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Paperback. Condition: New. Out of sight, out of mind. In the near future, a fluke of quantum mechanics renders Nat Morgan utterly forgettable. No one can remember he exists for more than a minute after he's gone. It's a useful ability for his career as a CIA agent, even if he has to keep reminding his boss that he exists. Nat's attempt to steal a quantum chip prototype is thwarted when a former FSB agent, Yelena Semyonova, attempts to steal the same technology for the Russion mob. Along with a brilliant Iranian physicist who wants to defect, Nat and Yelena must work together to stop a ruthless billionaire from finishing a quantum supercomputer that will literally control the fate of the world.   About Unforgettable: "[A]n ingenious and sympathetic hero who earns readers' goodwill and expectations for a strong ongoing series."-Publishers Weekly "The strongest section of the novel follows Morgan's childhood and the difficulties of navigating a world in which he effectively doesn't exist."-Booklist "In addition to telling a great adventure tale, Stone explores what it means to belong to a community, the nature of free will and the importance of autonomy."-The Dailey News of Galveston County About the work of Eric James Stone: "[O]ne of the most interesting writers of the decade. . . ."-Encyclopedia of Science Fiction "The author creates a clever plot and characters worth rooting for, all leading to an exciting climax."-Tangent Online "This one has the feel of a classic . . . a must read."-SF Site.

Paperback. Condition: New. Fiddler Fair.

Paperback. Condition: New. Janus.

Paperback. Condition: New. One Foot In The Grave.

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Paperback. Condition: New. The Best of All Possible Wars.

Paperback. Condition: New. Eagle Against the Stars.

Paperback. Condition: New. Beyond This Horizon.

Paperback. Condition: New. It wasn't much of an empire anymore - but it was all they had.Afterwards, Basil Castellan was always certain that it had all begun the day he'd been rescued by the dragon. Oh, it hadn't been a real dragon, of course, or so he hastily assured everyone to whom he told the story. Only .it had been a real dragon. But he would never share that particular knowledge with anyone but Sonja and 'Tarval.The Empire had preserved peace and order throughout human-inhabited space, but it had grown weak with the passing of the centuries, and now the self styled New Humans were rising in open rebellion, striving to seize control and impose their fanatical grand design on all humans everywhere. Basil, Sonja and Torval had only recently graduated from the Imperial Deep Space Fleet Academy, and the three comrades had no inkling of the crucial role they would play as the rising storm of war engulfed the galaxy-nor of the importance of the Luon, the dragon-like beings from Basil's homeworld, who were older, wiser, and more powerful than humans could imagine.

Paperback. Condition: New. Orphans Of The Sky.

Paperback. Condition: New. Martian Knightlife.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Transvergence.

Paperback. Condition: New. Cradle Of Saturn.

Paperback. Condition: New. The Wiz Biz.

Paperback. Condition: New. Tannim is a human mage with a taste for fast cars and loud music. Among his friends are Ross Canfield, a good old Southern boy who just happens to be dead, and Keighvin, an elf lord who has been targeted for termination by a horde of evil elves, with the assistance of a vidictive banshee. Caught in the middleare three runaway kids in serious trouble, used as bait to trap Tannim and Keighvin. And if that wasn't enough, Tannim's prediliction for dangerous women has just gone from dangerous to lethal. He thinks he's found Ms Right, but there are three tiny problems: 1) Her father's a dragon. 2) She's not human - though she definitely is a fox. 3) She seems to want to kill him . Tannim's magery is sometimes erratic - but his talent for getting himself into trouble is perfect every time!

Paperback. Condition: New. IT STARTS WITH A MAN WHO WAS NOT WHAT HE SEEMED"The man who was not Terrence O'Grady had come quietly."Introducing Val Con yos'Phelium - interstellar spy, starship pilot, musician, and incidentally, a brother to Clutch Turtles.  Running from an assassination he comes upon Miri Robertson, a not-so-retired mercenary soldier born to trouble on a back world and facing disastrously uneven odds in a firefight with her former employer's enemies. Forced to intervene, Val Con becomes a target himself, and the pair are hunted, hounded across space, becoming unwilling partners of necessity. Facing terrible danger from within and without, their own skills and training argue that one of them must die if either is to survive. But Val Con has faced tricky situations before, and he's not about to let something like impossible odds get him down. About Dragon in Exile:"[S]prawling and satisfying. . . . Space opera mixes with social engineering, influenced by Regency-era manners and delicate notions of honor. . . . [I]t's like spending time with old friends . . ."-Publishers WeeklyAbout Necessity's Child:"Compelling and wondrous, as sharp and graceful as Damascus steel, Necessity's Child is a terrific addition to Lee and Miller's addictive series."-#1 New York Times best seller, Patricia BriggsAbout the Liaden Universe® series:"Every now and then you come across an author, or in this case, a pair, who write exactly what you want to read, the characters and personalities that make you enjoy meeting them. . . . I rarely rave on and on about stories, but I am devoted to Lee and Miller novels and stories."-Anne McCaffrey"These authors consistently deliver stories with a rich, textured setting, intricate plotting, and vivid, interesting characters from fully-realized cultures, both human and alien, and each book gets better."-Elizabeth Moon"[D]elightful stories of adventure and romance set in a far future. . .space opera milieu. It's all a rather heady mix of Gordon R. Dickson, the Forsythe Saga, and Victoria Holt, with Lee and Miller's own unique touches making it all sparkle and sizzle. Anyone whose taste runs toward SF in the true romantic tradition can't help but like the Liaden Universe."-Analog"[T]he many fans of the Liaden universe will welcome the latest.continuing young pilot Theo Waitley's adventures."-Booklist on Saltation"[A]ficionados of intelligent space opera will be thoroughly entertained. . .[T]he authors' craftsmanship is top-notch."-Publishers Weekly on Lee and Miller's popular Liaden Universe® thriller, I Dare.

Paperback. Condition: New. NATIONAL BEST-SELLING AUTHOR. A snow storm of epic proportions shuts downthe town of Sheridan, Michigan. The weather is dangerous enough on its own, butit has loosed something even deadlier onto the town: a duo of sadistickillers.No one thought much about the storm. Not the National WeatherService and not the big-name meteorologists. Experienced local weatherman WallyWellman thought there might be trouble, but even he couldn't predict the naturaldisaster that was about to lay siege to the quiet suburb of Sheridan, Michigan.

Paperback. Condition: New. The many fans of the Liad universe will welcome the latest from it,continuing young pilot Theo Waitley's adventures from I Dare. TheoWaitley, half-Terran daughter of a Liaden pilot, escapes her stifling homeworldto attend pilot school, where her fierce attitude and extraordinary competenceearn her friends - and enemies!

Paperback. Condition: New. One Good Soldier is the third book in the rapid-fire hard sciencemilitary SF series of One Day on Mars and The Tau CetiAgenda. In another 24-like narrative set six years after the eventsin The Tau Ceti Agenda, this exciting action story unfolds in asingle critical day in the history of the United States of the Sol System, theextra-solar colonies, the Separatist Revolutionaries of the Tau Ceti system, andall of mankind. As another of Earth's colonies, Ross 128, secedes from the union, thePresident of the United States, former marine major Alexander Moore, takes swiftaction to prevent a second American Civil War, this time on an interstellarscale. He sends the flagship of the U.S. Naval fleet through the QuauntumMembrane Teleporter based in the Oort Cloud to the seceding colony. But the TauCeti Separatists have stationed their own teleporter there and the flagship willbe met with heavy resistance from the Separatist Navy. And, unknown to thepresident and first lady, their eighteen year old military school cadet daughterhas been kidnapped and whisked away to the Separatist leader's house on TauCeti. Only the heroics and sacrifices of one good soldier after anothercan save the flagship, the Union, and the first daughter in an all-outwinner-take-all showdown that reaches its final climax with frenziedhand-to-hand combat in the Oval Office itself.

Paperback. Condition: New. Worlds of Honor.

Paperback. Condition: New. Alex Marlow and Ripple Creek Security's best personal security detail returnto action! This time, they really don't like their principal, World Bureau ofState Minister Joy Herman Highland - a highly-placed bureaucrat withaspirations to elected office. Even worse, Highland's assistant wants topublicize every movement and action for her boss's pending campaign, whichis anathema to good security. With a person of this status, it's not a case ofsomeone wanting her dead. The only question is how many people want her dead,and what are they bringing to the fight?

Paperback. Condition: New. Captain Alexandra "Alex" McLaughlin is not a woman to be underestimated.Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel and a disposition to laughin the face of impending death. A former member of the Terran Navy's eliteforce, the Dead Jokers, electronic-warfare pilots with a mortality rate to matchthat of old Japan's Kamikazes, Alex is a born survivor. But sometimes survivalcan be a curse. Humanity is locked in a war of survival with the Xan-Sskarn, analien race that refuses to acknowledge the rights of "weaker" creatures to live.It is a war that will not end with a peace treaty, but only the completesubjugation of one species to the other. And right now, the alien side iswinning. However, the enemy on the outside is not the only one to be faced. Asthe battles take on an eerily familiar pattern of no-win scenarios, Alexrealizes the horrifying truth; humanity has a traitor, and it's somebody close.As each battle brings more death, Alex's ghosts grow and so does her desire forvengeance. There is only one way for this to end, and Alex is just the human totake it there - to Ragnarok!

Paperback. Condition: New. Into The Looking Glass.

Paperback. Condition: New. Sequel to Ghost, Kildar, Choosers of the Slain and Unto the Breach.Heart-sick over the deaths of so many of his Keldara followers, and onein particular, former SEAL Mike Harmon, hero of Ghost, Kildar and Choosers ofthe Slain, decides to sit this one out. WMDs headed for the US no longer matterto the Kildar. But when his best friend and intel specialist both are seriouslywounded in an ambush aimed at him, the Kildar gets his gameface back on.Mike has always said that he's not a nice guy, and he's about to proveit to a boatload of terrorists and Colombian drug dealers. Set in the Bahamasand Florida Keys, A Deeper Blue is a fast moving thriller that never slows downfrom the first page. With the return of some old faces, the action-packed novelproves, once again, the adage that sometimes it takes some very bad people to dogood things.

Paperback. Condition: New. A Nanotech-enhanced soldier of fortune flights through murder, mayhem, anda deadly plot while control of a galactic sector - and his own battle-weary soul- hang in the balance.

Paperback. Condition: New. Watch On The Rhine.

Paperback. Condition: New. Grantville Gazette.