Glen Cook

Here we have a trade paperback of Starfishers, by Glen Cook. This is book two of the Starfishers trilogy. 

It is like new, with no damage or markings.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Washington

The Starfishers Trilogy: Volume Two

Starfish: Treasure troves of power. They were creatures of fusion energy, ancient, huge, intelligent, drifting in herds on the edge of the galaxy, producing their ambergris, the substance precious to man and the man-like Sangaree alike. In deep, starless space the herds were protected by the great harvestships of the Seiners, or Starfishers - the independent, non-Confederation people who dared to skirt the deadly boundaries of Stars' End and battle the Sangaree. It is with them on the harvestship Danion that Confederation agents Mouse Storm and Moyshe BenRabi have to fly and fight, probing mystery and myth. And where BenRabi, man of many names, must surrender his dreams and his mind itself to the golden dragons of space and their shepherds, the gathering... Starfishers. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

Starfishers

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Tim Powers

T. Powers

Here we have a trade paperback of Last Call, by Tim Powers. It is almost like new, with the only west being at the head of the spine.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Enchantingly dark and compellingly real, the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Last Call is a masterpiece of magic realism from critically acclaimed author Tim Powers. Set in the gritty, dazzling underworld known as Las Vegas, Last Call tells the story of a one-eyed professional gambler who discovers that he was not the big winner in a long-ago poker game . . . and now must play for the highest stakes ever as he searches for a way to win back his soul.

Last Call

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Neal Shusterman

Here we have a hardcover, with dust jacket, of The Toll, by Neil Schusterman. This is book 3 in the Arc of A Scythe trilogy. This copy is a first edition, first printing, and was formerly a library book.

It has library stamps on the top edge and on the first title page, and some staining on the edges of the text block. Both ends of the spine show some wear as well. But the binding is still strong, and there are no tips, creases or scribblings inside the text block.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

In the highly anticipated finale to the New York Times bestselling trilogy, dictators, prophets, and tensions rise. In a world that’s conquered death, will humanity finally be torn asunder by the immortal beings it created? Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder.

The Toll

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Frank Herbert

Here we have a trade paperback of Dune, by Frank Herbert. There are two closed tears in the top edge of the front cover. There is also some edge west on the cover. The text block is still in perfect condition.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Follows the adventures of Paul Atreides, the son of a betrayed duke given up for dead on a treacherous desert planet and adopted by its fierce, nomadic people, who help him unravel his most unexpected destiny.

Dune

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Mark Dunn

Here we have a trade paperback of Ella Minnow Pea, by Mark Dunn. It has some obvious scuffing on the back, wrinkling or west at the corners, and some soft creasing on the covers. It still lies flat and square.

A Novel in Letters

Ella Minnow Pea

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Jack Whyte

Here we have a mass market paperback of The Saxon Shore, book four of The Camulod Chronicles, by Jack Whyte. It is almost like new. The spine is slightly curved, and one corner is ever so slightly curled.

Merlyn Britannicus and Uther Pendragon---the Silver Bear and the Red Dragon---are the leaders of the Colony, lifeblood to the community from which will come the fabled Camulod.

But soon their tranquility is in ruins, Uther lies dead from treachery, and all that is left of the dream is the orphaned babe Arthur. Heir to the Colony of Camulod, born with Roman heritage as well as the blood of the Hibernians and the Celts, Arthur is the living incarnation of the sacred dream of his ancestors: independent survival in Britain amidst the ruins of the Roman Empire.

When Arthur is adopted by Merlyn Britannicus, an enormous responsibility is placed on Merlyn's shoulders. Now he must prepare young Arthur to unify the clans of Britain and guard the mighty sword Excalibur.
And, above all, Merlyn must see that Arthur survives to achieve the rest of his ancestors' dreams, in spite of the deadly threats rumbling from the Saxon Shore.

"Of the scores of novels based on Arthurian legend, Whyte's Camulod series is distinctive, particularly in the rendering of its leading players and the residual Roman influences that survived in Britain during the Dark Ages."--The Washington Post

The Saxon Shore

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Úrsula K. Le Guin

Here we have a mass market paperback of Tehanu, the final book in the Earthsea series, by Ursula K le Guin. It features a metallic cover, and is still in good condition. The spine has some creasing, and is a bit cocked, and there is some edge west, including one small rip in the top of the front cover.

Classics of high fantasy, Ursula K. Le Guin's  three previous Earthsea novels--AW izard Of  Earthsea,The Tombs Of  Atuan, andThe Farthest Shore--have been compared  with J.R.R. Tolkien's  The Lord of the Ringsand C.S Lewis'  Narniastories as being among the  genre's greatest creations. Now the fourth and  final volume,Tehanu, brings to a  conclusion the remarkable Earthsea cycle with a  revelation of wisdom, wonder, and literary wizardry.  Once she'd been a priestess, quest-companion to a  powerful mage, a student of high magic. Then she  gave it all up to be a farmer's wife on Gont,  content to lead a simple life. But Tenar was not born  to live her days in peace, away from great events.  A dying wizard and an abused child were the first  to call her back to the path she had abandoned.  For the end of the adventure beckoned and Tenar  would be there along with the dragons, mages, and the  young king himself to share in the unforgettable  fate of the kingdom known as  Earthsea.

Tehanu

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Philip Dick

Here we have a mass market paperback of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick. It is a 2007 printing, featuring the Blade Runner movie cover, and contains 24 pages of new material. It is in excellent condition, with minimal edge wear.

Here is the classic sci-fi novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, set nearly thirty years before the events of the new Warner Bros. film Blade Runner 2049, starring Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, and Robin Wright.
 
By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living creature, and for people who can't afford one, companies build incredibly realistic simulacra: horses, birds, cats, sheep. They've even built humans. Immigrants to Mars receive androids so sophisticated they are indistinguishable from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans can wreak, the government bans them from Earth. Driven into hiding, unauthorized androids live among human beings, undetected. Rick Deckard, an officially sanctioned bounty hunter, is commissioned to find rogue androids and "retire" them. But when cornered, androids fight back--with lethal force.
 
Praise for Philip K. Dick
 
"[Dick] sees all the sparkling--and terrifying--possibilities . . . that other authors shy away from."--Rolling Stone
 
"A kind of pulp-fiction Kafka, a prophet."--The New York Times

Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?)

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Arthur C. Clarke

Here we have a mass market paperback of Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C Clarke. It is in great shape. The spine has some creasing, and there is light edgewear. There are no tips, creases, or markings inside.

Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards * "[Arthur] Clarke is quite splendid. . . . We experience that chilling touch of the alien, the not-quite-knowable, that distinguishes SF at its most technically imaginative."--The New York Times

At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredible, an interstellar spacecraft. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind's first encounter with alien intelligence. It will kindle their wildest dreams . . . and fan their darkest fears. For no one knows who the Ramans are or why they have come. And now the moment of rendezvous awaits--just behind a Raman airlock door.

Rendevous with Rama

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Here we have a vintage hardcover edition of Don Quixote of la Mancha, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It was published by Grosset & Dunlap as part of their Universal Library. There is no date, but I estimate it was printed in the 1930's, since the Universal Library series originated in 1931.

The binding is still strong; though the paper is cracked at both hinges, the mull is still intact. There is some water staining on the cover. The book cloth is worn through on one of the top corners, and at the head of the spine. There is an ex libris sticker inside the front cover, but it was never filled in. There are no rips, creases, or markings inside.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Don Quixote of La Mancha

Brian Jacques

Here we have a mass market paperback of Rakkety Tam, the seventeenth book in Brian Jacques' Redwall series. This copy is from the first paperback printing, in 2005.

The spine is slightly curved from previous reading, and has a few subtle creases. There is also some wear on the bottom edge of the book, from being shelved.

New York Times bestselling author Brian Jacques gives us another tales of Redwall, filled with "The Knights of the Round Table with paws" (The Sunday Times) along with their friends and enemies.

Rakkety Tam MacBurl is a brave border warrior who has travelled south in search of adventure. But when his army is attacked by an evil flesh-eating band, adventure finds him.
 
Gulo the Savage, wolverine, flesh-eater and brutal killer, has come to Mossflower in search of his brother who stole the mystical stone that will make one of them king of the lands of ice and snow. Anybeast who gets in Gulo's way is dead meat. And he's heading for the peaceful Redwall Abbey unless Rakkety Tam can stop him.

Rakkety Tam

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Here we have an antique cloth-bound hardcover from the Celebrated Crimes series by Alexandre Dumas. This volume is The Borgias: Vol. II. It was translated by I. G. Burnham and illustrated by Jacques Wagrez, of Paris. The only copyright date provided is 1895, but I suspect this edition was printed somewhat later.

There is edge wear at the corners, at the head and tail of the spine, and some rubbing wear on the tail of the text block. There is brown toning on the pages. A previous owner's name is written with pen inside the front cover. There is significant staining/discoloration on several pages, chiefly toward the beginning of the book. I have included images of several pages, and while this is primarily present on the first dozen pages, there are infrequent stains elsewhere.

Celebrated Crimes: The Borgias (Vol. 2)

Emily St. John Mandel

Here we have a trade paperback of Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel. There is no hyphen there. Is “St. John” her middle name? There is some light edge wear, one small spot on the bottom edge, and one page that was dig-eared, but is now straightened.

A National Book Award Finalist A PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived in the city, and within weeks, civilization as we know it came to an end. Twenty years later, Kirsten moves between the settlements of the altered world with a small troupe of actors and musicians. They call themselves The Traveling Symphony, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping the remnants of art and humanity alive. But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who will threaten the tiny band's existence. And as the story takes off, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, the strange twist of fate that connects them all will be revealed.

Station Eleven

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Leigh Bardugo

Here we have a trade paperback of Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo. It is still like new. The corners are crisp, and there are no rips, creases or markings inside or out.

Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken to become the protegâe of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.

Shadow and Bone

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Becky Chambers

Here we have a trade paperback of The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, by Becky Chambers. This is book one in the Wayfarers series.

There is some edge wear, mainly on the spine edges. No rips, creases, or markings inside or out.

The acclaimed modern science fiction masterpiece, included on Library Journal's Best SFF of 2016, the Barnes & Nobles Sci-Fi Fantasy Blog Best Books of 2015, the Tor.com Best Books of 2015, Reader’s Choice, as well as nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Kitschie, and the Bailey's Women's Prize. Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star. Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she’s never met anyone remotely like the ship’s diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain. Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy—exactly what Rosemary wants. It’s also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn’t part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemary’s got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs—an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn’t necessarily the worst thing in the universe.

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

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Donna Tartt

Here we have a trade paperback edition of The Secret History, by Donna Tartt. It is in excellent condition. The corners are slightly blunted, and there is some light edge wear, chiefly at the tail of the spine.

Richard Papen, a relatively impoverished student at a New England college, falls in with an exclusive clique of rich, worldly Greek scholars and soon learns the dreadful secret that keeps them together. Reprint

The Secret History

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John Scalzi

Here we have a trade paperback copy of The Kaiju Preseervation Society, by John Scalzi. It is from the first print run of the paperback edition.

The condition is nearly like new. There is some light wear and soiling on the corners. Otherwise it is in great shape.

The Kaiju Preservation Society is John Scalzi's first standalone adventure since the conclusion of his New York Times bestselling Interdependency trilogy. When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization.” Tom’s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on. What Tom doesn't tell Jamie is that the animals his team cares for are not here on Earth. Not our Earth, at least. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures named Kaiju roam a warm, human-free world. They're the universe's largest and most dangerous panda and they're in trouble. It's not just the Kaiju Preservation Society who have found their way to the alternate world. Others have, too. And their carelessness could cause millions back on our Earth to die.

The Kaiju Preservation Society

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Robert A. Heinlein

Here we have a trade paperback copy of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert A. Heinlein. It was published by ACE in 2018, as part of the Science Fiction Classics line.

The spine is cocked from previous reading, and the cover has some slight warping. There is some edge wear on the covers as well. The binding is still tight and reliable though, and there are no rips, creases or markings inside. Please see photos for details of the condition.

For fans of Artemis--the visionary tour de force from "one of the grand masters of science fiction" (The Wall Street Journal).

Widely acknowledged as one of Robert A. Heinlein's greatest works, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress rose from the golden age of science fiction to become an undisputed classic--and a touchstone for the philosophy of personal responsibility and political freedom. A revolution on a lunar penal colony--aided by a self-aware supercomputer--provides the framework for a story of a diverse group of men and women grappling with the ever-changing definitions of humanity, technology, and free will--themes that resonate just as strongly today as they did when the novel was first published.

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress gives readers an extraordinary, thought-provoking glimpse into the mind of Robert A. Heinlein, who, even now, "shows us where the future is" (Tom Clancy).

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

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Robert Jordan

Here we have a hardcover with dust jacket of A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan. This is book seven in The Wheel of Time series.

The dust jacket has some wear at the bottom edge, and there is light wear at the head and tail of the spine of the book. But it is almost like new. The spine is tight and square, and there are no rips, creases or writing inside or out.

Book Seven of 'the Wheel of Time'

A Crown of Swords

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Here we have an antique copy of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. It is a hardcover with dust jacket, published by Whitman Publishing in 1931.

There is heavy brown toning on the pages and jacket. There is a handwritten inscription on the inside of the front cover, indicating this book was a Christmas gift in 1936. Other than that, there are no writings, rips, or creases inside. The binding is still intact, and very tight; the book doesn't want to be opened wide. The dust jacket has significant edge wear, and one bald spot on the top front corner.

Tom Sawyer

Here we have a hardcover with dust jacket Book Club Edition of Radio Free Albemuth, by Philip K. Dick. This, his final novel, was published posthumously by Arbor House, in 1985.

The book itself is almost like new. The binding is tight and square, and there are no rips, creases, or markings inside the text block. The cover of the book shows no visible wear, and the edges of the text block have minimal soiling. The dust jacket has gentle edge wear, and a series of scrapes or cracks along the front edge. Please see photos for details.

Radio Free Albemuth

Here we have a vintage paperback copy of The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, Translated into English by Stanley Corngold. This copy also includes Kafka's letters, diary entries, and ten critical essays. It is a pocket paperback, printed in 1972 by Bantam Books.

The condition is still excellent. There is very subtle creases at the hinges, you have to look from the correct angle to see them. Minimal edge wear. Brown toning throughout, on all pages and the cover. The top corner is cut cleanly off of the first free endpaper. There are no other rips, creases or markings, inside or out.

The Metamorphosis

Hugh Howey

Here we have a handsome trade paperback of Wool, by Hugh Howey. There is minimal wear at the edges and corners. There are no rips or markings inside or out.

The first book in the acclaimed, New York Times best-selling trilogy, Wool is the story of a community living in an underground silo completely unaware of the fate of the outside world. When the silo's sheriff asks to leave the silo, a series of events unravels the very fabric of their fragile lives. In a world where all commodities are precious and running out, truth and hope may be the most rare...and the most needed.

Wool

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Here we have a rare first edition copy of "Always Coming Home", by Ursula K. Le Guin, and published in 1985 by Harper & Row. The book is a large trade paperback, and contains no cassette. The original edition did include a cassette, but it is no longer present.

The condition is quite good; the corners of the cover have some light creasing, and there is a bit of curling at the lower front corner. There are also some creases on the spine from past reading, but they are fairly subtle. There is some edge wear, and some discoloration/staining on the edges of the text block.

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