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September 2002 Catalog - Science Fiction
* DUKE OF URANIUM by John Barnes - Aspect pb. For eighteen-year-old Jak Jinnaka, life in the Hive space colony is a simple routine of school and parties... until his girlfriend, Sesh, is kidnapped. Then Jak learns that Sesh is really a princess, his uncle is really a spymaster, and Jak is destined to become a secret agent. His first assignment is to ransom Sesh from the mysterious Duke of Uranium. Yet no one has told Jak the one truth that matters: that the entire 36th century is based on lies, and the only way for Jak to make sure his maiden mission is not his last is to discover what his real mission really is! ... $7.00
* SKY SO BIG AND BLACK by John Barnes - Forge/ Tor HC. At the end of the twenty-first century, Earth is under control of a single intelligence, the One True. Mars, meanwhile, is being slowly terraformed by humans still free of the One True's control, but it will be hundreds of years before the planet is fit for terrestrial life. But something has happened on Mars that may change the everything... ... $24.95
* SHADOW PUPPETS by Orson Scott Card - Tor HC. In the aftermath of Ender Wiggin's victory over the Formics, the unity enforced upon the warring nations by an alien enemy has shattered. Nations are rising again, seeking territory and influence. Peter Wiggin, Ender's older, more ruthless brother, sees that any hope for the future of Earth lies in restoring a sense of unity and purpose. With Bean at his side, the two will reshape the future. ... $25.95
* HARLAN ELLISON: ON THE ROAD WITH ELLISON VOLUME ONE CD by Harlan Ellison - Deep Shag Records CD. The first-ever reissue of an LP from the early 1980s, this CD contains nine tracks of Harlan Ellison's witty, humorous, and thought-provoking takes on Life. Self described as "Mark Twain/ George Carlin/ Lenny Bruce-style observations," the contents of this CD are sure to be a hit with every listener. ... $15.95
* EMPTY CITIES OF THE FULL MOON by Howard V. Hendrix - Ace Tpb. In a terrifying near future, a new technology resurrects an old plague that inflicts madness on all its victims. Totally destroying all progress and urbanization, the malicious disease puts the world under the sway of the full moon, and fundamentally changes what it means to be human. ... $14.95
* BETTER TO HAVE LOVED: THE LIFE OF JUDITH MERRIL by Judith Merril & Emily Pohl-Weary - Between the Lines Tpb. Who better to write the biography of Judith Merril than her grand-daughter? This extensive book contains excerpts from Merril's novels, transcripts of interviews, a multitude of pictures and an in-depth look at how Judith Merril viewed the wonders of life. ... $24.95
* BURNING THE ICE by Laura Mixon - Tor HC. Four dozen light-years from Earth, the descendants of a band of humans that stole an antimatter-fueled starship hundreds of years ago struggle to survive on a world of ice and bitter cold. But what happens if the world is found to have intelligent life? ... $25.95
* ARCHFORM: BEAUTY by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. - Forge/ Tor HC. In a futuristic society where technology takes care of everyone's basic needs, people are struggling to extract a meaningful life from the world. Jumping between five very different characters, Modesitt creates a believable future that asks if beauty can survive in a world without hardship. ...$25.95
* HERIS SERRANO by Elizabeth Moon - Baen Tpb. Omnibus tradepaperback of HUNTING PARTY (1993), SPORTING CHANCE (1994) and WINNING COLORS (1995). Forced out of the space navy by the lies of a superior officer, Heris Serrano reluctantly becomes Captain of a wealthy old lady's luxury yacht, travelling to equestrian events. There she discovers levels of intrigue and danger that more than rival her beloved service. ... $18.00
* SHADOW HUNTER by Pat Murphy - Frog, Ltd. Tpb. A young Neanderthal is transported from the ancient past to a future of brilliant and terrifying possibilities. He brings the spiritual beliefs of his people to this alien world, while maintaining a connection with the earth and with the spirits of animals. Originally published in 1982. ... $14.95
* WORLDS ENOUGH AND TIME by Dan Simmons - Subterranean HC. Five speculative fictions stories, each with a lengthy introduction in addition to a thought-provoking introduction for the whole collection. Includes "Orphans of the Helix" and "On K2 with Kanakaredes", with "Looking for Kelly Dahl" and "The Ninth of Av" new to the US and "The End of Gravity" being published here for the first time anywhere. No Discount. ... $40.00
* WORLDS ENOUGH AND TIME by Dan Simmons - Subterranean HCLimitedEd.. Limited to 500 numbered copies, slipcased and Signed by the Author. No Discount. ... $100.00
* BODY ELECTRIC by Susan Squires - Leisure pb. With one keystroke, Victoria's program spiraled out of control, and something was born that defied possiblitiy; a being who called to her. More than a scientific discovery - he was life, beauty, genius. And he needed to be released from his prison, just as Victoria did... ... $7.00
* BRIGHT SEGMENT by Theodore Sturgeon - North Atlantic Books HC. Eighth volume of this massive project to bring the elusive and amazing stories of Ted Sturgeon back into print. Eleven stories written between 1953 and 1955, including "Bulkhead," "The Golden Helix," and "To Here and the Easel". Edited by Paul Williams, with a foreword by William Tenn. ... $30.00
* ETERNITY ROW: A STARDOC NOVEL by S. L. Viehl - Roc pb. Aboard the star vessel Sunlace, Dr. Cherijo Torin and her husband have found refuge from the Hsktskt, the League and her half-mad creator. Now they intend to find Cherijo's foster mother-and the truth behind the subliminal messages she left in Cherijo's brain. But first they have some promises to keep, promises that put them in the middle of an interstellar war. Everything Cherijo ever fought for is put on the line-including her solemn oath to protect life. ... $7.00
also available:
STARDOC, pb ... $7.00
BEYOND VARALLAN, pb ... $7.00
ENDURANCE, pb ... $7.00
SHOCKBALL, pb ... $7.00
* THE GREAT ESCAPE by Ian Watson - Golden Gryphon HC. Watson combines scifi and fantasy into an eclectic mix that includes stories about fallen angels in Hell rebelling and mounting a breakout; about the inconvenience of keeping aging parents in your brain instead of a nursing home; about Jesus' immortal brother as solo passenger on the first starship, about right-wing U.S. militias stealing a quantum computer to commit nuclear blackmail; about frozen heads and strange mind-changes. Watson takes the strange, the eerie, and the weird, and produces a bizarre collection of 19 fantastic stories, sure to amuse, bemuse, and entertain. ... $23.95
* ANGELMASS by Timothy Zahn - Tor pb. Jereko Kostas, an academic researcher from the Earth-based Pax Empire, is sent secretly into the independent human colonies of the Empyrean to investigate the reality behind the "angels" they use to help promote peace in their goventment. These angels hold the ability to render people within close proximity reasonable, calm and virtually incapable of lying. But the leaders of the Pax view the angels as a danger to mankind, and as more is discovered about the angels and their source, Angelmass, tension builds between the two cultures. ...$8.00
also available: ANGELMASS, HC ... $27.95
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