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Trade Paperback : $15.95 Buy	Anvil of Stars Greg Bear Orb Books The Forge of God described the destruction of Earth itself by self-replicating robots, Von Neumann machines designed to use the planet's mass to create more...

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Axis

Robert Charles Wilson Tor Science Fiction

The sequel to the Hugo Award-winning SF epic Spin.

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Trade Paperback : $15.99 Buy	Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories Terry Bisson Orb Books "Highly recommended . . . Brilliantly original . . . Every story showcases Bisson's keen intelligence and distinctive gift for deliciously wry prose."—*Booklist*

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The Best of the Best, Volume 2

20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels

Edited by Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin

For more than twenty years The Year's Best Science Fiction has been recognized as the best collection of short science fiction writing in the universe and an...

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Trade Paperback : $13.99 Buy	The Big Time Fritz Leiber Orb Books Have you ever worried about your memory, because it doesn't seem to recall exactly the same past from one day to the next? Have you ever thought that the whole...

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Blindsight

Peter Watts Tor Books

The Hugo Award–nominated novel by “a hard science fiction writer through and through and one of the very best alive.” —The Globe and Mail Two months have...

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Brass Man

Neal Asher Tor Books

From the Philip K. Dick Award nominee author of Cowl, an adrenaline-powered new SF adventure: Brass Man. Neal Asher returns to his trademark Polity future...

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Trade Paperback : $15.99 Buy	The Carpet Makers Andreas Eschbach Tor Books Since the time of pre-history, carpetmakers tie intricate knots to form carpets for the court of the Emperor. These carpets are made from the hairs of wives...

Trade Paperback : $16.99 Buy	Chronicles of the Black Company Glen Cook Tor Books One of the great fantasy epics of our age returns to print in an omnibus edition

Trade Paperback : $22.99 Buy	The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Arthur C. Clarke Orb Books "This may be the single-author collection of the decade, even though the decade has barely begun . . . If the term 'sense of wonder' didn't exist, it would now have to be invented to describe what Clarke's majestic narratives evoke."—Booklist (starred review)

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Counting Heads

David Marusek Tor Books

Counting Heads is David Marusek's extraordinary launch as an SF novelist: The year is 2134, and the Information Age has given rise to the Boutique Economy in...

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Trade Paperback : $15.99 Buy	Creating Short Fiction The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction Damon Knight St. Martin's Griffin Distilled from decades of teaching and practice, this book offers clear and direct advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, working with the...

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The Dark Beyond the Stars

A Novel

Frank M. Robinson Orb Books

For two thousand years, the starship Astron has search the galaxy for alien life--without success. Now, just as the ship is falling apart, the only direction...

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Lambda Literary Awards - Winner - Gay Men's SF/Fantasy

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Dark Harvest

Norman Partridge Tor Books

The Stoker Award-winning tale of Horror!

Bram Stoker Awards - Winner
World Fantasy Award - Finalist

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Darwinia

A Novel of a Very Different Twentieth Century

Robert Charles Wilson Orb Books

A novel of a very different 20th Century

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Hugo Award - Nominee - Novel

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The Dazzle of Day

Molly Gloss Tor Books

A New York Times Notable Book The Dazzle of Day is a brilliant and widely celebrated mixture of mainstream literary fiction and hard SF. Molly Gloss turns...

Oregon Book Award - Nominee - Fiction

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A Deepness in the Sky

Zones of Thought (#2 of 3)

Vernor Vinge Tor Books

After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders,...

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Hugo Award - Winner - Novel
John W. Campbell Memorial Award - Winner - Novel
Nebula Awards - Nominee - Novel

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Destiny's Road

Larry Niven Tor Science Fiction

Wide and smooth, the Road was seared into planet Destiny's rocky surface by the fusion drive of the powered landing craft, Cavorite. The Cavorite deserted the...

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Dorsai Spirit

Two Classic Novels of the Dorsai: 'Dorsai!' and 'The Spirit of Dorsai'

Dorsai/Childe Cycle #6

Gordon R. Dickson; With an Introduction by David Drake Orb Books

Two cornerstone novels of the acclaimed “Childe Cycle” return to print in an omnibus edition—with an introduction by David...

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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

Cory Doctorow Tor Books

On The Skids In The Transhuman Future Jules is a young man barely a century old. He's lived long enough to see the cure for death and the end of scarcity,...

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Locus Awards - Winner - First Novel
Nebula Awards - Nominee - Novel

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Duel

Terror Stories by Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson; With an Appreciation by Ray Bradbury Tor Books

Remember that murderous semi chasing Dennis Weaver down a lonely stretch of desert highway? Duel, Steven Spielberg's acclaimed first film, was adapted by...

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Eifelheim

Michael Flynn Tor Books

Over the centuries, one small town in Germany has disappeared and never been resettled. Tom, a historian, and his theoretical physicist girlfriend Sharon,...

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The Elysium Commission

L. E. Modesitt, Jr. Tor Science Fiction

L.E. Modesitt returns to SF with a whole new future world on the brink of destruction. A brilliant scientist on the planet Devanta has created a small...

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Endangered Species

Gene Wolfe Orb Books

Wolfe, whose tetralogy The Book of the New Sun was the most acclaimed science fiction work of the 1980s, offered his second collection of short fiction in 1990...

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