A Phule and His Money
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| Author | Spider Robinson |
| ISBN | 0441001335 |
Once again, I find myself wishing that I liked the Callahan’s books more than I do. Robinson tries for a much more obviously optimistic view of the world than most other authors and he obviously holds dear the concepts of acceptance of those who differ from ourselves, true friendship, and solid romantic...
| Author | David Weber |
| ISBN | 1416520848 |
Prince Roger MacClintock was an heir to the galaxy's Throne of Man-and a self-obsessed spoiled young brat . . . until he and the Royal Marines sent to protect him were stranded on Marduk with only their feet to get them half way around the entire planet. So far, they've traversed a continent, crossed a sea...
| Author | David Sherman |
| ISBN | 0345425278 |
Through three centuries of interstellar travel, intelligent alien life- forms had never been encountered . . . until now.
When a scientific team exploring an obscure planet fails to make its regular communications check, the Marines of third platoon are sent to investigate. They prepare...
1. Poul Anderson remains one of science fiction's most popular writers, and this generous volume of his best work, with wide-ranging themes and settings, will attract his thousands of fans and win him many new ones.
2. Included is a complete novel, Satan's World, and a number of equally...
| Author | Alan Dean Foster |
| ISBN | 0345418611 |
In the years after first contact, humans and the intelligent insect like Thranx agree to a tentative sharing of ideas and cultures despite the ingrained repulsion they have yet to overcome. Thus, a slow, lengthy process of limited contact begins.
Yet they never plan for a chance meeting between...
| Author | Lisanne Norman |
| ISBN | 0886778980 |
This book was a little different then the other books in the series. It was the first one to jump forward in time, by about 6 months. But then the bulk of the book was in flashbacks. Different typeface helped to tell the reader they were "in the future" or "back on the original timeline". At first that was a...
A collection of David Drake short stories, including a couple of groups of related short stories. Many of the stories come from shared universe books, so it sometimes feels like only part of the story is included.
The quality of the stories is pretty good. None bad, none really outstanding....
| Author | Christopher Anvil |
| ISBN | 0671318616 |
The aliens of Centra have won the war against Earth only to find that they are not clever enough to keep the peace.
The humans infiltrate all the military and political levels of Centran society. They end up fighting FOR the Centrans on far away planets.
Who is who?
"We took this stitching-gun...
| Author | James Doohan |
| ISBN | 0671319493 |
THESE SPACE PIRATES ARE THE GOOD GUYS! Peter Raeder was an ace pilot until a battle cost him his hand -- and his right to fly the fighter ships he loved. So he became Flight Engineer on the fast carrier "Invincible," a crack new ship with a picked crew, ready to fight the fanatical Mollies and their spiderlike...
| Author | Melissa Scott |
| ISBN | 0812521757 |
It's not one of her strongest works, but I really like the world-building and the aliens, and the interaction between the aliens and the humans. There are lots of lovely touches like the description of food, too. It's also notable for showing same-gender relationships, written during a time when that...
| Author | John DeChancie |
| ISBN | 0759232229 |
Castle Perilous is still tottering from last year's battle with the Hosts of Hell, and regaining stability proves a hard balancing act. Before Jeremy can design a program to calm the tremors of the universe, an alternative wicked reality appears that threatens to topple everything! Castle P. must...
