Leigh
Brackett
1915 - 1978
Leigh Brackett, although best known
for her fantasy and science fiction, also wrote mystery novels and
Hollywood screenplays, most notably "The Big Sleep" (1945), "Rio Bravo"
(1958) and "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) She received the Hugo award
posthumously for this in 1981. The last was a departure for Brackett,
since until then, all of her science fiction had been in the form of
novels and short stories rather than screenplays.
John Eric Stark
The Secret of Sinharat
Eric John Stark: Outlaw of Mars
Skaith
The Ginger Star
The Ginger Star
The Hounds of Skaith
The Reavers of Skaith
Shadows Over Mars/Nemisis From Terra
Novels
The Starmen/The Galactic Breed/The Starmen of Llydris
Collections
The Halfling and Other Stories
The Dancing Girl of Ganymede
The Citadel of Lost Ages
All the Colors of the Rainbow
The Shadows
Enchantress of Venus
The Lake of the Gone Forever
The Halfling
Best of Leigh Brackett
Jewel of Bas
Vanishing Venusians
Veil of Astellar
Moon that Vanished
Enchantress of Venus
Woman from Altair
Last Days of Shandakor
Shannach - The Last
The Tweener
The Queer Ones
Martian Quest: The Early Brackett
Martian Quest
The Treasure of Ptakuth
The Tapestry Gate
The Stellar Legion
The Demons of Darkside
Water Pirate
Interplanetary Reporter
The Dragon-Queen of Jupiter
Lord of the Earthquake
No Man’s Land in Space
A World Is Born
Retreat to the Stars
Child of the Green Light
The Sorcerer of Rhiannon
Child of the Sun
Out of the Sea
Cube from Space
Outpost on Io
The Halfling
The Citadel of Lost Ships
Sea Kings of Mars and Otherworldly Stories
The Sorcerer of Rhiannon
The Jewel of Bas
Terror Out of Space
Lorelei of the Red Mist w/ Ray Bradbury
The Moon That Vanished
Sea-Kings of Mars
Queen of the Martian Catacombs
Enchantress of Venus
Black Amazon of Mars
The Last Days of Shandakor
The Tweener
The Road to Sinharat
Lorelei of the Red Mist: Planetary Romances
The Blue Behemoth
Thralls of the Endless Night
The Jewel of Bas
The Veil of Astellar
Terror Out of Space
The Vanishing Venusians
Lorelei of the Red Mist w/ Ray Bradbury
The Moon That Vanished
The Beast-Jewel of Mars
Quest of the Starhope
The Lake of the Gone Forever
The Dancing Girl of Ganymede
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1915 - 1978
Leigh Brackett, although best known
for her fantasy and science fiction, also wrote mystery novels and
Hollywood screenplays, most notably "The Big Sleep" (1945), "Rio Bravo"
(1958) and "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) She received the Hugo award
posthumously for this in 1981. The last was a departure for Brackett,
since until then, all of her science fiction had been in the form of
novels and short stories rather than screenplays.Leigh Douglass
Brackett was born in Los Angeles, California.
In 1946, Leigh Brackett married science fiction author Edmond Hamilton, and may well have had a positive influence on the quality of his own writing, given that the characters in his own Captain Future series became more complex after the marriage. In the same year, Planet Stories published one of Brackett's most influential short fiction works, the novella Lorelei of the Red Mist, a collaboration with Ray Bradbury.
Brackett's critically most acclaimed science fiction novels are The Sword of Rhiannon (1953) and The Long Tomorrow (1955). The former is most memorable for its vivid description of Mars before its oceans evaporated. The latter describes an agrarian, deeply technophobic society that develops after a nuclear war, and is singled out for praise because of its more obvious relevance to the present rather than its stylistic merits.
In 1946, Leigh Brackett married science fiction author Edmond Hamilton, and may well have had a positive influence on the quality of his own writing, given that the characters in his own Captain Future series became more complex after the marriage. In the same year, Planet Stories published one of Brackett's most influential short fiction works, the novella Lorelei of the Red Mist, a collaboration with Ray Bradbury.
Brackett's critically most acclaimed science fiction novels are The Sword of Rhiannon (1953) and The Long Tomorrow (1955). The former is most memorable for its vivid description of Mars before its oceans evaporated. The latter describes an agrarian, deeply technophobic society that develops after a nuclear war, and is singled out for praise because of its more obvious relevance to the present rather than its stylistic merits.
John Eric Stark
 The Secret of Sinharat Ed Emshwiller |
 The People of the Talisman Ed Emshwiller |
 Eric John Stark: Outlaw of Mars Steve Ferris |
The Secret of Sinharat
Enter
Eric John Stark, adventurer, rebel, wildman. Raised on the
sun-soaked, savage world of Mercury, Stark lives among the people of
the civilized solar system, but his veneer of calm masks a warrior’s
spirit. In the murderous Martian Drylands the greatest criminals in the
galaxy hatch a conspiracy of red revolution. Stark’s involvement leads
to the forgotten ruins of the Martian Low Canals, an unlikely romance,
and a secret so potent it could shake the Red Planet to its core.
The People of
the TalismanEric John Stark: Outlaw of Mars
Skaith
 The Ginger Star Chris Achilleos |
 The Hounds of Skaith Chris Achilleos |
 The Reavers of Skaith/The Pillars of Skaith Chris Achilleos |
 The Book of Skaith Don Maitz |
The Ginger Star
When
Eric John Stark’s foster father Simon Ashton goes missing on the
barbaric planet of Skaith, the hard-bitten mercenary journeys to the
dying world intent on bringing him back, even if it means taking on an
entire civilization single-handed. Once there, however, he finds
himself at the center of a mysterious prophecy about the Dark Man from
another world, a symbol of hope to an oppressed people seeking freedom
in the stars. Accompanied by a small band of heroes, including a
beautiful prophetess, Stark must brave sadistic mobs, slavers,
telepathic hounds, cannibalistic wizards, and the genetically altered
remnants of the planet’s former civilization before finally confronting
the malicious Lords Protector in their citadel at Worldheart. But will
he arrive in time to save Ashton?
The Hounds of
SkaithStark
had killed the king-dog Flay on the plains of Worldheart. Now he
was the leader of the ferocious Northounds - nine great white beasts
that responded to his every command. But should they ever turn on him,
the hounds could prove more deadly than any enemy on that hostile
planet.
The Reavers of
SkaithBetrayed
and left to die on a savage planet, Stark and his
foster-father Simon Ashton must ally with cannibals and feral warriors
to topple an empire and bring an enslaved civilization to the stars.
But in fulfilling the prophecy, will Stark sacrifice that which he
values most?
The Book of
SkaithThe Ginger Star
The Hounds of Skaith
The Reavers of Skaith
 Shadows Over Mars/Nemisis From Terra Carlos Ochagavia |
 The Sword of Rhiannon John Schoenherr |
 The Coming of the Terrans Gray Morrow |
Shadows Over Mars/Nemisis From Terra
Rick
Urquhart was going to conquer the turmoil-ridden planet of
Mars. He was penniless and unknown, but there could be no doubt that he
would rule the Red Planet-the ancient Martian mystic had made the
prophecy, there was no way fate could cheat him of his prize.
But there were powerful interests on both Earth and Mars who didn't
believe in prophecies-and they were going to undo Rick's future before
it had a chance to begin....
The Sword of
RhiannonMatthew
Carse was a Martian archaeologist turned looter, selling
priceless historical relics for his own gain, until the sword of a
fallen god sent him hurtling back in time to a Mars still lush with
life. Captured by the cruel and beautiful princess of a degenerate
empire, Carse must ally with the rebellious Sea Kings and their strange
psychic allies in order to defeat the tyrannical people of the Serpent.
Yet even if he can conquer the enemy’s alien super-science, Carse still
faces an even greater danger—the dark god that lurks inside his own
skin.
The Coming of
the TerransA
dying planet, dried up and hostile--a planet of countless years and
countless mysteries. When the Terrans came, they found a world of
dead sea-bottoms, lost civilizations, and secretive tribes bitterly
resenting their intrusion on the fading glory of an ancient planet. The
Earthmen looked down upon the crumbling ruins of a brilliant culture,
and laughed at th e stories of invincible gods and forgotten magic
lingering in the forbidden cities of Jekkara, Barrakesh, Valkis. They
would not laugh for long.
Novels
 The Starmen/The Galactic Breed/The Starmen of Llydris Dean Ellis |
 The Long Tomorrow Darrell K Sweet |
 The Big Jump Jeff Jones |
 Alpha Centauri or Die! Carlos Ochagavia |
The Starmen/The Galactic Breed/The Starmen of Llydris
Michael
Trehearne had always been an outcast among his people on Earth.
He knew he was different . . . but he did not know how or why. Then one
day . . .a bewitchingly beautiful girl appeared and told him he had the
look of the Vardda -- those elite star travelers who alone could
withstand the rigors of intergalactic flight. Michael had to join them
. . . had to find his place in the universe at last. But it would not
be easy.
The Long TomorrowTwo
generations after the Destruction, rumors persisted about a secret
desert hideaway where scientists worked with dangerous machines and
where men plotted to revive the cities. Almost a continent away, Len
Coulter heard whisperings that fired his imagination. Then one day he
found a strange wooden box.
The
Big JumpStardrive!
Access to the farthest reaches of the Galaxy! Ballantyne
created and tested the new engines. Then he returned from the stars ...
alone and dying of radiation. Arch Comyn must find out what happened --
and to do that he must make the perilous journey himself, and come face
to face with the horrifying secret that awaits mankind.
Alpha
Centauri
or Die!Alpha
Centauri, the nearest star to the Solar System, only 4.3 light
years away. To Kirby and his followers it meant freedom - freedom from
the tyranny and repression of Earth's dictatorship. But that
freedom would have to be earned - the flight to Alpha Centauri would
mean five years jammed in the belly of an obsolete spaceship, five
years of praying that the food supply would last, five years of
fuighting off the Government ships sent to intercept them. And
if they did manage to reach the uinknown planets that were their goal,
what would they find? Freedom? Or a fate more terrible than they
could have faced on Earth?
Collections
 The Halfling and Other Stories Mel Odom |
 Best of Leigh Brackett Boris Vallejo |
 Martian Quest: The Early Brackett Virgil Finlay |
 Sea Kings of Mars and Otherworldly Stories Les Edwards |
 Lorelei of the Red Mist: Planetary Romances Frank Kelly Freas |
The Halfling and Other Stories
The Dancing Girl of Ganymede
The Citadel of Lost Ages
All the Colors of the Rainbow
The Shadows
Enchantress of Venus
The Lake of the Gone Forever
The Halfling
Best of Leigh Brackett
Jewel of Bas
Vanishing Venusians
Veil of Astellar
Moon that Vanished
Enchantress of Venus
Woman from Altair
Last Days of Shandakor
Shannach - The Last
The Tweener
The Queer Ones
Martian Quest: The Early Brackett
Martian Quest
The Treasure of Ptakuth
The Tapestry Gate
The Stellar Legion
The Demons of Darkside
Water Pirate
Interplanetary Reporter
The Dragon-Queen of Jupiter
Lord of the Earthquake
No Man’s Land in Space
A World Is Born
Retreat to the Stars
Child of the Green Light
The Sorcerer of Rhiannon
Child of the Sun
Out of the Sea
Cube from Space
Outpost on Io
The Halfling
The Citadel of Lost Ships
Sea Kings of Mars and Otherworldly Stories
The Sorcerer of Rhiannon
The Jewel of Bas
Terror Out of Space
Lorelei of the Red Mist w/ Ray Bradbury
The Moon That Vanished
Sea-Kings of Mars
Queen of the Martian Catacombs
Enchantress of Venus
Black Amazon of Mars
The Last Days of Shandakor
The Tweener
The Road to Sinharat
Lorelei of the Red Mist: Planetary Romances
The Blue Behemoth
Thralls of the Endless Night
The Jewel of Bas
The Veil of Astellar
Terror Out of Space
The Vanishing Venusians
Lorelei of the Red Mist w/ Ray Bradbury
The Moon That Vanished
The Beast-Jewel of Mars
Quest of the Starhope
The Lake of the Gone Forever
The Dancing Girl of Ganymede
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