The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection - for 1983 pub in 1984This collection launched the popular and long-running "The Year's Best Science Fiction" series:Fantastic Science Fiction!The Year's Best -- And Biggest CollectionHere's the cream of the crop: short stories, novelettes, novellas by science fiction writers already famous and awarded for their high-quality work in science fiction. Writers like:Cicada Queen [Mechanist-Shapers] • Bruce SterlingBeyond the Dead Reef • James Tiptree, Jr.Slow-Birds • Ian WatsonVulcan’s Forge • Poul AndersonMan-Mountain Gentian • Howard WaldropHardfought • Greg BearManifest Destiny • Joe HaldemanFull Chicken Richness • Avram DavidsonMultiples • Robert SilverbergCryptic • Jack McDevittThe Sidon in the Mirror • Connie WillisGolden Gate • R. A. LaffertyBlind Shemmy • Jack DannIn the Islands • Pat MurphyNunc Dimittis • Tanith LeeBlood Music • Greg BearHer Furry Face • Leigh KennedyKnight of Shallows • Rand B. LeeThe Cat • Gene WolfeThe Monkey Treatment • George R. R. MartinNearly Departed [Deadpan Allie] • Pat CadiganHearts Do Not in Eyes Shine • John KesselCarrion Comfort • Dan SimmonsGemstone • Vernor VingeBlack Air • Kim Stanley Robinson Views: 14
Lord Silverfield must marry the daughter of his uncle’s oldest friend within a year, or lose a fortune, so it’s unfortunate that he finds Sir James Derwent’s half-sister, Anastasia, infinitely more captivating. So too does the sinister and rakish Sir Montagu Morley, and Anastasia takes flight right to the heart of glittering Regency London. Regency Romance by Patricia M. Ashley; originally published by Robert Hale [London] Views: 14
About 65 million years ago, it is supposed that dinosaurs disappeared from Earth. But what if they had not been?
From a master of imaginative storytelling comes an epic tale of the world as it might have been, a world where the age of dinosaurs never ended, and their descendants clashed with the humans. The story is set in the Americas, where a clan of native humans survives by hunting and fishing. Suddenly they clash with a new race that comes from across the ocean — the lizards who are a much more advanced civilization, progressing not through technology, but through animal-breeding. They breed new kinds of animals, each one serving as a machine designed for a specific purpose. A human teenager is caught by the lizards and survives in their city, first as an animal, then as a prisoner, then as a member of society. Still, his human instincts takes over and he betrays his masters, escapes and leads the humans to destroying the lizard city and driving them back across the sea. Views: 13
This hilarious parody yearbook explores the ups and downs of a year in the life of the senior class cats at Paw Paw High School. This active senior class did a lot in their last year of high school: The Glee Club Meowlers recorded their first album, "Songs to Lick Fur To," the drama club performed Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the Ratters football coach, Fred Ball Whiskers, retired, and Sophie McMeow was voted "Most Chased." Filled with cat class photos, candid shots, and handwritten notes to the yearbook's owner, Nelson "Gill" Fish, Cat High revives the classic parody yearbook in all its black-and-white, feline-filled glory. Views: 13
Croaker spoke to assembled Company: “In olden times the outfit consisted entirely of black soldiers. Thus the name. Its slow drift northward has seen not only its diminution but a shift in its makeup. One-Eye is the black man with us today.” “We are the last of the Twelve True Companies. We have out-endured the others by more than a century, but I fear we’re into our twilight days. I fear this may be the Company’s final commission. A page of history is about to turn. Once it does, the great warrior brotherhoods will be gone and forgotten.” But Croaker was wrong... The first volume of THE BLACK COMPANY series Views: 13
After logging thousands of hours in the air, flight attendant Robbie Mallory is quite adept at resisting the charms of men who are only interested in casual flirtation. So when Captain Tyler "blue-eyes" Lang showers her with his attentions, Robbie is sure he regards her merely as his latest conquest and she tries to ignore him. With a good head on her shoulders and a secret dream of forever love, Robbie does not intend to lose her heart to the Romeo of the friendly skies. But when she and Ty are scheduled on the same flight to Bermuda, even her well-built defenses can't keep her heart safe. Despite her happiness, Robbie can't shake nagging suspicions about Ty. Had she made a mistake in falling in love with him? Views: 13
Re-read this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan Sarah's heart broke the moment she discovered her brand-new marriage to Benedict de l'Isle was the result of a foolish bet between Ben and his friend Dale. In anger, Sarah let Ben think Dale had been her lover, and walked away forever. Or so she thought... Three years later, Sarah finds herself working once again with her husband. A husband who is convinced that she destroyed their marriage, and is determined to punish her...in the most delectable of ways! Originally published in 1984 Views: 13
Kylie Richards was starting a new business and traveled to Santa Fe to offer her management seminars. Abandoned at the airport, she found herself whisked into town by a fellow traveler. Nick Braden worked for Southwest Textile as a troubleshooter, and he'd intended to fire Kylie before she could be too disruptive. But there was a real current between these two that neither could ignore. Contemporary Romance by Karen Toller Whittenburg; originally published by Dell Candlelight Ecstasy Romance Views: 12
Every star in the Galaxy is enclosed in a transparent sphere which can be shattered only from within.
Won Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1985. Views: 11
A contemporary couple journeys back in time to ancient Ireland in this delightful fantasy by the author of Tea with the Black Dragon. John Thornburn is an artist, mild-mannered and nonviolent. To make ends meet, he teaches some courses in Celtic design. And although his background is half Micmac Indian, he lives in Ireland for two reasons: his far more confrontational and warrior-like girlfriend, Derval O'Keane, and his fascination with the beautiful illuminated manuscript known as the Book of Kells. But he's about to take a journey to a far more distant place, one that he could not have imagined. Along with Derval, John will find himself in an ancient Celtic realm, where a Viking attack begs to be avenged and a fantastic—and sometimes terrifying—adventure awaits . . . From a master of magical fantasy, the author of the Damiano Trilogy and a winner of the John W. Campbell Award, this is a tale of warriors, love, danger,... Views: 10
Penny Jordan needs no introduction as arguably the most recognisable name writing for Mills & Boon. We have celebrated her wonderful writing with a special collection, many of which for the first time in eBook format and all available right now. His honor left him no choice. Sienna had been swept off her feet by the handsome, powerful Greek, Alexis Stefanides. "I shall imprint myself on your heart and body so that you will never forget me, " he'd said once he'd won her heart. She'd been chosen—not for love—but in vengeance for the wrong he believed her brother had done his sister. Too late the truth came out-too late to save Sienna's whole world from exploding in pain. Still deep in shock, Sienna found herself married to Alexis—with her mind instinctively fearful of her body's intimate cravings .... Views: 10
Re-read this classic romance by USA Today bestselling author Carole Mortimer Artist Danielle Smith is shocked to learn that wealthy, arrogant oil tycoon Nicholas Andracas has plans for her: he wants a portrait painted...and to seduce her with his lethal charm! Nicholas obviously doesn't recognize her as the innocent young woman who gave him her virginity seven years ago. And Danielle soon sees her chance to pay him back for the pain he'd caused... But how can she keep Nicholas at arm's length, when all she wants is to succumb to his powerful seduction? Originally published in 1984 Views: 9
