Exclusive interview with Sylvester McCoy; how time travel actually works; more.
Magazine, 66 pages, Magazine, 1st Edition
Panini Publishing - 2010 - ISBN: whomag425
Book Condition: New.
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Locus #596 September 2010
Steampunk issue; interviews with Cherie Priest, Gail Carriger, and Phil and Kaja Foglio; essays by Michael Moorcock, Tim Powers, Jay Lake, Ann VanderMeer, Bruce Sterling, James P. Blaylock, Scott Westerfeld, Liz Gorinsky, and more; forthcoming books through June 2011; industry news, reviews, more.
Magazine, 82 pages, Magazine, 1st Edition
Locus Publications - 2010 - ISBN: locus0910
Book Condition: New.
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Aaron, Rachel
Eli Monpress #1: The Spirit Thief
Eli Monpress is talented, charming, a wizard - and the greatest thief of the age, out to prove just how good he is. His first step is to increase the bounty on his head, so he'll need to steal some big things. Starting with something that no one will miss, at least for a while: a king.
Recommended by Elizabeth: Lively fantasy with a touch of humor - I'm looking forward to more antics from Eli and his crew.
Novel, 310 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Orbit - 2010 - ISBN: 0316069051 / 9780316069052
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New010561
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Abnett, Dan
Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: Blood Pact
An enemy prisoner is brought in for interrogation. What does he know that makes him so valuable? The fate of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade rests upon the answers, and it's up to Gaunt to find them.
Novel, 411 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
Black Library - 2010 - ISBN: 1844168239 / 9781844168231
Night Shade Books - 2010 - ISBN: 1597801909 / 9781597801904
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New009296
$15.99
Anderson, Poul
The High Crusade
After defeating an invading alien force, a 14th-century English army expects the surviving alien pilot to fly them to the aid of their king in France. Instead, they're taken to the alien home world, where the pilot believes they'll have no choice but to surrender. That's not what the English plan to do.
Novel, 196 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1960)
Baen - 2010 - ISBN: 1439133778 / 9781439133774
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New008627
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Andrews, Ilona
Edge #2: Bayou Moon
Two nations of the Weird are waging a cold war fought by feint and espionage, and their conflict is about to spill over into the Edge - and Cerise Mar's life.
Novel, 462 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Ace - 2010 - ISBN: 0441019455 / 9780441019458
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New010428
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Anthony, Piers
Xanth #33: Jumper Cable
A stalwart spider leads a bevy of bewitching beauties on a desperate quest to rescue the magical land of Xanth.
Novel, 363 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
Tor - 2010 - ISBN: 0765363364 / 9780765363367
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New010738
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Archer, Alex
Rogue Angel #26: The Dragon's Mark
Archaeologist Anja Creed and her sword may be outmatched by an assassin known as the Dragon who wields a bloodthirsty sword.
Novel, 316 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
The Squires of Sark depend on the labor of the Florinians for their wealth; when Rik brings the message that the planet is doomed and should be evacuated, they may prefer to kill the messenger.
Novel, 239 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1952)
Tor - 2010 - ISBN: 0765319179 / 9780765319173
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New010180
$14.99
Austin, John
So Now You're A Zombie: A Handbook for the Newly Undead
An illustrated orientation manual covering all aspects of the zombie lifestyle.
Humor, 145 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st Edition
Chicago Review Press - 2010 - ISBN: 1569763429 / 9781569763421
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New010248
$14.95
Axler, James
Deathlands #094: Doom Helix
Ryan and his band must once again do battle with invaders from Shadow Earth.
Novel, 317 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
The Philosopher is a torturer, and proud of it. AC is a dealer who became a hedge fund manager. Madame d'Ortolan seems to control nearly everything, while Mrs. Mulverhill hopes to frustrate her. Mr. Oh is a reluctant assassin, among other things. The person in the hospital bed is not entirely sure who he is, or where, or even when. What they all have in common is the Concern, an organization committed to protecting the world from itself. The world, however, is far more complex than we can possibly imagine, and the greatest threats do not always come from within.
Novel, 404 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
Orbit - 2010 - ISBN: 0316071994 / 9780316071994
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Banks, L.A.
Crimson Moon #6: Left for Undead
Secret government operative Sasha Trudeau's team looks for the culprits behind a rash of vampire slayings, and discover they're facing ancient creatures from the depths of Hell itself.
Novel, 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
St. Martin's - 2010 - ISBN: 0312943024 / 9780312943028
Book Condition: New.
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Bast, Anya
Dark Magick #2: Cruel Enchantment
Emmaline must retrieve an object of fae power from an ancient box. Only Aeric has the forging skills to create a key. But will their tumultuous history stand in the way?
Novel, 305 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Ivy Quent discovers that, amidst the balls and insipid small talk, dark powers are once again gathering. She must decide if her place is that of a woman of station - or of a magician's wife.
Novel, 685 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st Edition
Spectra - 2010 - ISBN: 0553807595 / 9780553807592
Book Condition: New.
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Benford, Gregory / Popular Mechanics, editors of
The Wonderful Future That Never Was
Between 1903 and 1969, scientists and other experts made hundreds of predictions in Popular Mechanics magazine about what the future would hold. This book recaps some of those ideas, illustrated with the original futurist art. Benford supplies modern perspective on why some of the predictions were made. Full color throughout.
Ages 12 and up. The faerie realm is venturing into the human world, and taking its toll on those Rue loves. When her grandfather's plans threaten Rue's city, she realizes she's the only one who can stop him. But is she human, or a faerie? Where does she fit?
Ages 14 and up. Which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? These twelve original stories answer that question.
Contents
Introduction
The Highest Justice == Garth Nix
Love Will Tear Us Apart == Alaya Dawn Johnson
Purity Test == Naomi Novik
Bougainvillea == Carrie Ryan
A Thousand Flowers == Margo Lanagan
The Children of the Revolution == Maureen Johnson
The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn == Diana Peterfreund
Inoculata == Scott Westerfeld
Princess Prettypants == Meg Cabot
Cold Hands == Cassandra Clare
The Third Virgin == Kathleen Duey
Prom Night == Libba Bray
Anthology, 415 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
McElderry Book - 2010 - ISBN: 1416989536 / 9781416989530
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
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Blackthorne, Thomas (aka Meaney, John)
Edge
Britain, tomorrow. The Tyndall Corporation has countered escalating knife crime by legalizing dueling, and made daily life into a reality TV show. The streets are red with blood. The skies are black with polluted horror. High walls have been built around Britain, and endless winter is coming. There are only two people who can save us. This is their story.
Novel, 396 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st US Edition
Meet the Haralsons - retired, eccentric, always discontented. Margarita, the post-menopausal narrator, wants a baby, while her heroic husband Alex is obsessed with finding the missing 11th Commandment. John Chapman arrives, a Max Headroom-type cyborg from the distant future, betting on the Haralsons to save his race of Jewish robots from extinction. The result is a mad escapade through time and space to Airets, Earth's mirror planet. Prepare for the many antics of the libidinous Margarita as she does battle with gossips, hypocrites, and her double-dealing electronic offspring.
Ages 14 and up. All sixteen-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school with a minimum of effort. Then he learns he's sick and going to die. Hope arrives in the form of Dulcie, a loopy punk angel (or possibly a hallucination). She tells Cam there is a cure, if he's willing to go in search of it - which he does, accompanied by a death-obsessed, video-gaming dwarf, and a yard gnome who just might be the Viking god Balder.
Awards: ♦ Winner of the 2010 Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
Novel, 480 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
Aralorn fled her noble birthright to become a mercenary spy. Her latest mission involves spying on powerful sorcerer Geoffrey ae'Magi. But in a war against an enemy armed with the powers of illusion, how do you know who the true enemy is - or where he will strike next?
Novel, 294 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Thus (revised from 1993 edition)
Ace - 2010 - ISBN: 0441019420 / 9780441019427
Book Condition: New.
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Broaddus, Marcus
Knights of Breton Court #1: King Maker
From the drug gangs of downtown Indianapolis the one true king will arise, as street hustler King tries to unite the crack dealers, the gangbangers, and the very real monsters lurking among them, to do the right thing.
Novel, 385 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st US Edition
Breathless Homicidal Slime Mutants: The Art of the Paperback
A celebration of the mass-market paperback, from the late 19th century up to today, focusing on the art and design of the format, and how it has influenced and reflected American literacy, tastes, and mores.
