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Ace, 1997 Book. Illus. by McGovern-Benson, Tara. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. First Edition stated on copyright page with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. Magic has usurped natural law in the world in 2074..

Gollancz, 2000 Book. Illus. by Moore, Chris. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (No US edition published.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Volume One of the Virex Trilogy. In the near future American society is decimated and fractionalized by refugees after a limited nuclear exchange turnes the eastern seaboard into a hot-zone. Two private investigators who specialize finding missing persons in this social chaos pursue a case which plunges them into the Virtual Reality culture, where the question is asked: Which is better? The real world of social chaos or the VR world where you can be a god? "[The Virex Trilogy is] described with a delicacy and precision often reminiscent of Ballard or Bradbury." - Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 5, II-167. "Mystery and SF competently melded." - Paul Di Filippo..

Tor, 1993 Book. Illus. by Barlowe, Wayne. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Very small (0.2 cm in size) bump to side edge of back jacket panel, else very fine (urnread) book in fine dustjacket. Original collection of stories by the author of "Becoming Alien"..

Eos, 2004 Book. Very Fine. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Trade paperback, first printing. Very fine (unread) condition. This is a 95 page promotional booklet that features Sneak Preview excerpts from forthcoming books by Eldon Thompson for The Crimson Sword, Lois McMaster Bujold for The Hallowed Hunt and Dan Simmons for Olympos. <b>Signed by Bujold at her excerpt for The Hallowed Hunt. The first appearance for this novel and a fun item for the Bujold collector</b>. The Returning Favorites section features reprints of works by James Alan Gardner, Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Richard Fawkes, Mary Stewart, Sheri S. Tepper, Dave Duncan, Sean Russell, Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Marc Scott Zicree, Robert Charles Wilson, Nancy Kress, Victoria Strauss, Mitchell Graham, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Paul Witcover, Tony Daniel and Raymond E. Feist..

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1993 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 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 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..

2006 Postcard. Illus. by Picacio, John. Very Fine. Postcard. Postcard. Full color postcard (6" x 8.5" in size) featuring a collage of untitled illustrations by John Picacio. Promotional card for galleries, news and events at John Picacio's website..

IDW Publishing, 2003 Book. Illus. by Mendoza, Guillermo and Paco Cavero. Very Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Graphic novel and first printing. Issue No. 1 published in November 2003 and precedes the trade papeback published in 2004 under the same title. Very fine (unread) copy. <b>Signed by both authors, Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta in blue ink on the front cover.</b>.

Signet, 1996 Book. Illus. by Geyer, Mark. Near Fine. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition. First printing, mass market paperback original and true first edition with "1" present in complete number line. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. Horizontal crease on front cover at spine with a very slight spine cock by having been read once, but carefully. Tips are sharp, but with faint wear. A clean, square copy without tears or previous owner's marks. The Green Mile serial as a whole was the winner of the 1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel. First printings in fine condition are now extremely scarce. Award History:1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel..

Signet, 1996 Book. Illus. by Geyer, Mark. Near Fine. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition. First printing, mass market paperback original and true first edition with full number sequence present. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. Page block moderately tonned (normal age-darkening), with faint spine crease and cover crinkling at top and bottom corners of spine and foxing on page block edges. Previous owner's names on front page. The Green Mile serial as a whole was the winner of the 1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel. Award History:1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel..

Signet, 1996. Book. Illus. by Geyer, Mark. Good. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition. First printing, mass market paperback original and true first edition with full number sequence present. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. Page block heavily tonned (normal age-darkening), with moderate spine crease and worn covers. Previous owner's names on front page. Sharp jacket crease at front tip of cover with lower tip bumped and crinkled. Foxing along page block edges. A reading copy. The Green Mile serial as a whole was the winner of the 1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel. Award History:1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel..

Tor, 2006 Book. Illus. by Youll, Paul. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Faint handling-related edge wear, else fine copy in very fine jacket. A clean, square copy. A Company novel and the second to last in the series prior to Ms. Baker's passing in 2010..

Bantam Spectra, 1993 Book. Illus. by Lee, Pamela. Near Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book Club edition, first printing and first hardcover edition. (Originally published in 1992 as a serial in Analog magazine. Subsequently published as a paperback. This is the first hardcover edition.) Page block shows light, handling related edge wear. Light jacket chipping at upper tips and crinkling at lower edge of spine panel, else the jacket is bright and intact. No inscriptions or previous owner's marks. A near fine copy in near fine jacket. Award History: 1994 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson); 1994 Nebula Award Nominee (lost to Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson)..

Tor, 2006. Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Trade paperback, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Uncorrected Proof. Fine (unread) copy without jacket as issued..

Earthlight, 2003 Book. Illus. by Warner, Bob. Very Fine. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Trade paperback, first UK printing and first world edition. Very fine (unread) condition. (The US edition was published later as a mass-market paperback in 2004.) Book Two of Dread Empire's Fall series, preceded by the well-received The Praxis..

Overlook Connection Press, 1999 Book. Illus. by Potter, J. K.. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Alternate history during the Italian Renaissance, where alchemy and the four elements are the basis for scientific knowledge. The Church is determined to use the talents for it's own benefit. Fine alternate history novel and Book 2 in the Secret Books of Venus series..

Mindset Press, 1988 Book. Illus. by Brown, Lana. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Fanzine, paper bound and stapled in quality A4 paper stock in 30 numbered pages (32 pages total). New Revised Edition. Black and white artwork and behind-the-scenes photos, ship schematics for Enterprise NCC-1701-D, episode reviews with short fiction by Christopher Simmons. Fanzine dedicated to the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series. Issue One of the fanzine series in fine (unread) condition. All pages are intact with staples without tears or marks. A bright, collectible copy..

Doubleday, 1988 Book. Illus. by Giusti, Robert. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Stated first edition. Tanned page block, normal for a book this age. The jacket is missing. A solid, square copy without previous owner's marks. A wonderful copy to marry to a superior jacket. Award History: 1989 Locus Poll Award Nominee for Best Horror Novel (lost to Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly)..

Voyager, 2001 Book. Illus. by Howe, John. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (Published three days prior to the US edition published by Tor.) First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping and in unread condition. First novel in a new fantasy saga exploring the themes which have driven civilization for millennia: the conflicts between good and evil, technology and spiritualism, male and female. "Enthralling and exciting reading, full of unexpected twists and surprises." - Booklist. The UK edition features a wonderful full color, <a href=http://www.topshelfbooks.com/home/pages/ringoffivedragons_full.html>wrap-around dustjacket art</a> by John Howe..

Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993 Book. Illus. by Rosenberg, Craig Stuart. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "A" present indicating a first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Anthony's first novel. She's also the author of Brother Termite, Happy Policeman and Flanders. "A fine first novel." Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 5, II30. Clute, Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, Debuts, pg. 207. Anthony's novel Flanders made the Publisher's Weekly Best of 1998 list. Award History: 1994 Locus Award Winner for Best First Novel..

HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. Book. Illus. by Parks, Phil. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Minor edgewear along textblock and jacket edges especially at top of spine panel, small (0.5cm) pen mark on side edge of textblock at top corner, else near fine copy in near fine jacket. Black & white interior illustrations by Phil Parks. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping..