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Children of Duneby Frank HerbertISBN 0441104029 (0-441-10402-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Children of Dune'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. On the planet of Aurakis, men, nature, and time attend the messianic and evolutionary growth of Leto and his twin sister Ghanima, children and successors of the mighty Muad'Dib. [via]
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Count Zeroby William GibsonISBN 087795769X (0-87795-769-X)
Hardcover, Gage Learning Corporation
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Count Zero'Book summary:Turner, corporate mercenary, wakes in a reconstructed body, a beautiful woman by his side. Then Hosaka Corporation reactivates him for a mission more dangerous than the one he's recovering from: Maas-Neotek's chief of R&D is defecting. Turner is the one assigned to get him out intact, along with the biochip he's perfected. But this proves to be of supreme interest to certain other parties--some of whom aren't remotely human.
Bobby Newmark is entirely human: a rustbelt data-hustler totally unprepared for what comes his way when the defection triggers war in cyberspace. With voodoo on the Net and a price on his head, Newmark thinks he's only trying to get out alive. A stylish, streetsmart, frighteningly probable parable of the future and sequel to Neuromancer [via]
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Cryptonomiconby Neal StephensonISBN 0060512806 (0-06-051280-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cryptonomicon'Book summary:Neal Stephenson enjoys cult status among science fiction fans and techie types thanks to Snow Crash, which so completely redefined conventional notions of the high-tech future that it became a self-fulfilling prophecy. But if his cyberpunk classic was big, Cryptonomicon is huge... gargantuan... massive, not just in size (a hefty 918 pages including appendices) but in scope and appeal. It's the hip, readable heir to Gravity's Rainbow and the Illuminatus trilogy. And it's only the first of a proposed series--for more information, read our interview with Stephenson.
Cryptonomicon zooms all over the world, careening conspiratorially back and forth between two time periods--World War II and the present. Our 1940s heroes are the brilliant mathematician Lawrence Waterhouse, cryptanalyst extraordinaire, and gung ho, morphine-addicted marine Bobby Shaftoe. They're part of Detachment 2702, an Allied group trying to break Axis communication codes while simultaneously preventing the enemy from figuring out that their codes have been broken. Their job boils down to layer upon layer of deception. Dr. Alan Turing is also a member of 2702, and he explains the unit's strange workings to Waterhouse. "When we want to sink a convoy, we send out an observation plane first.... Of course, to observe is not its real duty--we already know exactly where the convoy is. Its real duty is to be observed.... Then, when we come round and sink them, the Germans will not find it suspicious."
All of this secrecy resonates in the present-day story line, in which the grandchildren of the WWII heroes--inimitable programming geek Randy Waterhouse and the lovely and powerful Amy Shaftoe--team up to help create an offshore data haven in Southeast Asia and maybe uncover some gold once destined for Nazi coffers. To top off the paranoiac tone of the book, the mysterious Enoch Root, key member of Detachment 2702 and the Societas Eruditorum, pops up with an unbreakable encryption scheme left over from WWII to befuddle the 1990s protagonists with conspiratorial ties.
Cryptonomicon is vintage Stephenson from start to finish: short on plot, but long on detail so precise it's exhausting. Every page has a math problem, a quotable in-joke, an amazing idea, or a bit of sharp prose. Cryptonomicon is also packed with truly weird characters, funky tech, and crypto--all the crypto you'll ever need, in fact, not to mention all the computer jargon of the moment. A word to the wise: if you read this book in one sitting, you may die of information overload (and starvation). --Therese Littleton [via]
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Dying Insideby Robert SilverbergISBN 0743435087 (0-7434-3508-7)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dying Inside'Book summary:Imagine what it would be like if you could tell what the innermost thoughts and feelings of those around you were. Imagine if, as you reached middle age, you lost that ability. What would it do to you to be like everyone else? [via]
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- Dying Inside: ISBN 0345288939 (0-345-28893-9)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group - Dying Inside: ISBN 0553240188 (0-553-24018-8)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Dying Inside: ISBN 0684130831 (0-684-13083-1)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster - Dying Inside: ISBN 0743435087 (0-7434-3508-7)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
- Dying Inside: ISBN 0345288939 (0-345-28893-9)
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Earthby David BrinISBN 055329024X (0-553-29024-X)
Softcover, Spectra
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Earth'Book summary:The long-awaited new novel by the award-winning, bestselling author of Startide Rising and The Uplift War--an epic novel set fifty years from tomorrow, a carefully-reasoned, scientifically faithful tale of the fate of our world. "One hell of a novel . . . has what sci-fi readers want these days; intelligence, action, and an epic scale".--Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. Line drawings. [via]
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Ender's Gameby Orson Scott CardISBN 0312932081 (0-312-93208-1)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ender's Game'Book summary:Ender Wiggin is a very bright young boy with a powerful skill. One of a group of children bred to be military geniuses and save Earth from an inevitable attack by aliens, known here as "buggers," Ender becomes unbeatable in war games and seems poised to lead Earth to triumph over the buggers. Meanwhile, his brother and sister plot to wrest power from Ender. Twists, surprises and interesting characters elevate this novel into status as a bona fide page turner. It captured the Nebula and Hugo Awards. [via]
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Flow My Tears, the Policeman Saidby Philip K. DickISBN 067974066X (0-679-74066-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said'Book summary:The product of a secret government experiment in genetic enhancement, Jason Taverner is a pop idol beloved by millions--until one day, all records of his identity inexplicably disappear. Suddenly, no one seems to recognize him, and in a police state, having no proof of your existence is as good as a death sentence. [via]
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Fridayby Robert HeinleinISBN 034530988X (0-345-30988-X)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Friday'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In a Balkanized North America of the near future, threatened by imminent extinction, a strikingly beautiful and resourceful interplanetary secret agent--an Artificial Person named Friday--tries to survive a gigantic human comedy. [via]
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- Friday: ISBN 0808522000 (0-8085-2200-0)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - Friday: ISBN 0345414004 (0-345-41400-4)
Softcover, Del Rey - Friday: ISBN 003061516X (0-03-061516-X)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co - Friday: ISBN 0030615534 (0-03-061553-4)
Hardcover, Holt, Rinehart and Winston - Friday: ISBN 034530988X (0-345-30988-X)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
- Friday: ISBN 0808522000 (0-8085-2200-0)
Glory Roadby Robert A. HeinleinISBN 0441294014 (0-441-29401-4)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Glory Road'Book summary:Responding to an ad for a brave, handsome, and emotionally unattached man, E. C. ""Scar"" Gordon is enthralled by the gorgeous Amazon-like technician who interviews him before sending him on the adventure of a lifetime. Reprint. [via]
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Glory Roadby Robert Anson Heinlein, Delaney, Samuel R. (AFT)ISBN 0765312220 (0-7653-1222-0)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsby J. K. Rowling, Jim DaleISBN 0807282073 (0-8072-8207-3)
Softcover, Listening Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'Book summary:What makes the Harry Potter series so successful? Maybe it's the fact that J.K. Rowling doesn't write children's books, she writes children's stories, more in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm than Dr. Seuss. The exploits of Harry and his friends captivate even the shortest attention spans by engaging the imagination with vivid characters and fast-moving action, instead of trying to merely catch the eye with colorful pictures or pop-up effects. Not surprisingly, the Potter tales sound wonderful read aloud, and adapt to the audiobook format extremely well. Broadway actor Jim Dale's impressive vocal range gives each character in the book its own distinctive voice--a considerable task, given the pantheon of witches, warlocks, ghosts, ghouls, dwarves, and elves that Harry encounters in his second outing. And thankfully, since the book is read unabridged, no one's favorite character is omitted. Engaging for children without being childish, the audio version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is worthy addition to the deservedly popular series. (Running time: 9 hours, 7 CDs) --Andrew Nieland [via]
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanby J. K. RowlingISBN 1581306571 (1-58130-657-1)
Softcover, Novel Units
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'Book summary:For most children, summer vacation is something to look forward to. But not for our 13-year-old hero, who's forced to spend his summers with an aunt, uncle, and cousin who detest him. The third book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series catapults into action when the young wizard "accidentally" causes the Dursleys' dreadful visitor Aunt Marge to inflate like a monstrous balloon and drift up to the ceiling. Fearing punishment from Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon (and from officials at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who strictly forbid students to cast spells in the nonmagic world of Muggles), Harry lunges out into the darkness with his heavy trunk and his owl Hedwig.
As it turns out, Harry isn't punished at all for his errant wizardry. Instead he is mysteriously rescued from his Muggle neighborhood and whisked off in a triple-decker, violently purple bus to spend the remaining weeks of summer in a friendly inn called the Leaky Cauldron. What Harry has to face as he begins his third year at Hogwarts explains why the officials let him off easily. It seems that Sirius Black--an escaped convict from the prison of Azkaban--is on the loose. Not only that, but he's after Harry Potter. But why? And why do the Dementors, the guards hired to protect him, chill Harry's very heart when others are unaffected? Once again, Rowling has created a mystery that will have children and adults cheering, not to mention standing in line for her next book. Fortunately, there are four more in the works. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: ISBN 1594130027 (1-59413-002-7)
Softcover, Large Print Pr - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: ISBN 1551922460 (1-55192-246-0)
Hardcover, Raincoast Book Dist Ltd - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: ISBN 0747546347 (0-7475-4634-7)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Pub Ltd - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: ISBN 0613371062 (0-613-37106-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: ISBN 0747545111 (0-7475-4511-1)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Pub Ltd - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: ISBN 0786222743 (0-7862-2274-3)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: ISBN 1581306571 (1-58130-657-1)
Softcover, Novel Units
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: ISBN 1594130027 (1-59413-002-7)
Harry Potter Y El Prisionero De Azkaban / Harry Potter And the Prisoner of Azkabanby J. K. RowlingISBN 847888615X (84-7888-615-X)
Softcover, Oceano De Mexico
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter Y El Prisionero De Azkaban / Harry Potter And the Prisoner of Azkaban'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths. [via]
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Have Space Suit, Will Travel: Library Editionby Robert HeinleinISBN 1416505490 (1-4165-0549-0)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Have Space Suit, Will Travel: Library Edition'Book summary:Kip Russell wants nothing more than to go to the moon. But after entering a contest to help realize his dream, he is thrust into a space adventure he could never have imagined--with the most unlikely of friends and enemies. A favorite among Heinlein readers.
"Here is superior science fiction."
The New York Times
"Not only America's premier writer of speculative fiction, but the greatest writer of such fiction in the world."
Stephen King
"There is no other writer whose work has exhilarated me as often and to such an extent as Heinlein."
Dean Koontz
"One of the most influential writers in American Literature."
The New York Times Book Review
[via]More editions of Have Space Suit, Will Travel: Library Edition:
- Have Space Suit, Will Travel: Library Edition: ISBN 156849288X (1-56849-288-X)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books - Have Space Suit, Will Travel: Library Edition: ISBN 0613949072 (0-613-94907-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - Have Space Suit, Will Travel: Library Edition: ISBN 0684148579 (0-684-14857-9)
Hardcover, Macmillan Pub Co - Have Space Suit, Will Travel: Library Edition: ISBN 1416505490 (1-4165-0549-0)
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- Have Space Suit, Will Travel: Library Edition: ISBN 156849288X (1-56849-288-X)
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Hijos De Dune/Children of Duneby Frank Herbert, Random House MondadoriISBN 8497594320 (84-9759-432-0)
Softcover, Debolsillo
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Jack of Shadowsby Roger ZelaznyISBN 0802755356 (0-8027-5535-6)
Hardcover, Walker
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jack of Shadows'Book summary:Kept in protective cover, excellent condition quick shipping [via]
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Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Fiveby Harold BloomISBN 0791059251 (0-7910-5925-1)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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Little, Bigby John CrowleyISBN 1568654294 (1-56865-429-4)
Softcover, Doubleday Book & Music Clubs
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Little, Big'Book summary:John Crowley's masterful Little, Big is the epic story of Smoky Barnable, an anonymous young man who travels by foot from the City to a place called Edgewoodnot found on any mapto marry Daily Alice Drinkawater, as was prophesied. It is the story of four generations of a singular family, living in a house that is many houses on the magical border of an otherworld. It is a story of fantastic love and heartrending loss; of impossible things and unshakable destinies; and of the great Tale that envelops us all. It is a wonder.
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- Little, Big: ISBN 0061120057 (0-06-112005-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins - Little, Big: ISBN 0060937939 (0-06-093793-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins - Little, Big: ISBN 0553012665 (0-553-01266-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Little, Big: ISBN 0553373978 (0-553-37397-8)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Little, Big: ISBN 1568654294 (1-56865-429-4)
Softcover, Doubleday Book & Music Clubs
- Little, Big: ISBN 0061120057 (0-06-112005-7)
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Mona Lisa Overdriveby William GibsonISBN 0553281747 (0-553-28174-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mona Lisa Overdrive'Book summary:Into the cyber-hip world of William Gibson comes Mona, a young girl with a murky past and an uncertain future whose life is on a collision course with internationally famous Sense/Net star Angie Mitchell. Since childhood, Angie has been able to tap into cyberspace without a computer. Now, from inside cyberspace, a kidnapping plot is masterminded by a phantom entity who has plans for Mona, Angie, and all humanity, plans that cannot be controlled...or even known. And behind the intrigue lurks the shadowy Yakuza, the powerful Japanese underworld, whose leaders ruthlessly manipulate people and events to suit their own purposes.
An over-the-top thrill ride sequel to Neuromancer and Count Zero. [via]
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Moretaby Anne McCaffreyISBN 034529873X (0-345-29873-X)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moreta'Book summary:Some fourteen hundred turns after men first came to Pern rode Moreta, on her great golden dragon, Orlith. It was towards the end of the Pass of the Red Star -- a time when every living creature on Pern was threatened by Threadfall -- when the courage and daring of dragons and their riders was all that kept the planet from extinction. And then, at the height of the battle against Thread, came a new and terrible evil. Moreta, in one last superhuman endeavour, was to save her people, and become the greatest legend of dragonlore until the end of time. [via]
Moreta : Dragonlady of Pernby Anne McCaffreyISBN 034541957X (0-345-41957-X)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Mote in God's Eyeby Larry NivenISBN 0671741926 (0-671-74192-6)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mote in God's Eye'Book summary:In the year 3016, the Second Empire of Man spans hundreds of star systems, thanks to the faster-than-light Alderson Drive. No other intelligent beings have ever been encountered, not until a light sail probe enters a human system carrying a dead alien. The probe is traced to the Mote, an isolated star in a thick dust cloud, and an expedition is dispatched.
In the Mote the humans find an ancient civilization--at least one million years old--that has always been bottled up in their cloistered solar system for lack of a star drive. The Moties are welcoming and kind, yet rather evasive about certain aspects of their society. It seems the Moties have a dark problem, one they've been unable to solve in over a million years.
This is the first collaboration between Niven and Pournelle, two masters of hard science fiction, and it combines Pournelle's interest in the military and sociology with Niven's talent for creating interesting, believable aliens. The novel meticulously examines every aspect of First Contact, from the Moties' biology, society, and art, to the effects of the meeting on humanity's economics, politics, and religions. And all the while suspense builds as we watch the humans struggle toward the truth. --Brooks Peck [via]
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Moving Marsby Greg BearISBN 0765318237 (0-7653-1823-7)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moving Mars'Book summary:In this 1995 Nebula Award-winning novel, a revolution is transforming the formerly passive Earth-colony of Mars. While opposing political factions on Mars battle for the support of colonists, scientists make a staggering scientific breakthrough that at once fuels the conflict and creates a united Mars front, as the technically superior Earth tries to take credit for it. Backed against a wall, colonial leaders are forced to make a monumental decision that changes the future of Mars forever. [via]
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The Postmanby David BrinISBN 0553278746 (0-553-27874-6)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Postman'Book summary:Gordon Krantz survived the Doomwar only to spend years crossing a post-apocalypse United States looking for something or someone he could believe in again. Ironically, when he's inadvertently forced to assume the made-up role of a "Restored United States" postal inspector, he becomes the very thing he's been seeking: a symbol of hope and rebirth for a desperate nation. Gordon goes through the motions of establishing a new postal route in the Pacific Northwest, uniting secluded towns and enclaves that are starved for communication with the rest of the world. And even though inside he feels like a fraud, eventually he will have to stand up for the new society he's helping to build or see it destroyed by fanatic survivalists. This classic reprint is not one of David Brin's best books, but the moving story he presents overcomes mediocre writing and contrived plots. [via]
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Red Marsby Kim Stanley RobinsonISBN 0007115903 (0-00-711590-3)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Red Mars'Book summary:In his most ambitious project to date, award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson utilizes years of research and cutting-edge science in the first of three novels that will chronicle the colonization of Mars. For eons, sandstorms have swept the barren desolate landscape of the red planet. For centuries, Mars has beckoned to mankind to come and conquer its hostile climate. Now, in the year 2026, a group of one hundred colonists is about to fulfill that destiny. John Boone, Maya Toitavna, Frank Chalmers, and Arkady Bogdanov lead a mission whose ultimate goal is the terraforming of Mars. For some, Mars will become a passion driving them to daring acts of courage and madness; for others it offers and opportunity to strip the planet of its riches. And for the genetic "alchemists, " Mars presents a chance to create a biomedical miracle, a breakthrough that could change all we know about life...and death. The colonists place giant satellite mirrors in Martian orbit to reflect light to the planets surface. Black dust sprinkled on the polar caps will capture warmth and melt the ice. And massive tunnels, kilometers in depth, will be drilled into the Martian mantle to create stupendous vents of hot gases. Against this backdrop of epic upheaval, rivalries, loves, and friendships will form and fall to pieces--for there are those who will fight to the death to prevent Mars from ever being changed. Brilliantly imagined, breathtaking in scope and ingenuity, Red Mars is an epic scientific saga, chronicling the next step in human evolution and creating a world in its entirety. Red Mars shows us a future, with both glory and tarnish, that awes with complexity and inspires with vision. [via]
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- Red Mars: ISBN 0553560735 (0-553-56073-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Red Mars: ISBN 0553371347 (0-553-37134-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Red Mars: ISBN 0553092049 (0-553-09204-9)
Hardcover, Bantam Books - Red Mars: ISBN 060608066X (0-606-08066-X)
Hardcover, Demco Media - Red Mars: ISBN 0007115903 (0-00-711590-3)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
- Red Mars: ISBN 0553560735 (0-553-56073-5)
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Robots Del Amanecerby Isaac Asimov, Hernan Sabate, Maria Teresa SegurISBN 8497599551 (84-9759-955-1)
Softcover, Debolsillo
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Robots Del Amanecer'Book summary:Basandose en sus rigurosos conocimientos cientificos, Asimov ofrece una vision de lo que puede ser en siglos venideros la vida humana en el cosmos. Los robots del amanacer relata como en el planeta Aurora los hombres y sus robots vivian en una armonia aparentemente perfecta hasta el instante en el que el robot mas avanzado fue asesinado. Ocultaba la muerte del androide una lucha despiadada por el control del Universo? [via]
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The Robots of Dawnby Isaac AsimovISBN 0785773436 (0-7857-7343-6)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Robots of Dawn'Book summary:A millennium into the future two advances have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together.
Detective Elijah Baiey is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. There's only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, must prove the man innocent. For in a case of political intrigue and love between woman and robot gone tragically wrong, there's more at stake than simple justice. This time Baley's career, his life, and Earth's right to pioneer the Galaxy lie in the delicate balance. [via]More editions of The Robots of Dawn:
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Sirens of Titanby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0385333498 (0-385-33349-8)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sirens of Titan'Book summary:Winston has flown his craft into a chrono-synclastic infundibulum, and been converted into pure energy. Materializing only when his waveforms intercept a planet, he only gets home once every 59 days. But at least it's some consolation that he knows all that ever has been and all that ever will be. [via]
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- Sirens of Titan: ISBN 0385294212 (0-385-29421-2)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group - The Sirens of Titan: ISBN 0440179483 (0-440-17948-3)
Softcover, Dell Publishing - Sirens of Titan: ISBN 0340028769 (0-340-02876-9)
Hardcover, Hodder & Stoughton - Sirens of Titan: ISBN 0385333498 (0-385-33349-8)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
- Sirens of Titan: ISBN 0385294212 (0-385-29421-2)
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Slaughter House Fiveby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0385333846 (0-385-33384-6)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade'Book summary:Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes unstuck in time after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow Pilgrim simultaneously through all phases of his life, concentrating on his (and Vonnegut's) shattering experience as an American prisoner of war who witnesses the firebombing of Dresden.
Don't let the ease of reading fool you--Vonnegut's isn't a conventional, or simple, novel. He writes, "There are almost no characters in this story, and almost no dramatic confrontations, because most of the people in it are so sick, and so much the listless playthings of enormous forces. One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters..." Slaughterhouse-Five (taken from the name of the building where the POWs were held) is not only Vonnegut's most powerful book, it is as important as any written since 1945. Like Catch- 22, it fashions the author's experiences in the Second World War into an eloquent and deeply funny plea against butchery in the service of authority. Slaughterhouse-Five boasts the same imagination, humanity, and gleeful appreciation of the absurd found in Vonnegut's other works, but the book's basis in rock-hard, tragic fact gives it a unique poignancy--and humor. [via]
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- Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: ISBN 0440180295 (0-440-18029-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Slaughter House Five: ISBN 0385312083 (0-385-31208-3)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group - Slaughter House Five: ISBN 0224618016 (0-224-61801-6)
Hardcover, Cape - Slaughter House Five: ISBN 0783883706 (0-7838-8370-6)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr - Slaughter House Five: ISBN 0844663662 (0-8446-6366-2)
Hardcover, Peter Smith Pub Inc - Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: ISBN 0385333846 (0-385-33384-6)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
- Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: ISBN 0440180295 (0-440-18029-5)
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Time Enough for Loveby Robert A. HeinleinISBN 0441810764 (0-441-81076-4)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Time Enough for Love'Book summary:[This is part 2 of a 2 part cassette audiobook, library edition.]
Time Enough for Love is the capstone and crowning achievement of Heinlein's famous Future History series.
Lazarus Long is so in love with life that he simply refuses to die. Born in the early 1900s, he lives through multiple centuries. Time Enough for Love is his lovingly detailed account of his journey through a vast and magnificent timescape of centuries and worlds. Using the voice of Lazarus, Heinlein expounds his own philosophies, including his radical (for 1946) ideas on sexual freedom. His use of slang, technical jargon, sharp wit, and clever understatement lend this story a texture and authority that seems the very tone of things to come. [via] -
Vibrant With Words: The Letters of Ursula Bethellby Peter Whiteford, Ursula BethellISBN 0864735049 (0-86473-504-9)
Softcover, Victoria Univ Pr
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Xenocideby Orson Scott CardISBN 1417646519 (1-4176-4651-9)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Xenocide'Book summary:Orson Scott Card's Xenocide is a space opera with verve. In this continuation of Ender Wiggin's story, the Starways Congress has sent a fleet to immolate the rebellious planet of Lusitania, home to the alien race of pequeninos, and home to Ender Wiggin and his family. Concealed on Lusitania is the only remaining Hive Queen, who holds a secret that may save or destroy humanity throughout the galaxy. Familiar characters from the previous novels continue to grapple with religious conflicts and family squabbles while inventing faster-than-light travel and miraculous virus treatments. Throw into the mix an entire planet of mad geniuses and a self-aware computer who wants to be a martyr, and it's hard to guess who will topple the first domino. Due to the densely woven and melodramatic nature of the story, newcomers to Ender's tale will want to start reading this series with the first books, Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead. --Brooks Peck [via]
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Hardcover, Tor Books - Xenocide: ISBN 1417646519 (1-4176-4651-9)
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Conde Ceroby William GibsonISBN 8445074024 (84-450-7402-4)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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Ender El Xenocida / Xenocideby Orson Scott CardISBN 8466618090 (84-666-1809-0)
Softcover, Ediciones B
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ender El Xenocida / Xenocide'Book summary:On Lusitania, Ender Wiggins found a world where humans and the alien race of pequininos live together and find common ground. Ender was wrongLusitania also harbors the descolada, a virus that kills all humans it infects, but pequininos require it to become adults. Seeing no other alternative, the Startways Congress orders the destruction of the entire planet and all who live there, not knowing that concealed on Lusitania is the only remaining Hive Queen, who holds a secret that could save the planet and the galaxy.[via]More editions of Ender El Xenocida / Xenocide:
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Harry Potter Y El Prisionero De Azkaban / Harry Potter And the Prisoner of Azkabanby J. K. Rowling, Nieves Martin Azofra, Adolfo Munoz GarciaISBN 0613359585 (0-613-35958-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter Y El Prisionero De Azkaban / Harry Potter And the Prisoner of Azkaban'Book summary:Harry Potter no es un chico común, extraña el colegio en el verano. Pero su colegio es un colegio de magia y Harry es un mago. Este es el tercer episodio de la serie de novelas que ha causado un impacto mundial. [via]
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Hijos De Dune/Children of Duneby Frank HerbertISBN 8470022334 (84-7002-233-4)
Softcover, Acervo
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Robots Del Amanecerby Isaac AsimovISBN 848450042X (84-8450-042-X)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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Harry Potter Et Le Prisonnaire D'azkaban / Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanby J. K. Rowling, Jean-Francois MenardISBN 2070528189 (2-07-052818-9)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Azkabanby J. K. RowlingISBN 3551551693 (3-551-55169-3)
Softcover, Carlsen Verlag
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Azkaban'Book summary:Dass es für ein Buch einen Erstverkaufstag gibt, ist nichts Neues, doch dass sogar eine Erstverkaufsstunde festgelegt wird, das hat es noch nicht gegeben. Als in England der dritte Band der beliebten Harry-Potter-Reihe erschien, wurde, um ein kollektives Schwänzen der Schüler zu vermeiden, bestimmt, dieses Buch nicht vor 16.30 Uhr zu veräußern. Trotzdem war nach wenigen Stunden die erste Auflage restlos ausverkauft.
Joanne Rowling knüpft auch in Deutschland mit ihrem neuen Band an ihren bisherigen Erfolg an. Harry ist mittlerweile im dritten Jahr auf der Zauberschule. Er ist so froh wie nie, als die Schule endlich wieder beginnt, denn wieder musste er seine Ferien bei den schrecklichen Dursleys verbringen. Und dann kommt auch noch die fürchterliche Tante Magda zu Besuch. Einfach grässlich. Aus Versehen lässt er sie mit einem kleinen Schwebezauber an die Decke abheben. Eigentlich bricht er damit eine Regel der Zauberer. Aber Harry droht kein Schulverweis, denn das Zauberministerium schützt ihn, da man vermutet, der gefürchtete Verbrecher Sirius Black -- aus dem gut bewachten Gefängnis Askaban entkommen -- ist hinter Harry her.
Harry rätselt, was Black mit ihm zu schaffen hat. Bei einem nächtlichen Gespräch erfährt er, dass dieser am Tod seiner Eltern beteiligt war.
Joanne Rowling lässt ihre Fantasie Purzelbäume schlagen und als erwachsener Leser kann man sich nur wünschen, immer so jung zu bleiben, dass einem dieses Buch Freude bereitet. --Manuela Haselberger
Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban gibt es als Normalausgabe und als Ausgabe für Erwachsene. Die beiden Ausgaben unterscheiden sich in der Umschlaggestaltung, sind aber textlich identisch. [via]
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Borgerlige Partisanerby Leif LarsenISBN 8700000612 (87-00-00061-2)
Hardcover, Gyldendal
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Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkabanby J. K. RowlingISBN 7020033458 (7-02-003345-8)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Ancient Greek Editionby J. K. RowlingISBN 158234826X (1-58234-826-X)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Ancient Greek Edition'Book summary:The Greek translation of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in which Harry Potter, a normal eleven-year-old boy, discovers that he is a wizard. Long ago, Harry's parents were killed in a battle with the evil Lord Voldemort. When we first meet Harry, he is living miserably with his repulsive and nonmagical (or Muggle) Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley, and their even more revolting son, Dudley. Following a bizarre but hilarious chain of events, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with an outrageous cast of characters, including super smart Hermione Granger, vile Draco Malfoy, sinister Professor Snape, and wise Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Adventures galore ensue.[via]More editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Ancient Greek Edition:
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Hari Butor Wa Sajin Azkaban / Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanby J. K. RowlingISBN 9771423738 (977-14-2373-8)
Softcover, Naufal
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hari Butor Wa Sajin Azkaban / Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'Book summary:The Arabic Edition of the fascinating English thriller Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [via]
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