Eric Baldwin is the Federation's premier exologist, a specialist in all manner of alien life forms -- and one of Captain Picard's oldest, most trusted friends. But Baldwin's discoveries have made him enemies across the galaxy, and now he wants Picard to help him by erasing all traces of his existence. but Picard soon finds himself with little time to worry about Baldwin's problems. For the U.S.S. Enterprise™. has suddenly become a strange and dangerous place -- a ship where assassins lurk in every corner, and even old trusted friends are not what they seem. Threats all masterminded by the strangest race of aliens Picard and his crew have yet encountered...
He called himself Zoot Marlowe, said he’d just blown in from Cay City, but even the wacked out surfer dudes could tell that the four-foot detective with the giant schnoz was from somewhere out of their world. Still, he could throw a mean frisbee and he said he was a private eye, and when someone decided to smash and trash all the surfing robots in Malibu just days before the biggest surfing contest of the year, Zoot was the only being around willing to track the bot beaters down. But Zoot didn’t know just how widespread a conspiracy he was about to run up against. For this first case of his Earthly career would see him taking on everything from the Malibu cops to Samurai robots; motorcycle madmen to talking gorillas; and a misplaced mistress of genetic manipulation! "Gilden proves that you can write first-rate humorous science fiction." —Science Fiction Chronicle
The Starship Trap En route to an important diplomatic reception the U.S.S. Enterprise™suddenly is set upon by a Klingon warship. The unprovoked assault, Kirk discovers, is in response to what the Klingon ship's captain claims are recent Federation attacks on several Klingon vessels which have disappeared. Managing to secure a truce, Captain Kirk reaches the reception only to find out it is not just Klingon ships that are disappearing, but Federation vessels, Romulan Birds of Prey, and ships from almost every known race are vanishing without a trace. Now, Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise must determine the fate of the missing ships before the entire known galaxy is drawn into a deadly conflict.
It should be a routine mission for Space Academy Cadets Raymond Hunt and Longwood Jan. Fly their System Guard scout ship to an asteroid called the Nugget, pick up Doctor Eignbergen and his newest invention from his isolated lab, and ferry him back to Earth-what could go wrong? When Doctor Eignbergen shows Hunt and Jan what he and his assistant have been working on for the past ten years, they can hardly believe it: a time machine! Along with rescued space prospector Bernadette Garley, Hunt and Jan accidentally trigger the machine and end up on Earth in 1955, where they must stop Garley from changing history and destroying the System Guard before it even begins!
In the house with two front doors, Watson Congruent's father sells souvenirs from the long-canceled TV show, The Adventures of Captain Conquer, and is also trying to build an actual "motivator," the device that powered the Captain's huge spaceship. And then one day Watson comes home from school to find both his house and father--vanished! With the help of some eccentric Captain Conquer fans, including the man with forty pounds of brains in his nose, Watson sets out to find his father--and not so incidentally, to save the world from an alien invasion. A great science fiction adventure for young adults--of all ages!
Danny Keegan and his monster pals are thrilled when their old friend Zelda Bella turns up as the satr of the new TV show "Mother Scary's Matinee". But weird Arthur Debarber and his Monster Mashers are determined to see Mother Scary off the air and deported to Rumania.
This stellar collection of Jewish science fiction and fantasy carries on in the tradition of its companion volume—the enduring classic Wandering Stars—breaking new ground with every story. Trouble with mothers; invading aliens and demons; the arrival of the long-awaited Messiah ... all these phenomena and more are tackled in these tales from a creative group of extraordinary writers. We go to the edges of the universe, finding humor, pain and humanity in the unlikeliest of places and situations. Filled with wit, vigor and sharp insight, this is a fantastic feast for the imagination that will intrigue and delight everyone who picks it up, Jew and non-Jew alike.
Following strange instructions that come in the mail, fourteen-year-old Rodney meets two furry aliens who are collecting artifacts for an intergalactic museum, the House of Amazement on Hutzenklutz Station.
They're Back! Unlimited Series drivers qualify in pairs, and Charger is up against a driver who plays surprisingly rough. When the time trial is over, Charger discovers that the other driver is the same guy who ambushed him at the Fuel Center a few days earlier. Soaked in strange, potent chemicals, Charger's opponent is stronger and meaner than ever! Charger isn't the only Fastex driver who is confronted by an old enemy. Flyer once stopped Brock Vanleer from manufacturing a dangerous nerve gas he was selling to the highest bidder. Now Vanleer is back with an unbeatable plan of revenge--to turn the Motorsphere into a gigantic bomb! But the worst is yet to come. During a big race, the Team Fastex engines suddenly burst into flames! Every car on the track billows smoke-every car except those driven by Team Rexcor. When Spitfire discovers that something's wrong with the fuel, Team Fastex hurries to the Fuel Center to prevent nothing less than the destruction of Now Motor City! From out of nowhere, a villain who is not quite human attacks. Team Fastex defeated him before--can they do it again?
In the tradition of the old Ace Doubles (flip the book over to read the second title), here's the nineteenth Wildside Mystery Double. THE QUEEN OF DIAMONDS: A PSYCHOLOGICAL MYSTERY, by Tracey Landau. Leslie Adams doesn't often get angry, upset, or worried. So when Molly, his sister, first disappeared, Les kept calm and used his head. When he was nearly killed in a house explosion while searching for his sister, well, that rattled him a bit, but still Les kept his wits about him. Now the police are blaming him for the explosion, as well as a botched robbery in which a woman was killed. His schizophrenia is becoming a problem, he's being stalked by a mysterious woman that may or may not exist, and his siblings are questioning his sanity. Understandably, Les is feeling a bit stressed, but he has everything under control. More than that, his delusions are the key to discovering the truth about the robbery and his sister's disappearance. At least, that's what he hopes. The crime debut of a startling new writer! THE LUCKY DUCK AFFAIR: A TALE OF MYSTERY, by Mel Gilden. In need of a vacation, private detective Amos True and his companion, Polly St. Jough, accept an invitation to relax aboard Otto Laird's slightly illegal gambling ship, the Lucky Duck. Joining them are movie starlet Clair de Lune, enthusiastic writer Ruth Booth, and a number of other suspicious characters. But True soon learns about Laird's ulterior motive for inviting him and Polly out to sea. The Lucky Duck has become haunted by the ghost of Captain Henry Robbins, a smuggler who years ago commanded the ship. When first one guest and then another is murdered, the ghost of Captain Robbins is the main suspect. Can Amos, with the help of Polly, uncover the real culprit? Another great off-beat mystery by the author of Dangerous Hardboiled Magicians!
In need of a vacation, private detective Amos True and his companion, Polly St. Jough, accept an invitation to relax aboard Otto Laird's slightly illegal gambling ship, the Lucky Duck. Joining them are movie starlet Clair de Lune, enthusiastic writer Ruth Booth, and a number of other suspicious characters. But True soon learns about Laird's ulterior motive for inviting him and Polly out to sea. The Lucky Duck has become haunted by the ghost of Captain Henry Robbins, a smuggler who years ago commanded the ship. When first one guest and then another is murdered, the ghost of Captain Robbins is the main suspect. Can Amos, with the help of Polly, uncover the real culprit? Another great off-beat mystery by the author of Dangerous Hardboiled Magicians!
Based on the popular TV show, this series boasts an average sell-through in excess of 73 percent. With college just around the corner, Steve gets the use of a Malibu beach house--the perfect place for the best of parties for the 90210 gang. On their own, with the future wide open, they will never be the same. me.
M IS FOR MONSTER MONSTERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE FIFTH GRADE! Danny Keegan wants his fifth grade class to be different and, well, exciting. But when he meets four new kids who give new meaning to the term "weird" he realizes he's in for more excitement than he bargained for!! There's C.D. Bitesky, who has sharp little fangs and a pet bat named Spike . . . Howie Wolfner who gets pretty hairy whenever it rains . . . and Elisa and Frankie Stein, sister and brother, who insist the metal shafts sticking out of their necks are just braces--the result of an auto accident. Danny's sister Barbara says his new friends should go back to whatever nightmare they came from. But Danny thinks he's in for a frighteningly good time. He just hopes fifth grade won't be his last! WELCOME TO P.S. 13!
Blubb, an imaginary friend, Duf, and Harv find the evil Lowell and find themselves in the 18th century on a pirate ship fighting it out for real treasury.
While the Walsh family tries to make the best of a California Christmas, Dylan struggles to forgive his father and Donna wrestles with her romantic feelings for David.
Lowell Gravenstien, Evil Genius, Strikes Again! This time he plans to take over the city and turn it into his Stronghold of Evil. And to make his fiendish plan work, he's got a morphing machine that can turn him into someone else in a snap! It's a good thing hero-in-training Sidney Agenda and his pals Harv and Daf have a few tricks of their own -- like Blubb, who's a morphing machine himself. He can change into anything. Because when Lowell Gravenstien starts using his secret inventions to gain control of the city, they'll need Blubb's morphing magic -- and a lot more!
The Keegan family attic is full of forgotten treasures--including a weird statue of a dinosaur, and when the dinosaur's eye falls out, everyone's luck changes for the worse.
Based on Fox's hit show created by Darren Star. With lots of laughs and a few tears, the Walsh twins and their totally together friends make their way through their senior year of high school. Eight pages of photos.
By following Internet instructions from his dead mother to complete a task left undone by her, Jason uncovers a mysterious organization intent on selling immortality.
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