Laurence Janifer (863 results)

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Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Good. Street & Smith Publications, October 1961. Digest-size Magazine. Good. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover by Schoenherr for "Lion Loose" (Hugo finalist, short novel) by James H. Schmitz. Includes "Love Me True" (short story) by Gordon R. Dickson; "The Asses of Balaam" (short story) by David Gordon [Randall Garrett]; "The Man Who Played to Lose" (short story) by Larry M. Harris [Laurence Janifer]; "Sense of Obligation" (Hugo finalist, serial, part 2 of 3) aka "Planet of the Damned") by Harry Harrison; "Report on the Electric Field Rocket" (science fact) by G. Harry Stine; "Scientific Lynch Law" (editorial). Illustrated by Douglas, Schoenherr, and Van Dongen.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Good+. Jack Gaughan; John Schoenherr; Kelly Freas; Leo Summers; Gray Morrow (illustrator). 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.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. 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.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good clean copy. Edge wear. Tanning along fore edges. Some rubbing and fading to covers. Spine creases.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear, old inked price on cover; Humans and Tocks didn't mix all that well on Haven IV. People found Tocks a bit snake-like for their tastes, and the Tocks in turn were disturbed by the mysterious human tendency toward violence. Still, things were peaceful enough - until the sacred Tock crown jewels disappeared. Tocks didn't even have a word for theft, the concept was unknown. But they called in the head of the small human colony on Haven IV to express, very quietly, their confidence that the unthinkable incident would be remedied. Soon. There was only one man to call under the circumstances. Gerald Knave was rumored to be arrogant, expensive and dangerous, but Haven IV bit the bullet: Knave came, he cost plenty, he offended everyone. Before his job was done, he alone would stand between the peaceful folk of Haven IV and an inter-space war of annihilation.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some wear to the wraps. Mild page toning. Otherwise a clean, unmarked copy.

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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. 1ST ACE MARCH 1979. COVER HAS CREASING AND SHELF WEAR WITH SPINE NEATLY REINFORCED WITH CLEAR WIDE TAPE. INITIAL STAMPS ON TOP OF PAGE ENDS. 216 PAGE TEXT HAS LIGHT WEAR. SCIENCE FICTION. 4.25'' X 7''. WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.

Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Very Good+. Kelly Freas; John Schoenherr; William Craft; Ed Price (illustrator). Condé Nast Publications, November 1965. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good+. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Kelly Freas for "Down Styphon" (novelette) by H. Beam Piper (last story he wrote before his death). Includes "Space Pioneer" (serial, part 3 of 3) by Mack Reynolds; "Even Chance" (short story) by John Brunner; "A Long Way to Go" (short story) by Robert Conquest; "Some Preliminary Notes on FASEG" (short story) by Laurence M. Janifer and Frederick W. Kantor; "Onward and Upward with Space Power" (science fact) by J. Frank Coneybear; "Colloid and Crystalloid" (editorial). Illustrated by Kelly Freas, John Schoenherr, William Craft, and Ed Price.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good+. Spine somewhat crease and slanted, corners bumped, minor edge wear/darkening. A little yellowing but text is clean and unmarked. "Cub IV was a beautiful planet -- it had a reputation as being one of the most peaceful and favorable planets for human colonization - but it wasn't. There was an alien intelligence on Cub IV, a malicious intelligence that would not rest until every human had been eliminated. It was a death trap . . . and Gerald Knave found himself with the job of saving what was left of the human colony, while keeping himself alive in the process. He would have to use all his survival skills and more, to perform that miracle."; Remainder; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Very Good+. May 1962. Very Good+. Lightly tanned. Interior unmarked. "25" inked on cover. Shelfwear. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art "Moloch Horridus" by Schoenherr for "The Real Bug-Eyed Monster" (science fact). Includes "Anything You Can Do" (part 1 of 2) by Darrel T. Langart [Randall Garrett]; ".Nor Iron Bars" (novelette) by Jonathan Blake MacKenzie [Randall Garrett]; "Look Before You Leap" (novelette) by Don Westake; "The Next Logical Step" by Ben Bova; "Sight Gag" by Larry M. Harris [Laurence M. Janifer]; "The Fourth Law of Motion" (Science fact) by William O. Davis; "That Fourth Law of Motion" (editorial) by John W. Campbell. Illustrated by Leone, Schelling, and Schoenherr. Authors: Darrel T. Langart; Randall Garrett; Jonathan Blake MacKenzie; Don Westake; Ben Bova; Larry M. Harris; Laurence M. Janifer; William O. Davis.

Condition: very_good.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Mass market paperback. Ace Double #H-91. A solid copy with wear around the edges, wrinkles in the spine and pen markings on the "Proxima" cover.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Used Book.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Condition: Good. 0th Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. The first book in the Gerald Knave series.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good clean copy. Edge wear. Tanning along fore edges. Some rubbing to covers.

Paperback. Condition: Good - Trade. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Paperback. Condition: Fair - Cash. Page 9/10 in 'The Wagered World' is loose from binding and placed inside. Surfaces and edges rubbed. Corneres bumped. Small tears to the top and bottom of spine. Clear tape to the corners. Creasing to cover and pages. Tight binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.