COPYRIGHT ©, 1978, BY C. J. CHERRYH All Rights Reserved Cover art by Gino D'Achille Frontispiece sketch by the Author For DON WOLLHEIM with most especial appreciation FIRST DAW PRINTING, AUGUST 1978 123456789 PRINTED IN U. S. A.

The last thing terminally ill language professor Ricardo Carillo remembers is standing on the deck of a Mediterranean cruise ship, watching a giant fireball hurtle toward him. He awakens in the body of a young Gandalaran named Markasset, sharing a telepathic bond with a giant, intelligent feline named Keeshah.Ricardo faces two challenges: navigating this unfamiliar desert world, and learning about his new identity and mission. Markasset turns out to be a talented swordsman with a powerful father, Thanasset, who's a Supervisor in the city of Raithskar. But Markasset's own reputation is more dubious. He has gambling debts and a shadowy past—and he's suspected of stealing a sacred gem, the Ra'ira, that was under his father's protection.With few allies except a beautiful fiancée and the loyal Keeshah, Ricardo is determined to piece together what really happened to the Ra'ira. The truth will either prove his innocence—or endanger the new life he has only just begun.

Count Geiger's Blues follows the adventures of Xavier Thaxton, arts editor at a major Southern daily called the Salonika Urbanite. Thaxton thinks himself a superior man. His aesthetic standards are so lofty that he regards superheroes as pop-culture cock-and-bull, rock music as audible rubbish, and soap operas as the contemptible spew of script-writing committees. While skinny-dipping in a pool polluted with radioactive waste, Thaxton is afflicted with superpowers all his own and becomes that which he most scorns. A radiation-induced ailment, the Philistine Syndrome, forces him to assume the persona of comic-book hero Count Geiger to allay its career- and indeed life-threatening symptoms. Michael Bishop's Count Geiger Blues, a novel of intellectual heft and self-spoofing kitsch, is a take on superheroes like no other: a rollicking foray into high and low culture that mines the vicissitudes and tragedies of everyday life for serious belly laughs and bona fide heartbreak.**

The sixth magical adventure in the NY TIMES bestselling CHARLIE BONE series!Life should be perfect for Charlie now that his parents have been reunited. But mystery and adventure always find him. This time Asa, a fellow classmate who changes into a beast at dusk and Charlie's sometime enemy, is missing. His parents seek out Charlie for help, and now Charlie needs the help of the Flames to rescue his classmate.Manfred Bloor has also taken the new endowed student, Dagbert Endless, under his wing and Charlie is highly suspicious of the pair. Can the Flames and Charlie rescue Asa without being caught by Manfred and Dagbert?

Product DescriptionFour science fiction tales of the future and one of the ancient past. A total of 22,000 unforgettable words.TURING'S REVENGERemember Alan Turing's test for artificial intelligence? It simply won't tell you if your robot has a soul. You will have to answer that question on your own... and you'd better get it right.TO MY DEAREST APHRODITEThe Great Library of Alexandria, 246 BC. To save the greatest city in the world, the Library's astronomer must solve a very unusual crime.FAREWELL TO ARMSA biologically enhanced assassin finds that his weapons are useless against a beautiful young woman who works in a shoe store.WISE AS SERPENTSWhen humans discovered the alien pavo civilization, they found them to be invisible savage killers. But there is still a chance for peace. Or is there?MIDGIGOROO AND THE SINGULARITYFuturists anxiously await the Singularity – the moment when superhuman intelligence makes the future impossible to predict. But how will others react to it? An Australian Aborigine, say? About the Author"One of the new brilliant creators in fiction." - Author Doniella Boaz, re: New World"[His] characters are complex and vivid." - Barry North, re: Turing's Revenge and Other Stories"The author obviously has a great knowledge of both history and science." - Kevin E. Lake, author of From the Graves of Babes"This is an author to follow." - M. Mallory, re: Turing's Revenge and Other Stories"DO NOT PASS BY STEVEN W. WHITE." - Mel, re: Outrageous Fortunes

Laela Redguard was born with the black hair of the Northern kingdom and the blue eyes of the Southern people, forever marking her as a hated half-breed child of both. When her only family tie is severed, the fierce and strong-willed Laela decides to leave her adoptive father’s home in the hopes of finding acceptance in the North, where the ruthless King Arenadd and the dark griffin Skandar rule.While Laela’s Northern features allow her to blend into the crowds of the King’s seat at Malvern, she cannot avoid falling victim to a pair of common thugs. When a stranger saves her life and gives her a place to stay, Laela is shocked to learn he is Arenadd himself—a man said to be a murderer who sold his soul to the Night God—the King without a heart.Arenadd is unsure what compels him to help this girl, but there is something about her that seems familiar, something he cannot remember—something that may rise up to banish the darkness forever…ReviewPraise for the Fallen Moon trilogy:“An intricately plotted story that is full of imaginative characters.”—Night Owl Reviews “A fabulous trilogy.”—Alternative Worlds“Taylor is a talent to watch.”—Publishers Weekly“A joy to read—rolling prose, tight action…and some twisty betrayals.”—The Straits Times Blogs “A grim and complex story…Taylor’s strong vision and firm hand make it compelling reading.”—Herald SunAbout the AuthorBorn in Canberra in 1986, K.J. Taylor attended Radford College, where she wrote her first novel, The Land of Bad Fantasy, which was published in 2006. She studied for a Bachelor's Degree in Communications at the University of Canberra, and graduated in 2007 before going on to do a Graduate Certificate in Editing in 2008. K.J. Taylor writes at midnight and likes to wear black.

Corine Solomon is a handler—when she touches an object she instantly knows its history and its future. Using her ability, she can find the missing—which is why people never stop trying to find her. Like her ex-boyfriend Chance, who needs Corine's gift to find someone dear to them both. But the search proves dangerous as it leads them into a strange world of demons and sorcerers, ghosts and witchcraft, zombies—and black magic...

99 ¢ Special Launch Pricing! Pre-orders available onAmazon.com!From the New York Times Bestselling author of the DUNE series comes a spectacular science fiction novel:Billy Jeeling is the greatest hero in the history of mankind, the scientific genius who designed and built Skyship, an immense flying city that has been cleansing and repairing the atmosphere for decades—using his secret technologies. But he's an old man now, and has overstayed his welcome. The one-world government of the AmEarth Empire wants him to step down and turn over his secrets and technologies to them to control. Billy knows this would be most unwise.When Billy refuses to resign, the government institutes a campaign against him, spreading lies, distortions, and half-truths that seriously damage his reputation. His popularity plummets, and millions of people crowd the streets of major cities, demonstrating against him.Despite all the adversity, Billy remains...