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2001 Nightsby Yukinobu HoshinoISBN 1569311250 (1-56931-125-0)
Softcover, Viz
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Africa Zeroby Neal AsherISBN 1587154471 (1-58715-447-1)
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Agent of the Terran Empireby Poul AndersonISBN 0839825285 (0-8398-2528-5)
Hardcover, Gregg Press
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Battle of Foreverby A. E. Van Vogt, Bob MaurusISBN 0931150019 (0-931150-01-9)
Hardcover, Ac Projects
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Beholder's Eyeby Julie E. CzernedaISBN 0886778182 (0-88677-818-2)
Softcover, Daw Books
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The Boats of the Glen Carrig and Other Nautical Adventures Vol. 1: The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgsonby William Hope Hodgson, Jeremy Lassen, Jason Van HollanderISBN 1892389398 (1-892389-39-8)
Hardcover, Night Shade Books
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The Book of Ptathby A. E. Van VogtISBN 0881847887 (0-88184-788-7)
Softcover, Running Press Book Publishers
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Bovedas De Aceroby Isaac AsimovISBN 8427005385 (84-270-0538-5)
Softcover, Lectorum Pubns Inc
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Candleby John BarnesISBN 0812589688 (0-8125-8968-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Candle'Book summary:It is the near-future, and in the wake of the Meme Wars, the world's population is much reduced, although, thanks to One True, the winning software meme, humankind is now a cooperative, noncompetitive species. One True manages the survivors by controlling both memory and the autonomic nervous system, and a copy runs in the mind of everyone on earth. Or almost everyone. Occasional cowboys, such as the one known as Lobo, purge themselves of One True, unplug from the global network, and survive by raiding civilized settlements.
Currie Culver is the bounty hunter who brought Lobo down--killing him, he believed, years ago in the Rocky Mountains. When One True informs Currie that Lobo survives, Currie must ride out once again on Lobo's trail. What follows is a splendid mix of Western, moral argument, and philosophical treatise. In a skirmish, Currie's copy of One True is damaged, and he is taken to a hideout where the wily Lobo begins to deprogram him. All, of course, is not as it seems.
It could be said that Barnes, best known for the juvenile space novel Orbital Resonance and the decidedly adult disaster tale Mother of Storms, occasionally allows his characters to degenerate into talking heads, but for most readers the meat of the matter will be the hugely enjoyable (if rather basic) examination of that place where the interests of the individual, society, and human identity collide. --Luc Duplessis [via]
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A Canticle for Leibowitzby Walter M. MillerISBN 0839823096 (0-8398-2309-6)
Hardcover, Gregg Pr
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Changing Visionby Julie E. CzernedaISBN 0886779049 (0-88677-904-9)
Softcover, Daw Books
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Childhood's Endby Arthur Charles ClarkeISBN 0881032646 (0-88103-264-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Childhood's End'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The author questions the survival of mankind in this science fiction tale about Overlords from outer space who dominate the world. [via]
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Circus of Hellsby Poul AndersonISBN 0839825242 (0-8398-2524-2)
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Cosmonaut Keepby Ken MacLeodISBN 1857239865 (1-85723-986-5)
Hardcover, Orbit Books
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Cuckoo's Eggby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886773717 (0-88677-371-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cuckoo's Egg'Book summary:Editorial Review - Kirkus Reviews From the author of Downbelow Station: a believable and well worked-out tale about a human child raised by aliens. Duun is a furry, bipedal, cat-like alien whose people have a modern technology--though their social system is medieval-Japanese-flavored, based on squabbling guilds. And, when a human spaceship entered this solar system 17 years ago, it was Duun who led an attack that destroyed the intruder: severely wounded during the attack, Duun took some cells from one of the slain Earthmen and produced a clone, Thorn, whom he has raised as a son. Thorn, then, is raised in the brutal rigors of the hatani way. (Duun is a hatani--a sort of wandering samurai/judge; the hatani are jealously opposed by the other guilds.) The clone-youth proves to be an apt pupil. But, though he is told little of his origins until he passes the test of hatani-ship, Thorn soon takes on heavy responsibilies: he must minimize a potentially disastrous inter-guild war; and he also must learn the language and culture of his human forbears. . . and attempt to communicate with them. None of this is especially profound or particularly original. However, it is fast-moving, tautly written, and pleasingly sure-footed--soothing, if not moving. [via]
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The Demolished Manby Alfred BesterISBN 0824014022 (0-8240-1402-2)
Hardcover, Taylor & Francis
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Demolished Man'Book summary:In a world policed by telepaths, Ben Reich plans to commit a crime that hasn't been heard of in 70 years: murder. That's the only option left for Reich, whose company is losing a 10-year death struggle with rival D'Courtney Enterprises. Terrorized in his dreams by The Man With No Face and driven to the edge after D'Courtney refuses a merger offer, Reich murders his rival and bribes a high-ranking telepath to help him cover his tracks. But while police prefect Lincoln Powell knows Reich is guilty, his telepath's knowledge is a far cry from admissible evidence. [via]
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Divine Enduranceby Gwyneth JonesISBN 0877958564 (0-87795-856-4)
Hardcover, Arbor House
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Emerald Seaby John RingoISBN 1416509208 (1-4165-0920-8)
Softcover, Baen Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emerald Sea'Book summary:The fast-paced sequel to There Will be Dragons is a rollicking adventure above and below the high seas with dragons, orcas, beautiful mermaids-and the irrepressible Bast the Wood Elf, a cross between Legolas and Mae West. Duke Edmund Talbot has been assigned a simple mission: Go to the Southern Isles and make contact with the scattered mer-folk-those who, before the worldwide collapse of technology, had altered their bodies in the shape of mythical sea-dwelling creatures. He must convince them to side with the Freedom Coalition in the battles against the fascist dictators of New Destiny. Just a simple diplomatic mission. That requires the service of a dragon-carrier and Lieutenant Herzer Herrick, the most blooded of the Blood Lords. Because New Destiny has plans of its own. [via]
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Ensign Flandryby Poul AndersonISBN 1596870303 (1-59687-030-3)
Softcover, Ibooks
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Ensign Flandry, Volume 3 : Flandry of Terraby Poul AndersonISBN 1596873493 (1-59687-349-3)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
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The Eternal Championby Michael Moorcock, Tom CantyISBN 1565041917 (1-56504-191-7)
Softcover, White Wolf Publishing, Incorporated
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The Faded Sun Trilogy: Kesrith / Shon'Jir / Kutathby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886778697 (0-88677-869-7)
Softcover, Daw Books
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Falling Freeby Lois McMaster Bujold, Suford Lewis, James A. McMasterISBN 1886778531 (1-886778-53-1)
Hardcover, Nesfa Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Falling Free'Book summary:When humanoids are genetically produced for capital gain, what are their human rights?
Leo Graf was just your average highly efficient engineer: mind your own business, fix what's wrong, and move on to the next job. Everything neat and according to spec, just the way he liked it. But all that changed on his assignment to the Cay Habitat. Leo was to teach welding to a secretly produced batch of humanoid workers genetically engineered with two additional arms instead of legs to be ideally suited to working in free fall. Could he just stand there and allow the exploitation of hundreds of helpless children merely to enhance the bottom line of a heartless megacorporation? Leo hadn't anticipated a situation where the right thing to do was neither safe nor in the rules.
Leo adopted a thousand quaddies. Now all he had to do was teach them to be free.
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Fires of Azerothby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886773237 (0-88677-323-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fires of Azeroth'Book summary:There was a star Gate in Azeroth marked by alien fires that Morgaine must seal. But Morgaine and Vanye have brought devastation to the peaceful land. For the hordes of Shiuan were on their heels, determined to conquer a new land for themselves and to avenge their lost planet. [via]
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Flandry of Terra: The Continuing Adventures of Dominic Flandryby Poul AndersonISBN 0839825277 (0-8398-2527-7)
Hardcover, Gregg Press
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Gate of Ivrelby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886773210 (0-88677-321-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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The Golden Helixby Theodore SturgeonISBN 0881844500 (0-88184-450-0)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Her Smoke Rose Up Foreverby James TiptreeISBN 1892391201 (1-892391-20-1)
Softcover, Tachyon Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Her Smoke Rose Up Forever'Book summary:These 18 darkly complex short stories and novellas touch upon human nature and perception, metaphysics and epistemology, and gender and sexuality, foreshadowing a world in which biological tendencies bring about the downfall of humankind. Revisions from the author's notes are included, allowing a deeper view into her world and a better understanding of her work. The Nebula Awardwinning short story Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death, the Hugo Awardwinning novella The Girl Who Was Plugged In, and the Hugo and Nebula Awardwinning novella Houston, Houston, Do You Read? are included.[via]More editions of Her Smoke Rose Up Forever:
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His Last Commandby Dan AbnettISBN 1844162397 (1-84416-239-7)
Softcover, Games Workshop Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'His Last Command'Book summary:This is the second in the new "Gaunt's Ghosts" sequence, "The Lost". Returning from a long mission on a Chaos world, Commissar Gaunt finds that his old regiment, the Tanith First-and-Only, has been redeployed under a charismatic new commander. As the fighting becomes bitter, Gaunt is finally reunited with his men as the Imperial forces make one last desperate attempt to hold the line against the invaders. [via]
House on the Borderlandby William Hope HodgsonISBN 1426438281 (1-4264-3828-1)
Softcover, Bibliobazaar
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Softcover, Soft Editions Ltd - House on the Borderland: ISBN 0881840181 (0-88184-018-1)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub - House on the Borderland: ISBN 0883553716 (0-88355-371-6)
Hardcover, Gibson Pr - House on the Borderland: ISBN 0883554569 (0-88355-456-9)
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The House on the Borderlandby Darrell Schweitzer, William Hope HodgsonISBN 1557424101 (1-55742-410-1)
Softcover, Wildside Pr
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The House on the Borderlandby Simon RevelstrokeISBN 1563895455 (1-56389-545-5)
Hardcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The House on the Borderland'Book summary:This classic novel of the weird supernatural, first published in 1908, was an important influence on H. P. Lovecraft. In the ruins of an ancient stone house in Ireland is found the diary of an elderly man who lived alone with his sister and their pets, and who longed for his lost love. The diary tells of how the man explores a cyclopean cavern beneath the house and fights off swarms of white pig-like monsters pouring up from below. Then, in a visionary sequence, he breaks through to an alternate space-time dimension and sees a doppelganger of his house on a vast desolate plain. The prose is hokey at times, but the strange mood evoked by the other-dimensional setting is powerful indeed. As acclaimed horror writer T. E. D. Klein says, "Never has a book so hauntingly conveyed a sense of terrible loneliness and isolation." [via]
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The House on the Borderland and Other Mysterious Places Vol. 2: The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgsonby William Hope Hodgson, Jason Van HollanderISBN 1892389401 (1-892389-40-1)
Hardcover, Night Shade Books
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Imperial Earthby Arthur C. ClarkeISBN 1596872918 (1-59687-291-8)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
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Imperial Earth: A Fantasy of Love and Discordby Arthur Charles ClarkeISBN 1416504540 (1-4165-0454-0)
Softcover, Pgw
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In the Company of Othersby Julie E. CzernedaISBN 0886779995 (0-88677-999-5)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In the Company of Others'Book summary:In the middle of a vast terraforming project, planetary engineers introduce the seemingly harmless species known as the Quill to the newly created environments, but the project goes awry and ships full of eager colonists are suddenly unable to land on planets that have become deadly dangerous to them. This situation is a generation old when Dr. Gail Smith arrives at Thromberg Station in search of the one human being rumoured to have survived contact with the Quill. When Gail finds Aaron Pardell, their meeting, and the subsequent search for a solution to the Quill problem, will determine the fate of every other character in Julie Czerneda's In the Company of Others.
At the beginning, with its space station crowded with uneasy refugees, the perceived hostility of the Earth government, and an alienated young man at the heart of the story, In the Company of Others reads a lot like a long-lost C.J. Cherryh novel. But where Cherryh creates tension mainly through interior and exterior dialogue, Czerneda's storytelling style is more action-oriented: the drama and tension arise as we learn enough about the characters to anticipate their reactions to the decisions and acts of others. And there's plenty of tension and action as the novel builds to a grand finale with Gail, Aaron, the Earth military, the Quill, and the stranded refugees all locked in a desperate confrontation. A fitting resolution guarantees that SF readers looking for a good space-adventure story, well told, will find In the Company of Others an enjoyable experience. --Greg L. Johnson [via]
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The Merchants of Soulsby John BarnesISBN 0812589696 (0-8125-8969-6)
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More Than Honorby David WeberISBN 1417618841 (1-4176-1884-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'More Than Honor'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. David Weber has shot to the forefront of science fiction with his top-selling novels of Honor Harrington, the toughest, smartest starship captain in the galaxy. [via]
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More Than Humanby Theodore SturgeonISBN 1560545887 (1-56054-588-7)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'More Than Human'Book summary:First published in 1953, this most celebrated of Sturgeon's works won the International Fantasy Award, as has been touted as "a masterpiece of provocative storytelling" (The Herald Tribune). A group of remarkable social outcasts band together for survival and discover their combined powers renders them superhuman. [via]
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Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub - More Than Human: ISBN 0824014383 (0-8240-1438-3)
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Native Tongueby Suzette Haden ElginISBN 1558612467 (1-55861-246-7)
Softcover, Feminist Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Native Tongue'Book summary:With the passage of the twenty-fifth amendment, which denies women equal rights, a cold war between the sexes ensues for several hundred years in a world that relies on interplanetary trade. Reissue. [via]
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On Basilisk Stationby David WeberISBN 1416509372 (1-4165-0937-2)
Softcover, Baen Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Basilisk Station'Book summary:On Basilisk Station (or "HH1" as it's known to the faithful) is the first installment in David Weber's cult hit Honor Harrington series, which has charmed the socks off schoolgirls and sailors alike. Honor--the heroine of this fast-paced, addictive space opera--is a polished, plucky bulldog of a naval officer, part Horatio Hornblower, part Miles Vorkosigan, part Captain Janeway, and with a razor-clawed telepathic cat thrown over her shoulder for good measure.
The series' kickoff puts a giddy Commander Harrington at the helm of her first serious starship, the HMS Fearless. But her excitement quickly fades--political maneuvering by top brass in the Manticoran navy has left her light cruiser outfitted with a half-baked experimental weapons system. Against all odds (just the way Honor likes it), she still manages a clever coup in tactical war games, a feat that earns her accolades--and enemies. The politicians she's offended banish her to a galactic backwater, Basilisk Station. But that outpost soon proves to be a powder keg, and it's up to Harrington and the Fearless crew to thwart the aggressive plans of the Haven Republic. A perfect mix of military SF and high adventure--if you enjoy your tour, re-up with HH2, The Honor of the Queen. --Paul Hughes [via]
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Pebble in the Skyby Isaac AsimovISBN 0837604621 (0-8376-0462-1)
Hardcover, Bentley Pub
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Planet of the Apesby Pierre BoulleISBN 081490064X (0-8149-0064-X)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Planet of the Apes'Book summary:If you've seen the progressively cheesier Planet of the Apes movies of 1968-1973, you may be shocked to learn the first movie was adapted from an intelligent, ironic, and literate novel. You'll be less surprised when you learn the original novel Planet of the Apes was written by Pierre Boulle, author of The Bridge over the River Kwai.
In the novel Planet of the Apes, the three Frenchmen making the first interstellar journey discover a remarkably Earth-like world orbiting Betelgeuse--Earth-like, with one crucial difference: The humans are dumb beasts, and the apes are intelligent. Captured during a terrifying manhunt, locked in a cage, and ignorant of the simian language, Ulysse Merou struggles to convince the apes that he possesses intelligence and reason. But if he proves he is not an animal, he may seal his own doom.
Like the first movie, the novel Planet of the Apes has a twist ending, but a twist of a different--yet equally shocking--sort. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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Power of the Nightby Chris WalleyISBN 1414300689 (1-4143-0068-9)
Softcover, Tyndale House Pub
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Prador Moon: A Novel of the Polityby Neal AsherISBN 159780052X (1-59780-052-X)
Softcover, Nightshade Book
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Rainbow Marsby Larry NivenISBN 0812566785 (0-8125-6678-5)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rainbow Mars'Book summary:According to Larry Niven, time travel is logically impossible--sheer fantasy. So when time-agent Svetz heads back from polluted future Earth in search of extinct animals, he tends to sideslip into fantastic, fictional worlds. In short stories collected in The Flight of the Horse (1973), his quests for a horse, a Gila monster, and a whale unearthed a unicorn, a dragon, and Moby-Dick. Less comic but equally daft, Rainbow Mars combines both space and time travel to explore Mars in the deep past, before it was a dead world. Naturally it's populated by a menagerie of warring fictional Martians from Edgar Rice Burroughs (multi-armed sword-wielders), H.G. Wells (tentacles and heat rays), and less familiar authors. Svetz and companions are soon in big trouble. Complications include a gigantic alien tree extending into Mars's orbit--an organic version of the space elevator in Arthur C. Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise. One of these useful "beanstalks" on Earth seems a highly desirable facility, but there are hidden drawbacks, and most of the multiplying timelines lead to disaster. This is fun for experienced SF readers who can follow the in-jokes and the switchback ride through tangled alternative histories. The earlier, even funnier Svetz stories are included as a bonus. --David Langford, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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The Rediscovery of Manby Cordwainer Smith, James A. MannISBN 0915368560 (0-915368-56-0)
Hardcover, Nesfa Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rediscovery of Man'Book summary:The third story in this volume takes place 16,000 years in the future. When you realize that the 33 stories are ordered chronologically, you begin to grasp the scale of Cordwainer Smith's creation. Regimes, technologies, planets, moralities, religions, histories all rise and fall through his millennia.
These are futuristic tales told as myth, as legend, as a history of a distant and decayed past. Written in an unadorned voice reminiscent of James Tiptree Jr., Smith's visions are dark and pessimistic, clearly a contrast from the mood of SF in his time; in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s it was still thought that science would cure the ills of humanity. In Smith's tales, space travel takes a horrendous toll on those who pilot the ships through the void. After reaching perfection, the lack of strife stifles humanity to a point of decay and stagnation; the Instrumentality of Mankind arises in order to stir things up. Many stories describe moral dilemmas involving the humanity of the Underpeople, beings evolved from animals into humanlike forms.
Stories not to be missed in this collection include "Scanners Live in Vain," "The Dead Lady of Clown Town," "Under Old Earth," "The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal," "Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons," and the truly disturbing "A Planet Called Shayol." Serious SF fans should not pass up the chance to experience Cordwainer Smith's complex, distinctive vision of the far future. --Bonnie Bouman [via]
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The Sabbat Worlds Crusade: A comprehensive Account of the First Twenty Years of that Illustrious Campaign, Complied by Antonid Biota, a Senior Tactical Advisor at the Front Lineby Dan Abnett, Matt RalphsISBN 1844162494 (1-84416-249-4)
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Schismatrixby Bruce SterlingISBN 0877956456 (0-87795-645-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Schismatrix'Book summary:Description: 288 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Sterling, Bruce--Science Fiction. Form/Genre: Science fiction. [via]
The Shadow at Eveningby Chris WalleyISBN 1414300670 (1-4143-0067-0)
Softcover, Tyndale House Pub
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The Shadow of Saganamiby David WeberISBN 1416509291 (1-4165-0929-1)
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Startide Risingby David BrinISBN 0932096387 (0-932096-38-7)
Hardcover, Phantasia Pr
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Steppeby Piers AnthonyISBN 0860000605 (0-86000-060-5)
Hardcover, Millington
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Sunfallby C. J. CherryhISBN 0879978813 (0-87997-881-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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There Will Be Dragonsby John RingoISBN 1416532846 (1-4165-3284-6)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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This Alien Shoreby C. S. FriedmanISBN 0886777992 (0-88677-799-2)
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A Thousand Words for Strangerby Julie E. CzernedaISBN 0886777690 (0-88677-769-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Thousand Words for Stranger'Book summary:When she and her companion are attacked on the streets of Aourd, a backwater planet on the fringe of regular trade routes, Sira gets separated from her companion Barac. Her memory gone, she's left with only a strange compulsion to seek the help of Jason Morgan, an independent trader and starship captain. Sira's amnesia is so pervasive that she has even forgotten which species she belongs to. That species is the Clan, a telepathic race that has kept itself aloof, refusing to join in the Trade Pact formed by human beings and a host of other species. With some persuasion, Sira finds refuge on Morgan's ship, the Silver Fox. As they leave Aourd, the real quest for answers begins. Who has suppressed Sira's memories, and why is she running away?
A Thousand Words for Stranger begins slowly, with the introduction of characters and exposition necessary to establish the feel of Czerneda's universe. The book picks up steam as each revealed secret leads to a new mystery. It's an old writer's trick, but the Czerneda uses it to good effect, pulling the reader into a story that becomes more compelling with every page. The concept of an adventure story set in a multispecies universe with good aliens, bad aliens, and unexpected surprises along the way is, of course, hardly new. What matters, then, is how good a job the writer does in telling the story and portraying the characters. In A Thousand Words for Stranger, Julie Czerneda handles that task very well indeed. --Greg L. Johnson [via]
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Ties of Powerby Julie E. CzernedaISBN 0886778506 (0-88677-850-6)
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Tuf Voyagingby George R.R. MartinISBN 1592220053 (1-59222-005-3)
Softcover, Meisha Merlin Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tuf Voyaging'Book summary:From the multiple award-winning, best-selling author of The Song of Ice and Fire series: Haviland Tuf is an honest space-trader who likes cats. So how is it that, in competition with the worst villains the universe has to offer, he's become the proud owner of the last seedship of Earth's legendary Ecological Engineering Corps? Never mind, just be thankful that the most powerful weapon in human space is in good hands-hands which now control cellular material for thousands of outlandish creatures. With his unique equipment, Tuf is set to tackle the problems human settlers have created in colonizing far-flung worlds: hosts of hostile monsters, a population hooked on procreation, a dictator who unleashes plagues to get his own way... and in every case the only thing that stands between the colonists and disaster is Tuf's ingenuity-and his reputation as an honest dealer in a universe of rogues... Tuf Voyaging interior illustrations by Janet Aulisio. Included will be her original eight illustrations, along with 28 newly commissioned ones. [via]
Two to Conquerby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0886771749 (0-88677-174-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Two-Hundred Million A.D.by A. E. Van VogtISBN 0890833575 (0-89083-357-5)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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The Uplift Warby David BrinISBN 0932096441 (0-932096-44-1)
Hardcover, Phantasia Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Uplift War'Book summary:Billions of years ago, an alien race known as the Progenitors began the genetically engineered techniques by which non-intelligent creatures are given intelligence by one of the higher races in the galaxy. Once "Uplifted," these creature must serve their patron race before they, in turn, can Uplift other races. Human intelligence, which developed by itself (and brought about the Uplifting of chimpanzees and dolphins), is an affront to the aliens who plan an attack, threatening a human experiment aimed at producing the next Uplift. Such is the premise of this novel, which won the 1988 Hugo Award. [via]
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Vampire Hunter Dby Yoshitaka Amano, Kevin Leahy, Hideyuki KikuchiISBN 1595820124 (1-59582-012-4)
Softcover, Dh Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vampire Hunter D'Book summary:12,090 A.D. It is a dark time for the world. Humanity is just crawling out from under three hundred years of domination by the race of vampires known as the Nobility. The war against the vampires has taken its toll; cities lie in ruin, the countryside is fragmented into small villages and fiefdoms that still struggle against nightly raids by the fallen vampires - and the remnants of their genetically manufactured demons and werewolves. Every village wants a Hunter - one of the warriors who have pledged their laser guns and their swords to the eradication of the Nobility. But some Hunters are better than others, and some bring their own kind of danger with them. From creator Hideyuki Kikuchi, one of Japan's leading horror authors with illustrations by renowned Japanese artist, Yoshitaka Amano, best known for his illustrations in Neil Gaiman's Sandman: The Dream Hunters and the Final Fantasy games. [via]
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Veniss Undergroundby Jeff VandermeerISBN 1894815645 (1-894815-64-5)
Softcover, Prime Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Veniss Underground'Book summary:Jeff VanderMeer's last book, City of Saints & Madmen, explored the limits of literary fantasy, garnering raves from critics, including a starred review in Publishers Weekly. Now, with Veniss Underground, VanderMeer explores the limits of love, memory, and obsession in a far future SF novel that combines the grotesque and the sublime in a rousing adventure-mystery. [via]
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Ventusby Karl SchroederISBN 0812576357 (0-8125-7635-7)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ventus'Book summary:After terrifying and titanic struggles, a godlike artificial intelligence gone rogue has finally been destroyed. But not before it scattered seeds of itself throughout the galaxy.[via]
On the terraformed planet Ventus, benign AIs -- the godlike Winds which shaped and guarded its transformation, have fallen silent. Calandria May is sent down to the surface where she quickly finds that an extension of the rogue AI, a cyborg called Armiger, has planted a strange and powerful device in a young man named Jordan Mason. Jordan has visions. He is desperate to find their meaning and source -- desperate enough to risk awakening the Winds, perhaps invoking the power that can destroy technology to protect the environment they created.
Ventus is an epic journey across a fascinating planet with two big mysteries -- why have the Winds fallen silent? And is Armiger, or Jordan, carrying a Resurrection Seed?More editions of Ventus:
Vermilion Sandsby J.G. BallardISBN 0881844225 (0-88184-422-5)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Voyager in Nightby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886771072 (0-88677-107-2)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Voyager in Night'Book summary:The world of Jalna had revealed many secrets to the Sholan-Human teams sent there on a rescue mission. They had discovered one of the methods Valtegans used to control other races, had learned how deceitful one of their own allies had been, and were about to begin negotiations for an alliance with several newly met races. Yet the planetary conflicts had led to the injured Carrie and Kusac being placed in cryo on a non-Sholan vessel, with Kaid desperately trying to rush them back to Sholan medical facilities. But before they could reach their rendezvous point, the ship they were on was caught in a Valtegan trap, leaving Kaid barely enough time to send Carrie's and Kusac's lifepods into space in the hope that they'd be found by friendly forces. Kaid was certain he and his people were doomed until a massive vessel suddenly materialized, scooping up both Kaid's ship and the Valtegan foe. Now all of them were prisoners of a completely unknown people. And only time would tell whether they'd fallen into the clutches of an even more deadly enemy than the Valtegans.... [via]
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War of the Wing-Menby Poul AndersonISBN 0839823266 (0-8398-2326-6)
Hardcover, Gregg Press
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The Warrior's Apprenticeby Lois MacMaster BujoldISBN 1886778272 (1-886778-27-2)
Hardcover, Nesfa Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Warrior's Apprentice'Book summary:Discharged from the Barrarayan academy after flunking the physical, a discouraged Miles Vorkosigan takes possession of a jumpship and becomes the leader of a mercenary force that expands to a fleet of treasonous proportions. Reprint. AB. [via]
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Wave Without a Shoreby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886771013 (0-88677-101-3)
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Well of Shiuanby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886773229 (0-88677-322-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Well of Shiuan'Book summary:The world of Shiuan was doomed. Rising waters and shattering earthquakes had sealed its fate. The only escape routes were the Gates. And just as this knowledge dawned on the desperate tribes and cities there appeared the woman Morgaine--whose mission was to seal Shiuan's Gates. [via]
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The Winged Manby A. E. Van Vogt, E. Mayne HullISBN 0886770602 (0-88677-060-2)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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The World Insideby Robert SilverbergISBN 1596872861 (1-59687-286-1)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The World Inside'Book summary:Earth 2381: The hordes of humanity have withdrawn into isolated 1000-story Urbmons, comfortably controlled multicity-buildings which perpetuate an open culture of free sex and unrestricted population growth. Nearly all of Earth's 75 billion live in the hundreds of monolithic structures scattered across the globe, with the exception of the small agricultural communes that supply the Urbmons with food. When a restless Urbmon computer engineer begins to think unblessworthy thoughts of making a trip outside, he risks being labeled a flippo, for whom there is only one punishment. [via]
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Album Der Zeitgenossenby Christian Diener, Franz Hanfstaengl, Graham Fulton-SmithISBN 3453520181 (3-453-52018-1)
Hardcover, W. Heyne
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Die Haarteppichknupfer: Romanby Andreas EschbachISBN 3795113717 (3-7951-1371-7)
Hardcover, Schneekluth
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3001 Odisea Finalby Arthur C. ClarkeISBN 8401492750 (84-01-49275-0)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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Dune: La Casa Corrinoby Brian Herbert, Kevin J. AndersonISBN 1400059429 (1-4000-5942-9)
Hardcover, Plaza & Janes Editories, S.A.
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