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June-July 2003
Anderson, Poul :
Ensign Flandry
(ibooks 0-7434-7443-0, $11.95, 203pp, tpb, July 2003, cover art Michael Whelan, cover design j vita)
(First edition Chilton, 1966) Novel, first in the series about Dominic Flandry, agent of the Terran Empire. The title that appears on the Amazon page is revealing: "Ensign Flandry : Deep Space Intrigue That Prefigured the Worlds of David Weber and David Drake".
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Dick, Philip K. :
Eye in the Sky(First edition Ace, 1957) Latest two editions in Vintage Books ongoing series of PKD reissues; both from the 1950s. Eye in the Sky is Dick's fourth novel; Solar Lottery is his first. Not the choicest PKD novels, but definitely of interest.
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Dick, Philip K. :
Solar Lottery
(Vintage 1-4000-3013-7, $12, 200pp, tpb, June 2003, cover design Heidi North)
(First edition Ace, 1955) (Fri 13 Jun 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Hodgson, William Hope, edited by Jeremy Lassen :
The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson, Volume 1
(Night Shade Books 1-892389-39-8, $35, 11+513pp, arc, September 2003)
Advance uncorrected proof seen; the actual book is scheduled for release in September. It's subtitled "The Boats of the Glen Carrig and Other Nautical Adventures". Contents and ordering information are at http://www.nightshadebooks.com/hodgson1.html. (Sat 14 Jun 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Lewis, C. S. :
Perelandra
(Scribner 0-7432-3491-x, $12, 190pp, tpb, April 2003, cover illustration Kinuko Craft, cover design Leah Lococo)
(First edition UK: John Lane/The Bodley Head, 1943) Reprint (John Lane 1943) fantasy/religious novel, second in the "Cosmic" or "Space" trilogy; That Hideous Strength (following listing) is the third.
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Lewis, C. S. :
That Hideous Strength
(Scribner 0-7432-3492-8, $13, 380pp, tpb, May 2003, cover illustration Kinuko Craft, cover design Leah Lococo)
(First edition UK: John Lane/The Bodley Head, 1945) (Tue 13 May 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Sakers, Don :
The Leaves of October
(Speed-of-C Productions 0-9716147-4-1, $17.5, 295pp, tpb, April 2003)
(First edition Baen, July 1988) SF novel concerning a race of sentient trees, incorporating two novelettes first published in Analog in 1983 and 1987. The book was a Compton Crook nominee in 1989. Sakers' website, http://www.scatteredworlds.com, has this page about the book, and this sample.
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Stewart, Mary :
The Crystal Cave
(Eos 0-06-054825-8, $14.95, 494pp, tpb, May 2003, cover illustration Steven Stone, cover design Ervin Serrano)
(First edition UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1970) Fantasy novel, first in the four-book 'Merlin' series (subsequent novels listed following). The publisher has this page about the book.
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Stewart, Mary :
The Hollow Hills
(Eos 0-06-054826-6, $14.95, 475pp, tpb, May 2003, cover illustration Steven Stone, cover design Ervin Serrano)
(First edition UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1973) (Fri 9 May 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Stewart, Mary :
The Last Enchantment
(Eos 0-06-054827-4, $14.95, 513pp, tpb, May 2003, cover illustration Steven Stone, cover design Ervin Serrano)
(First edition UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1979) (Fri 9 May 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Stewart, Mary :
The Wicked Day
(Eos 0-06-054828-2, $14.95, 417pp, tpb, May 2003, cover illustration Steven Stone, cover design Ervin Serrano)
(First edition UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983) (Fri 9 May 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Wyndham, John :
The Day of the Triffids
(Modern Library 0-8129-6712-7, $11.95, 15+228pp, tpb, July 2003)
(First edition UK: Michael Joseph, 1951) Classic SF novel about an invasion of alien plants, now available in a Modern Library '20th Century Rediscovery' edition, tagged 'Science Fiction/Literature' on the back cover, and with a 7-page introduction by Edmund Morris, who calls it "one of the great catastrophe novels in English literature".
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Other books recently seen (Locus Online will resume detailed descriptions of all new books seen with subsequent listings.)
Clarke, Arthur C. :
Imperial Earth
(ibooks 0-7434-5902-4, $12.95, 303pp, tpb, June 2003, cover art Kev Walker)
(First edition Harcourt, 1976) (Sun 15 Jun 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense | Donaldson, Stephen R. : A Man Rides Through (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45984-9, $15.95, 661pp, tpb, June 2003, cover illustration Sandy Young, cover design Dreu Pennington-McNeil)(First edition Ballantine Del Rey, November 1987) (Sun 1 Jun 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Duncan, Dave :
West of January
(Red Deer Press 0-88995-252-3, $19.95, 319pp, tpb, 2003)
(First edition Ballantine Del Rey, August 1989) (Mon 30 Jun 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Kirstein, Rosemary :
The Steerswoman's Road
(Del Rey 0-345-46105-3, $15.95, 653pp, tpb, July 2003, cover illustration Cliff Nielsen, cover design Dreu Pennington-McNeil)
Omnibus of two novels, The Steerswoman and The Outskirter's Secret, first published in 1989 and 1992 respectively.
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Lem, Stanislaw :
The Cyberiad
(Harcourt 0156027593, $13, 295pp, tpb, November 2002)
(First edition Seabury Press, 1974) (Thu 6 Mar 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Lem, Stanislaw :
Peace on Earth
(Harcourt 015602814X, $13, 234pp, tpb, November 2002)
(First edition Harcourt Brace, September 1994) (Thu 6 Mar 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Martin, George R. R., & Lisa Tuttle :
Windhaven
(Bantam Spectra 0-553-57790-5, $6.99, 400pp, pb, May 2003, cover art Stephen Youll)
(First edition Timescape, 1981) (Wed 28 May 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
McCaffrey, Anne :
Dragonsong
(Aladdin 0-689-86008-0, $5.99, 192pp, tpb, April 2003, cover illustration Greg Call)
(First edition Atheneum, 1976) (Fri 23 May 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Moffit, Donald :
The Genesis Quest
(ibooks 0-7434-5833-8, $6.99, 409pp, pb, March 2003, cover art Stephan Martiniere)
(First edition Del Rey, November 1986) (Thu 6 Mar 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Myers, Howard L., edited by Eric Flint :
The Creatures of Man
(Baen 0-7434-3607-5, $14, 437pp, tpb, May 2003, cover art Bob Eggleton)
(Tue 6 May 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Sheffield, Charles :
Putting Up Roots
(Starscape 0-765-34569-2, $5.99, 247pp, tpb, April 2003, cover art Romas)
(First edition Tor, September 1997) (Wed 23 Apr 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Shippey, Tom, ed. :
The Oxford Book Of Fantasy Stories
(Oxford University Press 0-19-280382-4, $16.95, 499pp, tpb, March 2003)
(First edition UK: Oxford University Press, February 1994) (Thu 3 Apr 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Shippey, Tom, ed. :
The Oxford Book Of Science Fiction Stories
(Oxford University Press 0-19-280381-6, $16.95, 26+587pp, tpb, March 2003)
(First edition Oxford University Press, October 1992) (Thu 3 Apr 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Vinge, Joan D. :
The Summer Queen
(Tor 0-765-30446-5, $17.95, 671pp, tpb, May 2003, cover art Michael Whelan)
(First edition Warner Questar, 1991) (Fri 23 May 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
Wells, H. G. :
The War in the Air
(Bison Books/University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-9831-5, $16, 11+258pp, tpb, November 2002, cover illustration R.W. Boeche)
(First edition UK: George Bell, 1908) Publisher's page: http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/bookinfo/4307.html.
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