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Around the World in 80 Daysby Jules Verne, Marian Leighton, Pablo Marcos StudioISBN 1577656806 (1-57765-680-6)
Hardcover, Spotlight
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Around the World in 80 Days'Book summary:In 1872, English gentleman Phileas Fogg has many adventures as he tries to win a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. [via]
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Around the World in Eighty Daysby Jules VerneISBN 1588276244 (1-58827-624-4)
Hardcover, Indypublish.Com
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Back on the Streetby Stuart Moore, Darick Robertson, Rodney Ramos, Warren EllisISBN 1563894459 (1-56389-445-9)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Back on the Street'Book summary:Warren Ellis (whose recent work includes the excellent The Authority) is a fine comics writer. Spider Jerusalem, his tortured journalist protagonist, is a wonderful creation. Back on the Street is the first in the Transmetropolitan series and essential as an introduction to Spider and his world. Preacher's Garth Ennis introduces the book, rightly praising "the finest, blackest humour, and the purest hate, and a sense of justice hissed through gritted teeth". If the message is sometimes a little heavily, a little clumsily overbearing, this does not detract too much from a great story. Ellis has produced a fine comic series in Transmetropolitan. This is a future classic.
The scenario goes something like this. Spider Jerusalem left the City ages ago and grew an awful lot of hair up on a mountain. The City was just too corrupt, too sinful, too unbearable a place for a journalist with a heightened, if awry, sense of what's right, what's wrong. Then his editor calls. Spider still owes him two books. A contract from way back when. And if he doesn't come up with the goods there will be consequences. Trouble is, Spider can only write when he's in the City, hasn't written a thing since he left. He doesn't want to go back but he has to write, has to go back. So he returns to the trouble and the turmoil, back to the mess that feeds him as a writer and gets himself a story. A punk he used to know, Fred Christ, is causing trouble. Fred is the leader of the Transients (humans knowingly infused with alien genes) and he wants them to have their own land and is ready to lead a rebellion to achieve that end. The authorities, obviously, see things differently. And Spider sees through both group's hypocrisies... --Mark Thwaite [via]
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The Broken Sphereby Nigel FindleyISBN 1560765968 (1-56076-596-8)
Softcover, Wizards of the Coast
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Cellby Stephen KingISBN 159413152X (1-59413-152-X)
Softcover, Large Print Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cell'Book summary:Witness Stephen King's triumphant, blood-spattered return to the genre that made him famous. Cell, the king of horror's homage to zombie films (the book is dedicated in part to George A. Romero) is his goriest, most horrific novel in years, not to mention the most intensely paced. Casting aside his love of elaborate character and town histories and penchant for delayed gratification, King yanks readers off their feet within the first few pages; dragging them into the fray and offering no chance catch their breath until the very last page.
In Cell King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism. Mobile phones deliver the apocalypse to millions of unsuspecting humans by wiping their brains of any humanity, leaving only aggressive and destructive impulses behind. Those without cell phones, like illustrator Clayton Riddell and his small band of "normies," must fight for survival, and their journey to find Clayton's estranged wife and young son rockets the book toward resolution.
Fans that have followed King from the beginning will recognize and appreciate Cell as a departure--King's writing has not been so pure of heart and free of hang-ups in years (wrapping up his phenomenal Dark Tower series and receiving a medal from the National Book Foundation doesn't hurt either). "Retirement" clearly suits King, and lucky for us, having nothing left to prove frees him up to write frenzied, juiced-up horror-thrillers like Cell. --Daphne Durham [via]
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Cities in Flightby James Blish, Mullen, R. D. (AFT), Betty BallantineISBN 1585676020 (1-58567-602-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cities in Flight'Book summary:Cities in Flight is an omnibus volume of four novels, originally published between 1955 and 1962, two of which are fix-ups of pieces that first appeared in various magazines in the early '50s. Despite having been conceived more than 50 years ago, and produced in episodic fashion, they stand head and shoulders above most SF available today.
In They Shall Have Stars, humankind's will to explore space is renewed with the advent of two discoveries: anti-gravity (the "spindizzy" machines) and the key to almost eternal life (anti-agathic drugs). By A Life for the Stars, centuries have passed and most of the major cities have built spindizzies into their bedrock and left earth, cruising the galaxy looking for work, much like the hobos of the Depression Era. Earthman, Come Home, told from the perspective of John Amalfi, the major of New York, was the first-written of the novels and--although not as tightly woven as the other segments--is still a masterly work. Blish gives the same weight and authority both to the sweeping cultural change wrought and suffered by the cities, and to the emotional growth of a man who is several hundred years old. We stay with Amalfi for the final episode, The Triumph of Time. New York is now planet-bound in the Greater Magellanic Cloud, but when Amalfi learns of the impending destruction of time itself, he is forced into space one more time, to take a last, desperate chance. The novel ends, literally, with a bang.
Despite the occasional, inevitable anachronism, such as vacuum tubes, Cities in Flight stands up remarkably well to modern reading. The novel's political and literary sophistication was unmatched in its time; there is very little to rival it even today. For most readers of a certain age, this was probably the first SF they encountered that was written from a mature standpoint and adult sensibility. The fact that Blish also manages to tell a fabulous, galaxy-spanning adventure tale makes this essential reading. --Luc Duplessis [via]
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Civilwarland in Bad Declineby George SaundersISBN 1573225797 (1-57322-579-7)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Civilwarland in Bad Decline'Book summary:George Saunders, a geophysicist, maps out magical realism with this short story collection. He puts an American spin on that sensibility in the sensationally good title tale, where things in a "Westworld"-like amusement park go extraordinarily wrong, but in ways in that make perfect sense to any denizen--or reader--in the modern world. CivilWarLand is hilarious, yet ultimately sad and moving--and isn't that life in a nutshell? And how can you resist any writer who cooks up titles as good as "Downtrodden Mary's Failed Campaign of Terror"? [via]
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Club Deadby Charlaine HarrisISBN 1587249936 (1-58724-993-6)
Softcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Club Dead'Book summary:A New York Times Bestselling Author
An Anthony Award-winning AuthorThere's only one vampire Sookie Stackhouse is involved with (at least voluntarily) and that's Bill. But recently he's been a little distant - in another state, distant. His sinister and sexy boss has an idea where to look. But when Sookie finally finds Bill - caught in an act of serious betrayal - she's not sure whether to save him . . . or sharpen some stakes. [via]
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The Cornelius Quartetby Michael MoorcockISBN 1568581831 (1-56858-183-1)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cornelius Quartet'Book summary:Jerry Cornelius is an English assassin, physicist, rock star, and messiah to the Age of Science. Written between 1965 and 1967, this sequence of four novels relating Cornelius's adventures has been credited with inspiring dozens of writers and artists to rethink the genre of science fiction. Acclaimed British author Michael Moorcock's time-tripping antihero is one of the great achievements in modern fantastic literature. This is the first U.S. publication of one of the most influential sagas in postmodern sci-fi.[via]More editions of The Cornelius Quartet:
Corumby Michael MoorcockISBN 1565041828 (1-56504-182-8)
Hardcover, Psi
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Count Brassby Michael MoorcockISBN 156504987X (1-56504-987-X)
Hardcover, Psi
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Crystal Soldierby Steve Miller, Sharon LeeISBN 1592220843 (1-59222-084-3)
Softcover, Meisha Merlin Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crystal Soldier'Book summary:Centuries in the past, mankind fought a seemingly unbeatable adversary from sector to sector across the Spiral Arm until the war ground to a standstill and the Enemy withdrew. Believing that they had won, the citizens of the galaxy rebuilt. The Inner Worlds, which had escaped the worst of the war's ravages, became even more insular, while the Rim worlds adopted a free and easy way with law and order. Now, hundreds of years after their withdrawal, the Enemy is back - and this time they'll be satisfied with nothing less than the extinction of the galaxy. [via]
Daughters of a Coral Dawnby Katherine ForrestISBN 156280104X (1-56280-104-X)
Softcover, Naiad Pr
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Death: The High Cost Of Livingby Neil GaimanISBN 1563893339 (1-56389-333-9)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death: The High Cost Of Living'Book summary:Written by Neil Gaiman; Art by Chris Bachalo, Mark Buckingham, and others Death incarnate, as defined by master storyteller Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN), is a genuinely likeable young girl with a fondness for ankhs who truly cares about people. It's small wonder then that when a rising star of the music world wrestles with revealing her true sexual orientation just as her lover is lured into the realm of Death that Death herself should make an appearance. A practical, honest, and intelligent story that illuminates "the miracle of death." [via]
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Dirgeby Warren Ellis, Ramos Robertson, Darick RobertsonISBN 1563899531 (1-56389-953-1)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dirge'Book summary:Investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 21st Century surroundings while working for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY. In this eighth volume collecting issues #43-48 of the groundbreaking VERTIGO title, all hell breaks loose as a nameless sniper terrorizes the Print District and a raging superstorm clears the streets of The City. [via]
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Draculaby Bram Stroker, Brooke AllenISBN 1593080042 (1-59308-004-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dracula'Book summary:[via]Dracula, by Bram Stoker, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:Count Dracula has inspired countless movies, books, and plays. But few, if any, have been fully faithful to Bram Stoker's original, best-selling novel of mystery and horror, love and death, sin and redemption. Dracula chronicles the vampire's journey from Transylvania to the nighttime streets of London. There, he searches for the blood of strong men and beautiful women while his enemies plot to rid the world of his frightful power.
Today's critics see Dracula as a virtual textbook on Victorian repression of the erotic and fear of female sexuality. In it, Stoker created a new word for terror, a new myth to feed our nightmares, and a character who will outlive us all.Brooke Allen is a book critic whose work has appeared in numerous publications including The Atlantic Monthly, The New Criterion, The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, and The Hudson Review. A collection of her essays, Twentieth-Century Attitudes, will be published in 2003.More editions of Dracula:
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Hardcover, Kidsbooks - Dracula: ISBN 159308160X (1-59308-160-X)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - Dracula: ISBN 1561385158 (1-56138-515-8)
Hardcover, Courage Books - Dracula: ISBN 1582791872 (1-58279-187-2)
Hardcover, Trident Press International - Dracula: ISBN 1593080042 (1-59308-004-2)
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Edgeworksby Harlan EllisonISBN 156504830X (1-56504-830-X)
Softcover, Psi
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Edgeworks - The Collected Ellison: An Edge in My Voice and Over the Edgeby Harlan Ellison, Jill BaumanISBN 1565049608 (1-56504-960-8)
Hardcover, White Wolf Publishing, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Edgeworks - The Collected Ellison: An Edge in My Voice and Over the Edge'Book summary:The Edgeworks are a 20-volume projected series containing classic works of the world's most honored fantasist. Under the author's direct supervision, each book now contains the revised, sometimes expanded versions of the previously published work, as well as lengthy new introductions. The series begins with Over the Edge (1970), a collection of short stories, and An Edge in My Voice (1985), a collection of essays. Both the stories and the essays are standard Ellison. In a word: brilliant. Ellison is one of the few writers on the planet whose own life is often more amazing than most of his fiction. Even though several of the stories are from the very beginning of the author's career, they are still quite effective. The essays (which first appeared in such diverse publications as Future Life, the L.A. Weekly and the Comics Journal in the early 1980s) speak of truths and lies as relevant today as they were then. --Stanley Wiater [via]
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Edgeworks 3by Harlan EllisonISBN 1565049624 (1-56504-962-4)
Hardcover, Psi
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Elricby Michael MoorcockISBN 156504195X (1-56504-195-X)
Softcover, Psi
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The Face in the Frostby John BellairsISBN 158754105X (1-58754-105-X)
Hardcover, Olmstead Pr
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Farewell to Lankhmarby Fritz LeiberISBN 1565048970 (1-56504-897-0)
Softcover, Psi
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Farewell to Lankhmar'Book summary:In this last book of their adventures, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser -- sometimes together, sometimes apart -- navigate all manner of strange waters. Fafhrd goes sailing through the clouds, and the Mouser as merchant captain saves his vessel from a watery grave. Finally, in the last story of this magical series, we bid farewell to Lankhmar. [via]
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First Men on the Moonby H. G. WellsISBN 1576465187 (1-57646-518-7)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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Flatland : A Romance of Many Dimensionsby Edwin A. AbbottISBN 1570624380 (1-57062-438-0)
Softcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flatland : A Romance of Many Dimensions'Book summary:Flatland, like our own world, is on the verge of the millenium. On the last day of the year 1999, a Squarehitherto undistinguished from the other shapes of his two-dimensional worldreceives the Gospel of Three Dimensions, revealed to that world's flat inhabitants only once every a thousand years. Transformed by a truth he is unable to conceal, he is promptly condemned as a heretic. His poignant tale is itself a multi-dimensional creation, for it is not only a challenge to our most basic perceptions of everyday reality, but a sharp social satire and an illuminating mathematical treatise as well.
In the tradition of fantasy and social satire that includes Gulliver's Travels , Alice in Wonderland, and Animal Farm, Abbott pokes fun at the rigid class structure and concern for appearances of his Victorian society even as he poses an underlying question that is as provoking today as it was a century ago. Could we and everything we see around us be only a cross section for worlds of higher dimensions?
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Forever Oddby Dean KoontzISBN 1594131554 (1-59413-155-4)
Softcover, Large Print Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Forever Odd'Book summary:The follow-up novel to Odd Thomas, from worldwide bestselling author, Dean Koontz. Odd Thomas, that unlikely hero, once more stands between us and our worst fears. Odd never asked to communicate with the dead -- they sought him out. As the unofficial goodwill ambassador between our world and theirs, he has a duty to do the right thing. That's the way Odd sees it, and that's why he has already won over hearts on both sides of the great divide. For though Odd lives in the small desert town of Pico Mundo, he stands between two worlds, and for him the heroic and the harrowing are everyday occurrences. A childhood friend of Odd's has disappeared and the worst is feared. But as Odd applies his unique talents to the task of finding the missing person, he discovers something worse than a dead body. New allies and new enemies gather around Odd, some living and some not. But the enemy he encounters is unspeakably cunning, and every sacrifice is needed to tip the balance between despair and hope as a life-changing revelation rushes towards us. In the battle to come, there can be no innocent bystanders ! [via]
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Fractal Paisleysby Paul Di FilippoISBN 1568580320 (1-56858-032-0)
Hardcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fractal Paisleys'Book summary:Paul Di Filippo is many things: author of The Steampunk Trilogy, Ribofunk, and Lost Pages; a two-time Nebula Award finalist; a leading practitioner of alternate history; one of the original steampunks; one of the original cyberpunks; and a modern master of satire. The 10 stories in Fractal Paisleys blend alternate history, hard SF, modern fantasy, noir-detective fiction, satire, and pop culture to varying degrees, creating what the author calls "trailer park science fiction," in which regular folks (middle-, working-, and nonworking-class) encounter great and terrible powers and technologies of human, alien, futuristic, and fantastic origin.
In "Do You Believe in Magic?", the ultimate self-absorbed, '60s-obsessed Baby Boomer emerges from his New York apartment for the first time in 20 years and finds himself an icon and a joke, and his city fire-bombed and theme-parked. In "Flying the Flannel," one of the few Di Filippo stories to feature a female protagonist, an unknown garage-rock group is part of a cosmic battle of the bands, in which the fate of Earth itself is at stake. In the terrifying "Earth Shoes" (possibly the most unusual Philip K. Dick-inspired story ever written), a quantum-uncertainty-infected mood ring gives successive characters the power to remake reality according to their own often unacknowledged and dangerous desires. The remaining stories are as inventive, witty, entertaining, and well-written, making this another high-caliber collection from Paul Di Filippo. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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Frank Miller's Sin City: That Yellow Bastardby Frank MillerISBN 1593072961 (1-59307-296-1)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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The Gilda Storiesby Jewelle GomezISBN 1563411407 (1-56341-140-7)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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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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Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridorby Harlan EllisonISBN 1569712107 (1-56971-210-7)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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Harlan Ellison`s Dream Corridorby Eric ShanowerISBN 1569711976 (1-56971-197-6)
Hardcover, Dark Horse Comics
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Have Space Suit, Will Travel: Library Editionby Robert HeinleinISBN 156849288X (1-56849-288-X)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Ill Met in Lankhmarby Fritz Leiber, Mike MagnolaISBN 1565049268 (1-56504-926-8)
Hardcover, White Wolf Publishing, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ill Met in Lankhmar'Book summary:They are the two greatest heroes ever to walk the World of Nehwon: Fafhrd, the giant barbarian warrior from the Cold Waste; and the Gray Mouser, novice wizard, master thief, and swordsman unparalleled. In this one volume, fantasy legend Fritz Leiber takes readers through the first two books of the classic sword-and-sorcery saga: Swords and Deviltry and Swords Against Death. "Solid entertainment."--Kirkus Reviews. [via]
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In Persuasion Nationby George SaundersISBN 159448242X (1-59448-242-X)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Persuasion Nation'Book summary:George Saunders has earned enthusiastic acclaim and a devoted cult-following with his first two story collections and the recent novella The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil. With his new book, In Persuasion Nation, Saunders ups the ante in every way, and is poised to break out to a wide new audience.
The stories In Persuasion Nation are easily his best work yet. "The Red Bow,"about a town consumed by pet-killing hysteria, won a 2004 National Magazine Award and "Bohemians," the story of two supposed Eastern European widows trying to fit in in suburban USA, is included in The Best American Short Stories 2005. His new book includes both unpublished work, and stories that first appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, and Esquire. The stories in this volume work together as a whole whose impact far exceeds the simple sum of its parts. Fans of Saunders know and love him for his sharp and hilarious satirical eye. But In Persuasion Nation also includes more personal and poignant pieces that reveal a new kind of emotional conviction in Saunders's writing.
Saunders's work in the last six years has come to be recognized as one of the strongest-and most consoling-cries in the wilderness of the millennium's political and cultural malaise. In Persuasion Nation's sophistication and populism should establish Saunders once and for all as this generation's literary voice of wisdom and humor in a time when we need it most. [via]More editions of In Persuasion Nation:
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Kingdom Comeby Mark Waid, Alex Ross, Waid MarkISBN 1563893177 (1-56389-317-7)
Hardcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kingdom Come'Book summary:As comic books gained in respectability, the superhero comic has remained a much-maligned medium. Oh sure, Batman was given new levels of sophistication by the likes of Frank Miller and Alan Moore, and Watchmen added a dose of reality to the concept of superheroes, but the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman have for years watched their lesser-powered colleagues gain critical acceptance while they were left behind to keep the kids happy. Until, that is, Kingdom Come accorded DC's premier superheroes the respect they have long deserved.
In the near future, Superman has retired, plagued by an inability to accept a world where his generation's super-powered descendants run roughshod over the values he fought for. When tragic events force his return, he gathers his former team-mates and colleagues to once again lead the fight for justice and order. However, their return sparks a chain of events that could lead the world to Armageddon.
With its intelligent storyline and superb painted artwork, writer Mark Waid and artist Alex Ross have created a thoroughly believable world where superheroes could exist, paying particular attention to the social and political implications of such a world. Why bother with the Olympics when there are beings who can bench-press buildings and run faster than light? What's the point of normal humans making laws when they are powerless to enforce them against superhumans? Above all, where Kingdom Come succeeds is by adding new depths of humanity to some of DC's timeless characters--including icons like Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman--as well as offering interesting future glimpses of the lesser known (but no less interesting) likes of Orion, Blue Beetle and Aquaman. --Robert Burrow [via]
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Kurt Busiek's Astro Cityby Kurt Busiek, Brent Eric AndersonISBN 1563895501 (1-56389-550-1)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kurt Busiek's Astro City'Book summary:Kurt Busiek's Astro City is a comic book series centered on a fictional American city of that name. Written by Kurt Busiek, the series is co-created and illustrated by Brent Anderson with character designs and painted covers by Alex Ross. The first series debuted in August 1995, published by Image Comics, and since then has been published by Homage Comics, part of the Wildstorm Signature Series. [via]
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Softcover, Dc Comics - Kurt Busiek's Astro City: ISBN 1563896532 (1-56389-653-2)
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The Legacyby R. A. SalvatoreISBN 1560765291 (1-56076-529-1)
Hardcover, Wizards of the Coast
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The Legacy : Legacy of the Drowby R. A. SalvatoreISBN 1560766409 (1-56076-640-9)
Softcover, Wizards of the Coast
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Life in the Big Cityby Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, Will BlybergISBN 156389551X (1-56389-551-X)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Life in the Big City'Book summary:Volumes 1-6 of "Kurt Busiek's Astro City" are collected in this volume that also includes a sketchbook showing the development of Astro City a cover gallery of cover paintings. [via]
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Living Dead in Dallasby Charlaine HarrisISBN 1587249359 (1-58724-935-9)
Softcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Living Dead in Dallas'Book summary:Book 2 in The Southern Vampire Series
A New York Times Bestselling Author
Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is on a streak of bad luck. First, her coworker is murdered. Then, she's face-to-face with a beastly creature that gives her a poisonous lashing. Enter the vampires, who graciously suck the poison from her veins. But they saved her life, so when one of the bloodsuckers asks for a favor, Sookie complies - and soon she's in Dallas using her telepathic skills to search for a missing vampire. [via]
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Lord of the Fliesby William Golding, E. M. ForsterISBN 1573226122 (1-57322-612-2)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lord of the Flies'Book summary:William Golding's classic tale about a group of English schoolboys who are plane-wrecked on a deserted island is just as chilling and relevant today as when it was first published in 1954. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. Overseeing their efforts are Ralph, "the boy with fair hair," and Piggy, Ralph's chubby, wisdom-dispensing sidekick whose thick spectacles come in handy for lighting fires. Although Ralph tries to impose order and delegate responsibility, there are many in their number who would rather swim, play, or hunt the island's wild pig population. Soon Ralph's rules are being ignored or challenged outright. His fiercest antagonist is Jack, the redheaded leader of the pig hunters, who manages to lure away many of the boys to join his band of painted savages. The situation deteriorates as the trappings of civilization continue to fall away, until Ralph discovers that instead of being hunters, he and Piggy have become the hunted: "He forgot his words, his hunger and thirst, and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet." Golding's gripping novel explores the boundary between human reason and animal instinct, all on the brutal playing field of adolescent competition. --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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The Lost Princess of Ozby L. Frank Baum, John R. NeillISBN 1587260220 (1-58726-022-0)
Hardcover, Mundus
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Love Ain't Nothing but Sex Misspelledby Harlan EllisonISBN 1565049632 (1-56504-963-2)
Hardcover, Psi
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The Maelstrom's Eyeby Roger E. MooreISBN 1560763442 (1-56076-344-2)
Softcover, Wizards of the Coast
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New Worlds: An Anthologyby Michael MoorcockISBN 1568583176 (1-56858-317-6)
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Over the Edge: An Edge in My Voiceby Harlan EllisonISBN 1565048296 (1-56504-829-6)
Softcover, Psi
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Partners in Necessityby Steve Miller, Sharon LeeISBN 1592221181 (1-59222-118-1)
Softcover, Meisha Merlin Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Partners in Necessity'Book summary:Whether you love Bujold's A Civil Campaign, McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series, or classics like The Prisoner of Zenda, you owe it to yourself to grab Partners in Necessity. You'll see why Sharon Lee and Steve Miller have gained devoted fans since the first three Liaden novels (collected here) first appeared; they helped bring the series back with the publication of Plan B 11 years after its debut. This is swashbuckling space opera at its finest, a blend of adventure, romance, humor, and terrific world building.
Meet Priscilla Delacroix y Mendoza, betrayed and stranded on a backward world by the Liaden trader she served as cargo master. Fortunately, another Liaden ship, Dutiful Passage, makes orbit and she applies for work. The captain, Shan yos'Galen, also has accounts to settle with Priscilla's former employers, and "among Liadens, revenge is something of an art form." Conflict of Honors is their story. In Agent of Change, Val Con yos'Phelium, Shan's cousin and foster brother, comes to the aid of Miri Robertson, former mercenary and bodyguard, who's being hunted by an interstellar crime cartel. Once a First-in Scout, he's become a spy for Liad, programmed to play the odds ruthlessly. He's just committed a murder. They flee together, aided by Edger, an alien shaped like a turtle. His "four-hundred pound bottle-green frame" is impressive to the Clans of Men, as are the beautiful, deadly knives of his people. He's considered a bit hasty by colleagues, but his appreciation of music is keen and he regards Val Con as a brother. In Carpe Diem, the stories of Val Con and Miri, and Shan and Priscilla come together and the story of Clan Korval, to which Shan and Val Con belong, unfolds further.
Once you've sampled Lee and Miller's Liaden Universe, you'll be delighted that Plan B and Pilot's Choice are available now, with I Dare still to come. Join SF and fantasy writers from Anne McCaffrey to Barry Longyear in badgering them for more. --Nona Vero [via]
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Phases of Gravityby Dan SimmonsISBN 1587541068 (1-58754-106-8)
Softcover, Olmstead Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Phases of Gravity'Book summary:Richard Baedecker's chance to be an astronaut was, without a doubt, one to be envied by many, but is his strange encounter with a woman who has the ability to uncover enigmas of his past and future equally coveted?
Richard Baedecker, an ex-astronaut, must have thought that walking on the moon would be the greatest challenge in his life, until he meets a mysterious woman who leads him through his past to find higher meaning. Baedecker is challenged by his past and throughout his journey confronts his troubled son and the woman he loves. He searches his past through his almost forgotten childhood, his move to Oregon to the death flight of the Challenger. He confronts two fellow astronauts, one who claims to have found the truth and one who has found a mystery in death.
Richard Baedecker once walked on the moon, but everything the ex-astronaut has ever done seems only a simulation, a preparation for something bigger. Vivid, compelling and brilliantly written, this is an exploration of the human heart and a journey through regions more remote than the moon. Original to say the least. [via]
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A Place So Foreign and Eight More Storiesby Cory DoctorowISBN 1568582862 (1-56858-286-2)
Softcover, Running Press Book Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Place So Foreign and Eight More Stories'Book summary:Wunderkind Cory Doctrow continues to display his orientation skills at the intersection of Humanity and Technology with the collection of short stories A Place So Foreign and 8 More. In the collection's titular tale, "A Place So Foreign," a 19th-century boy travels with his father, the Ambassador to 1975. But when Pa meets with an accident, young James becomes a living anachronism in 1898. Doctrow twists the time travel tale into a parable of data mining, as mysterious forces work to plunder the past for corporate gain. In one of several stories about a mysterious alien race who offers to give Earthers a hand up, he documents the adolescent rage of those left behind when the "mothaship" takes the anointed few into the brave new world. Finally, in "0wnz0red", Doctrow explores the dark side of Silicon Valley's connection to the military industrial complex by posing the question: What happens when hackers learn to hack the human body?
Doctrow is a new breed in an increasingly literate and valid subgenre of science fiction. He uses the traditional allegories of the form to explore more human and fragile connections. As the 21st century rockets ahead, he examines the consequences of our frenzy to embrace technology and predicts outcomes that are both charmingly optimistic and bleakly hollow. --Jeremy Pugh [via]
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Podkayne of Marsby Robert A. HeinleinISBN 1567231640 (1-56723-164-0)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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Preacherby Garth Ennis, Steve DillonISBN 1563892618 (1-56389-261-8)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Preacher'Book summary:Here's a book guaranteed to offend a bunch of people, not only because of its profuse profanity and graphic violence, but because it's the epitome of iconoclasm. Like a brutal accident, you can't watch but you can't turn away. The story follows an ex-preacher man, Jesse, who has become disgusted with God's abandoning of His responsibilities. So Jesse starts off into the wilds of Texas with his hitman girlfriend and new best friend (a vampire) to find God so that he can give Him a piece of his mind. Despite its superficial perversity, this book contains what may be the most moral character in mainstream comics. A cult hit in the making. Fans of Quentin Tarantino take note. [via]
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Psalms of Herodby Esther FreisnerISBN 1565049160 (1-56504-916-0)
Softcover, Psi
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The Puppet Mastersby Robert A. HeinleinISBN 156723156X (1-56723-156-X)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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The Radiant Dragonby Elaine CunninghamISBN 1560763469 (1-56076-346-9)
Softcover, Wizards of the Coast
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Shardikby Richard AdamsISBN 1585671827 (1-58567-182-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shardik'Book summary:"Shardik is a powerful work, dipping deep into old forms-allegory, epic, myth-resonating in the caverns of the readers' unconscious . . . It is an exciting story, the adventures compelling." (Los Angeles Times)
"Grips with suspense, haunts with mystery . . . a memorable work, not to be read once only but to be reread as loved books are . . . a human saga." (The Wall Street Journal)
Richard Adams's Watership Down was a number one bestseller, a stunning work of the imagination, and an acknowledged modern classic. In Shardik Adams sets a different yet equally compelling tale in a far-off fantasy world.
Shardik is a fantasy of tragic character, centered on the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik and his appearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people. Mighty, ferocious, and unpredictable, Shardik changes the life of every person in the story. His advent commences a momentous chain of events. Kelderek the hunter, who loves and trusts the great bear, is swept on by destiny to become first devotee and then prophet, then victorious soldier, then ruler of an empire and priest-king of Lord Shardik-Messenger of God-only to discover ever-deeper layers of meaning implicit in his passionate belief in the bear's divinity.
A gripping tale of war, adventure, horror and romance, Shardik, on a deeper level, is a remarkable exploration of mankind's universal desire for divine incarnation. [via]More editions of Shardik:
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Siege of Darknessby R. A. Salvatore, Fred FieldsISBN 1560768886 (1-56076-888-6)
Hardcover, Wizards of the Coast
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Sin City: That Yellow Bastardby Frank MillerISBN 1569712255 (1-56971-225-5)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sin City: That Yellow Bastard'Book summary:In a Sin City short story, "The Babe Wore Red," Frank Miller deviated from his stark black-and-white artwork by adding tiny bits of color throughout the story. The girl's dress was red, her lips were red--you get the picture. In That Yellow Bastard, the fourth Sin City graphic novel, Miller's experiment with yellow ink is also a tremendous success. The setup is simple. On the last day before he retires, Hartigan, an old cop, gets a call about an 11-year-old girl who has been kidnapped by a lunatic. Hartigan has got just one more thing to do before he retires: save the girl. Saving her is the easy part, because Hartigan has uncovered something really bad that is not going to stop until it catches up with him. That Yellow Bastard is nerve-racking to the very end. [via]
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Sin City: The Hard Goodbyeby Frank MillerISBN 1593072937 (1-59307-293-7)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sin City: The Hard Goodbye'Book summary:Frank Miller's Sin City is visually quite astonishing. A brutal adult noir set in the fictional Basin City, Miller's black and white artwork realises the atmosphere of some weird Depression-era-style future superbly well. Our principal character, Marv, is a giant, as large as he is ugly, who has found some peace, some kindness, some shelter in the arms of a prostitute called Goldie. Goldie, running from someone, scared as hell, needs protection as much as Marv needs a little human kindness. Hauling himself out of the depths of a huge hangover Marv wakes to find Goldie murdered. And revenge is one of the things Marv does best. While the artwork is undeniably fine the story is rather thin in places, and the sound effects come a little too thick and fast. Although not a great comic it is a very good one and, as the first part of the classic Sin City series, the beginning chapter in what has become an essential addition to the adult graphic novel collector's list. --Mark Thwaite [via]
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Spider Kissby Harlan EllisonISBN 1565049616 (1-56504-961-6)
Hardcover, Psi
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Spider Kiss'Book summary:The Edgeworks are designed as the projected 20-volume definitive version of this controversial author's collected works. Harlan Ellison is the most honored fantasist of the 20th century, and many of the books in the long-awaited series have been out of print for decades. Each volume also contains new introductions, and often the original work itself has been revised or expanded by the author. Edgeworks 2 includes an early (1961) novel Spider Kiss, originally titled Rockabilly. It was one of the very first--and still remains one of the best--dissections of the wildly destructive rock & roll lifestyle. Stalking the Nightmare is a 1982 collection of assorted short stories and essays, which also boasts an insightful foreword by Ellison admirer Stephen King. Sampling any part of Edgeworks 2 will give readers a taste of this great writer's talent. --Stanley Wiater [via]
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Spider's Thrashby Warren Ellis, Darick RobertsonISBN 1563898942 (1-56389-894-2)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Spider's Thrash'Book summary:Written by Warren Ellis; Art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; Cover by Robertson The hammer has come down on him, but outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem has managed to stay one step ahead of his detractors - i.e., the President of the United States and his authoritarian lackeys in publishing and law enforcement. After losing his byline, bank account, and apartment, Jerusalem and his filthy assistants have legged it underground, the better to implement his plan. What plan, you say? Why, the plan to bring down the President, of course! Reprints TRANSMETROPOLITAN #37-42. [via]
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Stardanceby Spider Robinson, Jeanne RobinsonISBN 1568652615 (1-56865-261-5)
Hardcover, Doubleday Book & Music Clubs
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Starmanby Tony Harris, James Robinson, Wade Von GrawbadgerISBN 1563892480 (1-56389-248-0)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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The Sword of Maryby Esther FriesnerISBN 1565049365 (1-56504-936-5)
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Tarzan the Untamedby Edgar Rice Burroughs, J. Allen St. JohnISBN 1576466477 (1-57646-647-7)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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Third Levelby Jack FinneyISBN 1568494122 (1-56849-412-2)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Transmetropolitanby Warren Ellis, Darick RobertsonISBN 1563894815 (1-56389-481-5)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Transmetropolitan'Book summary:Investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 21st Century surroundings while working for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY.
In this third volume, Spider Jerusalem begins to crumble under the pressure of sudden and unwanted fame. Having had enough of the warped 21st century Babylon that he lives in, Spider escapes into a world of bitterness and pills. As he stumbles through this haze of depression and drugs, he must find a way to cover the biggest story of the year, the presidential election. Armed with only his demented mind and dark sense of humor, Spider embarks on an adventure of political cynicism, horrific sex, and unwelcome celebrity which culminates in a shocking and ruinous ending. [via]More editions of Transmetropolitan:
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Tuf Voyagingby George R.R. MartinISBN 1592220053 (1-59222-005-3)
Softcover, Meisha Merlin Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tuf Voyaging'Book summary:From the multiple award-winning, best-selling author of The Song of Ice and Fire series: Haviland Tuf is an honest space-trader who likes cats. So how is it that, in competition with the worst villains the universe has to offer, he's become the proud owner of the last seedship of Earth's legendary Ecological Engineering Corps? Never mind, just be thankful that the most powerful weapon in human space is in good hands-hands which now control cellular material for thousands of outlandish creatures. With his unique equipment, Tuf is set to tackle the problems human settlers have created in colonizing far-flung worlds: hosts of hostile monsters, a population hooked on procreation, a dictator who unleashes plagues to get his own way... and in every case the only thing that stands between the colonists and disaster is Tuf's ingenuity-and his reputation as an honest dealer in a universe of rogues... Tuf Voyaging interior illustrations by Janet Aulisio. Included will be her original eight illustrations, along with 28 newly commissioned ones. [via]
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The Twilight Zoneby Rod Serling, T. E. D. KleinISBN 157500111X (1-57500-111-X)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Twilight Zone'Book summary:The Twilight Zone was a television series produced in the 1960s that presented unforgettable tales of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Rod Serling, an award-winning writer of television dramas, was the creator and host--and wrote more than 90 of the 156 episodes. The series has since been shown around the world and the title is now a part of pop culture lore. Serling adapted 19 of his favorite teleplays into short stories, first published as a trio of paperback originals. The Twilight Zone: Complete Stories is a hardcover omnibus collection that includes all 19 stories and a historical introduction. These stories have passed the test of time and are uniformly entertaining and well crafted. However, any reader who is a fan of the TV show may have difficulty allowing the stories to stand on their own without the filmed episodes intruding. Even so, Serling was undeniably a true master of the fantastic, and fans should cherish this volume beside their videocassettes of the series. --Stanley Wiater [via]
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The Vampire Lestatby Anne RiceISBN 1565210018 (1-56521-001-8)
Softcover, Innovation Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Vampire Lestat'Book summary:After the spectacular debut of Interview with the Vampire in 1976, Anne Rice put aside her vampires to explore other literary interests--Italian castrati in Cry to Heaven and the Free People of Color in The Feast of All Saints. But Lestat, the mischievous creator of Louis in Interview, finally emerged to tell his own story in the 1985 sequel, The Vampire Lestat.
As with the first book in the series, the novel begins with a frame narrative. After over a half century underground, Lestat awakens in the 1980s to the cacophony of electronic sounds and images that characterizes the MTV generation. Particularly, he is captivated by a fledgling rock band named Satan's Night Out. Determined both to achieve international fame and end the centuries of self-imposed vampire silence, Lestat takes command of the band (now renamed "The Vampire Lestat") and pens his own autobiography. The remainder of the novel purports to be that autobiography: the vampire traces his mortal youth as the son of a marquis in pre-Revolutionary France, his initiation into vampirism at the hands of Magnus, and his quest for the ultimate origins of his undead species.
While very different from the first novel in the Vampire Chronicles, The Vampire Lestat has proved to be the foundation for a broader range of narratives than is possible from Louis's brooding, passive perspective. The character of Lestat is one of Rice's most complex and popular literary alter egos, and his Faustian strivings have a mythopoeic resonance that links the novel to a grand tradition of spiritual and supernatural fiction. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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Y:The Last Man 1: Unmannedby Brian K. Vaughan, Pia GuerraISBN 1563899809 (1-56389-980-9)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Y:The Last Man 1: Unmanned'Book summary:"Funny and scary & an utterly believable critique of society. A+"THE WASHINGTON POST
"The best graphic novel I've ever read."STEPHEN KING
"This year's best movie is a comic book." ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, NPR
"A seriously funny, nuanced fable.... Grade A."ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Y: THE LAST MAN, winner of three Eisner Awards and one of the most critically acclaimed, best-selling comic books series of the last decade, is that rare example of a page-turner that is at once humorous, socially relevant and endlessly surprising.
Written by Brian K. Vaughan (LOST, PRIDE OF BAGHDAD, EX MACHINA) and with art by Pia Guerra, this is the saga of Yorick Brownthe only human survivor of a planet-wide plague that instantly kills every mammal possessing a Y chromosome. Accompanied by a mysterious government agent, a brilliant young geneticist and his pet monkey, Ampersand, Yorick travels the world in search of his lost love and the answer to why he's the last man on earth.
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