One corner very slightly bumped. A bright, attractive copy.
"They inherited their mother's legendary powers of telepathy. But Damia's children will need more than psionic Talent to face the enemy's children - an alien race more insect than human."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
A bright, tight attractive copy. "A planet of giant saurians. . . huge Dinosaurs, extinct on Earth for more than 70 million years, rule the continents and seas of the planet which forms the background of Anne McCaffrey's magnificent new epic of the far future. Man, with the help of two of the intelligent life-forms so far discovered, is exploring and colonizing the galaxy at break-neck speed. The three species have so far had little difficulty in working together since they require radically different types of planet. But Man and conflict are never far apart, and the discovery of this ... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 193 pages;
Third and final volume of the Harper Hall trilogy, part of McCaffrey's Pern universe. "Once again Pern was in danger. The air trembled with Threadfall, and the holds seethed with rebellion. The wily young Piemur, his singing ended by a change of voice, was given a new assignment by the Master Harper. On a bold mission to the Southern Hold he would learn the Oldtimers' secret and help Pern rediscover its lost heritage. " View More...
Spine somewhat creased, some edge wear and rubbing, some creasing and soiling to covers. Pages tanned, but text is clean and unmarked. A good reading copy and a very early printing of this classic. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 333 pages; Sequel to "Dragonflight". Book 2 in the Dragonriders of Pern series. "Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So the bold dragonriders took to the air once more and their magnificent flying dragons swirled and swooped, belching flames that destroyed the shimmering strands before they reached the ground. But F'lar knew he h... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, a little edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 176 pages; First volume of the Harper Hall trilogy, part of McCaffrey's Pern universe. "Every 200 years or so, shimmering threads fall, raining black ruin on Pern. The great dragons of Pern hurl themselves through the beleaguered skies, flaming tongues of fires to destroy deadly Thread and save the planet. It was not Threadfall that made Menolly unhappy. It was her father who betrayed her ambition to be a Harper, who thwarted her love of music. Menolly had no choice but to run away. She came upon a gr... View More...
Ex-library with markings and stamps. Corners bumped, some edge wear, book is a little stiff. Edges yellowed but text is clean and unmarked. First volume of the Harper Hall trilogy, part of McCaffrey's Pern universe. "Every 200 years or so, shimmering threads fall, raining black ruin on Pern. The great dragons of Pern hurl themselves through the beleaguered skies, flaming tongues of fires to destroy deadly Thread and save the planet. It was not Threadfall that made Menolly unhappy. It was her father who betrayed her ambition to be a Harper, who thwarted her love of music. Menolly had no ch... View More...
Very slight edgewear, inside covers are starting to yellow, but overall a nice, attractive copy.
"In Freedom's Landing, beloved author Anne McCaffrey created a new world that human slaves were forced to colonize. In time, this new world became more than a home - it became something to fight for. But now Kris Bjornsen and her comrades have found evidence of another race on their planet. Are they ancients. Long dead and gone? Or could they still exist. . . to join their fight?"; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Edgewear and some bumping. Cover is starting to pull away from spine. Text is bright, clean and unmarked.
"A splendid selection of stories from the lady who taught dragons to fly and rockets to sing": Lady in the Tower, Finder's Keeper; Honeymoon, and The Smallest Dragon Boy.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
A bright, tight, attractive copy. The passionate and talented children of Damia and Afra Lyon confront the alien threat first detected by their grandmother the Rowan. Laria, Isthian, Rojer, and Zara Lyon share aspects of the telepathic, empathic, and telekinetic powers that have marked their family for generations. But as the family expands, it is clear that not all talents are alike: each of the four young Lyons has a very personal kind of ability. When they join forces together, as will be required to destroy the deadly Hiver aliens, their powers and their deep family bond make them the... View More...
Ex-library with usual markings plus front/back FEP torn out when retired. Shelf-cocked, significant edge wear/chipping. Jacket is in protective wraps, taped to boards, with some chipping/edge wear, some darkening. "An air of pleasant anticipation hung so thickly over the Halls, Holds, and Weyrs of Pern that it had affected even the businesslike ways of Moreta, the Weyrwoman of Fort Weyr, where her dragon, Queen Orlith, would soon clutch. "Then without warning, a runnerbeast fell ill. Soon myriads of holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders were dying; and the mysterious ailment had spread... View More...
Spine a little creased, slightly slanted, corners bumped, moderate edge wear, crease across lower corner of front cover, some rubbing. A nice copy.
First published novel by this legendary author. "Sara had been a 'plain' girl . . . . but now she was not. She had been a human on Earth . . . . but now she was not. She had certainly been alive . . . . now she didn't know. The only thing Sara felt sure of was that she knew more than anyone else suspected she did. And that she had to get out -- from wherever, or whatever, she was. "; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Ballantine U6108, 252 pp. Paperback original, first printing. Spine somewhat rolled, a bit creased with a tear across it near the base. Covers creased, somewhat soiled, some edge wear. Corners curled up on front cover and some pages. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid reading copy. First printing of the first published novel by this legendary author. "Sara had been a 'plain' girl . . . . but now she was not. She had been a human on Earth . . . . but now she was not. She had certainly been alive . . . . now she didn't know. The only thing Sara felt sure of was that s... View More...
Spine shows some creasing, covers a dent or two. "Sassinak was twelve when the raiders came. That made her just the right age: old enough to be used, young enough to be broken. Or so the slavers thought. . ." That turned out not to be the case, as Sassinak joins the Fleet who liberated her, and makes a career of helping stamp out slavers and planet pirates.; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall View More...
Jacket shows a little rubbing and minor edge wear.
Set in the same universe as Helva, "The Ship Who Sang" Simeon, the shellperson in charge of station SSS-900-C, faces the biggest challenge of his life as he tries to outwit the vicious Kolnari bent on pillaging and destroying the station.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
Spine/covers a bit creased, corners bumped including some pages, minor edge wear, spine slanted. A little darkening. Text is clean and unmarked. "The pirates didn't kill her - they just stole her life. Like every other citizen of the Federation of Sentient Planets, Lunzie Mespil knew the so-called 'planet pirates' were capable of terrible things. But - also like every other citizen of the Federation - she never in her heart of hearts believed anything would happen to her . . . 'When pirates attack the space liner on which she is a passenger Lunzie didn't panic. She made it to a lifeboat ... View More...
Ex-library with usual markings and stamps, back end paper torn out. Spine slanted, corners bumped, slight edge wear, text clean and unmarked. Jacket in protective wraps taped to boards, minor edge wear. A nice copy. "The colonies on Altair were frontier settlements whose raw materials feed the factories of Earth. [after] the small Rowan Mining Camp was totally destroyed . . . the psychic wail of agony that went up . . pierced the mind of every halfway sensitive telepath on the planet. . . a three-year old child, the lone survivor. "She grew into a beautiful, magical-looking woman, th... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear/rubbing. A couple pages dog-eared. A clean, tight copy. This is a collection of short stories that introduce Helva (XH-834), the to-be-legendary Ship who Sang. Helva was born physically defective, but with a perfectly good brain. Mankind of McCaffrey's Central Worlds universe has learned to save these children and allow them to live productive lives -- as the encapsulated 'brain' running a spaceship......or space station, or city. McCaffrey masterfully paints the growth of Helva as a human being, both limited and freed by the titanium shell she is encased wit... View More...
Covers slightly creased. "Never had there been as close a bonding as the one that existed between the daring and adventurous young Lord Jaxom and his extraordinary white dragon, Ruth. Pure white and incredibly agile, Ruth was a dragon of many talents, though almost everyone on Pern thought he was a runt that would never amount to anything. But Jaxom knew better, knew he could teach his dragon to fly and to destroy the deadly silver Threads that fell from the sky. Disobeying all rules, Jaxom and Ruth trained in secret. Their illicit flights seemed but a minor disobedience -- until they fo... View More...
Spine a bit creased, slanted, corners bumped (one with small crease), slight edge wear, some rubbing. Some browning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. "Never had there been as close a bonding as the one that existed between the daring and adventurous young Lord Jaxom and his extraordinary white dragon, Ruth. Pure white and incredibly agile, Ruth was a dragon of many talents, though almost everyone on Pern thought he was a runt that would never amount to anything. But Jaxom knew better, knew he could teach his dragon to fly and to destroy the deadly silver Threads that fell from... View More...
