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Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Alternate History
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Search results: The best new books - Book reviews and excerpts from exceptional sci-fi, fantasy & alternate history novels.
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The Sterkarm Handshake
by Susan Price
Hardcover: Sep 2000
Paperback: 1 Jan 2003
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| The Sterkarm Handshake is a stirring tale of a clash of two cultures, beautifully told by master storyteller Susan Price. |
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The House of The Scorpion
by Nancy Farmer
Hardcover: Oct 2002
Paperback: 1 Nov 2002
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| With undertones of vampires, Frankenstein, dragons' hoards, and killing fields, Matt's story turns out to be an inspiring tale of friendship, survival, hope, and transcendence. A must-read for teenage fantasy fans. |
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Fool's Errand: The Tawny Man, Book 1
by Robin Hobb
Hardcover: Jan 2002
Paperback: 1 Nov 2002
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| 'In this hard-to-put-down follow-up to the Farseer Trilogy, Hobb maintains the high standards of her earlier fantasy series......What starts as a very good read shifts into a stay-up-until-2:00 a.m.-to-finish type of book.' |
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Look To Windward
by Iain M. Banks
Hardcover: Aug 2001
Paperback: 1 Nov 2002
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| An awe-inspiring immersion into the wildly original, vividly realized civilization that Banks calls the Culture. |
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A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3
by George R R. Martin
Hardcover: Oct 2000
Paperback: 1 May 2002
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| The brutal struggle for power nears its tumultuous climax, the battered and divided kingdom faces its most terrifying invasion--one that is being spearheaded from beyond the grave |
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Thief of Time: A Discworld Novel
by Terry Pratchett
Hardcover: Apr 2001
Paperback: 1 Apr 2002
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| A superb send-up of science and philosophy, religion and death and a host of other timely topics, Thief of Time provides the perfect opportunity to kick back and unwind. |
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Killing Time
by Caleb Carr
Hardcover: Nov 2000
Paperback: 1 Jan 2002
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| The year is 2023 and Wolfe's life and everything he knows are turned upside down when the widow of a murdered special-effects wizard enters his office. Killing Time combines future history with mystery and thriller elements to create a suspenseful novel. |
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Shadow of The Hegemon
by Orson Scott Card
Hardcover: Jan 2001
Paperback: 1 Dec 2001
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| Ender's Shadow told the tale of Bean, who became Ender's strategist and friend. Now Bean becomes the tactical genius who wins the earth for Ender's brother, Peter, the Hegemon. |
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