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Parable of the Talents
- Octavia Butler tackles the creation of a new religion, the making of a god, and the ultimate fate of humanity in her Earthseed series, which continues with this sequel, Her small community is destroyed, her child is kidnapped, and she is imprisoned by sadistic zealots. She must find a way to escape and begin again, without family or friends.
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Stardust
- In the land of Faerie, Tristran promises his beloved that he will retrieve a fallen star for her from beyond the Wall that stands between their rural English town & the Faerie realm. He & the star escape evil old witches, deadly clutching trees, goblin press-gangs, and the scheming sons of the dead Lord of Stormhold. |
Children of God
- Sequel to Mary Doria Russell's 1996 The Sparrow, which saw a Jesuit mission to the planet Rakhat end in disaster. The sole survivor of that mission, a priest named Emilio Sandoz, returned a beaten and broken man, having suffered rape and mutilation at the hands of enigmatic aliens |
The Cleric Quintet Collector's Edition
- Wildly popular Forgotten Realms storyteller R.A. Salvatore's newly collected "Cleric Quintet" ties great fantasy writing in with role-playing game thrills. Follow the escapades of the cleric Cadderly, a character as memorable in his own way as Salvatore's "other" hero, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden |
Solo Command
- Aaron Allston checks in with number seven in his exciting "Star Wars" X-Wing series. "Solo Command" continues the Rogue and Wraith X-Wing squadrons' hunt for the evil Warlord Zsinj and his ship, the Iron Fist. Wedge Antilles is in command of the united force in this action-packed "Star Wars" adventure |
Sailing to Sarantium
- by Guy Gavriel Kay
- "Sailing to Sarantium" begins Guy Gavriel Kay's magnificent historical fantasy saga, the Sarantine Mosaic. Blending history and legend, Kay tells the story of Crispin, an artist who is called upon to create a monument worthy of the Golden Throne |
Mission to Horatius (Star Trek)
- Out of print for more than 30 years, "Star Trek: Mission to Horatius" by Mack Reynolds has been rediscovered at last. This classic illustrated "Trek" tale finds Captain Kirk helping out the inhabitants of a planet where clones have no rights. This hardcover collector's edition is a facsimile of the 1967 original |
Good New Stuff : Adventure Sf in the Grand Tradition
- Gardner Dozois presents "The Good New Stuff," a terrific collection of science fiction adventure tales from recent decades. Fans of these rollicking stories full of laser guns, hostile aliens, and hero scientists shouldn't miss the first volume, "The Good Old Stuff," which covers the 40s & 50s
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