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Gena and Don seemed an ideal couple. Young. In love. Playful and
imaginative. They often pretended to be cats, purring and playing
and taking on pretend roles in their made-up cat-world of
"Cat"-alonia! When they move into their first house and money
becomes tight, management of household finances -- what the shared
Household account pays for versus what share goes to personal
expenses -- becomes a contention point. And their imaginary world
takes a darker turn, with Household becoming an evil that threatens
the harmony of their beloved Catalonia. But Catalonia and its
feline residents have become so real that they begin to intrude
into Gena and Don's world, appearing as stray cats -- with a
mission of their own. And they aren't going to let the young couple
destroy their world, at any cost! SEASON OF THE CATS is a
delightfully contemporary fantasy by the award-winning author of
EARTHSEED, the Venus Trilogy, and The Alien Upstairs.
A dystopian tale of a power struggle between the sexes in the
post-nuclear future, perfect for readers of Margaret Atwood and
Ursula K. Le Guin. After a nuclear holocaust, women rule the world.
Using advanced technology, they've expelled men from their vast
walled cities to roam the countryside in primitive bands, bringing
them back only for the purpose of loveless reproduction under the
guise of powerful goddesses. When one young woman, Birana,
questions her society's deception, she finds herself exiled among
the very men she has been taught to scorn. She crosses paths with a
hunter, Arvil, and the two grow close as they evade the
ever-threatening female forces and the savage wilderness men. Their
love just might mend their fractured world--if they manage to
survive. Hailed as "one of the genre's best writers" by the
Washington Post Book World, Pamela Sargent is the author of
numerous novels, including Earthseed and Venus of Dreams. The
winner of the Nebula and Locus awards, she has also coauthored
several Star Trek novels with George Zebrowski.
In the tradition of the old Ace Doubles (flip one book over to read
the second title), here's the twenty-seventh Wildside Double: DREAM
OF VENUS AND OTHER SCIENCE FICTION STORIES, by Pamela Sargent.
Sargent published the first novel in her "Venus" trilogy, Venus of
Dreams, in 1986; it was followed by Venus of Shadows (1988) and
Child of Venus (2001). For the first time, Dream of Venus collects
the short fiction set against the backdrop of the author's Venus
novels, comprising four stories written after the trilogy had been
completed. As Sargent writes in her Introduction: "Characters and
stories existing in the interfaces of the novels began to speak to
me." These are tales that can be enjoyed both for themselves and by
longtime fans of the Venus trilogy. DECIMATED: TEN SCIENCE FICTION
STORIES, by Jack Dann and George Zebrowski. Long before their
award-nominated and awarded stories and novels, these two writers
word-jammed together, learning the music of story writing and the
blood and bones of distinctive prose. And all these early efforts
were published Here they are again, together in one place--ten
riveting stories of science fiction--as entertaining as they were
fun to write--including the previously unpublished tale, "The
Standard Crisis Scenario"
With their sun about to go nova, the people of Epictetus III face
annihilation. Although the "U.S.S. Enterprise(TM)" has come to lead
the rescue operation, there is no way to evacuate a population of
over twenty million, leaving Captain Picard to make an agonizing
decision. Should he try to salvage the planet's children, its
greatest leaders and thinkers, or its irreplaceable archeological
treasures? No matter what he decides, millions must be sacrificed
-- unless another solution can be found.
With time running out, Data proposes a revolutionary scientific
experiment that could save all of Epictetus III, or doom both the
planet and the "Enterprise" as well.
Ship hurtles through space. Deep within its core, it carries the
seed of humankind. Launched by the people of a dying Earth over a
century ago, its mission is to find a habitable world for the
children - fifteen-year-old Zoheret and her shipmates - whom it has
created from its genetic banks. To Zoheret and her shipmates, Ship
has been mother, father, and loving teacher, preparing them for
their biggest challenge: to survive on their own, on an uninhabited
planet, without Ship's protection. Now that day is almost upon
them...but are they ready to leave Ship? Ship devises a test. And
suddenly, instincts that have been latent for over a hundred years
take over. Zoheret watches as friends become strangers - and
enemies. Can Zoheret and her companions overcome the biggest
obstacle to the survival of the human race - themselves?
"This formidably researched and exquisitely written novel is surely
destined to be known hereafter as the definitive history of the
life and times and conquests of Genghis, mightiest of Khans." -Gary
Jennings, author of Aztec "I love it...Scholarly without ever
seeming pedantic, the book is fascinating from cover to cover and
does admirable justice to a man who might very well be called
history's single most important and compelling character."
-Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of Reindeer Moon "Sargent...has
produced a neatly crafted work that manages to provide a panoramic
view of the charismatic leader Genghis Khan while at the same time
presenting the background mosaic of warring Mongol tribes in enough
detail to keep the reader from getting hopelessly confused. A nice
touch is Sargent's telling the conqueror's story from the
viewpoints of the women in his life-mothers, wives, and
daughters...an appealing novel to fans of historical fiction."
-Library Journal ." . .Genghis Khan lives again in this expansive
saga, as perceived through the eyes of the women who loved him.
'Behind every great man...' they say; and befitting a king who in
one lifetime accomplished what ten average kings might, there is
more than one great woman here. Ruler of the Sky chronicles the
birth, coming-of-age, reign, and death of this vastly complex
warrior-king from an intimate perspective. In an age in which women
were subjected to barbarous conventional practices, the courage,
wisdom, tenacity, and ingenuity of these particular women are
remarkable. An impressive novel from a veteran writer." -The ALA
Booklist ." . . a successful attempt to flesh out a mythic
figure...Genghis Khan seen through the eyes of significant women.
Ruler of the Sky will be a pleasant surprise for readers." -Chicago
Tribune In 1167, in the harsh homeland of Mongol tribes, a child
was born who was to change the course of human history. His father
named him Temujin, but the world knows him as Genghis Khan. Set
amid the barbaric splendor of the Mongol hordes, Ruler of the Sky
tells the tale of the warrior who forged one of the greatest and
most terrifying armies the world had ever seen, and conquered the
world from Peking to Persia. Not only is this the story of Genghis
Khan, it is also the story of those who were closest to him,
especially the women who played such an important role in his life.
From the windswept plains of Mongolia to the opulence of the
Chinese court, Ruler of the Sky is unforgettable. Pamela Sargent is
the author of the futuristic novel The Shore of Women and the
alternative history Climb the Wind: A Novel of Another America. Her
other novels include Watchstar, Venus of Dreams, The Golden Space,
The Alien Upstairs, and Earthseed, recently optioned by Paramount
Pictures. She lives in upstate New York.
The prestigious Nebula Awards are the Oscars of science fiction and
fantasy, the only SF awards bestowed annually by the writers' own
demanding peers, the Science-fiction and Fantasy Writers of
America. Just as the Nebula Awards honor only the finest science
ficiton and fantasy, the Nebula Awards series showcases only the
best of the ballot, offering as well fiction and nonfiction not
collected elsewhere and a dazzling selection of essays written
expressley for each volume. No other best-of-year anthology
represents the achievement of the Nebula Awards so well. Nebula
Awards 31 is, as Publishers Weekly said of a previous volume,
"essential reading for anyone who enjoys science fiction."
For the eleventh consecutive year, Harvest offers the best of
sci-fi and fantasy writing--featuring works by Greg Bear, Mike
Resnick, David Gerrold, Martha Soukup, Ben Bova, Joe Haldeman,
Ursula K. Le Guin, and many others--as well as a spirited essay on
the latest in science fiction and fantasy films.
Nebula Awards 29 continues the series tradition of featuring
fiction, poetry, and essays not found in any other best-of-the-year
anthologies. Includes "The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus
Ashore" by Harlan Ellison, "Red Mars" by Kim Stanley Robinson,
"Alfred" by Lisa Goldstein, plus works by the winners in all four
Nebula categories.
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