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Garden of Rama
by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Ramans return in the third saga of extraterrestrial contact--a riveting odyssey of a future Eden. The phenomenon begun in Rendezvous with Rama and carried on in Rama II continues in a masterpiece of technological extrapolation--an exhilarating adventure into the heart of both the universe and humankind. Arthur C. Clarke is without question the world's best-known and bestselling science fiction writer. He was born in Minehead, Somerset; the town recently hosted a Festival of Space in honour of his seventy-fifth birthday. He has won innumerable international awards for his fiction, for his scientific writing, and for his inspirational role as one of the chief prophets of the space age. His collaboration with Stanley Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey set new standards for SF films. As the presenter of the TV series Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World and its successors, Clarke has become a household name. He lives in Sri Lanka. Gentry Lee combines two remarkable careers; on the one hand he is a screenwriter, whose credits include Carl Sagan's Cosmos series; on the other he is a distinguished space scientist, being chief scientist on NASA's' deep space exploration programme. His collaboration with Arthur C. Clarke was born when he was assigned by Warner Brothers to script the film of Cradle from Clarke's extensive treatment.
Festival Moon (Merovingen Nights #1)
by C. J. CherryhIn her highly acclaimed novel Angel with the Sword, Hugo Award winner C.J. Cherryh introduced readers to Merovingen. Now, in Festival Moon, she elaborates upon the intricately conceived characters, traditions, and legends from her cornerstone novel.
Lady Pain
by Rebecca BradleyRoaming the known and unknown oceans, one man hopes to defeat once and for all the private demon within him-a power that is coming ever closer to destroying everything he holds dear.
Heartlight (Witchlight #4)
by Marion Zimmer BradleyHEARTLIGHT is the story of Bradley's greatest champion of good, the exorcist, psychic investigator par excellence, student and teacher of the mystic arts. Colin began the fight against Darkness during the grim days of World War II. Heartlight opens just after the end of the war, with Colin's return to America. In the early days of what will become the Summer of Love, Colin meets Claire Moffat, the psychic sensitive who will be his dearest friend and closest companion for decades to come, when he rescues her from a cult bent on human sacrifice. The leader of that cult, Toller Hasloch, becomes one of Colin's greatest enemies. Working behind the scenes for the next thirty years, Hasloch manipulates politics and the economy to turn America away from the Light. Decades pass before Colin becomes aware of Hasloch's manipulations. He's too busy saving people and teaching the next generation of psychic warriors. When Colin at last realizes the strength of Hasloch's evil, it is nearly too late. Colin is no longer young; he has no disciple by his side; and he has begun to feel that Light can never truly triumph over Darkness. Still, Colin MacLaren is the only one who can face Hasloch and the hellhounds the younger man has unleashed. He must fight on, while the fate of America, and perhaps all mankind, hangs in the balance.
Giant Bones
by Peter S. BeagleThis book has 6 breathtaking tales set in the bestselling world of "The Innkeeper's Song".
Earth Made of Glass
by John BarnesAt the furthest reaches of the galaxy exist the Thousand Cultures, societies scattered across 31 inhabited worlds in 25 star systems. The Inner Complex - which includes Earth - has been able to exert control over the Thousand Cultures because it contains 90 per cent of all human population and because all traffic must pass through it. But humanity is expanding and the complexes are beginning to fight over access to the frontier worlds. Giraut and Margaret are posted to the frontline - Quidde, base of Chaka Home: a culture based on a Millennialist black American sect claiming spiritual descent from Chaka Zulu's army. But they aren't the only culture on Quidde and history looks very much like repeating itself as three factions engage in a struggle that echoes the bloody twentieth century wars in Rwanda and Bosnia. Giraut and Margaret must hunt out the last vestiges of good in a corrupt world - or risk seeing humanity as we know it disappear forever.
Roc and a Hard Place (Xanth #19)
by Piers AnthonySeeking a solution to a preplexing personal problem, the delectable Demoness Metria asks for help from the wise Magician Humfrey. But before he will help her, she must perform a perilous mission. Rove the length of Xanth in search of a suitable jury for the trial of Roxanne Roc--a notably noble and virtuous bird charged with a most improbable offense.
Moonlight and Vines
by Charles De LintReturn to Newford<P> Familiar to Charles de Lint's ever-growing audience as the setting of the novels Moonheart, Forests of the Heart, The Onion Girl, and many others, Newford is the quintessential North American city, tough and streetwise on the surface and rich with hidden magic for those who can see.<P> In the World Fantasy Award-winning Moonlight and Vines, de Lint returns to this extraordinary city for another volume of stories set there, featuring the intertwined lives of many characters from the novels. Here is enchantment under a streetlamp: the landscape of our lives as only Charles de Lint can show it.
The Modular Man (Next Wave #4)
by Roger Macbride AllenThe future is already here...Computers, the space shuttle, biogenetics - what was once the domain of science fiction is now business as usual. Developments in science and technology are propelling us forward so fast that only a few dare to speculate where we might be tomorrow.
Mercenaries of Tomorrow
by Poul Anderson Martin H. Greenberg Charles WaughAn anthology of science fiction stories about mercenaries.<P> "Although the stories in this book are, basically, stories, meant for your enjoyment, they do show the authors' awareness of the issues and a desire to make you, too, think. That is not as grim as it looks. To most people interested in science fiction, thinking is one of life's great pleasures. It is also a necessity of survival." -- from the Introduction
Moonspeaker
by K. D. WentworthIn this thrilling science fiction classic, author K.D. Wentworth sets the stage for her ground-breaking House of Moons series, introducing Haemas Sennay Tal—the Moonspeaker.<P> Daughter of one of the most powerful families of the mindtalented Kashi, Haemas lived a life of privilege until her life was shattered by a brutal attack on her father and the accusation that she committed the heinous crime. Forced to flee across the forsaken Barrier, she learns that her father’s death was only a small part of a much larger plot to destroy the fabric of reality itself. Haemas must master her extraordinary mindtalents before she is killed—and the fabric of the world is torn asunder.
The Moon and the Sun
by Vonda N. McintyreIn 17th century France, Louis XIV rules with flamboyant ambition. In his domain, wealth and beauty take all; frivolity begets cruelty; science and alchemy collide. From the Hall of Mirrors to the vermin-infested attics of the Chateau at Versailles, courtiers compete to please the king, sacrificing fortune, principles, and even the sacred bond between brother and sister. By the fiftieth year of his reign, Louis XIV has made France the most powerful state in the western world. Yet the Sun King's appetite for glory knows no bounds. In a bold stroke, he sends his natural philosopher on an expedition to seek the source of immortality -- the rare, perhaps mythical, sea monsters. For the glory, of his God, his country, and his king, Father Yves de la Croix returns with his treasures: one heavy shroud packed in ice...and a covered basin that imprisons a shrieking creature.<P><P> Nebula Award winner.
Dreaming Metal
by Melissa ScottFive years after the Manfred riots, the question of machine intelligence is still a dangerous one on Persephone, and the coolie rights organization Realpeace is not prepared to let it go. For conjurer Celinde Fortune and her musician cousin Fanning Jones, the conflict is a distant one -- until the murder of a popular musician raises the stakes even for the most determinedly uninvolved. And when Fortune acquires a new Spelvin construct to manage her magic act --one originally owned by an FTL pilot named Reverdy Jian -- she is thrust suddenly into the middle of the problem. Because this construct is something different, and that difference can get them all killed.
Merlin's Gift
by Ian McdowellWhile King Arthur campaigns to conquer all of Europe, his unhappy bastard son, Mordred, forsees the king's downfall and plots with Queen Guinevere to overthrow Arthur, sparking a civil war and the return of the exiled Merlin.
Exile
by Michael P. Kube-McDowellTwenty years ago, the starship came, bearing gifts of knowledge and truth... <P> The ship was immediately destroyed. Those who heard the voice in the sky were silenced or killed.<P> Today, one man will enter the world of the exiled -- and hear their forbidden memories...
Gateway (Heechee Saga #1)
by Frederik PohlGateway opened on all the wealth of the Universe...and on reaches of unimaginable horror. When prospector Bob Broadhead went out to Gateway on the Heechee spacecraft, he decided he would know which was the right mission to make him his fortune. Three missions later, now famous and permanently rich, Robinette Broadhead has to face what happened to him and what he is...in a journey into himself as perilous and even more horrifying than the nightmare trip through the interstellar void that he drove himself to take!<P><P> Nebula Award winner.
Terrible Swift Sword (Lost Regiment #3)
by William R. ForstchenSwept through a time--spaced warp at the height of the American Civil War, Union Colonel Andrew Keane and his hard--fighting regiment found themselves stranded forever on a distant world ruled by alein creatures. After four years of fighting the Rebs, Keane's battle hardened boys discovered that the creatures' crossbows, swords and spears were no match for Union rifles. But it didn't take long for the odds to even up. The humans fought hard and bravely, and after defeating their adversaries on the land and on the sea, Keane and his troops had hoped to live in peace. But it was not to be.