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WITH THOUGHTS OF the holidays and gift-giving on our minds, this month's column has some selections that would make great presents for the sf/fantasy lover in your family. Two steampunk [...]

AS THE HOLIDAYS APPROACH and winter settles in, two 'big' sf/fantasy titles are guaranteed to find large audiences. Terry Brooks's Bloodfire Quest: The Dark Legacy of Shannara continues the author's [...]

THE VARIATIONS ON SF and fantasy genres appear limitless, as more permutations of familiar subgenres seize the imaginations of avid readers eager to expand their literary horizons. Steampunk with a [...]

Williams, Sean. Star Wars®: The Old Republic; Fatal Alliance. Del Rey: Ballantine. (Star Wars). Aug. 2010. 432p. ISBN 978-0-345-51132-4. $27. SF When smuggler Jet Nebula discovers a mysterious 'treasure' in [...]

Marcellas, Diana. Mother Ocean, Daughter Sea. Tor. Sept. 2001. c.416p. ISBN 0-312-87484-7. $27.95. FANTASY When the seafaring Allemanii arrived in the land of Yarvannet, they destroyed the shari'a witches who [...]

Brandon, Paul. Swim the Moon. Tor. Sept. 2001. c.384p. ISBN 0-312-87794-3. $25.95. FANTASY Six years after his wife's accidental death, fiddler Richard Brennan returns to Scotland from Australia for his [...]

Cadigan, Pat. Dervish Is Digital. Tor. 2001. c.256p. ISBN 0-312-85377-7. $22.95. SF As the head investigator for Techno-Crime, AR Division, Detective Lieutenant Dore Konstantin spends her time chasing criminals in [...]

Farren, Mick. More Than Mortal. Tot. 2001. c.416p. ISBN 0-312-87901-6. $25.95. SF Summoned to England by a trio of female Nosferatu, vampire lord Renquist investigates a mysterious presence within an [...]

McMahon, Donna. Dance of the Knives. Tor. 2001. c.416p. ISBN 0-312-87431-6. $25.95. SF Klale Renhardt leaves the safety of the Fishers Guild for the uncertain but free life in Vancouver's [...]

Harper, Steven. Dreamer: A Novel of the Silent Empire. ROC: NAL. Sept. 2001. c.368p. ISBN 0-451-45843-5. pap. $5.99. SF Like other members of the monklike order of the Children of [...]

Audley, Anselm. Heresy. Pocket. (Aquasilva Trilogy, Bk. 1). Sept. 2001. c.416p. ISBN 0-7434-2738-6. $25. FANTASY Though merchant houses and noble clans hold political power in the land of Aquasilva, the [...]

Leith, Valery. The Way of the Rose. Spectra: Bantam. (Everien, Bk. 3). Sept. 2001. c.432p. ISBN 0-553-37940-2. pap. $13.95. FANTASY The Pharacian invasion of Everien dissolves into chaos as a [...]

Rochelle, Warren. The Wild Boy. Golden Gryphon, dist. by Independent Pubs. Group. Sept. 2001. c.260p. ISBN 1-930846-04-5. $22.95. SF The alien Lindauzi land on Earth with one goal in mind--to [...]

Dietz, William C. DeathDay. Ace: Berkley. Sept. 2001. c.368p. ISBN 0-44-1-00857-7. $21.95. SF A surprise invasion by the alien Saurons devastates Earth and reduces humans to slaves forced to labor [...]

Guler, Kathleen Cunningham. In the Shadow of Dragons. Bardsong. (Macsen's Treasure, Bk. 2). Sept. 2001. c.384p. ISBN 0-9660371-2-X. $25. FANTASY Answering a call from the druid Myrddin Emrys, also known [...]

Keith, William H., Jr. Bolo Strike. Baen, dist. by S. & S. Sept. 2001. c.352p. ISBN 0-671-31835-7. $19. SF When the colonists on the planetary satellite Caern fall prey to [...]

McHugh, Maureen F. Nekropolis. Morrow. Sept. 2001. c.272p. ISBN 0-380-97457-6. $24. SF As a 'jessed' or bonded servant, Hariba possesses a chemically induced sense of loyalty to her master until [...]

Niles, Douglas. World Fall. Ace: Berkley. (Seven Circles Trilogy, Bk. 2). Sept. 2001. c.368p. ISBN 0-441-00855-0. pap. $14.95. FANTASY Though her actions saved the realm of the Seven Circles, the [...]

Haydon, Elizabeth. Destiny: Child of the Sky. Tor. Sept. 2001. c.480p. ISBN 0-312-86750-6. $27.95. FANTASY Called across time to fulfill her destiny, the harpist Rhapsody, joins with the Firbolg king [...]

Tarr, Judith. Pride of Kings. ROC: NAL. Sept. 2001. c.464p. ISBN 0-451-45847-8. pap. $14.95. FANTASY Upon succeeding his father to the throne of England, Richard--called the Lion-Hearted--accepts the temporal crown [...]

The Mutant Files. DAW, dist. by Penguin. Aug. 2001. c.320p. ed. by Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers. ISBN 0-7564-0004-X. pap. $6.99. SF From Charles de Lint's tale of a [...]

Chambers, Stephen. Hope's End. Tor. Aug. 2001. c.320p. ISBN 0-312-87349-2. $23.95. SF When 16-year-old street thief and con man Vel finds himself the target of pursuit by the city of [...]

Odom, Mel. The Rover. Tor. Aug. 2001. c.416p. ISBN 0-312-87882-6. $25.95. SF Shanghaied by dwarven pirates, Edgewick Lamplighter, a lowly halting librarian employed by the Great Library, finds himself faced [...]

Banks, Iain M. Look to Winward. Pocket. Aug. 2001. c.384p. ISBN 0-7434-2191-4. $23.95. SF When the 800-year-old light of a distant space battle reaches the Masaq'Orbital, an emissary from Chel [...]

Robinson, Spider. The Free Lunch. Tor. Aug. 2001. c.256p. ISBN 0-312-86524-4. $22.95. SF When young runaway Mike seeks refuge in Dreamworld, the world-famous theme park, he discovers that he is [...]

Reichert, Mickey Zucker. The Beasts of Barakhai. DAW, dist. by Penguin. Aug. 2001. 336p. ISBN 0-7564-0033-9. $23.95. SF Graduate student Benton Collins chases a runaway lab rat into another universe, [...]

Hendrix, Howard. Empty Cities of the Full Moon. Ace: Berkley. Aug. 2001. c.448p. ISBN 0-425-00844-5. $22.95. SF In 2033, a pandemic with its origins in biotechnology annihilates most of Earth's [...]

Lindskold, Jane. Through Wolf's Eyes, Tom Doherty Assoc. Aug. 2001. c.308p. permanent paper. ISBN 0-312-87427-8. $27.95. SF The search for an heir to the throne of Hawk Haven ends with [...]

Shwartz, Susan. Second Chances. Tor. Aug. 2001. c.384p. ISBN 0-312-87342-5. $24.95. SF A former soldier who now seeks his fortune in commercial space travel, Jim becomes the victim of a [...]

Zettel, Sarah. Kingdom of Cages. Warner. Aug. 2001. c.467p. ISBN 0-446-52491-3. $24.95. SF As environmental deterioration and incurable pandemics sweep the colonized worlds, the Colonial Shipping Authority seeks aid from [...]

Weber, David & John Ringo. March to the Sea. Baen, dist. by S. & S. Aug. 2001. c.544p. ISBN 0-673-31826-8. $24. SF Stranded on the hostile planet Marduk and charged [...]

* McGarry, Terry. Illumination. Tor. Aug. 2001. c.480p. ISBN 0-312-87389-1. $25.95. SF After Liath passes her test of magehood, demonstrating her talent as a brilliant illuminator of magical runes, she [...]

Starlight 3. Tor. 2001. c.320p, ed. by Patrick Nielsen Hayden. ISBN 0-312-86780-8. $23.95. SF From Ted Chiang's wry meditation on life, death, and religion ('Hell Is the Absence of God') [...]

Irvine, Ian. A Shadow on the Glass. Aspect: Warner. (View from the Mirror, Vol. 1). Jul. 2001. 654p. ISBN 0-446-60984-6. pap. $6.99. FANTASY An ancient war closed the Way between [...]

Edgerton, Teresa. The Queen's Necklace. Eos: HarperCollins. Jul. 2001. c.592p. ISBN 0-380-78911-6. pap. $15. FANTASY When the ancient race of goblin sorcerers begins a new onslaught on the humans they [...]

Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel's Dart. Tor. Jul. 2001. 704p. ISBN 0-312-87238-0. $25.95. FANTASY Trained from childhood to a life of servitude and espionage, Phedre no Delaunay serves her master, Anafiel, as [...]

Foy, George. The Last Harbor. Bantam. Jul. 2001. c.288p. ISBN 0-553-37931-3. $13.95. SF When Slocum's career with X-Corp Multimedia comes to an abrupt end, so do his marriage and his [...]

Douglas, L. Warren. The Veil of Years. Baen, dist. by S. & S. Jul. 2001. c.352p. ISBN 0-671-31997-3. $22. FANTASY When the young mage Pierette notices that the events in [...]

Bujold, Lois McMaster. The Curse of Chalion. Eos: HarperCollins. Aug. 2001. c.448p. ISBN 0-380-97901-2. $25. FANTASY Betrayed by an unknown enemy into slavery, former soldier and courtier Lupe dy Cazaril [...]

David, Peter. Sir Apropos of Nothing. Pocket. Jul. 2001. c.432p. ISBN 0-7434-1233-8. $23.95. FANTASY Born to a prostitute and raised to live by his wits, the thief and scoundrel called [...]

Flint, Eric & David Drake. The Tide of Victory. Baen, dist. by S. & S. (The Belisarius Series). Jul. 2001. c.512p. ISBN 0-671-31996-5. $22. SF Guided by a crystalline entity [...]

Brooks, Terry. The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Antrax. Del Rey: Ballantine. (Bk. 2). Sept. 2001. c.384p. ISBN 0-345-39766-5. $26.95. FANTASY Caught in a desperate race to discover a powerful [...]

Williamson, Jack. Terraforming Earth. Tor. Jul. 2001. c.348p. ISBN 0-312-87200-3. $24.95. SF From their home on the moon's Tycho Base, a group of clones--descendants of the last humans to survive [...]

Le Guin, Ursula K. The Other Wind: The New Earthsea Novel. Harcourt. Sept. 2001. c.256p. ISBN 0-15-100684-9. $25. FANTASY A village mender's love for his dead wife leads him in [...]

Brown, Frederic. From These Ashes:The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown. NESFA. Jun. 2001. c.693p, ed. by Ben Yalow. ISBN 1-886778-18-3. $29. SF From a tongue-in-cheek tale of a young [...]

Tenn, William. Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn. Vol. 1. NESFA. Jun. 2001. c.619p. ISBN 1-886778-19-1. $29. SF Whether dealing with aliens ('Firewater'), time travel ('Time in [...]

Lumley, Brian. Necroscope: Avengers. Tor. Jun. 2001. c.448p. ISBN 0-312-87923-7. $25.95. HORROR Jake Cutter, the newest member of E-Branch, tackles the latest development of the secret war against a trio [...]

Foster, Alan Dean. Reunion. Del Rey: Ballantine. 2001. c.336p. ISBN 0-345-41867-0. $24. SF Using his empathic powers to infiltrate a top-security complex in search of information regarding his mysterious past, [...]

Harlan, Thomas. The Storm of Heaven. Tor. (Oath of Empire, Bk. 3). Jun. 2001. c.512p. ISBN 0-312-86559-7. $27.95. FANTASY As the empire of Rome engages in a war against the [...]

Drake, David. Foreign Legions. Baen, dist. by S. & S. Jun. 2001. c.320p. ISBN 0-671-31990-6. $23. SF Drake's previously published story of an interstellar interpretation of a portion of Roman [...]