1973-1996 A Science-Fiction and Fantasy Collection

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Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Ten volumes. Dragon Under the Hill by Gordon Honeycombe, 1973. A history professor in Northumberland finds himself re-enacting a tragedy that took place in the Viking era. Written by George Honeycombe, a British newscaster, author, playwright and stage actor. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm, 1977. Set in a post-apocalyptic era where the collapse of civilization around the world has resulted from massive environmental changes and global disease, which were attributed to large-scale pollution. Written by Kate Wilhelm, an American author. Sovereign by R. M. Meluch, 1980. A novel focused on the domination of galaxies and the contests for it. Written by Rebecca M. Meluch, an American writer of science-fiction. Juniper Time by Kate Wilhelm, 1981. Drought has devastated the western United States and the people migrate eastward to settle in squalid concentration camps called "Newtowns". One woman, Jean Brighton, flees in the opposite direction. Also written by Kate Wilhelm, an American author. Fire in the Abyss by Stuart Gordon, 1984. Following the Elizabethan adventurer Humphrey Gilbert, an actual historical figure, as a time traveler. Written by Stuart Gordon, the pen name of Richard Gordon, a Scottish author of science fiction novels, encyclopedias, and travel guides. Replay by Ken Grimwood, 1988. A fantasy novel following a 43-yeal-old man who dies and wakes up ack in 1963 as his 18-year-old self. This happens repeatedly, with the man playing out his life differently in each cycle. Written by Ken Grimwood, an American author. The Sea and Summer by George Turner, 1989. Francis Conway is a Swill - one of the millions in the year 2041 who must subsist on the inadequate charities of the state. As government corruption and nature have conspired to turn Swill homes into watery tombs, the young boy must find a way to escape the approaching tide of disaster. Written by George Turner, an Australian author. Ambient by Jack Womack, 1991. A dystopian novel set in a decaying and violent twenty-first-century New York, Ambient tells the story of O'Malley, a very special bodyguard for an outrageously ruthless CEO named Dryden. Written by Jack Womack, an American author of speculative fiction. Polar City Blues by Katharine Kerr, 1992. Polar City is the capital of Hagar, one of the few worlds on which the tiny, human-dominated Republic sits, squeezed between the Interstellar Confederation and the enormous Coreward Alliance. When an alien from the Confederation Embassy is murdered, Police Chief Bates faces an explosive situation. Written by Katharine Kerr, an American author. Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1996. The last of the Mars trilogy, chronicling the settlement and terraforming of the planet Mars through the personal and detailed viewpoints of a wide variety of characters spanning almost two centuries. Written by Kim Stanley Robinson, an American writer who has published twenty-two novels and numerous short stories.