Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - Second collection of short stories by this highly praised Native American science fiction writer. 183 pp. ISBN: 0-385-171889.

New York: Doubleday, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - His third collection of short stories, which combine Native American lore with fantasy. Introduction by Salvadore Dali. xii, 189 pp. ISBN: 0-385-233531.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1935. Hardcover first edition - Satirical novel of corruption in political campaigns by this prolific and very popular writer during his time. Stribling is one of only 2 Alabama authors to receive the Pulitzer Prize (the other, of course, was Harper Lee.)

San Antonio, TX: The Naylor Company, 1975. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Very personal memoir of Brigadier General Auby Strickland by his daughter - including the years when he was a young flight instructor (who taught so many that he became known as the 'man who helped give wings to the world') and especially his service during World War II. Introduction by Senator Barry Goldwater who served under Strickland when he was a young military pilot. Photographs, brief bibliography, index. 196 pp. ISBN: 0-8111-05725.

Baltimore: PublishAmerica, (2005). SIGNED first edition - "From a bunker in rural Virginia an organization schemes to take control of the worlds energy." INSCRIBED on the dedication page and dated in 2006. 380 pp. ISBN: 978-1413797053.

New York: William Morrow, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third novel - an occult thriller which begins at the Minuteman Missile Control Center under the prairies of South Dakata. 298 pp. ISBN: 0-668-010210.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page. A speculative novel set in the near future: "December 21, 2012, may be one of the most watched dates in history. Every 26,000 years, earth lines up with the exact center of our galaxy. At 11:11 on December 21, 2012, this event happens again, and the ancient Maya calculated that it would mark the end, not only of this age, but of human consciousness as we know it." 319 pp. ISBN: 0-765318962.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED on the title page. A speculative novel set in the near future: "December 21, 2012, may be one of the most watched dates in history. Every 26,000 years, earth lines up with the exact center of our galaxy. At 11:11 on December 21, 2012, this event happens again, and the ancient Maya calculated that it would mark the end, not only of this age, but of human consciousness as we know it." 319 pp. ISBN: 0-765318962.

New York: Seven Stories Press: (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover - In a tunnel beneath Grand Central Terminal, Lee Stringer, homeless and a crack addict, had created a nest of cardboard, blankets and books. And then one day, when his pipe was empty, he began to use the pencil he carried around to run through his crack pipe to write instead - and the result is this powerful collection of stories about what it is like to be struggling to survive on the streets. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper. Foreword by Kurt Vonnegut. 239 pp. ISBN: 1888363576.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2003). First edition - The author's first novel set in New Jersey and introducing ex-cop Harry Rane. "the Jersey Shore ain't what it used to be, but ex-state trooper Harry Rane still calls it home. After his wife's death, Harry got careless, got shot, and he left the force. He's a changed man, leads a quiet life, except when it comes to helping his friends... Now an old buddy of Harry's wants a big favor. He owes $50,000 to a Jersey crime boss and needs Harry to get him more time to repay the loan." 340 pp.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. First edition - The first novel of this Vietnamese born author. Called by Robert Olen Butler 'a brilliant exploration of the great themes of exile, loss and identity', this centers on a Vietnamese family resettling and living in the isolation of the California gold country. Published as a trade paperback original under the Mariner imprint.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. First edition - The first novel of this Vietnamese born author. Called by Robert Olen Butler 'a brilliant exploration of the great themes of exile, loss and identity', this centers on a Vietnamese family resettling and living in the isolation of the California gold country. Published as a trade paperback original under the Mariner imprint. Review copy with glossy photograph of author laid in, 231 pp.

New York: Lee and Low, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page, When Eloise, a young African-American girl, tells her neighbor, Rainbow Joe, how she mixes bright colors, he tells her that even though he's blind, he imagines colors in his mind and can make them sing and he shows her how he does this by taking out his old saxophone. The author's first book, illustrated with bright full-color acrylic paintings. Unpaginated. [32 p]. ISBN: 1880000938.

New York: Harmony, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - Native American author's first book, a novel which blends "myth, magic and memory" in this story of generations of an Ojibwe family. 277 pp. ISBN: 0-517-706210.

New York: Harmony, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - Native American author's first book, a novel which blends "myth, magic and memory" in this story of generations of an Ojibwe family. 277 pp. ISBN: 0-517-706210.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1995). SIGNED - A fantasy novel, set in a parallel Earth. SIGNED on the title page. Includes a brief except from the second book in the series. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-765-348217.

New York & London: Ace Books, (2007) dj. Hardcover - "In the year 2018, Sergeant Sue Smith of the Edinburgh constabulary is called in on a special case. A daring robbery has taken place at an internet startup" But the bank was located in a virtual land and robbery was supposed to be impossible. Vernor Vinge called this "a near-future story that is at once over the top and compellingly believable." Nominated for 2008 Hugo. 351 pp,. ISBN: 9780441014989.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - In the first two books in this series, "Miriam Beckstein has gotten in touch with her roots and they have nearly strangled her. A young, hip, business journalist in Boston, she discovered that her family comes from an alternate reality, that she is very well-connected, and that her family is a lot too much like the mafia for comfort. In addition women are family property and are required to breed more family members." Now she is trying to start a business outside the family's reach. 320 pp. ISBN: 0-765309300.

New York: Ace Books, (2013) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in the far future by this Hugo-winning author. "The year is AD 7000. The human species is extinctfor the fourth timedue to its fragile nature. Krina Alizond-114 is metahuman, descended from the robots that once served humanity. Shes on a journey to the water-world of Shin-Tethys to find her sister Ana. But her trip is interrupted when pirates capture her ship." 325 pp. ISBN: 978-0425256770.

New York: Ace Books, (2011) dj. Hardcover first edition - A near-future thriller by this Hugo-award winning writer. "Detective Inspector Liz Kavanaugh is head of the Rule 34 Squad, monitoring the Internet to determine whether people are engaging in harmless fantasies or illegal activities. Three ex-con spammers have been murdered, and Liz must uncover the link between them before these homicides go viral." 358 pp. ISBN: 978-0441020348.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second book in this epic fantasy series: "The six families of the Clan rule the kingdom of Gruinmarkt from behind the scenes, a mixture of nobility and criminal conspirators whose power to walk between their world and ours make them rich in both. . . Miriam, a hip tech journalist form Boston, discovered her alternate-world relatives with explosive results that shook three worlds. Now she finds herself ensnared in schemes and plots centuries in the making. With her modern American attitudes, she's not sure she can fit in, or if she even wants to, but to stay alive, she really has no choice." 303 pp. ISBN: 0-765313472.

New York & London: Ace Books, (2007) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "In the year 2018, Sergeant Sue Smith of the Edinburgh constabulary is called in on a special case. A daring robbery has taken place at an internet startup" But the bank was located in a virtual land and robbery was supposed to be impossible. Vernor Vinge called this "a near-future story that is at once over the top and compellingly believable." SIGNED on the title page. Nominated for 2008 Hugo. ISBN: 9780441014989.

New York: Ace Books, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of one of the last of the femmebots still operating. SIGNED on the title page. 323 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Joe Williamson. ISBN: 9780441015948.

Framington, MA: NESFA Press, 2011. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Collects the 1993 novel SCRATCH MONKEY and two essays: "Scratching the Itch" and "Common Misconceptions about Publishing." SIGNED on the title page. 318 pp. plus colophon. ISBN: 978-1886778993.

Stanford, CA: Redwood Press, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which makes the argument that "studying for the joy of learning turns out to be surprisingly practical. . . Drawing on the experiences of Stanford University graduates and using the students' own accounts of their education, job searches, and first work experiences, Stross provides heartening demonstrations of how multi-capable liberal arts graduates are. Stross also weaves the students' stories with the history of Stanford, the rise of professional schools, the long-standing contention between engineering and the liberal arts, the birth of occupational testing, and the popularity of computer science education to trace the evolution in thinking about how to prepare students for professional futures." SIGNED on the title page. Notes, index. vii, 291 pp. ISBN: 978-0804797481.

New York: Bantam, (1995.) dj. Hardcover - A novel by the author of 'Close Pursuit' and the author's fifth book. A story of a First Sergeant, a 49 year-old military lifer, in the famed Big Red One Infantry division, the grueling training in the Mohave desert, the call to the Gulf, and especially the fact that underneath "the mask of high tech marvels [are] the grunts who must take and hold ground as they always have: with blood and bravery." Glossary. 325 pp. ISBN: 9780553095524.

New York: Bantam, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring Montana State Patrolman Beau McAllister by this award-winning writer. 374 pp. ISBN: 0-553089358.

London: Doubleday, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second novel in this young adult fantasy series: "When the 5000 year-old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, he expects to have to do nothing more taxing than a little levitation or a few simple illusions. But Nathaniel is a precocious talent and has something rather more dangerous in mind, revenge." Now 2 years later, Nathaniel is fast rising through the government ranks, but Kitty and her fellow rebels are planning their most dangerous exploits yet. SIGNED on the title page. 570 pp. ISBN: 0-38560615x.