The residents of a small town in New Hampshire are a very upstanding lot. There is only one man they shun - the rather scruffy town drunk named Copernicus Droop. But Copernicus has suddenly stopped drinking. He has a secret. An amazing secret. He has come into possession of a time machine - an airplane-like invention called a Panchronicon. And he wants to use this machine to make himself rich. But he needs the help of his two cousins, Rebecca and Phoebe Wise. Plans are made. Time travel is attempted. Problems abound. The first part of the book - the part which involves the time machine and the journey, are clever and entertaining - in a 1904 sort of way. This is where the book sticks to it's sci-fi roots. About half-way through the story, though, the plot bears away from the Panchronicon and spins into many different diverse plots - all of which are made more difficult to read because of the stilted, antiquated dialogues used.

Julian Hawthorne was practically born to write; after all, his father, Nathaniel, was and remains considered one of America's greatest novelists. While Julian would obviously never reach the same heights or popularity enjoyed by his father, he also wrote a bunch of works, including this one.

The Last Gentleman is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Rory Magill is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Rory Magill then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

The Standardized Man is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Stephen Bartholomew is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Stephen Bartholomew then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

He is a Legend. She is a Prodigy. Who will be Champion? June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps-Elect, while Day has been assigned a high-level military position. But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them: just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything. With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu’s bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion.