The Star Hyacinths by James H. Schmitz
On a bleak, distant unchartered world two ships lay wrecked and a lone man stared at a star hyacinth. Its brilliance burned into his retina ... and he knew that men could easily kill and kill for that one beauty alone. In this classic science 1961 fiction story by James H. Schmitz, Detective Wellan Dasinger attempts to recover the stolen star hyacinth gems valued at nearly a hundred million credits. His search takes him to a distant planet, where the thieves have a nasty surprise waiting.





 
Xapz On-Line SciFi Bookshelf
Classic science fiction by James H. Schmitz … Isaac Asimov … Poul Anderson … Marion Zimmer Bradley … Edgar Rice Burroughs … Jules Verne … and H.G. Wells … plus new fiction by Lauren Smith and Amanda Watson.

 
Salt
When CIA operative Evelyn Salt is declared a Russian spy by Russian defector Orlov, she goes underground. Years of training and dangerous missions have equipped her to outrun and outsmart the best. But why is Salt running? Is she going to assassinate the Russian president who's visiting New York City? Or is she determined to uncover the truth behind an assassination plot and exonerate herself?

 
Largest Comic Book Convention Opens in San Diego
The world's largest gathering of comic book fans is taking place in California. But organizers of the annual Comic-Con say this convention is not just for comic book fans. Hollywood, TV Networks and videogame makers are all getting into the game - helping to fuel the growing consumer appetite for costumed heroes and fantasy. And when it's the world's biggest comic book convention - some find it simply too hard to resist dressing up.

 
Security by Poul Anderson
In a world where Security is all-important, nothing can ever be secure. A mountain-climbing vacation may wind up in deep Space. Or loyalty may prove to be high treason. But it has its rewards.

 
Inception
Dom Cobb is not your average hacker. He can travel into a person's subconscious and steal his innermost secrets. To do that he enters people's dreams. But Cobb is growing tired of corporate crime. He wants to live a normal life. To do that he must perform one last job for Saito. Instead of extracting information, Saito wants to plant an idea into the mind of his corporate enemy.

 
Predators
Hollywood's current wave of nostalgia for the 1980's continues with the new version of a science fiction-action favorite from that decade. It's humans vs. the ferocious aliens all over again in Predators.




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