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Condition: Good. REDEMPTION AT TRINITY The Rim rebellion was glorious?and doomed from the start. Brilliant Rim Confederation Navy spaceship captain Jared Clement scuttled his career and professional life by joining the rebels against the overwhelming force of the 5 Suns Alliance. The rebel cause was just. That didn?t matter. Ten years later, Clement regrets nothing ? and would prefer to be left alone to his thoughts and drink. But a new chance to command a ship of incredible potential is thrust in his lap?humanity?s first truly faster-than-light vessel. The destination: Trinity, a newly discovered star system where strange signs of possible spacefarers may lead to humanity?s first alien encounter. Or to interstellar war. Humanity is on the brink of a new age, and everything depends on one crusty starship captain, his gritty crew, and the Beauregard, a ship that was never meant to wage war turned into a weapon-bristling battleship that will either propel humanity to ultimate destruction or into a new starfaring age of exploration and conflict. And along the way, a noble lost cause?one Captain Jared Clement?may finally get his revenge. And find his redemption. About Trinity: ?[A] rousing. . . far-future tale, taking hard-drinking former Rim Confederacy Navy Capt. Jared Clement of the gunship Beauregard into a whopper of a galactic confrontation. . . . [with] Clement?s rebirth as an idealistic military commander, leading to breathless Horatio Hornblower?type ship-to-ship action updated into a Star Trek?like environment. . . [with] plenty of fun, derring-do, and even some tension-relieving fraternization will keep readers invested in Clement and crew. This is an entertaining escape from the here and now.??Publishers Weekly About Dave Bara: ? . . fun, fast, and proper science fiction, where the stakes are big and things matter.??New York Times best-selling author Simon R. Green on Dave Bara?s Lightship Chronicles Series ?This energetic mélange of tried-and-true elements?futuristic jargon, military and romantic tactics, and multiple levels of skullduggery?easily grabs the reader?s attention; more impressive is that Bara?s story holds that attention all the way to the end.? ?Publishers Weekly on The Lightship Chronicles Series ?Bara manages to ramp up the depth and complexity of his world while retaining that sense of excitement, suspense, and adventure.? ?Barnes & Noble Sci Fi & Fantasy Blog.…

Condition: Good. Carrera's held off his enemies coming by sea from the north, dealing the naval and amphibious forces of the Zhong Empire a stinging defeat.  The Zhong won't soon forget the blood-stained waters and the heaped up bodies on the shores of Balboa's Isla Real.

Condition: Good. ADVENTURE BEYOND THE STARS Jayce Artan is a dock rat on a poor fringe world where he takes every job he can and prize-fights to earn enough money to get off world. When he?s hired to guide a boat crewed by an interstellar mafia, he comes face to face with an ancient power?the Veil?that was pivotal to a civil war that ended decades ago. Jayce is "Attuned" to this power and was almost killed by agents of the dead and defeated Tyrant who nearly enslaved the galaxy. He?s rescued by an Adept of the Paragon order, warrior scholars that study the power and seek to keep any from upsetting the balance that keeps all life in order. Jayce is given the chance to journey beyond the Veil and into another dimension where he can claim a stone of immense power and return it to base reality and wield it as a weapon against the Tyrant. The world beyond the Veil is nothing like what Jayce knows, and he?ll be opposed by insidious evil, self-doubt, and sabotage from the very people who are supposed to help him. While beyond the Veil, Jayce learns that a Conjunction is nigh, an event that could sunder the galaxy if evil forces succeed. Jayce must claim a Veil stone deep in the other dimension before the Tyrant?s agents can beat him to the prize.…

Condition: Good. SAVE THE SOLAR SYSTEM FROM THE ULTIMATE COLLAPSE In the eighth decade of the Queendom of Sol, three commodities rule the day. The first is wellstone, a form of programmable matter capable of emulating almost any substance. The second is collapsium, a deadly crystal composed of miniature black holes, vital for the transmission of information and matter?including humans?throughout the Solar System. The third is the bitter rivalry between Her Majesty's top scientists. Bruno de Towaji, famed lover and statesman, dreams of building an arc de fin, an almost mythical device capable of probing the farthest reaches of spacetime. Marlon Sykes, de Towaji's rival in both love and science, is meanwhile hard at work on a vast telecommunications project whose first step is the construction of a ring of collapsium around the Sun. But when a ruthless saboteur attacks the Ring Collapsiter and sends it falling into the Sun, the two scientists must put aside personal animosity and combine their prodigious intellects to prevent the destruction of the Solar System?and every living thing within it. About The Collapsium: ?Ingenious and witty . . . as if Terry Pratchett at his zaniest and Larry Niven at his best had collaborated.??Booklist "Fresh and imaginative.  From a plausible yet startling invention, McCarthy follows the logical lines of sight, building in parallel the technological and societal innovations."?Science Fiction Weekly "The future as McCarthy sees it is a wondrous place." ?Publishers Weekly "[McCarthy] studs his narrative with far-out scientific concepts. . . . He certainly has a sense of humor."?The New York Times ?An ingenious yarn with challenging ideas, well-handled technical details, and plenty of twists and turns.??Kirkus.…

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Condition: Very Good. TODAY Mildred has Alzheimer's. As memories fade, she acquires the aid of a full-time android to assist her in everyday life. Carey. Carey takes care of Mildred, but its true mission is to fill in the gaps in Mildred?s past. To bring yesterday into today by becoming a copy. But not merely a copy of a physical person. A copy from the inside out. I AM After Mildred passes, Carey must find a new purpose. For a time, that purpose is Mildred?s family. To keep them safe from harm. To be of service. There is Paul Owens, the overworked scientist and business leader. Susan Owens, the dedicated teacher. And Millie, a curious little girl who will grow up alongside her android best friend. And Carey will grow up with her. Carey cannot age. But Carey can change. CAREY Carey struggles. Carey seeks to understand life?s challenges. Carey makes its own path. Carey must learn to live. To grow. To care. To survive. To be. Praise for Today I Am Carey: "Kindness, love, and compassion make Carey an empathetic character through which to view Shoemaker's complex, beautiful world."?Publishers Weekly ? . . takes readers on a journey of self-discovery, coming of age, and ultimately life itself. . . . Carey?s development as a character is fascinating. VERDICT This exploration of artificial life in the vein of Isaac Asimov?s I, Robot provides fresh insight into the human experience.??Library Journal  ?Shoemaker's story of an artificial life coming to terms with its own emotional world finds its place among the long and varied tradition of explorations of robot?human relations. . . . Recommended for any reader, genre or otherwise, looking for a pleasant and engaging read.??Booklist "Martin Shoemaker proves conclusively that while a science fiction novel must have the trappings of science fiction, it is at its strongest when it is about people, even an artificial (but emotional) person named Carey."?Mike Resnick ?A dazzling ride through the near future. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I?ve never seen anything remotely like it.??Jack McDevitt ?Martin Shoemaker is a rare writer who can handle the challenges of dealing with future technology while touching the human heart. This is a must-read!"?David Farland, New York Times Best-selling Author ?Carey is one of the most delightful robots to come along in a while, and Today I Am Carey is a fine addition to science fiction?s century-long conversation about our mechanical servants.??Analog "Today I Am Carey is a rare thought-provoking novel"?The Daily News of Galveston County ?.this book is like an onion. As time passes, the world expands from the center, the core of the onion, moving from layer to layer, new stratum larger than the last. Each richly detailed?Recommended for fans of Asimov, classic science fiction, and anyone who just enjoys a well-told tale.??Future Science Fiction Digest (Recommended fot book fo the Month)  Praise for the work of Martin L. Shoemaker: "Martin Shoemaker?s ?Black Orbit? is a more conventional Analog adventure, and a very good example of such . . . a really solid story." ? Rich Horton, Locus Online "['Bookmark'] is an exceptional example of how to discuss deep moral and philosophical issues while maintaining a tight narrative that brings the reader along. This story will be added to the required readings for my SF classes."?Robert L. Turner III, Tangent Online.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. It has become clear to both the Jao and their human and Lleix partners that if they are going to defeat the Ekhat who have been terrorizing the galaxy for eons, they need more allies. To that end, Preceptor Ronz, guardian of Earth and greatest living strategist of the Jao, has harnessed the energy of Earth's humans to create and send out an exploration fleet under the command of Caitlin Kralik. But after a long search, all the expedition has found are dead worlds and now-extinct intelligent species slaughtered by the genocidal Ekhat. Do they continue to search down the galactic arm in which Earth and the Jao worlds lie, or do they make an astounding leap in another direction? With friends like Gabe Tully, Tamt, Wrot and Caewithe Miller supporting her, Caitlin makes her decision. Meanwhile, the Ekhat, as murderous and destructive as they have always been, have a new generation of leaders growing into power who are even more implacable than those who have gone before them. The Ekhat have not forgotten the Jao, nor the damage they have done over the years to the Ekhat purpose. It's up to the Jao-Human-Lleix confederation and the new allies they make to survive the onslaught and turn the tables on the Ekhat. About Jao Empire series entry #2 The Course of Empire by Eric Flint & K.D. Wentworth: ?The action is fast and furious . . . a trimphant story . . . ??The Midwest Book Review ?Building to an exhilarating conclusion, this book cries out for a sequel.??Publishers Weekly About Eric Flint?s best-selling Ring of Fire series: ??reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis ???Publishers Weekly ??each new entry appears better than the previous one, a seemingly impossible feat?terrific.??Midwest Book Review ?[C]ombines accurate historical research with bold leaps of the imagination.??Library Journal The Jao Empire Series The Course of Empire The Crucible of Empire The Span of Empire.…

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