Marie Lu

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Kentucky

Presents the complete Legend trilogy as well as two original short stories that shed light on the lives of June and Day before they met.

Legend Trilogy Boxed Set

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#fiction #frankenstein #femalecharacters #sciencefiction #monsters 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Texas

A Novel of the Frankenstein Women

For the first time, the untold story of the three women closest to Victor Frankenstein -- his mother Caroline, fiancée Elizabeth, and servant Justine -- is brought to life in a dark and sweeping reimagining of FRANKENSTEIN by the author of THE LOST HISTORY OF DREAMS. Caroline Frankenstein will do anything to protect her family against the nightmarish revolutions engulfing 18th-century Europe. In doing so, she creates her own monster in the form of her scientist son, Victor, whose obsession with conquering death leads to forbidden realms. Rescued by Caroline as a four-year-old beggar, angelic Elizabeth Lavenza understands the only way she can repay the Frankensteins is by accepting Victor's hand in marriage. But when Elizabeth's heart yearns for someone else, the lives of those she most loves collides with the unnatural creature born of Victor's profane experiments. After an abusive childhood, otherworldly Justine Moritz is taken in by Caroline to serve the Frankensteins. Justine's devotion to Caroline and Elizabeth knows no bounds . . . until a family tragedy changes her irrevocably. Her fate sets her against Victor's monster, who is desperate for a mate -- and desperate to wreak revenge against the Frankensteins. Stunningly written and exquisitely atmospheric, UNNATURAL CREATURES shocks new life into Mary Shelley's beloved gothic classic by revealing the feminine side of the tale. You'll never see Victor Frankenstein and his monster the same way again.

Unnatural Creatures

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Herbert Franke

Brian Herbert

First Edition 1986, stand alone novel
Tanning on top and edges, creased back inside cover dust jacket, excellent condition for 49 year old book. 

Michigan

Based on the premise that the Earth is a creation of an alien world, this science fiction adventure puts the future of both races in the hands of a confused man who is half human and half teenage alien.

Man of Two Worlds (1986-1st Edition) 

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Wayne D. Barlowe

Neil Duskis

Small tear to edge of dust jacket as shown. Dust jacket now protected by Brodart cover. R5

Arizona

The sequel to the bestselling Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials, this new guide features over 50 color illustrations of the most famous, most beloved, or most feared fantasy creatures and characters of all time--drawn from the pages of Weis and Hickman, Stephen Donaldson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Jordan, Clive Barker, Andre Norton, Terry Brooks, and many more.

Barlowe's Guide to Fantasy

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Signed limited true first edition. Signed by Wolfe and all illustrators. Creasing to rear of dust jacket; edgewear to dust jacket. Numbered edition 628 (678?) of 750 copies.

Free Live Free - Signed Limited First Edition

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

After Many a Summer (This Edition Reprint, 1959)

Sandra McDonald

The Stars down Under, The Outback Stars.  2 books in the series.  Good shape =0 

Chief Terry Myell and Lieutenant Commander Jodenny Scott are in that most precarious of military situations, a mixed marriage. Enlisted and officer. It's unnatural.
Terry and Jodenny have been assigned to duty on the planet Fortune, away from the huge ships that carry colonists from the wreckage of polluted Earth to clean new worlds across the galaxy.
But there's another way besides spaceships to travel from world to world. A group within Team Space is exploring the Wondjina Spheres, a set of ancient alien artifacts that link places and times. Now those spheres have shut down and Team Space thinks that Terry and Jodenny are part of the key to make them work again --no matter how the two of them feel about it. They can volunteer, or be "volunteered."
What the researchers can't anticipate is that the status quo, in which Team Space holds the monopoly on travel between worlds, is about to change. And as a result, Terry and Jodenny will be tested to their limits and beyond....

The Stars down Under, The Outback Stars

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Stephenie Meyer

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

New Jersey

A Novel

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, didn't expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she's never met. Reluctant allies, Wanderer and Melanie set off to search for the man they both love. Featuring one of the most unusual love triangles in literature, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel about the persistence of love and the essence of what it means to be human.

The Host

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David Weber

Elizabeth Moon

Orson Scott Card

The one definitive anthology of space opera and military science fiction. Today's most popular writers produce all-new stories set in their most famous universes.

This is the definitive collection of original short stories by many of today's finest authors, writing brand new adventures set in their most famous series. Herein lie 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. Nebula and Hugo Award winners, New York Times bestsellers, and Science Fiction Grand Masters--these authors take us to the farthest regions of space.

The modern masters of space opera and military science fiction, with 14 brand new stories set in their most famous universes--exclusive to this volume!

DAVID WEBER The Honor Harrington Saga
BRIAN HERBERT & KEVIN J. ANDERSON Dune
ELIZABETH MOON Vatta's War
ORSON SCOTT CARD Ender's Game
JACK CAMPBELL The Lost Fleet

...plus more new adventures by:
Catherine asard Dave Bara Bennett R. Coles William C. Dietz
Charles E. Gannon Jean Johnson Linda Nagata
Jody Lynn Nye Alastair Reynolds

And ten seminal stories by some of the most famous authors in the genre:
POUL ANDERSON LEIGH BRACKETT & EDMOND HAMILTON
LOIS McMASTER BUJOLD A. C. CRISPIN DAVID DRAKE ANNE McCAFFREY
LARRY NIVEN & JERRY POURNELLE NNEDI OKORAFOR
ROBERT SILVERBERG CORDWAINER SMITH

Truly this is a must-have collection for the SF reader.

Infinite Stars

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UK edition, light shelf wear to top edges of dust jacket flaps as shown.  RF

Earthquake Weather

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#paperback #fiction #fantasy #scifi #adult #dystopian #sciencefiction #adventure #wlw #space #lgbtq 

Florida

A USA Today Best-Selling Novel, and one of the Best Books of 2019 according to NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot, and Bustle! “Unlike anything I’ve ever read. ” —V.E. Schwab “Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!” —Charles Stross “Deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original.” —The New York Times The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will be become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon’s sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die. Of course, some things are better left dead. THE LOCKED TOMB TRILOGY BOOK 1: Gideon the Ninth BOOK 2: Harrow the Ninth BOOK 3: Alecto the Ninth

Gideon the Ninth

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Neal Shusterman

Signed first edition. Some light wear on dust jacket. 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Illinois

Game Changer Signed First Edition

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Rick Yancey

New York

The Final Book of the 5th Wave

The highly-anticipated finale to the New York Times bestselling 5th Wave series. The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They're down here, they're up there, they're nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us. But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has Ringer. Zombie. Nugget. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves. In these last days, Earth's remaining survivors will need to decide what's more important: saving themselves . . . or saving what makes us human. Praise for The Last Star "Yancey's prose remains achingly precise, and this grows heavier, tighter, and more impossible to put down as the clock runs out...this blistering finale proves the truth of the first two volumes: it was never about the aliens."--Booklist, starred review "A haunting, unforgettable finale."--Kirkus Reviews "Yancey doesn't hit the breaks for one moment, and the action is intense, but the language always stays lyrical and lovely. It's a satisfying end to an impressive trilogy, true to the characters and the world Yancey created."--Entertainment Weekly "Yancey has capped off his riveting series with a perfect ending."--TeenReads.com " T]he ending provides both satisfaction and heartbreak."--Publishers Weekly "Yancey's writing is just as solid and descriptive as in the first two books....What Yancey does beautifully is reveal the human condition."--Examiner.com "Rick Yancey sticks the (alien) landing in the action-packed finale to his The 5th Wave invasion saga . . . . And the author gives us a major dose of girl power as well, pairing Cassie and Ringer for an uneasy alliance that provides the best moments in this fantastic series' thought-provoking and satisfying conclusion."--USA Today Praise for The 5th Wave Now a major motion picture starring Chlo Grace Moretz "Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances."--Entertainment Weekly "A modern sci-fi masterpiece . . ."--USAToday.com "Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."--Justin Cronin, The New York Times Book Review Praise for The Infinite Sea "Heart-pounding pacing, lyrical prose and mind-bending twists . . ."--The New York Times Book Review "Impressively improves on the excellent beginning of the trilogy."--USA Today "An epic sci-fi novel with all the romance, action, and suspense you could ever want."--Seventeen.com Books in the series: The 5th Wave (The First Book of The 5th Wave) The Infinite Sea (The Second Book of The 5th Wave) The Last Star (The Third Book of the The 5th Wave)

The Last Star **SIGNED**

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Peter O'Donnell

The Xanadu Talisman

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Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition! No longer available online or in stores. Fold out artwork. Maps of The Jovian System and Io and Europa. Bagged and plastic for protection.

A Red Rising Novel

Light Bringer

Brian K. Vaughan

Fiona Staples

At long last, it's finally time for the THIRD massivehardcover collection of SAGA, the critically acclaimed sci-fi/fantasy seriesfrom the multiple Eisner Award-winning team of artist FIONA STAPLES and writerBRIAN K. VAUGHAN. Collecting 18 of the most shocking and impactful issues fromthe epic tale of Hazel and her star-crossed parents, this deluxe editionfeatures a striking, all-new original cover from Fiona Staples, as well asexclusive, never-before-seen extras.

DeluxeHardcover format - 7.25"" x 10.875

CollectsSAGA #37-54


Saga Book One, Two and Three

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Massachusetts

Human civilization didn't just fall. It was pushed. The Krakau came to Earth in the year 2104. By 2105, humanity had been reduced to shambling, feral monsters. In the Krakau's defense, it was an accident, and a century later, they did come back and try to fix us. Sort of. It's been four months since Marion "Mops" Adamopoulos learned the truth of that accident. Four months since she and her team of hygiene and sanitation specialists stole the EMCS Pufferfish and stopped a bioterrorism attack against the Krakau homeworld. Four months since she set out to find proof of what really happened on Earth all those years ago. Between trying to protect their secrets and fighting the xenocidal Prodryans, who've been escalating their war against everyone who isn't Prodryan, the Krakau have their tentacles full. Mops' mission changes when she learns of a secret Krakau laboratory on Earth. A small group under command of Fleet Admiral Belle-Bonne Sage is working to create a new weapon, one that could bring victory over the Prodryans ... or drown the galaxy in chaos. To discover the truth, Mops and her rogue cleaning crew will have to do the one thing she fears most: return to Earth, a world overrun by feral apes, wild dogs, savage humans, and worse. (After all, the planet hasn't been cleaned in a century and a half!) What Mops finds in the filthy ruins of humanity could change everything, assuming she survives long enough to share it. Perhaps humanity isn't as dead as the galaxy thought.

Terminal Uprising

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Some Desperate Glory (Illumicrate)

Pierce Brown

Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author.Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. Now comes the exhilarating conclusion to the Red Rising Trilogy:Morning Star.

Morning Star

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Ted Chiang

Stories

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Exhalation by Ted Chiang is a collection of short stories that will make you think, grapple with big questions, and feel more human. The best kind of science fiction." --Barack Obama From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others--the basis for the Academy Award -nominated film Arrival: a groundbreaking new collection of short fiction. "THE UNIVERSE BEGAN AS AN ENORMOUS BREATH BEING HELD." In these nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories, Ted Chiang tackles some of humanity's oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine. In "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and second chances. In "Exhalation," an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal. In "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," the ability to glimpse into alternate universes necessitates a radically new examination of the concepts of choice and free will. Including stories being published for the first time as well as some of his rare and classic uncollected work, Exhalation is Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic--revelatory.

Exhalation

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One of my absolute favorite collections of speculative fiction short stories. In very good condition, including dust jacket.

#hardcover #scifi #fiction #girlone #sciencefiction #ya 

Orphan Black meets Margaret Atwood in this twisty supernatural thriller about female power and the bonds of sisterhood Josephine Morrow is Girl One, the first of nine “Miracle Babies” conceived without male DNA, raised on an experimental commune known as the Homestead. When a suspicious fire destroys the commune and claims the lives of two of the Homesteaders, the remaining Girls and their Mothers scatter across the United States and lose touch. Years later, Margaret Morrow goes missing, and Josie sets off on a desperate road trip, tracking down her estranged sisters who seem to hold the keys to her mother’s disappearance. Tracing the clues Margaret left behind, Josie joins forces with the other Girls, facing down those who seek to eradicate their very existence while uncovering secrets about their origins and unlocking devastating abilities they never knew they had. A spellbinding supernatural thriller, Girl One combines the provocative imagination of Naomi Alderman's The Power with the propulsive, cinematic storytelling of a Marvel movie. In her electrifying new novel, Sara Flannery Murphy digs deep into women’s extraordinary power and reveals an unassailable truth: so much strength lies in numbers.

Girl One

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#hardcover #fantasyfiction #fastpaced #adultfiction #adultthemes #sciencefiction #darkfiction

A wild cards novel

When residents of Jokertown begin going missing, a rookie lieutenant hoping to prove himself teams up with a motley group of unlikely Jokers to identify and stop the culprits.

Lowball

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#hardcover #youngadult #thegravityofus #fiction #lgbt #philstamper #queer #sciencefiction 

"I'm so starry-eyed for this wise, romantic gem of a book." - Becky Albertalli, bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda In this smart, heart-warming YA debut perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, two teens find love when their lives are uprooted for their parents' involvement in a NASA mission to Mars. Cal wants to be a journalist, and he's already well underway with almost half a million followers on his FlashFame app and an upcoming internship at Buzzfeed. But his plans are derailed when his pilot father is selected for a highly-publicized NASA mission to Mars. Within days, Cal and his parents leave Brooklyn for hot and humid Houston. With the entire nation desperate for any new information about the astronauts, Cal finds himself thrust in the middle of a media circus. Suddenly his life is more like a reality TV show, with his constantly bickering parents struggling with their roles as the "perfect American family." And then Cal meets Leon, whose mother is another astronaut on the mission, and he finds himself falling head over heels--and fast. They become an oasis for each other amid the craziness of this whole experience. As their relationship grows, so does the frenzy surrounding the Mars mission, and when secrets are revealed about ulterior motives of the program, Cal must find a way to get to the truth without hurting the people who have become most important to him.

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Marie Lu

Legend Trilogy Boxed Set

Kris Waldherr

Unnatural Creatures

Herbert Franke; Brian Herbert

Man of Two Worlds (1986-1st Edition)

Wayne D. Barlowe; Neil Duskis

Barlowe's Guide to Fantasy

Gene Wolfe

Free Live Free - Signed Limited First Edition

Aldous Huxley

After Many a Summer (This Edition Reprint, 1959)

Sandra McDonald

The Stars down Under, The Outback Stars

Stephenie Meyer

The Host

Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Editor)

Infinite Stars

Tim Powers

Earthquake Weather

Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

Neal Shusterman

Game Changer Signed First Edition

Rick Yancey

The Last Star **SIGNED**

Peter O'Donnell

The Xanadu Talisman

Pierce Brown

Light Bringer

Brian K. Vaughan; Fiona Staples

Saga Book One, Two and Three

Jim C. Hines

Terminal Uprising

Emily Tesh

Some Desperate Glory (Illumicrate)

Pierce Brown

Morning Star

Ted Chiang

Exhalation

Ted Chiang

Exhalation

Sara Flannery Murphy

Girl One

George R. R. Martin (Editor); Melinda M. Snodgrass (Editor); Wild Cards Trust Staff (Editor)

Lowball

Phil Stamper

The Gravity of Us

The Last Star SIGNED