Dr. Calhoun and his pet Tormal Murgatroyd work at the Interstellar Medical Service, conducting regular public health checks on vast colonial planets. When they reach Talien Three, they are met by the Parasov missile attack, a mutated human form that quickly replaces the "normals." Normal people think this is a pandemic of demonic possession, but Calhoun has his doubts. If he may not become a Para or be killed by them, he simply can understand it....
Jupiter's Red Hell is a short science fiction novel written in 1931 for the popular science fiction magazine Amazing Stories. What is the secret of the famous "red spot" of Jupiter? Soon, two fighting earthlings, caught by the “chimney sweeps”, as well as their missing comrades, are discovered....
It took a long time for people to admit that our small piece of meteor debris was not the exact and absolute center of the universe. It really is, right? The astronaut may not need so much time to learn ......
The Forgotten Planet is a science fiction novel by the American writer Murray Lenster. The novel was released in 1954 by the publishing house Gnome Press with a circulation of 5,000 copies. The novel is a continuation of three stories: Crazy Planet and Red Dust, both of which first appeared in Argosy Magazine in 1920 and 1921, and Planet of Nightmares, which was published in Science Fiction Plus in 1953. The novel was created by combining three interconnected novels published previously in periodicals....
He was one of the first astronauts to leave the earth, and what he discovered surprised even him. "Another world." Small and too dark to see from the ground - but large enough to capture his spaceship. Big enough to be trapped ......
Out of nowhere, these gloomy, cold, dressed in black people came to kidnap three earthly people and carry them to a strange and terrible world where a person can be a giant of his own will....
Having freed the net from his bunk, George Tremont lost his temper. He ran his tongue over his lips and grimaced. “I wonder how long I slept ... you feel too long,” he muttered. “Well, they would call me.”...
60s of the last century, the Cold War is in full swing. The famous CIA agent Paul Kozlov was sent to the USSR with the goal of intensifying the activities of the anti-Soviet underground and overthrowing Soviet power. The agent does everything and all that remains is to take the last step, but at the last moment he realizes in dismay that he is acting incorrectly....
What are safe haven investments? What role do they play in a portfolio? Why are they so difficult and counterintuitive to pursue? And, most importantly, how can one build a safer investment portfolio even from the worst of financial storms? Hedge fund manager and tail-hedging pioneer Mark Spitznagel answers these questions and more, and reveals just what makes one safe haven better than another. Safe Haven is the first major, comprehensive analysis of this broad asset class, written by one of its top practitioners. Investments covered and evaluated include precious metals, commodities, US...
