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SCIENCE FICTION CENTURY [THE]

By: Hartwell, David G. (ed)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Tor: 1997

Seller ID: 004437

ISBN: 0312863381

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Anthology collecting 45 stories claimed by Hartwell as the best of the 20th Century, a controversial attempt to form a definitive anthology of the definitive SF published between 1895 ("Another World" translated by Damon Knight in 1962) up to 1996. Each story is introduced by Hartwell with a brief discussion of the author's works. Authors include: Lino Aldani, Poul Anderson, Gregory Benford, Eddy C. Bertin, James Blish, Algis Budrys, Dino Buzzati, Hal Clement, Mild...
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BETTER ANGELS (SIGNED)

By: Hendrix, Howard

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Ace: 1999

Seller ID: 001445

ISBN: 0441006523

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Signed by Hendrix on the title page and dated "11/12/99" only six weeks after the offical publication date of October 1, 1999. A unique copy. Prequel to Lightpaths and Standing Wave. "[D]efies genre boundaries with great panache." - Locus, Dec 1999, pg. 19.
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DUNE: THE BATTLE OF CORRIN (SIGNED)

By: Herbert, Brian and Kevin J. Anderson

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Tor: 2004

Seller ID: 003226

ISBN: 0765301598

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. Signed by authors Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson on the title page. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Very light jacket crinkling at top and bottom edges of jacket caused by bumping, else very fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Hardcover US, and true first edition. (Precedes the UK edition published by Hodder & Stoughton in September, 2004. However, the UK edition features a spectacular jacket illustration.) Award History: Barnes & Noble's Top Ten Nov...
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WINDS OF DUNE [THE] (SIGNED)

By: Herbert, Brian and Kevin J. Anderson

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Tor: 2009

Seller ID: 004362

ISBN: 0765322722

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Signed by co-author Brian Herbert on the title page.
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DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN (SIGNED)

By: Herbert, Brian and Kevin J. Anderson

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Bantam: 2000

Seller ID: 002695

ISBN: 0553110721

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Previously published in the UK by Hodder & Stoughton titled Prelude to Dune: House Harkonnen with the fine jacket illustration by Gerry Grace.) First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Signed by both authors Herbert and Anderson on the title page. Second volume in the bestselling prequel Prelude to Dune series. Preceded by Dune: House Atreides.
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DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN

By: Herbert, Brian and Kevin J. Anderson

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Bantam: 2000

Seller ID: 003830

ISBN: 0553110721

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Previously published in the UK by Hodder & Stoughton titled Prelude to Dune: House Harkonnen with the fine jacket illustration by Gerry Grace.) First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Second volume in the bestselling prequel Prelude to Dune series. Preceded by Dune: House Atreides.
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SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW

By: Hoeg, Peter

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 1993

Seller ID: 003215

ISBN: 0374266441

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. First US edition, first English translation and Hoeg's first English language book. (Previously published in Danish in 1992.) Mystery novel with science fiction overtones. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Very faint handling-related soiling to side edge of textblock, else a fine copy in very fine jacket. A square, straight copy without price-clipping. Turned into an wonderfully haunting film in 1997 starring Julia Ormond. Award History: 1994 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel; Winner of the 1994 Dilys Winn Award.
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WOOL (SIGNED & DATED)

By: Howey, Hugh

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Century: 2013

Seller ID: 004526

ISBN: 1780891237

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Fine

Hardcover UK, first edition. This is a second printing. First print edition and first hardcover edition. Signed by Howey and dated "3.19.2013" on the title page. Originally self-published separately in five chapters as ebooks in the U.S. Very small and faint smudge on the bottom edge of page block (1 cm in size), else a very fine (unread) copy in without jacket as issued.This UK edition collects the first five ebook chapters comprising the first volume in the Wool Trilogy and published in hardcover for the first time. Also enclosed is a copy of the promotional newsletter issued by the b...
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WOOL (SIGNED)

By: Howey, Hugh

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Century: 2013

Seller ID: 004792

ISBN: 1780891245

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Fine

Trade paperback, UK edition and first edition. This is a fourth printing.(Previously published in hardcover.) Signed by Howey on the title page. Spine is square and is un-creased. The tips are still sharp. Aside from some faint, shallow creases on rear panel, a fine (unread) copy. Originally self-published separately in five chapters as ebooks in the U.S. This UK edition collects the first five ebook chapters comprising the first volume in the Wool Trilogy and published in hardcover for the first time. Currently in production as a major motion picture.
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BATTLEFIELD EARTH: A SAGA OF THE YEAR 3000

By: Hubbard, L. Ron

Price: $75.00

Publisher: St Martins Press: 1982

Seller ID: 004055

ISBN: 0312069782

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Stated First Edition with "1" present in full number line. Other than some faint bumping at tips and jacket crinkling caused by shelving (most noticeably at the upper front tip), a nearly perfect copy that appears in unread condition. Well preserved by the previous owner and extremely rare copies in fine condition. A fine copy in fine jacket and very collectible in this condition. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. Iconic jacket illustration by Paul Stinson.
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BLADE RUNNER 2: THE EDGE OF HUMAN

By: Jeter, K. W.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Bantam: 1995

Seller ID: 003488

ISBN: 0553099795

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Slight edgewear, else fine copy in fine jacket. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping.
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FREEZE FRAMES (SIGNED)

By: Kerr, Katharine

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Tor: 1995

Seller ID: 000682

ISBN: 0312890443

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. First US and first hardcover edition. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Signed by Kerr on the title page. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Published previously in UK by HarperCollins as the paperback titled "Freezeframes". Original collection of linked stories set in an alternative San Francisco, California. Collected here, the novella "Resurrection" was previously published by Axolotl Press. "...Kerr's unfolding future seem very real, from hippie exhuberance to a darkening political and economic lands...
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GOD'S NOSE: AUTHOR'S CHOICE MONTHLY ISSUE 21 (SIGNED)

By: Knight, Damon

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Pulphouse Publishing: 1991

Seller ID: 001697

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing and first limited edition. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket in uncoated, multi-color paper dustjacket. (Few of this series had mult-tone jacket designs.) Signed by Knight on the title page. Collects six stories plus author's Introduction. Issue No. 21 in the Pulphouse Author's Choice Monthly series. Nicely crafted limited edition, one of 300 signed and unnumbered copies by this specialty publisher.
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HUMPTY DUMPTY: AN OVAL

By: Knight, Damon

Price: $34.95

Publisher: Tor: 1996

Seller ID: 000742

ISBN: 0312862237

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Hardcover first edition. Not a remainder nor ex-library. A fascinating novel by one of the greatly under-appreciated Science Fiction authors. (The jacket is non-glossy, thus prone to marks and scratches easily hidden under mylar sleeves. This jacket is unmarked in any way.) Difficult to find copies of this title with very fine dustjackets. Award History: 1997 Nebula Preliminary Ballot.
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NIGHTMARE JOURNEY

By: Koontz, Dean R.

Price: $175.00

Publisher: Berkley Putnam: 1975

Seller ID: 002784

ISBN: 0399113886

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. The pageblock is tanned, normal for a book this age manufactured before acid-free paper. Minor foxing at top edge of text block. Jacket edges slightly worn with some liver-spotting to white rear cover. One small horizontal scuff at top edge of front jacket panel with jacket crease at front corner of spine. Else a straight, square near fine copy in near fine jacket. A complex story taking place in the far-future, this title was the last SF novel Koontz wrote before turning his talents to the supernatural hor...
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MAXIMUM LIGHT (SIGNED)

By: Kress, Nancy

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Tor: 1998

Seller ID: 005074

ISBN: 031286535X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Signed by Kress on the title page. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket in protective brodart sleeve. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A clean, square and pristine copy.
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QUIET POOLS [THE]

By: Kube-McDowell, Michael P.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Ace: 1990

Seller ID: 000906

ISBN: 0441699111

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Minor age-related wear, else fine copy in fine jacket. Critically acclaimed SF novel about the political intrigue and social conflict over the plan, called the Diaspora Project, to send Earth's best people on a lifelong star voyage of colonization. Barron (ed) Anatomy 4, 4-239. Clute, Science Fiction:The Illustrated Encyclopedia - Notable Works, pg. 206. Award History: 1990 HOMer Award Nominee (lost to Redshit Rendezvous by John Stith); 1991 Hugo Award Nominee (lost to The Vor Game by Bujold); 1991 Locus P...
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MANY WATERS

By: L'Engle, Madeleine

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux: 1986

Seller ID: 004574

ISBN: 0374347964

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. "First Edition, 1986" stated on copyright page. Not a book club, reminder or ex-library. Minor age-related wear to page block edges (normal handling for a book this age). Jacket and boards lightly bumped at upper tips and bottom of spine panel, else a near fine copy in near fine jacket. Jacket is complete with $12.95 price intact. A rare first printing that is neither price-clipped nor an ex-library copy. A straight, square copy. Full color, wrap-around cover art by Mikolaycak. Includes the "L'Engle Family Tree" of characters in the "...
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ORCHID EATER [THE]

By: Laidlaw, Marc

Price: $10.00

Publisher: St. Martins Press: 1994

Seller ID: 003138

ISBN: 0312105150

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Fine (unread) copy in poor jacket including jagged 2cm closed tear at top left corner of front panel and jacket crinkling at corners and bottom edge of spine panel. The copy is clean, straight and without marks of any kind. A fine copy to marry to a jacket in superior condition. Novel by the same author of the gonzo SF novel Dad's Nuke (1985). Laidlaw won the 1996 International Horror Guild Award for Best Novel for The 37th Mandala.
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WAR MACHINES OF KALINTH [THE]: THE 2ND SAGA OF DIRSHAN, THE GOD-KILLER

By: Lancour, Gene

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Doubleday & Company: 1977

Seller ID: 004056

ISBN: 0385126603

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. State first edition. Some light foxing to the page block edges, else fine copy in fine jacket. A straight, square copy without price-clipping and jacket intact. Fine condition for a book this age. The second book in the Dirsham the Godkiller series, preceded by The Lerios Mecca (1973).
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