News from Murder One

To all you good Ladies and Gentlemen of the emailing list I bid a fond
farewell. It is my last weekend at Murder One and so as I will not be
involved in next week's mail I would like to leave with a few words.
It has been a pleasure working at the shop these past three-and-a-half
years and I depart with a little sadness. To those of you I have dealt
with in person it was always fun, and I leave you with a some good
advice; never judge a book by it's cover, unless you're a collecter, I
know you guys can't help yourselves. Adieu, Paul.

One for all three sections:
Out of This World/ #6.99/ US Papaerback. Four short stories (three of
them original but we're sorry to say we're almost positive the Laurell
K. Hamilton story is an excerpt from her forthcoming novel, 'Narcissus
in Chains'), from J. D. Robb - Interlude In Death, Susan Krinard -
Kinsman, Maggie Shayne - Immortality & Laurell K. Hamilton - Magic
Like Heat Across My Skin.

Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror (Rhonda)

Harry Turledove, American Empire:Blood and Iron. Twice in the last
century, brutal war has erupted between the United States and the
Confederacy. Then, after a generation of relative peace, The Great War
exploded worldwide. Now the Great War has ended, and an uneasy peace
reigns around most of the world. But nowhere is the peace more fragile
than on the continent of North America, where bitter enemies share a
single landmass and two long, bloody borders. US Hardcover, #19.99.

Neal Barrett,Jr., A Different Vintage. A signed, limited edition. This
book is a collection of 12 vintage stories by Neal Barrett, all
written between 1960 and 1979. US Hardcover, #35.00.

Robert Zubrin, First Landing. Five are chosen for the first mission to
Mars:a top gun pilot, a tomboy chief engineer, a brilliant scientist,
a Texas geologist, and an adventurous historian. In spite of clashing
egos, the crew of the 'Beagle' makes history by becoming the first
humans to walk on the Red Planet. But while they explore their
surroundings, their findings set off a wave of controversy and
political upheaval. Public opinion turns against the Mars mission and
an ineffective government leaves the team stranded. US Hardcover,
#16.99.

Mark W. Tiedemann, Compass Reach. Fargo owes nothing to the Pan
Humana. He turned his back on them long ago, when he was stripped of
hid identity, his class, his position, and all of the other ties to
human civilization enjoyed by its billions upon billions of citizens.
Fargo joined the ranks of the freeriders, who see themselves as
interstellar gypsies, truly free. To most of the rest of society they
are parasites, freeloaders, bums. But now Fargo finds himself caught
up in events that are dragging him back into the folds of human
culture and forcing him to choose sides in a struggle to determine the
future of humanity in the galaxy. US Trade Paperback, #13.50.

Ben Bova, The Asteroid Wars 1: The Precipice. Once Dan Randolph was
one of the richest men on Earth. Now the planet is spiralling into
environmental disaster. Randolph knows the energy and natural
resources of space can save Earth's economy, but the price may be the
loss of the only thing he has left- the company he founded, Astro
Manufacturing. Martin Humphries, wealthy heir of the Humphries Trust,
also knows that space-based industry is the way of the future. But
unlike Randolph, he does not care if Earth perishes in the process. UK
Paperback, #6.99.

James Clemens, Wit'ch War. In her hands, the young wit'ch Elena holds
the awesome energies of blood and magick, and the destiny of Alasea.
For the fate of that fabulous kingdom hinges on the recovery of the
Blood Diary. Only by mastering the secrets recorded in its pages can
Elena defeat the evil magicks of the Dark Lord. But the diary lies
hidden in A'loa Glen- the fabled city that belongs to Shorkan, chief
lieutenant of the Dark Lord, and his fearsome army. US Paperback,
#6.99.

William T. Quick, Planet of the Apes. Novelization of the movie.
Trillions of miles from an Earth in political and ecological turmoil,
Captain Leo Davidson has crash landed on a different world- a
terrifying place where people are in chains and apes rule. US
Paperback, #6.99.

Fiona Patton, The Golden Sword. Camden DeKatherine had been destined
by birth and tradition to serve the Flame, the supreme power in the
kingdom of Branion. But it was not the flame that called to him, it
was the wind. Drawn to this Aspect, but forced to keep his talent
secret, Cam felt alienated from his own family, forbidden to become
who he was meant to be. Then his uncle, Celestus, offered Cam a
temporary refuge at his home of Tavenstock and suddenly a world of
possibilities opened up for Cam. US Paperback, #6.99.