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either to the purchaser or to therecipient, or we can just enter thebalance on a credit file here at the store,so there’s no risk of the gift certificatebeing lost.Calendars are another populargift item. We ordered a bit fewercalendars than usual this year, and someof the titles we ordered did not getproduced. Almost all calendars for theU.S. are printed in the Far East, with theorder-taking beginning in February, andthe final decision is made in the Springon which titles to actually produce andhow many of each title, so that thefinished products can come on a “slowboat from China” for distribution lateSummer. The calendars have beentrickling in over the last 4 months,although we don’t sell very many untilaround Thanksgiving.The standard wall calendarsinclude Art of Dreams ($13.99, art byDaniel Merriam, 16 month), BrianFroud’s World of Faerie ($13.99),Dilbert: Call of the Wired ($13.99),Dragons ($13.99, art by Ciruelo, 16months), Flights of Fantasy ($13.99, artby James C. Christensen), George R.R.Martin: A Song of Ice and Fire($16.00, art by Ted Nasmith), TheSimpsons ($13.99), Star Trek ($13.99),Star Trek: Ships of the Line ($13.99),Surrealscapes ($13.99, art by RogerDean), Tolkien ($14.99, art by CorBlok, very different style from previousTolkien calendars), Universal ClassicMonster Movies ($13.99, 12 classichorror movie posters). The only pageper-daystyle calendars we’re receivedare Dilbert: I Want My UnwarrantedOptimism Back ($13.99), Dragons($13.99, art by Ciruelo), and Get Fuzzy:Survival of the Filthiest ($13.99). Theonly desk calendars we’ve received areDragons ($14.99, art by Ciruelo) andThe Book of Fictional Days: ACollection of Events that Did NotReally Happen ($10.00, locallyproduced in black & white, each day hasa reference to an event that happened onthat day in a work of fiction, most oftena science fiction book).Another very popular gift ideais signed books. We don’t have space inthis newsletter to list all the signed titles,so go to our website, click Browse OurNew Books, scroll about half-way downthe next (long) page and click SignedBooks (for either Edgar’s or Hugo’s orAll).Heights. Witness to a murder in a part of the city he should never have been in, street thiefTom is pursued by assassins, sinister Kite Guards, and agents intent on destabilizing thewhole city. Accused of the crime, he must escape certain death; his only ally is the renegadeKat - but she has secrets of her own)..................................... $7.99Whedon, Zack et al Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories (PBO; Full color graphic novel. Aseries of short adventures in the Horribleverse). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.99Williams, Lynda Avim's Oath (Okal Rel #6: PBO; The Queen is dead, and two princes, Amel and Erien,are pushed to vie for power that neither wants, driven by vengeful princesses. The brothersmust prove themselves, choosing between the lives they wanted and the roles that peopledemand of them)................................................... $16.95Williamson, Al Al Williamson Archives (PBO; A collection of preliminary sketches by the legendaryartist, featuring babes, barbarians, dinosaurs, gunslingers, and more).. . . . . . . . . $19.95Yu, Charles Third Class Superhero (PBO; Collection; 11 short stories). . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.00Expected Early DecemberEvolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe #2 (Halo: Anthology;original stories set in the Xbox game universe (partial reprint of the 2009 HC/Trade PB)). ................................................................ $6.99Aaron, Rachel The Spirit Eater (Eli Monpress #3: When Pele begs Eli's help to find her missingfather, there are larger plans afoot than Eli can see, and the real danger - and solution - maylie in Nico's forgotten past)............................................ $7.99Acevedo, Mario Werewolf Smackdown (Felix Gomez #5: A civil war is brewing between rivalwerewolf factions, and vampire PI Felix Gomez will do anything he can to make sure itdoesn't explode into a battle that engulfs the living and the undead). . . . . . . . . . . . $7.99Akers, Tim The Horns of Ruin (A series of kidnappings and murders make it clear that someoneis trying to hasten the demise of the Cult of Morgan. Eva Forge, the Cult's last paladin, findsunexpected allies and unwelcome answers in the city of Ash. But can she save the city froma conspiracy that reaches back to her childhood and the murder of her god?). . . . $16.00Baker, Kage Nell Gwynne's Scarlet Spy (Reprints the award-winning novella 'The Women of NellGwynne's', plus Nell Gwynne novelette 'The Bohemian Astrolabe'. Both are Victorian-eraprequels to the Company universe)..................................... $14.95Bakker, R. Scott Disciple of the Dog (The search for a missing girl takes PI Disciple Manning towestern Pennsylvania, where a cult believes that Earth is about to be engulfed by the sun,and neo-Nazis are spreading hate through twisted interpretations of the Bible). . $24.99Bear, Greg Hull Zero Three (Five humans wake up to find themselves light years from known spaceon a ship that has gone mad. To survive, they must fix the ship - but they are not alone, andtheir struggle to stay alive will uncover long-hidden secrets). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19.99Brown, Eric Guardians of the Phoenix (After global warming leads to the Great Breakdown, thelast survivors on Earth face a desperate struggle for survival - with one last chance to savethe world)......................................................... $7.99Burney, Claudia Mair X Returns (Exorsistah #2: PBO; With a lot of prayer, a couple of archangels, and herdevil-whupping boots, Emme heads into battle against a malicious force that will doanything to destroy her).............................................. $7.99Butcher, Jim First Lord's Fury (Codex Alera #6: The savage Vord are on the march, and Gaius mustlead his legions to the Calderon Valley to stand against them, using all of his intelligence,ingenuity, and furycraft to save the world from eternal darkness). . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.99Card, Orson Scott Pathfinder (Serpent World #1: YA; Rigg has a talent for seeing the paths of people'spasts. When his father dies, Rigg learns the secrets his father had kept from him - aboutRigg's past, his identity, and his destiny. Then Rigg discovers that he also has the power tochange the past)................................................... $18.99Colombo/Savory (ed) Tesseracts 14: Strange Canadian Stories (Anthology; stories and poems bysome of Canada's finest speculative fiction writers). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17.95Cook, Glen Surrender to the Will of the Night (Instrumentalities of the Night #3: Hissister Heris and Cloven Februaren have made Piper Hecht part of their fight against thereturn of the dark god Kharoulke. Now Empress Katrin wants Piper to lead the armies of theGrail Empire on a crusade against the Praman). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27.99Davidson, MaryJanice Drop Dead, Gorgeous! (When someone tries to kill the groom at her best friend'swedding, Jenny Branch intends to help hunt down the bad guy - even though prime suspectKevin Stone makes all her nerve endings tingle). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.99Denning, Troy Vortex (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi #6)............................... $27.00Dick, Philip K. Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1980-82 (These letters to friends, fans,