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Psion (Paperback)
Joan D. Vinge
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When first published, readers young and old eagerly devoured the
tale of a street-hardened survivor named Cat, a half-human,
half-alien orphan telepath. Named an ALA Best Book for Young
Adults, Cat's story has been continued by Hugo-award winning and
international best-selling author Joan D. Vinge with the very
popular "Catspaw" and "Dreamfall." Now, 25 years later, this
special anniversary edition of "Psion" contains a new introduction
by the author and "Psiren," a story never before included in any
trade edition of "Psion." This tough, gritty tale of an outsider
whose only chance for redemption is as an undercover agent for an
interstellar government that by turns punishes and helps him, is as
fresh and powerful today as it was in 1982.
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Dreamfall (Paperback)
Joan D. Vinge
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R534
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Cat, the halfbreed telepath hero of Catspaw and Psion, joins a
research team on Refuge, homeworld of his mother's people, the
Hydrans. Immediately, he finds trouble when he helps a Hydran woman
escape human pursuers. The decimated Hydran population of Refuge is
confined to a bleak homeland, by a huge corporate state, Tau
Biotech. Tau also controls Refuge's one unique natural resource,
Dreamfall. The tangible residue of cast-off thoughts from
beautiful, enigmatic cloud whales, dreamfall forms vast reefs,
sacred to the Hydrans, but mere exploitable data to Tau. Caught
between Tau and desperate Hydrans who fight to reclaim their world,
Cat must somehow forge the ruins of the past into a means to defeat
Tau's brutality to save his people--and himself.
Sequel To The Hugo Award-Winning Bestseller The Snow Queen
The Summer Queen is the extraordinary sequel to one of science fiction's most celebrated novels, The Snow Queen. Set in a fully realized universe of wonders, this spectacular space epic, itself a finalist for the Hugo Award, is one of the most remarkable novels in the field.
A story that spans millennia, from the ruins of an ancient interstellar empire to the planets of the Hegemony that rules human space, The Summer Queen is the multi-layered story of Tiamat, a world where the dolphin-like mers are harvested for the youth-prolonging serum extracted from their blood. But Tiamat is much more, for beneath Carbuncle, its capital, lies the old empire's greatest secret: an enormous forgotten technology which, though decaying, continues to affect the fates of the fallen empire's remnant cultures via the sybil-network--a data bank that binds the past and the future in its web of knowledge, As the Smith, genius mastermind of the hidden interstellar Brotherhood, tries feverishly to unlock its secrets, BZ Gundhalinu desperately strives to save the Hegemony, while the Summer Queen herself dares to create a new future for her people and her planet. And though each is acting alone, their fates will entwine in an astonishing climax that will change the universe forever.
CAT: Street Punk, Psion, Telepath, Survivor. . .
Kidnapped by an interstellar corporation and dragged to Earth, Cat is forced to use his skills to protect those he most hates, those who most hate him . . . .
The taMings. A cyber-augmented, DNA-incestuous clan of such wealth and power that their family arguments change the destiny of worlds. Now one taMing is a killer's target. But which? And who would dare?
Seeking answers, Cat finds lies and savagery, passion and atrocity--trails that lead from crystal valleys to clubs for silver-skinned beauties. From the homicidal enclaves of drug kings to a fanatic's pulpit. From the halls of the Assembly to a cyberspace hell. Seeking assassins, Cat discovers a mystery that could cost him his future. His sanity. His life.
Because Cat is no longer a bodyguard . . .
He's bait.
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