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| Nancy Kress |
Tor (hardcover, 352 pages, $24.95 US/$34.95 Canada) Publication date: August 14, 1998 Third short story collection from the author of An Alien Light, Oaths and Miracles, and Beggars Ride. Included within are several award winners and nominees, such as the Nebula winner "The Flowers of Aulit Prison" and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella "Beggars in Spain," the inspiration for the famous trilogy. |
Avon/Eos (paperback, 246 pages, $4.99/$6.99 US) Publication date: June 8, 1999 The start of an unusual YA adventure series which pairs the talents of David Brin (author of The Postman and The Uplift Trilogy) and Nancy Kress (Beggars in Spain, Beaker's Dozen). "It's 2345. The future needs heroes! They must reach back in time to find them. What if they come for you? In 2345 there is no war, no pollution, no disease, no crime -- but utopia has a price..." Review by Rich Horton |
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Maximum Light Tor hard cover The latest SF bio-thriller from the author of the Hugo Award-winning Beggars in Spain and Oaths and Miracles. "In a near-future America when pollutants have left eighty percent of the population sterile, genetic manipulation of the human genome is a serious crime. But some people will resort to almost anything to have a child." (I have two children, and you don't want to know what I'm ready to resort to.) |
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Beggars RideTor hard cover The much anticipated conclusion to the Beggars trilogy (Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers). |
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Oaths and MiraclesTor paperback Judy O'Brien Kozinski is investigating the death of her husband. A genetic scientist, he appears to have been slain for his refusal to work for a biotech company with strange affiliations. As she continues to dig she runs afoul of the FBI, witnesses a mass execution at a religious cult and uncovers a plan to produce customized viruses that spread like a cold. To stop a threat of global proportions she'll have to undergo a dramatic personal transformation, from an insecure widow into a confident, sleek sleuth. And she hasn't got much time... |
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Beggars and ChoosersTor paperback Kress returns to the award winning world of Beggars in Spain and a future devastated by genetic modifications - another sure winner. |
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