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ISBN: 0812545842

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Edition: Reissue

Summary: Four hundred years after winning Secession from the Terran Empire, the star system Accord wants to sign a simple trade treaty on microchip export tariffs. But if the agreement is so minor, why is Professor Nathaniel Whaler--top economist at the Ecolitan Institute, and his world's top commando killer--chosen Accord's Envoy?Because the Imperial capital is a maddening bureaucracy of sniveling diplomats, high profile figureheads, powers behind the throne, and spies--everywhere, spies......Because the Envoy has to face red tape, politics, prejudice--and a gauntlet of kidnappers, assassins, snipers, and bombs....Because some Ministry--but which?--doesn't want the treaty. Because some in the Empire still blame Accord for Earth's poisoning and the defection of fifty star systems after the war between Imperial nuclear might and Ecolitan bio-ecological weaponry. A hidden cabal wants to fight the war again--even if, this time, the entire galaxy dies.And only Nathaniel Whaler, the Ecologic Envoy, has the power to stop the catastrophe.

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ISBN: 067187781x

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Summary: This is not particularly great space opera but it was an enjoyable way to waste a day sitting home sick.



The story is of a young officer who has been exiled to a distant post because of his brashness. He gets the job done in spite of incompetent leadership higher up. He is assigned to command two BOLOs which are well past their prime. He has trouble from day one because his new bosses do not appreciate his past talent for making them look bad and neither do they trust the sentient armored vehicles (BOLOs) assigned to them. He has to try and cope with laziness and a maintenance unit that sees no point in working hard when nothing much happens in that dist reach at the edge of the galaxy. Also troubling is the fact that the two BOLOs seem to be quite a bit more self-aware than should be expected for their model numbers.



Meanwhile, a new set of aliens has decided to invade. These are vaguely like carnivorous dinosaurs and have the same sort of table manners. Their biochemistry means that they cannot eat humans but that does not take the fun out of hunting them. Their civilization depends upon conquering others and looting refined metals. Their fleet is huge and they are without mercy.



It is all up to our young hero to stop them. He has two aging tanks at his disposal and will have to fight his own command authority as well as the aliens.



Other BOLO books have been better but this one did provide a few hours of enjoyment. It is worth reading and will even be remembered for a while.

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ISBN: 0515143200

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Summary: Welcome to San Diablo. The perfect place to raise a couple of kids and a lot of Hell. Especially if you're Kate Connor, retired demon hunter. Now, after fourteen years busting her tail as a suburban housewife, raising two kids, and supporting her husband's political ambitions, she's rejoined the workforce...well, secretly, at least. Between fending off demon attacks, trying to figure out why the mysterious new teacher at the high school seems so strangely familiar, and keeping a watchful eye on her daughter's growing infatuation with a surfer dude, Kate is the busiest-and most dangerous-soccer mom on the block.

ISBN: 0515142212

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Summary: Retired demon hunter Kate Connor must go back to work when she spots a demon lurking in the local Wal-Mart. But she'd better not arouse suspicion. This kind of thing could really hurt her husband's political career.

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ISBN: 034543904x

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Edition: 1st ed

Summary: BOOK FOUR: THE SHADOWS OF GOD

As the armies of the Malakim advance, led by a child of bright and burning power, Benjamin Franklin must summon all his ingenuity for the desperate attempt to preserve, not just the freedom of his country, but its very existence. For behind the wars of humanity there are other wars, fought by aetheric beings of immense strength and conviction.

The Malakim may be angels . . . "or demons". All that’s certain is that when the war in heaven is over, there won’t be much–if anything–left of Earth.

As the ruthless forces of Russia lay waste to the New World, English troops make landfall in the east, determined to reconquer the colonies. Trapped in between lies a motley collection of Native Americans, ex-slaves, and refugees of the European catastrophe, led by Franklin and the Choctaw shaman Red Shoes. In that struggle, Red Shoes may prove his most potent ally . . . and his most dangerous threat.

In this stunning conclusion to "The Age of Unreason" trilogy, the balance of power lies with Adrienne de Montchevreuil, whose grasp of science is the equal of Franklin’s, and whose magic may be stronger even than that of the Choctaw. Only with her help can they hope to defeat the Sun Boy and his Malakim masters. But Adrienne has a shocking secret of her own, calling into question where her true allegiances may lie . . .

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ISBN: 034546835X

ListPrice: $14.95

Edition: 1st ed.

Dimensions: 0.75 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.

Summary: When the steerswoman Rowan discovers that a master-wizard is systematically annihilating indigenous life in unpopulated areas of the world, she sets out on a desperate quest to stop the slaughter, following clues written by a steerswoman in an ancient, forgotten logbook to seek out her enemy, in the sequel to The Lost Steersman. Original. 15,000 first printing.

ISBN: 0345462297

ListPrice: $14.95

Edition: 1st, 01

Dimensions: 1 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.

Summary: As a writer, I find I have trouble even finishing someone else's book because, too often, I'm thinking how it could have been better. This is one book that made me settle back and enjoy. It's been a long time since I read something so delightful! Yes, from a series standpoint, it goes in a different direction, but what a fun trip! Kirstein's level of invention is extraordinary, and she constantly finds new ways to explore this world. If you've been looking for a sense of wonder, here it is.I am intrigued by the tension she sets up between the reader (who knows all about science fiction concepts) and Rowan ( who is discovering the truth about her world). Some of the things so mysterious to Rowan seem fairly obvious to me, but part of the fun is wondering how and when she will come to understand them.Characters are vivid and intriguing as ever, and this book includes some moments when I laughed out loud. Also, one of the best alien first-contact scenarios I've ever read.

ISBN: 0345368851

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Summary: Truly original and exciting story, from action to plot, of a female, swashbuckling scholar. Kirstein knows her subject. Loved the sword fight test to uncover the true identity of an opponent. Fascinated by the moral/social considerations of nomads as opposed to that of the Steerswoman (there is a core element of agreement, or there would be no basis of understanding). Especially enjoyed figuring out the science behind the wizardry. Look for the science, folks (even more so in the first book). Technology looks like mysticism to the unsophisticated. Especially when those with knowledge intend it so. Tantilized by the hints of an even more far reaching plot, with discontent among the "wizards." I have seldom looked for sequals with so much anticipation. The threat Rowan represents: Rowan questions the existance of magic.

ISBN: 0345357620

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Summary: The Steerswoman is the first novel in the Steerswoman series. Steerswomen, and a very few Steersmen, are members of an order dedicated to discovering and disseminating knowledge. Although they are foremost navigators of the high seas, Steerswomen are also explorers and cartographers upon land as well as sea. With one exception, they are pledged to always answer any question put to them with as truthful a response as is possible within their own limitations. However, they also require anyone of whom they ask questions to respond in the same manner, upon penalty of the Steerswomen's ban; those under the ban do not receive answers from the steerswomen.In this novel, Rowan is a Steerswoman who is interested in some strange jewels which have been found distributed in an unusual pattern. THese jewels are made of strange materials bonded onto metal. Some think that such jewels are magically produced.Rowan meets Bel, an Outskirter warrior, in a frontier tavern and asks her about a collection of such jewels that she is wearing as a belt. Bel tells her that the belt had been made by her father with jewels found embedded in the Dust Ridge far beyond the Outskirts. Rowan is intrigued by this information and wants to visit the site, but first she needs to return to the Steerswomen Archives. Bel has come to the tavern with friends and plans on returning to the Outskirts with them, but the chance to see the Inner Lands is too good to miss. She suggests that she travel to the Archives with Rowan and then accompany her from there to the Dust Ridge. Rowan agrees and they leave the next day.On the way, Rowan and Bel discuss the jewels and their distribution. Rowan notes that the jewels are scattered like thrown objects. When she tries plotting various velocities and initial heights on a graph, she begins to suspect that the jewels were thrown from a very high place at great velocity. Bel suggests that they are part of the disappeared moon, but Rowan knows from her prior investigations that the jewels impacted on the surface long after the Moon vanished. One aspect of her graphs disturbs her; she notices that objects thrown from a great height with sufficient velocity will never hit the planet, but will circle it endlessly.Early the next day, they are attacked and almost killed by one of five men who had been wearing a wizard's uniform in the tavern. Later they are almost killed when they are trapped in a burning inn which has been attacked by a swarm of young dragons; the local wizard who normally controls these dragons arrives on the scene only after the building is fully ablaze. At this point, Rowan begins to suspect that some wizard has ordered her death.Rowan and Bel manage to slip away from the fire scene with a party from the Morgan's Chance, the vessel upon which they have obtained passage, and sail away to Wulfshaven and then overland to the Archives. There Rowan and Bel report these events and the Steerswomen make plans to investigate the wizards.This novel has the immediacy and impact of Kingsbury's Courtship Rite. It has the same sense of exotic ambiance, strange customs and struggle to survive in an alien environment. The characters have deepset traits that motivate their actions, yet exhibit a flexible response to their environment. Best of all, this jewel of a story has sequels: The Outskirter's Secret is at least as good as this novel and The Lost Steersman should be another excellent read.Highly recommended to Kingsbury fans and to anyone else who enjoys tales of unusual cultures on alien planets with a touch of mystery.

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ISBN: 0553204998

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