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Outworlder
''Outworlder'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Lin Carter, the third in his History of the Great Imperium series. It was first published in paperback by Lancer Books in January 1971. The first British edition was issued by Gateway/Orion (as an ebook) in December 2019. The book has also appeared in German translation. Plot summary Reluctant protagonist Morgan, an exile from the Imperium, finds himself drawn into a seemingly magical quest to save a planet from a dire threat from the dark magicians of Bargelix. Relation to other works Carter projected his History of the Great Imperium as a series of eight to twelve stand-alone novels collectively covering thousands of years of an invented future history of the galaxy.Carter, Lin. "Author's Note" in ''Star Rogue'', Lancer Books, 1970. Of these, only three, ''The Man Without a Planet'' (1966), ''Star Rogue'' (1970), and ''Outworlder'' (1971) were published, though critic John Clute John Frederick Clute (born 12 Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Rogue
''Star Rogue'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Lin Carter, the second in his History of the Great Imperium series. It was first published in paperback by Lancer Books in 1970, and was reissued in hardcover and trade paperback by Wildside Press in February 2008. The first British edition was issued by Gateway/Orion (as an ebook) in January 2020. The book has also appeared in German translation. Plot summary ''Star Rogue'' is set in the Year 4114 of the Great Imperium (A.D. 7177).Carter, Lin. "Author's Note" in ''Star Rogue'', Lancer Books, 1970. It follows Saul Everest, an immortal who has served as the Imperium's secret guardian throughout the ages, having set up the secret society known as Citadel for that purpose. When hints of a disturbance at the edge of the galaxy reach him, he emerges from seclusion to address it. He soon realizes that despite the steps he has taken to conceal the existence of both himself and Citadel, some unknown foe is hunting him and seekin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Without A Planet
''The Man Without a Planet'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Lin Carter, the first in his History of the Great Imperium series. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in December 1966 together with the unrelated John Rackham novel ''Time to Live'' as the "Ace Double" anthology, ''The Man Without a Planet/Time to Live''. The anthology was reissued in trade paperback by Wildside Press in August 2018. The Carter work has since appeared in stand-alone editions from Moewig (in German translation) in January 1985 and Gateway/Orion (as an ebook) in May 2020. Plot summary ''The Man Without a Planet'' is set in the Year 407 of the Great Imperium (A.D. 3468), "in the fifth year of the empery of Arban IV, of the House of Tridian."Carter, Lin. "Author's Note" in ''Star Rogue'', Lancer Books, 1970. Raul Linton, late space navy commander and hero of the Third Imperial War, wanders the Inner Cluster of stars, disillusioned and seeking a new purpose. He is shadowed by Pert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star Magicians
''The Star Magicians'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Lin Carter, the first in his Tales of the Near Stars series. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in August 1966 together with the unrelated John Baxter novel ''The Off-Worlders'' as the "Ace Double" anthology, ''The Off-Worlders/The Star Magicians''. The first stand-alone edition was issued by British publisher Gateway/Orion as an ebook in December 2019. Plot summary A prologue relates the breakup of the Carina stellar empire, beset on its borders by the barbarian Star Rovers and sinking into a dark age. One world preserves civilizations and resists the Rovers--Parlion, whose inhabitants, called the White Wizards, are deemed magicians by the inhabitants of other star systems. The plot follows Drask of the Rim Stars, Warlord of the Star Rovers, initially encountered observing gladiatorial death struggles on a conquered world as he fondles a female slave, princess of the defeated realm. One combatant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower Of The Medusa
''Tower of the Medusa'' is a sword and planet science fiction novel by American writer Lin Carter, the third in his Tales of the Near Stars series. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in November 1969 together with the unrelated George H. Smith novel ''Kar Kaballa'' as the "Ace Double" anthology, ''Kar Kaballa/Tower of the Medusa''. The first stand-alone edition was issued in trade paperback and ebook by Wildside Press in February 2011. The first British edition was issued as an ebook by Gateway/Orion in November 2018. Plot summary In the far future, when science has become indistinguishable from magic, Kirin, a thief dealing in precious relics, is forced to land on an alien world. After an attack by death dwarfs he finds himself involved in a quest to steal a magical gem from the Tower of the Medusa, crawling with guards and lethal traps, and reputedly impregnable. In an adventure replete with chases and battles, Kirin and his confederates must overcome the evil Witc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is an affinity group for contributors with shared goals within the Wikimedia movement. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within Wikimedia project, sibling projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by ''Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Books
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is an affinity group for contributors with shared goals within the Wikimedia movement. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia Wikipedia is a free content, free Online content, online encyclopedia that is written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and the wiki software MediaWiki. Founded by Jimmy Wales and La ..., and exist to varying degrees within sibling projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Carter
Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. Lovecraft parody) and Grail Undwin. He is best known for his work in the 1970s as editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, which introduced readers to many overlooked classics of the fantasy genre. Life Carter was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy in his youth, and became broadly knowledgeable in both fields. He was also active in fandom. Carter served in the United States Army (infantry, Korea, 1951–53), and then attended Columbia University and took part in Leonie Adams's Poetry Workshop (1953–54). He was an advertising and publishers' copywriter from 1957 until 1969, when he took up writing full-time. He was also an editorial consultant. During much of his writing career h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, and extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life. The genre often explores human responses to the consequences of projected or imagined scientific advances. Science fiction is related to fantasy (together abbreviated wikt:SF&F, SF&F), Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction, and it contains many #Subgenres, subgenres. The genre's precise Definitions of science fiction, definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Major subgenres include hard science fiction, ''hard'' science fiction, which emphasizes scientific accuracy, and soft science fiction, ''soft'' science fiction, which focuses on social sciences. Other no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancer Books
Lancer Books was a publisher of paperback books founded by Irwin Stein and Walter Zacharius that operated from 1961 through 1973. While it published stories of a number of genres, it was noted most for its science fiction and fantasy, particularly its series of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian tales, the first publication of many in paperback format. It published the controversial novel ''Candy'' by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, and Ted Mark's ribald series '' The Man from O.R.G.Y.'' Lancer paperbacks had a distinctive appearance, many bearing mauve or green page edging. History The founders: Stein and Zacharius Walter Zacharius (1923–2011) was a Brooklyn native who served in the Army in World War II, taking part in D-Day and the liberation of Paris. In the 1940s and 50s he worked with Macfadden Publications, for magazines like '' True Confessions'' and '' True Story''. Later, he moved to Ace Books, where he helped publisher A. A. Wyn create the Ace Double N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, and extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life. The genre often explores human responses to the consequences of projected or imagined scientific advances. Science fiction is related to fantasy (together abbreviated wikt:SF&F, SF&F), Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction, and it contains many #Subgenres, subgenres. The genre's precise Definitions of science fiction, definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Major subgenres include hard science fiction, ''hard'' science fiction, which emphasizes scientific accuracy, and soft science fiction, ''soft'' science fiction, which focuses on social sciences. Other no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clute
John Frederick Clute (born 12 September 1940) is a Canadian-born author and critic specializing in science fiction and fantasy literature who has lived in both England and the United States since 1969. He has been described as "an integral part of science fiction's history"Davis, MattheJohn Clute: Yakfests of the Empyrean, ''Strange Horizons,'' 18 September 2006. and "perhaps the foremost reader-critic of science fiction in our time, and one of the best the genre has ever known." He was one of eight people who founded the English magazine '' Interzone'' in 1982 (the others included Malcolm Edwards, Colin Greenland, Roz Kaveney, and David Pringle). Clute's articles on speculative fiction have appeared in various publications since the 1960s. He is a co-editor of '' The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (with Peter Nicholls) and of ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (with John Grant), as well as the author of ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Science Fiction,'' all of which won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 American Novels
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclipse, February 10, and August 1971 lunar eclipse, August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 1971 Ibrox disaster: During a crush, 66 people are killed and over 200 injured in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
