Books from Spectra

Serpent Mage
By Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
The marshal] of the dwarven army ran to the platform. “Vater, you must see this!” he shouted. “Stay here,” my father ordered us, and descending the platform, he hurried after the marshall. The ceremony was obviously ruined.
The Difference Engine
By William Gibson, Bruce Sterling
In London of 1855, celebrated paleontologist Edward Mallory gets mixed up with Charles Babbage, the inventor of an advanced calculating machine run by his elite group of clackers
Shudderchild
By Warren Norwood
He remembered seeing a movie at Old Man Larkin's house one time where some soldiers were moving through the woods and didn't make a sound . He'd asked Mr. Larkin how they did that , and Mr. Larkin had laughed and said that when they ...
Heart of the Comet
By Gregory Benford, David Brin
In the middle of the twenty-first century, the multinational crew of scientists stationed on Halley's Comet set aside personal prejudices and unite to survive in the bleak, ice-covered environment and transform it into a source of life
Dark Apprentice
By Kevin J. Anderson
Luke Skywalker finds his academy threatened by untold dangers when his most talented and rebellious student, Kyp Durron, delves dangerously into the Dark Side of the Force, aided by an evil and deadly enemy. Original.
Champions of the Force
By Kevin Anderson
Kyp Durron, Luke Skywalker's rebellious and most talented student, steals the design for the Sun Crusher, a heavily-armored spaceship with the capability of destroying suns, and begins a vendetta against the Empire
The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
By Kevin J. Anderson, Ralph McQuarrie
Illustrations by the concept artist for the Star Wars films--including two dozen specially commissioned paintings--highlight a trip through eight locations in the Star Wars universe
Eye of the Labyrinth: Book 2 of The Second Sons Trilogy
By Jennifer Fallon
forehead with a slight frown. “Are you sure you're feeling well? You seem to have a slight temperature.” “I'm not sickening for something, Ella," he insisted, jerking his head away from her touch. “I'm just bored, that's all.
The Mutant Season
By Karen Haber, Robert Silverberg
Slighted for years, the mutant children live the lives of freaks and misfits, until one of their own is elected to the U.S. Senate and then violently assassinated, an act that precipitates a mutant uprising
True Jaguar
By Warren Norwood
“ You're shaking , Martin . ” “ It'll pass . " I held the can of root beer in both hands , willing my cold fingers to hold onto the reality of the moment . “ What is it , Martin ? Tell us what it is . " “ I can't . It's too scary .
Mutant Star
By Karen Haber
With the entire world about to change, Alanna, Julian, and Rick, three young mutants living among the humans on Earth, hold onto hope for the coming of the mutant messiah. Original.
Valley of the Soul: A Novel
By Tamara Siler Jones
... he kept her hidden, here, in Faldorrah." Dubric gently squeezed Lars's shoulder. “l\~'lages feared the possibility that a mage killer might bear children, and all Royals, all of the children of Nall, are partially immune to magic.
Virtual Light
By William Gibson
Chevette Washington is a bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But these are no ordinary shades.
Mona Lisa Overdrive: A Novel
By William Gibson
William Gibson, author of the extraordinary multiaward-winning novel Neuromancer, has written his most brilliant and thrilling work to date . . .The Mona Lisa Overdrive.
The Difference Engine/Boxed
By William Gibson
"Bursting with the kind of demented speculation and obsessive detailing that has made both Gibson's and Sterling's work stand out in the past".--San Francisco Chronicle.
Dune--House Harkonnen
By Kevin J. Anderson, Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert
The Sisterhood are unaware of this threat as they prepare to culminate the work of centuries in the creation of a god-child who will sweep away emperors, houses, and history
The Cobweb: A Novel
By Neal Stephenson, J. Frederick George
She went to the Defense intelligence liaison at Langley and asked for clearance to contact people at DIA and was turned ... that the distinctive scrawl of Dr. Arthur Larsen, which also graced her brother's newly minted Ph.D. diploma.
Dune: House Atreides
By Kevin J. Anderson, Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert
Many innocent Ixians died and many disappeared , while C'tair waited for someone to find and kill him . During brief sojourns from ... He'd read enough about hull - plate welding and sealing so that he could claim it had been his job .
Tracing the Shadow
By Sarah Ash
Roses were flung onto the stage, and one of Balkaris's page boys darted around the stage, gathering them up to present to his mistress, who smiled and blew kisses to her admirers. Celestine felt as if she were still floating on clouds ...
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
By Neal Stephenson
But if we want a chair, say, one of our craftsmen will put it together out of wood, just like in ancient times." “Why don't you just compile it?" Harv said. “The M.C. can make wood.” “It can make fake wood,” Rita said, “but some people ...