Blushing Violet Lens
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The Crack in the Lens
"If someone had asked Sherlock Holmes later in the year, there is little doubt that he would have said his life began that spring day in 1871 when he met Violet Rushdale upon the moors and ended in the winter some months distant. His mother would have disputed the former claim, and many, both friend and foe, would come to deny the latter. Yet what happened that year nearly cost him his life and his sanity, and strongly influenced the man he was to become."--Publisher's description.
The Diamond Lens and Other Stories
An absorbing and haunting collection of early science fiction tales by an Irish-American author Fitz-James O'Brien capitalized on the success of his predecessors Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley in writing disturbing stories with demented protagonists, and this collection of three tales shows his mastery of the macabre. "The Diamond Lens" tells of a lone scientist's discovery of a microcosmic world within a drop of water, and his growing obsession with the beautiful Animula, a fair maiden within this world which he can see but never enter. His uncompromising pursuit of knowledge at any cost foreshadows the mad scientist familiar to readers in a multitude of works. In "What Was It?" an invisible man is discovered by residents of a boarding house. The residents' capture and investigation of the creature blends the fantastic with the scientific as they seek rational explanations for this extraordinary phenomenon. "The Wondersmith" is a macabre tale of an embittered toymaker who seeks revenge upon the society that has persecuted him by creating demonic mannequins and imbuing them with life in order to slaughter the masses— a fantastic melodrama in which the cunning Wondersmith is offset by the unassuming and unlikely hero Solon the hunchback, in love with the villain's daughter.
Children of the Lens
The Arisians have played a long-term strategic game to defeat the Eddorians, a malevolent race seeking domination and destruction. Now, Kinnison and MacDougall, along with their children, are the "Children of the Lens" and the key to the ultimate battle against the Eddorians. The lens, a device of immense power and intelligence, enhances the abilities of its wielders, allowing them to face formidable challenges and adversaries. The story unfolds as the Children of the Lens employ their newfound powers to outmaneuver the Eddorians and bring an end to their reign of terror. Throughout the novel, readers are taken on a thrilling journey through the cosmos, witnessing epic space battles, intricate strategies, and the realization of the Arisians' plan to defeat evil and ensure the survival of a free and peaceful galaxy. "Children of the Lens" is a grand conclusion to the Lensman series, offering an action-packed, imaginative narrative that explores the ultimate struggle between good and evil on a cosmic scale, emphasizing the triumph of wisdom, courage, and unity over darkness and tyranny.