John R Effinger (120 results)

Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Good+. Condé Nast Publications, May 1973. Digest-size Magazine. Good. Edited by Ben Bova. Cover by Jack Gaughan for "Sword and Scepter" [Falkenberg's Legion] (serial, part 1 of 2) by Jerry Pournelle. Includes "Naked to the Invisible Eye" (novelette) by George Alec Effinger; "Survivability" (novelette; 1st story) by William Tuning; "How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion" (short story, Nebula Award nominee) by Gene Wolfe; "With Morning Comes Mistfall" (short story) (Hugo Award runner-up, Locus Award nominee, Nebula Award nominee) by George R. R. Martin; "An Agent in Place" (short story) by Laurence M. Janifer; "The Great American Economy" (short story) by L. E. Modesitt; "Minicomputers" (science fact) by Staphen A. Kallis, Jr.; "Who's in Charge Here?" (editorial) by Ben Bova. Illustrated by Jack Gaughan, John Schoenherr, Kelly Freas, Leo Summers, and Gray Morrow. "With Morning Comes Mistfall" was the first story by George R. R. Martin to be nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards. It was one of two stories, along with "The Second Kind of Loneliness" that Martin believed would make or break his career as a writer. In "With Morning Comes Mistfall" Martin presents a thematic conundrum: Is a mystery sometimes more useful than the truth? The story takes place on Wraithworld, a barely habitable planet with unusual weather conditions. Each morning in a wonderful phenomenon, the mist comes down from the mountains, revealing the beauty of the planet. This phenomenon is called Mistfall. The planet is home to only a few people, primarily because it is believed that its mist-covered valleys are occupied by "wraiths", creatures that are claimed to have killed a number of humans. The mystery of the wraiths is also the main thing that attract visitors to the place. The only establishment on the planet is Castle Cloud, a hotel mounted on top of one of the mountains. The hotel is visited by wraith hunters, people looking for a thrill. The story tells of an expedition which sets out to find proof of the wraiths' existence, or establish that they are nothing more than a myth. The owner of Castle Cloud fears either answer, as he does not want the mystery of the wraiths to be uncovered. The main theme of the story is a clash between two views of the world, one very logical, pragmatic, physical, and the other one romantic and spiritual. It shows that not all mysteries need to be uncovered, not all secrets revealed, that unknown is not always bad, that it keeps people searching, asking questions, coming back. What is known for certain, is often taken for granted and then loses attraction. Jack Gaughan; John Schoenherr; Kelly Freas; Leo Summers; Gray Morrow (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of three novelets and four stories. Featured are The Treasure in the Treasure House by Gordon Eklund (novelet), Drop City by Dennis Etchison (novelet), Picnic on Nearside by John Varley (novelet), West of Scranton and Beyond the Dreams of Avarice by Dean McLaughlin (short story), The Has-Been by Andrew Ward (short story), Curtains by Geo. Alec Effinger (short story) and Markham by R Bretnor (short story). Light age toning to the cover and pages. Slight edgewear. In Near Fine Condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Purple cloth cover with gilt shows minor wear and rubbing, soiling. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.

Hardcover. Gray cloth, blue lettering, no dj, lightly rubbed, owner's name on cover page. In French. Classics; 30383.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of three novelets and five short stories. Featured are The World of Pez Pavilion by George Alec Effinger (novelet), The Monkey Treatment by George RR Martin (novelet), A Day in the Life of Justin Argento Morrel by Greg Frost (novelet), Professor Smitt's Amazing Tiny Town by Barbara Owens (short story), Brain Food by Ron Goulart (short story), Feat of Clay by Gene DeWeese (short story), The Old Darkness by Pamela Sargent (short story) and The Secret Mitty of Walter Life by John M Landsberg (short story). Slight edgewear. In Near Fine Condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Gold titles and decoration on blue cloth, 401 pages. Titles on spine are faded and difficult to read. Normal edge wear to cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- Jul, 1983 issue. --- Science Fiction stories including authors: --- George Alec Effinger --- George R. R. Martin --- Greg Frost --- Barbara Owens --- Ron Goulart --- Gene DeWeese --- Pamela Sargent --- John M. Landsberg. . .…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 47, No. 2. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Chesley Bonestell. Includes "The Treasure in the Treasure House" (novelet) by Gordon Eklund; "Drop City" (novelet) by Dennis Etchison; "Picnic on Nearside" (novelet; 1st story) by John Varley; "West of Scranton and Beyond the Dreams of Avarice" by Dean McLaughlin; "The Has-Been" by Andrew Ward; "Curtains" by Geo Alec Effinger; "Markham" by R. Bretnor. Features: "Books" by Sidney Coleman; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Films: Sinbad, Shamans and a Strangler" by Baird Searles; "Science: Updating The Asteroids" by Isaac Asimov. Minor rear cover scars from label removel. Book.…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Women of the Romance Countries. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 28, No. 7. Edited by George Scithers & Elinor Mavor. Cover by Dell Harris. Includes "Wintermind" by Marvin Kaye & Parke Godwin; "The Royal Annie" by George Alec Effinger; "Flyer" by John Steakley; "Geometry of the Blues" by Wally Coins; "Beside Still Waters" by Robert Sheckley; "Gestures" by Alan Ryan; "Writer's Workshop" by David R. Bunch. Departments: Opinion" by Robert Silverberg; "Book Reviews" by Tom Staicar; "Letters"; "Interview: Michael Shaara" by Brad Linaweaver & William Alan Ritch. Illustrated by Gary Freeman, Deb Dedon, Brad Foster, Stephen Fabian, James R. Odbert, and others. Tanning; minor tear at spine heel; slight creasing. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. B0008BB27G WOM 002235 CARP Woman In All Ages and in All Countries: Women of the Romance Countries; Philadelphia: , (1908). cloth hb, very good, gild decorated fr bd and spine on purple cloth, discoloring of ep, This wonderful book is part of a series of Woman books, and discusses in detail women of Spain and Italy and their influence, on the onward march of events of the world. , women Italy Spain Napoleon Renaissance moors.…

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Moliere Les Precieuses Ridicules and Les Femmes Savantes. Book.

Hardbound. Condition: GOOD-. Tight, faded covers, light age soil to exterior, clean interior, square. BUT Les Femmes has the notes and sketches of a bored, artistic student, Text in French with Notes, Introduction and Remarks in English.

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Women of the Romance Countries. Book.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (Women, Spain, Italy, Biography) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. An uncreased spine with very light edge rubbings. No store stamp. Stories by :George Alec Effinger, Jack McDevitt, Nina kirki Hoffman, Mike Resnick, R.A. Lafferty, Tobias Grace, Laura Resnick, Margaret Ball, Alan Dean Foster, Ron Goulart, Mel Gilden, Edward Wellen, Wolfgang Jesche, Greg Costikyan, Esther Friesner, & Steve Rasnic Tem. Gurney, John Steven (illustrator). …