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The Reality Dysfunction : Emergence by Peter F. Hamilton, R. Woodman
In the far future, humanity has divided into two diametrically opposed groups. The Edenists are genetically engineered space-dwellers with telepathic affinity for their biotechnological homes and ships. The Adamists, effectively the Luddites of the future, are willing to pioneer new worlds, much as their ancestors did hundreds of years ago. The two groups, peopled by fascinating characters, clash on a primitive world called Lalonde, setting in motion a tale of adventure unparalleled in this universe.
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Finally, the Author's Preferred Edition of a Nebula and Hugo Award-winning SF classic! Private William Mandella hadn't wanted to go to war. But when he was drafted into the ranks of Earth's interstellar warriors, he soon found that battling the enigmatic and ruthless Taurans was the least of his problems. For while spanning the stars at faster-than-light speeds, Mandella ages only months--while home on Earth, centuries have passed.
The Reality Dysfunction : Expansion by Peter F. Hamilton, R. Woodman
In the far future, on a primitive world called Lalonde, two groups of humans clash in an epic confrontation. The Edenists are genetically engineered space-dwellers with a telepathic affinity to their homes and ships. The Adamists reject advanced technology, but are willing to pioneer new worlds. Under the watchful eye of mysterious aliens, humanity must confront its most bitter enemy--itself.
Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species brought there by Ender. Once again, the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania. Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three races of Lusitania. She has learned how to send the races to different worlds, but soon Jane will not be able to move the ships. Now, Ender's children must save Jane if they are to save themselves.
Software by Rudy Rucker
The year is 2020 and millions of aging flower children have been transplanted in Florida. They're content staying stoned, but Cobb Anderson has bigger plans. He's just been handed a ticket to immortality that may blow him away.
Idoru by William Gibson
The eagerly awaited, mind-bending new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Virtual Light and Neuromancer. Set in the 21st-century, postquake city of Tokyo, Idoru tells, with trademark Gibsonian innovation, the story of Rei Toei, the idoru, a media star loved by all Japan. But does she really, physically exist?
3001 : The Final Odyssey (paperback) by Arthur C. Clarke
One thousand years after the Jupiter mission to explore the mysterious Monolith had been destroyed, after Dave Bowman was transformed into the Star Child, Frank Poole drifted in space, frozen and forgotten, leaving the supercomputer HAL inoperable. But now Poole has returned to life, awakening in a world far different from the one he left behind--and just as the Monolith may be stirring once again.
Wetware by Rudy Rucker
In the exciting sequel to Software, the bopper robots have gone beyond building themselves. They are now trying to create humans. The boppers are combining the wetware of DNA with their own software to create startling results--and instigating numerous, hilarious events along the way.
Days of Bitter Strength (Chung Kuo/David Wingrove, Bk 7) by David Wingrove
The magnificent Chung Kuo saga, set among the red-roofed houses of "China on the Rhine, " concludes with a dynamic novel set in the year 2232. Into a violent and tumultuous world, two children are born who will be part of a new generation who will see more death than any who have gone before. With them rests the world's only hope for the future.
Idoru by William Gibson
The eagerly awaited, mind-bending new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Virtual Light and Neuromancer. Set in the 21st-century, postquake city of Tokyo, Idoru tells, with trademark Gibsonian innovation, the story of Rei Toei, the idoru, a media star loved by all Japan. But does she really, physically exist?
The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington) by David Weber
The families who rule the People's Republic of Haven are in trouble. What they need is a short, victorious war to unite the people and fill the treasury. It's a card they've played often, and won. But this time they're up against Captain Honor Harrington and a Royal Manticoran Navy that's prepared to give them a war they'll never forget.
Flag in Exile (Honor Harrington) by David Weber
Two irresistible forces are rushing together to crush Grayson between them. Only one woman--uncertain of her capabilities, weary unto death, and marked for murder--stands between her adopted planet and its devastation.
Honor Among Enemies (Honor Harrington Series/Vol 6) by David Weber
Despite political foes, professional jealousies, and the scandal which drove her into exile, Captain Honor Harrington has been offered a chance to reclaim her career as an officer of the Royal Manticoran Navy. But there's a catch. She must assume command of a "squadron" of jury-rigged armed merchantmen with crew drawn from the dregs of her service and somehow stop the pirates who have taken advantage of the Havenite War to plunder the Star Kingdom's commerce.
The Neutronium Alchemist : Conflict by Peter F. Hamilton
The souls of those long dead are entering the universe at an alarming rate. Stealing the bodies of the living, they are grouping together into powerful consortiums led by leaders from history. An increasingly desperate Confederation Navy is struggling to stem the tide as the race for the universe's most powerful weapon begins. But if the dead can return to life, who will be the ultimate victors?
Field of Dishonor (Honor Harrington) by David Weber
Honor Harrington goes home to Manticore--and the fight of her life--in this new space adventure. Trapped at the core of a political crisis she never sought, betrayed by an old and victorious enemy she thought she'd vanquished forever, Honor stands alone. Now she must fight for justice on a battlefield for which she is ill prepared.
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington) by David Weber
Introducing Commander Honor Harrington, here is a major new series from a major new author. The Basilisk System was a place to sweep incompetents, fools, and failures under the rug . . . or to punish officers with enemies in high places. Commander Honor Harrington has enemies, and she's about to make more of them--because the people out to get her have made one mistake: They've made her mad.
Finity's End by C. J. Cherryh
The author of Cyreen narrates the story of the oldest Merchanter ship of all, Finity's End, whose young crew has lost an entire generation and is coming home after many years of war and piracy only to have to learn to live in peace."
The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington) by David Weber
A new space adventure featuring the hottest female captain in the galaxy. It's hard to give peace a chance when the other side regards war as the necessary prelude to conquest, and a sneak attack as the best means to that end. But when Honor Harrington is sent to form an alliance with the Kingdom of Manticore, no one informs her that the very presence of women is an intolerable affront.
Holy Fire : A Novel by Bruce Sterling
Mia Ziemann is 93 years old in the last decade of the 21st century when she undergoes a metabolic operation to retrofit her body. She then enters a strange world of simulated environments and nervous system linkages to computer networks. It is a world that also contains "holy fire, " a perception that may lead to the transformation of the human race. Online promo (http: //www.bantam.com/spectra).
Magnificat (Galactic Milieu Trilogy, No 3) by Julian May
Humanity is well on its way to achieving unity with the inhabitants of other planets within the Galactic Milieu. But Marc Remillard and his followers are determined to elevate mankind above all other races by insidious means. Only Marc's brother, Jack the Bodiless, and the girl called Diamond Mask can stop him.
The Hunters : Twilight of the Clans III (Battletech Series , No 35) by Thomas S. Gressman, Robert Thurston
Mech teams boldly assemble to make their first deadly foray into Clan territory. Their initial action-packed encounter with Clan Ghost Bear proves successful, with the exception of the murder of a strike team leader! Now amidst suspicions and mutiny among the troops, the Inner Sphere must pull together for the war to end all wars has only just begun!
Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
Here is Joe Haldeman's triumphant return to the thoughtful science fiction that made his The Forever War a multiple award-winner. In the year 2043, the Ngumi War has raged for eight years. Julian Class is a "soldier boy, " and for him war is indeed hell. For Julian it might be worth dying just to stop living. But he and his lover have made a terrifying scientific discovery that could literally put the Universe back to square one. For Julian the discovery is tempting.
Donnerjack by Roger Zelazny, Jane M. Lindskold
Completed posthumously by his longtime friend and collaborator Jane Lindskold, DONNERJACK is one of two novels Roger Zelazny started before his death. This is a magnificent science fiction epic about two virtual worlds that exist alongside each other, complete with separate gods and goddesses one set of which attempts to cross over and rule the other.
Exodus Road : Twilight of the Clans 1 (Battletech, No 33) by Blaine Lee Pardoe
Here begins the first book of the Twilight of the Clans series, an explosive shakeup of the Inner Sphere and Clan controlled periphery. But for one devoted warrior of Clan Smoke Jaguar, the disgrace at the battle of Tukayyid scarred him for life. And it is this tragedy that will change the universe forever!
Freebirth (Battletech Series , No 36) by Robert Thurston
Ordered to investigate the secret experiment being carried out by the Falcons on the Smoke Jaguar homeworld the freeborn warrior Horse is dispatched to the planet Huntress on a perilous covert mission. But when he is unexpectedly caught in a Smoke Jaguar trap, Horse finds himself duty-bound to the enemy and closer to the strange mysteries of the Falcon stronghold than he ever could have imagined.
Freeware by Rudy V. B. Rucker
The robotic "moldies" are evolved artificial lifeforms made of soft plastic and gene-tweaked molds and algae. Universally despised, the moon is the place to be, if you're a persecuted "moldie" or an enlightened "flesher" intent on creating a new, more utopian hybrid civilization. On the moon, there are other intergalactic intelligences to contend with--and some not so intelligent--who have their own agendas and appetites. Ads in "Locus".
Beneath the Tree of Heaven (Chung Kuo Novel , No 5) by David Wingrove
In 2211, the Seven T'ang, the ruling dictatorship of the solar system, is weakened by a special child's birth. For generations the T'ang have controlled with mind-manipulation and black-clad assassins, but the inborn urges of humanity cannot be stilled by murder or seduction. Revolution may finally free the long-shackled masses on Mars--or it may spread unimaginable destruction to level a world.
Mutineer's Moon by David Weber
This book was the best of the series in my view. It starts out normal then reels you into a world of outstandingly advanced technology. The charecters are described in vivid detail and the epic ship battles were out of this world. I think Weber has a very bright future ahead of him and if he keeps doing this kind of work he will be racked umong the greats.
Stone Dogs : A Draka Novel by S. M. Stirling
This is the third book in the Draka series. It is as well written as the other two, and just as logical. The Draka culture has the same effect on the world that a virus would, it can't be stopped, and it turns the enemy's strength against him, by converting the most capable enemy citizens into Janisaries. Sterling has a very good grasp of History and a very effective, disciplined imagination.
Voices of Hope by David Feintuch
Voices of Hope finds Nicholas Seafort retired from the U.N. Navy. He remains a worldwide celebrity but lives in seclusion with his wife and son. He is unable to keep out of the public eye completely, however, for there is a movement afoot to wipe clean the streets of New York City. Horrified at the plans, he risks his own life to bring about a more humane rebuilding to Earth's cities.
Grave Covenant by Michael A. Stackpole
Twilight of the Clans II from their nemesis, the Clans. Now loosely unified behind Prince Victor Steiner-Davion, they will attempt a foray into Clan territory by destroying the Smoke Jaguars once and for all.
Diaspora : A Novel by Greg Egan
Centuries into the future, when an unexpected and powerful radiation storm from a nearby supernova wipes out the remnants of "flesher" humanity, a group of adventurous digital intelligences sets out to explore the cosmos in search of other lifeforms and a safe haven from material dangers Targeted print ads
The White Mountain by David Wingrove
The Chung Kuo series has been critically compared to such classic, bestselling science fiction series as Frank Herbert's Dune and Asimov's Foundation trilogy. When the wheel is suddenly broken by armed rebellion, the seven lords plot a shocking solution. Devised in a secret council, their desperate gambit could ensure peace--but at a terrible price.
The Broken Wheel by David Wingrove
Revolution is brewing in the 23rd century, and the seven Chinese kings ruling over the seven continents are losing their hold on City Earth. The all-powerful Seven plot a bold plan to control the minds of humankind, sending Chung Kuo toward a monumental confrontation with forty billion lives in the breech. Second in a seven-volume epic that began with The Middle Kingdom.
Chung Kuo : The Middle Kingdom by David Wingrove
The Year is 2190. China has once again become a world unto itself and this time its only boundary is space . . . The world is City Earth, ruled by the Seven, China's new kings. Beautiful, controlled, sensual, this high-tech society is rushing toward war between the forces of West and East, between the rebels who hunger for change and the overlords who demand stability, between the very powers of darkness and light. It will be an era of violent conflagration destined to expose the basest elements of human nature . . . and the highest dreams. An epic that draws us into an alternative world so real, so complete that we become denizens of the new Middle Kingdom, touched by longings we never imagined. . . driven by forces as ancient as man's first breath. Not since Asminov's Foundation books and Herbert's Dune has there been such a majestic and powerful vision of a believable other world. . . seductive, chilling, unforgettable!
Young Miles by Lois McMaster Bujold
Washed out of the Barrayaran Military Academy for being overly fragile, Miles Vorkosigan's natural--if unorthodox--leadership qualities quickly allow him to acquire a fleet of ships and 3,000 troops, all unswervingly loyal to him. In short order, he foils a plot against his father, returns to and graduates from the academy, solves a murder, thwarts an interstellar invasion, and rescues the Barrayaran Emperor.
The Man-Kzin Wars by Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Dean Ing
After reading a story about the kzin in another book i was compelled to read the Man Kzin Wars to learn more about The Kzinti. I've now read the first six of the seven. I must say i love it! I really like reading about Known Space and I don't mind other authours mingling in with the great Larry Niven. They do a good job. I can recommend these books because they give a very good background about the kzin, but also a very good description of humanity in Known Space. It took me only 2 weeks to read teh first six Man Kzin Wars books.
The March Hare Network (The Wonderland Gambit , No 2) by Jack L. Chalker
Life after life, Cory Maddox is being incarnated into worlds he finds both familiar and strangely different. But one thing remains the same--nothing and no one can be trusted. But trusting those in the same predicament is Cory's only hope of finding out who--or what--is controlling this endless game of virtual reality, and escaping before it is too late.
Moonwar by Ben Bova
The second book in the acclaimed "Moonbase Saga", which began with "Moonrise". Seven years after Moonbase has been made a reality, a substantial community lives, labors and flourishes under the leadership of Doug Stavenger. But the science that sustains and supports the off-Earth colony has been declared illegal and immoral by the home planet's rulers. And one man with the power to dictate policy is launching war's madness across the heavens. Print ads. 5-city author tour
Diamond Mask (The Galactic Milieu, Vol 2) by Julian May
Earth is on the brink of Unity, ready to join the Galactic Milieu. But the deadly entity known as Fury--bent on ruling humanity--plots to stop it. Only Jack the Bodiless and the girl called Diamond Mask can stop Fury. A stunning sequel to Jack the Bodiless.
The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
With several Hollywood Heinlein adaptations about to be launched (including Starship Troopers by the director of Total Recall), this SF superstar is shining brighter than ever. To celebrate his success, Del Rey is reissuing the author's classic works back into the forefront, beginning with The Door into Summer, the story of a modern-day--and future-time--Rip Van Winkle.
Prisoner's Hope by David Feintuch
Assigned to Hope Nation while recovering from injuries, Captain Nicholas Seafort is appointed liaison to the wealthy planters whose holdings are vital to the Earth-Hope Nation relationship. But he's soon a pawn in a dangerous game when the planters, who fear that Earth has abandoned them to an alien attack, rebel, declaring their independence.
The Hot-Wired Dodo (The Wonderland Gambit , No 3) by Jack L. Chalker
Reality isn't what it used to be for Cory Maddux, Trapped in an endless cycle of ever-changing realities, he's on the run from his ruthless companions and from the shadowy figures that seem to exist outside the increasingly unstable matrix. As each world proves increasingly bizarre, Cory wants to find his way home. Everything points to Matthew Brand, the virtual reality genius who vanished long ago beyond the borders of reality. Now, to break the cycle of cyber-reincarnation, Cory has to find Brand--before the actions of his enemies destroy reality altogether.
The Cybernetic Walrus (The Wonderland Gambit, No 1) by Jack L. Chalker
The start of a rousing new series by the creator of the Saga of Well World. "Everything you think you know is wrong." That's the mysterious e-mail message that will forever change Cory Maddox's life--and the very nature of reality itself! TP: Del Rey.
Drakon by S. M. Stirling
Detective Lt. Henry Carmaggio has seen plenty of blood in his 20 years of police work in New York. He'd never seen anything like the Warehouse Massacre. Gwendolyn had been too close to the molehole experiment when it went wrong and hurled her into a parallel Earth. Now, as a member of the Draka Master Race her duty is clear--come back and conquer all. Original.
Action Stations : A Wing Commander Novel (Wing Commander) by William R. Forstchen
After a decade of peace, politicians of Earth and its colonies were running on platforms of "wasteful" military spending, forcing Earth's military to struggle to stay battle-ready. Now the colonies are being attacked by the feline race called the Kilrathi. The government is not taking the Kilrathi seriously, thinking that they're a third-rate power, which the Fleet could handle with ease. Commander Winston Turner hopes that mankind will recognize its mistake before it's too late.
Retribution (Stargate , No 3) by Bill McCay
Goddess Hathor is headed straight for Earth in her extraordinary space vessel to wreak deadly damage! Egyptologist Daniel Jackson and Colonel Jack O'Neil are the only humans who may be able to stop her, for the StarGate still holds secrets that have yet to be unlocked. This is the third novel in the series based on the epic film StarGate.
Moonrise by Ben Bova
Moonbase--the first permanent human settlement on the Moon--was the dream of ex-astronaut Paul Stavenger. Although he did not live to see his vision become a reality, his widow, the powerful corporate head Joanna Masterson Stavenger, ensured that Moonbase would become a bustling center for manufacturing and technological development vital to all humankind--on Earth and on the Moon. Here is the story of Moonbase: the power, passion, and personalities that drive the project to fruition--and threaten to destroy it. Ads in "People, Locus". 5-city author tour.
The Black Sun by Jack Williamson
Jack Williamson, Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master, takes readers to the near future, where humankind's Project Starseed uses faster-than-light quantum-wave technology to send colonists to distant star systems.
Bug Park by James P. Hogan
When you're a teenager, even a teenager with a rich, indulgent parent, you don't have a lot of power. But when things get very small, the rules change. Physics changes. What everybody knows, ain't so; the weak are mighty, and the powerful can be brought down by those they thought they'd already trodden underfoot. And even those who think they own the world can learn the hard way that innocence is not another word for "stupid". Welcome to Bug Park.
The Neutronium Alchemist : Conflict by Peter F. Hamilton
The souls of those long dead are entering the universe at an alarming rate. Stealing the bodies of the living, they are grouping together into powerful consortiums led by leaders from history. An increasingly desperate Confederation Navy is struggling to stem the tide as the race for the universe's most powerful weapon begins. But if the dead can return to life, who will be the ultimate victors?
Officer-Cadet (Dirigent Mercenary Corps) by Rick Shelley
Bestselling author Rick Shelley brings readers an explosive new series of future warfare. Lon Nolan, a young soldier expelled from Earth's prestigious North American Military Academy on trumped-up charges, is seeking to prove his worthiness in the Dirigent Mercenary Corps, where the bloody craft of battle has been refined into an art.
Reconnaissance (Stargate Series) by Bill McCay
The adventures of Egyptologist Daniel Jackson and marine commando Col. Jack O'Neil continue in the fourth novel based on the film, "StarGate". Survivors of the planet Abydos, destroyed by the power of the StarGate, colonize a new planet--only to find out they're not alone!
A Screaming Across the Sky (Gammalaw, Book 2) by Brian Daley
The exciting sequel to "Smoke on the Water", and part of the epic final series by one of science fiction's most popular masters--the author of the bestselling Han Solo novels and cocreator of "Robotech".
Secret Realms by Tom Cool
In the first half of the next century, a band of warriors is raised in a virtual-reality environment. As war breaks out in the real world, their virtual scenarios becomes maps of reality. When the virtual warriors discover that their real bodies are being held prisoner in a secret military facility on an island in the Pacific, they will enter the real world--and the real war--to get them back.
Semper Mars (The Heritage Trilogy, Book 1) by Ian Douglas
In the year 2040, scientists unearth something astonishing in the subterranean ruins of a long-dead city on Mars: startling evidence of an alternate history that threatens to split humanity into opposing factions and plunge the Earth into chaos and war. And now the Marine Mars Expeditionary Force of the USMC has been dispatched to the Red Planet to protect, with lethal force if necessary, American civilians and interests suddenly threatened by great powers who would devastate a world to keep a shocking, half-million-year-old secret buried in the Martian dust.
Dreaming in Smoke by Tricia Sullivan
Tricia Sullivan's "Lethe" garnered her both a nomination for the prestigious John W. Campbell Award for Best New Novelist, and a place on "Locus's" 1995 Recommended Reading List. Now she delivers the riveting tale of a group of scientists who are sent to study a primitive planet. When the scientists' survival systems crash, the few who are left with their mental abilities intact realize that they're up against a collective alien intelligence that they may not live to understand.
Slant by Greg Bear
Warrior : Riposte (Battletech , Vol 2, No 38) by Michael A. Stackpole
After being safely rescued in "Warrior: En Garde", the heir-apparent of the Lyran Commonwealth can now wed the prince of the Federated Suns, which would seal the most powerful alliance in the Inner Sphere and bring peace to a galaxy ravaged by hundreds of years of interstellar war. But the Warlords of the Inner Sphere are unwilling to accept peace.
Berserkers : The Beginning by Fred Saberhagen
Complete at last in one volume--the beginning of the war against the berserkers! The death machines are programmed to destroy all life in the Galaxy. But one branch of Galactic humanity, descended from a world called Earth, stands in the way.
Cyberweb by Lisa Mason
From the author of Arachne, the story of Carly Nolan, an outcast fleeing indictment, and her decrepit companion finds them cruising the underpinnings of the electronic superhighway, confronting robot hit-persons, urban savages, and malevolent, independent supercomputers.
Earth Herald by Jan Clark
Centuries ago, Earth was decimated by an asteroid, leaving survivors long dependent on the charity of the alien Commonwealth--until now. It is time for repopulation--and Humanity's inspiration is Captain Rieka Dagahv, bestowed with the galaxy's greatest honor. But the role of Earth's Herald carries great responsibilities and even greater danger.
Mir : A Novel of Virtual Reality by Alexander Besher
In the tradition of Neal Stephenson's bestselling modern classic "Snow Crash", Besher offers a peek at the deadlier side of the Internet revolution--"a dizzyingly imaginative tale of virtual reality and cybernetic espionage" ("San Francisco Chronicle").
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