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Dandelion Wine Dandelion Wine Ray Bradbury The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting… OL103118W
Out of the ashes Out of the ashes William W. Johnstone Ben Raines is searching for his family in the chaos that remains after devastation hits America. Thieves and gangsters take the streets, during the aftermath of nuclear apocalypse. American citizen… OL111232W
Four for tomorrow Four for tomorrow Roger Zelazny This is a parting goodbye to the golden age of Sci-Fi. Science was discovering just how lifeless Mars really was, and Zelazney wanted to write something fantastical beforehand. The end of a civilizat… OL13951W
Thuvia, Maid of Mars Thuvia, Maid of Mars Taylor Anderson,Edgar Rice Burroughs,J. Allen St. John,Eric King,Craig Trahan,Aberdeen Press Thuvia, Maid of Mars, is the next generation of Barsoomains. Instead of John Carter “Warlord of Mars”, it is his son, Cathoris, that gets to try to rescue the princess Thuvia that has been kidnapped … OL1418128W
Case and the dreamer Case and the dreamer Theodore Sturgeon A collection of three science fiction stories about love and relationships OL14868294W
The Forever Man The Forever Man Gordon R. Dickson When Raoul Penard's starship returns to Earth--two hundred years after it disappeared--with his mind and soul somehow merged into the circuitry of the ship, scientists try to recreate the phenomenon … OL155408W
Worlds Worlds Eric Flint A collection of stories and short novels includes several works set in the Ring of Fire alternate history series, as well as tales from the Joe's World fantasy series, a story from the Rats, Bats and… OL17187W
Young Star Travelers Young Star Travelers Katherine MacLean,Martin H. Greenberg,Ray Bradbury,Arthur C. Clarke,Charles G. Waugh,Theodore Cogswell,Andre Norton,Fred Saberhagen,Isaac Asimov,Arthur Sellings,Pauline Ashwell,Edward Wellen A collection of nine science fiction stories about children who have traveled in space. "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth ..." - short story by Arthur C. Clarke Berserker's Prey - short story by Fred S… OL18184057W
The ultimate Silver Surfer The ultimate Silver Surfer Stan Lee ix, 339 p. : 23 cm OL18241444W
Custer's last jump and other collaborations Custer's last jump and other collaborations Howard Waldrop A stew of talent, well simmered... In a career that has spanned thirty-four years, Howard Waldrop has withheld these collaborations from his five short story collections, in order to create a drea… OL1855962W
Infinite jests Infinite jests Robert Silverberg It was a struggle to read most of these stories, I frankly found none of them humorous but so far out in their premises as to be mind numbing. I cannot in good faith recommend this collection to any… OL1960400W
Infinite Stars Infinite Stars Brian Herbert,A. C. Crispin,Alastair Reynolds,Charles E. Gannon,Linda Nagata,David Weber,Edmond Hamilton,Anne McCaffrey,Lois McMaster Bujold,Jerry Pournelle,Robert Silverberg,Poul Anderson,Elizabeth Moon,Leigh Brackett,Orson Scott Card,Jack Campbell,Larry Niven,Kevin J. Anderson,Catherine Asaro,Jody Lynn Nye,William C. Dietz,Cordwainer Smith,David Drake,Jean Johnson,Bryan Thomas Schmidt,Nnedi Okorafor,Bennett R. Coles,Dave Bara Presents a collection of short stories set in such fan-favorite universes as "Ender's Game," "Dune," and the "Honor Harrington" universe. Space opera: an introduction / by Robert Silverberg -- Fl… OL19724205W
Galactic empires Galactic empires Neil Clarke "Neil Clarke, publisher of the award-winning Clarkesworld magazine, presents a collection of thought-provoking and galaxy-spanning array of galactic short science fiction. From E. E. "Doc" Smith's Le… OL20047003W
The Strange Case of Mrs. Hudson's Cat The Strange Case of Mrs. Hudson's Cat Colin Bruce The case of the scientific aristocrat -- The case of the missing energy -- The case of the pre-atomic doctor -- The case of the sabotaged scientist -- The case of the flying bullets -- The … OL2038157W
Maske Maske Ivain Rodriguez de Léon,Jack Vance This is classic Vance: a carefully thought-out world, a stratified society, and a man in conflict with its rules. During the space of twelve generations, the descendents of a crash on a water-covered… OL2071500W
Do The Dead Dream? Do The Dead Dream? F P Dorchak,Joyce Combs,Lon Kirschner 497 pages ; 23 cm OL24798512W
Three novels: Rule golden, Natural state, [and] The dying man Three novels: Rule golden, Natural state, [and] The dying man Damon Knight Rule Golden. The golden rule is inverted in the hand of the alien. It makes the citizens of Earht see what horrible fools they really are. Natural State. The year 2064 defines patriotism as loyalty … OL2791001W
Harlan Ellison Harlan Ellison Gary K. Wolfe,Ellen Weil "A blend of memoir and narrative, Invisible Author consists of an interview with Christine Brooke-Rose and a series of lectures Brooke-Rose presented in which she discusses her own work. By publishin… OL6208956W
The Girl Who Heard Dragons (Pern #8.5) The Girl Who Heard Dragons (Pern #8.5) Anne McCaffrey Anne McCaffrey's dragons are the stuff of which SF/fantasy legends are made. All of her dragon books for many years have been national bestsellers. She is one of the most popular writers ever in fant… OL73362W
Welcome to the Monkey House Welcome to the Monkey House Kurt Vonnegut Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut’s shorter works. Originally printed in publications as diverse as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and The Atlantic Monthly, th… OL98480W
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