Dick, Philip K. Clans of the Alphane Moon
(Random House/Vintage 0-375-71928-8, $13, trade paperback, May 2002)
• First published in 1964
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Dick, Philip K. Dr. Bloodmoney
(Random House/Vintage 0-375-71929-6, $13, trade paperback, May 2002)
• First published in 1965
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Dick, Philip K. The Simulacra
(Random House/Vintage 0-375-71926-1, $13, trade paperback, May 2002)
• First published in 1964
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Dick, Philip K. Time Out of Joint
(Random House/Vintage 0-375-71927-X, $13, trade paperback, May 2002)
• First published in 1959
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The latest batch of PKD reissues from Vintage Books, published in May, includes two genuine classics: Dr. Bloodmoney (1965), a black comedy that reacts at least somewhat to Stanley Kubrick's film Dr. Strangelove from the year before; and Time Out of Joint (1959), a classic metaphysical PKD story about a man who discovers his world is but an illusion. The other two here are lesser but definitely of interest to PKD completists.
Herbert, Frank The Green Brain
(Tor 0765342502, $6.99, September 2002)
• First published in 1966
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Herbert, Frank The Santaroga Barrier
(Tor 0765342510, $6.99, September 2002)
• First published in 1968
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Two notable Herbert novels, published in the years just after Dune (1965): a giant-insect story, and a novel about a hive-mentality.
Tolkien, J.R.R.; annotated by Doug Anderson The Annotated Hobbit
(Houghton Mifflin 0618134700, $28, 12+398pp, August 2002)
This is a revised/updated version of Anderson's annotation, which won a Mythopoeic Award in 1990.
• First published in 1988
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Bear, Greg Blood Music
(Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4496-5, $6.99, trade paperback, June 2002)
Classic early nanotech novel, based on a Hugo- and Nebula-winning novelette, about a plague of tiny bio-computers that transforms the world; the novel itself was a Hugo and Nebula nominee, and won the Apollo Award.
• First published in 1985
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* Brooks, Terry The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
(Del Rey 0345453751, $35, September 2002)
Hardcover edition of Brooks' popular trilogy: The Sword of Shannara (1977), The Elfstones of Shannara (1982), and The Wishsong of Shannara (1985).
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* Bujold, Lois McMaster Miles Errant
(Baen 0743435583, $15, trade paperback, September 2002)
Omnibus volume of three Miles Vorkosigan novels: The Borders of Infinity (1989), Brothers in Arms (1989), and Mirror Dance (1994).
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Delany, Samuel R. Nova
(Random House/Vintage 0-375-70670-4, $12, trade paperback, June 2002)
Classic early Delany, a proto-cyberpunk space opera; Delany had won awards for previous novels Babel-17 and The Einstein Intersection and so didn't win any for this, though at the time it was regarded as the pinnacle of his career thus far… before he went experimental with Dhalgren (1975) and later novels.
• First published in 1968
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Disch, Thomas M. The Prisoner
(Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4504-X, $12, July 2002)
Novelization of the classic 1960s Patrick McGoohan TV series, that just won a Prometheus Award, about a secret agent who attempts to resign and is whisked away to a mysterious village that may be a prison of sorts… the closest TV ever got to the psychological and surrealistic New Wave of SF, observes David Pringle in his Ultimate Guide to SF.
• First published in 1969
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* Doyle, Arthur Conan The Lost World and Other Thrilling Tales
(Penguin 0140437657, $9, trade paperback, September 2002)
Classic proto-SF novel about an expedition to a remote South American plateau that discovers dinosaurs and primitive people; first of Conan Doyle's "Professor Challenger" series, by the author much better known for Sherlock Holmes.
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* Garrett, Randall; edited by Eric Flint Lord Darcy
(Baen 0743435486, $18, trade paperback, July 2002)
First complete collection of Garrett's sf/fantasy series about a great detective in a world where magic is, like science, codified; includes 1967 Hugo-nominated novel Too Many Magicians, plus stories first collected in volumes Murder and Magic (1979) and Lord Darcy Investigates (1981). Publisher's page.
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Haldeman, Joe Worlds
(Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07361-6, $14.95, trade paperback, June 2002)
SF novel, first of a trilogy, about a 19-year-old woman from an orbiting space colony (World) who visits Earth; great under-recognized Haldeman; recommended.
• First published in 1981
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Holland, Cecelia Floating Worlds
(Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07142-7, $14.95, trade paperback, May 2002)
Far-future political SF by an author best known for historical fiction.
• First published in 1976
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* Laumer, Keith; edited by Eric Flint Keith Laumer: The Lighter Side
(Baen 0743435370, $7.99, May 2002)
Collection of 10 SF stories not featuring Laumer's famous character Retief, including novel The Great Time Machine Hoax (1964) and Hugo/Nebula nominated short story (first published in Orbit 7) "In the Queue", edited and with an afterword by Eric Flint.
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Murphy, Pat The Shadow Hunter
(Tachyon 158394057X, $14.95, trade paperback, June 2002)
Murphy's first novel, about a young Neanderthal brought into the future.
• First published in 1982
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* Pournelle, Jerry, & S.M. Stirling The Prince
(Baen 0743435567, $28, September 2002)
Omnibus volume of four novels concerning military leader John Christian Falkenberg in a 21st century Soviet-American CoDominium; originally published as Pournelle's Falkenberg's Legion (1990, itself comprising The Mercenary, 1977, and West of Honor, 1976) and Prince of Mercenaries (1989), and Pournelle & Stirling's Go Tell the Spartans (1991) and Prince of Sparta (1993). Publisher's page.
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* Schmitz, James H.; edited by Eric Flint & Guy Gordon Eternal Frontier
(Baen 0743435591, $16, trade paperback, September 2002)
Collection of stories by popular Analog author of The Witches of Karres. The publisher's page has links to the table of contents, and excerpts.
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Silverberg, Robert Up the Line
(Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4497-3, $12, trade paperback, June 2002)
Humorous SF time travel novel, from Silverberg's prime period 1967-1975; a Hugo and Nebula nominee and Seiun winner.
• First published in 1969
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Vance, Jack Big Planet
(Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07117-6, $14.95, trade paperback, April 2002)
Classic early Vance novel about a 40,000 mile trek across a huge low-density planet.
• First published in 1957
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Watson, Ian The Jonah Kit
(Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07389-6, $14.95, trade paperback, June 2002)
Watson's second SF novel, about communication with whales and the nature of the universe; winner of the 1978 British Science Fiction Award.
• First published in 1975
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