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November 2001 Catalog - Science Fiction
* MASTERPIECES edited by Orson Scott Card - Ace HC. The Best Science Fiction of the Century. A collection of 28 of the best known, best loved and most important stories in the genre, grouped as The Golden Age, The New Wave and The Media Generation and lead off with a really interesting overview of the development of the field by the editor. While diligent readers won't find anything new, it's very useful to have such a high-powered collection of stories gathered together and it will serve as an excellent introduction to newcomers. ... $24.95
* DEFENDER by C. J. Cherryh - DAW HC. In this thrilling sequel to Precursor, the starship Phoenix returns, after nearly 2 centuries, to the world of the atevi, nearly shattering the fragile peace between the atevi and the humans. ... $23.95
also available FOREIGNER, pb ... $6.00
INVADER, pb ... $6.00
INHERITOR, pb ... $7.00
PRECURSOR, pb ... $7.00
IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS by Julie E. Czerneda - Daw pb. Humanity had set out to colonize the universe, terraforming world after world, with eager immigrants awaiting their new lives on unknown planets. But when the alien Quill were brought to worlds they didn't belong on, catastrophe occurred. Now humanity is in a state of retreat, fleeing a horrible menace, and leaving stranded colonists to be consumed. The search begins for the one thing that may save them, a small child who survived a Quill attack and may hold the secret to their defeat. ... $7.00
* PUPPET MASTER by John Dalmas - Baen pb. Murder is still murder, but the weapon may be a bioengineered disease, the murderer may be someone who can control other people mentally and the victim may be someone whose legal status as a human is in limbo and whose existence is a government secret. But when private eye Martti Seppanen is on the case, it gets. solved, with legwork, with muscle and often with the help of some unusual friends with their own very unusual powers. ... $7.00
* PAST IMPERFECT edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff - Daw pb. Twelve all-original tales of intrepid travelers in time who may find that the journey home can last forever. With stories by James P. Hogan, Jane Lindskold, Diane Duane, Jody Lynn Nye, William H. Keith Jr., Gary Braunbeck, Peter Crowther and others. ... $7.00
* THE COMING by Joe Haldeman - Ace pb. Astronomy professor Aurora Bell gets a message from space that seems to portend the arrival of extraterrestrial visitors, arriving in three months - on New Years Day. A crowded and poisoned Earth is moving toward the brink of the last world war - and is certainly unprepared to face invasion of any kind. Rory's investigation leads her to wonder if it could be some sort of hoax, but the impending ""visit"" takes on a media life of its own. ... $7.00
* HOUSE CORRINO : DUNE by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson - Spectra HC. The conclusion to the new trilogy! Fearful of losing his hold on the throne, Shaddam IV has devised a scheme to develop an alternative to the spice melange, a synthetic melange known as amal. If amal can supplant the spice it will give Shaddam what he seeks: absolute power. With Duke Leto and other renegades and revolutionaries fighting to stem the tide of darkness, the stage is set for a showdown unlike any seen before. ... $27.95
DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson - Del Rey pb. Shadow sits on the Golden Lion Throne, and Baron Vladimir Harkonnen plots against the new Emperor, House Atreides, and the mysterious Sisterhood of the Bene Gesserit. For Leto Atreides has grown complacent and comfortable as ruler of his House, and it is a time of momentous choice: between greatness or oblivion. ... $7.00
also available DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES, pb ... $7.00
DUNE by Frank Herbert, pb ... $8.00
* MARTIAN KNIGHTLIFE by James P. Hogan - Baen HC. This saintly private eye with his telepathic dog Guiness (what else would you name a mixed breed with doberman colors?) faces some truly unusual cases here on Mars. There's the matter transmitter that the inventor tested on himself - then found his bank accounts empty and his credit cards overflowing, all done by someone whose DNA looks like the owner. There's the archaeological expedition which might solve the mystery of the vanished Martian race from eons ago - except a greedy corporation is about to bulldoze the whole site. ... $22.00
* THE LEGEND THAT WAS EARTH by James P. Hogan - Baen pb. To us, the alien Hyadeans seem a model of efficiency and clear thinking. But in Hyadean eyes, Earth's culture wallows in imagination and dreams, art forms and concepts which would never have occurred to citizens of their world. To some of the aliens, this demonstrates Earth's backwardness; others are fascinated by us. When a political assassination plunges his life into chaos, wealthy socialite Roland Cade discovers the dark underbelly of the alien presence. ... $8.00
* THE TELLING by Ursula K. Le Guin - Ace Tpb. Latest novel in the Hainish cycle! Sutty, an Observer for the interstellar Ejumen, has been assigned to Aka, a world in the grip of a materialistic government which has outlawed all old customs and beliefs. Unexpectedly she receives permission to travel to the rural countryside, where she finds and lives with the remnants of the banned culture of Aka. Joining them on a trek to one of their last sacred places, she glimpses hope for the reconciliation of the warring ideologies that has filled everyone's lives with grief. ... $13.95
* THE WANDERER by Fritz Leiber - Gollancz Tpb. All eyes were watching the eclipse of the Moon when the Wanderer came. Only a few scientists had even suspected its presence, and then, suddenly and silently, it was there, dwarfing and threatening the Moon, wreaking havoc on Earth with the tides and the weather. The huge, garishly colored artificial world is a vast, impersonal force traveling through hyperspace, stopping in the Solar System only to refuel. But its mere presence is a catastrophe for the inhabitants of Earth, who all struggle to survive the climactic chaos it unleashes. ... $14.95 *
ANGEL OF DESTRUCTION by Susan R. Matthews - Roc pb. Vogel has offered the disenfranchised Langsariks an amnesty agreement that would ban them from space travel and ensure an end to their pirate raids. But raids are still being committed, and unless he can prove that the Langsarik are not responsible the Judiciary will have no choice but to enforce a harsher punishment - in effect, destroying the Langsarik entirely. A stand-alone novel in the ""Judiciary"" universe. ... $7.00
EYES OF THE CALCULOR by Sean McMullen - Tor HC. The third book set in McMullen's complex, involved future world. Fundamental structures of civilization are making catastrophic changes. In space, the Mirrorsun has begun to spin, pushing vast amounts of energy that could tear it apart, or be directed down at Earth. The hypnotic Call has ceased, all electrical machines have been reduced to molten metal and a religious prophet is attempting to bring all of Australica under her rule. Meanwhile, an American princess on a trade-seeking mission is shot out of the air by fanatics and must disguise herself. From unlikely friends she must form an alliance between two continents and two species if she is to prevent ultimate war. ... $27.95
* A HYMN BEFORE BATTLE by John Ringo - Baen pb. With the Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the peaceful and friendly races of the Galactic Federation offer their resources to help the backward Terrans--for a price. Humanity now has three worlds to defend. As Earth's armies rush into battle, the humans learn a valuable lesson: you can protect yourself from your enemies, but may the Lord save you from your allies. ... $8.00
THE FREE LUNCH by Spider Robinson - Tor HC. Dreamworld - the most wonderful amusement park in the world - where clever engineering and high tech tricks not only help people have the the time of their lives, but make those lives a better place. Mike, a youngster caught in a bad situation, devises a scheme to stay in Dreamworld for good. He finds unexpected friends, incredible dangers and winds up fighting for both his life and the existence of the park. ... $22.95
* WASP by Eric Frank Russell - Gollancz Tpb. Intensively trained, his appearance surgically altered, James Mowry is landed on Jaimec, the ninety-fourth planet of the Sirian Empire. His mission is simple: sap morale, cause mayhem, tie up resources, wage a one-man war on a planet of eighty million. In short, be a wasp. ... $14.95
* TOWER OF GLASS by Robert Silverberg - Gollancz Tpb. The colossal glass tower that Simeon Krug is building, to communicate with the stars, soars high above the Arctic tundra, a sparkling monument to his determination and obsession... Until the perfect androids who are working on the project and have deified Krug learn the bitter truth. Krug is not a god. And their anger is terrible and uncontrollable and threatens much more than Krug's tower... ... $14.95
* THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM by John Sladek - Gollancz Tpb. Wompler's Walking Babies aren't selling like they used to, and the only alternative to winding up the company is to go after a research grant. But the plan to produce self-replicating mechanisms has unexpected results, and the nondescript grey boxes are crawling around the lab, feeding voraciously on any metal they come across - and multiplying at an alarming rate. ... $14.95
* LAW OF SURVIVAL by Kristine Smith - Eos pb. Jani Kilian is an important player in the Commonwealth's delicate dealings with the alien idomeni. Her lessons learned as a soldier, as a woman on the run, couldn't possibly apply to this new world of politics and diplomacy. Kristine Smith is the winner of the 2001 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer AND all of our copies are Signed by the Author! ... $7.00
* FOUNTAINS OF YOUTH by Brian Stableford - Tor Tpb. Returning to the world of "Inherit the Earth" and "Architects of Emortality," it's the 31st century and five hundred year old historian, Mortimer Gray, is writing his memoirs - the story of one who is Emortal born, transformed after the human conquest of Death. ... $15.95
* STARS AND STRIPS IN PERIL by Harry Turtledove - Del Rey pb. A dazzling alternate history taking place in 1863. The North and South set aside their differences to fight a common enemy: Britain. But now, elite units from Her Majesty's army are coming through Mexico to invade Texas. General Grant is sent into the Gauntlet - but that won't be enough... Lincoln's top soldiers will plan the most daring naval invasion ever launched ... an assault on British soil itself! ... $7.00
* THE BEST ALTERNATE HISTORY STORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY edited by Harry Turtledove & Martin H. Greenberg - Del Rey Tpb. Fourteen of the seminal alternate history tales that helped establish this genre. Includes such classics as "All the Myriad Ways" by Larry Niven, "Mozart in Mirrorshades" by Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner, "Through Road No Wither" by Greg Bear and Allan Steele's "The Death of Captain Future". ... $18.00
ANGELMASS by Timothy Zahn - Tor HC. 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 government. 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
tension builds between the two cultures. ... $27.95
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