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Frozen Hell
John W. Campbell
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This is the complete collection of the highly regarded and
influential Arcot, Morey and Wade science fiction stories by John
W. Campbell. When these classic tales of interplanetary wars and
high adventure in space were first published in the pioneering days
of modern SF they rivalled the work of such renowned contemporaries
as E. E. 'Doc' Smith in popularity. Here you will meet the dynamic
team of young twenty second century scientists-Arcot, the
physicist, Morey, the mathematician and Wade, the chemist. The
three books included here, 'The Black Star Passes', 'Islands in
Space' and 'Invaders from the Infinite' are 'hard' SF, firmly based
on current knowledge at the time they were written. Whatever the
problem, no matter how threatening the alien menace, the dynamic
trio rise to the occasion! Campbell's stories evolve with the
maximum amount of pace and satisfying action and are now available
from Leonaur in soft cover or collectors' hard cover with dust
jacket.
"John Campbell's book was written as a sequel to "The Black Star
Passes" . . . and believe me, it was a world-beater in those days.
"Arcot, Wade, Morey, and their computer, Fuller, put together a
ship which will travel faster than light . . . they give us what
may have been the first space-warp drive. The concept was simple;
to make it plausible wasn't -- unless you were John Campbell.
"With this out-of-space drive they hightail it among the stars.
They locate the fugitive planets of the Black Star . . . find a
frozen cemetery-world of a lost race . . . then head out for
another galaxy . . . and wind up in a knock-down-drag-out
interplanetary war in the other galaxy."
-- P. Schuyler Miller, "Astounding Science Fiction"
* John W. Campbell first started writing in 1930 when his first
short story, "When the Atoms Failed," was accepted by a
science-fiction magazine. At that time he was twenty years old and
still a student at college. As the title of the story indicates, he
was even at that time occupied with the significance of atomic
energy and nuclear physics.
For the next seven years, Campbell, bolstered by a scientific
background that ran from childhood experiments, to study at Duke
University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrote and
sold science-fiction, achieving for himself an enviable reputation
in the field.
In 1937 he became the editor of "Astounding Stories" magazine
and applied himself at once to the task of bettering the magazine
and the field of s-f writing in general. His influence on
science-fiction since then has been great. Today he still remains
as the editor of that magazine's evolved and redesigned successor,
"Analog."
In the thrilling follow-up to "The Black Star Passes," John W.
Campbell, Jr. again takes his team of young scientist-explorers on
a voyage to the outer reaches of the universe - culminating in a
space battle of epic proportions! Classic space opera, here is a
tale from the Golden Age of Science Fiction!
"Arcot, Wade, Morey, and their computer, Fuller, put together a
ship which will travel faster than light . . . they give us what
may have been the first space-warp drive. The concept was simple;
to make it plausible wasn't - unless you were John Campbell." --
Astounding Science Fiction
A million light-years from Earth, one solitary experimental
spaceship floated amidst a vast fleet of strange starships, hurtled
into the unmapped void by a revolutionary new concept in space
mechanics!
THREE AGAINST THE STARS!
A sky pirate armed with superior weapons of his own
invention...
First contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten
the safety of two planets...
The arrival of an unseen dark sun whose attendant marauders
aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System...
These were the three challenges that tested the skill and minds
of the brilliant team of scientist-astronauts Arcot, Wade, and
Morey. Their initial adventures are a classic of science fiction
which first brought the name of their author, John W. Campbell,
Jr., into prominence as a master of the inventive imagination --
long before he became the editor of Astounding/Analog and changed
the field of science fiction forever!
The Black Star Passes - A sky pirate with superior weapons of his
own invention. First contact with an alien race dangerous enough to
threaten the safety of two planets. The arrival of a dark sun whose
attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this
Solar System. Islands of Space - As Earth's spaceship hung in the
void between galaxies, they could see below the mass of stars that
formed their own island universe. They raced through the darkness
of space. But suddenly they saw two shining ships paralleling their
course! Invaders from the Infinite - The scientific trio challenged
by the most ruthless aliens in all the universes, blasted off on an
intergalactic search for defenses. Worlds were visited, secrets
unleashed, and turned to mighty weapons of intense force - and
still the enemy seemed to grow in power . The Earth team hurled
bolt after bolt of pure ravening energy - until it appeared that
the universe itself might end in one final flare of furious
torrential power.
A group of scientists. An object buried under the ice. A terrifying
fight for survival. When a group of scientific researchers,
isolated in Antarctica, stumble across an alien spaceship buried in
the ice it seems like an incredible opportunity. The alien pilot
can just be seen - a shadowy figure frozen just a short depth into
the ice. It looks as though he survived the crash only to be
flash-frozen on the Antarctic plateau. The team fight the frozen
conditions to free the ship from the ice - with disastrous
consequences - and rescue the alien. As they transport the corpse,
one of their greatest finds, out on the ice back to their camp,
several scientists begin to experience extraordinary, vivid and
unsettling dreams. They're dismissed as the product of stress and
the harsh conditions ... but the nightmare is only beginning.
The alien spaceship was unthinkably huge, enormously powerful,
apparently irresistible. It came from the void and settled on
Earth, striking awe into the hearts of all who saw it. Its mission,
however, was not conquest -- but a call for help!
First contact was a job for the brilliant team of scientists,
Arcot, Wade, and Morey. And what they received was an offer of an
alliance against an invading foe so powerful that no known force
could turn it back!
John W. Campbell's INVADERS FROM THE INFINITE is a veritable
odyssey of the universe, exploring world after world and uncovering
cosmic secret after cosmic secret. Here is a classic space opera
that may never be surpassed!
Christianity is more than just a religion. It is a social organism
that affects the lives of every person on earth in significant
ways, even if they are not Christians themselves. In the United
States its influence is pervasive with often profound influence on
public policies, but it is largely unchallenged as a belief system,
relegated to that quarantined area outside the zone of polite
conversation. Despite much academic ink being allotted to the
weaknesses of Christianity as a valid belief system, the general
public remains unaware of these flaws. In Cross Examined, John
Campbell applies his almost thirty years of experience as a trial
lawyer to dissecting Christianity and the case of apologists for
the Christian God. He addresses the best arguments for
Christianity, those against it, and the reasons people should care
about these questions. His purpose is to fill a void in books on
atheism and Christianity by systematically taking Christian claims
to task and making a full-throated argument for atheism from the
perspective of a trial lawyer making a case.
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