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July 2002 Catalog - Science Fiction
* GOING FOR INFINITY by Poul Anderson - Tor HC. A celebration and memoir of Anderson's distinguished sixty-year career in SF and fantasy. Along with Hugo and Nebula award winning stories, he shares his autobiographical musings, including fond memories of John M. Campbell, Anthony Boucher, Gordon R. Dickson, Jack Vance, Clifford Simak and Harlan Ellison. A firsthand look at six decades of science fiction and fantasy, as lived by one of the field's most honored contributors. ... $25.95
* MAMMOTH BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION edited by Mike Ashley - Carroll & Graf Tpb. A sampling of some of the best stories from the last fifty yeras, including "A Ticket to Tranai" by Robert Sheckley, "The Infinte assassin" by Greg Egan, "Approaching Perimelasma" by Geoffrey A. Landis and stories by Stephen Baxter, Brian W. Aldiss, Philip K. Dick, Connie Willis, James White, Eric Frank Russell, Robert Reed, H. Beam Piper and many others. A big, fat 512 pages. ... $11.95
* CHARISMA by Steven Barnes - Tor HC. An experiment gone bad. High-risk children, poor, and minority children are imprinted to allow them to succeed in life. They are inventive, intelligent, focused, driven, and love learning. These children also have a mysterious darkness to them. Randy Dand is a journalist who digs to find the dark side of these children who are now 13. ... $24.95
* ICEBONES: MAMMOTH #3 by Stephen Baxter - Eos Tpb. In this third and final book in the Mammoth series, Icebones, the daughter of Silverhair, must teach the other mammoths how to survive without the assistance of their human keepers. ... $14.95
BLOOD MUSIC by Greg Bear - iBooks pb. (1985) One of my favorite books, even if it does edge into horror from the firm ground of hard science fiction. Vergil Ulam was the genius behind "biologic": the restructuring of cells. Cells that can think. When Genetron cancelled the project, Vergil smuggle his life's work out of the lab the only way he knew how: He injected himself with them. At first, the effects of the "intelligent" lymphocytes were small miracles. His eyesight, his overall health, even his sex life, improved. But now, something strange is happening. Vergil's concocted cells are capable of forming complex organisms and eventually whole societies in his blood and body. He carries a universe within himself. A universe of cells. Intelligent cells. And they think it's time for a change... ... $7.00
DERVISH IS DIGITAL by Pat Cadigan - Tor HC. (2001) Detective Lieutenant Dore Konstantin is back, this time dealing with a bizarre, seemingly-implausible stalker. She has also attracted the attention of an East/West agent named Goku who takes on the Artificial Reality persona of a nine-year-old boy - an AR disguise Konstantin despises. But she must make a deal with Goku to get the goods on the stalker... ... $22.95
* HAMMERFALL: GENE WARS #1 by C.J. Cherryh - Eos pb. First book in an entirely new series. Marak had been a warrior and a leader, his father's only heir in their rebellious desert tribe, when his long-concealed secret was discovered and he was cast out from the village and given over to their enemies. Since childhood he had experienced visions and voices, now driving him to an uncertain destiny. ... $7.50
also available: HAMMERFALL, HC ... $25.00
* MARS PROBE edited by Peter Crowther - Daw pb. Anthology with seventeen imagination-grabbing tales ranging from the incredible discovery made by a native Martian species which may change the entire course of their future.... to a reporter hunting down the crew of the very first mission to land on Mars..... to a "rescue" mission to recover an astronaut "kidnapped" by Martians... to a Ray Bradbury Mars story never before published in the United States. ... $7.00
* TO TRADE THE STARS: TRADE PACT #3 by Julie E. Czerneda - DAW pb. Jason and Sira - he is a human telepath and independent traders and she is a Speaker for the Clan Council, as well as Jason's life partners. They are trying to forge a life for themselves free of the demands of both the Cland and the Drapsk, a race determined to claims Sira as the long-awaited Mystic One. And as if these conflicting demands aren't making life complicated enough, there are at least two other factions with far more dangerous intentions seeking them out. ... $7.00
also available:
A THOUSAND WORDS FOR STRANGER, pb ... $6.00
TIES OF POWER, pb ... $7.00
* FUTURE SPORTS edited by Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois - Ace pb. On a low-gravity sandlot on the Red Planet... At a muscle-rippling Sumo match where brainwaves outwit the flesh... In a head-splitting boxing ring for New York zombies... Along a galactic racehorse that spans the solar systems. Within the microscopic circuits of a microchip... In this remarkable anthology, science fiction's most extraordinary visionaries take you from the not-too-distant future to the far-off worlds of the next millennia for the ultimate in weird sportsmanship - all played out across the ever-expanding arenas of the mind. ... $6.00
* MINORITY REPORT by Philip K. Dick - Pantheon Books HC. Slim hardcover version of one of PKD's best known stories, now adapted into a major motion picture (which I haven't seen yet - partially because it sold out every showing for the first weekend). ... $12.95
* THE FANTASY WRITER'S ASSISTANT by Jeffery Ford - Golden Gryphon Press HC. Short story collection includes "Bright Morning", written specially for this collection. Introduction by Michael Swanwick ... $23.95
* LIGHT MUSIC: NANOTECH #4 (OF 4) by Kathleen Ann Goonan - Eos HC. In Crescent City, Jason Peabody is one of the few left on Earth who remember the time before nanotechnology built sentient cities, a time when radio, television and the Internet connected the world. When he makes a startling discovery, he and the resilient Dania set off to find the truth behind the long-concealed mysteries that have transformed the world. ... $25.95
* YEAR'S BEST SF 7 edited by David G. Hartwell - Eos/ Harper pb. Includes stories from Brian Aldiss, Gregory Benford, Terry Bisson, Ursula K. Le Guin, David Morrell, Michael Swanwick, Gene Wolfe and many more. ... $8.00
* ORVIS by H. M. Hoover - Starscape/ Tor pb. (1987) A trio of castoffs, including a girl named Toby and a robot named Orvis, trek across the universe in search of sanctuary. ... $6.00
* COLD STEEL: BOLO COLLECTION #6 created by Keith Laumer - Baen pb. Spreading throughout the galaxy, the human race finds that some of its new neighbors are very unfriendly. But when threats arise, the humans know what to do: Break out the Bolos! Gigantic tanks with enough firepower for an army, controlled by a human-level artificial intelligence, and programmed to defend their creators at all costs, the Bolos have been decisive factors in battle since the time centuries ago when humans still warred with each other. ... $8.00
WOMBERS & INNUENDOES by Hunter Lord & Ariel Masters - Padwolf Publishing Tpb. (1999) Wombers are life forms produced by genetic cloning using human tissue samples: considered sub-human and on a par with animals, they may be bought or sold. ... $9.95
* REALITY CHECK by Paul Markezich - AmErica House Tpb. Another first book by a local author, Reality Check is about Joe Doss, the crummy detective who always gets the weird cases. Jumping at a chance to make big bucks, he finds himself trapped in a bogus reality that is starting to crumble, threatening to trap him in probabilistic hell. ... $24.95
* FREEDOM'S RANSOM by Anne McCaffrey - Putnam HC. Continuation of the story of Botany. Freedom has been won, but now the colonists must live.They have no access to equipment or technology. Huge stores of booty stolen from Earth are kept by the Barevi and the colony must find a way to gain access to what they need to survive. ... $23.95
* DECLARE by Tim Powers - HarperTorch pb. Andrew Hale must suddenly end his life as a professor and go back to his previous existence as an agent in Her Majesty's Secret Service. He gets embroiled in a story involving T.E. Lawrence, the Dead Sea Scrolls, entities from A Thousand and One Nights, international politics and espionage. ... $8.00
SANTIAGO: A MYTH OF THE FAR FUTURE by Mike Resnick - Tor pb. (1986) Santiago: Bandit, murderer, known to all, seen by none... has he killed a thousand men? Has he saved a dozen worlds? His legend is as large as the Rim itself, his trail elusive as a wisp of starlight in the empty realms of space. The reward for him is the largest in history. ... $7.00
ALIEN LAND by Mike Resnick - Dark Regions Tpb. (1998) A fine collection of Resnick favorites including: "Pale Thin God", "Bully!", "Mwalimu in the Squared Circle", "B Team", "Bibi" with Susan Shwartz, "Barnaby in Exile", and "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge". ... $8.35
* THROUGH MY GLASSES DARKLY by Frank M. Robinson - KaCSFFS Tpb. This spiffy-looking short story collection was published by the Kansas City SF&F Society as a special project in time for the SF convention ConQuest, where Robinson was the guest of honor. It includes "Causes" (1997), "East Wind, West Wind" (1972), "The Hunting Season" (1951), "A Life in the Day of ..." (1969) and "Hail, Hail, Rock and Roll" (1994). 115 pgs. ... $15.00
* CHAINS OF DESTRUCTION: CHAINS #2 by Selina Rosen - Meisha Merlin Tpb. For three years the New Alliance has kept the Reliance out of zone 2-A, and the new government is running smoothly. But with no way to settle the score with Jessica Kirk, and no battles to fight, RJ as become restless. She decides to go on a quest to the planet of her maternal origin in the hopes of enlisting help in further campaigns against the Reliance. When RJ and her companions hijack a Reliance ship they also uncover a conspiracy, and soon find themselves heading for an obscure, inhospitable planet called Beta 4. ... $16.00
also available: CHAINS OF FREEDOM, Tpb ... $16.00
QUEEN OF DENIAL by Selina Rosen - Meisha Merlin Tpb. (1999) During the war between the Barions and the Locheds, the queen of the Barions was kidnapped. Now the war's over and Drewcilia Qwah has been hired to return the queen to her husband, except she doesn't remember being queen. Hilariously recommended. ... $12.00
* MOUNTAIN CAGE & OTHER STORIES by Pamela Sargent - Meisha Merlin Tpb. Short story collection containing the stories: The Sleeping Serpent, The Mountain Cage, Common Mind, All Rights, Danny Goes to Marts, Hillary Orbits Venus, Fears, The Novella Race, Collectors, Isles, The Summer's Dust, Dream of Venus, and Too Many Memories. ...$16.00
* MOUNTAIN CAGE & OTHER STORIES by Pamela Sargent - Meisha Merlin HC. Also available as a simultaneous release hardcover. ... $30.00
* DEEP STRIKE: SPEC OPS SQUAD #2 by Rick Shelley - Ace pb. Having proved themselves with the liberation of a Federation-held planet, the First Combined Regiment recuperates on Earth. It isn't long before they're back to basic training - and it's Sergeant Bart "Dragon" Drak's job to ensure that the varied alien species in his squad learn to integrate without tension and function as a team. Now, Drak must lead that team in a strike against the heart of the enemy. But if this attempt to take the initiative in the war fails, it could shatter the Alliance. ... $7.00
also available: HOLDING THE LINE ... $7.00
* TAINTED TRAIL: UKIAH #2 by Wen Spencer - Roc pb. Meet Ukiah Oregon, a unique young man with accelerated senses who was raised by wolves, domesticated by two women, and trained as a tracker by a private investigator. And that's the normal part of his life... Ukiah is hired to locate a missing hiker in Umatilla National Park. But her trail grows cold when Ukiah discovers that she has been kidnapped - after someone tries to kill him. Then he stumbles upon another mystery related to an unsolved disappearance in 1933. A legendary wolf boy who vanished may in fact be Ukiah - and the hiker's abduction may hold the key to his own past. ...$7.00
ALIEN TASTE: UKIAH #1 by Wen Spencer - Roc pb. (2001) Ukiah has become one of the greatest trackers in the country. Some call it luck, those closer to him call it instinct. Abandoned as a child, he was found running with a wolf pack. Now, in his job as a private investigator, he tracks down missing persons and fugitives. A heightened sense of smell and taste - plus a photographic memory-make him an invaluable asset to his partner. But when he comes to the attention of a violent and elusive gang he finds unusual bonds of brotherhood, blood and destiny. ... $6.50
EXILE AND ENTRANCE by Patrick Thomas - Padwolf publishing pb. (1999) Betrayals consumed Rick: first by his family, then by his government, each sacrificing him up for their own ends. Entering onto a distant planet ironically called Liberty, Rick is sold as a warrior for the Tore Games. ... $7.00
* METAL OF NIGHT by Mark Tiedemann - Meisha Merlin Tpb. When Cira Kalinge signed on with the Armada, she thought her family disowning her was the worst thing that could happen. Then the Secession happened and she found herself on a carrier heading for the Distal colonies to carry out a suppression of other humans. For Alexan Cambion, volunteering for combat duty seemed the ideal way to justify his father's faith in him, fighting to preserve the Pan Humana. In the end each must decide between loyalty and morality, family and integrity, duty and truth. ... $16.00
* DESTINY'S DOOR by Judith Tracy - Padwolf Tpb. Someone is attempting to break into Donald Thurman's computer. Donald watches in wonder and fascination as the mysterious intruder begins rifling through his files. A hacker himself, Donald tries unsuccessfully to trace the interloper - but finds nothing. This should be impossible. He finally makes contact, only to find he has discovered a new life form. They are sentient beings who live in a computer environment, and, tired of the world of infinite data, they want to experience all life has to offer. They want out, and unwittingly, Donald opens the door. ... $14.00
* THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD: AMERICAN EMPIRE #2 by Harry Turtledove - Del Rey HC. It's 1924. In the United States, the Socialists control the White House, led by President Upton Sinclair. In the Confederacy, the fascist Freedom Party is growing. If elected there, Jake Featherson will be in a position to launch revenge against the blacks in the South, and against the hated enemy to the North. Canada remains annexed by the United States, but the embers of anger still glow hot, and rebellion is coming. New violence in looming-violence that could easily escalate into another bloody WorldWar. ... $27.95
* BLOOD AND IRON: AMERICAN EMPIRE #1 by Harry Turtledove - Del Rey pb. By the end of the Great War, the Confederate States, France and England all fell to the combined power of the U. S. and Imperial Germany, Russia had self-destructed and Japan retired to fight another day. However, peace is fragile indeed in North America, where bitter enemies share two long, bloody borders. In the North Canadian nationalists resist the colonial power of the United States while the once-mighty Confederate States have been pounded into poverty and merciless inflation. The time is right for madmen, demagogues and terrorists. ... $8.00
* GALAXY OF LIES: LILA PERRY #1 by
Eugene R. Woolcott - iUniverse Tpb. Self-published local author with
his first book, intended to be part of a series. ... $11.95
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