 1950s in Manchester, the author's childhood was tough to say the least. The family...

Number....Fall, 1941, beyond gates which said Arbeit Macht Frei, stumbling, herded across empty railroad tracks.The train on which we arrived, and some of us died, was behind us. The harsh voices of you-and-you-and-no!-not-you...

The civil war between the tris and the oligarchs continues. However, Muriel convinces Jot that the tris cannot defeat a powerful Fel through violence. They devise a non-violent strategy derived from the...

"The Seven Stages of Mindfulness"In a world filled with distractions and constant demands, finding inner peace has never been more crucial."The Seven Stages of Mindfulness" is your comprehensive guide...

Deceptively simple, Wonderment makes postcards of big ideas. It visualizes through humour and examples, rather than burying big ideas under maths and charts. This might be how Hemingway would have taught...

Dear Reader,What do you get when you combine a greedy Great Tsar, his two cheating, bullying older sons, his youngest esser (shh! no saying that aloud) son, stolen gold apples, a Firebird quest, A. Wolfe...