Spine slightly creased, corners bumped. Part of Niven's Known Space universe. "The world named Mount Lookitthat was never meant for humans -- it was shrouded in lethal mists. Life only existed on one plateau, unreachable except from space. But the disastrous decision to colonize the planet could not be reversed. So the settlers survived somehow -- under a ruthless dictatorship. Mount Lookitthat was rebellion-proof. Then fate dealt the colonists a wild card named Matthew Keller, who had a talent that neither he nor anybody else knew about. At last the colonists had a glimmer of hope!... View More...
A little edge wear and rubbing, a little corner creasing. An attractive copy. ; 5" - 6" Tall; 493 pages; Sequel to The Legacy of Heorot. "A new generation is growing up on the island paradise of Camelot, ignorant of the Great Grendel Wars fought when their parents and grandparents first arrive from Earth. Setting out for the mainland, Setting out for the mainland, this group of young rebels feels ready to fight any Grendels that get in their way. On Avalon, however, there are monsters which dwarf the ones their parents fought, and as the group will soon learn, monsters also dwell... View More...
Yellow boards, slight edge wear. Darkened strip across top of back cover. No edition stated (and no jacket), but it has the look of a book club edition.
Some of Niven's short fiction. Stories include "The Lion in His Attic," "Spirals," "A Teardrop Falls" (set in Saberhagen's berserker universe), "Talisman," "Flare Time," The Locusts," Yet Another Modest Proposal," and more tales from the Draco Tavern (5 in all).; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
Some edgewear, corners bumped. Text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy.
"Shoogar was the greatest wizard the villagers had ever known. His spells could strike terror in the hearts of even his most powerful enemies. The stranger had come from nowhere, but his magic was as strong as any that Shoogar or his flock had ever seen - and, to make matters worse, he possessed a most amazing flying spell. . . the showdown was inevitable!"; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Spine a bit slanted, creased, minor edge wear, a little cover creasing and scuffing. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; 5" - 6" Tall; 383 pages; "Light years from Earth, the pinnacle of mankind's genius is reached: two hundred men and women carve an idyllic, self-sufficient colony out of the vast planet Tau Ceti Four. Among the biologists, genetic engineers and farmers is one man who urges caution - Colonel Cadmann Weyland, a warrior among strangers ... " They ignore his warnings and tear down his defenses - until a monster of lightning speed and awesom... View More...
Tear across spine near center, minor edge wear and chipping, rubbing. Text clean and unmarked. A solid reading copy. "Gil Hamilton was more than an operative for ARM - the elite global police force. He was an essential. His intuition was peerless; his psychic powers were devastating. And his raw courage took him into the depths of inner and outer space where others feared to tread! "But Gil Hamilton had enemies. Many enemies. "Some were organleggers - those murderous dealers of illicit transplants. Others were just ordinary killers. Around the corner, Gil could probably find som... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle are both popular, successful science fiction authors. The Mote in God's Eye is the first of a number of collaborations between the two that are even better than the two individuals. Together they have set new standards for a number of science fiction's classic themes - in this case, the first contact with an alien race. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 560 pages; Set in Pournelle's CoDominium universe, it is 3016 AD, just over a century since the second Empire of Man was established. The Imperial Navy... View More...
Spine/covers somewhat creased, corners bumped. A slight curve to the book. "In the free-fall environment of the Smoke Ring, the descendents of the crew of the Discipline no longer remembered their Earth roots -- or the existence of Sharls Davis Kendy, the computer program despot of the ship. Until Kendy initiated contact once more. Fourteen years later, only Jeffer, the Citizens Tree Scientist, knew that Kendy was still watching -- and waiting. Then the Citizens Tree people rescued a family of loggers and learned for the first time of the Admiralty, a large society living in free fall am... View More...
