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The Phoenix Pick Anthology of Classic Science Fiction ISBN 978-1-60450-258-9, 208 Pages, Trade Paperback 6.14”x9.21” The Phoenix Pick Anthology of Classic Science Fiction Stories is a collection of stories taken from across the 19th century and into the early 20th that showcases many of the genre’s early attempts. “Science Fiction” of this period is rich with new ideas that reflect both the concerns and the imagination of the society and writers of its time. Each of the stories included in this volume has stood the test of time and many of the themes reflected by these authors are still relevant to us today. Edgar Allan Poe, The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar; Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Birth Mark; Herman Melville, The Bell Tower; Ambrose G. Bierce, The Damned Thing; Jules Verne, In The Year 2889; H. G. Wells, The Empire of the Ants; Frank Lillie Pollack, Finis; E.M. Forster, The Machine Stops; Rudyard Kipling, As Easy as A.B.C.; Jack London, The Red One; H. P. Lovecraft, Dagon; Edited by Paul Cook |
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Tau Ceti (sequel novelette by Steven Savile) The Stellar Guild Series ISBN 978-1-61242-047-9 , 204 Pages, Trade Paperback 5”x8” The Beacon has spent generations spent reaching a home away from home…only to discover that Earth now has faster-than-light ships and a ruthless dictator wants to lay claim to their dream. Can Captain Jorie Taylor stave off almost certain disaster and save their dreams? |
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The Burning Bridge ISBN 978-1-60450-232-9, 80 Pages, Trade Paperback 5”x8” Fleet Captain Joshua Coffin leads a cast of characters fleeing an unforgiving and unyielding Earth, to settle a colony around a far-away star. But just as they are reaching ‘the point of no return,’ they receive a short message from Earth indicating that things are settling down and giving them the choice of perhaps returning home instead of fleeing into the desperate unknown. Hard choices need to be made. Is Captain Coffin up to the task, and at what cost?
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Security ISBN 978-1-60450-240-4, 108 Pages, Trade Paperback 5”x8” In a world where Security is all-important, nothing can ever be secure. A mountain-climbing vacation may wind up in deep Space. Or loyalty may prove to be high treason. But it has its rewards.
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In Other Worlds - A RADIX Tetrad Novel ISBN 978-1-60450-262-6, 204 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5” Schirmer spontaneously transforms into light. Then, 130 billion years later, when all of spacetime is collapsing into the vast nothingness of the cosmic black hole, Carl Schirmer is remade from the remnants of his light. He is reborn in time’s last world, the strangest of all—the Werld. There, Carl discovers the Foke, nomadic humans who travel among the floating islands of the Werld. Among them he finds the beautiful Evoë, and their life together is blissful in this kingdom that knows no aging or disease. But it is cut brutally short when Evoë is captured by the zotl, a spidery intelligence who hunt the Foke and eat them in an excruciating fashion. In order to save her life, Carl must return to Earth—130 billion years earlier—where he is shocked to discover that the Earth he’s come back to is not the one he left. Can he meet the harsh demands of his task before the zotl find him and begin ravishing the Earth? “Richly imagined and crafted...a compelling and often brilliant novel”—Publishers Weekly “Brilliant...exuberantly entertaining”—Library Journal “A dimension-spanning adventure that combines elements of hard science, classic SF plotting, and derring-do with a timeless love story.”—The Houston Post |
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Arc of the Dream - A RADIX Tetrad Novel ISBN 978-1-60450-263-3, 176 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” The Arc—Earth’s Last Hope? The Arc, a being of immense power, trapped within a continuum too small, fights for its freedom. Its monumental struggle will touch a few select individuals on Earth—and in doing so, change their lives forever. The Arc may also be the last hope for humanity’s survival. “Arc of the Dream melds physics and metaphysics, adventure and speculation, intellectual entertainment and deeply felt emotion...A step forward for a major writer.”—Norman Spinrad “A. A. Attanasio’s Arc of the Dream is a kaleidoscopic adventure, a potent piece of storytelling pulsing with menace, yet thoughtfully and gracefully rendered.”—Roger Zelazny |
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The Last Legends of Earth - A RADIX Tetrad Novel ISBN 978-1-60450-421-7, 304 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Rated 5/5 Stars on Amazon (39 Reviews) Seven billion years from now, long after the Sun has died and human life itself has become extinct, alien beings reincarnate humanity from our fossilized DNA drifting as debris in the void of deep space. We are reborn to serve as bait in a battle to the death between the Rimstalker, humankind’s reanimator, and the zotl, horrific creatures who feed vampire-like on the suffering of intelligent lifeforms. The reborn children of Earth are told: “You owe no debt to the being that roused you to this second life. Neither must you expect it to guide you or benefit you in any way.” Yet humans choose sides, as humans will, participating in the titanic struggle between Rimstalker and zotl in ways strange and momentous. “A wondrously complex novel.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “Cerebral and energetic.”—The Washington Post Book World “Few novels have ever had a broader scope.”—The Denver Post |
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Centuries ISBN 978-1-60450-283-1, 442 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Another mind-bending science fiction epic from a true visionary, Centuries explores a barely recognizable future where humans control their own evolution. Genetic manipulation and artificial intelligence shape an astounding destiny for our species. With these wondrous changes come unexpected new truths of heart and mind that challenge the very definition of human, and that threaten not only our existence but the universe itself as our surprising powers—both miraculous and monstrous—evolve through the centuries. |
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Solis ISBN 978-1-60450-402-6, 164 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9 Mr. Charlie is a brain without a body, revived after being frozen for a thousand years. Charlie Outis has no idea of what the world might be like in the far future after he decides to have his brain frozen with the slim hope of it being revived one day. But even a thousand years from now, brains are a valuable commodity—even brains without heads. But who does the brain belong to? And who controls a mind without a body? Solis is a thought-provoking and original exploration of what it means to be a sentient being by the author of the highly acclaimed Radix Tetrad, and an author the Los Angeles Times calls “a truly amazing, original talent.” |
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The Lani People ISBN 978-1-60450-251-0, 156 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Sex Toys? Pleasure Creatures? Animals? Humans? Who are the Lani People? Who created them? A classic novel of the future that continues to question our basic value systems. |
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The Long Tomorrow ISBN 978-1-61242-013-4, 202 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” One of the original novels of post-nuclear-holocaust America, The Long Tomorrow is considered by many to be one of the finest science fiction novels ever written on the subject. The story has inspired generations of new writers and is still as mesmerizing today as when it was originally written. Len and Esau are young cousins living decades after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization as we know it. The rulers of the post-war community have forbidden the existence of large towns and consider technology evil. However, Len and Esau long for more than their simple agrarian existence. Rumors of mythical Bartorstown, perhaps the last city in existence, encourage the boys to embark on a journey of discovery and adventure that will call into question not only firmly held beliefs, but the boys' own personal convictions. |
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The Big Jump ISBN 978-1-61242-053-0, 136 Pages, Trade Paperback 5”x8” What awaits us out in space? New star-drive engines promise to open up the galaxy to humankind. But the first ship to use the engines disappears and a sole survivor returns...alone and dying of some strange type of radiation. No one can figure out what has happened to the ship or the crew. Nor does anyone know what happens to a ship travelling using star-drive technology. Does some unknown horror await us out there? The only way to find out is to go out again. And Arch Comyn is determined to be the one to solve the mystery. But is he, and the rest of mankind, ready for whatever awaits us beyond The Big Jump? |
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The Colors of Space ISBN 978-1-60450-266-4, 108 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Sudden Panic. It was a week before the Lhari ship went into warp-drive, and all that time young Bart Steele had stayed in his cabin. He was so bored with his own company that the Mentorian medic was a welcome sight when he came to prepare him for cold-sleep. The Mentorian paused, needle in hand. “Do you wish to be wakened for the time we shall spend in each of the three star systems, sir? You can, of course, be given enough drug to keep you in cold-sleep until we reach your destination.” Bart felt tempted—he wanted very much to see the other star systems. But he couldn’t risk meeting other passengers. The needle went into his arm. In sudden panic, he realized he was helpless. The ship would touch down on three worlds, and on any of them the Lhari might have his description, or his alias! He could be taken off, unconscious, and might never wake up! He tried to move, to protest, but he couldn’t. There was a freezing moment of intense cold and then nothing.... |
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The Door Through Space ISBN 978-1-60450-241-1, 132 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” ...across half a galaxy, the Terran Empire maintains its sovereignty with the consent of the governed. It is a peaceful reign, held by compact and not by conquest. Again and again, when rebellion threatens the Terran Peace, the natives of the rebellious world have turned against their own people and sided with the men of Terra; not from fear, but from a sense of dedication. There has never been open war. The battle for these worlds is fought in the minds of a few men who stand between worlds—bound to one world by interest, loyalties and allegiance; bound to the other by love. Such a world is Wolf. Such a man was Race Cargill of the Terran Secret Service. |
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Warlord of Kor ISBN 978-1-60450-252-7, 116 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5” God, Machine—Or Listening Post for Outsiders? Horng sat opposite the tiny, fragile creature who held a microphone, its wires attached to an interpreting machine. He blinked his huge eyes slowly, his stiff mouth fumblingly forming words of a language his race had not used for thirty thousand years. “Kor was ... is ... God ... Knowledge.” He had tried to convey this to the small creatures who had invaded his world, but they did not heed. Their ill-equipped brains were trying futilely to comprehend the ancient race memory of his people. Now they would attempt further to discover the forbidden directives of Kor. Horng remembered, somewhere far back in the fossil layers of his thoughts, a warning. They must be stopped! If he had to, he would stamp out these creatures who were called “humans.” |
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Lilith: A Snake in the Grass - The Four Lords of the Diamond 1 ISBN 978-1-61242-022-6, 200 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Four worlds that cannot be visited. Aliens are spying on Earth from one of the four worlds that make up the Warden Diamond. But it is impossible to send agents to any of the four worlds because of unique microscopic symbionts that make it impossible for visitors to leave the Diamond. Seeking a unique solution, each of the four worlds making up the Diamond is sent a person whose mind has been stripped of everything and who is now controlled by an agent of the Confederacy. Lilith is the first planet to be visited. Here, Cal Tremon, stripped of his own personality, must overcome incredible odds and survive not only the incredible perils of the foreign planet but his own controllers as well. |
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Cerberus: A Wolf in the Fold - The Four Lords of the Diamond 2 ISBN 978-1-61242-023-3, 206 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Cerberus is the second planet to be visited. Qwin Zhang is stripped of her personality and left naked on the planet with her mind now occupied by one of the Confederacy’s best operatives. Can she/he survive long enough to find out the truth about the deadly planet known as Cerberus?
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Charon: A Dragon at the Gate - The Four Lords of the Diamond 3 ISBN 978-1-61242-024-0, 224 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Seeking a unique solution, each of the four worlds making up the Diamond is sent a person whose mind has been stripped of everything and who is now controlled by an agent of the Confederacy. Park Lacoch's body (stripped of his own mind) is exiled to the hell-world of Charon, one of the Warden Diamond worlds being investigated for alien influences and presence. Can he survive long enough to complete his investigation in this unbearably hot world where strange creatures roam and witchcraft is a normal way of life? |
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Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail - The Four Lords of the Diamond 4 ISBN 978-1-61242-025-7, 254 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” This frozen world is the last of the four worlds to be explored. But are Tarin Bul and his controller up to the job? The secret powers of the hated dictator, Lord Ypsir, are far more extensive than had been anticipated and may prove too much for them. Can the Agent With No Name save the mission? |
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The Engines of Dawn ISBN 978-1-60450-190-2, 240 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5” The great engines of the Enamorati have enabled humanity to travel the stars, but at what cost? Little is known of the jealously guarded engines while a complacent humanity slowly loses its edge and becomes increasingly dependent on mysterious alien technologies. However, when an engine failure strands a university ship, Professor Ben Bennet and a group of students challenge the status quo and start discovering hidden secrets that threaten the future of humanity itself. “A lot of contemporary SF satisfies but doesn’t excite. Cook’s latest delivers everything you could want”—Science Fiction Chronicle
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Fortress on the Sun ISBN 978-1-60450-200-8, 216 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5” Ra is a 21st century prison camp that also acts as a facility for harvesting metals—from the Sun. The prisoners have all been banished here for extreme crimes, but none of them remembers anything from their past. As a lethal disease slowly spreads through the camp and the prisoners are abandoned, Ian Hutchings must find a way out if he and his people are to survive. But dark secrets lurk, and as they try to survive both the illness and the inferno they live on, they will discover a truth even stranger than their own circumstances. “A suspenseful scientific mystery and a good adventure story”—Science Fiction Chronicle “Entertaining” —The Denver Post “Highly inventive, highly engaging”—Robert J. Sawyer, Nebula Award-winning author of Starplex “Provocative. A chilling and intriguing puzzle...an unexpected and original resolution—and a great climax!” —Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times Bestselling Author |
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Karma Kommandos ISBN 978-1-60450-259-6, 212 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Chuckle has just hit the streets of 21st century L.A. with devastating results. A member of the L.A.P.D.’s Protean Set—special detectives who can change their appearances—Rory Koestler sets out after Bob Thermopylae, L.A.’s main dealer in Chuckle. Problem is, someone else is after him as well—assassins who step out of walls or just appear out of nowhere. Soon they turn their sights on Koestler and several other citizens. Who are they? Where do they come from? They are the Karma Kommandos . . . |
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The Alejandra Variations ISBN 978-1-60450-451-4, 218 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Nicholas Tehada is a dreamer having his dreams harvested by Mnemos Nine—a computer used in a top-secret government project. But where do the dreams end and reality begin? And what is the ultimate goal of Project Foresee?
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Tintagel ISBN 978-1-60450-473-6, 204 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Music can be many things, but when it is used as a medium to spread a deadly virus that transports listeners to a deadly world of dreams, it threatens the future of humanity itself.*** But not everyone is susceptible to the deadly virus and there is a group of 'stalkers' who are immune to its effects. *** Francis Lanier is a stalker who can walk through the deadly dream worlds of others. He spends his time rescuing others from their dreams and races to find a final cure for this deadly infection. "An imaginative thriller."—Publishers Weekly "Paul Cook's Tintagel is readable and intriguing."—The Reference Library "(A) mature work...Cook renders the characters with sympathy and psychological depth."—Heavy Metal "Ends with a marvelous surprise"— N.Y. Daily News |
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Duende Meadow ISBN 978-1-61242-002-8, 208 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” When the last great war came, a small group of survivors hid themselves below the fields of Kansas, living in a place of eternal twilight. Over time the energy surrounding the descendants of these survivors turned them into Duendes, ghost-like beings, never having seen real light or knowing anything of the conditions of the world beyond their underground enclosure. Six hundred years have passed since the war and now some Duendes want to leave the safety of their habitat and finally go ‘above.’ But what will they discover once they have emerged into the sunlight? |
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Halo ISBN 978-1-61242-003-5, 282 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” The mysterious alien artifact called the Halo came quietly and mysteriously and then sowed the earth with seeds that threatened to destroy humanity by destroying their souls. But the aliens had underestimated the human spirit and a band of Moon-based scientists survive to fight and take back what is rightfully ours. A powerful, visionary and scary look into our future and a possible encounter with an alien species almost impossible to beat. |
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On the Rim of the Mandala ISBN 978-1-61242-004-2, 256 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Lou Colleran is an immortal. But even immortals can be killed. For the universe is being threatened by genetically designed creatures called calibans. And the only thing between them and the destruction of the worlds of the Mandala is Lou Colleran. But can Lou Colleran, an immortal haunted by a woman dead hundreds of years, and preoccupied by seductive dreams, survive long enough to save the universe from destruction? |
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Related Stories by Frederik Pohl, David Drake and S.M. Stirling. Lest Darkness Fall & Related Stories ISBN 978-1-60450-479-8, 362 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Rarely do books have such a great influence on a genre as Lest Darkness Fall has had on science fiction. Frequently quoted as one of the ‘favorite’ books of many of the masters of the field, this book by L. Sprague de Camp helped establish time-travel as a solid sub-genre of science fiction. An indication of the influence and longevity of the book is the number of best-selling writers who have written stories in direct response to, or been influenced by, Lest Darkness Fall. This new volume also includes three such stories by Frederik Pohl, David Drake and S. M. Stirling written over a period of forty-three years—a testament to the timelessness of the book. Similar, thematically, to Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, the book tells the tale of Martin Padway who, as he is walking around in modern Rome, is suddenly transported though time to 6th Century Rome. Once in ancient Rome, Padway (now Martinus Paduei, Quaestor), embarks on an ambitious project of single-handedly changing history. L. Sprague de Camp was a student of history (and the author of a number of popular works on the subject). In Lest Darkness Fall he combines his extensive knowledge of the workings of ancient Rome with his extraordinary imagination to create one of the best books of time travel ever written. “Endlessly fascinating. The author knows a lot about Gothic Italy and almost as much about human nature, and he has a real gift for making the people of those days come alive.”—The New York Times “Lest Darkness Fall [is] one of the best time travel stories ever written…”—A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction “Good fun.” —The New Yorker “A work of real and stimulating imagination.”—Saturday Review of Literature |
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The Forest of Time & Other Stories ISBN 978-1-60450-479-8, 362 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” "Interesting, engaging, and believable."—San Diego Union Tribune Here is an eclectic collection of science fiction stories (and three short poems) by
multiple-award-winning writer Michael Flynn, author of such acclaimed titles as
Eifelheim (Hugo nominee) and Firestar, called This collection itself includes two Hugo-nominated stories ("The Forest of Time" and "Melodies of the Heart") as well as a selection of some of the author's finest works of short fiction that were originally published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Included in this edition are three humorous poems which also originally appeared in Analog. |
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Dark Universe Hugo Award Nominee ISBN 978-1-60450-487-3, 182 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5 The classic tale of a post-apocalyptic world where humans have built a society in the dark underground. The descendants of the survivors only remember the pre-apocalyptic world in old stories, legends and myths. Light itself is remembered as something holy, and Radiation is feared as the ultimate evil. Jared is the son of the Prime Survivor, the leader of the Lower Level Clan. In a world of darkness and monsters both real and imagined, Jared embarks on a quest for Light. Little does he know just how dangerous his quest will turn out to be. |
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Simulacron-3 (Afterword by Hugo- & Nebula-winner Mike Resnick) ISBN 978-1-61242-020-2, 176 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5 A virtual-reality novel from a time before virtual reality, Simulacron-3 is a prophetic tale of a future where nothing is as it appears to be. Douglas Hall is part of a team that builds an artificial environment to simulate reality. This enables them to get public opinion polls without waiting for the opinions of people around them. But then something goes terribly wrong and his partners on the program start disappearing. But is it a simulated disappearance, or is someone out to get them all? And what is the true nature of reality? Stories based on Simulacron-3 have been adapted for both television and movies, and the book is considered a favorite of many of the masters of science fiction. |
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Arkfall (Novella) Nebula Nominee ISBN 978-1-60450-454-5, 108 Pages, Trade Paperback 5”x8” Humans live deep within an apparently lifeless planet covered by massive ice sheets. Having to survive in confined spaces has bred a unique culture where deference and non-confrontation make co-existence possible. Osaji's opportunities are limited by the need to care for her aging grandmother. But all that is about to change as circumstances push her toward a journey like no other.
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Halfway Human
ISBN 978-1-60450-440-8, 328 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” A Starflight Reader nominee for best book of the year Tedla is a 'bland,' an asexual class of people that exist only to serve their fellow beings. Val is an expert on alien cultures but has never seen a bland before. They come together after Tedla is found light-years away from its home planet—alone, isolated and suicidal. Val's mission is to help Tedla recover. But the more she learns about the beautiful alien being, the more she discovers about the torment Tedla and its kind suffer on their planet. Little does the rest of the universe know of the hidden world of the blands, a world that hides shocking secrets and unspeakable crimes. Halfway Human is a mesmerizing look at an intricately created alien world which is strange and distant, yet hauntingly familiar. "Beauty, pain, wit, and wisdom all suffuse this powerful novel, as it uses imagined futures to reveal our own world in starkest clarity...and yes, with a whisper of hope." —Locus "The best science fiction novel I've read in a long time"—St. Louis Post-Dispatch "A major new voice in science fiction."—New York Review of Science Fiction |
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Space Prison ISBN 978-1-60450-257-2, 148 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5” After two centuries.... The sound came swiftly nearer, rising in pitch and swelling in volume. Then it broke through the clouds, tall and black and beautifully deadly—the Gern battle cruiser, come to seek them out and destroy them. Humbolt dropped inside the stockade, exulting. For two hundred years his people had been waiting for the chance to fight the mighty Gern Empire ... ... with bows and arrows against blasters and bombs! |
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Blue Limbo—A Mitch Helwig Book ISBN 978-1-60450-434-7, 178 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Mitch Helwig is a cop on the edge, “a man who’s gone through the valley of the shadow and hasn’t quite made it out the other side” (Toronto Globe & Mail). Vengeance and heroism, the subtleties of family woven into the metaphysics of life and death, all come together here in a page-turner, “a near-future tech-noir thriller” (SF Site) that moves at breakneck speed. "A chilling picture of Toronto in the not too distant future."—The Toronto Star “He writes with a real and rare sympathy for his characters.”—The Atlanta Constitution “A deft storyteller.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch “A wonderfully evocative writer.”— The Ottawa Citizen “Solid entertainment, with more than a bit of heart.”—The Edmonton Journal |
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Barking Dogs—A Mitch Helwig Book ISBN 978-1-60450-254-1, 190 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Is your boss lying to you? Your wife? Husband? Is everybody? Suppose you could tell. Absolutely. Suppose you had a Barking Dog. Mitch Helwig is a cop who has gone over the edge. He’s got a Barking Dog—an infallible, illegal lie-detector, worn under street clothes—and he’s tired of being lied to. He’s a criminal’s worst nightmare. “A real page-turner… Not to be missed.” — Locus “The near-future cop-thriller is a growing sub-genre, in which old-time heroes walk the dark and subtly altered mean streets of a cityscape we can all identify from Blade Runner. Barking Dogs is the first novel to turn Toronto into one of those darkly menacing cities.” —The Toronto Star “Weird and wonderful… Green has created a novel that is part cop story and part psychological chiller, and the surprise is that it works on both levels.” — Globe & Mail “Lingers long in the memory.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Likeable, beleaguered characters.” — Publishers Weekly “Green is such an honest and perceptive writer, the book transcends its material.” — Orson Scott Card
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The Best of Edmond Hamilton (Edited by Leigh Brackett) ISBN 978-1-60450-489-7, 348 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Here is a collection of some of the finest short fiction penned by one of "fathers" of modern science fiction. These stories were selected (and edited) by his wife Leigh Brackett, an author and a screenwriter. Her screen-writing credits include work on such films as The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo, The Long Goodbye and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. This collection spans nearly half a century of Edmond Hamilton's work and was selected from a repository of hundreds of stories that he had written over that period. |
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Missing Link and Operation Haystack ISBN 978-1-60450-230-5, 108 Pages, Trade Paperback 5”x8” Missing Link and Operation Haystack are two independent stories starring Field Agent Lewis Orne. In Missing Link, he is sent to investigate a missing ship and runs into ‘native’ trouble on the planet Gienah III. In Operation Haystack Agent Orne must contend with genetic manipulation and dig deep into a complex political situation to untangle deep embedded secrets.
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Code of the Lifemaker ISBN 978-1-60450-456-9, 330 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Long ago, an alien “searcher” ship flew too close to a star gone nova. Though heavily damaged, the ship landed on one of Saturn’s moons, Titan. Attempting to fulfill its original function of seeding suitable planets for exploitation, the ship creates a bewildering society of self-replicating machines that gives rise to a bizarre ecosystem and culture with intelligent beings and organically grown houses. The intelligent beings are known as Taloids and they have developed their own brand of religion around a mythical figure, a creator of machines, and hence, life. When humans descend from the sky, the Taloids see them as those creators. However, powerful financial and industrial interests are all set to exploit the moon and the Taloids to maximize Titan’s vast production potential and the future for the Taloids looks grim. But they find a champion from an unexpected source. Karl Zambendorf is a “psychic” who has wrangled a place aboard the human mission to Titan. And when all of man’s forces are conspiring to ruthlessly exploit Titan and the Taloids, Zambendorf becomes their champion and in the process challenges not only the religious imperatives of the Taloids, but the core of our own beliefs as well. “Hogan skillfully draws the reader into a fascinating philosophical and theological debate, without ever forgetting he’s supposed to entertain and tell a good story.” |
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The Immortality Option (Sequel to Code of the Lifemaker) ISBN 978-1-60450-457-6, 288 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” In this spectacular sequel to the acclaimed Code of the Lifemaker, James Hogan returns to the strange world of Titan, inhabited by bizarre self-conscious robots. Little is known about the civilization that gave birth to these machine intelligences until scientists discover blocks of embedded computer code that appear to be strangely out of place. Reactivating the computer codes results in the re-awakening of ancient alien beings, creators of the strange robot culture, totally alien and immensely powerful. And they are unhappy at being restrained within the narrow confines of the machines they find themselves in. They would much rather be the masters of all. But while the scientists are helpless against these mighty beings, Karl Zambendorf, the media-star ‘psychic’ and his support team prepare to meet the challenge. The alien intelligences might be intellectually superior and super rational, but this also makes them hyper-materialistic and mechanistic in their outlook and, hence, totally unprepared for such “higher” concepts as the spiritual, the mystical, and the transcendental. And selling such notions is precisely Zambendorf’s stock in trade. “[Hogan] once again demonstrates his mastery”—Publishers Weekly “...on the cutting edge of technology...Hogan’s talent carries the reader from peak to peak in the story”—Booklist “In the grand tradition of the classic super-science stories, but with more exciting science and with better writing too. What more can anyone want?”—Isaac Asimov |
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The Multiplex Man
ISBN 978-1-61242-017-2, 312 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Winner of the Prometheus Award for Best Novel Who is Richard Jarrow? Is he the unassuming, mild-mannered teacher he thinks himself to be or something much more? And how does the brilliant scientist named Ashling fit into the picture? The Multiplex Man (winner of The Prometheus Award) is an intriguing thriller set in a future where every aspect of life on Earth is micromanaged by authorities who consider any deviation from the prescribed path as dangerous. Off-world colonies are considered dangerous enemies threatening to take Earth’s precious resources . Jarrow must find Ashling, who holds the key not only to Jarrow’s own identity but to freedom itself. |
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Act One (Novella) Nebula & Hugo Nominee ISBN 978-1-60450-455-2, 104 Pages, Trade Paperback 5”x8” "One of the best of the year...a compelling novella about a once-famous actress and her devoted manager who get much more publicity of an unfortunate sort when they inadvertently become embroiled with an act of biological terrorism with potentially world-changing results."—Gardner Dozois, Locus |
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Beggars in Spain (Novella) Nebula & Hugo Winner ISBN 978-1-61242-057-8, 100 Pages, Trade Paperback 5”x8” PLEASE NOTE: This is the original novella which won the Hugo and Nebula awards. Leisha Camden is a genetically engineered 'Sleepless.' Her ability to stay awake all the time has not only made her more productive, but the genetic modifications have also given the 'Sleepless' a higher IQ and may even make them immortal. Are they the future of humanity? Or will the small community of 'sleepless' be hunted down as freaks by a world that has grown wary of its newest creation? |
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Reboots (prequel novelette by Cody Martin) The Stellar Guild Series ISBN 978-1-61242-049-3 , 162 Pages, Trade Paperback 5”x8” What better way to deal with space travel than to man ships with creatures that regenerate or don't need air, or are immune to various maladies? But what are the consequences of squeezing werewolves, vampires and zombies into the tight confines of a spaceship? |
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Dark Water’s Embrace Spectrum Award Winner ISBN 978-1-60450-401-9, 304 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Locus Magazine Recommended Reading List Often compared to Ursula K. Le Guin’s ground-breaking The Left Hand of Darkness, Dark Water’s Embrace is a fascinating look at issues of human (and alien) sexuality. Stephen Leigh creates a rich world with elaborate care and uses this alien backdrop to delve into issues of survival, sexuality and the meaning of life itself. “Gripping”—Starlog “Haunting and thought-provoking”—Library Journal “Intriguing, intelligent”—Mysterious Galaxy |
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Speaking Stones (Sequel to Dark Water's Embrace) ISBN 978-1-60450-441-5, 228 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” The descendants of humans marooned on the strange planet known as Mictlan have survived against almost impossible odds and have reached a tentative peace with themselves and the native inhabitants. Perhaps the most terrifying change has been the development of a third human gender—the mid-male 'Sa'—fundamentally changing the meaning of relationships and social structures humans have known for thousands of years. Adjustments to these changes and influences have come at a terrible physical and emotional cost. The fragile peace governing the communities hides deep rivalries, prejudices and animosities. Then a young human 'Sa' is kidnapped and savagery rules as long-buried emotions and feelings burst forth and the planet is gripped in a storm of violence—a violence that threatens to destroy all. Yet there may be salvation. For an imposing curved monolith called 'The Speaking Stone' holds ancient knowledge that may help bring true peace to the people of Mictlan. But the knowledge itself is buried deep within cryptic hieroglyphs that must be deciphered if the planet's inhabitants are to survive. |
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The Shape of Silence (originally published as Thunder Rift) ISBN 978-1-60450-493-4, 318 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” "Replete with adventure, mystery, and sociological conflict."—Publishers Weekly First contact was never supposed to be like this. A sudden rift appears in near-earth space, causing electronic components to permanently fail and cause total chaos. As Earth's fragile technological society disintegrates, no one can answer the obvious question: What is the rift, and who or what has created it? A new generation comes to age attempting to answer these questions, and Taria Spears, an anthropologist, is selected as part of the crew on the exploratory ship Lightbringer. Lightbringer's mission is to investigate the worm-hole-like Rift and, if possible, to pass through it to find out what lies on the other side, and to seek some answers. But what if all they find is an alien culture where sound, not sight is the primary sense? |
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Key Out of Time ISBN 978-1-60450-234-3, 140 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5” Key Out of Time is a book in the Time Trader Series. Ross Murdock and Arthur Ashe continue their grand adventure across Time and Space. Ross and Arthur are helped by Karara and two trained dolphins on the World of Hawaika, settled by Hawaiian and Polynesian settlers.
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Voodoo Planet ISBN 978-1-60450-239-8, 108 Pages, Trade Paperback 5”x8” Dane slid his blade out surreptitiously, setting its point against the palm of his hand and jabbing painfully; but the terrible creature continued to advance... There was no blurring of its lines... Dane Thorson of the space-ship Solar Queen knew there was only one way to win out over this hideous thing—a battle to the end between his rational mind and the hypnotic witchcraft of Lumbrilo, the mental wizard of the planet Khatka. |
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The World Beyond the Hill Hugo winner ISBN 978-1-60450-443-9, Hardcover, 680 Pages, $39.99, Index/Bibliography A study of science fiction like no other. Published to unprecedented critical acclaim (and a Hugo). “The best, the best, history of science fiction I have ever read” “This IS the history of science fiction.”—Science Fiction Chronicle |
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Farewell to Yesterday’s Tomorrows ISBN 978-1-60450-264-0, 180 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” A fascinating array of stories from the boundless imagination of Hugo- and Nebula-winning Alexei Panshin taking the mind on a journey from the near and familiar to the farther reaches of what we must become. “A remarkable collection."—Sunday Oregonian “Panshin, a young Ancient Mariner, dramatizes the struggles involved in getting rid of the albatross–our immaturity. In a sense, this book is a parabolic sequel to Darwin, Panshin’s Ascent of Man.”—Philip José Farmer |
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Earth Magic (with Cory Panshin) ISBN 978-1-60450-417-0, 184 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5” A Magical World of Witches, Warlords and Shifting Realities Haldane, son of Black Morca, who would make himself King of the Gets, must suddenly flee for his life through a landscape grown alien, his only companion an aging wizard of uncertain skills, his only hope the perilous favor of the Goddess Libera, to find his true identity amidst the standing stones of power on Stone Heath.
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Adventures: The Chronicles of Lucifer Jones Vol 1. 1922-26 ISBN 978-1-61242-034-9, 194 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5 Mike Resnick’s accomplishments (to date) include 64 novels, 21 collections, 40 anthologies, two screenplays and approximately 250 short stories—resulting in a couple of shelves of major awards (including five Hugos from 35 nominations and awards from various countries including Spain, France, Croatia and Japan). Of all the characters that Mike has created, Lucifer Jones remains his favorite. We are proud to republish this hilarious series of adventures starring a most unique character. Adventures is the first volume of the Chronicles. THE CHRONICLES OF LUCIFER JONES Being a Stirring Chronicle of Intrigue, Romance, Danger, Hairbreadth Escapes, and Thrilling Triumphs over Fierce Beasts and Fiercer Men in the Mysterious and Exotic Dark Continent, as Recounted by the Daring, Resourceful, Handsome, and Modest Christian Gentleman Who Experienced Them |
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Bug-Eyed Monsters & Bimbos (Edited by Mike Resnick) ISBN 978-161242-032-5 268 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9" Who better to parody science fiction than science fiction authors themselves? In this classic collection of stories, compiled by Mike Resnick (winner of five Hugos, plus a plethora of other awards in multiple categories), such prominent authors as Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson, Barry Malzberg and a host of others take their pens and wits to make fun of themselves and the genre they live for. This collection was originally titled Shaggy B.E.M. Stories and was compiled exclusively for the 1988 Worldcon (Nolacon II). Seventy-five percent of the original edition sold out over the Worldcon weekend and the rest disappeared soon after. Phoenix Pick is proud to republish this classic collection of parodies. All the original stories are included and the only changes that have been made are corrections of typos and other mistakes. One new poem ("There's a Bimbo on the Cover" by Michael F. Flynn) has been added to the book for obvious reasons—it just begged to belong to this irreverent collection. |
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Georgia On My Mind & Other Stories ISBN 978-1-61242-030-1, 326 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9 Includes the NEBULA- & HUGO-winning title novelette. A collection of some of the finest short stories penned by a master of hard science fiction, this anthology includes Charles Sheffield’s highly acclaimed novelette, Georgia On My Mind. Georgia On My Mind won both the Hugo and Nebula when originally published in 1993. The accompanying stories were written by the author between 1987 and 1994. “Sheffield, a physicist, proves to be one of the most imaginative, exciting talents to appear on the SF scene in recent years.”—Publishers Weekly |
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Daughter of Elysium - An Elysium Cycle Novel ISBN 978-1-60450-444-6, 356 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9 The pristine city of Elysium floats on the water world of Shora, inhabited by 'immortals' who have succeeded in unlocking the secrets of life. Outsider Blackbear Windclan wants to share the secret of immortality with his own people, but can he, and the City of Elysium, survive the corruption and decadence that immortality has bred into the ageless society? And what of the consciousness of self-aware nano-sentient servitors and their quest for vengeance? "An enormously impressive achievement...A marvelous array of cultures presented in astonishing depth"—Kirkus Review "A thoughtful, well-crafted novel"—Publishers Weekly "Masterful story"—Library Journal "Magnificently detailed"—Chicago Sun Times |
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The Children Star - An Elysium Cycle Novel ISBN 978-1-60450-445-3, 228 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9 Only children can colonize the planet Prokaryon, genetically modified for a world whose chemistry kills unaltered adults. A colony of orphans struggles to survive, and finds the planet hides strange secrets. The Prokaryan landscape is ordered, as if by unseen gardeners, "hidden masters" no human has ever found. The weather behaves as though designed to meet the planet's needs. When fire threatens a forest, a rainstorm appears, only to dissipate when the fire is put out. When a ruthless corporation threatens to terraform Prokaryon, to recreate it for "normal" humans, there is a sudden urgency to find the intelligent life form directing the planet. For only then can the colonists save their world—and reveal unexpected possibilities for the human future. “A story that is not only exciting but also filled with memorable characters.”—Publishers Weekly “This novel's fireworks in the final third admirably justify its long, slow fuse.”—The New York Times |
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Brain Plague - An Elysium Cycle Novel ISBN 978-1-60450-444-6, 308 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9 “Fascinating, flawlessly developed, meticulously detailed.”—Kirkus Reviews “In Joan Slonczewski’s Brain Plague...a starving artist on the planet Veledon agrees to let a colony of “brain enhancers” occupy her skull. These microscopic creatures live in the brain’s outer linings, causing bursts of genius—or irreparable harm. The creatures themselves are like tiny human beings; one of their greatest concerns is getting their young to breed.”—The New Yorker “Slonczewski shows imaginative breadth of vision in her depiction of nanotechnology’s pervasive impact on Fold civilization...her narrative, though hip-deep in biotech jargon, is rich in subtle analyses of the relationships between individuals and societies, art and life, the organic and inorganic, health and disease, free will and personal responsibility, and spiritual and scientific aspirations.”—Publishers Weekly “A most compelling and engrossing read.”—SF Site “One of the most interesting SF novels I have read in a long time...Not to be missed.” “Slonczewski’s world building is magnificent”—Booklist |
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Sweeter Than Wine ISBN 978-1-60450-483-5, 152 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” With just one tiny exception, J Gifford is an ordinary, decent, small-town kind of guy. He pays his bills on time. He waters his lawn. He treats his neighbors and the folks with whom he does business with kindness and respect. He's good to children and small animals. The tiny exception? He's a vampire. Born in 1920, and "brought over" shortly after D-Day in a little French village, 90-year-old Gifford still looks and feels 24. He has friends, a place in the community, a thriving business, and a big orange tabby cat named Fiddlestring. He knows where all the good restaurants are. He's very tidy about that "tiny exception" and has never killed anybody. All he lacks in his life is the beautiful girl who made him what he is today -- and then mysteriously vanished. Now, suddenly, after sixty-five years, she's back and needs his help. But is she his long-lost love or a serial-killing fiend? Only time and blood will tell. |
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Tom Paine Maru—Special Author’s Edition ISBN 978-1-60450-483-5, 152 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Corporal Whitey O’Thraight may need to choose between his own survival and that of his home planet. Whitey O’Thraight, the Ship’s Armorer on the first interstellar vessel launched by his home planet Vespucci, finds himself stranded on a strange planet with just one other survivor. Captured by the local Baron, they are freed by a group of monks who are much more than they initially appear to be. Their new benefactors and friends have something special in mind for the two survivors, but going along with these plans might mean the destruction of Vespucci as they knew it. Another breath-taking adventure by the author of the award-winning Pallas and The Probability Broach. |
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The Venus Belt ISBN 978-1-60450-442-2, 166 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” More than 150,000 women have been kidnapped without a trace or any ransom demand in the 'normal' world run by the Federalists and the bureaucracy. But that is not the only problem, because the freedom loving population in the 'alternate' reality of the North American Confederacy are facing their own crises. People are disappearing across the Probability Broach, including Win Bear's closest friend, Featherstone-Haugh (who heads the Confederacy), and even Win's wife and assistant. Ill (and deadly) winds are blowing and threatening to destroy the Probability Broach as we know it. Win Bear, keeping one step
ahead of lethal assassins and fighting incredible odds, must solve multiple
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The Crystal Empire ISBN 978-1-60450-452-1, 378 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Earth is ruled by three mighty empires: The Saracen-Jewish Empire led by the Caliph of Rome, the Mughal-Arab Empire, ferocious in its determination to destroy its neighbor, and the great Sino-Aztec's Crystal Empire, led by a living God. Little is known about the Crystal Empire, which spans most of western America. But it is the most powerful force surviving on Earth and its might is unchallenged. One man, however, will change that. Sedrich Sedrichsohn, a legendary fallen fighter, has a chance at redemption and nothing will stand in his way to reclaim his life and his purpose, even if he must fight the Sun-God himself. "Impressively Imagined"—Kirkus Reviews "A vibrant,
science-fiction epic filled with verve, dash and inventive characters. It's
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Pallas (Book I of the Ngu Family Saga) Prometheus Award Winner ISBN 978-1-60450-475-0, 328 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Ex-U.S.-Senator Gibson Altman rules the prison colony where everyone is expected to live by rules that govern every aspect of their lives. The inhabitants of the experimental colony survive in a society plagued by crime, corruption and despair, toiling endlessly at tasks they are appointed to. Altman lives a life of luxury, ruling the lives of the souls trapped within his experiment and brooking no opposition to mandate. However, Pallas, the terraformed asteroid, is also home to Curringer, a society in stark contrast to Altman's prison. It is a community where individual freedoms are championed and men and women are free to live as they please. Emerson Ngu escapes from Altman's prison colony and becomes a hero of Curringer. Altman is driven by a deep hatred of Emerson and his triumph and will do anything to get his revenge on him. But in the process will he also destroy his own daughter and even the world of Pallas? |
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Ceres (Book II of the Ngu Family Saga) 2011 Prometheus Award Finalist ISBN 978-1-61242-007-3, 490 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” In the 22nd century people have spread into the Solar System. Born and raised in a twentieth of Earth's gravity on the asteroid Pallas, young skater Llyra Ngu is grimly determined to compete and win on mankind's homeworld—an ambition that many say will cripple or kill her. Her older brother Wilson is equally set on quitting his job as a surveyor's apprentice to become an asteroid hunter, a calling fraught with the promise of fabulous riches and the danger of sudden death. He will find a full share of romance and disappointment, love and loss, and pursue the asteroid hunter's holy grail, the legendary Diamond Rogue. Llyra's training will require years, and a journey that will take her to Ceres, at one tenth Earth's gravity, where her father bosses the Ceres Terraformation Project, to the one-sixth gravity of the Moon, to Mars and one third gravity, and finally to Earth. Along the way, she will survive jealous rivals, a hostile press, terrorist attacks, and the hijacking of a spaceliner in order to achieve her goal. In the end, Llyra and Wilson will hear the call of the stars, themselves. |
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Hope (with Aaron Zelman) ISBN 978-1-60450-293-0, 228 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Can Alexander Hope, the accidental President, restore basic values and freedom to the nation? His opponents will stop at nothing to force their own agenda on the nation, including killing the President of the United States. An electrifying what-if political thriller by Aaron Zelman (founding member of Jews for the Preservation of Firearm Ownership) and four-time Prometheus Award winner L. Neil Smith, author of Pallas and Tom Paine Maru. “A spell-binding novel of politics and passion that will appeal to women as well as men.”—Dr. Joanne D. Eisen & Dr. Paul Gallant |
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The Warlock in Spite of Himself (Book I of the Gramarye Series) ISBN 978-1-60450-485-9, 280 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Rod Gallowglass is a man of science who does not believe in magic. Gramarye is a world of witches and warlocks. Of strange abilities and phenomena. A world where society mirrors Earth's own Middle Ages, and a world headed for doom. Rod Gallowglass must become a part of the local fabric to save the world from both itself and external forces that threaten its existence. But to do so, he must put aside his own convictions and beliefs, and become a warlock, in spite of himself. A grand adventure mixing science fiction with elements of fantasy, this is the book that launched a whole series (fourteen books and counting). |
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King Kobold Revived (Book II of the Gramarye Series) ISBN 978-1-61242-043-1, 198 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Christopher Stasheff wrote the original King Kobold in 1971. Twelve years later, based on feedback from readers as well as his own personal dissatisfaction with the book, he decided to rewrite the story. While King Kobold Revived follows the same basic outline as the original 1971 edition, the book has been totally redone. The author had twelve years between the two writings to mull things over, and it shows. The plot is much tighter, the characters much more developed and the writing more fluid. Enter the fantastic world of Gramarye once again, where magic lives with science and the Warlock in Spite of Himself, Rod Gallowglass, is once again called upon to save the planet from marauding evil...if he can overcome the insidious mental fog that clouds his mind and threatens his powers. |
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The Arm of the Stone ISBN 978-1-60450-494-1, 348 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” Long ago, when the worlds were one... So begins the Tale, the ancestral legend Bron's family has guarded for a thousand years. Once, they were the keepers of the Stone, the most sacred object on earth, from which all the powers of Mind are drawn. But when the conflict between Mind and Hand split the worlds apart, the Stone was seized by an ambitious sorcerer. To keep the new world from contamination, he created rigid Limits circumscribing which tools might be made and which knowledge might be pursued—laws brutally enforced by a group of Guardians known as the Arm of the Stone. For centuries, Bron's family has concealed the secret of its heritage. But when Bron's brother invents a new kind of plow—an unpardonable heresy in the world of the Guardians—the Arm of the Stone reaches in once again to tear them apart. Fleeing for his life, Bron vows revenge. To strike the Guardians down, he will become a Guardian himself. But Bron cannot know how much that choice will change him. Nor does he anticipate the hatred of a powerful enemy, or the love of a beautiful Guardian named Liliane...whose mission is to destroy him. “Treated with unusual depth.”—Locus “An intelligent, fascinating novel...the complicated politics and social structure of this world give it a depth most fantasy novels lack.”—SF Site “Compelling...a most unusual and fascinating novel.”—Anne McCaffrey “A rich story about human nature, this fantasy is a thought-provoking page-turner. The characters are deeply etched, and the plot turns are credible yet arresting...A thoroughly enjoyable read.”—Kliatt |
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The Garden of the Stone ISBN 978-1-60450-496-5, 400 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9” It was a living entity of power beyond understanding—not even by the men who had used its energies to control the unGifted masses, ever since the wrenching cataclysm that shattered the union of Hand and Mind and split the world centuries ago. Then came Bron, his arrival long foretold, destined to restore the balance between Hand and Mind. But Bron had other plans. He stole the Stone...and vanished. Now Bron's daughter Cariad, a powerful empath and skilled assassin, must follow the footsteps of a father she has never known, into the depths of the same Fortress. Waiting there is Jolyon, her father's deadly enemy, a man whose thirst for domination is matched only by his taste for blood...and who possesses the power to satisfy both appetites. Cariad must learn the secret of Jolyon's strength before it is too late. For just as her father's arrival was prophesied, so too is his return. And this time Jolyon is ready—for Bron to die. “A powerful tale of repression, rebellion, and prophecy.”—Locus “A superior and original novel.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Strauss has created a complex plot filled with action, suspense, intrigue, and romance. Rich characterizations and vivid settings combine in a story that readers will relish....Highly recommended for serious readers of fantasy.”—Kliatt “I couldn’t stop reading this wonderful novel.”—Kate Elliott |
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The Moon Book (From Earth to the Moon & Round the Moon) ISBN 978-1-60450-250-3, 232 Pages, Trade Paperback 6.14”x9.21”
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The Underground City ISBN 978-1-60450-255-8, 132 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5”
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The First Men in the Moon ISBN 978-1-60450-246-6, 176 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9”
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The Invisible Man ISBN 978-1-60450-242-8, 132 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5”
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The Island of Dr. Moreau ISBN 978-1-60450-245-9, 132 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5”
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The Time Machine (Afterword by Paul Cook) ISBN 978-1-60450-247-3, 108 Pages, Trade Paperback 5.5”x8.5”
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