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4 reviews
George R.R. Martin

Spectra, 1988

hooray the W.H.O. tour!...
I LOVED this book in the series, because it explores (for the first time) how Wild Cards affected the rest of the world. We get to travel along with a World Health Organization Fact-Finding Mission, charged with documenting the global affect of Wild Cards. And through their eyes, we get to see how cultures around the world changed and evolved as a result of the virus; I found that was really ...

Across the Sea of Suns

14 reviews
Gregory Benford

Spectra, 1987

Excellent. This is real sci-fi.
In reading science fiction of all kinds for over 25 years, I came across the best novels in the genre and also across some real stinkers. I've been a bit disappointed with my most recent sci-fi reads and have resorted to research reviews at Amazon.com to discover some "sure bets". It paid off. I recently discovered Benford's Galactic Center Series and although I wasn't terribly excited with the ...

An Accidental Goddess

16 reviews

Spectra, 2005

Great romance interaction in a sci-fi setting - good stuff!
An Accidental Goddess was the first Linnea Sinclair book I read. I loved the writing style, Ms. Sinclair's sense of humor and the romantic interaction. My first comment to the friend who had given me the book was how human the main characters were in their interaction (no sudden "animal" MUST HAVE attractions)as attraction grew from respect, liking and then trust. Very refreshing and rather ...

4 Isaac Asimov paperback book set: PRELUDE TO FOUNDATION / FOUNDATION / FOUNDATION AND EMPIRE / and SECOND ...
Isaac Asimov

Spectra, 1991

Ace in the Hole

21 reviews

Spectra, 1990

A Superb Start to the Series
This is the first book in the long-running Wild Cards series, edited by George R. R. Martin. Several authors contribute stories, which taken together form a "mosaic" novel. This works better than you might think. The quality of these stories is very high, and while there are one or two rough spots, Martin's editing, ably assisted by Melinda Snodgrass, keeps the continuity smooth. The ...

ACES HIGH (Wild Cards, No 2)

10 reviews
George R.R. Martin

Spectra, 1987

A Great Installment
A great installment in the Wild Cards universe. An alien swarm is headed on a collision course with earth and the Aces must unite to fight the impending doom of the world. However, "the Astronomer" - a super-villain- is trying to stop the heroes, and employs any devious methods to reach his ends... There are new characters presented such as Demise - who can look in your eyes forcing you to ...

Aegypt

17 reviews
John Crowley

Spectra, 1994

In Search of the Lost Country.
John Crowley (1942) is not a very prolific sci-fi and fantasy writer, only twelve novels between 1975 and 2007, but all his books have a very distinctive style. A very special and rich "taste" I risk to say. "Aegypt" is his most ambitious opus. It is planned as a tetralogy, so the author has enough space to develop each character at its maximum. The story is many layered, dwell on ...

AESTIVAL TIDE (Spectra Special Editions)

5 reviews
Elizabeth Hand

Spectra, 1992

A sensual, alien and real book by an awsome writer.
Aestival Tide brought together all of the things I appreciate most about Elizabeth Hand. Her telling of how relationships would be if sex were no longer important, how the world would be if no one saw the sky, how a man would live if he were no longer a man, how a machine could express humanity, all without being cartoonish or over the top. She creates a world that exists, with flaws and ...

After Columbine, A Schoolplace Violence Prevention Manual...Written by an Expert Who Was There

2 reviews
Kelly A Zinna

Spectra Pub, 1999

Sensible approach to the growing problem of school violence
Zinna has written a very worthwhile book that sensibly expresses solutions and takes on the growing problem of school violence. Perfect for school projects, personal interests, and teachers and students alike. Everything changed after Columbine, and this book will help it change even more for the better. If Columbine affected you in any way, you will appreciate this book as a supplement to your ...

AFTER LONG SILENCE (Spectra Series)

7 reviews
Sheri S. Tepper

Spectra, 1987

When will this be back in print!!???
Vintage Tepper. And a lovely piece of work it is. Jubal, a planet in the process of colonization by humans, is a world full of strange and wonderful things, some amusing, some dangerous. The Presences, large crystalline structures scattered throughout the land, are dangerous, and they are everywhere, preventing easy travel between settlements. They can be passed only with the aid of a ...

Aftermath

32 reviews
Charles Sheffield

Spectra, 1999

I could not put it down
(Written for Worm's Sci Fi Haven by Dagny Taggart, more of her reviews can be read here: www.wormsscifi.com/haven) Everyone has heard the line "repent! The end of the world is near! God is angry!" But what happens when the world ends because of natural causes? Aftermath takes place about 20 years in the future, in an America with few advances in technology over what we have today, most ...

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