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  The Mote in God's Eye

  by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

  Writing separately, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle are responsible for a number of science fiction classics, such as the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Ringworld, Debt of Honor, and The Integral Trees. Together they have written the critically acclaimed bestsellers Inferno, Footfall, and The Legacy of Heorot, among others. The Mote In God's Eye is their acknowledged masterpiece, an epic novel of... (more)
• Imperial Stars (Stars at War, Vol 1)Jerry Pournelle

  

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  Imperial Stars (Stars at War, Vol 1)

  by Jerry Pournelle

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  The Ugly Little Boy

  by Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg

  Edith Fellowes, the nurse of a Neanderthal ape-boy taken from a primordial past during an experiment in time travel, discovers that the scientists who brought the boy back have evil intentions. Reprint. PW.
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  Snow queen: Book 3

  The Summer Queen

  by Joan D. Vinge

  eturning to the memorable setting and characters of the bestselling, Hugo Award-winning The Snow Queen, Joan D. Vinge was nominated for another Hugo Award for this blockbuster epic that transports readers back to Tiamat and the other planets of the human-populated Hegemony. Interstellar politics, star-spanning criminal cabals, a millennia-long secret conspiracy, and a civilization whose hidden machineries might... (more)
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  Dinotopia: Book 2

  Dinotopia: The World Beneath

  by James Gurney

  After they are shipwrecked on a mysterious island called Dinotopia, Professor Arthur Denison and his son, Will, discover an awe-inspiring new world where dinosaurs and humans have lived together peacefully for centuries. They have only begun to adjust to this remarkable civilization before heading off on separate quests. Will takes to the sky as the pilot of a giant pterosaur known as a skybax, while Arthur leads... (more)
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  Space Opera

  by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

  Twenty original science fiction tales based on the theme of music--by such authors as Marion Zimmer Bradley, Charles de Lint, and Gene Wolfe--include the story of a singer whose ear for music helps her fight crime. Original.
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  The space willies ; Six worlds yonder

  by Eric Frank Russell

  Reprint of the classic Ace Double D-315, with different covers.
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  The Right To Arm Bears

  by Gordon R. Dickson

  HUMANS OR HEMNOIDS: AN UNBEARABLE CHOICE! Planet Dilbia is in a crucial location for both humans and their adversaries, the Hemnoids. Therefore making friends with the Dilbians and establishing a human presence there is of the utmost importance, which may be a problem, since the bearlike Dilbians stand some nine feet tall, and have a high regard for physical prowess. They're not impressed by human... (more)
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  Ecce And Old Earth

  by Jack Vance

  Glawen Clattuc, scion of one of the scientific houses of Cadwal, must discover which humans are sabotaging his planet, protected by law and covenant against colonization and exploitation. Reprint.
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  Alien Pets (Daw Book Collectors)

  This collection of stories focuses on the often-overlooked companions who travel the stars with their masters, human or otherwise. Tales of these faithful creatures vary from cuddly animals from Alpha Centauri, to genetically altered Earth animal, accompanying humans to the edge of the galaxy, and alien invaders disguised as loyal housepets.
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  Greyhaven

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  The Flying Sorcerers

  by Peter Haining

  Read and loved by millions, these masters of wit entertain readers with hilarious stories that explore the fantasy of flying under your own steam. Contributors include Terry Pratchett, Roald Dahl, Arthur C. Clarke, Piers Anthony, Angela C. Carter, C.S. Lewis, P.G. Wodehouse, and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
• Flying SaucersIsaac Asimov

  

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  Flying Saucers

  by Isaac Asimov

• 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short StoriesIsaac Asimov

  

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  100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories

  by Isaac Asimov

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  Rescue Run -

  by Ann McCaffrey -

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  Iceworld

  by Hal Clement

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  A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 1

  A Game of Thrones

  by George R. R. Martin

  Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords and A Feast for Crows . As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already... (more)
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  The Handmaid's Tale

  by Margaret Atwood

  In the world of the near future, who will control women's bodies? Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births,... (more)
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  1984

  by George Orwell

  George Orwell's prophetic, nightmarish vision of "Negative Utopia" is timelier than ever-and its warnings more powerful.
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  Dune 7: Book 1

  Hunters of Dune

  by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

  Hunters of Dune and the concluding volume, Sandworms of Dune, bring together the great story lines and beloved characters in Frank Herbert’s classic Dune universe, ranging from the time of the Butlerian Jihad to the original Dune series and beyond. Based directly on Frank Herbert’s final outline, which lay hidden in a safe-deposit box for a decade, these two volumes will finally answer the urgent questions Dune... (more)