Algis Budrys
1) Rogue Moon
Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Robert Silverberg credits Rogue Moon with containing “the most terrifying pages in any SF novel I have ever read.”
A monstrous apparatus has been found on the surface of the moon. It devours and destroys...
When a disillusioned quantum physicist activates his invention to escape from totalitarian rule in 1958 Berlin, he plunges headfirst into a nightmare reality where Germany lost the war. Shocked to discover Soviet forces occupying a bombed-out shell of a city, Professor Kempfer struggles to survive, haunted by persecution from power-hungry government agents determined to claim his technology for themselves.
Just as all seems lost, a bittersweet
...In a post-revolution world, League President Kimmensen and his protege Bendix face a new threat - the charismatic and ruthless Messerschmidt. As Messerschmidt gains popularity, Kimmensen clings to his fraying legacy. When Messerschmidt rigs an election, Kimmensen and Bendix tamper with results. But their world views collide when the Northwesters attack, and Kimmensen resorts to desperate measures to defend the League's fragile freedom. Amid shifting
...4) Die, Shadow!
In a future where technology allows people to transfer their memories and personalities into new bodies, a man named Carter sets out to investigate the suspicious death of a rich man named Jordache. Carter takes on Jordache's identity and infiltrates his strange estate, uncovering secrets. In the end, Carter must confront the reality about his own past life.
6) Firegod
Some are born to greatness, others achieve the rulership of systems—but Merssu wanted to be a god. All he needed was a million years and a little luck!