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1) Shaka II
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Robert ole Buthelezi is a man of destiny.
He is the one the Zulu nation has waited for.
He is the ancient one the prophesies talk about.
He is the reincarnation of the great leader Shaka.
He will unite his people, he will lead massive forces of spaceships to conquer whole worlds, and he will establish an empire among the stars.
He is the leader of the Zulus: their savior, their king, their ruthless tyrant.
But who will save Robert ole Buthelezi...
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Mike Resnick's second collection of essays, anecdotes, speeches, and convention reports (not to mention lists and obituaries), written for science fiction fan magazines, includes topics as diverse as Edgar Rice Burroughs, Teddy Roosevelt, My Most Memorable Collecting Experience, Where Do You Get Those Crazy (Novel) Ideas?, Bathrooms I Have Known, and much more.
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The second volume in the 4-book Tales of the Galactic Midway series. The carnival has left Earth and is touring the stars, and is finding out that making a living light-years from Earth is no easier than doing it here. Thaddeus Flint and his crew have to come up with fresh solutions to totally unexpected problems.
5) Sideshow
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The first in the 4-book "Tales of the Galactic Midway" series, SIDESHOW is the story of alien visitors who are kidnapped and put on display by a traveling carnival, and the bond that develops between captor and captives. It went through 4 quick printings when it was published in 1982, and has appeared in many countries and languages.
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Science fiction magazine featuring stories from across the globe. In this issue we have original fiction and translations from China, the Ukraine, Nigeria, Italy, and the United States.
Fiction contents:"The Rule of Three" by Lawrence M. Schoen"SisiMumu" by Walter Dinjos"The Emperor of Death" by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko"One Bad Unit" by Steve Kopka"The Substance of Ideas" by Clelia Farris"In All Possible Futures" by Dantzel Cherry"Perfection"...
8) Soulmates
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"This book will be remembered as one of the major collections of the decade."-Robert J. Sawyer
"A satisfying sampler of solid stories from a team that rarely disappoints." Publishers Weekly
Multiple award-winning authors, Mike Resnick and Lezli Robyn, get to the heart of the matter in Soulmates, which showcases all the words they have penned together over their years as collaborators (with a bonus solo piece by each). Whether a robot, alien, some...
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Second issue of FUTURE SF features nine stories by ten authors from six different countries totaling over 50,000 words of original fiction. From the time of the dinosaurs to the heat death of the universe, from thinking and feeling androids to human consciousness spanning multiple bodies, from cats on the Moon to alien salad dressing that makes plastic digestible and delicious, these tales have something for everyone.
Table of contents:"Tideline...
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Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge is one of the most celebrated novellas ever written. It not only won both the Hugo and Nebula, but also the HOMer award and the SF Chronicle Poll and was a nominee for the Locus Award and the Sturgeon Award. It was also nominated for a number of international awards, winning the Ignotus and the Universitat Polytecnica Awards in Spain, the Prix Ozone Award in France and the Futura Award in Croatia.In the far future, eons...
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Jambo, Reader. Between 1989 and 2012, a span of 23 years, the members of the World Science Fiction Society have seen fit to honor Mike Resnick with 36 Hugo nominations, 30 for his fiction, more than any other science fiction author. The 30 nominated short stories, including the five winning tales, are included in this volume. As you read through these stories, you'll find Theodore Roosevelt attempting to bring civilization to the Congo... and to London....
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Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy
ISSUE 43: March 2020
Mike Resnick & Lezli Robyn, Editors
Taylor Morris, Copyeditor
Shahid Mahmud, Publisher
Stories by: Gerri Leen, Andrew Peery, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Morgan Welch, Robert J. Sawyer, Larry Hodges, Eric Leif Davin, Eric S. Fomley, Philip Brian Hall, Joe Haldeman, George Nikolopoulos, J. Scott Coatsworth, Eleanor R. Wood, Janis Ian, Alex Shvartsman, Mike Resnick
Columns by: Carol Resnick,...
13) Second Contact
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The captain of a spaceship had shot and killed two of his crewmen, and Major Maxwell Becker, a military lawyer, is assigned as his defense attorney. The captain claims that the two were aliens, and refuses to plead insanity. Becker decides the easiest way to get the captain to change his plea is to show him the futility of putting together the defense the captain insists upon – until his witnesses start dying and disappearing and being transferred...
14) Walpurgis III
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Evil versus evil
Conrad Bland has slaughtered tens of millions, a butcher vastly worse than Hitler. He has never considered not killing anyone who stood in his way.
He takes refuge on Walpurgis III, a planet settled by various cults of devil worshippers. He is the manifestation of the evil they revere, but now that they have come face-to-face with their beliefs, the cults desperately want Bland to be removed from their lives, their world, and entirely...
15) The Widowmaker
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First in the series following the exploits of the most dangerous man in the galaxy-and his clone-from the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author.
On Deluros VIII, the capital of mankind's sprawling Oligarchy, the most famous killer in the galaxy has rested in DeepSleep for over one hundred years, hoping for a cure for the disease that plagues him. But now it's time to wake him up.
The governor of Solio II has been assassinated-and the hunt for his...
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The multiple Hugo Award-winning author resurrects the consummate bounty hunter in this action-packed novel of interstellar adventure.
On Deluros VIII, Jefferson Nighthawk rests in DeepSleep until a cure is found for the disease that dooms him. At least, that would be the case if he wasn't the Widowmaker, the most remarkable killing machine in the galaxy. There are those who will pay whatever it takes to hire a man with his talents. Or should we say...
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A bounty hunter has a legacy that he-and his clones-can't escape in this explosive science fiction adventure from the Hugo and Nebula Award—winning author.
After more than a century in deep freeze, Jefferson Nighthawk is waking up from his sleep, finally cured of the disease that almost killed him. Now sixty-two years old, he's ready for a new kind of life, one of peace and quiet. The former bounty hunter has made enough widows, not to mention...
18) The Book of Man
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The epic story of humanity writ large across the galaxy
In the twenty-fifth century, settlements are established on Mars and the inner planets, but the stars are still light-years away, just a twinkle in humanity's eyes. Hyperspace is a myth-until it's not. A young scientist devises a theory for an engine that propels a ship at faster-than-light speed-and suddenly the galaxy is there for the taking.
It's a story that's been told before in the annals...
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There's a new bard in the galaxy-and he's looking for a hero. The Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author returns to the frontier that spawned a legend.
Danny Briggs is a simple yet conflicted thief. To successfully ply his trade, Briggs can't draw attention to himself, but he longs to do something worth remembering. Luck is on his side when he hits the mother lode: discovering the original manuscript of the balladeer who wandered the spaceways...
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In one volume: the first two books featuring bounty hunter extraordinaire Jefferson Nighthawk, from the multiple Hugo Award-winning author.
When one man known for his killing skills is cloned, the galaxy's bad guys are put on high alert, in this series from the author praised as "thought-provoking, imaginative . . . and above all galactically grand" by the Los Angeles Times.
The Widowmaker
The governor of Solio II has been assassinated-and...
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