Western stagecoach lines are profitable but supremely dangerous business, what between the inhospitable terrain, thieving outlaws, not to mention the cost of keeping relay stations and teams of horses every fifteen miles. But just imagine if someone invented mechanical horses that did not tire and a bulletproof stagecoach impervious to all bandits. The man capable of such genius would become a millionaire in no time flat! Can steam virtuoso Frank Reade be that man?

In this volume the author describes more than 3000 short stories, novels, and plays with science fiction elements, from earliest times to 1930. He includes imaginary voyages, utopias, Victorian boys' books, dime novels, pulp magazine stories, British scientific romances and mainstream work with science fiction elements. Many of these publications are extremely rare, surviving in only a handful of copies, and most of them have never been described before.

First published in 2003. Brooks Landon analyses science fiction not as a set of rules for writers, but as a set of expectations for readers. He presents science fiction as a social phenomenon that moves beyond literary experience through a sense of mission based on the belief that SF can be a tool to help you think. He offers a broad overview of the genre and the stages through which it has developed in the twentieth century from the dime store novel through the New Wave of the '60s, the cyberpunk '80s, and soft agenda SF of the '90s. The writers he examines range for E. M. Forster and John W. Campbell to Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin. He also examines the large body of criticism now devoted to the genre and includes a bibliographic essay and a list of recommended titles.

This is an incredible handbook with straightforward explanations for various candy-making techniques and contains reliable recipes for everyone to follow. The book is detailed, friendly, and easy to understand. With the use of lucid language, this work doesn't just remain a mere handbook and becomes a set of simple instructions from a friend who tells you exactly what you need to know. This step-by-step guide includes several fresh candy recipes for everyone from intermediate to experts. Content of this book comprise of: Confectionery Syrup Crystallization Candy Blanc Mange Candy—bonbon—conserve Chocolate Colors Comfits Crack and Caramel Crystallized Sugar, and Articles Crystallized, Commonly Called Candies On Essences Fruits and Other Pastes Ice Cream Lozenges Meringues and Icing Pastile Drops Syrups The Stove or Hot Closet Sugar Spinning Jellies

 They are invincible warriors of steel, silky-skinned enticers, stealers of jobs and lovable goofball sidekicks. Legions of robots and androids star in the dream factories of Hollywood and leer on pulp magazine covers, instantly recognizable icons of American popular culture. For two centuries, we have been told tales of encounters with creatures stronger, faster and smarter than ourselves, making us wonder who would win in a battle between machine and human. This book examines society's introduction to robots and androids such as Robby and Rosie, Elektro and Sparko, Data, WALL-E, C-3PO and the Terminator, particularly before and after World War II when the power of technology exploded. Learn how robots evolved with the times and then eventually caught up with and surpassed them.