Foundation’s Triumph,
by David Brin
Conclusion of the "Second
Foundation Trilogy". Hari Seldon escapes exile and risks everything in
a final quest for knowledge and the power it bestows. (Harper Collins,
$6.99 paperback)
Half Life,
by Hal
Clement
With the rapid evolution
of diseases threatening the extinguish the human race, a crew of young
men and women travels to Saturn in hopes of finding something on the moon
of Titan that might save the Earth. (Tor Books, $6.99 paperback)
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Babylon 5: Armies of
Light and Dark,
by Peter David
The "Centauri Trilogy"continues
– Centauri Prime has been infiltrated by the malevolent Drakh, and as the
Centauri struggle to rebuild their war-torn planet, the Drakh work feverishly
toward their ultimate goal of crushing the Interstellar Alliance. (Del
Rey Books, $6.50 paperback)
Earth: Final Conflict
– Requiem for Boone,
by Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald
The story of original series
protagonist William Boone, told during the days before and during the arrival
of the Taelons. (Tor Books, $24.95 hardcover and $13.95 paperback)
The Stars Asunder,
by Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald
The most powerful Mage-circle
ever is determined to bridge a great gap of space and get rich from lost
human worlds. But blood will be spilled and dynasties overthrown as the
worlds of mankind are reunited, and for the first time the Mages will go
to war with themselves. (Tor Books, $6.99 paperback)
Star Colonies,
edited by Ed Gorman, Martin Greenberg and John Helfers
A collection of stories about
space colonies by Jack Williamson, Alan Dean Foster, Allen Steele, Pamela
Sargent and other authors. (Daw Books, $6.99 paperback)
The Year’s Best SF
#5,
edited by David Hartwell
Hartwell’s fifth annual collection
of the year’s most memorable SF, including the work of Stephen Baxter,
Terry Bisson, Gene Wolfe and other authors. (Harper Collins, $6.99 paperback)
Invasions,
by Nancy Holder
The richest man on Earth
has announced his intentions to muscle in on the Mafia-controlled moon,
a conflict that will lead to war between the worlds. (Avon Books, $5.99)
Cradle of Saturn,
by James P. Hogan
A small colony of scientists
must save Earth when Jupiter spits out a protoplanet that can destroy it.
(Baen Books, $6.99 paperback)
Ancient of Days,
by Paul J. McAuley
On Confluence – an artificial
planet created by the long-vanished Preservers – the young man Yama pursues
his origins and destiny as the last child of the Builders. (Avon Books,
$6.99 paperback)
The Tower and the Hive,
by Anne McCaffrey
For generations, the descendants
of the powerful telepath known as the Rowan have used their talents to
benefit humanity as it colonizes the stars. Now – with their goals of peace
and prosperity so close at hand – they face the looming destruction of
all that they have suffered to achieve. (Ace Books, $6.99 paperback)
The X-Files: Skin,
by Ben Mezrich
When medical students harvesting
skin from a corpse accidentally take it from the wrong donor, a New York
City hospital is destroyed in a bloodbath. (Harper Collins, $5.99 paperback)
Rainbow Mars ,
by Larry
Niven
When Harry Svetz learns that
Mars was once inhabited and how the sapient Martian species were wiped
out, he realizes that Earth could soon fall victim to the same fate. (Tor
Books, $6.99 paperback)
Stronghold Rising,
by Lisanne Norman
Delicate negotiations for
an alliance are underway with the Primes, a previously unknown faction
of the hated Valytegan race. But the Sholans and Humans must avert a full-fledged
rebellion that begins in a laboratory engaged in illegal breeding experiments.
(Daw Books, $6.99 paperback)
Marrow,
by Robert Reed
A team of explorers finds
a planet of the center of a gigantic starship. (Tor Books, $25.95 hardcover)
Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine #27 – A Stitch in Time,
by Andrew J. Robinson
The life story of Garak,
told by the actor who played him for seven years on Deep Space Nine.
(Pocket Books, $6.50 paperback)
Starfire,
by Charles Sheffield
Fifty years after Alpha Centauri
exploded, a storm of high-energy particles from the blast that could destroy
life on Earth is arriving. Can humanity complete its defense grid in time?
(Bantam Books, $6.50 paperback)
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Lieutenant Colonel,
by Rick Shelley
Lon Nolan prepares to lead
the Dirigent
Mercenary Corps into a savage war on a frontier mining planet. But
can he bring his men out alive? (Ace Books, $5.99 paperback)
Star Trek: Vulcan’s
Heart,
by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz
Captain Spock and Commander
Saavik must put aside their mating drives long enough to warn the Klingons
of a dastardly sneak attack threatening the outpost of Narrendra III. (Pocket
Books, $6.50 paperback)
Far Horizons,
edited by Robert Silverberg
An anthology collecting new
stories by SF’s star authors – including Orson Scott Card, Joe Haldeman,Gregory
Benford and more – working in their favorite worlds. (Avon Books, $6.99
paperback)
Star Trek: Strange
New Worlds III,
edited by Dean Wesley Smith
An anthology of winning entries
in the third annual contest of short stories by Star Trek fans. (Pocket
Books, $13.95 paperback)
Forge of the Elders,
by L. Neil Smith
An expedition to an asteroid
uncovers an alien race called the Elders, who come to Earth from a parallel
universe and are the ultimate capitalists of any universe. (Baen Books,
$25.00 hardcover)
Through Alien Eyes,
by Amy Thomsen
Aliens land on earth and
struggle to survive in a land with different bodies, customs and languages.
(Ace Books, $6.50)
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