Short Recommendations - Uncle Hugo's

Pratchett, Terry Snuff $25.99 (Discworld #33: Sam Vimes is going to take a vacation - at least, that was the
plan.)
Robinson, Martin The Great Journey $29.95 (Halo: Full color art book; the best of the art from the game, from
characters to weapons, sketches to concept art by acclaimed artists, and more.)
Stewart, Jon et al Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race $16.99 (Stewart and his team from
The Daily Show provide a witty, irreverent guide to our species. Full color illustrations
throughout.)
Tatulli, Mark Reheated Lio $12.99 (Lio #4: Wordless comic strips detailing the adventures of young mad
scientist Lio; perfect for fans of Charles Addams, Gahan Wilson, and Gary Larson)
Vinge, Vernor The Children of the Sky $25.99 (Direct sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep. Ten years have
passed on Tines World. Ravna and the pack animals have survived a war, and Ravna has
saved more than one hundred children who were in cold-sleep aboard the vessel that brought
them. But there are those among the Tines - and the humans - who seek power, and these
malcontents are determined to overturn the fledgling civilization that has taken root since the
humans landed.)
Walker, Stephen James End of Ten: The Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who 2009 $29.95
(Nonfiction; comprehensive guide to all the Doctor Who specials, culminating in the dramatic
regeneration of the tenth Doctor (David Tennant) into the eleventh and current Doctor (Matt
Smith).)
Windham, R/Vilmur, P The Complete Vader $60.00 (Star Wars: Nonfiction; a comprehensive, in-depth, fully
illustrated look at Darth Vader.)
Early November
The Onion Presents: Christmas Exposed $12.95 (Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without
impulse-priced holiday gift books - and now 'The Onion' has unleashed its award-winning team
of investigative journalists upon the genre, featuring more than one hundred shocking tales of
Secret Santas, shopping mall mayhem, dysfunctional family dinners, and more.)
Anvil, Christopher The Power of Illusion $7.99 (Includes the novel The Day the Machines Stopped, his stories
of Richard Verner, who is called in to solve apparently insoluble problems, and more)
Arthur, Keri Darkness Rising $7.99 (Dark Angels #2: PBO; Half werewolf and half Aedh, Risa Jones will
go to any lengths to avenge her mother's murder - even if it means making a pact with the most
evil vampire she's ever met.)
Asher, Neal Brass Man $8.99 (Agent Cormac #3: Reissue; On the primitive world of Cull, a knight errant
called Anderson is hunting a dragon. Someone (now more technology than flesh) has
resurrected a brass killing machine to assist in a similar hunt encompassing star systems.
When agent Cormac learns that this old enemy still lives, he sets out in pursuit, while scientist
Mika searches for the truth about that ancient technology, ostensibly produced by the alien
Jain. Meanwhile the people of Cull struggle to survive on a planet roamed by monsters, while
they slowly construct the industrial base that may enable them to escape to their forefathers'
starship orbiting far above them. An entity with questionable motives, calling itself Dragon,
assists them with genetic by-blows created out of humans and the local monsters.)
Barry, C.J. Body Thief $15.00 (PBO; Shapeshifter Camille Solomon and XCEL agent Griffin Mercer learn
to trust each other as they infiltrate a shifter faction in Las Vegas - only to find that their growing
passion for each other puts their hearts and their lives in danger. )
Baxter, Stephen Stone Spring $25.95 (Northland #1: 10,000 years ago: A vast plain links the British Isles to
Europe, home to simple hunter-gatherers. But the air is warming, the ice is melting, and the
seas are rising. Then 14-year-old Ana meets a traveler from distant Jericho, a city protected by
a wall. And she starts to imagine the impossible.)
Bear, Elizabeth The Sea Thy Mistress $7.99 (Edda of Burdens #2: Set fifty years after All the Windwracked
Stars. Heythe has traveled forward in time, expecting to gloat over a dead world, but finds the
land renewed by Muire's sacrifice. She will seek revenge against this new Bearer of Burdens,
but Mingan, the gray wolf, has seen his old enemy's return, and does not plan to let Heythe
succeed.)
Bell, Hilari Trickster's Girl $8.99 (Raven Duet #1: YA; 2098: In a high-tech, high-security world, a boy
appears and tells young Kelsa that magic is responsible for the health of the Earth, but human
damage disrupts its flow. Kelsa has the power to reverse the damage - but first she must accept
that magic exists.)
Brennan, C (Tarr, J) House of the Star $5.99 (Kids; Sent to Earth, to the Arizona ranch where the the magical
horses used to travel the Faerie worldroads are bred, Princess Elen must face her worst enemy
to end the war that has been tearing apart the worldroads.)
Broaddus, Marcus King's War $7.99 (Knights of Breton Court #3: King has been betrayed, but he has no time to
lick his wounds - he has to draw his people together to fight the ultimate foe.)
Brook, Meljean Heart of Steel $15.00 (Iron Seas #2: PBO; Ruthless and cunning, airship captain Yasmeen's
only loyalty is to her ship and her crew - until treasure hunter Archimedes Fox comes along.)