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Agent of Chaosby Norman Spinrad, Barry N. MalzbergISBN 1584450428 (1-58445-042-8)
Softcover, Pulpless.Com Inc
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Anti-Iceby Stephen BaxterISBN 0061054216 (0-06-105421-6)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Araminta Stationby Jack VanceISBN 0812557093 (0-8125-5709-3)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Araminta Station'Book summary:A Jack Vance novel... book one of the Cadwal Chronicles. It is a story where "Glawen must uncover a fiendish murderer who threatens the lives of those he holds most dear... who could destroy even Araminta Station itself." Mentions that he is a survivor in the Byzantine society. Fiction. [via]
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Behind the Walls of Terraby Philip Jose FarmerISBN 0932096131 (0-932096-13-1)
Hardcover, Wildside Pr
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The Best of Frederik Pohlby Frederik PohlISBN 0800807243 (0-8008-0724-3)
Hardcover, Taplinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Best of Frederik Pohl'Book summary:This is a British hardcover, published by Taplinger. Best short fiction by one of science fiction's Grand Masters. Includes essays by Pohl and Lester del Rey, plus the following stories: The Day the Icicle Works Closed (1960); Day Million (1966); The Midas Plague (1954); The Tunnel Under the World (1955); Grandy Devil (1955); The Hated (1958); We Never Mention Aunt Nora (1958); The Martian in the Attic (1960); The Census Takers (1956); The Children of Night (1964); The Day After the Day the Martians Came (1967); Father of the Stars (1964); Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus (1956); Punch (1961); The Richest Man in Levittown (1959); The Snowmen (1959); Speed Trap (1967); Three Portraits and a Prayer (1962); How to Count on Your Fingers (1956) (essay) by Frederik Pohl. [via]
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The Best Short Stories of J.G. Ballardby J.G. BallardISBN 0030425069 (0-03-042506-9)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Brave New World Revisitedby Aldous HuxleyISBN 0060898526 (0-06-089852-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Brave New World Revisited'Book summary:When the novel Brave New World first appeared in 1932, its shocking analysis of a scientific dictatorship seemed a projection into the remote future.
Here, in one of the most important and fascinating books of his career, Aldous Huxley uses his tremendous knowledge of human relations to compare the modern-day world with his prophetic fantasy. He scrutinizes threats to humanity, such as overpopulation, propaganda, and chemical persuasion, and explains why we have found it virtually impossible to avoid them. Brave New World Revisited is a trenchant plea that humankind should educate itself for freedom before it is too late.
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Brother Assassinby Fred SaberhagenISBN 0812536428 (0-8125-3642-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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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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Cascade Point: Hardfought: 2 Books in 1by Greg Bear, Timothy ZahnISBN 0812559711 (0-8125-5971-1)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cascade Point: Hardfought: 2 Books in 1'Book summary:Together in one volume: two award-winning stories by two bestselling authors, providing double the excitement. Authors Greg Bear (Eon) and Timothy Zahn (The Last Command) provide non-stop, heart-pounding action that will keep readers on edge until the final page. [via]
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Classic Jamaican Cookingby Caroline Sullivan, Cristine MacKieISBN 189795915X (1-897959-15-X)
Softcover, Serif
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The Collected Stories of Greg Bearby Greg BearISBN 076530161X (0-7653-0161-X)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Collected Stories of Greg Bear'Book summary:This collection of Greg Bear's major short fiction ably demonstrates why Bear is one of science fiction's most popular authors. The multiple Hugo and Nebula award winner offers here a feast of his most famous stories and novellas, accompanied by thoughtful introductions and afterwords that provide insight into the writer and his process. Standouts include "Blood Music," a precise and chilling tale of human cells that become individually intelligent; "The Wind from a Burning Woman," in which despair and anger inspire a young woman's terrible act of vengeance; "The White Horse Child," a loving look at the nascence of the creative impulse; and "Dead Run," in which the road to hell is paved with concrete, and not all intentions are good. This extensive collection is chock full of good stories told with Bear's characteristic intelligence and flair. While he examines big questions of science, politics and religion, Bear's driving force as a writer is his curiosity about the human spirit. --Roz Genessee [via]
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The Colors of Spaceby Marion Zimmer Bradley, Hank StineISBN 0898651913 (0-89865-191-3)
Softcover, Schiffer Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Colors of Space'Book summary:This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. [via]
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Crossoverby Michael Jan FriedmanISBN 0671896776 (0-671-89677-6)
Hardcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crossover'Book summary:In the bestselling tradition of Federation, this new adventure brings Spock, McCoy, and Scotty together with Jean-Luc Picard and his crew. Deep in Romulan territory, Starfleet Ambassador Spock aids in a daring underground movement to reunite the Vulcan and Romulan empires. When a Romulan spy joins the ranks and betrays the group, Starfleet dispatches the Enterprise, commanded by Jean-Luc Picard, to effect a rescue. [via]
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Destiny Dollby Clifford D. SimakISBN 0879977728 (0-87997-772-8)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classicby Alberto Manguel, Gianni GuadalupiISBN 0151005419 (0-15-100541-9)
Hardcover, Harcourt Children's Books
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Eclipseby John ShirleyISBN 1888869194 (1-888869-19-4)
Softcover, Hardwired
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Empire: A Disturbing Look at a Possible Futureby Orson Scott CardISBN 0765316110 (0-7653-1611-0)
Hardcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Empire: A Disturbing Look at a Possible Future'Book summary:[via]The American Empire has grown too fast, and the fault lines at home are stressed to the breaking point. The war of words between Right and Left has collapsed into a shooting war, though most people just want to be left alone.
The battle rages between the high-technology weapons on one side, and militia foot-soldiers on the other, devastating the cities, and overrunning the countryside. But the vast majority, who only want the killing to stop and the nation to return to more peaceful days, have technology, weapons and strategic geniuses of their own.
When the American dream shatters into violence, who can hold the people and the government together? And which side will you be on?
Orson Scott Card is a master storyteller, who has earned millions of fans and reams of praise for his previous science fiction and fantasy novels. Now he steps a little closer to the present day with this chilling look at a near future scenario of a new American Civil War.More editions of Empire: A Disturbing Look at a Possible Future:
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The Excalibur Alternativeby David WeberISBN 0743435842 (0-7434-3584-2)
Softcover, Baen Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Excalibur Alternative'Book summary:Captured by a technologically advanced alien race, a group of medieval English knights gains power and experience as savage interstellar mercenaries, all the while planning for the day when they will rise up and reclaim the glory and freedom that is their destiny. [via]
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Facetsby Walter Jon WilliamsISBN 0812501810 (0-8125-0181-0)
Softcover, Tor Books
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The Fall of Neskayaby Marion Zimmer Bradley, Deborah J. RossISBN 0756400538 (0-7564-0053-8)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fall of Neskaya'Book summary:Return to the world of Darkover during the era of The Hundred Kingdoms, a terrible time of strife and war as the fantasy world's small domains vie for domination. [via]
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Far Side Of Evilby Sylvia Louise EngdahlISBN 0142402931 (0-14-240293-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Far Side Of Evil'Book summary:Elana, newly graduated from the Federation Anthropological Service Academy, is sent immediately into danger on the planet Toris-a world poised on the brink of nuclear war. She is ordered to merely observe, and must not reveal her alien origin or interfere with the planet's natural course of evolution. But how can she stand by and watch? Her fellow agent, Randil, is not properly trained to work in the field, and his compassion for the Torisians may lead him to intervene. Yet his very actions may bring about the holocaust that he is so desperately trying to prevent. Elana must make a crucial decision: side with a renegade agent, or stop him at any cost. . . .[via]More editions of Far Side Of Evil:
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The Far Side of the Starsby David DrakeISBN 0743488644 (0-7434-8864-4)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Far Side of the Stars'Book summary:Lt. Leary and Adele Mundy are Back in the Blazing Sequel to Lt. Leary, Commanding--A New Blockbuster from the Bestselling Grand Master of Military Science Fiction [via]
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Free Live Freeby Gene WolfeISBN 0961297018 (0-9612970-1-8)
Hardcover, Mark V Ziesing
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Gate of Ivrelby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886773210 (0-88677-321-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Gouge Away Bk. 6by Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson, R. RamosISBN 1563897962 (1-56389-796-2)
Softcover, DC Comics
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Heirs of the Forceby Kevin J. AndersonISBN 1572970669 (1-57297-066-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heirs of the Force'Book summary:When the empire died, they were born--Jacen and Jaina, a new hope for a New Republic. The young twins of Han Solo and Princess Leia are now 14-years-old and enrolled at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy. Together with friends both old and new, the future heroes of an already legendary saga begin their training. Original. [via]
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Hellsparkby Janet KaganISBN 0812542754 (0-8125-4275-4)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hellspark'Book summary:Murder, Mystery, and Interstellar Intrigue! Hugo Award winner Janet Kagan's Hellspark is now back in print! Lassti, a newly discovered planet, is the center of political intrigue. Recently, Oloitokitok, the planet survey team's physicist was found dead. Was he killed? If so, by who? One of his fellow surveyors? Or by one of the Sprookjes, the birdlike natives of Lassti? Are the Sprookjes intelligent? If so, then parties that want the planet for development will lose it. Why is the survey team having so much trouble finding out? Into this situation arrives Tocohl, a Hellspark trader who just wanted to have a vacation on Sheveschke at the St. Veschke festival. After being attacked, rescuing a young woman, and going before a judge, Tocohl has learned all she ever wanted to know about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now she is on her way to find Lasti to find answers to the mysteries there. [via]
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Herlandby Charlotte Perkins GilmanISBN 1421810182 (1-4218-1018-2)
Hardcover, 1st World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Herland'Book summary:Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - This is written from memory, unfortunately. If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story. Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures - that's the worst loss. We had some bird's-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves. Nobody will ever believe how they looked. Descriptions aren't any good when it comes to women, and I never was good at descriptions anyhow. But it's got to be done somehow; the rest of the world needs to know about that country. I haven't said where it was for fear some self-appointed missionaries, or traders, or land-greedy expansionists, will take it upon themselves to push in. They will not be wanted, I can tell them that, and will fare worse than we did if they do find it. [via]
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His Dark Materialsby Philip Pullman, Nicholas WrightISBN 185459768X (1-85459-768-X)
Softcover, Nick Hern Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'His Dark Materials'Book summary:[via]With sales of three-quarters of a million copies last year alone, Philip Pullmans trilogy His Dark Materials is already acknowledged as a classic. A cunning blend of traditional childrens adventure with sophisticated fantasy and science fiction, it follows the escapades of Lyra and Will in their parallel worlds. Dramatized by award-winning playwright Nicholas Wright for the National Theatre.
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The Investigationby Stanislaw LemISBN 0816491658 (0-8164-9165-8)
Hardcover, Seabury Press
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Invincibleby Stanislaw LemISBN 0816491232 (0-8164-9123-2)
Hardcover, Seabury Press
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The Lord of the Ringsby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0048230871 (0-04-823087-1)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lord of the Rings'Book summary:Let's face it--even some adults find Tolkien's mammoth fantasy a daunting mouthful but children now have this special seven-book box set of The Lord of The Rings to make the epic tale just that bit easier to chew on. Split into its seven constituent parts, these slim volumes tell the ageless tale of young Frodo's quest to destroy The Ring and defeat the forces of evil. It's beautifully presented in a black presentation box with the movie logo and an illustration on the side and the spines of the books also form the movie logo. A contemporary look and plenty of "cool appeal" will grab kids' interest and ensure they don't miss out on reading this classic of the genre. --Jonathan Weir [via]
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Making Historyby Stephen FryISBN 1569471509 (1-56947-150-9)
Softcover, Soho Pr Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Making History'Book summary:Those of us who have already discovered Stephen Fry know him as the brilliant British comedian behind TV series such as Jeeves & Wooster and Blackadder, and the author of two enormously funny novels, The Liar and The Hippopotamus. But his new film (in which he plays Oscar Wilde) and his new novel (this one) represent a somewhat alarming departure from his previous work: They're more serious. Though humor is still an essential ingredient of both, Fry's fans are finally getting to witness the emotional depth that this brilliant polymath usually keeps hidden.
In Making History, Fry has bitten off a rather meaty chunk by tackling an at first deceptively simple premise: What if Hitler had never been born? An unquestionable improvement, one would reason--and so an earnest history grad student and an aging German physicist idealistically undertake to bring this about by preventing Adolf's conception. And with their success is launched a brave new world that is in some ways better than ours--but in most ways even worse. Fry's experiment in history makes for his most ambitious novel yet, and his most affecting. His first book to be set mostly in America, it is a thriller with a funny streak, a futuristic fantasy based on one of mankind's darkest realities. It is, in every sense, a story of our times. [via] 
The Mind Parasitesby Colin WilsonISBN 091472827X (0-914728-27-X)
Softcover, Bookpeople
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The Mind Parasitesby Gary LachmanISBN 0974935999 (0-9749359-9-9)
Softcover, Monkfish Book Pub Co
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A Mirror for Observersby Edgar PangbornISBN 1882968298 (1-882968-29-8)
Hardcover, Pathway Book Service
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Mirror for Observers'Book summary:This is a very attractive Old Earth Books re-issue. Originally published in 1954, Pangborn's novel won the International Fantasy Award in 1955. [via]
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Next: A Novelby Michael CrichtonISBN 0060873035 (0-06-087303-5)
Softcover, Harperluxe
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Next: A Novel'Book summary:Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction--is it worse than the disease?
What's coming Next? Get a hint of what Michael Crichton sees on the horizon in this short video clip: high bandwidth or low bandwidthWe live in a time of momentous scientific leaps, a time when it's possible to sell our eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars and to test our spouses for genetic maladies.
We live in a time when one fifth of all our genes are owned by someone else, and an unsuspecting person and his family can be pursued cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes within their chromosomes...
Devilishly clever, Next blends fact and fiction into a breathless tale of a new world where nothing is what it seems and a set of new possibilities can open at every turn.
Next challenges our sense of reality and notions of morality. Balancing the comic and the bizarre with the genuinely frightening and disturbing, Next shatters our assumptions and reveals shocking new choices where we least expect.
The future is closer than you think. [via]
The Other End of Timeby Frederik PohlISBN 0812535197 (0-8125-3519-7)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Out of Their Mindsby Clifford D. SimakISBN 0879977914 (0-87997-791-4)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Outposterby Gordon R. DicksonISBN 0812535642 (0-8125-3564-2)
Softcover, Tom Doherty Assoc Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Outposter'Book summary:A man who once had witnessed the slaughter of human colonists by an alien race sets out to stop the ongoing raids against Earth's most far-flung outposts. Reprint. [via]
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Paingod and Other Delusionsby Harlan EllisonISBN 0759229945 (0-7592-2994-5)
Softcover, E-Rights/E-Reads Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paingod and Other Delusions'Book summary:Robert Heinlein says, ?This book is raw corn liquor ? you should serve a whiskbroom with each shot so the customer can brush the sawdust off after he gets up from the floor.? Perhaps a mooring cable might also be added as necessary equipment for reading these eight wonderful stories: They not only knock you down?they raise you to the stars. Passion is the keynote as you encounter the Harlequin and his nemesis, the dreaded Tictockman, in one of the most reprinted and widely taught stories in the English language; a pyretic who creates fire merely by willing it; the last surgeon in a world of robot physicians; a spaceship filled with hideous mutants rejected by the world that gave them birth. Touching and gentle and shocking stories from an incomparable master of impossible dreams and troubling truths. [via]
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A Perfect Vacuumby Stanislaw Lem, Michael KandelISBN 0810117339 (0-8101-1733-9)
Softcover, Northwestern Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Perfect Vacuum'Book summary:.1 a"In a perfect vacuum, Stanislaw Lem presents a collection of book reviews of nonexistent works of literature - works that, in many cases, could not possibly be written. Embracing postmodernism's "games for games' sake" ethos, Lem joins the contest with hilarious and grotesque results."--BOOK JACKET. "Most of the "reviews" target the postmodern infatuation with antinarratives by lampooning their self-indulgence and exploiting their mannerisms. Lem exposes the limits of postmodern fiction, showing how its studious self-consciousness frequently conceals intellectual paucity. Beginning with a review of his own book, Lem moves on to tackle (or create pastiches of) the French new novel, James Joyce, pornography, authorless writing, and Dostoevsky, while at the same time ranging across scientific topics, from cosmology to the pervasiveness of computers."--BOOK J [via]
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A Plague Of Demons: and Other Storiesby Eric FlintISBN 0743499069 (0-7434-9906-9)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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A Plague of Demons and Other Storiesby Keith Laumer, Eric FlintISBN 0743435885 (0-7434-3588-5)
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The Plutonium Blondeby John Zakour, Lawrence GanemISBN 0756400066 (0-7564-0006-6)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Plutonium Blonde'Book summary:Zachary Nixon Johnson, the last private detective on Earth, is hired by the beautiful B.B. Starr, CEO of ExShell (and ex-exotic dancer), to find her missing robot double. The plutonium-powered android is far smarter and stronger than humans, doesn't want to be found, and is a homicidal maniac. As if that's not trouble enough, an unknown enemy keeps trying to assassinate Zach. And HARV, the intelligent computer implanted in Zach's brain, will not shut up.
Yes, The Plutonium Blonde is a parody of science fiction and hardboiled detective fiction. It is also an affectionate homage to the pulps. Perhaps unsurprisingly, its prose inclines to a pulp clunkiness. But the authors, John Zakour and Lawrence Ganem, are deeply knowledgeable of both genres, and they create some new twists in both the science fiction and the mystery. The plot is breathtakingly paced, and the jokes and wisecracks fly thick and fast (and, like the creators of the Airplane and Naked Gun movies, the authors have no fear of a bad joke). The Plutonium Blonde is recommended to fans of science fiction and of hard-boiled mystery. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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Pretenderby C. J. CherryhISBN 0756404088 (0-7564-0408-8)
Softcover, Daw Books
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The Quantum Roseby Catherine AsaroISBN 0812568834 (0-8125-6883-4)
Softcover, Tor Books
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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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Radixby A. A. AttanasioISBN 068800508X (0-688-00508-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Ribofunkby Paul Di FilippoISBN 1568580622 (1-56858-062-2)
Hardcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ribofunk'Book summary:Nebula finalist Paul Di Filippo follows The Steampunk Trilogy, a collection of alternate-history novellas, with Ribofunk, a biotechnological hard-SF collection. As the radical shift of genres may indicate, Ribofunk is astonishingly diverse in subjects and styles, even though its 13 stories make up a future history. Despite the generous number of stories, the book's quality and creativity remain high throughout. In "Brain Wars," a genetically engineered disease afflicts an Antarctic army with enough psychobiological horrors to frighten even the famed neurologist Oliver Sacks. In "The Boot," a 2060s-era private investigator seeks a bio-enhanced thief-gambler who can see the dynamics of chaos and may therefore be able to beat any odds, even those of capture. In "The Bad Splice," the PI finds himself trapped alone in the superseaweed-choked, storm-torn North Atlantic with the diabolical Krazy Kat, a "splice," or genetically engineered animal-man, who has escaped bondage and become a splice-rights terrorist. A few characters recur sporadically, but one appears in every story: the Earth, its biosphere progressively altering with every tale, until the ultimate transformation of the final story, which brings the collection, novel-like, to a tremendous, terrifying, apocalyptic climax.
Few SF writers are as imaginative, energetic, or idea rich as Paul Di Filippo, and fewer still have as broad a knowledge of science and culture. And there's no contemporary SF writer who's more fun to read. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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Rimby Alexander BesherISBN 0061056693 (0-06-105669-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rim'Book summary:Combining high-tech fact with eerily plausible fantasy, an adventure in virtual reality bounces all over time and space and portrays consciousness processing, urban dematerialization, and a crashed system with millions of users trapped inside. Reprint. [via]
The Secret Peopleby John WyndhamISBN 0718111982 (0-7181-1198-2)
Hardcover, Joseph
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Selected Short Storiesby H. G. WellsISBN 0140181881 (0-14-018188-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Selected Short Stories'Book summary:This account of Tagore's work includes an introduction, selected essays and a glossary and is intended to form a companion volume to his collection of "Selected Poems". In this particular volume Tagore reaches beyond documentary realism towards his own visions, which provide a vivid picture of Bengali life. Rabrindranath Tagore was a poet, musician and painter and as a grandmaster of Bengali culture concentrated on creating a new form of literature - the short story, while providing India with one of it's more well-known Romantic Poets. The author won the 1913 Nobel Prize. [via]
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Shadow Academyby Kevin J. AndersonISBN 1572970251 (1-57297-025-1)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shadow Academy'Book summary:Driven away from Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy for pursuing the Dark Side of the Force, former student Brakiss masters his dark powers, establishes the Shadow Academy for aspiring Dark Jedis, and plots to kidnap the Solo twins. Original. [via]
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The Shiva Optionby David Weber, James P. BaenISBN 074347144X (0-7434-7144-X)
Softcover, Baen Books
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Siriusby Olaf StapledonISBN 0140019995 (0-14-001999-5)
Hardcover, Penguin
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Stardustby Neil GaimanISBN 0060934719 (0-06-093471-9)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stardust'Book summary:De Féerie, le pays magique, les habitants du petit village de Wall savent peu de choses. Il faut dire qu'un grand mur les en séparent. Un mur dans lequel est ouvert une brèche, une brèche bien gardée, par laquelle ils n'ont droit de passer qu'une fois l'an, le jour de la grande foire de Wall. C'est ce jour-là, justement, que le jeune Tristram Thorn, décidé à conquérir le cSur de sa belle, part pour le pays de fée afin de lui ramener une étoile filante. Mais dans un pays magique, rien n'est comme ailleurs. Les distances sont immenses, on y croise nains et licornes, des chasseurs d'éclairs naviguent sur des bateaux volants et l'on est jamais à l'abri d'un mauvais sort qui pourra vous transformer en arbre, en chèvre ou en rat. Un monde plein de dangers et de merveilles que Tristram est loin d'imaginer, comme il est loin d'imaginer que son étoile filante est une belle et pure jeune fille, dont la présence ici-bas va éveiller la concupiscence des sept seigneurs de Sromhold comme de quelques vilaines sorcières...
Neil Gaiman est aussi à l'aise dans la BD (Sandman), que dans le roman (Neverwhere). Un talent inépuisable qu'il confirme une fois de plus ici en revisitant avec bonheur l'univers des contes de fées. À la fois drôle, merveilleux et volontairement naïf, Stardust est une réussite. --Georges Louhans [via]
Starpilot's Graveby Debra DoyleISBN 0812517059 (0-8125-1705-9)
Softcover, Tor Books
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There Are Doorsby Gene WolfeISBN 0812503015 (0-8125-0301-5)
Softcover, Tor Books
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There Will Be Dragonsby John RingoISBN 1416532846 (1-4165-3284-6)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'There Will Be Dragons'Book summary:In the future there is no want, no war, no disease nor ill-timed death. The world is a paradise-and then, in a moment, it ends. The council that controls the Net falls out and goes to war. Everywhere people who have never known a moment of want or pain are left wondering how to survive. But scattered across the face of the earth are communities which have returned to the natural life of soil and small farm. In the village of Raven's Mill, Edmund Talbot, master smith and unassuming historian, finds that all the problems of the world are falling in his lap. Refugees are flooding in, bandits are roaming the woods, and his former lover and his only daughter struggle through the Fallen landscape. Enemies, new and old, gather like jackals around a wounded lion. But what the jackals do not know is that while old he may be, this lion is far from death. And hidden in the past is a mystery that has waited until this time to be revealed. You cross Edmund Talbot at your peril, for a smith is not all he once was. . . . [via]
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Throyby Jack VanceISBN 0971237514 (0-9712375-1-4)
Hardcover, Vance Integral Edition
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Thunder and Rosesby Paul Williams, Theodore SturgeonISBN 155643328X (1-55643-328-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thunder and Roses'Book summary:Thunder and Roses is the fourth volume in The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon. Included in Thunder and Roses are 15 stories, with major works like "Maturity," "The Professor's Teddy Bear," "A Way Home," and the title story, in addition to two works never published before. [via]
Time Is the Simplest Thingby Clifford D. SimakISBN 0843904801 (0-8439-0480-1)
Softcover, Tower & Leisure Sales Co
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Time Patrolmanby Poul AndersonISBN 0812530764 (0-8125-3076-4)
Softcover, Tor Books
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To Live Foreverby Jack VanceISBN 0743479211 (0-7434-7921-1)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
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The Two Georgesby Richard Dreyfuss, Harry TurtledoveISBN 0812544595 (0-8125-4459-5)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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What Might Have Beenby Gregory BenfordISBN 074348729X (0-7434-8729-X)
Softcover, ibooks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'What Might Have Been'Book summary:What would have happened if history had been different - if the major events that shaped our times had occurred in a different way...or not at all? In this intriguing volume, fifteen of science fiction's most imaginative minds alter the past to create a present of startling posibilities. From a Confederacy that won the Civil War to a Europe converted to Viking paganism, from Albert Einstein as a frustrated violin teacher to a Christian Genghis Khan, these bold excursions in time depict bizarre new worlds - oddly familiar, yet disturbingly different. [via]
Wielding a Red Swordby Piers AnthonyISBN 0833510258 (0-8335-1025-8)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Wizard and Glassby Stephen King, Dave McKeanISBN 188041838X (1-880418-38-X)
Hardcover, Donald m Grant Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wizard and Glass'Book summary:Frank Muller, the recognized virtuoso of audiobook narration (The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption), takes on Stephen King's Goliath tale of sorcerers, time travelers, and sci-fi love. Totaling more than 27 hours and spanning 18 cassettes, Wizard and Glass requires the listener to love Muller's Hannibal Lecter-like voice--either that or suffer in audio hell for the equivalent of three full working days. While some might find his breathy staccatos irritating at best, others will find his voice the perfect accompaniment to King's creepy characters and nightmarish plots. (Running time: 27 hours, 18 cassettes) [via]
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The World Beforeby Karen TravissISBN 0060541725 (0-06-054172-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Year's Best Science Fictionby David G. Hartwell, Kathryn D. CramerISBN 006106453X (0-06-106453-X)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Year's Best Science Fiction'Book summary:Brave New Worlds To Explore and Conquer
The astonishingly possible is once again showcased in a breathtaking volume of the best short form SF the past year had to offer. Contributed by some of the most revered and exciting voices in the genre -- and compiled by acclaimed editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell -- these stories of wonder and terror, astounding technologies and miraculous discovery, stretch the imagination into realms and universes never dreamed of before. Each tale is a dazzling gem, rocketing readers across light years and into unknown dimensions -- exploring the intricate cultures of alien races and the strange, secret workings of the human mind. And together they form an unparalleled whole -- a collection of luminous visions that shines more brightly than a newborn sun.
New tales from: Nancy Kress Ursula K. Le Guin Greg Egan Bruce Sterling Michael Swanwick Gene Wolfe and many more [via]
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Year's Best Sf 6by David G. HartwellISBN 0061020559 (0-06-102055-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Year's Best Sf 6'Book summary:David Hartwell's guiding principle for his annual science fiction anthologies is that the stories be clearly science fiction--not fantasy, horror, or postmodern. As always, for the 2001 edition he has chosen stories representing the best of the SF field, along with several short pieces published in Nature magazine as part of a millennium celebration.
Don't miss Tananarive Due's "Patient Zero," which assumes Greg Egan's frequent spotlight on medical SF (this year Egan covers philosophy vs. science in his alternate history "Oracle"); Stephen Dedman's detective story about amputation, "The Devotee"; Stephen Baxter's hard SF "Sheena 5," which is about an enhanced squid and her mission; Ursula K. LeGuin's anthropological tale "The Birthday of the World"; or Nancy Kress's succinct, pithy "To Cuddle Amy."
2001 Hugo Award nominees include "Seventy-Two Letters" by Ted Chiang, "Oracle" by Greg Egan, and short story winner "Different Kinds of Darkness" by David Langford. --Bonnie Bouman [via]
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LA Bola De Cristalby Stephen KingISBN 8440690134 (84-406-9013-4)
Hardcover, Ediciones Urano
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El Invencible/the Invincibleby Stanislav LemISBN 8445070622 (84-450-7062-2)
Hardcover, Lectorum Pubns
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Mas relatos del piloto Pirx/ More Tales of Pilot Pirxby Stanislaw LemISBN 8420605271 (84-206-0527-1)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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Mas Relatos Del Piloto Pirx/ More Tales of Pirx the Pilotby William ShakespeareISBN 8420659630 (84-206-5963-0)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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