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Decades after the Battle of Corrin destroys the thinking machines and establishes Faykan Butler as the first Imperium Emperor, war hero Vor turns his back on political descendants who blame him for their downfall while Gilbertus Albans hides an unbelievable secret and the Butlerian movement sweeps through the known universe intent on destroying technology.
83) The mad scientist's guide to world domination: original short fiction for the modern evil genius
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
An anthology of original horror tales featuring "evil genius" archetype characters intent on ruling the world features contributions by Diana Gabaldon, Daniel Wilson, and Austin Grossman.
85) Lilith's brood
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Pub. Date
2000.
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English
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All of humanity must share the world with uncanny, unimaginable alien creatures after war destroys Earth, in an omnibus edition containing three class science fiction novels--Dawn, Adulthood Rites, and Imago. The acclaimed trilogy that comprises Lilith's Brood is multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winner Octavia E. Butler at her best. Presented for the first time in one volume, with an introduction by Joan Slonczewski, Ph. D., Lilith's Brood is a profoundly...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Europe, 1632. It is a time of upheaval and great change. But none so great as when an unexplained temporal and spatial phenomenon known as the Ring of Fire transports the blue collar town of Grantville, West Virginia, smack dab in the middle of the Thirty Years War. When the dust settles, it becomes clear that the town of Grantville isn't going anywhere, and the can-do Americans of the twenty-first century begin altering the course of history forever....
87) Crystal dragon
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Series
Pub. Date
2006
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English
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A pilot, Jela, and a smuggler, Cantra, are gentically engineered humans who learn to trust each other and join forces against the shereikas, former humans with special powers who are determined to eliminate all inferior life-forms in the universe.
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2016.
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English
Description
A collection of short stories selected by the author combined here in one volume for the first time. Part I: Where on Earth focuses on Le Guin's interest in realism and magic realism and includes eighteen of Le Guin's satirical, political, and experimental earthbound stories. Highlights include World Fantasy and Hugo Award winner " Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight," the rarely reprinted satirical short "The Lost Children," Jupiter Award winner...
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[2020]
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English
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"A bold and breathtaking anthology of queer Indigenous speculative fiction, edited by the author of Jonny Appleseed. This exciting and groundbreaking fiction anthology showcases a number of new and emerging 2SQ (Two-Spirit and queer) Indigenous writers from across Turtle Island. These visionary authors show how queer Indigenous communities can bloom and thrive through utopian narratives that detail the vivacity and strength of 2SQness throughout its...
90) War of honor
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Series
Honor Harrington novels. Main series volume 10
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
The new government of the Star Kingdom has brazenly ignored the wishes of Queen Elizabeth--threatening to end a shaky ceasefire agreement and destroy the very fabric of the Manticore Alliance against the terrorist Committee of Public Safety. As a senior political advisor, Honor has seen the cost of war on her people and vows to restore the Republic of Haven's ancient Constitution--or die trying.
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Shannara novels. Word & Void trilogy volume 1
The Word and The Void volume Bk. 1
Shannara novels. Word and Void trilogy volume 1
The Word and The Void volume Bk. 1
Shannara novels. Word and Void trilogy volume 1
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English
95) Noir fatale
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"NEW SCIENCE FICTION, URBAN FANTASY, AND MYSTERY STORIES WITH A NOIR THEME FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHORS LAURELL K. HAMILTON delivering an Anita Blake series story, LARRY CORREIA, penning a Grimnoiir series adventure, an original Honor Harrington series tale from DAVID WEBER, AND MORE. The silky note of a saxophone. The echoes of a woman's high heels down a deserted asphalt street. Steam rising from city vents to cloud the street-lit air. A man with...
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Wastelands volume 1
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of short stories from such authors as Stephen King, Orson Scott Card, John Langan, and Octavia E. Butler that focus on the end of the world.
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2023.
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English
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"An all new collection from an American literary icon The circus comes to town... and a man gets to go to the stars. A young girl on a vacation at the sea meets the man of her dreams. Who just happens to be dead. And an immortal pirate. A swordfighter pens his memoirs... and finds his pen is in fact mightier than the sword. Welcome to Gene Wolfe's playground, a place where genres blend and a genius's imagination straps you in for the ride of your...
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Uncharted worlds, distant galaxies, and unknown threats lurking in the vastness of the cosmos ... travel to the farthest regions of space in this collection of original short stories. Written by many of today's finest authors, readers will find canonical tales of the Honorverse, the Lost Fleet, Dune, Vatta's War, Ender Wiggin, the Legion of the Damned, the Imperium, and more. Also included are past masterpieces by authors whose works defined the genre....
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