Baen Books.Baen Books PO Box 1403, Riverdale, NY 10471 www.baen.com John Ring's Emerald Sea (1416509208, $7.99) is set in the future, where the world ends the moment the council which controls the Net goes to war. It's Duke's duty to make contact with the merfolk who might side against the fascist dictators of New Destiny--but he discovers they might have plans of their own in this excellent sequel to There Will Be Dragons, which stands well alone. Steve White's Demon's Gate (1416509226, $7.99) tells of an heir to the throne who runs into his old mentor, long presumed dead, and learns that demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. are returning to the world. His discovery will lead him to join forces with an effort to thwart the evil plans of a deadly gang of non-humans. James P. Hogan's Castrophes, Chaos & Convolutions (1416509219, $7.99) provides a fine collection of hard science fiction articles, from the complicated logic of a human backup copy A disk, tape or other machine readable copy of a data or program file. Making backup copies is a discipline most computer users learn the hard way-- after months of work is lost. See backup and LAN free backup. gone awry to the paradox of a designed society determined not to be led by design. His description of how his tales came to be written, along with suspenseful stories, makes for a powerful gathering. Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Frankowski's Conrad's Lady (1416509194, $25.00) presents a time-travel adventure: Conrad's journey back to 13th century Poland leads the history buff to recall its fate, so he sets out to turn Poland into a world power by introducing democratic ideas and advanced technology--with complicated results. Harry Turtledove's Bridge Of The Separator (1416509186, $24.00) tells of a holy man who is cousin of an empire's ruler. When civil war breaks out, he flees for his life--and discovers his curses have power to kill. It's a revelation which will change his life, religion, philosophy and spark his ultimate confrontation with evil. Mercedes Lackey Mercedes Lackey (born June 24, 1950) (also known as Misty Lackey) is a prolific American author of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar. and Rosemary Edghill's Music To My Sorrow (1416509178, $26.00) returns Eric Banyan to a new adventure: here he must again rescue his young brother Magnus--this time from his own parents. His battle leads him to the evangelist Billy Fairchild, whom he finds is the tool of evil elves who feed off human sorrow. Bill Fawcett and Bria Thomsen edit Masters Of Fantasy (1416509275, $7.99), packing in short stories by some of the best writers of modern times, from David Weber David Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1952. In his stories, he creates a consistent and rationally explained technology and society. and David Drake
adj. Between or among the stars: interstellar gases. interstellar Adjective between or among stars Adj. 1. circus. Dave Grossman and Leo Frankowski's The Two-Space War (1416509283, $7.99) is set six hundred years in the future and tells of a ship facing danger across enemy lands. A captain faces invasion with creative new solutions. Steve White's Blood Of The Heroes (1416509240, $24.00) tells of one Jason, tired of academic time-travel life and ready for adventure on one last expedition. Trapped in the Aegean Bronze Age Bronze Age, period in the development of technology when metals were first used regularly in the manufacture of tools and weapons. Pure copper and bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, were used indiscriminately at first; this early period is sometimes called the , Jason discovers more than he planned on knowing about the origins of his own Greek ancestors. John Ringo's Princess Of Wands (1416609232, $25.00) begins a new series: so be prepared for multiple volumes. Barbara is a homemaker in a small town and has the perfect family and life until her determination to take a weekend off results in a dangerous rendezvous "Dangerous Rendezvous" is the 19th episode of the Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Its original UK air date was February 9, 1968 on ATV Midlands. It was written by Tony Barwick and directed by Brian Burgess. with a homicide detective. Add a swamp mystery filled with fantasy and you have some unusual protagonists. Timothy Zahn's Blackcollar (1416509259, $25.00) tells of legendary warriors who may be Earth's last hope. Allen was too young to remember when the Earth was not a conquered planet--but even he knows the legend of the blackcollar guerilla warriors, and his underground mission to locate one of the last units may be Earth's last hope for freedom. All are fast-paced adventures with strong protagonists. |
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