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Angelmassby Timothy ZahnISBN 081258418X (0-8125-8418-X)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Angelmass'Book summary:How does Hugo-winner Timothy Zahn turn an otherwise straightforward SF page-turner into something truly interesting? With one of the oldest shticks in the book: the good ol' black-hole-that-spits-out-quantum-particles-of-human-goodness trick.
Of course, that's not exactly an old sci-fi shtick, but the essence of it (and its effect) is: the ever-clever Zahn has taken a very cool idea--what if there were quantum particles (or whatever) that compelled people to act ethically--and then explored the impact that might have, in this case on a society and its internal and external interactions. The particles in question are called "angels," and the interstellar alliance known as the Empyrean has been blessed with Angelmass, the eponymous black hole that emits them. The greedy, Earth-based Pax empire sees these angels as a brainwashing alien invasion and threatens to invade the Empyrean itself to set things straight. Thrown into the fray to explicate the implications are a bumbling but earnest Pax scientist-spy, a pretty young grifter, a brother-sister pair of grizzled space vets, and an Empyrean High Senator who fears the complacency that angels have bred into his society.
Fast, fun, and thought-provoking, Angelmass combines Star Wars-style action (which Zahn knows well) with enough substance to satisfy a more serious reading. --Paul Hughes [via]
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Ascendant Sunby Catherine AsaroISBN 0812566653 (0-8125-6665-3)
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Assassins: Assignment--Jerusalem, Target--Antichristby Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. JenkinsISBN 084232920X (0-8423-2920-X)
Hardcover, Tyndale House Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Assassins: Assignment--Jerusalem, Target--Antichrist'Book summary:Is it right to kill Satan's hit man? Would it help God's work? This installment in the Left Behind series picks up with Rayford Steele--"believer" and international fugitive--as he struggles with a plan to assassinate Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia. Meanwhile, Carpathia has been busy rebuilding roads, airports, and a cellular/solar satellite phone system--all designed to help him become supreme ruler of the world--and even claim himself to be God. We also find ace reporter Buck Williams anonymously preaching to the masses of believers and converts through his cyberspace magazine The Truth. All the believers in the safe house, including Buck, Doc, Chloe, and Tsion, are suspicious of Hattie--former mistress of Carpathia--who claims to be a believer but may have already compromised their secret location when she tried to buy her way to Europe months before.
Fans of the series won't be disappointed. Jenkins's signature writing is at full force. Readers can count on a suspenseful plot, imaginative futuristic thinking, and familiar characters, all of which appear in the opening pages and are sustained until the last cliffhanger scene when God unleashes another earth-shattering disaster. [via]
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At The Mountains Of Madness: The Definitive Editionby H. P. Lovecraft, China MievillISBN 0812974417 (0-8129-7441-7)
Softcover, Modern Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'At The Mountains Of Madness: The Definitive Edition'Book summary:Introduction by China Miéville
Long acknowledged as a master of nightmarish visions, H. P. Lovecraft established the genuineness and dignity of his own pioneering fiction in 1931 with his quintessential work of supernatural horror, At the Mountains of Madness. The deliberately told and increasingly chilling recollection of an Antarctic expeditions uncanny discoveriesand their encounter with untold menace in the ruins of a lost civilizationis a milestone of macabre literature.
This exclusive new edition, presents Lovecrafts masterpiece in fully restored form, and includes his acclaimed scholarly essay Supernatural Horror in Literature. This is essential reading for every devotee of classic terror. [via]More editions of At The Mountains Of Madness: The Definitive Edition:
Babel-17by Samuel R. DelanyISBN 0839823282 (0-8398-2328-2)
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Being a Green Motherby Piers AnthonyISBN 0833525190 (0-8335-2519-0)
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Biosby Robert Charles WilsonISBN 0812575741 (0-8125-7574-1)
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The Black Unicornby Terry BrooksISBN 0833525220 (0-8335-2522-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Black Unicorn'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The continuing adventures of Ben Holiday and his efforts to become a true king and save Landover from evil and decay. [via]
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The Boys from Brazilby Ira LevinISBN 0816163928 (0-8161-6392-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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City Of Illusionsby Ursula Le GuinISBN 0824014227 (0-8240-1422-7)
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Communionby Whitley StrieberISBN 0816144109 (0-8161-4410-9)
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Coronaby Greg BearISBN 0839828896 (0-8398-2889-6)
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The Covenant of the Crownby Howard WeinsteinISBN 0839828861 (0-8398-2886-1)
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The Crossroads of Timeby Andre NortonISBN 0839824181 (0-8398-2418-1)
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Damnation Alleyby Roger ZelaznyISBN 0839825056 (0-8398-2505-6)
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David Starr, Space Rangerby Isaac AsimovISBN 0839824866 (0-8398-2486-6)
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Dooon Modeby Piers AnthonyISBN 0812575423 (0-8125-7542-3)
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Double Starby Robert A. HeinleinISBN 0839824467 (0-8398-2446-7)
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Draculaby Bram StokerISBN 0816156921 (0-8161-5692-1)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dracula'Book summary:[via]Awareness of Dracula as a masterly gothic thriller has increased ever since its publication in 1897, and the novel is regarded as one of the most seminal horror stories ever written, having inspired countless copycat tales and literary spin-offs. The tale of young Englishman Jonathan Harker's journey to Transylvania, into the very heart of Count Draculas evil realm, is compelling, but it is perhaps the journey of the vampire to Englandand the dangers he poses to Jonathans beloved Minathat is more horrifying.More editions of Dracula:
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Dragons of Spring Dawningby Margaret Weis, Tracy HickmanISBN 0833531654 (0-8335-3165-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dragons of Spring Dawning'Book summary:The final installment in Weis and Hickman's Chronicles series--Dragonlance's undisputed must-read trilogy--brings on the main event: the Companions vs. the dragons in a knock-down drag-out at the iron works of Pax Tharkas, as the fate of Krynn hangs in the balance. They've mastered the Orbs and picked up the Dragonlance (see Dragons of Winter Night), and things are looking pretty good with the return of the good metallic dragons. But the band soon learns they must do battle with their own inner conflicts if they ever hope to defeat the Dark Queen Takhisis. A bang-up conclusion to Dragonlance's best-loved trilogy. --Paul Hughes [via]
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Elvenbornby Andre NortonISBN 0812571231 (0-8125-7123-1)
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Eye of the Worldby Robert JordanISBN 081257995X (0-8125-7995-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eye of the World'Book summary:The Wheel of Times turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, and Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.[via]More editions of Eye of the World:
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Faith of the Fallenby Terry GoodkindISBN 081257639X (0-8125-7639-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Faith of the Fallen'Book summary:Fantasy series fans may argue over the relative merits of Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth, George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, and Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, but in a world of middle books that go nowhere and endless waits between episodes, Goodkind is certainly still serving up some of the best fantasy on today's menu.
The Seeker of Truth and his Mother Confessor sweetie are both looking a little worse for the wear after their chime-hunt in Soul of the Fire. To top that off, Lord Rahl finds himself a reluctant prophet with the vision that their cause, the fight for freedom against the Imperial Order, is essentially sunk. (Chalk that up to part of the Wizard's First Rule: people really are stupid.) The two lovers soon find themselves separated, Richard off to the Old World thanks to treacherous Sister of the Dark Nicci, and Kahlan left behind, forced to betray Richard and his prophecy by raising an army to fend off the approaching armies of Emperor Jagang.
Whether it's fair or not, Goodkind will likely get beaten up a bit for visiting the trough once too often, à la Jordan. But fear not: Faith of the Fallen does progress at a good clip, and its conclusion--while by no means a final payout--should satisfy. --Paul Hughes [via]
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The Fall of the Towersby Samuel R. DelanyISBN 083982372X (0-8398-2372-X)
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The Familiarby K. A. ApplegateISBN 0836827740 (0-8368-2774-0)
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The Far Shore of Timeby Frederik PohlISBN 0812577833 (0-8125-7783-3)
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Flashforwardby Robert J. SawyerISBN 0812580346 (0-8125-8034-6)
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Foundation's Friendsby Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry GreenbergISBN 0812567706 (0-8125-6770-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Foundation's Friends'Book summary:A festival of original science fiction honoring Isaac Asimov's 50th anniversary in the genre, this anthology offers a tribute to Asimov's long and esteemed career, as well as his valuable influence both in the field and outside it. Contributors include Poul Anderson, Orson Scott Card, Frederik Pohl, and Robert Silverberg. [via]
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Frameshiftby Robert J. SawyerISBN 0812571088 (0-8125-7108-8)
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The Futurological Congress (from the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy)by Stanisaw LemISBN 0816492220 (0-8164-9222-0)
Hardcover, Seabury Press
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Galapagosby Joan E. RatajackISBN 0831795964 (0-8317-9596-4)
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The Genesis Waveby John VornholtISBN 0835911063 (0-8359-1106-3)
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The Genocidesby Thomas M. DischISBN 083982436X (0-8398-2436-X)
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God Gameby Andrew M. GreeleyISBN 0812583361 (0-8125-8336-1)
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Gravity Dreamsby L.E. ModesittISBN 0812566610 (0-8125-6661-0)
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The Green Brainby Frank HerbertISBN 0839826672 (0-8398-2667-2)
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Helmby Steven GouldISBN 0812571355 (0-8125-7135-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Helm'Book summary:In Helm, Gould spins the tale of Leland de Laal, the young son of a shrewd but minor nobleman on a world far from Earth. Leland, disobeying his father's edict, dons a helm of ancient power, an artifact brought from Earth centuries ago. Gradually, he gains access to knowledge implanted in his mind by the helm, only to find that he is no longer alone in his head. He absorbs the martial-arts discipline of aikido, but before he can come to terms with either his new powers or his growing affection for his overlord's daughter, he is submerged in betrayal and war on many fronts. His homeland's worst enemy seeks the helm, ready to use it to subjugate the world. In this, his third novel, Steven Gould has whipped up a smooth fantasy story, seasoned with science-fictional elements, romance, and a lot of high-kicking action. He continues to explore the coming-of-age theme, as he did in his previous two novels, Jumper and Wildside. --Blaise Selby [via]
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In the Days of the Cometby H. G. WellsISBN 0816707111 (0-8167-0711-1)
Hardcover, Troll Communications Llc
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Infernoby Larry Niven, Jerry PournelleISBN 0839824505 (0-8398-2450-5)
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Interview With the Vampireby Anne RiceISBN 0833563513 (0-8335-6351-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Interview With the Vampire'Book summary:In the now-classic novel Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice refreshed the archetypal vampire myth for a late-20th-century audience. The story is ostensibly a simple one: having suffered a tremendous personal loss, an 18th-century Louisiana plantation owner named Louis Pointe du Lac descends into an alcoholic stupor. At his emotional nadir, he is confronted by Lestat, a charismatic and powerful vampire who chooses Louis to be his fledgling. The two prey on innocents, give their "dark gift" to a young girl, and seek out others of their kind (notably the ancient vampire Armand) in Paris. But a summary of this story bypasses the central attractions of the novel. First and foremost, the method Rice chose to tell her tale--with Louis' first-person confession to a skeptical boy--transformed the vampire from a hideous predator into a highly sympathetic, seductive, and all-too-human figure. Second, by entering the experience of an immortal character, one raised with a deep Catholic faith, Rice was able to explore profound philosophical concerns--the nature of evil, the reality of death, and the limits of human perception--in ways not possible from the perspective of a more finite narrator.
While Rice has continued to investigate history, faith, and philosophy in subsequent Vampire novels (including The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the Body Thief, Memnoch the Devil, and The Vampire Armand), Interview remains a treasured masterpiece. It is that rare work that blends a childlike fascination for the supernatural with a profound vision of the human condition. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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Invincibleby Stanislaw LemISBN 0816491232 (0-8164-9123-2)
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Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Centuryby Isaac AsimovISBN 082530038X (0-8253-0038-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century'Book summary:Description: 316 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Science fiction. Asimov, Isaac (1920-1992) . 19th Century. [via]
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Jumping Off the Planetby David GerroldISBN 081257608X (0-8125-7608-X)
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A Knight of Ghosts and Shadowsby Poul AndersonISBN 0839825234 (0-8398-2523-4)
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Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Daysby Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. JenkinsISBN 0842329129 (0-8423-2912-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days'Book summary:Piloting his 747, Rayford Steele is musing about his wife Irene's irritating religiosity and contemplating the charms of his "drop-dead gorgeous" flight attendant, Hattie. First Irene was into Amway, then Tupperware, and now it's the Rapture of the Saints--the scary last story in the Bible in which Christians are swept to heaven and unbelievers are left behind to endure the Antichrist's Tribulation. Steele believes he'll put the plane on autopilot and go visit Hattie. But Hattie's in a panic: some of the passengers have disappeared! The Rapture has happened, abruptly driverless cars are crashing all over, and the slick, sinister Romanian Nicolae Carpathia plans to use the UN to establish one world government and religion. Resembling "a young Robert Redford" and silver-tongued in nine languages, Carpathia is named People's "Sexiest Man Alive." (This reviewer, a former People writer, finds this plot twist plausible.) Meanwhile, Steele teams up with Buck Williams, a buck-the-system newshound, to form the Tribulation Force, an underground of left-behind penitents battling the Antichrist.
Ex-presidential candidate Pat Robertson briefly outsold Michael Crichton with his apocalypse novel The End of the Age (now available on audiocassette), and the similar The Third Millennium sells well, but the Left Behind series is the absolute champion in the race to make the Book of Revelation into racy thriller reading. --Tim Appelo [via]
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Logan's Runby William F. NolanISBN 0848801032 (0-8488-0103-2)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Logan's Run'Book summary:It's the 23rd Century and at age 21... your life is over! Logan-6 has been trained to kill; born and bred from conception to be the best of the best. But his time is short and before his life ends he's got one final mission: Find and destroy Sanctuary, a fabled haven for those that chose to defy the system. But when Logan meets and falls in love with Jessica, he begins to question the very system he swore to protect and soon they're both running for their lives. When Last Day comes, will you lie down and die... or run! Bluewater Comics proudly presents a new adaptation of William F. Nolan's masterpiece of dystopian future: Logan's Run. [via]
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Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiterby Isaac AsimovISBN 0839824904 (0-8398-2490-4)
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Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venusby Isaac AsimovISBN 0839824882 (0-8398-2488-2)
Hardcover, Twayne Publishers
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Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroidsby Isaac AsimovISBN 0839824874 (0-8398-2487-4)
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Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturnby Isaac AsimovISBN 0839824912 (0-8398-2491-2)
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Man from Mundaniaby Piers AnthonyISBN 0812574974 (0-8125-7497-4)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Manta's Giftby Timothy ZahnISBN 081258032X (0-8125-8032-X)
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The Martian Way and Other Storiesby Isaac AsimovISBN 083760463X (0-8376-0463-X)
Hardcover, Bentley Pub
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Mercenaryby Piers AnthonyISBN 0839829019 (0-8398-2901-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mercenary'Book summary:This is the second in the series BIO OF A SPACE TYRANT, featuring the stages in the life of Hope Hubris, the Tyrant of Jupiter, and his beloved sister Spirit. [via]
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The Merchants of Soulsby John BarnesISBN 0812589696 (0-8125-8969-6)
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Mission of Gravityby Harry C. StubbsISBN 0839824262 (0-8398-2426-2)
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The Mysterious Islandby Jules VerneISBN 0812966422 (0-8129-6642-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mysterious Island'Book summary:At a time when Verne is making a comeback in the US as a mainstream literary figure, Wesleyan is pleased to publish a new translation of one of his best-known novels, The Mysterious Island. Although several editions under the same title are in print, most reproduce a bowdlerized nineteenth-century translation which changes the names of the characters, omits several important scenes, and ideologically censors Verne's original text.
The Mysterious Island was published in 1874, and it is one of Verne's longest novels. The plot depicts a group of men who have become castaways stranded on an island in the Pacific during the American Civil War. The novel describes their attempts not only to survive but also, with the aid of the scientific and technological know-how, to rebuild their world from the meager resources of the island. At the end, however, it is realized that Captain Nemo, from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, has secretly been helping the settlers. A marvelous adventure story, The Mysterious Island is also notable for its modern retelling of the utopian deserted-island myth, with repeated echoes of Robinson Crusoe and the Swiss Family Robinson. This Wesleyan edition features notes, appendices and an introduction by Verne scholar William Butcher, as well as reproductions of the illustrations from the original French edition. [via]More editions of The Mysterious Island:
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Softcover, Wesleyan Univ Pr - Mysterious Island: ISBN 0819564753 (0-8195-6475-3)
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Obernewtynby Isobelle CarmodyISBN 0812584228 (0-8125-8422-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Octagonal Ravenby L.E. ModesittISBN 0812570081 (0-8125-7008-1)
Softcover, Tor Books
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The Quantum Roseby Catherine AsaroISBN 0812568834 (0-8125-6883-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Quantum Rose'Book summary:The beautiful young noblewoman Kamoj Quanta Argali rules a declining province on a distant planet that has lost the high technology of its original colonists. To save her people, Kamoj has contracted to marry Jax Ironbridge, the moody, unpredictable ruler of a prosperous land. Then a mysterious stranger from another world proposes a marriage that neither honor nor law will allow Kamoj to refuse.
The Quantum Rose is the sixth novel in the acclaimed Saga of the Skolian Empire, following the novels Primary Inversion, Catch the Lightning, The Last Hawk, The Radiant Seas, and Ascendant Sun. This intelligent, entertaining series combines space opera, hard SF, future history, military SF, and romance in a rare and potent blend. The Quantum Rose is an interplanetary adventure, but the space-opera and hard-SF elements are less prominent, as the plot focuses on a compelling and complicated love triangle, the clash of very different cultures, and an approach to war that SF has almost never considered.
A Nebula Award finalist, Catherine Asaro has won the Analog Readers' Poll, the Sapphire Award, and the Homer Award. In addition to the Saga of the Skolian Empire, she has written the near-future SF novels The Veiled Web and The Phoenix Code. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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The Radiant Seasby Catherine AsaroISBN 0812580362 (0-8125-8036-2)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Rebel Sutraby Shariann LewittISBN 0812571185 (0-8125-7118-5)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Rocannon's World: Library Editionby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0824014243 (0-8240-1424-3)
Hardcover, Garland Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rocannon's World: Library Edition'Book summary:This debut novel from preeminent science-fiction writer Ursula LeGuin introduces her brilliant Hainish series, set in a galaxy seeded by the planet Hain with a variety of humanoid species, including that of Earth. Over the centuries, the Hainish colonies have evolved into physically and culturally unique peoples, joined by a League of All Worlds.
Earth-scientist Rocannon has been leading an ethnological survey on a remote world populated by three native races: the cavern-dwelling Gdemiar, the elvish Fiia, and the warrior clan, Liuar. But when the technologically primitive planet is suddenly invaded by a fleet of ships from the stars, rebels against the League of All Worlds, Rocannon is the only survey member left alive. Marooned among alien peoples, he leads the battle to free this newly discovered world and finds that legends grow around him as he fights. [via]
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Rogue Moonby Algis J. BudrysISBN 083982369X (0-8398-2369-X)
Hardcover, Gregg Pr
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Salems Lotby Stephen KingISBN 0816156867 (0-8161-5686-7)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Salems Lot'Book summary:Stephen King's second book, 'Salem's Lot (1975)--about the slow takeover of an insular hamlet called Jerusalem's Lot by a vampire patterned after Bram Stoker's Dracula--has two elements that he also uses to good effect in later novels: a small American town, usually in Maine, where people are disconnected from each other, quietly nursing their potential for evil; and a mixed bag of rational, goodhearted people, including a writer, who band together to fight that evil.
Simply taken as a contemporary vampire novel, 'Salem's Lot is great fun to read, and has been very influential in the horror genre. But it's also a sly piece of social commentary. As King said in 1983, "In 'Salem's Lot, the thing that really scared me was not vampires, but the town in the daytime, the town that was empty, knowing that there were things in closets, that there were people tucked under beds, under the concrete pilings of all those trailers. And all the time I was writing that, the Watergate hearings were pouring out of the TV.... Howard Baker kept asking, 'What I want to know is, what did you know and when did you know it?' That line haunts me, it stays in my mind.... During that time I was thinking about secrets, things that have been hidden and were being dragged out into the light." Sounds quite a bit like the idea behind his 1998 novel of a Maine hamlet haunted by unsightly secrets, Bag of Bones. --Fiona Webster [via]
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Saturn: A Novel Of The Ringed Planet- And The Humans Who Explore Itby Ben BovaISBN 0812579429 (0-8125-7942-9)
Softcover, Tor Books
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The Sioux Spacemanby Andre NortonISBN 0839824203 (0-8398-2420-3)
Hardcover, Gregg Pr
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Space Vikingby H. Beam PiperISBN 0824014278 (0-8240-1427-8)
Hardcover, Garland Pub
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Star Man's Son, 2250 A.D.by Andre NortonISBN 0839826362 (0-8398-2636-2)
Hardcover, Gregg Press
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Star Markerby Patrick A. McCarthy, Olaf Stapledon, Freeman DysonISBN 0819566934 (0-8195-6693-4)
Softcover, Wesleyan Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Star Marker'Book summary:Widely regarded as one of the true classics of science fiction, Star Maker is a poetic and deeply philosophical work. The story details the mental journey of an unnamed narrator who is transported not only to other worlds but also other galaxies and parallel universes, until he eventually becomes part of the "cosmic mind." First published in 1937, Olaf Stapledon's descriptions of alien life are a political commentary on human life in the turbulent inter-war years. The book challenges preconceived notions of intelligence and awareness, and ultimately argues for a broadened perspective that would free us from culturally ingrained thought and our inevitable anthropomorphism. This is the first scholarly edition of a book that influenced such writers as C.S. Lewis and Arthur C. Clarke and which Jorge Luis Borges called "a prodigious novel." [via]
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Star Trek Next Generation: Sparticusby T.L. MancourISBN 0835911047 (0-8359-1104-7)
Softcover, Globe Fearon Co
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Star Trek the Next Generationby Peter DavidISBN 0835911055 (0-8359-1105-5)
Softcover, Globe Fearon Co
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Storm Over Warlockby Andre NortonISBN 0839826354 (0-8398-2635-4)
Hardcover, Gregg Pr
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Storming the Reality Studio: A Casebook of Cyberpunk and Postmodern Science Fictionby Larry McCafferyISBN 0822311682 (0-8223-1168-2)
Softcover, Duke Univ Pr
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This Immortalby Roger ZelaznyISBN 0824014456 (0-8240-1445-6)
Hardcover, Garland Pub
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Time Tradersby Andre NortonISBN 0839824211 (0-8398-2421-1)
Hardcover, Gregg Pr
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Today We Choose Facesby Roger ZelaznyISBN 0839824076 (0-8398-2407-6)
Hardcover, Gregg Press
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Uhura's Songby Janet KaganISBN 0839828888 (0-8398-2888-8)
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Vale of the Voleby Piers AnthonyISBN 0812574966 (0-8125-7496-6)
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Venus Plus Xby Theodore SturgeonISBN 0839823215 (0-8398-2321-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Venus Plus X'Book summary:Charlie Johns has been snatched from his home on 61 North 34th Street and delivered to the strange future world of Ledom. Here, violence is a vague and improbable notion. Technology has triumphed over hunger, overpopulation, pollution, even time and space. But there is a change Charlie finds even more shocking: gender is a thing of the past. Venus Plus X is Theodore Sturgeon's brilliant evocation of a civilization for whom tensions between male and female and the human preoccupation with sex no longer exist.
As Charlie Johns explores Ledom and its people, he finds that the human precepts he holds dear are profane in this new world. But has Charlie learned all there is to know about this advanced society? And why are the Ledom so intent on gaining Charlie's approval? Unsettling, compelling, and no less than visionary, here is science fiction at its boldest: a novel whose wisdom and lyricism make it one of the most original and insightful speculations on gender ever produced.
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A Very Large Arrayby Melinda M. SnodgrassISBN 0826310133 (0-8263-1013-3)
Hardcover, Univ of New Mexico Pr
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War With the Newtsby Karel CapekISBN 0839823010 (0-8398-2301-0)
Hardcover, Gregg Press
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Who?by Algis J. BudrysISBN 0839824920 (0-8398-2492-0)
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Witch Worldby Andre NortonISBN 083982355X (0-8398-2355-X)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co
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Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planetby Eleanor CameronISBN 0844671398 (0-8446-7139-8)
Hardcover, Peter Smith Pub Inc
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