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Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in NEAR FINE Condition. Black cover with gold and blue lettering, clean and unmarked, no edgewear; interior also very clean and completely unmarked, no creases. Pages lightly toned.Tight glued binding, square. The continuing drama of 'those left behind', apocalyptic fiction. 413 pages. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. Publisher: Wheaton, Illinois, Tyndale House, 1998.

New York: Timescape Books/Pocket Books, 1983. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover BCE Book in Very Good Condition with a Good Dust Jacket in archival protective sleeve. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. A novel of future humanity struggling back from near ruin after a planet wide nuclear war. The survivors face a life-threatening limitation of resources as they strive to rebuild a civilization. Edges of blue binding lightly rubbed and former owner bookplate on paste-down, else fine. Solid clean volume. 471 pages. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. 1983, Timescape Books/Pocket Books, New York.

New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1979. First US Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Mike Wilks. Type: Hardback First US Edition. Folio-size Hardcover Book in Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Mike Eilks. 13.2 x 10 inches. Unpaginated. Illustrated binding is clean and unmarked with scuffed corners and spine head and heel. Internals are in Fine Condition. A unique over-sized allbum destined to become a classic in its field. It will intrigue all lovers of illustrated fantasy stories. The colossal world of Pile is the brainchild of Mike Wilks, a talented and creative British artist. His black-and-white and color drawings ironcally reveal a Pandors's box full of evil. To complement this magnificent artwork, science fiction writer Brian Aldiss has produced an allegorical epic poem which details the tragic tale of Pile, a land that buckles under its own weight. 13.2 x 10 inches. 1979, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, New York

Garden City, New York, U.S.A: Nelson Doubleday, 1968. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book Club Edition in Very Good Condition with Good Vintage Dust Jacket. Jacket painting by Gary Viskupic. First Published 1940, by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for "Astounding Science-Fiction", October-December, 1940. Binding of brown paper-wrapped boards, orange titles to spine,very clean and unmarked with light wear to spine head, lower edges rubbed. Internals in Fine Condition. The Slans--mutants, superior human beings capable of taking over the world but mostly killed out in the Slan Wars--but some remain, feared and hated by the human government. Fast-paced and engrossing, a novel that explores the concept of human evolution. 176 pages. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. 1968, Nelson Doubleday, Garden Cith, NY

New York: Tor Books/Tom Doherty Associates Inc, 2014. First Trade Paperback Edition. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First Trade Paperback Edition As New. Bright brown, orange, gold wraps, tight and sound volume. Gene Wolfe, 1931- , is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. His prose has been called "subtle", "brilliant'", " inspiring". In this book a select group of Wolfe's fellow authors pay tribute to the award-winning author of The Book of the New Sun, The Fifth Iliad of Cerberus, Soldier of the Mist, The Wizard Knight, and many others, with entirely new stories written specifically to honor the writer hailed by reviewers as one of America's finest authors. 336 pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 2014, Tor Books/Tom Doherty Associates Inc., New York, New York, USA

U.S.A: Harper Prism, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Harper Prism, 1997. Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. Binding of navy half cloth with gilt titles, blue paper-wrapped boards, very clean and unmarked, lightly sunned along top edge; slight wear to spine head; soundly bound, square with sharp corners. Page block edges clean, no spotting. Internals free of any markings, no creasing, pages toned. One of the best-loved science fiction sagas of all time. 462 pages. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. HarperPrism, New York, 1997.

New York: Bantam Books, 1974. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK IN GOOD CONDITION. 137 pages. First Thus. Printing History states Originally published in Doc Savage Magazine, 1936. Bantam edition published Feb 1974. The amazing Doc Savage, whose life is dedicated to the destruction of evil-doers. Cover is clean with light edgewear. Spine is scuffed in the center. Interior is clean & unmarked. Pages toned.

USA: Pocket Books, 1998. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Pocket Books Hardcover Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. Remainder mark and slight edgewear to jacket, else Fine. A Novel by J.M.Dillard. Based on STAR TREK: INSURRECTION. Story by Rick Berman & Michael Piller. 295 pages. 5.4 x 8.25 inches. Pocket Books, New York, 1998.

New York: Lucas Books/Ballantine Publishing Grp, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hard Back First Printing. Based on the Story and Screenplay by George Lucas. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Dust Jacket AS NEW. 324 pages. Ffep has a pale discoloration on the fore-edge; lower edges of boards slightly rubbed-no other defects. Black quarter cloth silver lettered, black boards; clean, completely unmarked, tight, solid, and square. Bright, glossy red/black/white jacket as new.

New York: Doubleday, 1989. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Uncorrected Proof Paperback in Very Good Condition. Blue wrappers are clean and unmarked, soundly bound, internals are quite clean, no markings, no creases. No specific defects. A young warrior, Wanbli, lives on a far-flung planet colonized by Earth and sets off to find adventure and a purpose, a mission that, unknown to Wanbli, could mean the difference between life and death for him and a true and meaningful place in the galaxy for his home planet. 312 pages. 6.2 x 9.25 inches. Doubleday, New York, 1989.

New York: Ace Books, 1999. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good Condition. Bright, clean, unmarked wraps with slight wear to extremities; tight, solid and square glued binding. Internals spotless, no creases, pages lightly toned. An unusual novel depicting earthly justice and cosmic vengeance, in a story of two modern day hunters- one a killer of innocent children and the other the vigilante who vows to take him down. But it is more, delving into the future, the past, even into the galaxies of the universe to recount otherworldy struggles for life and death. A thriller of a different sort--a metaphysical novel of murder. . 311 pages. 6.75 x 4 inches. 1999, Ace Books, New York.

USA: Signet Book/New American Library, 1978. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6. Mass Market Paperback in Good Condition. . Cover clean, with light edgewear, spine lean. Interior clean, unmarked, no creasing, moderately toned. The Fourth Dimension had finally been opened up, thanks to the invention of the Time Gate. Now man could journey into the past or into the future--but the Time Gate had to be kept a top-secret project, manned b y only a few people--because in the wrong hands it could become the most potent weapon yet created. And one day the unthinkable happened. A time traveler science fiction novel. 149 pages. Signet Book/New American Library, New York, 1978.

New York, New York, USA: Bluejay Books, 1984. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Judith Mitchell. First Bluejay Printing. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Illustrated by Judith Mitchell, including a special full-color fold-out. Clean and unmarked, with light cover edgewear, small scuff on bottom edge, lower corner flares up a little. Pages very clean and free from any markings. Science Fiction--An epic battle for freedom. 224 pages. 9 x 6 inches. Bluejay Books, New York, 1984.

New York, New York, U.S.A: Doubleday, 2005. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hard Back Hardcover BCE Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Binding of black paper-wrapped boards with gilt titles is clean, tight & solid, square with sharp corners, No edgewear. Top edge of page block has as an s printed on it and there is a light smudge. Internals are in Fine Condition. Glossy, clean, dust jacket has slight edgewear. 456 pages. 5.75 x 8.6 inches. Doubleday, New ork, 2005.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A: Little Brown & Co, 1998. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Stated First Edition, full number line. Every Trek Episode rated and reviewed by America's leading Treksperts. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Card cover is clean and unmarked, only wear is at the front corner tips and this is very slight. Tight glued binding. Pages very clean, no markings of any kind. 286 pages.

New York: New American Library, 1977. First Thus. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. First Meridian Printing. Large Paperback in Good + Condition. Restored and Annotated Edition. Edited by Walter James Miller. 150 illustrations. Cover clean, worn, no soiling or markings, rubbed along spine and edges, and has creases on upper edge and corners and one light crease about 1" from spine down the length of the cover. It is in quite good condition-clean, with tight binding. Pages clean and unmarked, no tears or scuffing. Many of the illustrations are from the original engravings. Originally published in France in 1870. 362 pages, 10.25 x 7.25 inches. 1977, New American Library, New York, New York, USA

New York: Scholastic, Inc, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition Hardcover Book and Jacket As New. Bright, shiny, black and blue binding, and jacket, binding glazed. Small vignette drawings. Companion book to The Hork-Bajir Chronicles. On trial for treason, Edriss 562 explains how she infested a series of human hosts in order to spearhead the invasion of Earth by her people, the ruthless, parasitic Yeerks. 192 pages. 8.75 x 6 inches. 1999, Scholastic, Inc., New York

Mahwah, New Jersey: Watermill Press, 1980. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Paperback in Good Condition. Orange illustrated wraps are clean, light wear around all edges, worn but unmarked. Pages clean and free from any markings. They are moderately toned. One of the most famous science fiction stories ever written. "The War of the Worlds" helped launch the entire science fiction genre by its concept of interplanetary travel. An invasion of Earth from Mars, with warlike creatures bent on the destruction of England and the world. When first published in 1898, this novel terrified readers of the Victorian era with its account of an invasion of hostile creatures from Mars who moved across the English landscape in bizarre metal transports. 258 pages. 4.25 x 7 inches. 1980, Watermill Press, Mahwah, New Jersey

USA: Scholastic Inc, 1968. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. Introduction by Orson Scott Card. A realistic science fiction story with Martians preparing to invade Earth as their own planet will soon destruct. The "War of the Worlds" between Earth and Mars--an exciting tale by the writer of classic science fiction, H. G. Wells, 1866-1946. . 285 pages. 7.75 x 5.25 inches. 1968, Scholastic Inc, New York, New York, USA

USA: Dover Publications, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Black and red wrappers designed by Teresa Delgado, bright and clean with trace wear to edges. Soundly bound, square. Page block edges clean, internals very clean and free from any markings. One of the most famous science fiction stories ever written. "The War of the Worlds" helped launch the entire science fiction genre by its concept of interplanetary travel. An invasion of Earth from Mars, with warlike creatures bent on the destruction of England and the world. When first published in 1898, this novel terrified readers of the Victorian era with its account of an invasion of hostile creatures from Mars who moved across the English landscape in bizarre metal transports. 144 pages. 8.25 x 5.25 inches. Dover Publications, USA, 1997.