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1949 : A Novel of the Irish Free Stateby Morgan LlywelynISBN 0312867530 (0-312-86753-0)
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The Abductorsby Dean Wesley Smith, Jonathan FrakesISBN 0312862083 (0-312-86208-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Abductors'Book summary:While investigating a teenager's disappearance, skeptical ex-cop Richard McCallum uncovers an extraterrestrial plot to infiltrate humankind as part of a covert invasion of Earth, in the first volume in a new science fiction adventure series. 75,000 first printing. [via]
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Angel Lightby Andrew M. GreeleyISBN 0312860803 (0-312-86080-3)
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Ashlingby Isobelle CarmodyISBN 0312869568 (0-312-86956-8)
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Beneath the Gated Skyby Robert ReedISBN 0312864779 (0-312-86477-9)
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Better in the Darkby Chelsea Quinn YarbroISBN 0312859783 (0-312-85978-3)
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Bijapurby Kara DalkeyISBN 0312860013 (0-312-86001-3)
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Blood Rosesby Chelsea Quinn YarbroISBN 0312872488 (0-312-87248-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blood Roses'Book summary:Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's epic of the vampire Ragoczy, the Count Saint-Germain (including Mansions of Darkness, Darker Jewels, and Writ in Blood) has slowly gathered a dedicated readership, while each installment has garnered increasing critical praise. For new readers, Blood Roses is perhaps the most accessible in the series. In 14th-century France, Saint-Germain is caught amidst the devastation of the Black Plague. Though he is unaffected by the disease, his resistance draws the suspicion of each new town he visits--even as he uses ancient Egyptian healing techniques to save lives. Yarbro's impressive novel offers the flavor of the late Middle Ages while flawlessly integrating the elements of horror and the supernatural that mark this eloquent series. One wonders, for example, if the letters and documents that Yarbro integrates into the text are embellishments of the real. But, as with all the Saint-Germain novels, the most satisfying aspect of the narrative is the author's complex rendering of her central character. With the exception of Anne Rice, few writers have as effectively captured the wearied soul of a being living through the great expanse of human history. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
Bones of the Moonby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0312873123 (0-312-87312-3)
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Brain Plagueby Joan SlonczewskiISBN 0312867182 (0-312-86718-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Brain Plague'Book summary:Brain Plague is the new hard SF novel by Joan Slonczewski, set in the same future universe as her award-winning A Door into Ocean and The Children Star (a New York Times Notable Book). An intelligent microbe race that can live symbiotically in other intelligent beings is colonizing the human race throughout the civilized universe. And each colony of microbes has its own personality, good or bad. In some people, carriers, they are brain enhancers, and in others a fatal brain plague, a living addiction. This is the story of one woman's psychological and moral struggle to adjust to having an ambitious colony of microbes living permanently in her own head. This novel is one of the most powerful and involving SF novels of the year.[via]More editions of Brain Plague:
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The Broken Swordby Warren Murphy, Molly CochranISBN 0312862830 (0-312-86283-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Broken Sword'Book summary:In a Moroccan bazaar, amidst gunfire and chaos, a battered cup falls into a blind girl's hand, and her eyes are filled with light. But Beatrice is not alone in her appreciation of the Holy Grail, and her vision goes deeper than the surface. She meets Taliesin, who brings her to Arthur, and they join forces to protect the power of the Grail from abuse and to protect themselves from a soulless, amoral man who will stop at nothing to possess it.
The Broken Sword is almost too fast-paced, packed with agonizing cliffhangers as peril presses young Arthur, Beatrice, and Hal (Galahad, now a retired FBI agent) on all sides, though the lengthy recapitulations of Arthur's and Taliesin's previous lives detract from the real story in the 20th century. But The Broken Sword has a complete-feeling ending that puts Arthur, his recovered knights, Beatrice, and Merlin happily in place for future victories. [via]
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Catch the Lightningby Catherine AsaroISBN 0312860439 (0-312-86043-9)
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The Chessboard Queen : A Story of Guinevereby Sharan NewmanISBN 0312863918 (0-312-86391-8)
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The Children Starby Joan SlonczewskiISBN 0312867166 (0-312-86716-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Children Star'Book summary:[via]Joan Slonczewski, author of Daughter of Elysium, and A Door into Ocean, is one of the field's leading writers of biological SF. Her new novel, The Children Star, is an ambitious adventure set on the planet Prokaryon -- a world that is only habitable to humans who have been genetically altered. But disaster is close at hand when a greedy corporation attempts to alter the planet's ecosystem in an attempt to make it habitable for all humans. Spectacular and plausible world-building fun from an SF writer to watch.More editions of The Children Star:
The Clock of Dreamsby Brian LumleyISBN 0312868685 (0-312-86868-5)
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Come Twilightby Chelsea Quinn YarbroISBN 0312873301 (0-312-87330-1)
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Communion Bloodby Chelsea Quinn YarbroISBN 0312867948 (0-312-86794-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Communion Blood'Book summary:Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's regal vampire Ragoczy, the Count Saint-Germain, crushes our perceptions of the stereotypical bloodsucking, murderous vampire. Unlike his undead brethren Dracula and Lestat, Saint-Germain values life, and he is the very paradigm of humanity and tenderness.
In his long and sometimes overwhelmingly lonely life, Ragoczy has lived through France's 14th-century Black Plague (Blood Roses), Ivan the Terrible's bloody reign (Darker Jewels), and the First World War (Writ in Blood). In Communion Blood, Count Saint-Germain travels from Transylvania to Rome to help out a distressed friend. It is the 17th century, a time when the pope had absolute power, and his "Little House," (The Inquisition), was a law unto itself. A vampire would be viewed as the ultimate heretic, but Saint-Germain puts his own fears aside as he offers legal advice and support to his good friend and fellow undead Niklos Aulirios, who is involved in a bitter legal dispute.
For over 1,300 years, Niklos was the faithful manservant of Olivia Clemens, until she died the True Death. Although she bequeathed everything to Niklos in her will, a young German, Ahrent Julius Rothofen, has challenged the will. He claims to be a relative of Olivia's late husband, but the vampires know this "husband" was purely fictitious. Rothofen also happens to be part of Archbishop Siegfried Walmund's entourage, a powerful allegiance of men who use the church to further their political ambitions and personal wealth. These are not men to vex, particularly if one happens to be a vampire.
As she has done so well throughout her series, Yarbro weaves Saint-Germain's personal dramas into a larger historical picture. We learn much about the complicated politics and religious divisions of 17th-century Europe, and we are treated to a fascinating snapshot of the music, arts, and fashions of the era. This is all laced with enough horror, supernatural intrigue, and erotic vampire sex to remind us that Saint-Germain, despite his humanity, is really not of the natural world. --Naomi Gesinger [via]
Conspiraciesby F. Paul WilsonISBN 0312867972 (0-312-86797-2)
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Cursed in the Bloodby Sharan NewmanISBN 0312865678 (0-312-86567-8)
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The Dark Lordby Thomas HarlanISBN 0312865600 (0-312-86560-0)
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Darkness Descending : A Novel of World War and Magicby Harry TurtledoveISBN 0312869150 (0-312-86915-0)
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Double Contactby James WhiteISBN 0312870418 (0-312-87041-8)
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Dracula : Case Studiesby Bram StokerISBN 0312863586 (0-312-86358-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dracula : Case Studies'Book summary:First published in 1897, Dracula by Bram Stoker has become the standard against which all other vampire stories are compare and the inspiration for countless film and stage adaptations. Indeed, the name "Dracula" has been synonymous with the Undead for at least a century, and the original novels till has the power to chill.[via]
Come then to Castle Dracula, hidden in the forbidding peaks of the Carpathian Mountains, where an undying creature of evil casts his sights on unsuspecting England. Voyage on the doomed ship Demeter as it carries a monster out of ancient superstition in search of new life and new blood. Tremble as first one woman, the another succumbs to the unholy thirst of the nosferatu, and as a small band of men and women, horrified by the supernatural forces arrayed against them, risk their lives and their very souls to oppose the evil known only as...Dracula.More editions of Dracula : Case Studies:
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Dragon and Phoenixby Joanne BertinISBN 0312864302 (0-312-86430-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dragon and Phoenix'Book summary:Created by a misuse of magic in a shaman's war, were-dragons mediate between the five "truehuman" kingdoms and between truedragons and truehumans as well. In The Last Dragonlord, Bertin told of Linden Rathen, who spent 600 years without a "soultwin." (Each Dragonlord is made from two souls--one human, one dragon--so for each there is a match created from the "extra" halves.) He found his soultwin, Maurynna. In Dragon and Phoenix, the second book in the Dragonlords series, Maurynna's draconic half, Kyrissaean, won't speak to other Dragonlords or even another dragonsoul, and won't let her Change, which would give her the greater magics of the Dragonlords--healing fire and flying.
Linden and Maurynna are at Dragonskeep when Maurynna's great-uncle, the bard Otter, and her cousin Raven arrive with a man who claims he escaped from Jehanglan, a kingdom resembling Imperial China. There they have imprisoned a truedragon, using his magic to hold a phoenix captive. The phoenix provides magical power protecting Jehanglan and maintaining the Emperor's rule at the price of agony and madness for the dragon. The Dragonlords plan a daring rescue. The plan hinges on Maurynna, for her "hidden" dragon half will enable her to elude the priest-mages yet destroy the magical wards binding him.Bertin shifts between Maurynna's story and that of Shei-Luin, a barbarian concubine of the Phoenix Emperor who is scheming to gain power and protect her sons.
Bertin delivers a colorful setting, engaging characters, complex plotting, and an intriguing magical system. Fans of Anne McCaffrey's Pern stories and fantasies using Oriental elements like Barry Hughart's Master Li novels will find plenty here to enjoy. --Nona Vero [via]
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The Dragon and the Gnarly Kingby Gordon R. DicksonISBN 0312861575 (0-312-86157-5)
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The Eagle: The Concluding Volume of the Camulod Chroniclesby Jack WhyteISBN 0312870078 (0-312-87007-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Eagle: The Concluding Volume of the Camulod Chronicles'Book summary:[via]Beginning with The Skystone, the first in his riveting Camulod Chronciles, Jack Whyte has embarked on an ambitious and remarkable re-telling of the Arthurian cycle, giving us a fresh and compelling take on a story that has been beloved for centuries.
The Eagle brings us at last to the heart of the tale, the creation of fabled Camelot and the love story that enshrined its glory. Whyte takes us into the minds and lives of Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, three astonishing but fallible people who were bound together by honor, loyalty, and love. Three who created the glory that was Britain's shining dream&and, some say, caused its downfall.
The Gaulish nobleman Clothar--known in our time as Lancelot--is drawn to the young High King's court by tales of honor and nobility, where he meets a man whose love of law matches his own. More, he finds in Arthur a life-long friend whose dream of uniting the people of Britain in peace Clothar embraces. And Clothar meets Arthur's queen, a wondrous beauty whose passion and ideals match her husband's. Together they work to bring Arthur's dream to life.
But dark forces rise in opposition to Arthur's plans for creating this noble island nation and it is hard to tell friend from foe in the swirling chaos that ensues. Many tales have been told of the dream that shined and died. This one will astonish even the most jaded.More editions of The Eagle: The Concluding Volume of the Camulod Chronicles:
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Elvenbornby Andre Norton, Mercedes LackeyISBN 0312864566 (0-312-86456-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elvenborn'Book summary:In this long-awaited new novel in The Halfblood Chronicles, fantasy greats Norton and Lackey tell the enthralling story of the reclusive elvenlord Kyrtian, who emerges as a hero in a world torn by politics and war. When his cousin, Aelmarkin, tries to prove that Kyrtian is unfit to run his estate, the plan backfires, and soon Kyrtian, who doesn't share the venal, greedy nature of his cousin, finds himself with more power than he ever wanted.[via]
Like his father before him, Kyrtian has always treated the humans on his estate like servants, instead of enslaving them as other elvenlords do. His father's legacy also leads Kyrtian to learn ancient military skills long since lost to elvenkind through the carelessness of the elvenlords. Kyrtian's rediscovered knowledge piques the interest of the current elvenlords, and soon Kyrtian finds himself appointed the new commander of the army, to the relief of his ruling peers.
For the sons of the most powerful elvenlords, the Young Lords, have rebelled against their fathers and are waging war. But by taking advantage of both the privileges of his new command and the help of some unexpected new friends, Kyrtian finally gains the resources to embark on his own, personal quest--resuming his father's search for the Great Portal, the magical doorway through which the original elvenlords entered this world.
As war rages between some sons and fathers, Kyrtian searches desperately for his own lost father, hoping to uncover not only the mystery of his disappearance, but also the secret behind the origin of elvenkind.More editions of Elvenborn:
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Epiphany of the Long Sunby Gene WolfeISBN 0312860722 (0-312-86072-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Epiphany of the Long Sun'Book summary:The two novels combined in this omnibus (Caldé of the Long Sun and Exodus from the Long Sun) comprise the second half of Gene Wolfe's long novel, The Book of the Long Sun.[via]More editions of Epiphany of the Long Sun:
The Far Shore of Timeby Frederik PohlISBN 0312866186 (0-312-86618-6)
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Final Diagnosis : A Sector General Novelby James WhiteISBN 0312861486 (0-312-86148-6)
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The Final Encyclopediaby Gordon R. DicksonISBN 0312861869 (0-312-86186-9)
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The Fox on the Rhineby Douglas Niles, Michael DobsonISBN 0312868944 (0-312-86894-4)
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Goaby Kara DalkeyISBN 0312860005 (0-312-86000-5)
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Greenmantleby Charles De LintISBN 0312865104 (0-312-86510-4)
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Guinevereby Sharan NewmanISBN 0312862334 (0-312-86233-4)
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Guinevere Evermoreby Sharan NewmanISBN 0312866410 (0-312-86641-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Guinevere Evermore'Book summary:Guinevere is widely acknowledged as the most extraordinary woman in legend. From golden child to Queen of Camelot to passionate adulterer, her life is a vivid an fascinating saga. In this spellbinding climax to the tale of Guinevere--which began with Guinevere and continued in The Chessboard Queen--Sharan Newman, author of the highly acclaimed Catherine LeVendeur medieval mystery series, blends magic and history to create and unforgettable tale of passion and tragedy.[via]
Here we see the discover of Guinevere's affair with Lancelot and her subsequent fall from grace; the near-futile quest for the Holy rail; and the triumph of Galahad in a final battle with the villainous Mordred. Guinevere Evermore is a heartrending portrayal of a failed romance, a fallen woman, and the end of an era. Sharan Newman's reinterpretation of the Arthurian saga is as ambitious and persuasive as The Mists of Avalon and The Hollow Hills--just as memorable.More editions of Guinevere Evermore:
Hope of Earthby Piers AnthonyISBN 0312863403 (0-312-86340-3)
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In the Moodby Charles L. GrantISBN 0312862776 (0-312-86277-6)
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Into the Darknessby Harry TurtledoveISBN 0312868952 (0-312-86895-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Into the Darkness'Book summary:Harry Turtledove is known for his alternate histories; from The Guns of the South to The Great War: American Front, he's practiced at imagining the ways society would have changed if various things had been different in history. Sometimes it's a key figure surviving (or dying); other times it's a strange new variable, like aliens landing during World War II. With Into the Darkness, Turtledove investigates a new wrinkle in this successful field: What if a world war were fought using magic?
Although Into the Darkness doesn't take place on Earth, the characters are humans, and they react in plausible ways. In fact, the uses of magic for political ends are eerily similar to the ways weapons have been used to wage cold wars in our own world. And as the magic grows more powerful, the destructive cost of war to the people of Derlavai grows as well. This is no enchanting fantasy world where kindly old wizards use their magic to kill dragons and save fair maidens. Turtledove has envisioned a place where the humans are decidedly political and greedy, and where magic is just a way of getting what you want. --Adam Fisher [via]
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Irish Eyesby Andrew M. GreeleyISBN 0312865708 (0-312-86570-8)
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Irish Loveby Andrew M. GreeleyISBN 0312871872 (0-312-87187-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Irish Love'Book summary:Irish Love follows the story of winsome couple Dermot Michael Coyne and Nuala Anne McGrail as they vacation on the western coast of Ireland. Though Nuala is recovering from the stress of her demanding musical career and the birth of their second child, she still has the wherewithal to sense the evil intentions of past and present criminals.
Over 100 years after a mass murder occurred, Nuala and Dermot discover an old diary that chronicles the investigation of that murder and the trial and conviction of an innocent man. As they read about the young journalist Edward Fitzpatrick, they begin to uncover a story that still angers the local inhabitants. As a series of modern crimes occurs, Dermot and Nuala wonder if there is a connection between the past and the present.
That author Andrew M. Greeley has done his homework is evident in his careful reconstruction of a historical time period and a fact-based crime. The story line of Fitzpatrick and the past murders is by far the more interesting one, and readers may happily skip to these italicized sections without missing much about Dermot and Nuala. Good fiction has great conflicts, and the Fitzpatrick story line has enough to keep your interest. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien [via]
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Jupiterby Ben BovaISBN 0312872178 (0-312-87217-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jupiter'Book summary:He made planetfall on Venus and all but colonized Mars, so it's not surprising that SF don Ben Bova finally set his sights on our solar system's swirling, red-eyed sovereign.
As with his previous planetary exploration books, Jupiter plants you right in the heart of the action, witness to the speculative science and political intrigue--and in this case, religious machination--that surround a fast-paced, dangerous, and technically fleshed-out mission. Our unlikely hero on this touchdown is an earnest, likeable, hard-working grad student named Grant Archer, a frustrated astrophysicist who's been shanghaied aboard Jupiter's Gold space station to fulfill a ROTC-style public-service commitment. What's worse, this devout young man has been ordered by the New Morality--the American flavor of the conservative religious order that runs Earth nowadays--to spy on some suspicious research involving alleged Jovian life forms.
Bova begins his book with an A.C. Clarke quote: "The rash assertion that 'God made man in His own image' is ticking like a time bomb at the foundation of many faiths." This tells you pretty much everything you need to know about where this book's going, and who, respectively, will be wearing the white and the black hats (unfortunately, some of the characterizations don't get much deeper). That the central protagonist is both a Christian and a scientist makes for some fertile character development, but Bova's not exactly gunning for God here--he's happy just to blast away at narrow-minded ideologues and other assorted religious fanatics. (But that, of course, is about as easy as making teenagers depressed.) --Paul Hughes [via]
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Lady Robynby R. Garcia y RobertsonISBN 0312869959 (0-312-86995-9)
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Legaciesby F. Paul WilsonISBN 0312864140 (0-312-86414-0)
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Leopard in Exileby Andre Norton, Rosemary EdghillISBN 0312864280 (0-312-86428-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leopard in Exile'Book summary:Jane Austen meets James Bond in The Leopard in Exile, the second book in the Carolus Rex alternate-history fantasy series. The authors blend political intrigue, espionage, Regency romance, and magic, both black and white, to create what Harry Turtledove calls "a captivating adventure."
If you haven't read The Shadow of Albion, an authors' foreword provides background: "The point of divergence here is the affair of the Duke of Monmouth." Historically, James, Duke of Monmouth and the eldest known illegitimate child of Charles II, led an unsuccessful uprising against his uncle, the Catholic James II, in 1685. He was beheaded and his followers and supporters executed. In Norton and Edgehill's universe, Charles II married Monmouth's mother secretly before becoming king and making a childless state marriage. Upon Charles's death, Monmouth was crowned Charles III, continuing a Protestant Stuart line on England's throne.
It is now 1807. The demon-worshipping Duc d'Charenton, who's known as Marquis de Sade in our world, is conjuring black magic. Though he serves Emperor Napoleon through French spymaster Talleyrand, de Sade plots to find the Holy Grail, exult Satan, and destroy the only remaining member of France's royal family, the dauphin Louis Capet. Louis escaped France aided by the Duke of Wessex, Rupert St. Ives Dyer, an agent for England's intelligence service. He got to Baltimore, New Albion (England's North American Colonies, since no American Revolution occurred) with his wife, Meriel, and then disappeared.
Meriel writes to Sarah, Duchess of Wessex, to beg for help. Sarah, originally from Baltimore in our universe, decides to go to Meriel's aid and see New Albion. Wessex, returning from an urgent mission, follows his wife. Unfortunately, de Sade has been named governor of French Louisianne (no Louisiana Purchase occurred here) and is on his way. All will meet in Nouvelle Orl eèans.
Readers who admired J. Gregory Keyes's Newton's Cannon, Lois McMaster Bujold's A Civil Campaign, and Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Partners in Necessity will find this series very much their cup of tea. --Nona Vero [via]
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Lodestar: The New Novel of the Future-History Epic of the Space Ageby Michael FlynnISBN 0312861370 (0-312-86137-0)
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Lodestar chronicles the complex conflicts-political, personal, and scientific-on Earth and in orbit, that must be resolved if humanity is to claim its destiny among the stars.More editions of Lodestar: The New Novel of the Future-History Epic of the Space Age:
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Marrowby Robert ReedISBN 0312868014 (0-312-86801-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Marrow'Book summary:The Ship is a rock larger than worlds. The Ship is a world full of vast hollows in which live thousands of alien races. The Ship is a mysterious starship, billions of years old, crewed by the near-immortal humans who discovered it, empty, at the fringes of the galaxy. And, as a select inner circle of the crew is astonished to discover, there is a planet at the center of the Ship. They descend to the surface of the planet, Marrow, hoping to discover the origin of the Ship--only to find themselves trapped on that hellish world and abandoned by their fellow captains, even as tremendous, inexplicable changes in Marrow may doom the Ship and everyone aboard.
Robert Reed's Marrow is high-concept, epoch-spanning SF in the tradition of Olaf Stapledon's Last and First Men, Camille Flammarion's Omega, and Greg Egan's Diaspora. Unlike Last and First Men and Omega, Marrow features a continuing cast of well-drawn, believable characters in addition to the brain-busting big ideas and sense of wonder. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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Mind Changerby James WhiteISBN 0312866631 (0-312-86663-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mind Changer'Book summary:In Mind Changer, White focuses on the longest-running character in his universe: the fearsome Dr. O'Mara, who during his years as Chief Psychologist has left his figurative toothmarks on most of the hospital's senior residents. In the course of practicing deep-space medicine on the Galactic Rim, the multispecies staff of Sector General Hospital has seen more than its share of challenges. But now the staff are facing a terrifying new development: Dr. O'Mara has been promoted to head of the hospital. [via]
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Mindstar Risingby Peter F. HamiltonISBN 0312859554 (0-312-85955-4)
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Mississippi Bluesby Kathleen A. GoonanISBN 0312868936 (0-312-86893-6)
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Mississippi Bluesby Kathleen Ann GoonanISBN 0312859171 (0-312-85917-1)
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Moonlight and Vinesby Charles De LintISBN 031286518X (0-312-86518-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moonlight and Vines'Book summary:Imagine a city--cold, hard, concrete jungle on the surface, but, down that dark alley or disused cemetery, magic has begun to unravel the gray fabric of realism. Charles de Lint succumbs to his fascination with the outsider in all of us, and writes of lonesome goth kids, newbie lesbians, strippers, Gypsies, angels of death and mercy, and even vampires and ghosts in a style that is remarkably refreshing after so much sword-and-bodice formula fantasy. Moonlight and Vines is a medley of fairy tales for the alternative crowd, with most of his city grrrls and boys sporting combat boots and wounded souls. De Lint crafts his stories with soft edges but indelible images:
I can feel a foreign vibe in my apartment, a quivering in the air from Teresa having been there.... My furniture, the posters and prints on my walls, my knickknacks, all seemed subtly changed, a little stiff from the awareness of her looking at them. It takes a while for the room to settle down into its familiar habits. The fridge muttering to itself in the kitchen. The pictures in their frames letting out their stomachs and hanging slightly askew once more.
Hardcore horror/fantasy enthusiasts might find the author's habit of imbuing each protagonist with a sense of wonder and self-discovery slightly saccharine and hackneyed after the umpteenth happy ending, but longtime de Lint fans will be delighted. --Jhana Bach [via]More editions of Moonlight and Vines:
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The Nano Flowerby Peter F. HamiltonISBN 0312865805 (0-312-86580-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Nano Flower'Book summary:Peter F. Hamilton is one the rising stars of science fiction in the nineties. His epic space adventure, The Reality Dysfunction, was a major international bestseller, while his near future thrillers, Mindstar Rising and A Quantum Murder, introduced an intriguing new hero in the character of Greg Mandel, a freelance operative whose telepathic abilities give him a crucial edge in the high tech world of the twenty-first century. Now Mandel returns in a spectacular new adventure that blows open the possibilities of the next century.[via]
Julia Evans: billionairess, owner of Event Horizon, for fifteen years undisputed power behind the world's economic renaissance. And in trouble.
With her computer-genius husband missing and rival companies suddenly claiming to have acquired a technology impossibly superior to anything on Earth, Julia has no time to notice an anonymously delivered flower. But this flower has genes millions of years in advance of terrestrial DNA.
Is it a cryptic alien message or a poignant farewell from her husband?Only Greg Mandel can discover its origin, but he is not alone in his desperate search. A vicious mercenary killer, a jade merchant, and a high-priced courtesan all have a part to play.
It was never going to be easy, but as Greg and Julia discover, simply being first in the race ins't nerly good enough as teh Nano Flower starts to bloom....More editions of The Nano Flower:
Necroscopeby Brian LumleyISBN 0312859481 (0-312-85948-1)
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Necroscope: Defilersby Brian LumleyISBN 0312872615 (0-312-87261-5)
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The Odysseyby HomerISBN 0312869010 (0-312-86901-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey'Book summary:The Odyssey is the original journey tale, a genre that has lasted three thousand years, and has had a lasting influence on on literature and art. The trials of Odysseus were first told by the great bard Homer. For ten long years the Greeks and Trojans have fought on the plains of Troy, and now Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, and the other victorious Greeks are ready to sail home. But after offending the sea god, Poseidon, Odysseus is hurled into years of wandering the seas, encountering monsters and sirens, raging storms and seductive idylls, before he is able to return to his wife, his son and his homeland.[via]
This masterpiece keeps its appeal not only because it reflects a glorious time of heroes and wonders, but because it is a work that still speaks to the lives we live today. Forge book is proud to present The Odyssey in Dr. Eickhoff's compelling and authoritative new translation.More editions of The Odyssey:
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A Personal Devil: A Magdalene la Batarde Mysteryby Roberta GellisISBN 0312869983 (0-312-86998-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Personal Devil: A Magdalene la Batarde Mystery'Book summary:When Sabina, the blind mistress of the Old Priory Guesthouse, accepts the offer of Master Mainard to live exclusively with him, everyone expects that Mainard's wife, Bertrild, would be glad to be rid of him since his face is horribly birthmarked.[via]
This was far from the truth. Bertrild attacks Sabina and demands that Mainard send her back to the whorehouse. Before Mainard and Sabina can decide what to do, Bertrild is murdered, and Mainard is the chief suspect.
Fearful that her lover will be hung for murder, Sabina flees to her old whoremistress, Magdalene la Betarde, for help. Magdalene is no stranger to murder and will use her powerful friends to help the women who work for her, including Sir Bellamy of Itchen, who reunites with Magdalene in unraveling this tangled web of hatred, fear, and blackmail.More editions of A Personal Devil: A Magdalene la Batarde Mystery:
The Pillars of Solomonby Jon LandISBN 0312868197 (0-312-86819-7)
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Point of Honourby Madeleine E. RobinsISBN 031287202X (0-312-87202-X)
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Queen of Demonsby David DrakeISBN 031286468X (0-312-86468-X)
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Reflexby Steven GouldISBN 0312864213 (0-312-86421-3)
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Rock of Agesby Walter Jon WilliamsISBN 0312859635 (0-312-85963-5)
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Rogue Starby Michael F. FlynnISBN 0312861362 (0-312-86136-2)
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Sea Dragon Heirby Storm ConstantineISBN 0312873069 (0-312-87306-9)
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The Shadow of Albionby Andre Norton, Rosemary EdghillISBN 0312864272 (0-312-86427-2)
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The Shadow of Araratby Thomas HarlanISBN 0312865430 (0-312-86543-0)
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The Siege of Eternityby Frederik PohlISBN 0312863756 (0-312-86375-6)
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Siren Songby Quinn FawcettISBN 0312869282 (0-312-86928-2)
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The Slave and the Freeby Suzy McKee CharnasISBN 0312869126 (0-312-86912-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Slave and the Free'Book summary:After thirty years, Suzy McKee Charnas has completed her incomparable epic tale of men and women, slavery and freedom, power and human frailty.[via]
It started with Walk to the End of the World, where Alldera the Messenger is a slave among the Fems, in thrall to men whose own power is waning.
In continued with Motherlines, where Alldera the Runner is a fugitive among the Riding Women, who live a tribal life of horse-thieving and storytelling, killing the few men who approach their boundaries.
The books that finish Alldera's story, The Furies and The Conqueror's Child, are now available. Once you start here, you won't want to stop until you've read the last word of the last book.More editions of The Slave and the Free:
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Souls in the Great Machineby Sean McMullenISBN 0312872569 (0-312-87256-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Souls in the Great Machine'Book summary:In 40th-century Australia, Zarvora Cybeline discovers the world is threatened by destruction from the sky--yet the planet doesn't have enough technology even to build a steam engine. To save civilization, Zarvora must recover lost 21st-century technology. But technology is proscribed, and the dangers from the sky are joined by enemies in the sea, and even among her own ranks. Zarvora embarks on a bold and ruthless plan to save a world no one else believes is in danger.
Souls in the Great Machine is a big book at 450 pages. Stuffed fuller than a Thanksgiving turkey with great storylines, characters, and concepts, it's got thrilling action, hair's-breadth escapes, tyranny, treachery, villainy, heroism, duels, riots, war, love, hate, obsession, powerful women, mad monks, a returning ice age, a lost race, rediscovered civilizations, invasions, executions, high-tech, steampunk tech, a computer with human components, and numerous subplots. In short, Souls in the Great Machine is huge; it is epic--but it is not sprawling. In the hands of most authors, this complex and ambitious SF novel would be a trilogy. And while Souls may occasionally move a little too fast, the plot never drags and the reader's interest never flags. If you're looking for a sense of wonder, for adventure that respects your intelligence, for an enormously fun read--look no further than Souls in the Great Machine. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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Spirits In The Wiresby Charles De LintISBN 0312869711 (0-312-86971-1)
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Strong As Deathby Sharan NewmanISBN 0312861796 (0-312-86179-6)
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The Summoning Godby Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael GearISBN 0312865325 (0-312-86532-5)
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The Third Magicby Molly CochranISBN 031286440X (0-312-86440-X)
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Titus Crowby Brian LumleyISBN 0312868669 (0-312-86866-9)
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Vengeanceby Stuart M. KaminskyISBN 0312869274 (0-312-86927-4)
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Visitant: Anaszi Mysteriesby W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal GearISBN 0312865317 (0-312-86531-7)
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A Walk in the Darknessby Jon LandISBN 0312872658 (0-312-87265-8)
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The Way of Lightby Storm ConstantineISBN 031287328X (0-312-87328-X)
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Weep for Herby Sara WoodsISBN 0312860196 (0-312-86019-6)
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The White Orderby L.E. ModesittISBN 0312866453 (0-312-86645-3)
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White Roseby Rodrigo Garcia y RobertsonISBN 0312869940 (0-312-86994-0)
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A Wizard in a Feudby Christopher StasheffISBN 0312866747 (0-312-86674-7)
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A Wizard in Chaosby Christopher StasheffISBN 0312860323 (0-312-86032-3)
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A Wizard in Midgardby Christopher StasheffISBN 0312860331 (0-312-86033-1)
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A Wizard in Peaceby Christopher StasheffISBN 0312860315 (0-312-86031-5)
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A Wizard in the Wayby Christopher StasheffISBN 0312866488 (0-312-86648-8)
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Wizardbornby David FarlandISBN 0312867417 (0-312-86741-7)
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The World of Tiersby Philip Jose FarmerISBN 0312863772 (0-312-86377-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The World of Tiers'Book summary:[via]The Tiers series chronicles the adventures of both Robert Wolff, a man from our world transported through space-time to a cosmos with dimensions and laws different from our own, and Kickaha the Trickster (a.k.a. Paul J. Finnegan, also from our contemporary world). Separately and together, the two heroes contend against the Lords who rule the separate universes, of which the marvelous many-leveled World of Tiers is the center. Mythological and legendary creatures and characters abound: centaurs and harpies, mermaids and Indians, aliens and beautiful women.More editions of The World of Tiers:
Worlds of Exile and Illusionby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0312862113 (0-312-86211-3)
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