With origins in the Old Universe, the malevolent, acquisitive intelligence of Tinsori Light sought to infect others with itself, and send those agents out into the wide new universe to infect even more.
For centuries, two heroes stood between Tinsori Light and the vulnerable universe—Light Keepers Jen Sin yos'Phelium and Lorith of the Sanderat.
Just when it seemed that they—merely human—must fail, Tinsori Light, enfeebled by aged systems, succumbed to the stress of a unique spatial event—and died, leaving the station a shell.
Luckily, the light keepers have back-up. A mismatched team of arcane specialists are on-station, working non-step to preserve the Light, build trustworthy systems, and open the refurbished station for business.
In fact, ships are already incoming, and it becomes a matter of urgency to sort friend from foe. In particular, the Lyre Institute wishes to acquire Tinsori Light, and will do anything, spend anyone, to achieve that goal.
Hardcover
1st
Expected July 2023
ID: #New000260
$27.00
Lee, Sharon / Miller, Steve
Liaden Universe #26: Ribbon Dance
Signed by the Sharon Lee.
On a world where cake is a necessity, it takes the Grid to protect the civilized and the deaf from the dire influences of the ambient and to keep the chaotic Haosa at bay. Having arrived at recently Dust-bound Colemeno, Trader Padi yos'Galan is essential to Master Trader Shan yos'Galan's plan to recoup Korval's clan fortunes by establishing new routes for the clan's tradeship. Shan's inner Healer insists Padi come to terms with her as-yet unplumbed psychic abilities, which might place her in the top tier of dramliz, if she can learn control. Padi yearns to concentrate on trade, but Colemeno's fey ambient and deadly long-term politics combine to bring her face-to-face with the Haosa, and in particular with the mysterious and untouchable Tekelia, as Korval's trade mission's necessity of a port audit collide with a cruel history of murder, deception, and brutality. Amid the dangers, Padi unexpectedly finds herself eagerly exploring her dramliz side when faced with the unspoken powers of the ambient, the sky-filling energy of the ribbon dance, and Tekelia's mutable eyes"
Hardcover
1st
Expected early June 2024
ID: #New000269
$27.00
Morehouse, Lyda
Earth's Shadow Book 1: Welcome to Boy.Net
Signed by the author on the half title page.
Lucia Del Toro and Independence "Hawk" Hawkings are a pair of
happy-go-lucky lesbian bounty hunters, united in their passion for
adventure and each other.
Trade Paperback
1st
now
ID: #New000271
$22.00
Rothfuss, Patrick
The Narrow Road Between Desires
This is not the third volume of the Kingkiller Chronicles, but is an illustrated side-adventure in the world.
Bast knows how to bargain. The give-and-take of a negotiation is as familiar to him as the in-and-out of breathing; to watch him trade is to watch an artist at work. But even a master's brush can slip. When he accepts a gift, taking something for nothing, Bast's whole world is knocked askew, for he knows how to bargain—but not how to owe.
From dawn to midnight over the course of a single day, follow the Kingkiller Chronicle's most charming fae as he schemes and sneaks, dancing into trouble and back out again with uncanny grace.
The Narrow Road Between Desires is Bast's story. In it he traces the old ways of making and breaking, following his heart even when doing so goes against his better judgement.
After all, what good is caution if it keeps him from danger and delight?
A signature on the title page and a "Signed Copy" sticker applied by the publisher to the front cover.
Hardcover
First edition, first printing
Already Received
ID: #New000264
$26.00
Vinge, Joan
47 Ronin
Signed by the author. Novelization of the movie.
Mass Market Paperback
1st Edition
Already Received
ID: #New000221
$9.99
Vinge, Joan
Cowboys & Aliens
Signed by the author. Novelization of the film. An Old West showdown is interrupted by an extraterrestrial invasion force, forcing the cowboys to ally with the Indians to save the planet.
Mass Market Paperback
Already Received
ID: #New000220
$7.99
Weber, David / Holo, Jacob
Gordian Division Vol. 2: The Valkyrie Protocol
Signed by the author on tipped-in signature page
Agent Raibert Kaminski and the crew of the Transtemporal Vehicle Kleio have made a shocking discovery out in the unknown reaches of the multiverse. They've stumbled across a temporal implosion that has claimed two whole universes, and neither Raibert nor his crew can figure out what caused this calamity other than it had something to do with reckless time travel.
The Kleio speeds back to their home universe of SysGov with this dire report, but an audacious plan is put into effect before they arrive. Old colleagues of Raibert's from the Antiquities Rescue Trust, together with a version of Samuel Pepys transplanted from the 17th century into the 30th, have proposed an expedition into the past. Their goal? To branch the timeline by preventing the Plague of Justinian, one of the worst pandemics in human history.
Meanwhile, SysGov's multiverse neighbor, the xenophobic Admin, is stirring. While their ambassadors put on a friendly show, the Admin is amassing a fleet of advanced, heavily armed time machines with SysGov firmly in the crosshairs.
Time is running out for Raibert and his team. But the crew of the Kleio won't go down without a fight, no matter where—or when—the threat to their home comes from.
Hardcover
1st
Expected 10/6
ID: #New000230
$27.00
Wrede, Patricia C.
The Dark Lord's Daughter
When ordinary fourteen-year-old Kayla discovers she is the heir to a dark throne, she must find her place between her life on Earth and her magical inheritance.