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The Morcai Battalion: The Recruit [Secure]
by Susan Kyle
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A prophecy foretold... Three years after the unprovoked attack on a peaceful colony, the war between the Rojok dynasty and the Tri-Galaxy Fleet rages on. Born of that war is the Morcai Battalion, a fleet comprised of Centaurians and humans--the first collaboration of its kind and a step toward an intergalactic alliance. But the fragile union is tested as their courageous Commander in Chief, Dtimun, is faced with the temptation of the forbidden--and human--Dr. Madeline Ruszel. A combat surgeon, ... more info>>
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 2009
by Dell Magazine Authors
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David A. Hardy's spectacular December cover illustrates a story as hard to capture in a single image as it was to imagine in the first place: "Formidable Caress," the latest of Stephen Baxter's "Tales of Old Earth." Old Earth, you may remember (though you don't have to) is a most peculiar place where time is layered, running at different rates at different altitudes. That's what makes it possible to experience a drama on such a colossal scale that it would at first seem intrinsically beyond the ... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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The Long Way Home
by Darrell Bain
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A surprise assault on an Exploration Corps starship by implacably hostile, xenophobic aliens leaves its one remaining longboat as the only option for warning the home worlds of the existence of the predators. Unfortunately, the starship met disaster while thousands of light years from Earth. Theoretically, that sort of voyage in a longboat is possible but has never been attempted. In order to return, the crew has to stop on numerous unknown planets to renew supplies and hydrogen fuel many, many ... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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Asimov's Science Fiction, December 2009
by Dell Magazine Authors
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Stories both sweet and savory await you in our piquant December issue--and something for almost every taste. The more sophisticated palates among us often prefer both flavors intertwined, and Brian Stableford posits, in his newest novelette for us, that "Some Like It Hot." Don't fear--there will be no sign of either Tony Curtis or Jack Lemmon dressed as not-so-lovely ladies (and sadly no sign of Marilyn, either), but, instead, we offer a sophisticated fictional treatise on the future of commerci... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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MindFlight
by Stephen Goldin
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MindFlight By Stephen Goldin Alain Cheney, a telepathic spy has been having blinding headaches and strong sexual urges, so he comes back to Earth for tests. The Agency knows about his condition, known as telepause. It affects the best telepaths, making them unreliable in the field. The Agency kills these people to preserve the secret of telepathy. An officer of the Agency, Joby Karns is responsible for killing Alain. (Published: 2009)
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Sten [Sten Series #1]
by Allan Cole, Chris Bunch
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Hailed as a "landmark science fiction series" the Sten Series has thrilled millions of readers all over the world. Set three thousand years in the future, the eight Sten novels tell the tale of a tough, street-wise orphan who escapes his fate as factory planet "delinq" to become the strong right-hand of the most powerful man in the Universe--a man hailed by his billons of subjects as "The Eternal Emperor." This edition contains a brand-new "Forward" introduction to the series as well as a select... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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In the Ocean of Night [Galactic Center Series Book 1] [Secure]
by Gregory Benford
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2019: NASA astronaut Nigel Walmsley is sent on a mission to intercept a rogue asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Ordered to destroy the comet, he discovers that it is actually the shell of a derelict space probe--a wreck with just enough power to emit a single electronic signal ... 2034: A reply is heard. Searching for the source of this signal that comes from outside the solar system, Nigel discovers the existence of a sentient ship. When the new vessel begins to communicate directly wi... more info>>
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Cosmic Dreams
by Tony Teora
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The year 2012 came and passed without the Mayan prophesized apocalyptic destruction of mankind. But in 2042, a strange spherical communication device is discovered on Europa and activated. It warns that it will destroy mankind. Can Mitch Lovelace and the crew of the Tesla II find a way to deactivate the device before it's too late? What are the intentions of a Pyramid shaped spacecraft that arrives on the scene? Can the best minds from Earth decipher the codes within the codes and save mankind--... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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Asimov's Science Fiction: One Year Subscription
by Dell Magazine Authors
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Asimov's Science Fiction, first published in 1977, has become science fiction's most lauded publication. Stories from Asimov's have earned more Hugos and Nebulas in the past 20 years than any other publication, and the editors of Asimov's have won 16 Hugos for Best Editor in that time. Works in Asimov's range from hard to literary to more fantastical SF, as well as fantasy and a touch of horror. This subscription includes a whole year's set of eBook issues: eight monthly single issues (regular n... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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Earth Angel
by Jeff Fuell
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When Brian Bradford meets the Devil and God in the same week, it's just the beginning of a transformation for him and his teenage daughter. (Published: 2009)
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Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2009
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No room here to be clever about our fabulous October/November double issue, so let�s begin: Ted Kosmatka and Michael Poore contribute a literary tale of loss and personal redemption amidst the curious life cycle of an insect known as the "Blood Dauber"; Heather Lindsley, making her Asimov�s debut, tells of the troubles experienced by time-traveling wage-slaves who answer the eternal question of just "Where the Time Goes"; R. Garcia y Robertson returns to his Burroughs-inspired milieu for a j... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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Human by Choice
by Darrell Bain, Travis S. Taylor
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Best-selling science fiction print author Travis S. "Doc Travis" Taylor and best-selling eBook author Darrell Bain have combined talents to produce a new science fiction thriller. Several alien lifeboats make it to earth in widely separated spots after their interstellar spaceship malfunctions. One of the aliens comes down near the home of Kyle Leverson, a former army intelligence officer and now a widowed science journalist. The aliens think they can never go home but they are able to convert t... more info>> Dream Realm Award Winner
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact: One Year Subscription
by Dell Magazine Authors
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact began as Astounding Stories of Super-Science in 1930, and has continuously published the vanguard of SF with an emphasis on science--helping to launch the careers of such luminaries as Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Anne McCaffrey, and Orson Scott Card, to name a few. This subscription includes a whole year's set of eBook issues: eight monthly single issues (regular newsstand price $3.99) and two double-issues--January/February and July/August (regu... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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The Return of the Emperor [Sten Series #6]
by Allan Cole, Chris Bunch
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The Eternal Emperor was dead, and the five members of the Privy Council ruled in his place. But they quickly discovered that their power would collapse around them if they didn't locate the Emperor's secret source of Anti-Matter Two, the economic keystone of the Empire. And so they sent a team of crack commandos to capture Sten, one of their late ruler's few surviving confidantes. But Sten, as usual, had his own agenda. For he knew something about the Eternal Emperor that would shake the Empire ... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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The Morcai Battalion [Secure]
by Susan Kyle
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The galaxy is on the brink of disaster, the long-awaited truce torn apart by an unprovoked attack. The colony whose residents represented more than a hundred planets has been destroyed, and the new vision for unity in the universe is at risk. Faced with a war that would mean destruction and chaos, one man has stepped forward to lead those fighting for their lives. Undeterred by insurmountable odds, his courage inspires a team--the Morcai Battalion--to battle for the cause of peace...and love.
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The Wolf Worlds [Sten Series #2]
by Allan Cole, Chris Bunch
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Hailed as a "landmark science fiction series," the Sten Series has thrilled millions of readers all over the world. Set three thousand years in the future, the eight Sten novels tell the tale of a tough, street-wise orphan who escapes his fate as factory planet "delinq" to become the strong right-hand of the most powerful man in the Universe--a man hailed by his billons of subjects as "The Eternal Emperor." When the Emperor needs to pacify the Wolf Worlds, the planets of an insignificant cluster... more info>> (Published: 1984)
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VORTEX [Sten Series #7]
by Allan Cole, Chris Bunch
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The Empire is in chaos. The once--great Imperial Navy has been shattered in battle and lies burning in space, riven by a civil war that threatens to engulf humanity's future. For the revered Eternal Emperor is not the man his subjects thought him to be--and may not even be human at all. And it is Sten--Imperial bodyguard, spy, assassin, renegade--who now leads humanity's fight for survival. Taking command of the last rebel fleet, he sets out on a desperate quest to seek and destroy the dark sour... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 2009
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Our November issue features a dramatic cover by an old Analog favorite, Vincent Di Fate, for a two-part serial by G. David Nordley, To Climb a Flat Mountain. If you're marooned in an unfamiliar environment, obviously the first order of business is survival, which is even more of a challenge if, the more you learn about where you are, the less sense your surroundings make. The world Nordley has created here is one that shouldn't even exist, but he's done his usual admirable job of making it belie... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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Interzone Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine #224
by TTA Press Authors
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Interzone magazine, which is now in its 27th year, has launched the careers of a great many SF and Fantasy writers. It is often shortlisted for awards and has won the Hugo and British Fantasy Awards. Interzone includes many features including interviews, news, and reviews. The magazine is currently published every other month and continues to publish some of the world's finest writers and most talented newcomers. Amongst those to have graced its pages are Brian Aldiss, Sarah Ash, Michael Moorcoc... more info>>
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Across the Sea of Suns [Galactic Center Series Book 2] [Secure]
by Gregory Benford
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Lancer, a spaceship built to specifications found in the computers of an alien derelict, journeys to the star, Ra, from which the Earth has received mysterious radio transmissions in English
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Lawless
by Laura Davis
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For almost ten years, Von has been a prisoner on the desolate planet of Lawless--his only obsession, finding the next poker game. But then the sister of a powerful telepath, named Reader, draws him into a game which is destined to change his life forever. With a motley crew of characters, he is suddenly plunged headfirst into a battle for the planet Earth, where Von will rediscover a part of himself which he thought dead, and be surprisingly reawakened by love. (Published: 2009)
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Revenge of the Damned [Sten Series #5]
by Allan Cole, Chris Bunch
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Product Description Sten had fully expected to die in a blaze of glory, taking his Emperor's greatest foe with him. Instead he was a slave laborer in a POW camp deep in the heart of enemy territory. But sitting out the action had never been Sten's style. And now that the war was building to a climax, the Eternal Emperor needed him more than ever. Not even the toughest prison in the known universe could keep Sten from his mission. (Published: 2001)
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Sneak Preview
by Robert Bloch
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Graham is a discontented Talent in futuristic America. He questions the ideology of Planned Society and gets himself in trouble for it. However, he finds an ally in the persons of Doc and Clare, who are outwardly posing as representatives of the Psycho-controlled Insanitarium, but in reality are using it as an underground headquarters for the overthrow of the present system. Together they plan and work on infiltrating the Dome and overpowering the highest leader MGMinence Archer into submission.... more info>> (Published: 1959)
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Court of a Thousand Suns [Sten Series #3]
by Allan Cole, Chris Bunch
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Having fought his way from slave labour on a factory world to commander of the Eternal Emperor's bodyguard, the most dangerous weapons Sten has encountered in Prime World are the lies of Court politicians. When a bomb goes off however, he discovers the danger and corruption behind Court intrigue. (Published: 1985)
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Destiny In The Stars
by Gorgenia Ralph
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Destiny is a young woman with extraordinary powers that could rival the gods. She is abducted from Earth by mean alien grey men called Veron, and taken light years from her home. Upon reaching their destination they are attacked and shot down by the Destroyers. These men are soldiers enlisted by the Council to protect the galaxy from a terrible threat; nasty creatures known as Phant. The Veron are spreading this terror throughout their worlds. Destiny must use her power to survive. But fearful ... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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