ASPRIN, ROBERT AND LYNN ABBEY

Thieves' World Graphics Number 5

Norfolk, VA: The Donning Company, 1987. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Graphic Novel. ISBN: 0898655218. Illustrated by Tim Sale. Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright." Starblaze Graphics was an imprint of The Donning Company, a publishing company established in 1978 to publish illustrated books in the United States. Notable Starblaze publications include Robert Asprin's MythAdventures series, as well as two trade paperbacks collecting the series based on the first book. Donning also published a graphic version of the Thieves' World shared world anthology series, with art by Tim Sale. Starblaze also published compilation reprints of the comics series Elfquest by Wendy and Richard Pini and A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran. The Pinis later sued Starblaze for continuing to publish Elfquest, and attempting to re-secure the rights to the A Distant Soil series. Starblaze countersued; the dispute was settled in 1988. A dozen Starblaze authors also sued Donning/Starblaze after the company folded the Starblaze division in 1989 and sold contracts and rights to multiple book properties to Schiffer Publishing" (from Wikipedia). Near Fine .

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Book number: 48842

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0898655218 Science Fiction And Fantasy Robert Aspirin Lynn Abbey Tim Sale Starblaze Editions

ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN & LYNN ABBEY (EDITED BY)

Thieves' World: Book 7 the Dead of Winter

New Haven, CT: Ace Books, 1985. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0441140890. Mass Market PB. Illustrated by .25. This is a mass market paperback. (PBO). The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. First published in 1979, the series went on hiatus in 1989 after the twelfth anthology. In addition to the official anthologies, several authors published novels set in Thieves' World. In 2002, Lynn Abbey, who co-edited several of the original anthologies, relaunched the series with the novel Sanctuary. It was followed by the anthologies Turning Points and Enemies of Fortune, which contain some returning authors and several new ones. Abbey also oversaw the republication of the original anthologies in omnibus editions. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine .

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Book number: 42759

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0441140890 Science Fiction Rober Lynn Asprin Lynn Abbey Thieves' World Shared World Collection

ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN & LYNN ABBEY (EDITED BY)

Thieves' World: Wings of Omen

New York, NY: Ace, 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0441805930. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some very beginning bumping to the corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 47493

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0441805930 Science Fiction And Fantasy Robert Asprin Lynn Abbey Thieves World Shared Worlds C. J. Cherryh Janet Morris Diana L. Paxson

ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN & LYNN ABBEY

Wings of Omen Thieves World #6

New York: Ace Fantasy, 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0441805930. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some very beginning bumping and wear to the edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Thieves' World anthologies were conceived by authors Robert Lynn Asprin, Lynn Abbey, and Gordon R. Dickson during a casual meeting at the Boston science-fiction convention Boskone in 1978. [1] Asprin suggested that the task of world-building was a major hurdle for modern fantasy writers: "Whenever one set out to write heroic fantasy, it was first necessary to reinvent the universe from scratch regardless of what had gone before. Despite the carefully crafted Hyborean world of Howard or even the delightfully complex town of Lankhmar which Leiber created, every author was expected to beat his head against the writing table and devise a world of his own. Imagine, I proposed, if our favorite sword-and-sorcery characters shared the same settings and time-frames. Imagine the story potentials. ”Abbey described the 1978 meeting as "a casual conversation changed the lives of a couple dozen people who had no idea what they had been missing or what they were getting into." The writers who were recruited for the series saw Thieves' World as both a challenge and an opportunity to bring "new oddments of human behavior, new quirks of character that the authors wouldn't dare put in a universe for which he or she was solely responsible." ". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 42550

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0441805930 Science Fiction Robert Lynn Asprin Lynn Abbey Thieves World Shared World Collection Fantasy

AUEL, JEAN M. (JEAN MARIE UNTINEN)

The Clan of the Cave Bear Earth's Children

New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1980. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0517542021. Illustrated by Hiroko. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the half title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean, with the exception of some very beginning wear to the spine spine ends. "In 1977, Auel began extensive library research of the Ice Age for her first book. She joined a survival class to learn how to construct an ice cave, and learned primitive methods of making fire, tanning leather, and knapping stone from the aboriginal skills expert Jim Riggs. The Clan of the Cave Bear was nominated for numerous literary awards, including an American Booksellers Association nomination for best first novel. It was also later adapted into a screenplay for the film of the same name. After the sales success of her first book, Auel has been able to travel to the sites of prehistoric ruins and relics, and also to meet many of the experts with whom she had been corresponding. Her research has taken her across Europe from France to Ukraine, including most of what Marija Gimbutas called Old Europe. In 1986, she attended and co-sponsored a conference on modern human origins at the School of American Research, Santa Fe. She has developed a close friendship with Doctor Jean Clottes of France, who was responsible for the exploration of the Cosquer Cave discovered in 1985 and the Chauvet Cave discovered in 1994. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 45953

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0517542021 Science Fiction And Fantasy Jean M. Auel Ice Age Hiroko Pre-historic Europe Neanderthals Cro-magnon Signed Edition

AUTHORS, VARIOUS & GEORGE R. R. MARTIN (EDITOR)

Aces High

New York: Bantam Spectra, 1987. 5th Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0553264648. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The spine of the book has a couple oflight creases. The text pages are clean and bright, but there is a bit of generalized toning.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 43264

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0553264648 Science Fiction And Fantasy George R. R. Martin Wild Cards Series Short Stories

AVERY, RICHARD (PSEUDONYM OF EDMOND COOPER)

The War Games of Zelos

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1975. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. Illustrated by Ken W. Kelly. Cover Art; This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book has some beginning edge wear, rubbing and bumping to the spine ends, corners and edges. There are several light creases to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is one tiny nick to the front endpaper on the foredge. The cover art is by Ken W. Kelly. "Cooper was an atheist and an individualist. His science fiction often depicts unconventional male heroes facing unfamiliar and remote environments. His novel The Uncertain Midnight was noted for its treatment of the subject of androids, which was considered original at the time of writing. Also uniquely treated[clarification needed] is the subject of the colonisation of planets, which is the basis of Cooper's Expendables series, published under the pen name Richard Avery (the name of the hero of Transit). The Expendables series is notable both for the diversity of its cast of characters, and for the frank nature of their conversations and attitudes on racial and sexual topics. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 44056

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction And Fantasy Richard Avery Edmond Cooper Ken W. Kelly Space Exploration Criminals Space Travel

AVEYARD, VICTORIA

Realm Breaker

New York, NY: Harperteen, 2021. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0062872621. Illustrated by Sasha Vinogradova. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Aveyard finished her first novel, Red Queen, after she graduated from college. She was inspired to write Red Queen after she graduated from college with a lot of student loan debt and did not see any way to get out of it. Aveyard did not traditionally query; she signed with Suzie Townsend after she heard about her work when she was at USC's writing program. Red Queen was published in 2015 and was met with positive reviews, for praise with its storyline and diversity within the characters and plot twists. Red Queen was the recipient of the Goodreads Choice Award for Debut Goodreads Author. Three sequels and one prequel came after." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 47341

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0062872621 Science Fiction And Fantasy Victoria Aveyard Fantasy Adventure Fantasy Quest

BAEN, JAMES. (PUBLISHER) / GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE

"the Experimenter" By Joanna Russ in Galaxy Science Fiction: October 1975. Silver Anniversary Issue

New York, NY: UPD Publishing Corporation, 1975. 1st Printing. Magazine. Illustrated by Wendy and Richard Pini. B&W Illustrations; This is a smaller than trade sized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some light edge wear , bumping and rubbing. There is some rubbing and wear to the spine joints. The text pages are clean, but noticeably toned. Included are: THe Experimenter by Joanas, But Loyal to his Own David Drake, Helbent 4 by Stephen Robinette, Inferno by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle, and more.. Very Good .

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Book number: 43645

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction Science And Technology Science Technology Fantasy Fantastic Fiction Pulp Magazines Magazines

BAKER, E. D. (ELIZABETH DAWSON)

Dragon's Breath

New York, NY: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2003. 1st US Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1582348588. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages area clean, but have general light toning throughout. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Elizabeth Dawson Baker is an American children's novelist who made her international debut in 2002 with The Frog Princess which was a Texas Lone Star Reading List Book, A Book Sense Children's Pick, a Florida's Sunshine State Readers List pick and a 2006 Sasquatch Book Award nominee. The Frog Princess has also inspired a series of eight additional books based on it. The Frog Princess inspired the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 44662

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 1582348588 Science Fiction And Fantasy E. D. Baker Fairy Tales Frogs Princesses Young Adult

BAKER, RICHARD

Restless Lightning Breaker of Empires, Book 2

New York, NY: Tor Books, 2018. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0765390752. Illustrated by Larry Rostant. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Richard Baker is an award-winning game designer and a best-selling author. He's worked on the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game lines since 1991. Rich traces his D&D experience back to 1979, when he began playing the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game as a 7th-grader. He spent a significant amount of his high school and college years playing D&D at every opportunity, and after serving as a surface warfare officer in the United States Navy, Rich decided to take a shot at working on the game he grew up playing - and so he joined the staff of TSR, Inc, and became a game designer." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 46418

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0765390752 Science Fiction And Fantasy Richard Baker Larry Rostant Space Navy Alien Uprising

BALLARD, J. G.

Running Wild

London, England: Hutchinson, 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0091734983. Illustrated by Janet Woolley. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Later that year his second novel, The Drowned World, was published, establishing Ballard as a notable figure in the fledgling New Wave movement of science fiction. Collections of his stories started getting published, and he began a period of great literary productivity, while pushing to expand the scope of acceptable material for science fiction with such stories as "The Terminal Beach". In 1964 Ballard's wife Mary died suddenly of pneumonia, leaving him to raise their three children—James, Fay and Bea Ballard—by himself. Ballard never remarried; however, a few years later his friend and fellow author Michael Moorcock introduced him to Claire Walsh, who became his partner for the rest of his life (he died at her London residence) , and is often referred to in his writings as "Claire Churchill". Walsh, who worked in publishing during the 1960s and 70s, was a sounding board for many of his story ideas, and introduced him to the expat community in the south of France which formed the basis of several novels. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 42057

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0091734983 Science Fiction J. G. Ballard Massacres Death Killers

BALLARD, J. G. (JAMES GRAHAM BALLARD )

War Fever

London, England: Collins, 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0002237709. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "While much of Ballard's fiction would prove thematically and stylistically provocative, he became best known for his relatively conventional war novel, Empire of the Sun (1984) , a semi-autobiographical account of a young British boy's experiences in Shanghai during Japanese occupation. Described by The Guardian as "the best British novel about the Second World War", [4] the story was adapted into a 1987 film by Steven Spielberg starring Christian Bale. In the following decades until his death in 2009, Ballard's work shifted toward the form of the traditional crime novel. Several of his earlier works have been adapted into films, including David Cronenberg's controversial 1996 adaptation of Crash and Ben Wheatley's 2015 adaptation of High-Rise. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41097

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0002237709 Science Fiction J. G. Ballard Short Stories Speculative Fiction Near Future Short Works

BALLARD, J. G.

The Wind from Nowhere

New York, NY: Berkeley Books, 1962. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. Illustrated by Richard Powers. Cover Art; First US paperback edition. This is a mass market paperback edition. Berkeley Books number F600 with price of .50cents. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There is a small chip to the top spine end of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean, although there is some generalized toning. "The Wind from Nowhere is a science fiction novel by English author J. G. Ballard. Published in 1962, it was his debut novel. He had previously published only short stories. The novel was the first of a series of Ballard novels dealing with scenarios of natural disaster. Here, civilization is reduced to ruins by prolonged worldwide hurricane force winds. As an added dimension, Ballard explores the ways in which disaster and tragedy can bond people together in ways that no normal experiences ever could. That is another recurring theme in his works and makes one of its first appearances here. Some critics have suggested that his first four novels are based on elemental themes, showing global destruction by air, water, fire and earth. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 48356

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction And Fantasy J. G. Ballard Richard Powers First Novels

BANGS, JOHN KENDRICK

Mr. Munchausen an Account of Some of His Recent Adventures

Boston, MA: Noyes, Platt & Company, 1901. 1st Edition; 4th Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Peter Newell. Color and B&W illustrations; This is a First Edition, 4th printing (with Noyes, Platt & Company (Incorporated) on the copyright page, and eight pages of mixed adverts at the rear of the book). This copy is lacking two plates at pages 68& 82). The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some rubbing to the spine joints. The front cover illustration has patches of rubbing as well. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There are several spots of foxing throughout. Many of the tissue guards have been removed. "In 1894, Bangs ran for the office of mayor of Yonkers, New York, but was defeated. He also was a member of the Board of Education in Yonkers. He left Harper & Brothers in 1901 and became editor of the New Metropolitan magazine in 1903. In 1904 he was appointed editor of Puck, perhaps the foremost American humor magazine of its day. In this period, he revived his earlier interest in drama. In 1906 he switched his focus to the lecture circuit. During the period between 1901 and 1906 Bangs was known to have spent at least parts of his summers at the Profile House in Franconia, New Hampshire. He owned one of the 20 connected cottages adjacent to the large hotel, which he sold to Cornelius Newton Bliss in August 1906. As a satirical writer, he was also known in the "Profile Cottage" circles as a jokester and prankster and was frequently the jovial topic of hotel guests and cottage owners alike." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 38927

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction John Kendrick Bangs Peter Newell Mr. Munchausen