Mountain View, CA: Ocean View Books, 1991. SIGNED first edition - An uncommon back-to-back book - these books are designed to pair a science fiction writer with a mainstream writer to reveal their commonalities. In this pairing, poet Anselm Hollo, who is associated with the Jack Kerouac School of Poetics at Naropa is matched with P.K. Dick winning writer Rucker - whose contribution is a novel written, as Kerouc's 'On the Road' was, on a continuous scroll of paper. Uncommon both in its conception, and rather difficult to find. SIGNED by Rudy Rucker on the title page of his novel. ISBN: 0-938075-128.

New York: Warner, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - An anthology of cutting-edge horror fiction, with stories which originally appeared in the Hugo Award nominated Midnight Graffiti magazine. Features the first book publication of "Rainy Season" by Stephen King. Other contributors include Dan Simmons, Nancy Collins, Harlan Ellison, Neal Gaiman, John Shirley, David Schow and more. 365 p

New York: Dial Press, dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel for older children by England's poet laureate, illustrated with striking engravings by Barry Moser. "Young Lucy enlists the help of the boy Hogarth and an Iron Man in order to save the people from the huge, terrifying Iron Woman who rises from the swamp to punish humankind for destroying the environment." 109 pp. ISBN: 0-803717962.

New York: Picador, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third book, a "pitch-perfect blend of satire and horror, a Faustian tale of the terrors of academe." 388 pp. ISBN: 0-312203322.

New York: Vintage Books, (2006.). A novel both unforgettable, unsettling, thought-provoking, and sadly beautiful - one of Ishiguro's best works - shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. 288 pp. ISBN: 1-4000-78776.

New York: Quality Paperback Book Club, (1991). First edition - Omnibus edition containing the complete text of three of Jackson's best books -a lot of great reading in one book! Each is paginated separately - 306 pp, 246 pp and 214 pp.

New York: Philomel Books, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book in this series by the author of the Redwall books: " ;The Flying Dutchman!' The legend of the wind-tattered ghost ship and its mad sea captain, cursed to sail the seas forever, has been passed down throughout the centuries. But what of the young boy and his dog who were trapped aboard that ship? What became of them? The castaway boy and dog set off on an eternal journey of their own, braving icy wind and waves to arrive at strange shores, and explore new places and times. The unlikely Chapelvale village is their first destination, a Victorian town under siege." 327 pp. ISBN: 0-399-236015.

New York: Doubleday, (1988) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, a supernatural thriller. "Fabian Hightower was killed. Or was he? The story of a mother possessed. . . by her son." SIGNED on the title page. 270 pp. ISBN: 0-385-247052.

New York: St Martin's, (1991) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's fifth novel, a supernatural thriller, set in a secluded 15th century mill house in a small village in England. SIGNED on the title page. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-385-247052.

New York: Pocket Books, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, and the first book in a projected trilogy set in 5th century Britain, in the world of King Arthur, based on both Mallory's La Morte d'Arthur and the author's own research (he is an ethnohistorian and cultural anthropologist). "Pelleas, son of Uther Pendragon, begins his apprenticeship with Myrddin (Merlin), a sorcerer, and explores a land torn by strife, struggling toward glory in the days before the birth of King Arthur." Map. xiv, 290 pp. ISBN: 0-671734032.

New York: Harper Collins, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel by this award winning New Zealand writer - one which combines fantasy and an understanding of the roots of your own culture. When he was just seven, Eshban Vala witnessed the brutal killing of a native Shinali woman at the hands of his own people, the Navoran Empire, and ever since he dreamed of being a healer. Now, he must struggle between his loyalty to his own people, his love fro the Shinali, and his growing sense of conscience. 338 pp. Dust jacket art by Leo and Diane Dillon. ISBN: 0-06028904X.

New York: Harper Collins, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A trip to an earlier age in the history of the people of Keltia - the conclusion to this Arthurian trilogy. A weaving of Celtic mythology, science fiction and fantasy. Includes the author's notes and an excerpt from her forthcoming book, Fireheart. 5002 pp. ISBN: 0-061052302.

New York: GRAPHIX (Scholastic), (2014). SIGNED first edition - The sixth book in this series of graphic novels illustrated with double page splashes in full color and with many changing color palates in the panels. "Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King." SIGNED on the half title page. 213 pp. plus final double page map, etc. ISBN: 978-0545433150.

London: Orbit, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - A work of fantasy fiction based on the myths and legends of the Polynesian people. Author's note. Glossary. 426 pp. ISBN: 1-85723-4227.

New York: Viking, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a story of satanic intrigue - "Graduate student Jeremy Freirs and aspiring dancer Carol Conklin, summering in the New Jersey village of Gilead, are trapped in a nightmare of terror, with an evil force emanating from a place once called Maquineanok, the Place of Burning." 502 pp. ISBN: 0-670209821.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001. First edition - Second novel by this New Zealand author to be published in the US. Set in Latin America and Northern California in the mid-21st century, this is an account of a young woman's attempt to resolve the mystery of her not quite human father's identity. 442 pp.

New York: Harper & Row, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which was both an enormous best seller in Japan and the basis for a very popular film. The Japanese archipelego is being wrenched by enormous forces - a parable for our times on how we deal with natural disasters, the consequences of global warming, national identity and the essential relocation of millions of people. Translated from the Japanese by Michael Gallagher. 184 pp. ISBN: 0-060124490.

New York: Warner, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of shorter fiction, including the title novel, nine novellas, and six stories, all which explore the variety of human experiences, including failures, triumphs, adventures, terrors, joys, and more. INSCRIBED on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Notes to the reader. 561 pp. ISBN: 0-44651974X.

Forestville, CA; Eclipse Books., (1993.). First edition - The "first ever visual adaptation of a Dean R. Koontz story. Illustrated by Anthony Bilau and adapted by Ed Gorman. Printed in full color on heavy glossy stock. Unpaginated. ISBN: 1-560601779.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An alternate history fantasy where Queen Victoria still rules New England and her American possessions and the Royal Navy rules the skies with their mighty airships. 383 pp. ISBN: 0-7653-17095.

New York: Scribner, (2016). First edition - A captivating novel by this award-winning British author, set in a world both familiar and alien - "a genre-defying, utterly bewitching masterwork, an inversion of modern fairy tales . . . weaving elements of psychological suspense, Jamesian stream of consciousness, and neo-gothic horror, to reveal the inescapable effects of abandonment, isolation, and the grotesque as well as the glimmers of goodness buried deep within the soul." 210 pp.

Newton Abbot, UK: Westbridge Books, (1979.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Looks at the trends of current military technology and scientific progress and extrapolates these into the future, working on the assumption that human civilization will expand too swiftly to be destroyed by the military." Includes chapters on nuclear war, the edge of science fiction, war in near space, additions to the arsenal, etc. Illustrated with many glossy plates, photographs, cartoons. Bibliography, index. 229 pp. ISBN: 0-715376616.

New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (2017) dj. Hardcover - But take the time to dip into this wonderful book - both funny (on the absurdity of denying your age: 'If I'm ninety and believe I'm forty-five, I'm headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub.') and serious. Introduction by Karen Joy Fowler. 215 pp. ISBN: 978-1328661593.

New York: Morrow, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An offbeat novel of suspense from this very good writer - this one is set in 1954, partly on the islands in Boston Harbor - and is a story with a unique mingling of fact and fantasy. Basis for the coming movie of the same name. 325 pp. ISBN: 0-688-163173.

Gladestry, UK: Scorpion Press, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Limited edition of this offbeat novel of suspense from this very good writer - this one is set in 1954, partly on the islands in Boston Harbor - and is a story with a unique mingling of fact and fantasy. #36 of 95 copies SIGNED by Lehane on a special limitation page. Appreciation by Ian Rankin.. Bound in marbled boards, with navy blue quarter leather spine, gold lettering on spine, top edge tinted blue. 325 pp. ISBN: 0-688-163173.

New York: Ballantine, (1962). First edition - A collection of horror stories from 1941 through 1962 - "Six tales of crawling horror." BB 577, cover price 35c. 128 pp.

New York: Doubleday, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An unconventional tale that is a genre-bending post-apocalypic science fiction novel as well as "an exploration of the nature of sexual awakening, a meditation on language and perception, and a homage to the great American tradition of the western." SIGNED on the title page. 280 pp. ISBN: 0-385485182.

New York: Doubleday, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A modern day Alice Through the Looking Glass - but the looking glass is now a hole in the universe created by a team of physicists - they call it 'Lack.' "The novel is at the same time an astute and wise portrait of unrequited love (albeit of a very unusual kind) a hilarious academic parody, a novel of ideas and a social satire." Boldly SIGNED on the title page. 212 pp. ISBN: 0-385485174.