The Master Harper of Pern makes Piemur 'messenger-drum-apprentice'. Piemur's wit and discretion bring him into contact with troublesome Old Timers and their traffic in Fire Lizards.
Science fiction
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Author:MCCAFFREY, AnneSummary: - Author:Niven, Larry, Barnes, StevenSummary:
All's fun and games at Dream Park, a futuristic fantasy theme park full of holographic attractions and the latest in VR technology, until a park security guard is murdered and valuable research is stolen.
- Author:Anders, Charlie JaneSummary:
From the international bestselling author of All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders, comes Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak, the sequel to Victories Greater Than Death in the thrilling adventure Unstoppable series, set against an...
- Author:Le Dain, MarkSummary:
A collection of stories about what you've always feared. Lovers of shows such as Black Mirror, The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits, will enjoy Mark Le Dain's dark satirical collection of stories, Dreamtime. Dreamtime is a collection...
- Author:Robinson, Kim Stanley, Anders , Charlie Jane, Liu, Ken, McAuley, Paul, Goonan, Kathleen Ann, Ford, Jeffrey, Tidhar, Lavie, Morrow, JamesSummary:
The brand new anthology from multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan, featuring stories set in futures wracked by the deluge, from some the best writers in SF, including Kim Stanley Robinson, Ken Liu, Paul McAuley, Kathleen Ann...
- Author:Cordd, JacksonSummary:
Thousands of years after a cataclysmic explosion forever changes the atmosphere of the Earth, shelter dweller Evan journeys to the world’s surface in search of a way to help his people survive. What he finds is Rourke, a descendent of...
- Author:Herbert, FrankSummary:
The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privileges, however, and through sabotage and treachery they cast...
- Author:Herbert, FrankSummary:
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family—and would bring to fruition humankind's...
- Author:Herbert, BrianSummary:
From Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, Dune: The Lady of Caladan is a brand new novel in the internationally bestselling Dune series. Lady Jessica, mother of Paul, and consort to Leto Atredies. The choices she made shaped an empire,...
- Author:Herbert, FrankSummary:
Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles-the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known-and feared-as the man christened Muad'Dib. As Emperor of the known...
- Author:Herbert, FrankSummary:
The bestselling science fiction series of all time continues! This second installment explores new developments on the desert planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and its strange threatening environment. Dune Messiah picks up...
- Author:Dinniman, MattSummary:
A man. His ex-girlfriend's cat. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe: a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible. In a flash, every human-erected construction on...
- Author:Maberry, JonathanSummary:
In post-apocalyptic America, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura and his friends set out into the great Rot & Ruin hoping to find a better future but are soon pitted against zombies, wild animals, insane murderers, and the horrors of...
- Author:Bear, ElizabethSummary:
After her wings are shorn in battle, the angel Perceval is held captive in an aging spaceship, served by her lost sister and servant girl Rien, and the two must escape together if they are to stop a war and save both of their houses....
- Author:Simak, Clifford D.Summary:
Tales of science fiction and adventure from the Hugo Award-winning author of Way Station and City. The long and prolific career of Clifford D. Simak cemented him as one of the formative voices of the science fiction and fantasy genre....
- Author:Karpyshyn, DrewSummary:
Twenty years have passed since Darth Bane, reigning Dark Lord of the Sith, demolished the ancient order devoted to the dark side and reinvented it as a circle of two: one Master to wield the power and pass on the wisdom and one...
- Author:Oshiro, MarkSummary:
From award-winning author Mark Oshiro comes a powerful coming-of-age fantasy novel about finding home and falling in love amidst the dangers of a desert where stories come to life Xochitl is destined to wander the desert alone, speaking...
- Author:Bova, BenSummary:
Humans have colonized all the worlds of the solar system. Now the tensions of a deep divide between the new worlds and the Earth are about to explode into open war.
- Author:Edwards, JanetSummary:
Jarra never wanted to be a celebrity. All she ever wanted was to gain some respect for the people left on Earth: the unlucky few whose immune system prevents them from portaling to other planets. Except now she's the most famous Earth...
- Author:Edwards, JanetSummary:
It's 2788 and only the handicapped live on Earth. Eighteen-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Sent to Earth at birth to save her life, she has been...
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