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Airframeby Michael CrichtonISBN 0963192574 (0-9631925-7-4)
Hardcover, B E Trice Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Airframe'Book summary:Cruising 35,000 feet above the earth, a twin-engine commercial jet encounters an accident that leaves 3 dead, 56 wounded, and the cabin in shambles. What happened? With a multi-billion-dollar company-saving deal on the line, Casey Singleton is sent by her hard-driving boss to uncover the mysterious circumstances that led to the disaster before more people die. But someone doesn't want her to find the truth. Airframe bristles with authentic information, technical jargon, and the command of detail Crichton's readers have come to expect. Check out Amazon.com's Airframe feature and read an excerpt from the book! [via]
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Aliens and Alien Societiesby Stanley SchmidtISBN 0898797063 (0-89879-706-3)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aliens and Alien Societies'Book summary:Whether you're a writer or a reader of science fiction, this how-to guide provides thought-provoking analyses of the ways in which aliens and alien societies can be portrayed convincingly. It's almost as fascinating as the many classic SF texts it analyses. [via]
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All Around the Moonby Jules VerneISBN 1406501611 (1-4065-0161-1)
Softcover, Dodo Pr
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Among the Hiddenby Cliff Nielsen, Margaret Peterson HaddixISBN 1416905294 (1-4169-0529-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Among the Hidden'Book summary:Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend.
Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside.
Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows -- does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to? [via]
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Among the Hiddenby Margaret Peterson HaddixISBN 1416924981 (1-4169-2498-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Angels & Demonsby Dan BrownISBN 1416524797 (1-4165-2479-7)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Angels & Demons'Book summary:It takes guts to write a novel that combines an ancient secret brotherhood, the Swiss Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, a papal conclave, mysterious ambigrams, a plot against the Vatican, a mad scientist in a wheelchair, particles of antimatter, jets that can travel 15,000 miles per hour, crafty assassins, a beautiful Italian physicist, and a Harvard professor of religious iconology. It takes talent to make that novel anything but ridiculous. Kudos to Dan Brown (Digital Fortress) for achieving the nearly impossible. Angels & Demons is a no-holds-barred, pull-out-all-the-stops, breathless tangle of a thriller--think Katherine Neville's The Eight (but cleverer) or Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum (but more accessible).
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is shocked to find proof that the legendary secret society, the Illuminati--dedicated since the time of Galileo to promoting the interests of science and condemning the blind faith of Catholicism--is alive, well, and murderously active. Brilliant physicist Leonardo Vetra has been murdered, his eyes plucked out, and the society's ancient symbol branded upon his chest. His final discovery, antimatter, the most powerful and dangerous energy source known to man, has disappeared--only to be hidden somewhere beneath Vatican City on the eve of the election of a new pope. Langdon and Vittoria, Vetra's daughter and colleague, embark on a frantic hunt through the streets, churches, and catacombs of Rome, following a 400-year-old trail to the lair of the Illuminati, to prevent the incineration of civilization.
Brown seems as much juggler as author--there are lots and lots of balls in the air in this novel, yet Brown manages to hurl the reader headlong into an almost surreal suspension of disbelief. While the reader might wish for a little more sardonic humor from Langdon, and a little less bombastic philosophizing on the eternal conflict between religion and science, these are less fatal flaws than niggling annoyances--readers should have no trouble skimming past them and immersing themselves in a heck of a good read. "Brain candy" it may be, but my! It's tasty. --Kelly Flynn [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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Black Genesisby L. Ron HubbardISBN 0884042839 (0-88404-283-9)
Softcover, Bridge Pubns
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Blue Champagneby John VarleyISBN 0913165093 (0-913165-09-3)
Hardcover, Dark Harvest
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The Body Snatchersby Jack FinneyISBN 0899684289 (0-89968-428-9)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Body Snatchers'Book summary:Originally published in 1955 Jack Finney's sinister SF tale has outgrown the initial debate about whether it satirized Communism or the conformity of US society at the time, to become a classic of paranoia; an examination of our fear of 'the other'. Most people know the story from seeing THE INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, the classic 1978 remake (one of the few Hollwood remakes said to better than the original, made in 1956) starring Donald Sutherland. Here's your chance to read the original source; a story that has resonated with readers and viewers for more than 50 years. [via]
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Bolo!by David WeberISBN 1416520627 (1-4165-2062-7)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Brothers of Earthby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886772907 (0-88677-290-7)
Softcover, Daw Books
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Chanur's Legacyby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886775590 (0-88677-559-0)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chanur's Legacy'Book summary:A game of interstellar politics in which Hilfy Chanur and her vessel Legacy are commissioned to transport a small, mysterious religious object. The price is extremely generous, perhaps too generous. [via]
Collected Stories of Philip K. Dickby Philip K. DickISBN 0887330533 (0-88733-053-3)
Hardcover, Underwood Books
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The Cosmic Puppetsby Philip K. DickISBN 1400030056 (1-4000-3005-6)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Deadeye Dickby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0896214230 (0-89621-423-0)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Disasterby L. Ron HubbardISBN 0884042898 (0-88404-289-8)
Softcover, Bridge Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Disaster'Book summary:Hubbard's spellbinding, earth-shattering series continues with the most startling entry yet. In Disaster, Jettero Heller, the Countess Krak, and their evil spy master draw their insidious net even more tightly around the Earth. [via]
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Donald A. Wollheim Presents the 1988 Annual World's Best SFby Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)ISBN 0886772818 (0-88677-281-8)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Donald A. Wollheim Presents the 1988 Annual World's Best SF'Book summary:Mass Market Paperback: 315 pages Publisher: DAW (June 7, 1988) Language: English ISBN-10: 0886772818 ISBN-13: 978-0886772819 Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 8 ounces [via]
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Einstein's Dreamsby Alan LightmanISBN 140007780X (1-4000-7780-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Einstein's Dreams'Book summary:If you liked the eerie whimsy of Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, Steven Millhauser's Little Kingdoms, or Jorge Luis Borges's Labyrinths, you will love Alan Lightman's ethereal yet down-to-earth book Einstein's Dreams. Lightman teaches physics and writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, helping bridge the light-year-size gap between science and the humanities, the enemy camps C.P. Snow famously called The Two Cultures.
Einstein's Dreams became a bestseller by delighting both scientists and humanists. It is technically a novel. Lightman uses simple, lyrical, and literal details to locate Einstein precisely in a place and time--Berne, Switzerland, spring 1905, when he was a patent clerk privately working on his bizarre, unheard-of theory of relativity. The town he perceives is vividly described, but the waking Einstein is a bit player in this drama.
The book takes flight when Einstein takes to his bed and we share his dreams, 30 little fables about places where time behaves quite differently. In one world, time is circular; in another a man is occasionally plucked from the present and deposited in the past: "He is agonized. For if he makes the slightest alteration in anything, he may destroy the future ... he is forced to witness events without being part of them ... an inert gas, a ghost ... an exile of time." The dreams in which time flows backward are far more sophisticated than the time-tripping scenes in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, though science-fiction fans may yearn for a sustained yarn, which Lightman declines to provide. His purpose is simply to study the different kinds of time in Einstein's mind, each with its own lucid consequences. In their tone and quiet logic, Lightman's fables come off like Bach variations played on an exquisite harpsichord. People live for one day or eternity, and they respond intelligibly to each unique set of circumstances. Raindrops hang in the air in a place of frozen time; in another place everyone knows one year in advance exactly when the world will end, and acts accordingly.
"Consider a world in which cause and effect are erratic," writes Lightman. "Scientists turn reckless and mutter like gamblers who cannot stop betting.... In this world, artists are joyous." In another dream, time slows with altitude, causing rich folks to build stilt homes on mountaintops, seeking eternal youth and scorning the swiftly aging poor folk below. Forgetting eventually how they got there and why they subsist on "all but the most gossamer food," the higher-ups at length "become thin like the air, bony, old before their time."
There is no plot in this small volume--it's more like a poetry collection than a novel. Like Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, it's a mind-stretching meditation by a scientist who's been to the far edge of physics and is back with wilder tales than Marco Polo's. And unlike many admirers of Hawking, readers of Einstein's Dreams have a high probability of actually finishing it. [via]
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Empyrionby Stephen LawheadISBN 0891073582 (0-89107-358-2)
Softcover, Crossway Books
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Empyrion Iby Steve LawheadISBN 0891077510 (0-89107-751-0)
Softcover, Good News Pub
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The Entropy Effectby Vonda N. McIntyre, Gene RoddenberryISBN 1416524649 (1-4165-2464-9)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Exile's Gateby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886772540 (0-88677-254-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Expeditionby Wayne Douglas BarloweISBN 0894806297 (0-89480-629-7)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Expedition'Book summary:In 2358, wildlife artist Wayne Douglas Barlowe joined the first manned flight to Darwin IV, fourth planet in the newly discovered F-Class binary system 6.5 light years from Earth. Now his long-awaited account of that historic journey has been published. More vivid than the holos and more interpretive than the videos, these extraordinary paintings, plus numerous drawings, studies, and sketchbook pages, transport the reader to a wild, beautiful, untouched world-a planet teeming with incredible beasts and exotic vegetation.
Expedition is the most important travel book of the 24th century. Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club and the Astronomy Book Club. [via] 
First Men in the Moonby H. G. WellsISBN 0898657857 (0-89865-785-7)
Softcover, Schiffer Pub Ltd
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The Forbidden Towerby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0886773733 (0-88677-373-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Forbidden Tower'Book summary:Tradition and a sacred caste system ruled life on the planet Darkover, but two men and two women dared to defy the ancient law. Together they formed a powerful alliance, but was it strong enough to resist the terrible forces of Darkover? [via]
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Fortune of Fearby L. Ron HubbardISBN 0884042863 (0-88404-286-3)
Softcover, Bridge Pubns
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Fortune's Wheelby Lisanne NormanISBN 0886776759 (0-88677-675-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Free Amazons of Darkoverby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0886770963 (0-88677-096-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Free Amazons of Darkover: An Anthologyby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0886774306 (0-88677-430-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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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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Godbodyby Theodore SturgeonISBN 0917657616 (0-917657-61-6)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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Hardwiredby Walter Jon WilliamsISBN 0937279072 (0-937279-07-2)
Softcover, R Talsorian Games
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The Heirs of Hammerfellby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0886774519 (0-88677-451-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Heirs of Hammerfell'Book summary:One of the "Darkover" novels. In the Age of A Hundred Kingdoms, Darkover - planet of the bloody sun and world of legend and mystery - is hewn apart by border conflict between two of its realms. The infant twin heirs of Hammerfell are separated, but their fates are inextricably linked. [via]
Hol, Human Occupied Landfillby Christopher Elliott, Todd Shaughnessy, Chris ElliottISBN 0966476514 (0-9664765-1-4)
Softcover, Cabil
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Horn Crownby Andre NortonISBN 0886770513 (0-88677-051-3)
Softcover, Daw Books
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Into the Looking Glassby John RingoISBN 1416521054 (1-4165-2105-4)
Softcover, Baen Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Into the Looking Glass'Book summary:Baen now launches an exciting new science fiction adventure series by the New York Times best-selling author: When a 60-kiloton explosion destroyed the University of Central Florida, and much of the surrounding countryside, the authorities first thought that terrorists had somehow obtained a nuclear weapon. But there was no radiation detected, and, when physicist Dr. William Weaver and Navy SEAL Command Master Chief Robert Miller were sent to investigate, they found that in the center of the destruction, where the University¿s physics department used to be, was an interdimensional gateway to . . . somewhere. An experiment in subatomic physics had produced a very unexpected effect. Furthermore, other gateways were appearing all over the world¿and one of them immediately began disgorging demonic visitors intent on annihilating all life on Earth and replacing it with their own. Other, apparently less hostile, aliens emerged from other gateways, and informed Weaver and Miller that the demonic invaders¿the name for them that humans could most easily pronounce was the ¿Dreen¿¿were a deadly blight across the galaxy, occupying planet after planet after wiping out all native life; and now it would be Earth¿s turn, unless Weaver and Miller could find a way to close the gateways. If they failed, the less belligerent aliens would face the regrettable necessity of annihilating the entire Earth to save their own worlds. . . . [via]
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Invaderby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886776872 (0-88677-687-2)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Invader'Book summary:Nearly two centuries after a human colony is abandoned on an alien planet, the two races have reached a tenacious peace agreement, but when the human ship returns unexpectedly, both governments are thrown into chaos. [via]
The Judas Roseby Suzette Haden ElginISBN 0886771862 (0-88677-186-2)
Softcover, Daw Books
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemanby Alan Moore, Kevin O'NeillISBN 1401201180 (1-4012-0118-0)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'Book summary:Alan Moore and Kevin ONeills epic Victorian adventure continues in grand fashion as our intrepid band of heroesMina Murray, Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Mr. Edward Hyde, Dr. Thomas Jekyll and the Invisible Man (a.k.a. Hawley Griffin)once again must face a most dire threatbut this time its not just the fate of an empire that hangs in the balance, but that of the entire world! The first volume contains the thrilling graphic novel, complete with the Almanac of fantastic places, and the second contains Alan Moores entire script for the graphic novel, a rare and wonderful treat for any fan of sequential storytelling. This two-volume hardcover set is enclosed within an attractive slipcase. [via]
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League of Extraordinary Gentlemenby Kevin O'Neill, Alan Moore, William Oakley, Ben DimagmaliwISBN 1401201172 (1-4012-0117-2)
Hardcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'Book summary:The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume II finds cocreators Alan Moore (writer) and Kevin O'Neill (artist) back on familiar ground, revisiting the classic Victorian-era characters that they used to such effect in the bestselling and rightfully acclaimed first volume. It's a superhero tale, but--as expected from Moore--a rather unconventional one. This League is drawn from some of the classic characters from English literature: Alan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Hawley Griffin (the Invisible Man), Mr Hyde and Miss Mina Murray (formerly Harker, the heroine of Dracula). And this tale is taken directly from HG Wells' classic War of the Worlds, as Martian invaders (complete with tripods and heat rays) begin to land in England, bent on conquest. They seem unstoppable as they rage across the countryside towards London, but they hadn't counted on the League, or the eccentric genius of Dr Alphonse Moreau.
As with the first League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, it's the meticulous sense of era and place that makes volume II a success. The minutia of Victorian England is set seamlessly alongside objects and ideas that never appeared outside of myth and legend, while references to other famous fictional characters and events are casually introduced, then quickly tossed aside. And, of course, it's a ripping yarn, in the classic Boys' Own style (right down to the cliff hanger-style, end of chapter narrations). However, unlike volume I, there are several scenes that aren't suitable for all readers (particularly "those of a delicate disposition"). It's almost as if Moore and O'Neill, anticipating the heightened interest that 2003's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen film would bring, have willingly set out to shock and even alienate newer readers. So there's a fairly explicit sex scene, some rather brutal violence and, perhaps most unnerving, it's almost inevitable that no reader will ever look at Rupert the Bear in the same way again. --Robert Burrow [via]
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Lensman From Rigel: Second Stage Lensman Trilogyby David A. KyleISBN 0974889563 (0-9748895-6-3)
Softcover, Red Jacket Pr
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Looking Backward, 2000-1887by Edward BellamyISBN 1404313834 (1-4043-1383-4)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Looking Backward, 2000-1887'Book summary:Originally published in 1888, Looking Backward is Edward Bellamy's most famous work. The story revolves around Julian West, a man who falls asleep near the end of the 19th century and wakes up in the year 2000. During the time he slept, the United States became a socialist utopia. The majority of the book is a vehicle for Bellamy to expound upon his ideas about societal improvement. Americans in his year 2000 work fewer hours, retire early, and receive all they need from the government. Entertaining and oddly prophetic in some ways, Bellamy's vision of the future from the perspective of the late 19th century is highly engaging. American author EDWARD BELLAMY (1850-1898) also wrote Dr. Heidenhoff's Process (1880), Equality (1897), and The Duke of Stockbridge (1900). [via]
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Majipoor Chroniclesby Robert Silverberg, Sean Jordan, Anders FinerISBN 0976401134 (0-9764011-3-4)
Softcover, Dabel Brothers Prod Llc
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The Man Who Fell to Earthby Walter TevisISBN 0899683746 (0-89968-374-6)
Hardcover, Lightyear Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Man Who Fell to Earth'Book summary:T.J. Newton is an extraterrestrial who comes to Earth on a desperate mission. He is obsessed with his goal but plagued by unrelenting loneliness, symbolic of all outsiders who find themselves in a strange land filled with strange inhabitants and customs. [via]
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Masterby J. KeithISBN 0931787947 (0-931787-94-7)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill
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Metropolisby Thea Von HarbouISBN 0898655188 (0-89865-518-8)
Softcover, Schiffer Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Metropolis'Book summary:She was not screaming for food. She was screaming: Danger--! Danger--! The screaming did not stop. It howled on, incessantly. Who had dared to unchain the voice of the great Metropolis, which otherwise obeyed no one but Joh Fredersen? Was Joh. Fredersen-no longer in this house? Or was this voice to call him?--this wild roar of: Danger--! Danger--! What danger was threatening Metropolis? Fire could not be alarming the city, to make her roar so, as though she had gone mad. No high tide was threatening Metropolis. These elements were subdued and quiet. [via]
Metropolisby Fritz Lang, Forrest J. Ackerman, Thea Von HarbouISBN 0918736358 (0-918736-35-8)
Softcover, Castle Keep Pr
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My Teacher Flunked the Planetby Bruce Coville, John PierardISBN 1416903313 (1-4169-0331-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Myst Reader: The Book of Atrus, The Book of Ti'ana, The Book of D'niby David Wingrove, Rand Miller, Robyn MillerISBN 1401307817 (1-4013-0781-7)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Native Tongueby Suzette Haden ElginISBN 0886774594 (0-88677-459-4)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Native Tongue'Book summary:With the passage of the twenty-fifth amendment, which denies women equal rights, a cold war between the sexes ensues for several hundred years in a world that relies on interplanetary trade. Reissue. [via]
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Nevernessby David ZindellISBN 0917657977 (0-917657-97-7)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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Oath of Fealtyby Larry Niven, Jerry PournelleISBN 0932096123 (0-932096-12-3)
Hardcover, Phantasia Press
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Plague Shipby Andre NortonISBN 1406501662 (1-4065-0166-2)
Softcover, Dodo Pr
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Port Eternityby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886772060 (0-88677-206-0)
Softcover, Daw Books
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Portraits of His Childrenby George R.R. MartinISBN 0913165182 (0-913165-18-2)
Hardcover, Dark Harvest
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Precursorby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886779103 (0-88677-910-3)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Precursor'Book summary:C.J. Cherryh creates thought-provoking stories of cultures in collision featuring well-drawn characters and plenty of intrigue. Precursor directly follows Inheritor in the Foreigner series (which includes Foreigner and Invader). The series introduces the atevi, aliens with a culture based on loyalty, legal assassination, and inborn mathematical gifts.
Two hundred years ago humans crash-landed on the atevi homeworld. The two races are nearly incompatible; peace is maintained by limiting contact to a single human diplomat, the paidhi. His name is Bren Cameron.
In the first trilogy, the starship Phoenix (the same ship that brought the human colonists) returned, fleeing alien attack in another sector. The Phoenix asked both atevi and human communities to help reopen the orbital station and rearm the ship. Bren coordinated an atevi shuttle-building program and trained the Phoenix representative, Jase Graham, in living on a planet and dealing with aliens. Now he faces family crises while ensuring that the atevi remain equal partners in the space effort. He must deal with the very different culture of the Phoenix crew and the alien space station environment while maintaining cooperation with the colonists and representing atevi interests.
Precursor ends abruptly. Are the aliens coming? Will the Phoenix crew, colonists, and atevi be able to protect their system together? Will Bren be able to retain any of his humanity? If you enjoy stories that make you think about how space travel and contact with aliens would really play out, treat yourself to this meaty SF series. --Nona Vero [via]
Private Cosmosby Philip Jose FarmerISBN 0932096107 (0-932096-10-7)
Hardcover, Phantasia Pr
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The Probability Broachby L. Neil Smith, Scott BieserISBN 0974381411 (0-9743814-1-1)
Softcover, Big Head Pr
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The Rediscovery of Manby Cordwainer Smith, James A. MannISBN 0915368560 (0-915368-56-0)
Hardcover, Nesfa Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rediscovery of Man'Book summary:The third story in this volume takes place 16,000 years in the future. When you realize that the 33 stories are ordered chronologically, you begin to grasp the scale of Cordwainer Smith's creation. Regimes, technologies, planets, moralities, religions, histories all rise and fall through his millennia.
These are futuristic tales told as myth, as legend, as a history of a distant and decayed past. Written in an unadorned voice reminiscent of James Tiptree Jr., Smith's visions are dark and pessimistic, clearly a contrast from the mood of SF in his time; in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s it was still thought that science would cure the ills of humanity. In Smith's tales, space travel takes a horrendous toll on those who pilot the ships through the void. After reaching perfection, the lack of strife stifles humanity to a point of decay and stagnation; the Instrumentality of Mankind arises in order to stir things up. Many stories describe moral dilemmas involving the humanity of the Underpeople, beings evolved from animals into humanlike forms.
Stories not to be missed in this collection include "Scanners Live in Vain," "The Dead Lady of Clown Town," "Under Old Earth," "The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal," "Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons," and the truly disturbing "A Planet Called Shayol." Serious SF fans should not pass up the chance to experience Cordwainer Smith's complex, distinctive vision of the far future. --Bonnie Bouman [via]
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Replayby Ken GrimwoodISBN 0896218058 (0-89621-805-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Robotech Art Iby Kay Reynolds, Ardith CarltonISBN 0898654122 (0-89865-412-2)
Softcover, Schiffer Pub Ltd
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Semiotext E Sfby Rudy Rucker, Robert A. Wilson, Peter L. WilsonISBN 0936756438 (0-936756-43-8)
Softcover, Small Pr Distribution
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The Shadow of Saganamiby David WeberISBN 1416509291 (1-4165-0929-1)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Shadow of Saganami'Book summary:The Star Kingdom has a new generation of officers! And this elite group hand-picked and trained by Honor Harrington herself is going to be needed immediately, as their first assignment turns out to be more dangerous than anyone expected. What was supposed to be a quiet outpost, far from the blazing conflict between the Star Kingdom of Manticore and the People's Republic of Haven has actually been targeted by an unholy alliance between the slaveholders of Manpower, the rival star kingdoms of Mesa and Monica, and the bureaucrats of the Solarian League. The alliance stands to benefit if the Havenites defeat Manticore, and are preparing for a surprise attack from the rear to divide Manticore's forces, which are already strained nearly to their limits. With their captain, the young Manticoran officers will risk their careers, if not their lives, on an unauthorized mission to expose and counter the threat to their Star Kingdom. Follow their journey as they show what they're made of. New York Times best-selling author David Weber begins a new series that will be a must-buy for the hundreds of thousands of Honor Harrington fans. [via]
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Skeen's Leapby Jo ClaytonISBN 0886773040 (0-88677-304-0)
Softcover, Daw Books
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Skeen's Returnby Jo ClaytonISBN 0886772028 (0-88677-202-8)
Softcover, Daw Books
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Skeen's Searchby Jo ClaytonISBN 0886772419 (0-88677-241-9)
Softcover, Daw Books
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Solar Lotteryby Philip K. DickISBN 1400030137 (1-4000-3013-7)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Solar Lottery'Book summary:The year is 2203, and the ruler of the Universe is chosen according to the random laws of a strange game under the control of Quizmaster Verrick. But when Ted Bentley, a research technician recently dismissed from his job, signs on to work for Verrick, he has no idea that Leon Cartwright is about to become the new Quizmaster. Nor does he know that hes about to play an integral part in the plot to assassinate Cartwright so that Verrick can resume leadership of a universe not nearly as random as it appears.
Winner of both the Hugo and John W. Campbell awards for best novel, widely regarded as the premiere science fiction writer of his day, and the object of cult-like adoration from his legions of fans, Philip K. Dick has come to be seen in a literary light that defies classification in much the same way as Borges and Calvino. With breathtaking insight, he utilizes vividly unfamiliar worlds to evoke the hauntingly and hilariously familiar in our society and ourselves. [via]More editions of Solar Lottery:
Star of Gypsiesby Robert SilverbergISBN 0917657926 (0-917657-92-6)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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Starstrikeby W. Michael GearISBN 0886774276 (0-88677-427-6)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Starstrike'Book summary:Humanity?s first contact with alien life is no less than a nightmare, as the Ahimsa take control of Earth and force humanity to do their bidding. Soon Earth?s most skilled strike force, composed of Russian, American, and Israeli experts in the art of war and espionage, find themselves aboard the Ahimsa vessel, training for an offensive attack against a distant space station. And as they struggle to overcome their own prejudices while preparing to face an enemy of unknown capabilities, none of them realize that the greatest danger to humanity?s future is right in their midst....[via]More editions of Starstrike:
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Stormqueen!by Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0886773105 (0-88677-310-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stormqueen!'Book summary:The great epic of Darkover did not begin with the Terrans' arrival. For in those years, the power of the matrix was first learned--and misused in a power struggle that could have made Darkover a duplicate of Terra. Reissue. [via]
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Tehanuby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 1416509631 (1-4165-0963-1)
Softcover, Pocket Star
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tehanu'Book summary:Ursula K. LeGuin follows her classic trilogy from Earthsea with a magical tale that won the 1991 Nebula Award for Science Fiction. Unlike the tales in the trilogy, this novel is short and concise, yet it is by no means simplistic. Promoted as a children's book because of the awards garnered in that category by her previous work, Tehanu transcends classification and shows the wizardry of female magic. The story involves a middle-age widow who sets out to visit her dying mentor and eventually cares for his favorite student. [via]
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A Thousand Words for Strangerby Julie E. CzernedaISBN 0886777690 (0-88677-769-0)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Thousand Words for Stranger'Book summary:When she and her companion are attacked on the streets of Aourd, a backwater planet on the fringe of regular trade routes, Sira gets separated from her companion Barac. Her memory gone, she's left with only a strange compulsion to seek the help of Jason Morgan, an independent trader and starship captain. Sira's amnesia is so pervasive that she has even forgotten which species she belongs to. That species is the Clan, a telepathic race that has kept itself aloof, refusing to join in the Trade Pact formed by human beings and a host of other species. With some persuasion, Sira finds refuge on Morgan's ship, the Silver Fox. As they leave Aourd, the real quest for answers begins. Who has suppressed Sira's memories, and why is she running away?
A Thousand Words for Stranger begins slowly, with the introduction of characters and exposition necessary to establish the feel of Czerneda's universe. The book picks up steam as each revealed secret leads to a new mystery. It's an old writer's trick, but the Czerneda uses it to good effect, pulling the reader into a story that becomes more compelling with every page. The concept of an adventure story set in a multispecies universe with good aliens, bad aliens, and unexpected surprises along the way is, of course, hardly new. What matters, then, is how good a job the writer does in telling the story and portraying the characters. In A Thousand Words for Stranger, Julie Czerneda handles that task very well indeed. --Greg L. Johnson [via]
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Throyby Jack VanceISBN 0971237514 (0-9712375-1-4)
Hardcover, Vance Integral Edition
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Ties of Powerby Julie E. CzernedaISBN 0886778506 (0-88677-850-6)
Softcover, Daw Books
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Time and Againby Jack FinneyISBN 0899684033 (0-89968-403-3)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Time and Again'Book summary:Si Morley is ordered by the American Government to go back to the New York of 1882 on the track of a historical mystery involving fraud and murder by arson. It is in the old New York, with its horse-drawn buses, sleigh rides and vegetable allotments between the streets, that Morley falls in love. [via]
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The Time Machine and the War of the Worldsby H. G. WellsISBN 0957886861 (0-9578868-6-1)
Softcover, Deodand Pub
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Transmetropolitanby Warren Ellis, Darick RobertsonISBN 1401202179 (1-4012-0217-9)
Softcover, Vertigo
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Two to Conquerby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0886771749 (0-88677-174-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Vellumby Hal DuncanISBN 1405052082 (1-4050-5208-2)
Hardcover, Trans-Atlantic Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vellum'Book summary:It's 2017 and the end days are coming, beings that were once human gathering to fight in one last great war for control of the Vellum - the vast realm of eternity on which our world is just a scratch. But to a draft-dodging Irish angel and a trailer-trash tomboy called Phreedom, it's about to become brutally clear that there's no great divine or diabolic plan at play here, just a vicious battle between the hawks of Heaven and Hell, with humanity stuck in the middle, and where the easy rhetoric of Good and Evil, Order versus Chaos just doesn't apply. Here there are no heroes, no darlings of destiny struggling to save the day, and there are no villains, no dark lords of evil out to destroy the world. Or at least if there are, it's not quite clear which is which. Here, the most ancient gods and the most modern humans are equally fate's fools, victims of their own hubris, struggling to save their own skins, their own souls, but sometimes...just sometimes...sacrificing everything in the name of humanity. [via]
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Voyage of Vengeanceby L. Ron HubbardISBN 088404288X (0-88404-288-X)
Softcover, Bridge Pubns
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Voyager in Nightby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886771072 (0-88677-107-2)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Voyager in Night'Book summary:The world of Jalna had revealed many secrets to the Sholan-Human teams sent there on a rescue mission. They had discovered one of the methods Valtegans used to control other races, had learned how deceitful one of their own allies had been, and were about to begin negotiations for an alliance with several newly met races. Yet the planetary conflicts had led to the injured Carrie and Kusac being placed in cryo on a non-Sholan vessel, with Kaid desperately trying to rush them back to Sholan medical facilities. But before they could reach their rendezvous point, the ship they were on was caught in a Valtegan trap, leaving Kaid barely enough time to send Carrie's and Kusac's lifepods into space in the hope that they'd be found by friendly forces. Kaid was certain he and his people were doomed until a massive vessel suddenly materialized, scooping up both Kaid's ship and the Valtegan foe. Now all of them were prisoners of a completely unknown people. And only time would tell whether they'd fallen into the clutches of an even more deadly enemy than the Valtegans.... [via]
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When the Sleeper Wakesby H. G. WellsISBN 1404339256 (1-4043-3925-6)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com
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Z for Zachariahby Robert C. O'BrienISBN 1416939210 (1-4169-3921-0)
Softcover, Simon Pulse
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