Golden Amazon Books
Classic sci fi - end of the world stuff! this edition cover from Christos "Chris" Achilleos
The sun is dying. Astronomers can see that the Earth will soon become a frozen planet. All life will vanish from the surface, and the sea and air will freeze, as the light of the sun dwindles to that of a full moon. Mankind is forced to retreat underground, there to try surviving in vast underground habitats--trapped in a World Beneath Ice. Only one person on Earth has the scientific knowledge to rekindle the sun--the incredible Golden Amazon, a woman changed by surgery and genetic engineering into a superwoman. But she's been missing for eighteen months, lost in space.... Is this the end of humankind? Book One in The Golden Amazon Saga, a fantastic new SF adventure series wrenched from the pages of the pulps.
Way out in the Atlantic, a gigantic ridge of land has arisen from the ocean floor, causing America and Europe to be hit with massive tidal waves. But this is only the prelude to an even more unprecedented event: an invasion of both continents by hordes of prehistoric monsters! Then reports come in of a gigantic domed city resting on the newly risen plateau, whilst out in space a spacecraft of unknown design is spotted orbiting the Earth. Are these occurrences connected? That's the mystery and challenge facing Violet Ray Brant, The Golden Amazon and self-appointed Governess of Earth. But even this superwoman will struggle to unravel the maze of mystery that's the deadly legacy of ancient Atlantis! The thrilling second volume in the Golden Amazon Saga.
To the peoples of Earth, it had seemed the perfect marriage when Violet Ray Brant--better known as The Golden Amazon--and Abna of Atlantis were wed in Westminster Abbey. But it was nothing of the kind, and before long Abna found himself betrayed and marooned on a satellite of Jupiter, while the Amazon's spaceship had been sent hurtling far beyond the solar system in reprisal. Taking advantage of the absence of Earth's greatest protectors, master scientist Sefner Quorne, another survivor of the Atlanteans, steps in and takes hypnotic control of the planet using ten disembodied brains linked together in a gigantic computer. The human race seems doomed to eternal scientific slavery...unless the TRIANGLE OF POWER can somehow be re-established! Another gripping SF adventure from the pulp era.
The human-occupied planets in the Solar System, Earth and Mars, are suddenly threatened with a space-borne plague that rusts and destroys all metals. If the "disease" continues unchecked, all of civilization is threatened. Behind this insidious menace is Sefner Quorne, the sinister master scientist of Atlantis. Quorne had earlier enslaved the humans on Earth, until he was deposed by the Golden Amazon and Abna, the real Lord of Atlantis. But now, with Abna dead, and the Amazon mortally wounded on one of the moons of Jupiter, nothing can halt Quorne’s plans--until a lone space traveller abruptly intervenes. Viona, a beautiful young woman whose origins are shrouded in mystery, is somehow connected to the mysterious Amethyst City of Saturn...a place that cannot possibly exist! Volume Four in this exciting continuing saga of Earth and space.
Tarnec Brodix, super-mathematician from an external cosmos, accidentally destroys his universe. The destruction begins to spread into our own cosmos in the form of a Dark Tide of Absolute Nothingness, destroying all light and heat. Stars, nebulae, galaxies--all are disappearing before the relentless advance of a mathematical fault in space-time. Unable to save himself, Brodix transfers his knowledge into the one mind in the Earth universe receptive enough to receive it: that of Sefian, the son of Sefner Quorne and Viona, daughter of the Golden Amazon! But how can a mere two-year-old boy save the universe from destruction--particularly when the Earth has been invaded and conquered by an alien race? Classic super-science adventure in the grand manner! The Golden Amazon Saga, Book Five.
The bacterial intelligences of Neptune plan to conquer Earth by replacing humans in key positions with alien duplicates. A disturbing new element is introduced when the Neptunians themselves fall under the dictates of the sinister Sefner Quorne, whom the Golden Amazon believes to be dead. Once alerted to the threat, the Golden Amazon hits back with all the ruthless scientific ingenuity at her command. She creates an ultimate doomsday weapon--only to precipitate a reprisal from the denizens of another universe, plunging the Amazon, her husband Abna, and their daughter Viona into another astonishing science fiction adventure in the ongoing saga of the Golden Amazon. The sixth thrilling chapter in this exciting space opera!
The Golden Amazon’s arch-enemy, Sefner Quorne, discovers that all mental gifts, such as memory and creativity, are not inherent in human brains and mental make-up, but are something that is broadcast throughout the universe by a Central Intelligence, and then interpreted individually by the recipient! Quorne invents a device to block such thoughts selectively from reaching the Earth, thereby reducing the population to imbeciles--with the Amazon and Abna also being affected. The ambitious scientist then embarks on the most audacious voyage ever to be undertaken by man when, at the surprising suggestion of his wife Viona--daughter of the Amazon--he travels to the very center of the universe in order to seize the secrets to all knowledge from the Central Intelligence itself! Can Quorne be thwarted before he becomes the most powerful being in the cosmos? Another astounding adventure in the unfolding saga of the Golden Amazon!
Reaching another solar system, the three Cosmic Crusaders discover a fantastic world of mental parasites drawing form and substance from our own Earth, fifty light years away. The planet is ruled by a being identical to the Golden Amazon herself--but an "Amazon" that is coldly scientific and vicious, mirroring the original Amazon as she had once been early in her career. They become locked in a deadly duel, and the Amazon and Abna are marooned by the double on a planet of monsters. And while the pair fight to survive, Viona becomes engaged to Mexone, a human inhabitant of another planet in the same system--only to face death with her fiancé as the Amazon II seeks to electrocute them. Can the Amazon and Abna escape from their prison world in time to rescue their daughter? Great action adventure from the golden age of science fiction!
The unfolding story of the Golden Amazon enters a new phase when she renounces all ties with the Earth, the planet of her birth. Together with her husband Abna, former Lord of Jupiter, and their daughter Viona, she sets off in the Ultra on an exploratory journey to the stars. Their first mission takes them to the strange worlds of the two suns, Alpha and Proxima Centauri. Here the Amazon encounters Mizanu, the embodiment of evil, and her most deadly foe yet--for the creature is nothing less than a planet-sized, hypertrophied brain! Not even Abna, the master of metaphysics, can withstand its baleful, crushing mental power. Mizanu threatens to reach out beyond the Alpha-Proxima Centauri system to engulf the Earth and all the other inhabited planets of the universe--unless the Golden Amazon can destroy it first! The eighth exciting adventure in this ongoing saga!
The Cosmic Crusaders find themselves on a truly strange world--a misfit planet that seems mysteriously cursed. Instead of evolving naturally from birth to death, it's a world out of step with the universe, leaping ahead into the future at unexpected moments. With each 50-year "step," much of the population dies, and the young replace them as middle-aged individuals. The Crusaders are suspicious that the adviser to the planet ruler is actually an alien from another world, and is causing the constant time dislocations for nefarious purposes. But when he traps the Golden Amazon and her three companions, sending their spaceship crashing onto a neighboring world dominated by huge, dinosaur-like creatures, the Crusaders appear to have met their match. Another stirring sci-fi adventure by a master storyteller!
The Cosmic Crusaders are plunged into a strange new space, where all the probabilities of electronic law are strangely altered, a complete and stunning inversion of all so-called natural laws. They discover the mysterious silver planet of Tuca, and deep below its surface they find an enigmatic machine--the legacy of a vanished race. Masters of science, they had overreached themselves by constructing a strange machine that could alter the very laws of nature. But the machine had destroyed its creators, and blasted a neighboring planet into a cosmic cinder...and unless the Cosmic Crusaders can stop it, it may destroy the entire universe! Another epic space adventure of the Golden Amazon, John Russell Fearn's most famous and enduring character!
The Cosmic Crusaders discover a planet whose people are subject to a baleful influence from outer space that sweeps across their world once a month, affecting every man, woman, and child. It stirs the emotions of the sexes against each other: men want only to destroy women, and women men. Only those with higher types of mind can resist the mental attack--the less fortunate are left dead or maimed after the Wave has passed. But when the Crusaders identify and destroy the apparent source of the problem on a nearby planet, they inadvertently precipitate an even greater menace. Can this new threat somehow be overcome? The eleventh exciting space adventure of the Golden Amazon and her companions!
Continuing their cosmic crusade among the stars, the Golden Amazon and her three companions discover a planet in another space where intelligent beings are being created, not through normal biological processes, but spontaneously, fully-grown, fashioned from the very chemicals of another planet. The mystery deepens when they discover that the synthetic race (and the planet it inhabits) is evolving backwards! Determined to solve these mysteries, the Crusaders find themselves up against the Mithons, a sadistic alien race led by a being known as the Supreme One. In the ensuing battle of science between two different universes, the Crusaders find themselves locked in a grim duel...with death the only prize for the losers! Another grand space adventure in this action-filled, long-running series!
Voyaging into a sector of interstellar space that is plunged into total darkness with an absolute absence of any light, the four Cosmic Crusaders encounter their most powerful and sinister enemy yet--an alien mastermind who is regarded as a God by the race he has created. This scientist has altered the nature of space itself, so that it no longer conducts light, forcing the slaves he's created to evolve without eyes, and to develop extrasensory perception. Not content with shaping the evolution of their bodies, the mastermind also contrives an apparatus that impresses on their minds the need to conquer and dominate, thus creating a menace to the universe that the Crusaders must try to eliminate. Another rousing adventure in this long-running science-fiction adventure series!
In the depths of the Milky Way, the Cosmic Crusaders encounter yet another mysterious planet-this time a world that appears to be a duplicate of Earth, birthplace of the Golden Amazon! Their investigations uncover a sinister plot by an alien race, the Denafrone, whose machinations also threaten the Amazon's home world. The Denafrone have also enslaved another peaceful race, turning their planet into a scientific devil's workshop. To smash the Denafrone and save the Earth will take every resource the Crusaders possess! Another thrilling interstellar episode in the ongoing Saga of the Golden Amazon!
At first, it appeared to be a sun, forming in space where none had existed before. It kindled as an atomic fire, sustaining itself by the breakdown of fusion energies. Then, even as the Cosmic Crusaders watched, the newly-created sun was no longer just a ball of fire: it was gyrating, like a stupendous Catherine Wheel, a flaming mss spewing filaments from its edges. Then they realized the amazing truth: they were witnessing the creation of planets, flaming streamers of incandescent matter that would condense into worlds! In this latest full-length novel, the Golden Amazon and her fellow Crusaders grapple with the very forces of creation in their most astounding adventure to date!
From outside the universe comes a terrifying threat. A colossal spaceship materializes in the void, crewed by master scientists who have only one aim: the total destruction of the Earthly universe which, to them, is but a molecule in their macrocosm. But the invaders have reckoned without the intervention of the Cosmic Crusaders—the Golden Amazon, Abna, Viona and Mexone—who pit their strength and scientific ingenuity against Lixom, the leader of the invaders—a duel with Colossus. But it seems to be a duel that the Crusaders must lose when, separated from their mighty spaceship, the Ultra, they are projected by Lixom thousands of years into the past, to materialize—completely unprotected—in the deadly vacuum of outer space!
Continuing their interstellar voyages, the Cosmic Crusaders find a strange planet whose inhabitants are held in thrall by a baleful hypnotic influence, reinforced by a gigantic luminescent "face" in the sky, stretching across thousands of miles of space. The servitor race are reduced to a zombie-like state, as they mine two kinds of mineral rocks, leaving them in carefully separated cairns on the surface of the planet. Periodically the rocks are collected by their alien overlords. The Golden Amazon and her fellow Crusaders soon become locked in a struggle to the death to uncover the mystery of the rock mining and overthrow a cosmic tyranny. Another action-packed scientific adventure in the ongoing saga of the Golden Amazon!
In their latest cosmic adventure, the Golden Amazon and her fellow Cosmic Crusaders fight to save the inhabitants of the planets of an alien solar system from destruction at the hands of the Zonians. Known as 'the Accursed Ones,' the Zonians are attempting a monstrous super-scientific crime -- nothing less than stripping their neighbor worlds of air and water. The ultimate aim is to provide this stolen air and water for an artificially created super planet. Despite the Crusaders' best efforts, two worlds are destroyed and the Zonians seem unstoppable -- can Thania, an orphaned teenage girl and the new recruit to the Cosmic Crusaders, stop their depredations? Another action-packed scientific adventure in the ongoing saga of the Golden Amazon!
Centuries had passed by on Earth since the Golden Amazon, Abna and Viona -- the original Cosmic Crusaders -- had set off on the interstellar quest. Their adventures had led them to travel in time, and their breaking of the light-barrier had also added to the time discrepancy between themselves and the Earth they had left. The science on Earth had advanced, not least because of the foundations the Crusaders themselves had laid. Now that advanced science reaches out to the depths of the galaxy, and snatches them back to a divided Earth. One half is in thrall to the 'Pagans,' scientific barbarians, who are seeking to overwhelm the remaining 'Normals' … unless the Crusaders can prevent the spread of scientific barbarism!
A posthumous collaboration between John Russell Fearn and his biographer Philip Harbottle, and based on Fearn's last written notes, Chameleon Planet picks up the saga directly following the ending of Fearn's Earth Divided (Golden Amazon saga #20) when the Cosmic Crusaders prepare to pursue their enemy Karg into space, in a desperate race to recover the Amazon's spaceship, the Ultra! After almost plunging into the sun, the Amazon and Abna are flung countless light years to a truly fantastic solar system, where a planet orbits a black hole -- with devastating effects on the planet’s life and Time itself! Meanwhile, the remaining Crusaders, Viona, Mexone and Thania, explore a different planetary system—and find themselves threatened by an ancient alien vampire!
In SEETEE SUN, science fiction great JOHN GLASBY continues the amazing saga of the Golden Amazon, John Russell Fearn’s most famous character!
Landing on an Earth-type alien planet, the Golden Amazon and her crew discover four beautiful cities, all abandoned but with everything neatly in place as if everyone had suddenly left. What happened? It’s up to the human explorers to find out!
Perhaps half a light-year away, there was a star — the most curious star ever encountered. It pulsed with a dull red hue, behaving like a living entity, contradicting the nature of any known star. For a long time, the Crusaders observed it, transfixed. Then, Viona's expression transformed into one of mystification. "What is it, anyway?" she asked. "Obviously, it's a sun of some dull red color, since all stars are essentially suns... but what causes it to behave in such a manner? Fluctuating between the first and tenth magnitude, pulsating like a living heart..." "For such mysteries as this, we traverse the void," the Amazon replied with a smile. Then, without another word, she rose and crossed over to the control board. With adept manipulation of the switches, the vast nose of the Ultra slowly pivoted in the depths until it was aimed directly at the pulsating enigma... THE CRIMSON PERIL is the 23rd installment in the ongoing saga of John Russell Fearn's most renowned science fiction heroine, the Golden Amazon. Crafted by the legendary JOHN GLASBY, this original novel perpetuates the adventures of the Amazon and her fellow Cosmic Crusaders as they explore one of the strangest and most perilous solar systems in the galaxy!
In Primordial World , the Golden Amazon and her Cosmic Crusaders encounter Curtar, an exiled alien archaeologist who claims to have found clues to Derevan-the lost world where the first intelligent race in the galaxy achieved virtual immortality. As sinister factions from his home planet close in, the Crusaders embark on a sweeping odyssey across the stars, following an ancient star map inscribed on a buried obelisk. Their journey takes them through prehistoric jungles, cosmic ruins, and nebulae scarred by supernovas, in a desperate bid to protect the galaxy from an enemy that seeks not wisdom-but power eternal.