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Vintage, New York. 4th trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear.If Charles Dickens has written speculative fiction, he might have created a novel as intricate, passionate, and lacerating as Thomas M. Disch's visionary portrait of the underbelly of 21st-century New York City. The residents of the public housing project at 334 East 11th Street live in a world of rationed babies and sanctioned drug addiction. Real food is displayed in museums and hospital attendants moonlight as body-snatchers.Nimbly hopscotching backward and forward in time, Disch charts the shifting relationships between this world's inheritors: an aging matriarch who falls in love with her young social worker; a widow seeking comfort from the spirit of her dead husband; a privileged preteen choreographing the perfectly gratuitous murder. Poisonously funny, piercingly authentic, 334 is a masterpiece of social realism disguised as science fiction.

Gollancz, London, 2014. First trade paperback edition. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear.In the near future, Tibor Tarent, a freelance photographer, is recalled from Anatolia to Britain when his wife, an aid worker, is killed—annihilated by a terrifying weapon that reduces its target to a triangular patch of scorched earth. A century earlier, Tommy Trent, a stage magician, is sent to the Western Front on a secret mission to render British reconnaissance aircraft invisible to the enemy.Present day. A theoretical physicist develops a new method of diverting matter, a discovery with devastating consequences that will resonate through time.

Gollancz, London, 2011. First trade paperback printing in this edition. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear.Peter Sinclair is tormented by bereavement and failure. In an attempt to conjure some meaning from his life, he embarks on an autobiography, but he finds himself writing the story of another man in another world whose insidious attraction draws him even further in...Author of The Prestige, filmed by Christopher Nolan, and winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction and the World fantasy Award.

Subterranean Press, Burton MI, 2008. First edition. Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket. Very slight edge crease. Signed by the author and limited to 1000 copies.Two novellas set in Tim Lebbon's signature word of Noreela.

Gollancz, London. 11th paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear, faint crease at spine.Altered Carbon is a science fiction novel of extraordinary vision and depth. This lightning fast, breathtaking violent 26th century thriller carries a weighty cargo of ideas and speculative science with graceful ease. It is an awe-inspiring vision of a future living on stolen time.A Netflix series.Four hundred years from now mankind is strung out across a region of interstellar space inherited from an ancient civilization discovered on Mars. The colonies are linked together by the occasional sublight colony ship voyages and hyperspatial data-casting. Human consciousness is digitally freighted between the stars and downloaded into bodies as a matter of course.But some things never change. So when ex-envoy, now-convict Takeshi Kovacs has his consciousness and skills downloaded into the body of a nicotine-addicted ex-thug and presented with a catch-22 offer, he really shouldn't be… Read More

Subterranean Press, Burton MI, 2010. First edition. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed, limited, and numbered edition; number 510 of 750 copies. A collection of stories, poems and short pieces including some set in Jack Vance's "Amber" universe. Includes an introduction by Vance.

Conde Nast, New York, 1968. First edition. Condition: Good, edge and corner wear, spine has creasing and wear at ends, light soiling on white areas of covers, slight yellowing of interior pages, ink mark on front cover. A well-read magazine.Includes The Custodians by James H. Schmitz; The Reluctant Ambassadors by Stanley Schmidt; Pipeline by Joe Poyer; A Learning Experience by Theodore Litwell; The Form Master by Jack Wodhams.Science Fact: Situation of Some Gravity by Joseph F. Goodavage. Reader's Departments: The Editor's Page: Technological Status by John W. Campbell; The Analytical Laboratory; In Times to Come; The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller; Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Kelly Freas and Leo Summers.

Conde Nast, New York, 1961. First edition. Condition: Good minus, edge and corner wear, nicks and tears at spine and edges, light soiling on white area of cover. Slight yellowing of interior pages due to age. Spine crack and one loose page. A well read magazine.Includes The Weakling by Everett B. Cole; Freedom by Mack Reynolds; The Plague by Teddy Keller; The Outbreak of Peace by H. B. Fyfe; The Ghost Fleet by Christopher Anvil; Occasion for Disaster (part 4 of 4) by Mark Phillips [Randall Garrett & Laurence Janifer].Science Fact: Progress Report: Super V-2 Program by G. Harry Stine. Readers' Departments: The Editor's Page: On the Selective Breeding of Human Beings by John W. Campbell; In Times to Come; The Analytical Laboratory; The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrations by Douglas, Schoenherr and van Dongen.

Conde Nast, New York, 1975. First edition. Condition: Very good minus, edge and corner wear, spine has light nicks, light soiling on white areas of covers, slight creases at top corner. A well-read magazine.Includes Crazy Oil by Brenda Pearce; The Sixth Face by Thomas Sullivan; To Be or Not to Be by Alecs Baird; Doing Lennon by Gregory Benford; Lifeboat (part 3 of 3) by Gordon R. Dickson & Harry Harrison. Science Fact: The Economics of the Robot Revolution by James S. Albus. Special Feature: Cover Artist; Rick Sternbach. Reader's Departments: Guest Editorial: Debate: National Health Insurance by F. Paul Wilson & Alan E. Nourse; The Analytical Laboratory; The Reference Library by Lester del Rey; Brass Tacks; In Times to Come. Illustrations by Rick Sternbach, Jack Gaughan, John Schoenherr and Kelly Freas.

Conde Nast, New York, 1968. First edition. Condition: Very Good plus, very light edge and corner wear, slight creasing at spine, back cover has large crease at bottom corner, light soiling at rear cover on white background. Slight yellowing of interior pages due to age. A well-read magazine.Includes Hawk Among the Sparrows (Hugo finalist, Nebula nominated, short novel) by Dean McLaughlin, Null Zone by Joe Poyer; To Sleep, Perchance to Dream by W. C. Francis; Winkin, Blinkin and ?R² by R. C. FitzPatrick; Satan's World (part 3 of 4, nominee for the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award) by Poul Anderson.Icarus and Einstein (science fact) by Robert S. Richardson; The Non-Gold Crisis (editorial) by Jack W. Campbell; In Times to Come; The Analytical Laboratory; The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller; Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Kelly Freas.

Conde Nast, New York, 1974. First edition. Condition: Very Good, light edge and corner wear, spine has light water stain, light soiling on white areas of covers, crease mark at rear corner, slight yellowing of interior pages. A well read magazine.Includes The Horus Errand by William E. Cochrane; The Amazing Dr. Amizov by R. F. DeBaun; The Hole Man by Larry Niven; The Sins of the Fathers (concusion) by Stanley Schmidt.Science Fact: Space Probe From Epsilon Bootis? by Duncan Lunan. Reader's Departments: Guest Editorial: Channel Markers by Robert A. Heinlein; The Analytical laboratory; In Times to Come; The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller; Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Kelly Freas and Ed Buckley.

Dell Magazines, New York, 2009. First edition. Condition: Near fine, light wrinkling on spine and rear cover.Includes stories and articles by G. David Nordley, John G. Hemry, Jerry Oltion, Edward M. Lerner, Jay Werkeiser, Craig DeLancey, Jefferey D. Kooistra, and Stanley Schmidt. Book reviews by Don Sakers. Art by Vincent Di Fate, John Allemand, and Mark Evans.

Dell Magazines, New York, 1997. First edition. Condition: Very good minus, light edge wear and wrinkling on covers, light nicks at spine, light corner creasing.Includes stories and articles by Michael F. Flynn, Stephen L. Burns, Dr. Paul Levinson, Charles Sheffield, Kevin O'Donnell Jr., F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, Michael A. Burstein, Bud Sparhawk, John G. Cramere, and Stanley Schmidt. Book reviews by Tom Easton. Art by Mike Posen, Anthony Bari, Alan M. Clark, Laura Freas, Kelly Freas, and Vincent Di Fate.

Conde Nast, New York, 1970. First edition. Condition: Very Good, light edge and corner wear, light creasing on rear and front corners, spine has light creasing, light soiling on white areas of covers, slight yellowing of interior pages. A well read magazine.Includes Birthright by Poul Anderson; The Fifth Ace by Robert Chilson; The Biggest Oil Disaster by Hayden Howard; Dali, for Instance by Jack Wodhams; In Our Hands, The Stars (aka "Daleth Effect") (part 3 of 3) by Harry Harrison.Science Fact: The Wind from a Star by Margaret L. Silber; Mr. Edison's Magic Lamp (editorial) by Jack W. Campbell. Reader's Departments: In Times to Come; The Analytical Laboratory; The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller; Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Kelly Freas, Peter Skirka, and Leo Summers.

Conde Nast, New York, 1966. First edition. Condition: Good minus, edge and corner wear and nicks, spine has creasing and tear towards bottom, light scuffing and creasing on covers, light soiling and wrinkling on rear cover. Slight yellowing of interior pages due to age. A well-read magazine.Includes The Ancient Gods (part 1 of 2) by Poul Anderson; CWACC Strikes Again by Hank Dempsey; Early Warning by Robert S. Scott; Stranglehold by Christopher Anvil; Escape Velocity by Frank Herbert.Science Fact: Live Sensors by Carl A. Larson. Reader's Departments: The Editor's Page: Observer Effect; The Analytical Laboratory; In Times to Come; The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller; Brass Tacks. Illustrations by John Schoenherr, Stan Robinson, Gray Morrow, and Kelly Freas.

Conde Nast, New York, 1971. First edition. Condition: Good plus, edge and corner wear, creasing at corners, spine has light creasing, light soiling on white areas of covers, slight yellowing of interior pages. A well read magazine.Includes The Telzey Toy by James H. Schmitz; Sprog by Jack Wodhams; Homage by Tak Hallus (Stephen Robinett); The Enemy by M. R. Anver; The Tactics of Mistake [Childe Cycle] (part 4 of 4, nominated for Locus Award) by Gordon R. Dickson. Science Fact article: The Scientific Gap in Law Enforcement by James Vandiver; The Baby in the Bath Water (editorial) by Jack W.Campbell; Readers' Departments: The Analytical Laboratory, In Times to Come, The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, and Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Kelly Freas, Vincent Di Fate, David Cook, and Leo Summers

Dell Magazines, New York, 2008. First edition. Condition: Very good plus, light edge wear, faint crease at spine, wrinkling on rear cover.Includes stories and articles by David Bartell, Joe Schembrie, Robert J. Sawyer, Jason Sanford, Rick Norwood, Richard A Lovett, John G. Cramer, and Stanley Schmidt. Book reviews by Tom Easton. Art by William Warren and George Krauter.

Dell Magazines, New York, 2010. First edition. Condition: Near fine, light wrinkling near spine and on rear cover.Includes stories and articles by H.G. Stratmann, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Michael F. Flynn, Ben Bova, Mike Resnick, Lezli Robyn, Eric James Stone, David L. Clements, Victor Raggio, Stephen R. Balzac, Robert T. Lundy, Richard A Lovett, Jefferey D. Kooistra, and Stanley Schmidt. Book reviews by Don Sakers. Art by David Hardy and John Allemand.

Dell Magazines, New York, 2008. First edition. Condition: Very good plus, very light edge wear and tiny creases at corners, slight nicks at spine edges, wrinkling on rear cover.Includes stories and articles by Ben Bova, Bud Sparjawk, Richard A. Lovett, Craig DeLancey, Susan Forest, Richard K. Lyon, Robert Lundy, Jeffery D. Koistra, and Stanley Schmidt. Book reviews by Tom Easton. Art by Vincent Di Fate, William Warren, David A. Hardy, and John Allemand.

Conde Nast, New York, 1965. First edition. Condition: Good, edge and corner wear, triangular tear at bottom corner, spine has creasing, light scuffing on covers, light soiling and wrinkling on rear cover. Slight yellowing of interior pages due to age. A well-read magazine.Includes Half a Loaf by R. C. FitzPatrick; Positive Feedback by Christopher Anvil; Sleep No More by James H. Schmitz; Fighting Division by Randall Garrett; Trader Team (part 2 of 2) by Poul Anderson.Science Fact: Microminiature Industry by Carl A. Larson. Reader's Departments: The Editor's Page: Panacea by John W. Campbell; In Times to Come; The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller; Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Kelly Freas, John Schoenherr, and Leo Summers.