Newsletter #46 June - August, 1999RECENTLY RECEIVED AND FORTHCOMING SCIENCE FICTION
[PBO means Paperback Original]
RECENTLY RECEIVED OR EXPECTED BY THE END OF MAY
Attanasio, AA | The Serpent & the Grail (after Grail's stolen & drought strikes Britain, Ygrane makes dark deal with elf_prince, Merlin shows way underhill & Arthor must confront Serpent with Sword) | $16.00 |
Aylett, Steve | Slaughtermatic (virtual & reality tangle where murder & crime are art forms as ultra_cool Dante Cubit & pill_popping sidekick meet timetravelling copy, hitman;PBO) | $13.95 |
Beagle, Peter S/Berliner, Janet_eds | Peter S Beagle's Immortal Unicorn: Volume 2 (anthology of unicorn fantasies) | $5.99 |
Bear, Greg | 2nd Foundation Trilogy 2: Foundation & Chaos (as Hari Seldon stands trial for treason, Star's End migration leader, robot R Daneel Olivaw, finds robot's wiped commandments sparking rebellion) | $6.99 |
Boulet, Susan Seddon_ill/Babcock_tx | Power of the Bear (art; paintings by Boulet on Bear theme, with text by Michael Babcock) | $25.00 |
Bouzereau, Laurent | Star Wars: The Making of Episode 1 (movie/reference; behind_the_scenes look, including story development, creature & effects creation, location shoots, interviews with Lucas & crew; PBO) | $19.95 |
Brin, David | 2nd Foundation Trilogy 3: Foundation's Triumph (Hari Seldon escapes from exile, discovers Empire_wide robotic conspiracy) | $25.00 |
Brite, Poppy Z | The Crow 3: The Lazarus Heart (movie/comics tie_in; S&M photographer Jared Poe's sentenced to death for lover's murder, turns to The Crow to find the true killer & take revenge) | $6.99 |
Brooks, Terry | Star Wars, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (movie novelization) | $25 |
Cave, Peter | Invasion:Earth: The Last Echo (cable TV tie_in; 50 yrs after bomb expert Charles Terrell left with alien who'd crashed in London, he returns to use knowledge of ECHOs to save humnty;PBO) | $9.95 |
Chalker, Jack L | Priam's Lens (humans head for the stars, but encounter with supremely powerful Titans sends unlikely crew to find ancient, hidden weapon or die; PBO) | $6.99 |
Clemens, James | The Banned & the Banished 2: Wit'ch Storm (Elena carries mark of wit'ch but can't control only magic able to defeat Dark Lord's evil, must quest with ageless warrior to lost city for help; PBO) | $13.95 |
Climo, Shirley_ed/retold/annot | A Serenade of Mermaids (young reader; anthology of mermaid tales from around the world, retold & annotated by Climo; PBO) | $4.25 |
Cook, Jeff | Dragonlance: Bridges of Time: The Rose & the Skull (Krynn's greatest order, Knights of Solamnia renew alliance with Knights of Takhisis to fight dragons, but all is threatened when Grand Master dies;PBO) | $5.99 |
Coville, Bruce | Odder Than Ever (yound adult short story collection) | $16.00 |
Cunningham, Elaine | Forgotten Realms: Evermeet: Island of Elves (when elves' ultimate refuge comes under devastating attack, Queen Amlaruil's sacrifice is their only hope; PBO) | $6.99 |
de Lint, Charles | Jack of Kinrowan (reprint; omnibus edition of urban fantasy novels Jack the Giant_Killer & Drink Down the Moon ) | $14.95 |
Derleth, August_ed | New Horizon's: Yesterday's Portraits of Tomorrow (Arkham House reprint of anthology of sf from Golden Age pulps & original tales incl Leinster, Wells, Long, Coblentz, Wandrei, more) | $24.95 |
Duane, Diane | Wizardry 4: A Wizard Abroad (young reader;Nita's separated from magic_partner Kit for visit with aunt in Ireland, but lands in midst of wizards' battle with creatures from Irish myth) | $6.00 |
Frankland, Edward | Arthur the Bear of Britain (reprint of 1944 story the 12 great battles Arthur fights, the fall of London & the Saxons, the road to the west & final, treacherous battle at Camlann) | $14.95 |
Garner, Alan | Elidor (young reader reprint; 4 ordinary things lead the Watson kids on adventure into magical world in pursuit of 4 ancient Treasures before evil forces) | $6.00 |
Gemmell, David | Drenai Saga 4: The Legend of Deathwalker (axeman Druss the Legend joins warrior Talisman to find Eyes of Alchazzar to save dying friend & unite Nadir tribes against evil of the Gothir; PBO) | $6.99 |
Griffin, Eric | Vampire:The Masquerade: Clan 2: Tzimisce (horror; Kindred clan Tzimisce emerges from dungeons & labs to join Masquerade when Old World monster Sascha Vykos rallies Sabbat forces; PBO) | $5.99 |
Haining, Peter | The Invasion:Earth Companion (cable TV reference; behind_scenes look at sf series of future Earth threatened by 50_year alien infiltration) | $16.95 |
Harness, Charles L | An Ornament to His Profession (NESFA Press; collection of 17 stories includes previously unpublished "Lethary Fair", intro pieces & critical material from Hartwell, Zebrowski) | $25.00 |
Hartwell, David G_ed | The Year's Best SF 4 (anthology of new stories from Baxter, Benford, Brin, Kress, Sterling, Swanwick, Rosenblum, Spinrad, Jablokov, Flynn, Reed, more; PBO) | $6.50 |
Hauptmann, Richard A | The Work of Jack Williamson (NESFA Press reference; annotated bibliography & guide to novels, short fiction, non_fiction & other media works, plus miscellanea, more) | $17.00 |
Jarocha_Ernst, Chris | A Cthulhu Mythos: Bibliography & Concordance (horror/reference; companion to HPLovecraft's world, includes title list, term/pseudonym/collaborations guide, contemporary work directory, 2600citations, more;PBO) | $27.95 |
Jenkins, Garry | Empire Building:Remarkable Real Life Story of Star Wars (media tie_in/reference; revised & updated edition examines how series, its themes, special effects, making, turned Hollywood upside down) | $15.95 |
King, Gabriel | The Golden Cat ( The Wild Road sequel; Queen of Cats bears 3 kittens matching prophecy, but Tag & friend must come to rescue when they're kidnapped) | $24.50 |
Lane, Andy | The Babylon File: Volume 2 (TV reference;unauthorized guide incl episode guide, bloopers, unscreened scenes, movie/book/comic coverage, roots in SF, world's aliens,politics,more;PBO) | $7.95 |
Like, Russel | After the Blue (100 yrs after Gruumsbaggians accidentally destroyed human civilization, they're returned to fix things, from templates of old books, mags, videos;PBO) | $12.95 |
Lisle, Janet Taylor | Afternoon of the Elves (young reader/reprint; Hillary befriends Sara_Kate & helps her maintain elf village, but slowly realizes elves aren't only mystery in Sara_Kate's world) | $4.99 |
Lowder,Jms/Whitney_RobinsonVoronica | Ravenloft: Spectre of the Black Rose ( Knight of the Black Rose sequel; darklord Soth struggles to keep reign of Sithicus from crumbling as word of White Rose haunts land; PBO) | $5.99 |
Lucas, George | Star Wars, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (movie's final shooting script, illustrated by movie storyboards; PBO) | $14.95 |
McCurdy, Howard E | Space & the American Imagination (non_fiction/Smithsonian History of Aviation series;explores how movies, books, magazines, TV helped motivate space program, tapped deep cultural ideals) | $17.95 |
Pierce, Meredith Ann | Darkangel Trilogy 3: The Pearl of the Soul of the World (young reader; as people form army led by redeemed darkangel, prepare to attack White Witch, but Aeriel must unravel Ravenna's riddle,use pearl to save them) | $6.00 |
Priest, Christopher | eXistenZ (movie tie_in; gaming goddess's new system taps players so deeply it blurs reality, sparks opposition group, assassination attempt;PBO) | $6.50 |
Reisig, Michael | The Hawks of Kamalon (in 1944, a small squadron of British and American aircraft take off to bomb Germany, but end up on a planet thousands of light-years away, where they are needed to help stop an invasion) | $7.99 |
Reynolds, Dr David West | Star Wars:Episode I: Incredible Cross_Sections (movie reference; intricate details of machines seen in movie, their use, structure, history, more) | $19.95 |
Salewicz, Chris | George Lucas Close Up: The Making of His Movies (media reference/biography; examination of how Lucas took control of his works, plus collection of Variety reviews & credits for each movie) | $13.95 |
Stableford, Brian | The Dictionary of Science Fiction Places (reference; encyclopedia of places, worlds created in sf stories, with their history, geography & inhabitants, plus cross_references, illos; PBO) | $19.95 |
Stanton, Mary | Unicorns of Balinor 1: The Road to Balinor (young reader; when darkness descends on magical world, Princess Arianna & her unicorn are sent to Earth to safety, but evil follows; PBO) | $4.50 |
Stanton, Mary | Unicorns of Balinor 2: Sunchaser's Quest (young reader; Princess Arianna returns to magical world threatened by evil but has no memory of her past, but must find help for wounded unicorn; PBO) | $4.50 |
Turtledove, Harry | The Great War: American Front ( How Few Remain sequel; as US & Confederate States enter alternate WWI on opposite sides, scientific advances take conflict to unprecedented levels) | $7.99 |
Weis, Margaret/Baldwin, David | Dragon's Disciple 1: Dark Heart (Justinian, Lord Sterling gets immortality from Dragon for kills, but refuge in role as cop means Lt Sandra McCormick must stop kills_then they meet) | $5.99 |
Wieck, Stewart | Vampire:The Masquerade: Clan 1: Toreador (horror;Kindred clan Toreador profiled_dismissed as hedonists, probed by sculptor Leopold to find truth of past, as Victoria Ash uses museum to build power;PBO) | $5.99 |
Wright, Ronald | A Scientific Romance (curator David Lambert thinks return of HG Wells' time machine is hoax until it takes him into future & he must face ruins of life, erotic obssession) | $13.00 |
Wurts, Janny | The Cycle of Fire (omnibus reprint of fantasy trilogy__ Stormwarden , Keeper of the Keys & Shadowfane ) | $16.00 |
Yolen, Jane | Tartan Magic: The Wizard's Map (young reader; on visit to Scotland, young Molly & twin siblings find old card game, Patience, that summons dark wizard's ancient map that alters world) | $15.00 |
Yolen, Jane | Wizard's Hall (young reader; being sent away to learn magic seems like a disaster until Wizard's Hall is threatened by a sorcerer's beast & Henry must save them all) | $6.00 |
DUE BY JUNE 10
Anthony,Piers/Richey,James/Riggs, A | Quest for the Fallen Star (High Bishop charges travellers with taking the Thunderwood staff to safety to preserve the Realm, but the Dark One & his minions aren't far behind) | $6.99 |
Baker, Richard | Star*Drive: Zero Point (bounty hunter & cybernetic killer Peter Sokolov is caught in power struggle in abyss between stars; PBO) | $5.99 |
Blish, James | Star Trek: Spock Must Die! (reprint of TV tie_in classic) | $5.50 |
Borchardt, Alice | The Silver Wolf (Regeane enters crumbling Rome, but dual heritage from Charlemagne & as shapeshifter, makes her both hunter & hunted) | $6.99 |
Bova, Ben | Return to Mars ( Mars sequel; after fame,success sour on Earth, Cmdr Jamie Waterman's back on Mars, but rivalry, deadly accidents threaten mission to reach dwellings) | $25.00 |
Bradbury, Ray | Something Wicked This Way Comes (trade paperback reprint of classic story of the fantastic, with new author afterword) | $15.00 |
Bush, Anne Kelleher | The Knight, the Harp & the Maiden (when noblewoman/songsayer Juilene rejects evil wizard ruler Lindos' marriage offer, she must flee but meets mysterious knight foretold to be savior;PBO) | $6.99 |
Coville, Bruce | Buce Coville's Alien Visitors; Shapeshifters (young readers; anthologies of strange_creature stories by Bradbury, Tilton, Watt_Evans, Yolen, more; PBO) | $4.99 each |
Cox, Greg | X_Men & the Avengers: Gamma Quest Trilogy 1 (media tie_in; superhero groups join forces to defeat the Leader who's kidnapped members of their groups; PBO) | $6.99 |
Crowther, Peter_ed | Moon Shots (anthology of original lunar tales, intro by Ben Bova;PBO) | $6.99 |
Danvers, Dennis | End of Days ( Circuit of Heaven sequel; young man finds Bin prototype, its creator, then entire Bin & disembodied people, but zealot Gabriel aims to stop them) | $16 |
Dietz, William C | By Blood Alone (Legion misfit Col Bill Booly's punishment assignment to Earth turns into best defense against Legion_led military coup that topples government; PBO) | $6.99 |
Douglas, Ian | Heritage Trilogy 2: Luna Marine (after Mars city's found in 2040, war erupts between US/Russia/Japan vs United Nations & now spreads to moon witn Marines in lead; PBO) | $5.99 |
Drake, David | The Lord of the Isles 2: Queen of Demons (Garric, Sharina, Cashel & Tenoctris cross the world to confront forces of evil as cosmic magic reaches millennial peak) | $6.99 |
Elrod, PN | The Vampire Files 8: The Dark Sleep (in post_prohibition Chicago, vampire detective Jack Fleming must get incriminating letters from socialite's ex, but flying bullets indicate more is going on) | $21.95 |
Evans, Quinn Taylor | Merlin's Legacy 6: Daughter of Camelot (prequel; Merlin's orphaned niece Rianne grows up unaware of magic legacy, but encounter with Tristan wakes powers & heart; PBO) | $5.99 |
Farmer, Philip Jose | The Dark Heart of Time (Tarzan tracks kidnapped Jane to mysterious & terrifying City Built by God, despite hunters on his trail; PBO) | $6.99 |
Foster, Alan Dean | The Founding of the Commonwealth 1: Phylogenesis (after 1st contact, human & Thranx leaders struggle with alliance, but one Thranx breaks rules & connects with small_time human criminal, changes both worlds) | $24.00 |
Fowler, Karen Joy | Black Glass (collection of fantastical short fiction; "enchanting, playful & ironic...layer an element of strangeness over the ordinary") | $12.95 |
Friedman, CS | This Alien Shore (in universe of ex_colony_controlled trade, woman escapes attack on Earth satellite, pursued by unknown foes & discovers secret within may change universe) | $6.99 |
Fujishima, Kosuke | Oh My Goddess!: Terrible Master URD (graphic novel; manga adventure of college student with live_in trio of mystical goddesses erupt when one looses her goddess license;PBO) | $12.95 |
Gabaldon, Diana | The Outlandish Companion (reference; companion to "Outlander" time_travel saga, with novel synopses, character lists & geneologies, Gaelic glossary & pronunciation, research, more) | $24.95 |
Gear, Kathleen O'Neal & W Michael | People of the Masks (10th in North American prehistory saga) | $6.99 |
Grant, Richard | Kaspian Lost (teen leaves Earth for 4 days, recalls strange beings & dead father, but adults aim to control 'rebellion'__can he still find heart of Great Mystery?) | $24 |
Green, Simon R | Swords of Haven: Adventures of Hawk & Fisher (omnibus reprint of 3 sword_&_sorcery adventures: Hawk & Fisher, Winner Takes All & The God Killer ) | $6.99 |
Grell, M/Mhan, P/Lee, N | Magic:The Gathering: Gerrard's Quest (graphic novel/gaming tie_in; Gerrard & ship's crew set out to save captured captain & confront enemy battleship, stronghold's horrors; PBO) | $12.95 |
Grubb, Jeff | Magic:The Gathering: Ice Age 1: The Gathering Dark (Dominaria attempts to rebuild ruin left by Brothers' War by oppressing magic &its users;PBO) | $5.99 |
Hamilton, Peter F | The Nano Flower (telepathic investigator Greg Mandel 3, traces origin of flower with genes millions of years beyond terrestrial DNA) | $6.99 |
Heller, Carol | The Stones of Stiga (Shunlar returns to present Ranth with their son, but finds death spells, treachery, war threatening Kalaven, must find answers in dragons, deserted ruins;PBO) | $5.99 |
Jones, Diana Wynne | The Magicians of Caprona (young reader/Chrestomanci novel reprint; only Tonino lacks family ability to make spells, but can communicate with cats, which may help him save city) | $5.95 |
Kathryns, GA | The Borders of Life (elderly town patron returns home to die, but mysterious man gives her key to garden where dead live & years_ago murder's tied to garden's secret; PBO) | $6.99 |
Kress, Nancy | David Brin's Out of Time: Yanked! (in 2565, endangered semi_utopia 'yanks' 20c teens from their time to solve problems; here, Jason & Sharon must battle grotesque humanoid army; PBO) | $4.99 |
Marley, Louise | The Terrorists of Irustan (healer on world oppressive to women, Zahra agrees to friend's plan to save daughter from cruel marriage, but their silent terrorism has unforeseen consequences;PBO) | $13.95 |
McAuley, Paul J | Books of Confluence 1: Child of the River (into god_abandoned world of 10,000 beast_based bloodlines grown to war, heresy comes last, greatest child of great line, who has yet to learn his purpose) | $6.99 |
McConnell, Ashley | Stargate SG_1: The Price You Pay (media tie_in; Col O'Neill & team are stranded on world that provides Goa'uld hosts & the Goa'uld are on the way; PBO) | $5.99 |
Miller, Frank/Gibbons, Dave | Martha Washington Saves the World (graphic novel; insane, global AI bent on enslaving Earth meets her match in captain of interplanetary mission to observe asteroid with key to Creation; PBO) | $12.95 |
Modesitt, LE Jr | The Ghost of the Revelator ( Of Tangible Ghosts sequel;invitation to Deseret brings danger, intrigue to Prof John Eschbach, only knowledge of ghosts' physical nature may save them) | $6.99 |
Nylund, Eric S | Signal to Noise (computer cryptographer deciphers business messages from deep space, but government, multinationals, friends & mystery players all want piece of action) | $6.99 |
O'Donohoe, Nick | The Gnomewrench in the Dwarfworks (US engineer investigates WWII order for furnace fit for 3_ft_tall person & finds dwarves, allies & equally unusual enemies; PBO) | $6.50 |
Pierson, Chris | DragonLance: Bridges of Time Series: Dezra's Quest (10 years after centaur chieftain's pact with Chaos during 2nd Cataclysm, lone centaur travels to Solace to get help from Hero of the Lance Caramon; PBO) | $5.99 |
Preston, Douglas/Child, Lincoln | Riptide (cursed pirate's treasure sparks high_tech recovery effort, but the treacherous Water Pit on island off Maine coast may defeat the best tech) | $7.50 |
Resnick, Mike | Kirinyaga (in 23rd century,Kenyan leader establishes utopian society on asteroid, modeled on pre_European Africa, but faces opposition from Earth & his followers) | $12.95 |
Rollins, James | Subterranean (team of specialists enter labyrinth leading from Antarctic to center of earth through wonders, terrors & mystery older than time; PBO) | $6.99 |
Routley, Jane | Aramaya (mage Dion 3, searches for niece in corrupt capitol of decadent Aramaya into necromancy & deceit at palace with archenemy at center of web;PBO) | $13.50 |
Rovin, Jeff | Vespers (horror; NY detective & Bronx Zoo expert team up to stop murders by evil, deadly bats) | $6.99 |
Russell, Sean | The River Into Darkness 2: The Compass of the Soul (Erasmus Flattery struggles with mage Eldrich's command to eliminate Tellerite leader & loyalty to her, undertakes quest that overturns all he believes) | $6.99 |
Salvatore, RA | Forgotten Realms: The Silent Blade (reprint; Drizzt Do'Urden & Wulfgar face assassin Artemis Entreri, their greatest enemy) | $6.99 |
Shinn, Sharon | The Shapechanger's Wife (reprint; student of wizardry seeks to learn from shapechanger, but discovers his most valuable possession__his wife) | $5.99 |
Smith, Dean Wesley | Men in Black: The Green Saliva Blues (movie tie_in; MIB agents Jay & Elle take on happy alien couple & their carnivorous guests; PBO) | $5.99 |
Smith, Dean Wesley/Rusch, KristineK | The Tenth Planet (humanity discovers planet beyond Pluto bears hibernating inhabitants who emerge every 800 years to harvest food supply from Earth; PBO) | $5.99 |
Stackpole, M/Nadeau, J/Ensign, J | Star Wars:X_Wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service (graphic novel/media tie_in; Wege & the Rogues must face down the Empire's greatest ace, who trained many of the Rogues, & his Fighter Division; PBO) | $12.95 |
Stackpole, Michael A | Star Wars: I, Jedi (media tie_in; as new Jedi train, a secret cadre of pirates threaten the New Republic & only Luke Skywalker can stop them) | $5.99 |
Sterling, Bruce | A Good Old_Fashioned Future (collection of sf stories "ranging from steely extrapolation to cruel & clever satire", includes previously unpublished novella "Taklamakon" ; PBO) | $6.99 |
Stover, Matthew Woodring | Heroes Die (adventures of man who's superstar actor on Earth, as well as master assassin on planet Overworld; includes author interview) | $6.99 |
Sumner, Mark | News from the Edge: Vampires of Vermont (tabloid reporter Savvy McKinnon 3, finds interview with vampire leading to much worse; PBO) | $5.99 |
Thomson, Amy | The Color of Distance (human survivor on alien planet is reborn in savior's image, but's trapped on savior's world; Campbell_winning author, Dick_nominee novel) | $6.50 |
Turner, Jim_ed | Cthulhu 2000 (anthology of tales pay homage to Lovecraft's creation, from Wilson, Brite, Ellison, Sterling, Zelazny, Russ, Klein, Friesner, Ligotti, Wolfe,Newman,more) | $12.95 |
Waugh, Sylvia | Mennyms Alive (young reader #5; family of living dolls is suddenly left without life force, except for lone blue Mennym__then the others wake up, but to what life?) | $4.50 |
Whyte, Jack | The Sorceror: The Metamorphosis (#6 in series of non-magical, historically plausible version of the Arthurian mythos) | $23.95 |
DUE BY MID_JUNE
Cornwell, Bernard | Warlord Chronicles 3: Excalibur (King Arthur struggles against Saxon as he desperately tries to surmount ruined marriage, broken dreams) | $14.95 |
Datlow, Ellen/Windling, Terri_eds | The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: 12th Annual Collection (anthology includes Borges, de Lint, Dowling, Etchison, Kessel, Sherman, Smith, Straub, more, plus Bryant's film wrap_up; hc avail $29.95) | $17.95 |
Dickson, Gordon R | Way of the Pilgrim (reprint) | $15.95 |
Hickam, Homer H Jr | Back to the Moon (when NASA insiders hijack final shuttle flight with secret consortium backing, scientist at helm learns there's more to plot, must decide who to trust) | $23.95 |
Joyce, Graham | Dark Sister (couple moves into ordinary townhouse, but find diary of generations of secret Wiccan herb_lore, discover hidden powers & wake a sinister force) | $22.95 |
MacLeod, Ken | The Cassini Division (elite, 24c defense force leader Ellen May Ngewthu's plan to rid humanity of godlike "posthumans" leads around world & into deep space to reveal truth) | $22.95 |
Matz, Marc | Nocturne for a Dangerous Man (21c hunter Gavilan Robie's hired by multicorp to find kidnapped employee, but will need all skills learned with clandestine covert ops/rescue team) | $25.95 |
Modesitt, LE Jr | Gravity Dreams (man raised in conservative religious culture is exiled to advanced, space_faring civilization, becomes space pilot & meets__God?) | $24.95 |
Modesitt, LE Jr | The Forever Hero (omnibus reprint of Dawn for a Distant Earth, The Silent Warrior, In Endless Twilight ; humans return to Earth after millennia, find primitive humans) | $17.95 |
Peck, Catherine_ed | A Treasury of North American Folktales (compilation of tales, includes Indian tribes, Cajun bayous, Hispanic SW, Ozarks, more) | $29.95 |
Rucker, Rudy | Saucer Wisdom (in "non_fiction novel", Rucker considers views of the world from man abducted by inhabitants of tiny flying saucer, ever_more distant future) | $23.95 |
Shwartz, Susan | Cross & Crescent ( Shards of Empire sequel; as Turks invade Byzantium & capture Jerusalem, the Frankish & Norman armies come to the rescue, but with their own agenda) | $14.95 |
Watts, Peter | Starfish (volunteers surgically altered to work in deep ocean experimental stations are psychotic & begin to question survival as disaster approaches from below) | $23.95 |
Williams, Billy Dee/MacGregor, Rob | Psi/Net (ex_Air Force Maj Trent Calloway's past involvement in CIA "psychic spying" project comes back to haunt him when he's drugged & bound to psychic nexus) | $22.95 |
Windling, Terri/Sherman, Delia_eds | The Essential Bordertown (anthology of new tales set in city on uneasy border between Faerie & Human, from de Lint, Brust, McKillip, Kushner, Sherman, Stevermer, more) | $14.95 |
DUE BY THE END OF JUNE
Alexander, Lloyd | The Iron Ring (when King Tamar of Sundari gambles away kindom, wealth & own freedom, he sets out on quest to pay debt & free himself from magic ring of bondage) | $4.99 |
Dunnett, Dorothy | House of Niccolo_4: Scales of Gold; 5: The Unicorn Hunt (reprints of 4th & 5th in Renaissance saga) | $15.00 each |
Greenwald, Jeff | Future Perfect: How Star Trek Conquered Planet Earth (non_fiction /media tie_in; "insightful, irreverent & sometimes hilarious" survey of TV show's worldwide influence, includes interviews, more) | $13.95 |
Kennealy_Morrison, Patricia | Keltiad 8: The Deer's Cry (in 453, half_Sidhe Brendan must lead the faerie Danaan & followers of the Old Ways to the stars before invader drives magic from the land) | $6.50 |
Silverberg, Robert | Lord Prestimion (Prestimion's achieved rule of Majipoor, but now must cope with consequences of Spell of Oblivion he invoked on winning devastating war) | $24.00 |
Silverberg, Robert | The Alien Years (when aliens come to Earth, telepathically enslave collaborators & strip Earth of electricity, the Carmichael family & fellow rebels refuse to submit) | $6.99 |
Tolkien, JRR | Roverandom (story Tolkien created for son in 1925 about adventures of dog that's transformed into toy, searches for wizard & wins back his life) | $12.00 |
Williams, Walter Jon | The Rift (when 8.9 earthquake hits Missouri, the entire heartland falls into the Rift, white mist rises from crevasse & survivors struggle with chaos) | $25.00 |
DUE BY JULY 10
Athans, Philip | Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate (game novelization; dead god's son fights way along Sword Coast in search of truth that may rip world apart; PBO) | $5.99 |
Baron, M/Biukovic, E/Shanower, E | Star Wars: The Last Command (graphic novel/media tie_in /concludes Thrawn Trilogy; clone army threatens to overwhelm New Republic, dark Jedi kidnaps Han, Leia's newborn twins;PBO) | $17.95 |
Brooks, Terry | A Knight of the Word (presidential candidate in 2000 race faces California, brother's 12_year-old murder & secrets from past while abortion activist targets him for "statement") | $6.99 |
Burns, Stephen L | Flesh & Silver (doctor outcast for giving up humanity to heal with psychic power, mechanical precision as Bergmann surgeon must reclaim life when despot kidnaps him;PBO) | $5.99 |
Chester, Deborah | Lucasfilm's Alien Chronicles 3: The Crystal Eye (media tie_in; Viis rule ends amid wasted resources, slave rebellions & prophecy unfolding as Ampris the Exile's story concludes; PBO) | $6.99 |
Coe, David B | The Lon Tobyn Chronicle 2: The Outlanders (when magical order discovers technological source of attacks, young mage Orris travels to heart of Lon_Ser only to find long_lost order splinter group) | $6.99 |
Coleman, Loren L | Battletech 45:Capellan Solution 2: The Killing Fields (gaming tie_in; Chancellor Sun_Tzu Liao finds dream of reuniting, controlling Compact through war dying as war carries on for years; PBO) | $5.99 |
Cooney, Caroline B | Prisoner of Time (young adult; when 16_year_old Devonny steps out of 19c to escape arranged marriage, she turns to Tod Lockwood for help) | $4.99 |
Cox, Greg | X_Men & the Avengers: Gamma Quest Trilogy 2 (media tie_in; superhero groups ally with the Hulk to find kidnapped teammates, realize foe is gamma_powered Leader, Gamma Sentinels & more; PBO) | $6.99 |
Daniells, Cory | Broken Vows (last survivor of her people, Imoshen must face General Tulkhan's invasion & gain his trust while her betrothed leads rebels) | $5.99 |
Dann, Jack/Dozois, Gardner_eds | Future War (anthology of military sf by Dick, Shepard, Haldeman, Steele, more; PBO) | $5.99 |
Dann, Joshua | Timeshare: A Time for War (trilogy conclusion; John Surrey transports himself & '40s girlfriend back to London during Blitz, learns war, straddling present & past are hell; PBO) | $5.99 |
Dunn, JR | Full Tide of Light (century after Earth holocaust refugees settle grim planet, rebels rise against ageless Lady Amalfi as ship nears, possibly with ex_humans who destroyed world) | $5.99 |
Dunsany, Lord | The King of Elfland's Daughter (reprint of epic fantasy classic; young prince dares forest to find land of Faerie & bring back Elf_Princess as bride; Neil Gaiman intro) | $12.00 |
Emerson, Ru | Greyhawk: Against the Giants (game novelization; "brave heroes battle fierce giants"; PBO) | $5.99 |
Emerson, Ru | Xena, Warrior Princess: Go Quest, Young Man 1 (TV tie_in; when Xena discovers Joxer's quest involves King of Sparta & venal priest of Apollo, she decides to discover, stop their plan; PBO) | $5.99 |
Finch, Sheila | David Brin's Out of Time: Tiger in the Sky (teens are "yanked" from various times to solve supposed utopia's problems must cope with cute but electrically & mentally devastating aliens; PBO) | $4.99 |
Flewelling, Lynn | Nightrunner 3: Traitor's Moon (Alec & Seregil are sent to persuade Seregil's homeland to ally with Skala in war, but when Queen dies during negotiations, all hell breaks loose;PBO) | $6.50 |
Green, Sharon | The Blending 5: Prophecy (the Chosen Five, wielders of elemental magic, must join with Destiny to defeat usurping Five, invaders & peasant revolt;PBO) | $6.50 |
Hemingway, Hilary/Lindsay, Jeffry | Dreamchild (as unique hybrid of human & alien, 5_year_old Max holds the future in his hands, but will he survive long enough to fulfill his purpose?) | $6.99 |
Jeter, KW | Star Wars:The Bounty Hunter Wars 3: Hard Merchandise (media tie_in; Boba Fett struggles to survive conspiracy, Bossk re_establishes guild & Kuat's machinations have shocking outcome; PBO) | $5.99 |
Keyes, J Gregory | Babylon 5: Final Reckoning 3: The Fate of Bester (TV tie_in; as new resistance topples Psi Corps & targets Bester as war criminal, he goes on run but justice & vengeance close in;PBO) | $5.99 |
Krane, Steven | Teek (covert Agency experiments continue under wealthy master for unknown purpose until one subject escapes & her children become factor in pursuit; PBO) | $6.99 |
Leith, Valery | Everien 1: Company of Glass (in world of fluid geography & protean reality, deadly force moves & man with key to saving world refuses battle, except for debt to friend's daughter;PBO) | $13.95 |
Mallory, James | Merlin 1: The Old Magic (TV tie_in;Queen Mab's magic_trained heir, meant to lead return to Old Ways, turns against her cruelty, plunges into magic war with evil Queen of Faery;PBO) | $6.99 |
May, Julian | The Rampart Worlds: Perseus Spur (Asahel Frost's expelled from Interstellar Commers Secretariat & exiled on remote planet, but assassination attempts lead to deadly conspiracy; PBO) | $6.99 |
McAuley, Paul J | Books of Confluence 2: Ancient of Days (on artificial world of many bloodlines, Yama, sole survivor of Builder line, prophecy fulfillment & civil war pawn, pursues secrets of past;PBO) | $16.00 |
McKiernan, Dennis L. | Hel's Crucible Duology 2: Into the Fire (Tipperton & Beau find coin delivered to King Agron is plea for help from King Blaine in Great War of the Ban, lead Agron's army against Black Mage;PBO) | $6.99 |
Norton, Andre/Greenberg, MH_eds | Catfantastic V (anthology of fantasy cat tales by Lackey, Drake, Longyear, Watt_Evans, Norton, more; PBO) | $6.99 |
Robinson, Kim Stanley | Antarctica (in near future, the Antarctic continent becomes battleground between exploiters & preservers) | $6.99 |
Saberhagen, Fred | Book of the Gods 1: The Face of Apollo (when ancient gods return, Jeremy Redthorn fulfills dying stranger's wish, takes on powerful talisman, but it may not protect from humans or immortals) | $6.99 |
Smith, Michael Marshall | One of Us (ex_cop Hap Thompson's job is having people's dreams for them but side job caretaking woman's memories gets him involved in murder & deadly pursuit) | $6.50 |
Springer, Nancy | Sky Rider (young adult; Dusty struggles with mom's death, dad's drinking & ailing horse, but suspects eerie boy who healed horse may be ghost of boy killed on dad's land;PBO) | $15.00 |
Stableford, Brian | Inherit the Earth (in healthy but sterile 22c New Utopia, son of artificial womb's inventor becomes target of shadowy terrorist group) | $6.99 |
Stasheff, Christopher | A Wizard in Rhyme 5: My Son, the Wizard (ordinary joe_turned wizard Matt Mantrell whisks parents from NJ to enchanted world, but invading Moors, sinister sorcerers, devilish djinn plague them) | $6.99 |
Stasheff, Christopher | The Spell_Bound Scholar (Gallowglass family's youngest son Gregory, Gramarye's most eligible bachelor, is ultimate challenge for enemy Moraga & her powers; PBO) | $6.99 |
Thomson, Amy | Through Alien Eyes (two members of alien species struggle to survive on Earth; "a decidedly different point of view"; PBO) | $13.95 |
Weis, Margaret/Hickman, Tracy_eds | DragonLance:Heroes & Fools: Tales of the 5th Age (anthology of stories set in early 5th Age by Weis/Perrin, Berberick, Knaak, Niles, O'Donohoe; PBO) | $6.99 |
Wells, Martha | Death of the Necromancer (nobleman/thief Nicholas Valiarde's quest to kill count who had godfather executed for necromancy is hampered by strange, deadly necromantic interference) | $6.99 |
West, Michelle | The Sun Sword 3: The Shining Court (the Festival of the Moon may be key to Shining Court's triumph or humanity's last chance to defeat demon's Lord; PBO) | $6.99 |
Wilson, Robert Charles | Darwinia (in 1920, scientific expedition travels into interior of nightmarish, alien jungle continent that replaced Europe 8 years before; Hugo Award nominee) | $6.99 |
DUE BY MID_JULY
Anderson, Poul | Operation Luna ( Operation Chaos sequel; angry spirits try to stop space launch after life's discovered on moon, lead witch Ginny, engineer/werewolf Steve to intervene) | $22.95 |
Besher, Alexander | Chi (in 2038, drug of choice is chi essence drained from human slaves, but when immortality through new type of chi's offered by new species,the race is on) | $24.00 |
Clarke, Arthur C | Greetings, Carbon_Based Bipeds! Collected Works 1934_1998 (collection of non_fiction essays, reporting & predictions about scientific developments, each with new intro; "technological prophet & cultural conscience") | $35.00 |
Cordy, Michael | Crime Zero (near future government starts to alter 'violence genes' of criminal, but FBI forensic psychologist Luke Decker unwittingly lands on path of program's logical conclusion) | $25.00 |
Drake, David | Lord of the Isles 3: Servant of the Dragon (Cashel, Sharina, Garric & Ilna continue journeys through kingdoms of the Isles as Sharina's pulled back through time by wizard's spirit) | $26.95 |
Gear, Kathleen O'Neal & W Michael | The Visitant (physical anthropologist Dr Maureen Cole examines mass grave found in New Mexico, but eerie, threatening events, voices of dead lead to Anasazi mystery) | $19.95 |
Grant, Charles | Millenium Quartet 4: Riders in the Sky (4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse gather, War prepares to lead Earth's doom, but handful of people transformed by the Horsemen are ready to face them) | $25.95 |
Holland, Cecilia | Valley of the Kings (associational; archaeologist Howard Carter confronts modern bureacracy & ancient cunning in search for treasures of King Tut's tomb) | $11.95 |
Kessel, John | The Pure Product (collection of 19 short stories from comic sf writer; "darkly comic vision is wackily funny, brilliantly cruel & joltingly powerful") | $14.95 |
Kress, Nancy | Beaker's Dozen collection of short stories from Hugo & Nebula winner, includes "Flowers of Aulit Prison" & novella "Beggars in Spain") | $13.95 |
Resnick, Mike | A Hunger in the Soul (medical researcher tries to disappear into Bushveld jungles, but journalist/adventurer's sent to bring him back to human_settled galaxy to fight plague) | $14.95 |
Robins, Madeline E | The Stone War (John Tietjen returns to NY as refugees with contradictory stories leave, gathers survivors & re_homesteads city & faces the true nature of the catastrophe) | $23.95 |
van Vogt, AE | The War Against the Rull (sf adventure classic reprinted, expanded with Rull stories not included in novel) | $12.95 |
DUE BY THE END OF JULY
Andreadis, Athena | To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek (non_fiction/media tie_in; examination of biological ideas from Star Trek & how they relate to current understanding of scientific principles) | $12.00 |
DeWeese, Gene | Lost in Space: The Vault (movie tie_in; the Robinsons find devastated planet with only building left full of doors to alien experience & vast power__which Dr Smith wants; PBO) | $5.99 |
Disch, Thomas M | The Sub: A Study in Witchcraft (woman finds recovery of abuse memories brings transformative powers, but her enemies' powers & father's evil may be greater than her new abilities) | $24.00 |
Ellis, Richard | Imagining Atlantis (survey of theories, myths, history of search for Atlantis with views from Verne, Cayce, Cousteau, Bacon, Berlitz, more) | $14.00 |
Hoffman, Alice | Fireflies: A Winter Tale (when the fireflies don't arrive on May 1st & his village is frozen in winter, Jackie doesn't expect that his clumsiness will save the village) | $14.99 |
Jacques, Brian | Seven Strange & Ghostly Tales (young reader/reprint; collection of 7 short, spooky tales) | $5.99 |
Jensen, Jan Lars | Shiva 3000 (2 quarreling friends cross future India & encounter gods of the Hindu pantheon in adventures, conflicts & more) | $24.00 |
Long, Jeff | The Descent (demonic hordes & their satanic overlords erupt into world & military, industry, academics & ordinary individuals attempt to respond) | $24.00 |
McCarthy, Helen/Clements, Jonathan | The Erotic Anime Movie Guide (media reference; guide to Japanese animation's controversial sub_genre with filmography, terms, ratings, plots, personnel, etc) | $17.95 |
McKenna, Juliet E | Einarinn 1: The Thief's Gamble (thief Livak depends on obscurity to survive, but gamble on trip to Archmage's city, theft of tankard with ancient magic secrets puts her in spotlight;PBO) | $6.99 |
Molstad, Stephen | Independence Day 3: War in the Desert (movie tie_in; rival pilots leading Mid_East forces learn "successful" air war's opened way for alien ambush & union is only way to stop them; PBO) | $6.99 |
Steiber, Ellen | The X Files 12: Grotesque (TV tie_in/young adult; Mulder & Scully investigate claims of serial killer who believes he's possessed by ancient, malicious gargoyle; PBO) | $4.50 |
Thompson, Kate | Switchers (young adult;besides ability to become various animals, Switchers Tess & Kevin have led different lives but must join forces to face threat of disaster) | $5.99 |
Zebrowski, George | Brute Orbits (asteroid prisons are given "errors" in velocity to keep them away, but when scientists are able to reach them, they find colonies adapted to brutal conditions) | $6.99 |
DUE BY AUGUST 10
Alexander, David | Tomorrow's Soldier (non_fiction; exploration of probable course of military weaponry, tactics & training in 21st century;PBO) | $6.50 |
Allen, Roger MacBride | David Brin's Out of Time: The Game of Worlds (young adult; Adam's "yanked" from 1990s high school into 2345 faceoff between humans & 2 warlike species__can he be the hero he's supposed to be?;PBO) | $4.99 |
Allston, Aaron | Star Wars X_Wing 9: Starfighters of Adumar (Wedge Antilles & squad's run_of_the_mill mission turns into excallating spiral of danger, intrigue; PBO) | $5.99 |
Barton, William/Capobianco, Michael | White Light (as Earth dies in 2083, renegade families reflecting self_destructive society set out for heart of alien culture that may hold last hope or utter destruction) | $6.99 |
Beagle, Peter S | Giant Bones (reprint; collection of 6 fantasy stories set in world of The Innkeeper's Song ) | $14.95 |
Blaylock, James P | The Rainy Season (widower inherits mother's house & agrees to care for orphaned niece who can sense emotions from past, voices of dead & powers gathering around house) | $21.95 |
Borchardt, Alice | Night of the Wolf (erotic horror; as Roman forces invade Gaul, werewolf Manael becomes prey of Druid priestess summoned to kill him) | $25.00 |
Brust, Steven | The Book of Jhereg (omnibus reprint of Jhereg, Yendi & Teckla ; wise_cracking assassin Vlad Taltos & dragon_like companion on world dominated by non_humans & magic) | $15.00 |
Carpenter, Leonard | Conan the Gladiator (sword & sorcery reprint) | $5.99 |
Coleman, Loren | Magic:The Gathering: Artifacts 4: Bloodlines (now that Urza's completed his Legacy of artifacts, he must create person to inherit his 3000 years of responsibilites; PBO) | $5.99 |
Cox, Greg | X_Men & The Avengers: Gamma Quest Trilogy 3 (media tie_in; 2 great super_teams join forces w/The Hulk against deadly Leader's lunar base; PBO) | $6.99 |
Crompton, Anne Eliot | Percival's Angel (re_telling of Arthur's knight Percival & his search for holy grail, as told by the fairy woman who loved him; PBO) | $5.99 |
Dann, Jack | The Silent (associational;"ferocious portrait of the Civil War's human toll") | $12.95 |
Dickson, Gordon R | The Dragon in Lyonesse (mathematician/dragon Jim Eckert & friends are determined to help Arthur & Knights hold Lyonesse against Dark Powers, despite their resistance to help) | $6.99 |
Dunsany, Lord | The Charwoman's Shadow (reprint of fantasy classic; poor noble's son is apprenticed to sorcerer, but learns sinister consequences of surrendering his shadow; P Beagle intro) | $12.00 |
Fabi, Mark | Red Mercury (Ben Bridges realizes deadly truth behind Internet_underground_ touted substance, but officials can't see past his Tourette's syndrome,won't believe him;PBO) | $13.95 |
Frank, Suzanne | Shadows on the Aegean (time traveler Chloe Kingsley 2, wakes in ancient Crete instead of Dallas, as Cybele Oracle seeing empire's destruction in blood & fire) | $6.99 |
Gear, W Michael | Forbidden Borders 1: Requiem for the Conqueror (reprint; story of man raised to be ultimate general/killing machine, fighting for own humanity & for son he's never known, now his sworn enemy) | $6.99 |
Geras, Adele/Brace, Eric_illus | The Fabulous Fantoras 1: Family Files (young reader; Ozzy the talking cat records adventures of family whose members each have an unusual magical talent__or two) | $3.99 |
Godwin, Parke | Lord of Sunset (in 11c Britain, Harold of Wessex's thrust into battle for throne, requiring he forsake peace, true love, only to face old friend William of Normandy as conqueror) | $6.99 |
Green, Simon R | Deathstalker 5: Deathstalker Destiny (warrior Owen Deathstalker's stranded on leper colony struggling to survive when he learns great love's abducted by cult dedicated to excessive experiments;PBO) | $6.99 |
Greenberg, Martin H_ed | Merlin (anthology; stories from Yolen, de Lint, Norton, Paxson, more;PBO) | $6.99 |
Greenwood, Ed | Forgotten Realms: Silverfall: Stories of the 7 Sisters (7 sisters touched by goddess Mystra join to match wits & magical powers with Realms_spanning conspiracy; PBO) | $14.99 |
Jones, Dennis | The House of Pandragore: The Stone & the Maiden (as Black Craft master_led Tathars invade Ascendancy, break Deep Magic ban, heiress & soldier quest for the Signata__place holding all places, moments) | $23.00 |
Joshi, ST/Cannon, Peter_eds | More Annotated HP Lovecraft (collection of more classic, macabre tales, plus annotations exploring writing's complexity, literary allusions, autobiographical details, more) | $13.95 |
Kanaly, Michael | Virus Clans: A Story of Evolution (research scientist's on verge of discovering virus clans that intend to make themselves at home by changing humans) | $5.99 |
Kurtz, Katherine/Harris, Deborah T | Knights Templar: The Temple & the Stone (when 2 Templars believe Scotland's Stone of Scone's lost its magic, they must restore stone's magic or face civil war) | $6.99 |
Maggin, Elliot S | Kingdom Come (media tie_in;minister on revelation quest with angel tells of young superheroes ravaging world & return of Superman to changed world, Armageddon's spark) | $6.50 |
McCarthy, Wil | Bloom (after 21c artificial organisms mutate, sweep Earth, inner solar system, human remnants realize vital mission to deadly heart of plague faces sabotage) | $6.99 |
Morland, Alanna | Shackle & Sword (stepfather_sold slave Farris escapes with help of father's people & learns their magic, becomes mercenary & confronts past, kidnapped Queen he loves;PBO) | $5.99 |
Norton, Andre | Scent of Magic (ability to sense magic odors raises orphan Willadene from scullery maid to herbalist in Ducal court, but now senses evil, corruption, betrayal, terror) | $6.50 |
Parkinson, Dan | Gates of Time 3: Paradox Gate (ordinary couple must save the world after getting involved with time_travelling aliens & forces trying to destroy history; PBO) | $5.99 |
Pournelle, Jerry | Starswarm (living with uncle on research oupost, young Kip learns voice in his head is implanted AI, his parents've been persecuted, killed & the station's in danger) | $5.99 |
Rice, Anne | The Vampire Armand (erotic horror; the story of vampire Armand, from Kiev Rus under Mongol domination to slavery under Tartars, to meeting Marius in Venice, more) | $14.95 |
Rusch, Kristine, Kathryn | Black Throne 1: The Black Queen (Queen Arianna finds hold on thoughts threatened, urging her on war of conquest & only hope may be estranged brother & legitimate heir to throne; PBO) | $6.50 |
Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann | The Lady in the Loch (1880s Edinburgh sheriff Walter Scott investigates grisly discovery on banks of the loch, but with gypsy woman's help realizes evil forces are at work) | $5.99 |
Sheffield, Charles | Aftermath (when Alpha Centauri system goes supernova, Earth ecology, technology are devastated & survivors try to bring order amid chaos with power struggles, politics) | $6.50 |
Slonczewski, Joan | The Children Star (research efforts to find native intelligent life on Prokaryon race time against corporation's terraform plans, but colony of orphans is lost in shuffle) | $5.99 |
Spruill, Steven | Daughter of Darkness (Dr Jenn Hrluska finds freshly killed body on doorstep, realizes it's invitation from father to turn to violence to feed her thirst for blood) | $6.99 |
Stove, Matthew Woodring | Jericho Moon ( Iron Dawn sequel; as Greece glories fade, Barra the Pict finds efforts to save Prince of Jericho may be thwarted by Joshua) | $6.99 |
Turteltaub, HN (Harry Turtledove) | Justinian (associational; novelized life of Roman emperor who expanded rule over Arabs, Slavs & Eastern Church, was overthrown & exiled) | $6.99 |
Turtledove, Harry | The Great War 2: Walk in Hell (alternate history; with the CSA & USA allied to opposite sides of WWI, the devastation spreads to America & oppressed slave descendents rebel) | $25.95 |
Varley, John | The Golden Globe (actor Sparkey Valentine brings Shakespeare to universe, using magnetic implants to transform his appearance, but is also conman on run from murder charge) | $6.99 |
Vitola, Denise | Ster*Drive: The Silence Between the Stars (Killian Stiver leads explorer team to ship hulk to find mysterious prize, the Imperator; PBO) | $5.99 |
Weis, Margaret/Hickman, Tracy | Starshield 2: Nightsword (Earth astronaut with infinite knowlege is caught between competing forces looking for sword that controls reality & brings absolute power) | $6.99 |
Weis, Margaret/Perrin, Don | Dragonlance: Raistlin Chronicles 2: Brothers in Arms ( Soulforge sequel; Raistlin & Caramon join mercenary army & are sent to capture city with secret known only to Lord Ariakas; PBO) | $6.99 |
Williams, Tad | Otherland 2: River of Blue Fire (continuation of story set in near_future world of virtual reality) | $7.50 |
Williams, Tad | Otherland 3: Mountain of Black Glass (continuation of story set in near_future world of virtual reality) | $24.95 |
Yolen, Jane | The One_Armed Queen (as age of high magic fades, White Jenna's enemy_raised son Jem resents one_armed Scillia's power, position as Jenna's heir & plunges world into war) | $6.99 |
Zahn, Timothy | The Icarus Hunt (with aliens monopolizing interstellar trade, freighter pilot Jordan McKell's happy to take job with sealed cargo on antique ship, but something's wrong...) | $23.95 |
. Zelazny, Roger/Lindskold, Jane | Lord Demon (millennia after gods defeated & banished demons, greatest demon seeks revenge for human servant's murder, but can he do so & preserve Demon Realms?) | $23.00 |
DUE BY MID_AUGUST
Anderson, Poul | Operation Chaos (1971 reprint/science fantasy; in war against black magic, skilled witch/werewolf/engineer husband are assigned to neutralize world's most powerful demon) | $12.95 |
Bradley, Marion Zimmer | Heartlight (Light series conclusion; tells the 50_year tale of Colin MacLaren's battle for the Light through occult, physical means from post WWII_present America) | $16.95 |
Carmody, Isobelle | The Obernewtyn Chronicles 1: Obernewtyn (in paranoid, post_holocaust world, Misfit woman may be killed for her mental powers, escapes to Misfit haven, but finds evil, exploitation there, too) | $22.95 |
Carroll, Jonathan | The Marriage of Sticks (after hip young woman sights uncanny old woman in wheelchair, she marries, moves & encounters ghosts from past & future, then things get more strange) | $23.95 |
Chamberlin, Ann | Joan of Arc Tapestries 1: The Merlin of St Gilles' Well (history_based fantasy begins with ancient prophecies by Merlin of religious, military leader's destiny & her practice of ancient pagan ways) | $23.95 |
Clement, Hal | Half Life (in near_future ravaged by disease evolution, expedition to Saturn hopes to find answers in biochemistry of pre_life, but can they beat their diseases?) | $23.95 |
Davidson, A/Silverberg,R/Davis,G_ed | The Avram Davidson Treasury (collection of one of century's finest fantasists, each story introduced by SF author, including LeGuin, Gibson, Anderson, Wolfe, Beagle, Benford, Disch,more) | $17.95 |
Haydon, Elizabeth | Rhapsody (start of new epic fantasy series;"sharp ear for dialogue, panache with characters & that essential ability to transport her readers into her own...world") | $27.95 |
Mackay, Scott | Outpost (humans escape high_tech alien prison, only to be caught in war between 2 alien races over control of human past, with key to struggle in Italian Renaissance) | $14.95 |
Mie'ville, China | King Rat (young man raised by the King of the Rats in London narrates the centuries_old blood feud between rat king & the Pied Piper of Hamelin) | $23.95 |
Pogue, William R | How Do You Go to the Bathroom in Space? (non_fiction; in revised & updated edition, astronaut Pogue answers questions about living in space) | $9.95 |
Stableford, Brian | Architects of Emortality (from novella "The Flowers of Evil";rejuvenated plant designer Oscar Wilde, NYPD Det Charlotte Holmes investigate murder by genetically altered flowers) | $24.95 |
Tarr, Judith/Turtledove, Harry | Household Gods (when modern lawyer Nicole Perrin wakes as widowed tavernkeeper on ancient Roman frontier, she slowly learns to cope until plague, war sweep through town) | $27.95 |
| DUE BY THE END OF AUGUST Dunnett, Dorothy House of Niccolo_6:To Lie With Lions; 7:Caprice & Rondo (reprints of 6th & 7th in Renaissance saga) | $15.00 each |
Haining, Peter_ed | Vintage Science Fiction (anthology of classic tales from Clarke, Bradbury, Asimov, Dick, King, Barker, Blish, von Braun, more) | $11.95 |
Jones, Stephen_ed | Dancing With the Dark (anthology of supernatural tales from King, R Campbell, Barker, McCaffrey, Poe, Bloch, Lovecraft, Gaiman, more) | $12.95 |
Sanderson, Ruth | Papa Gatto (young reader; father cat searches for helper to care for his kittens__one is lovely_but_disastrous, the other seems trustworthy but is really scheming) | $5.95 |
Sanderson, Ruth | The Crystal Mountain (young reader; when fairies steal weaver's tapestry of the land she dreamt, her sons set out on quest to top of crystal mountain to retrieve it) | $15.95 |
Straub, Peter | Mr X (as man approaches 35th birthday, extroardinary events reveal secret of his identity & his family's fantastical nature) | $25.95 |
Vonnegut, Kurt | Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction (24 previously_ uncollected stories originally published in Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Argosy, etc, with new preface by the author) | $23.95 |
Zubrin, Robert | Entering Space: Creating a Space_Faring Civilization (non_fiction; explores prospect of human expansion into space & attendant transformation of society) | $24.95 |
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