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ones and enjoyed them. I picked up TheDevil’s Nebula ($7.99), first of theWeird Space series, and it was as if I hadpicked up a space opera from the 1960s(except for a lesbian relationship–I don’tremember those from the 1960s spaceoperas). Lots of fast action adventurewithout much concern for scientificplausibility or deep character analysis.The human Expansion has beenpushed back by the forces of the alienVetch, but captain Ed Carew, pilot LaniaTakiomar, and engineer Jed Neffardsneak their small space ship across theborder to “salvage” art left behind in amuseum on a planet where the Vetchdrove out the humans. But there is alsoa mysterious crashed alien space ship ofpreviously unknown design on theplanet, which both the humans and theVetch are puzzled about. After variousdangerous encounters on the planet, Edand crew take off, only to be captured bythe forces of the Expansion government,which has been watching Ed’s crew andtheir various “salvage” operations forsome time. The government makes theman offer they can’t refuse, sending themon a mysterious mission to the far side ofVetch space, where they find more alienartifacts and eventually uncover a plotby an alien race from another universe toconquer our universe, starting by takingover both the Vetch and the humans.Satan’s Reach ($7.99), thesecond in the Weird Space universe justcame in and I haven’t had time to read ityet. Flipping through it, it clearlycontinues the war against the aliens fromanother universe, but doesn’t seem tofollow Ed and his crew.Recommendationsby Elizabeth LaVelleIn Vienna Waltz ($15.00),Teresa Grant delivers a story with asmany intricate layers and hiddenunderpinnings as a lady's toilette. It's1814, and the Congress of Vienna is ahotbed of political maneuvering andinternational intrigue accompanied by asocial whirl of dinners, balls, andentertainments, and plenty of scandalouslove affairs. Suzanne Rannoch and herhusband Malcolm find Princess TatianaKirsanova, one of Tsar Alexander'smistresses and a former lover of Austrianforeign minster Prince Metternich,murdered in her rooms. There is no signGorey, Edward The Lost Lions (When he mistakenly opens an envelope, sudden wealth leads youngHamish to raising lions, but his newfound fame complicates his heretofore carefreeexistence)........................................................ $12.95Gorey, Edward The Osbick Bird (Emblus Fingby's life is changed forever by the unexpected arrival ofthe osbick bird; the two become inseparable companions).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95Gorey, Edward Thoughtful Alphabets: The Just Dessert / The Deadly Blotter (A pairof cryptic 26-word stories wherein the first word begins with A, the last with Z). . $14.95Gorey, Edward/Jones, DuPre The Adventures of Gremlin (A far-fetched fairy tale, written by Jones andillustrated by Gorey. A sister and brother leave their cottage on a quest to see the world.Along the way they encounter knights, a giant, an inn full of beatniks, a peevish wombat,and more)........................................................ $17.95Gorey, Edward/Updike, John The Twelve Terrors of Christmas (Updike's humorous and jaundiced takeon Christmas, illustrated by Gorey, whose anxious naifs are beset by Yuletide misfortune)................................................................. $9.95Green, Simon R. Spirits from Beyond (Ghost Finders #4: PBO; The Carnacki Institute's newestassignment takes the team to a famous haunted inn where, according to legend, a travelersimply vanished during an unusual thunderstorm - a storm like the one that begins ragingoutside shortly after they arrive). ...................................... $7.99Grimes, Linda Quick Fix (Ciel Halligan #2: PBO; 10-year-old Molly shows signs of being an adaptor,but she shouldn't have been able to take on the form of an animal. When she can't changeback, Ciel and Billy turn to Ciel's scientist brother for help. But Ciel suspects Molly's unusualability is no fluke. Who has been experimenting on Molly, and why?). . . . . . . . . . $15.99Gudgion, Geoffrey Saxon's Bane (PBO; In a small English village, an archaeologist's excavation uncoversthe horror of a Dark Age crime. And as the pagan festival of Beltane approaches, thevillagers are planning to duplicate that human sacrifice with a modern-day couple).$7.99Gunn, James Transcendental (A spaceship is making a pilgrimage to the far end of the galaxy, itspassengers hoping to achieve transcendence. Except Riley: he plans to find and kill theprophet reputed to help others transcend. As the voyage is marred by violence and betrayal,it becomes clear that some of the passengers are not the spiritual seekers they claim to be)................................................................ $25.99Guran, Paula (ed) Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre (Anthology; original storiescelebrating the holiday)............................................. $15.95Hair, David Mage's Blood (Moontide #1: Every 12 years, the tides sink, and the Moontide bridgeis revealed. The last two Moontides, the Magi led armies across the bridge on crusades ofconquest. The next Moontide is almost here, and this time the people of the East are readyfor a fight - but it is three seemingly ordinary people who will decide the fate of the world)................................................................ $26.95Haley, Guy The Death of Integrity (Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Battles #13: PBO; Afterpursuing a genestealer cult for years, the Blood Drinkers stand ready to destroy the sourceof the infection, a vast and mysterious space hulk. When they find themselves in conflictwith both the Novamarines Chapter and the priesthood of the Adeptus Mechanicus, theBlood Drinkers must rein in their more aggressive instincts and accept the possibility thatthe hulk itself may be of value to the Imperium). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16.00Heinlein, Robert A. The Man Who Sold the Moon / Orphans of the Sky (Omnibus reprint; 2classic sf novels)................................................... $13.00Hough, Jason M. The Exodus Towers (Dire Earth #2: PBO; Scavenger Skyler Luiken and scientistTania Sharma find their fledgling colony in Brazil menaced by attacks from subhumans andnew threats from the mysterious Builders).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.99Hunter, Erin Darkness Falls (Survivors #3: Kids; The Wild Pack reluctantly agrees to let theLeashed Dogs join, but after learning of Lucky's role as a spy, Alpha orders him never toreturn. Lucky finds that the forest and ruined city are treacherous for a Lone Dog - and apoisonous black cloud is spreading across the sky. For the first time since the Big Growl,Lucky is desperate to have other dogs by his side. But is it too late?).. . . . . . . . . . $16.99Jacka, Benedict Chosen (Alex Verus #4: PBO; Diviner Alex Verus comes face to face with his pastmisdeeds in the form of a young adept out for revenge. Alex has changed his life for thebetter, and would rather not tell his friends about his former ways, but feels they need toknow exactly what kind of man they're fighting for). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.99Jennings, G/Podrug, J Aztec Revenge (19th-century Mexico: Juan's mixture of Spanish and Indio blood doomshim to life as a beggar, but he has a special gift for handling horses. After killing a man,Juan becomes a highwayman and horse thief, and ultimately a wealthy caballero. He must