Harry Harrison
Author
Series
Hammer and the cross volume 1
Publisher
T. Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
865 A.D. Warring kings rule over the British Isles, but the Church rules over the kings, threatening all who oppose them with damnation. Only the dreaded Vikings of Scandinavia do not fear the priests.
Shef, the bastard son of a Norse raider and a captive English lady, is torn by divided loyalties and driven by strange visions that seem to come from Odin himself. A smith and warrior, he alone dares to imagine new weapons and tactics with which to...
Author
Series
West of Eden volume Book 3
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
"Harrison's conclusion to his alternate prehistory of Earth excels in its detailed depiction of an alien civilization that might have been." -Library Journal
Harry Harrison's Return to Eden, the third book in the West of Eden trilogy, is an adventerous sci-fi tale set in an alternative prehistoric universe, from the bestselling and award-winning author of innumerable novels and stories.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without...
Author
Series
West of Eden volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Description
A new ice age threatens Earth. Facing extinction, the dinosaurs must employ their mastery of biology to reconquer human territory swiftly. Desperately, Kerrick launches an arduous quest to rally a final defense for humankind. With his beloved wife and young son, he heads north to the land of the whale hunters, east into the enemy's stronghold, and south to a fateful reckoning with destiny.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without...
Author
Series
Stainless Steel Rat volume 9
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Slippery Jim diGriz, alias the Stainless Steel Rat, the galaxy's greatest thief and con artist, returns in his most devilish caper yet.
DiGriz is strenuously fighting boredom on a ritzy pleasure planet when his beloved wife disappears while vising the Temple of Eternal Truth, an enigmatic institution that promises its patrons a sneak peek at Heaven--for a price.
Determined to get his wife back, diGriz takes on the Temple. He thinks he's ready for...
5) West of Eden
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1984
Language
English
Description
Sixty-five million years ago, a disastrous cataclysm eliminated three quarters of all life on Earth. Overnight, the age of dinosaurs ended. The age of mammals had begun.
But what if history had happened differently? What if the reptiles had survived to evolve intelligent life?
In West of Eden, bestselling author Harry Harrison has created a rich, dramatic saga of a world where the descendents of the dinosaurs struggled with a clan of humans in a...
Author
Series
Stainless Steel Rat volume 3
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[1972]
Language
English
Description
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Author
Series
Hammer and the cross volume 2
Publisher
T. Doherty Assoc
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
A craftsman, visionary, and warrior, Shef has risen from slavery to become king of a mighty Viking nation. But his growing kingdom menaces all of Europe, and he has made many powerful enemies.
Chief among his enemies are the Knights of the Lance, a fanatical order of soldiers sworn to bring Shef down, no matter what the cost. To defeat Shef, they will go to extraordinary lengths to find the sacred spear of Christ--and resurrect the Holy Roman Empire.
Driven...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A detective hunts down a killer in a dystopian, overpopulated NYC in this classic science fiction novel that inspired the film Soylent Green.
Originally published in 1966, Make Room! Make Room! imagines a world at the end of the twentieth century where Earth is so overwhelmed by rampant population growth that it teeters on the edge of self-destruction. In New York City alone, thirty-five million people are squeezed...
Originally published in 1966, Make Room! Make Room! imagines a world at the end of the twentieth century where Earth is so overwhelmed by rampant population growth that it teeters on the edge of self-destruction. In New York City alone, thirty-five million people are squeezed...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cosmos Books
Pub. Date
2008, c1962
Language
English
Description
Planet of the Damned is a science fiction novel by Harry Harrison, published in 1962. The story is set on the planet Pyrrus, which is known for its extreme and deadly environment. The planet is inhabited by several intelligent species, including the deadly and aggressive pyrrans. The story follows the journey of a group of humans, led by a man named Brion Brandd, who have come to Pyrrus to study its unique flora and fauna. However, they soon find...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Adult teens think they're ready to live on their own, but are they?
Will they know how to pick a good room mate? Buy a car? Create a budget and actually live on one? From changing the oil to applying for jobs, best-selling author Harry H. Harrison, Jr. has compiled the definitive book for preparing your teen to live on their own. Or else they might come back!
19) Soylent green
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A New York detective and his scholarly colleague in the resource-poor world of 2022 discover the true ingredients of the food substitute Soylent, while investigating a murder.