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Grand Masters of Sci Fi & Fantasy Part 4


Cover art for THE ACCIDENTAL TIME MACHINE
FICTION
Released: Aug. 7, 2007

"A great deal of fun and compulsively readable while it lasts, and it leaves the reader wanting more."
A time-travel yarn in the classic style from Haldeman (A Separate War, 2006, etc.). Read full book review >
Cover art for THE WHITE WOLF’S SON
FICTION
Released: June 13, 2005

"Stylish performance from a giant of fantasy."
The latest in Moorcock's long-running saga of Elric of Melnibone's adventures in the multiverse. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE LONGEST WAY HOME
FICTION
Released: July 9, 2002

"Silverberg handles his protagonist's absorbing material and spiritual odyssey from naïve youth to weary journeyman with quiet, precise wisdom."
A coming-of-age yarn, the first independent novel from veteran writer-editor Silverberg since The Alien Years (1998). Read full book review >
Cover art for 50 IN 50
FICTION
Released: June 1, 2001

"A self-serving but admirable assortment of pieces written for money but with no small amount of love."
Science-fiction grandmaster Harrison collects and recollects from a 50-year writing career. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE ALIEN YEARS
FICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 1998

"Realistic, often intriguing, but too episodic to be fully involving."
Alien invasion yarn from the veteran author of Sorcerers of Majipoor (1997), etc. Seven years from now, huge alien spaceships appear all over the Earth; in California, a ship's exhaust carelessly causes vast brushfires that pilot Mike Carmichael dies trying to extinguish. Read full book review >
Cover art for FREEDOM'S CHALLENGE
FICTION
Released: May 4, 1998

"McCaffrey provides a useful plot recap, and this entry—somewhat more conclusive than its predecessors—offers proven allures for series fans."
Third in McCaffrey's series (Freedom's Landing, 1995; Freedom's Choice, 1997) about planet Botany and its diverse population of humans and aliens, including ex-Earth Girl Kris Bjornsen and her aristocratic, renegade Cattani lover, Zainal. Read full book review >