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The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – edited by John Joseph Adams

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"The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" edited by John Joseph Adams.

“The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” edited by John Joseph Adams.


Title: The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Series: Sherlock Holmes
Number in Series: n/a
Author(s): Stephen Baxter, Anthony Burgess, Neil Gaiman, Dominic Green, Barbara Hambly, Edward D. Hoch, H. Paul Jeffers, Laurie R. King, Stephen King, Mary Robinette Kowal, Geoffrey A. Landis, Tim Lebbon, Tanith Lee, Sharyn McCrumb, Vonda N. McIntyre, Michael Moorcock, Amy Myers, Naomi Novik, Anne Perry, Tony Pi, Chris Roberson, Barbara Roden, Christopher Roden, Rob Rogers, Robert J. Sawyer, Darrell Schweitzer, Bradley H. Sinor, Peter Tremayne, Mark Valentine
Editor(s): John Joseph Adams
Cover Artist: David Palumbo
Language: English
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Published: September 2009
ISBN-10: 1597801607
ISBN-13: 9781597801607
Contents:
   “A Sherlockiana Primer” by Christopher Roden
   “The Doctor’s Case” by Stephen King
   “The Horror of the Many Faces” by Tim Lebbon
   “The Case of the Bloodless Sock” by Anne Perry
   “The Adventure of the Other Detective” by Bradley H. Sinor
   “A Scandal in Montreal” by Edward D. Hoch
   “The Adventure of the Field Theorems” by Vonda N. McIntyre
   “The Adventure of the Death-Fetch” by Darrell Schweitzer
   “The Shocking Affair of the Dutch Steamship Friesland” by Mary Robinette Kowal✓
   “The Adventure of the Mummy’s Curse” by H. Paul Jeffers
   “The Things That Shall Come Upon Them” by Barbara Roden
   “Murder to Music” by Anthony Burgess
   “The Adventure of the Inertial Adjustor” by Stephen Baxter
   “Mrs Hudson’s Case” by Laurie R. King
   “The Singular Habits of Wasps” by Geoffrey A. Landis
   “The Affair of the 46th Birthday” by Amy Myers
   “The Specter of Tullyfane Abbey” by Peter Tremayne
   “The Vale of the White Horse” by Sharyn McCrumb
   “The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger” by Michael Moorcock
   “The Adventure of the Lost World” by Dominic Green
   “The Adventure of the Antiquarian’s Niece” by Barbara Hambly
   “Dynamics of a Hanging” by Tony Pi
   “Merridew of Abominable Memory” by Chris Roberson
   “Commonplaces” by Naomi Novik
   “The Adventure of the Pirates of Devil’s Cape” by Rob Rogers
   “The Adventure of the Green Skull” by Mark Valentine
   “The Human Mystery” by Tanith Lee
   “A Study in Emerald” by Neil Gaiman
   “You See But You Do Not Observe” by Robert J. Sawyer

Forest Born by Shannon Hale

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"Forest Born" by Shannon Hale.

“Forest Born” by Shannon Hale.


Title: Forest Born
Series: Books of Bayern
Number in Series: 4 (four)
Author(s): Shannon Hale✓
Cover Artist: Juliana Kolesova
Interior Artist(s): unknown
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: September 2009
ISBN-10: 1599901671
ISBN-13: 9781599901671

The Winds of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

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"The Winds of Dune" by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

“The Winds of Dune” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.


Title: Paul of Dune
Series: Heroes of Dune, SciFi Essentials Book
Number in Series: 2 (two), n/a
Author(s): Kevin J. Anderson✓, Brian Herbert
Cover Artist: Steve Stone
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: September 2009
ISBN-10: 0765322722
ISBN-13: 9780765322722

Grantville Gazette V – edited by Eric Flint

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Title: Grantville Gazette V
Series: Assiti Shards, Grantville Gazette anthologies
Number in Series: n/a, 5 (five)
Author(s): Karen Bergstrahl, Rick Boatright, Aamund Breivik, David Carrico, Jose J. Clavell, Iver P. Cooper, Virginia DeMarce, Richard Evans, Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, Peter Hobson, Terry Howard, Gorg Huff, Mark Huston, Douglas W. Jones, Victor Klimov, Kim Mackey, Kerryn Offord, Anette Pedersen, Chris Racciato, John Rigby, Russ Rittgers, Jay Robison, Philip Schillawski, Bradley H. Sinor, Barry C. Swift, John Zeek
Editor(s): Eric Flint
Cover Artist: Tom Kidd
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: August 2009
ISBN-10: 1439132798
ISBN-13: 9781439132791
Contents:
   “Preface” by Eric Flint
   “Steady Girl” by Eric Flint
   “Schwarza Falls” by Douglas W. Jones
   “Recycling” by Philip Schillawski and John Rigby
   “A Question of Faith” by Anette Pedersen
   “Got My Buck” by Barry C. Swift
   “The Dalai Lama’s Electric Buddha” by Victor Klimov
   “Canst Thou Send Lightnings” by Rick Boatright
   “Grantville’s Greatest Philosopher?” by Terry Howard
   “The Painter’s Gambit” by Iver P. Cooper
   “The Minstrel Boy” by John Zeek
   “A Taste of Home” by Chris Racciato
   “N.C.I.S.: Young Love Lost” by Jose J. Clavell
   “The Prepared Mind” by Kim Mackey
   “Capacity for Harm” by Richard Evans
   “Little Angel” by Kerryn Offord
   “None So Blind” by David Carrico
   “On the Matter of D’Artagnan” by Bradley H. Sinor
   “A Filthy Story” by Aamund Breivik
   “The Treasure Hunters” by Karen Bergstrahl
   “Bathing with Coal” by Russ Rittgers
   “Lessons in Astronomy” by Peter Hobson
   “Wish Book” by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett
   “O For a Muse of Fire” by Jay Robison
   “Pilgrimage of Grace” by Virginia DeMarce
   “Twenty-eight Men” by Mark Huston
   “An Afterword on Dr. Johnson” (Assiti essays) by Eric Flint

The New Space Opera 2 – edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan

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"The New Space Opera 2" edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan.

“The New Space Opera 2” edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan.


Title: The New Space Opera 2
Series: The New Space Opera
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): Neal Asher, John Barnes, Cory Doctorow, John Kessel, Jay Lake, John Meaney, Elizabeth Moon, Garth Nix, Mike Resnick, Justina Robson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, John Scalzi, Bruce Sterling, Peter Watts, Sean Williams, Tad Williams, Bill Willingham, Robert Charles Wilson, John C. Wright
Editor(s): Gardner Dozois, Jonathan Strahan
Cover Artist: Stephan Martinière
Language: English
Publisher: Eos Books
Published: July 2009
ISBN-10: 0061562351
ISBN-13: 9780061562358
Contents:
   “Utriusque Cosmi” by Robert Charles Wilson
   “The Island” by Peter Watts
   “Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance” by John Kessel
   “To Go Boldly” by Cory Doctorow
   “The Lost Princess Man” by John Barnes
   “Defect” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
   “To Raise a Mutiny Betwixt Yourselves” by Jay Lake
   “Shell Game” by Neal Asher
   “Punctuality” by Garth Nix
   “Inevitable” by Sean Williams
   “Join The Navy and See the Worlds” by Bruce Sterling
   “Fearless Space Pirates of the Outer Rings” by Bill Willingham
   “From the Heart” by John Meaney
   “Chameleons” by Elizabeth Moon
   “The Tenth Muse” by Tad Williams
   “Cracklegrackle” by Justina Robson
   “The Tale of the Wicked” by John Scalzi
   “Catastrophe Baker and a Canticle for Leibowitz” by Mike Resnick
   “The Far End of History” by John C. Wright

The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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"The Complete Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

“The Complete Sherlock Holmes” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.


Title: The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Series: Sherlock Holmes
Number in Series: 1-9 (one – nine)
Author(s): Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Cover Artist: n/a
Language: English
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Published: July 2009
ISBN-10: 1435114949
ISBN-13: 9781435114944
Contents:
   “A Study in Scarlet”
   “The Sign of the Four”
   “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”
   “The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes”
   “The Return of Sherlock Holmes”
   “The Hound of the Baskervilles”
   “The Valley of Fear”
   “The Last Bow”
   “The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes”

Eye of the Storm by John Ringo

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Title: Eye of the Storm
Series: Michael O’Neal, Legacy of the Aldenata / Posleen War
Number in Series: 5 (five), 10 (ten)
Author(s): John Ringo
Cover Artist: Kurt Miller
Language: English
Original Publisher: Baen Books
Originally Published: July 2009
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: June 2010
ISBN-10: 143913362X
ISBN-13: 9781439133620