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39 p.; one illustration.Stain to p.vi (see image) and very mild shelfwear, otherwise Near Fine. From the back: A young man named Atrum has a haunting dream that he cant seem to understand. As he tries to understand this recurring dream, the events in his life takes a similar turn. He meets a girl named Stella, who he realizes is the only focus of his dream. As he spends more and more time in her company, his life takes an epic turn. Tragedy hits and Atrum slowly learns what he needs to, to make his reality less of a nightmare and to start controlling his own life, and to live his dreams. Alongside his friends Ray , Stella and Hao, Atrum changes the fate of everyone's lives. Question is, if Atrum is saving everyone from the beasts that spawned from darkness, who will save him from his own dark mind?

First thus, first printing stated. Holographic front cover. 213 p. and 10 leaves of bonus material, including an interview, discussion points, and a preview of the sequel. Some shelfwear, internally Near Fine. From the back: A statue. A coin. An old book.They look as dusty as everything else in Faulkner's Antique Books. But when Sam Faulkner slipsthe coin into the statue, he's swept back to Scotland in 800 A.D.—he age of the Vikings!—where he must find both the statue and another coin in order to escape. It's the first journey in an adventure that will take him to World War I, medieval Europe, and even ancient Egypt. . .and a mystery that will end only if Sam can find his father in Time.

317 p. Mild wear to extremities and spine (see images, the top was missed in scan, but is in a similar state as bottom edge/heel) with faint "6" stamp to bottom foredge and faint water stains to top and bottom corners, otherwise Very Good+ with pages remaining clean, clear, and tightly bound. From front cover: What were the doctors doing to the children? The scariest medical thriller since Coma! From back cover: THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THEY WERE AFRAID TO IMAGINE Fritz and Beth Engstrom wanted to know what had happened to their child whom the clinic pronounced dead–for Beth was sure she still lived. Writer Pete Collins wanted to know what the little lost boy he had found was trying to tell him–and what was behind the terror in his tortured eyes. Attendant Julie Lind wanted to know what was really going on in the place where she worked, and why the behavior of the children there seemed so strange. All of them would do anything to find out the terrifying secret that no one would believe....

94 p.; ill.; 18 cm.
Vintage book in Near Fine condition: very minor shelfwear/aging. Pristine inside, tightly bound and obviously unread.
From the covers:
Fame! Fortune! Adventure! All are yours IF you survive the ... CRASH LANDING!
Choose from over 30 different endings!
You gasp in terror as you hear the pilot announce those terrifying words! You can't believe that your free vacation is about to end in flames! Will you become a newspaper statistic? Or will you use your wits to face the danger...and survive!
On page 6, you learn how to guide a parachute over perilous mountains and deserts!
Deadly piranha fish threaten your survival on page 41!
And if you ever get home, what will you do with all the gold you discover on page 52?
In a TWISTAPLOT Book, you are the star of the story! You face the danger! Your survival depends on the choices you make and the pages you turn. So fasten your seatbelt. Your flight is now departing!

Second printing. 228 p. Purple hardcover in Fine condition, with the exception of a light dogear to bottom of last page and endpaper. The dust jacket shows some minor shelfwear. From the dust jacket: Gene Roddenberry created a mythology for the twentieth century: Star Trek. One of the most successful television shows and cultural icons of all time, Star Trek was from the beginning a forum where its creator and its viewers could explore the most fundamental questions of life: What is the difference between sexuality and love? What does goodness mean? What is the role of government? Where does duty end and morality begin? And most often: What does it mean to be human? The Last Conversation is a poignant exploration of the inner world of Gene Roddenberry as he faced the end of his life. Insisting that no one could really know him or the sources of his creation without becoming part of his private world, he invited Yvonne Fern to live with him and his wife, Majel Barrett. "I want you to write me," he… Read More

323 p. Cover art by Royo. Never-before published, this First Edition, First Printing includes its original sales receipt from September 6, 1991. Very, very minor shelfwear and some sticker damage to heel of spine (see photos) otherwise Fine condition, being obviously unread.From the covers: The explosive sequel to Firstflight, by the writer of Marvel Comics' X-Men.The Brass think they've clipped Lt. Shea's wings. She'll show them there's more than one way to fly.On earth, they thought they could keep Lt. Shea out of trouble. Ground her. File her away. They were wrong.

The Jewel in the Skull [ISBN 0-88677-175-7]223 p. Very minor shelfwear, but otherwise Fine, being a copy which has obviously never been read.From back cover: "Those who dare swear by the Runestaff must then benefit or suffer from the consequences of the fixed pattern of destiny that they set in motion. Several such oaths have been sworn in the history of the Runestaff's existence..."—The High History of the RunestaffDorian Hawkmoon, late the Duke of Koln, fell under the power of the Runestaff, a mysterious artifact more ancient than Time itself. His destiny, shaped by a vengeful oath sworn by the maddened Baron Meliadus of the Dark Empire, pitted Hawkmoon in battle against his own allies and forced him, by the Black Jewel embedded in his skull, to betray his very heritage. Michael Moorcock's Runestaff novels are among the great modern classics of fantastic adventure. DAW Books is proud to bring them back to print, in these editions, authorized and revised by the author.The Mad God's Amulet [ISBN… Read More

Advance review copy (ARC). 246 p. Light shelfwear with author's contact sticker on rear, otherwise Fine. From the back: The new novel by the author of The Little Russian, featuring young Polish girl and her friendships with Madame Curie and Eusapia Palladino. In the early 1900s, Lucia Rutkowski leaves a Warsaw ghetto and a life trapped in the textile mills to escape to the bustling city of Paris. She eventually finds work in a home run by two scientists consumed by their groundbreaking research. Lucia soon bonds with her eccentric employers, watching as their insight into radioactive materials is increasingly noticed by the world, then rising to fame as the great Marie and Pierre Curie. Soon, all of Paris is alit with the news of an impending visit from Eusapia Palladino, the world's most famous medium. Spiritualism and the series of sittings offered by Palladino draws great interest from the Paris scientific community. It is through her now famous employers that Lucia attends Eusapia's gatherings,… Read More

First two books of trilogy. Book 1 - 382 p. ; generously illustrated. Near Fine, very minor edgewear in some places and corner of rear cover has slight dogear.Book 2 - 428 p. ; generously illustrated. Fine / As New. From the back cover of Miss Peregrine's...:"A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story." —John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its decaying bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that Miss… Read More

Second Printing stated. 148 p.; ill. Gray hardcover, with gilt lettering to black cloth spine, has minor edgewear and fading, a tiny brown mark to ffep, and expected aging to pages, but is otherwise Near Fine. Dust jacket, which shows some aging and edgewear, including sunning, small tears, chips, and abrasions, is housed in a protective removable plastic sleeve to prevent further wear. Please see listing images.From the dust jacket: In his eighty-first year our greatest living philosopher, shortly after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, has turned to fiction. "A few words may be in order," writes Lord Russell, "to mitigate any surprise that might be felt. I do not think that the reader's surprise to find me attempting stories can be greater than my own. For some reason entirely unknown to me I suddenly wished to write the stories in this volume, although I had never before thought of doing such a thing. I am incapable of critical judgment in this field and I do not know whether the stories have… Read More

Tor Books, 1983. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (bus)

Presumably first edition.
98 p.; ill. (colour); 31 cm.
Pictorial hardcover shows minor shelf wear, including abrasion to base of spine and small stains to front cover and table of contents, faint price stamp to half title, includes a loose Britannica research certificate, illustrated endpapers, and many fold-out pages in full colour.

191 p. ; illustrated. Very Good- due to some shelfwear and small nicks to bottom edges of last three leaves, but internally Near Fine. From covers: A STAR HAWKS adventure based on the internationally acclaimed comic strip created by Gil Kane and Ron Goulart. Far above the planet Esmeralda whirls and awesome satellite nicknamed The Hoosegow. Headquarters of the Interplan Law Service, it is home of the cleverest, most powerful secret agents in the universe. They go where they are needed, bringing law and order, triumphing over evil. This time, an explosive crisis on dread Empire 99 must be defused. Unfortunately the last agent to try that was sent back in an ashtray. Dare the service try again? Now their last hope lies with: REX: OUR DAREDEVIL OF THE AIRWAYS CHAVEZ: HE'D RATHER MAKE LOVE AND WAR SNIFFER: A ROBOT DOG WITH A FOUL MOUTH OUR HEROES? YOU MUST BE KIDDING...

Ace, 1984 1983. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (bus)