Sphere orbit (25 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. Tanned pages, some wear to cover edges, lightly creased spine, some light creasing to back cover, slight spine lean, some hinge rubbing, a few marks to page edges and cover. Geoff Taylor (ilustrador).

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Condición: Good: Moderate signs of wear. 1982 Edition. © 1982: 8th in the 'Stainless Steel Rat' series of books. 9th printing of 1982 edition:- Synopsis: Rat in paradise. You can't keep a good rat down, not one as slippery as Jim diGriz alias the Stainless Steel Rat. And you can't keep his nose out of trouble either. Jim and the lethal, luscious Angelina owe themselves a honeymoon and Paraiso-Aqui looks like the place. Settled long ago by voyagers from the southern continent of Earth (or Dirt as it was also known) Paraiso is warm and easy. But all is not well in paradise. The serpentine tyrant General Julio Zapilote is about to sail back into office in another rigged election, and the chance to scupper him is just too good for Jim to miss. Corruption, bribery, graft and chicanery - for the Rat it's just like coming home:- Review(s): "Harry Harrison, the Monty Python of the spaceways" - Daily Telegraph / "The Rat can hold his head high amongst the most elevated superhero company - Bulldog Drummond, James Bond and Flash Gordon included" - Times Literary Supplement:- (original cost £2.99). Cover Art: Peter Elson (ilustrador).…

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Condición: Good: Moderate signs of wear. 1976 Edition. © 1973: 1st in the 'Talents Of Earth' series of books. 12th printing of 1976 edition:- Synopsis: Theirs was a very special group. Theirs was the power to change the face of the world. But the telepathic Talents they shared set them apart. They met with suspicion, then outright hostility from the un-Talented. Disaster loomed large when freaks, 'wild' Talents, brought dissension to the group and threatened to destroy it. Having a Talent was like riding a winged horse. And the path of Pegasus unbridled could lead in terrifying directions:- (original cost £3.99). Cover Art: Uncredited (ilustrador).…

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Condición: Very Good: Light signs of wear. 1990 Edition. © 1989: A stand-alone novel by John Brunner. 1st printing of 1990 edition:- Synopsis: Britain in the near future: the country is heading towards ecological disaster, chemical waste is seeping into people's brains, deadly parasites contaminate food - and the despotic fascist government is trying to keep it all quiet. But there is one thing they can't suppress - the emergence of a new master race. Children who have the power to persuade adults to do anything they want. American sociologist Claudia and reporter Peter Levin begin an investigation that brings them to a trail of genetic theories. All the children, they discover, have the same father. But who is he? And is he a force of good. Or of evil?:- Review(s): "A very good John Brunner novel" - Locus:- (original cost £3.99). Cover Art: Uncredited (ilustrador).…

Paperback: 8½" x 5¼". Condición: Good: Moderate signs of wear. 1st Edition. © 1990: 3rd in the 'Tegne' series of books. 1st edition, 1st printing:- His mother is the Beast, his father is the Light. A being of supreme power. Capable of altering all realities, halting the evolution of the human soul. Tegne, Child of Light, Warlord of Zendow, had faced the test of the heart and slain the Beast with the Sacred Blade. Yet it is her spirit that torments him still, calling him with visions from a post-cataclysmic land of glass and steel. Visions of his son, pure darkness and pure light - and an unknown Warrior, whose fate is Tegne's death:- (original cost £4.99). Cover Art: Melvyn Grant (ilustrador). …

Paperback original. Condición: Fine (unread) copy. First edition (& 1st printing). Second volume of new sf stories.

Condición: vg. vg 1st Sphere 1990 edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

paperback / softback. Condición: vg++. 1st Sphere 1989 edition vg++ paperback In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

New Edition. Condición: vg++. Sphere 1988 paperback, vg++ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

paperback / softback. Condición: fine. 1st edition Sphere 1988 paperback, fine In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

paperback / softback. Condición: vg++. vg++ 1st Sphere 1988 edition paperback, vg++ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

paperback / softback. Condición: vg. Sphere 1988 paperback, vg In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

paperback / softback. Condición: fine. Orbit / Sphere 1990 edition paperback fine In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). Reprint.

Softcover. Condición: Fair. Leichte Verformung / umgeknickte Seiten; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung; Starke Gebrauchsspuren; Einriss bis 1 cm. The third book of an epic trilogy in which Kedryn Caitin, The Chosen is assailed by the evil god Ashar. Kedryn, bereft of much of his power faces Ashar in the final conflict, on the result of which lies the destiny of the Three Kingdoms. This book follows The Wrath of Ashar and The Usurper.…

Soft cover. Condición: As New. Very Fine. A pristine copy, As New throughout. Wrap-around cover art by John Avon, not used on earlier printings.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. VG+ Light edgewear, light creasing to spine and adjacent to spine, otherwise an attractive copy, very clean throughout. Cover art by Stephen Bradbury.

Soft cover. Condición: As New. Very Fine. A pristine copy, As New throughout. Cover art by Michael Embden.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. 224 pages. cover worn, spine faded, text tannedBy the same author as Dragonlance Heroes: The Legend of Huma this is the first i n a series of the Dragon Kings who prepare for their final struggle with humans. Only a youth in possession of a mystical sword and magical powers, stands in th eir way.…

Paperback: 7¾" x 5". Condición: Near Fine. 1990 Edition. © 1990: An omnibus of the 3 novels in the 'Schrodinger's Cat' series of books:- Contents: The Universe Next Door / The Trick Top Hat / The Homing Pigeons:- Synopsis: Reality warped. Everyone understands Pavlov's dog, but how many understand Schrodinger's Cat, that is alive and dead at the same time? Inside you will find those that do understand, or at least claim to. Like Markoff Chaney, a malign dwarf with a hatred of the average - Malaclypse the younger who vows 'Death to all fanatics' - Frank Dashwood, head of Orgasm Research with Ulysses the ultimate research tool - Cagliostro the Great whose escapes surpass Houdini - and the Mad Fishmonger and the Tooth fairy. Most know their place, in a sex-comedy, a treatise on quantum mechanics, an occult thriller, a drug-crazed 'trip' and a contemporary satire. All contained in the Universe next Door, where Schrodinger's Cat purrs contentedly:- Review(s): "First he shocks, then enlightens. I welcome his wisdom with his special brand of crazy humour" - Alan Harrington:- (original cost £5.99). Cover Art: Uncredited (ilustrador).…

Paperback. Condición: Good. A fantasy of music and magic. Orbit/Sphere 1991. 204pp pb pages browned, good.

248, (4) S. Ill. Orig.-Broschur. Taschenbuch. - Rücken mit Lesespuren. Preisschildrest und kleine Abrißspur auf hinterem Deckel. Ansonsten gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Innen sauber.

Paperback. Condición: Used; Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First edition. A collection of twenty two works by prolific science fiction writer Poul William Anderson A collection of twenty two works by American fantasy and science fiction author Poul William Anderson. Active from the 1940s until his death at the beginning of the millennium, the prolific writer won seven Hugo Awards and Three Nebula Awards over the course of his career, and was nominated for works included in this set such as The Enemy Stars, The Star Fox, and The Byworlder. Includes first paperback editions of The Byworlder, Orbit Unlimited, Mayday Orbit, The Star Fox, and We Claim These Stars. Includes the first four volumes in the Flandry series. The series reveals around protagonist Dominic Flandry, a dashing field agent of the Imperial Intelligence Corps who travels the stars to fight threats to the 31st century empire. The Star Fox has a price sticker to the front cover, as does Mayday Orbit, which is a reversible volume that also contains 'No Man's World' by Kenneth Bulmer. Mirkheim has a price sticker to the rear cover. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso of the front cover of Orbit Unlimited. Library stamp from Hereford and Worcester County Library to the front endpaper and the title page of The Horn of Time, which has been rebound and has tape support at the first page. The collection includes: We Claim These Stars Mayday Orbit Orbit Unlimited The Star Fox Ensign Flandry The Trouble Twisters The Rebel Worlds A Circus of Hells Byworlder Let The Spacemen Beware Enemy Stars Fire Time The Winter of The World Flandry of Terra Agent of Terran Empire Mirkheim Virgin Planet The Day of Their Return The Knight of Ghosts and Shadows The Avatar The Horn of Time The Boat of a Million Years In the publisher's original paperback binding. Externally, generally smart. Orbit Unlimited and The Horn of Time are a little more worn than the rest of the volumes, with some wear to the joints and extremities. The Horn of Time has been rebacked, and has a tape repair to the first page. The front cover of Ensign Flandry is rather worn, as is the front cover of The Star Fox, and there is a small crease to the bottom corner of the front cover of The Avatar. Some very light wear to the head and tails of the spines, a little more so to the head of Byworlder, the head and tail of the Let the Spaceman Beware, and the tail of The Day of their Return. The Virgin Planet is a little worn at the joints. The front hinge of Orbit Unlimited is starting, but firm. Internally, firmly bound, except for Orbit Unlimited where the binding is slightly tender. Pages are clean throughout, and vary from bright to moderately age-toned. Very Good. Various (ilustrador). book.…

Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. A large collection of thirty four early paperback editions of science fiction works by Larry Niven. Thirty Three Volumes of Science Fiction by Larry Niven.A lovely large collection of early edition paperback science fiction novels by Larry Niven with pictorial covers, in near fine conditions.Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction writer. His best known works are Ringworld, The Mote in God's Eye, and Lucifer's Hammer. He was awarded the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award in 2015.His work has been praised for its use of big science concepts and theoretical physics, as well as including elements of detective fiction and fantasy.This collection includes the following works.Ringworld (1971). This is the second printing of this work.The World of Ptavvs (1971).A Gift From Earth (1971).Protector (1973).A Hole in Space (1974). This is the first edition, first printing of this work.Inconstant Moon (1974).The Mote in God's Eye (1975), co-authored by Jerry Pournelle.Tales of Known Space (1975).The Flight of the Horse (1975).The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton (1976).All the Myriad Ways (1977).Lucifer's Hammer (1978), co-authored by Jerry Pournelle.Neutron Star (1978).A World Out of Time (1979).Convergent Series (1979).Inferno (1980), co-authored by Jerry Pournelle.The Ringworld Engineers (1981).The Magic Goes Away (1982).Oath of Fealty (1982), co-authored by Jerry Pournelle.The Patchwork Girl (1982).Dream Park (1983), co-authored by Steven Barnes.The Descent of Anansi (1984).The Integral Trees (1985).Footfall (1986), co-authored by Jerry Pournelle.Limits (1986).The Smoke Ring (1988).Legacy of Heorot (1988).Dragons of Heorot (1996), co-authored by Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes.Destiny's Road (1998).Ringworld's Children (2005).Fleet of Worlds (2008), co-authored by Edward M. Lerner.Juggler of Worlds (2009), co-authored by Edward M. Lerner.Betrayer of Worlds (2011), co-authored by Edward M. Lerner. In the original publisher's paperback bindings. Externally, excellent. There is some very slight bumping to the heads and tails of the spines. There is some slight wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean, some works with the odd spot and light age toning, particularly to the earlier copies. Near Fine. None (ilustrador). book.…