Homer.
1) The Iliad
2) The Odyssey
3) Rocket Boys
“A message of hope in an age of cynicism. . . . Perhaps we all have something to learn from a half-dozen boys who dared to reject all limitations . . . and resolved to send dreams roaring...
Science fiction fans, settle in for a gripping interplanetary adventure. In The Emancipatrix, brilliant researcher Dr. Kinney jets off on yet another fact-finding trip—and finds himself face-to-face with a scientific conundrum. This thought-provoking and prescient tale is sure to please connoisseurs of golden-age SF.
After getting his start as a writer of screenplays for silent movies, Homer Eon Flint turned to the then-nascent genre of science fiction, penning a number of influential short stories and novels in the process. Fans of golden-era sci-fi will delight in the pleasures of Flint's imaginative and tightly plotted The Devolutionist and The Emancipatrix.
Homer Eon Flint was a pioneering science fiction author who was a master of the short story. In this matched set of tales featuring the intrepid scientist Dr. Kinney, a research team travels to two planets—one dead and barren, one vibrant and flourishing—to learn the secrets of each.
13) Crater
A mining colony on the moon. A teen sent on a deadly mission. And a secret bigger than two worlds. It's the 22nd Century. A tough, pioneering people mine the moon for Helium-3 to produce energy for a desperate, war-torn Earth. Sixteen-year old Crater Trueblood loves his job as a Helium-3 miner. But when he saves a fellow miner, his life changes forever. Impressed by his heroism, the owner of the mine orders Crater to undertake a dangerous mission.
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