Old Time Science Fiction

Science fiction at its literate best with every story a little gem. Authors include Jack London, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes) and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Giving up on her dreams. Giving in to a marriage of convenience. In the end, this was her path to forbidden love of a low-born con artist It’s the largest most luxurious airship ever built. Lina Brentwood only wished her father could actually be alive to see his designs take their inaugural flight. It’s with an even heavier heart that she takes this voyage since it is with her new fiance, the old Count of Nightford, who is anything but the man of her dreams. The only man less pleasing would be the Count’s son who unfortunately seems to ignore the fact that she is to be married to his ...

On Al Chaudhury’s 12th birthday his beloved Grandpa Byron gives him a letter from Al’s late father. In it Al receives a mission: travel back to 1984 in a secret time machine and save his father’s life.

When Belle touches the Beast's enchanted rose, memories flood through Belle's mind - memories of a mother she thought she would never see again. And, stranger still, she sees her mother is none other than the beautiful enchantress who cursed the castle and all its inhabitants. Shocked and confused, Belle and the Beast will have to unravel a dark mystery about their families that is 21 years in the making.

Old soldiers, comrades in arms - the Brigadier saw many fall during his years with UNIT, but perhaps none more tragically than those at Kreigskind. Called to help when a friend falls ill, how can Lethbridge-Stewart fight an enemy that can breach every defence? Written by: James Swallow. Directed by: Nigel Fairs.

An anthology of exceptional Science Fiction short stories. Volume 4: The Earth is a non-renewable resource, overpopulation is problematic, when only the war machines are left. Stories include "The Dwindling Sphere" by Willard Hawkins, "Billennium" by J. G. Ballard, and "Rust" by Joseph E. Kelleam.

An anthology of exceptional science-fiction short stories, Volume 3. Themes: It could happen to our Sun; to whom does the future belong? We attempt it because it's there. Contents: "N Day" by Philip Latham; "The Figure" by Edward Grendon; "Brightside Crossing" by Alan E. Nourse.

An anthology of exceptional Science Fiction short stories. Volume 5. Themes: Oops!; What if you're the only ram amongst the sheep?; Be wary of a corporate analyst.

Kotumikud are mysterious creatures who visit children in the spring, summer, and autumn when the elves are resting. They help toddlers with their everyday problems, boosting their confidence and encouraging them to follow their dreams. Kotumikud is an amazing book full of adventures, heart-warming life lessons, and fun characters. The story is simple and easy to listen to.

At the edge of the galaxy, the Ostmen kingdoms have built a great rift gate, capable of taking them further into space than ever before. The clock ticks down as these once mighty people prepare for a new exhilarating adventure. Sten and his family work tirelessly to bring the gate online, seize their moment in time and claim the future. But nothing could have prepared them for the war waiting on the other side. Fear begins to set in as a new and unfathomably powerful enemy emerges through the fires of the gate.

A time-twisting adventure full of fun and friendship from Leah It’s time to kick off a time-twisting adventure with the Wonder Team! Leah and her friends have been magically transported to the rainforests of Tanzania! Back in time and far away from home, the Wonder Team have to use all their skills to uncover the mysteries of the forest and find a way back to the present. But there's danger lurking in the rainforest. A gang of poachers are after the local chimpanze tribe, and it's up to Leah, Mimi, George and their new friend Bupe to find a way to save the animals from from capture.

Thirteen-year-old Charity can escape her unpleasant reality by stepping through the parlor closet of her mother’s new home, a mansion built in the 1800s. In her hometown of Talbot, New York, in the year 1880, she doesn’t have to worry about her depressed father skipping his medications or her mother flirting with her coworker. Instead, she gets to know the hatter’s son, who shows her a lifestyle of manners and pride. Few have ever accepted Charity’s old-fashioned ways…until now.

28 февраля 1986 год полиция Стокгольма находит растерянного пожилого мужчину, бродящего по снегу в халате и тапочках. Он бессвязно говорит, что прибыл из будущего и что сегодня убьют премьер-министра Швеции. Через несколько часов происходит убийство Улофа Пальме и безумный старик становится главным подозреваемым по этому делу. Мужчина отказывается общаться с полицейскими до прихода некоего Элиаса Вернера.

When Ivan visits his grandfather, George, for the summer, George barely notices him. George doesn't like kids. And he doesn't like being called Grandpa, or Gramps, or Granddad. George just wants to be left alone in his laboratory, where he invents amazing things. But within a few days, they become friends. It turns out to be Ivan's best summer ever...until something terrible happens. Can Ivan use his magic vest to travel back in time and stop the disaster?

Today, I put on my cowboy boots and ten-gallon hat. I wish that I could go back to the Old West in 1888. Suddenly, I’m spinning around and around. I'm going back in time. What will happen next?

Originally published in the 1851 Christmas edition of Dickens' journal Household Words, "What Christmas Is as We Grow Older" is an essay suggesting that Christmas should be a time of gratitude and forgiveness.