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  • DISOBEDIENCE. by Drinkard, Michael.
    Drinkard, Michael.
    DISOBEDIENCE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Norton, (1993.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second novel by this regional Granta finalist, described as an "unsettling fictional journey into the Southern California state of mind...a darkly funny and unhingingly brilliant multi-generational novel set in the orange groves of Redlands, California, one that shuttles effortlessly from the late nineteenth century to the day after tomorrow." SIGNED on the title page. 349 pp. ISBN: 0-39303478X.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 81977
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  • DISOBEDIENCE. by Drinkard, Michael.
    Drinkard, Michael.
    DISOBEDIENCE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Norton, (1993.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second novel by this regional Granta finalist, described as an "unsettling fictional journey into the Southern California state of mind...a darkly funny and unhingingly brilliant multi-generational novel set in the orange groves of Redlands, California, one that shuttles effortlessly from the late nineteenth century to the day after tomorrow." SIGNED by the author on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 349 pp. ISBN: 0-39303478X.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 33069
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  • OMNITOPIA DAWN. by Duane, Diane.
    Duane, Diane.
    OMNITOPIA DAWN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: DAW Books, (2010,) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in the on-line gaming world in the 21st century. Volume One in the Omnitopia series. 360 pp. ISBN: 9780756406233.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dust jacket (as new, but with a remainder line.)

    Book ID: 55859
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  • RIVERS OF GOLD. by Dunn, Adam.
    Dunn, Adam.
    RIVERS OF GOLD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bloomsbury, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - Tech-noir novel set in New York City in what was the near future when this book was written - a city with race riots, massive unemployment and crime run rampant. 276 pp. ISBN: 978-1608193073.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 63529
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  • THIS SIDE OF JUDGMENT by Dunn, J.R.
    Dunn, J.R.
    THIS SIDE OF JUDGMENT

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel - A "near-future adventure-thriller . . In the 21st century, the U.S. has been fractured by invasion from the south and by foreign and domestic terrorism. The Latino troops have been routed and much of the Southwest has been depopulated, with thousands of survivors having made their way to the small, snowbound town of Ironwood, Montana. When a savagely mutilated corpse is discovered in Ironwood, the question that haunts local police and vigilante groups is whether the town's refugee camps shelter even more frightening 'invaders': remnants of a group of cybernetically enhanced supermen from California, referred to as 'Chipheads'." 322 pp. ISBN: 0-15100076X.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 76817
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  • Effinger, George Alec.
    THE NICK OF TIME

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, 1985. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel to introduce the endearing and engaging time traveler Frank Mihalik. ISBN: 0-385-196415.

    Condition: Ex-library, but overall quite clean and good with very few markings, in a bright and near fine dj.

    Book ID: 24989
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  • OUR ECSTATIC DAYS. by Erickson, Steve.
    Erickson, Steve.
    OUR ECSTATIC DAYS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Seventh novel, set in the near future, in a Los Angeles where a lake has appeared almost overnight in the middle of the city, by a writer described as "visionary" and "provocative" - terms which this book lives up to. SIGNED on the title page. 317 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-6472x.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (toning to the pages, slit to lower edge of dj along side of spine)

    Book ID: 59517
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  • SHADOWBAHN. by Erickson, Steve.
    Erickson, Steve.
    SHADOWBAHN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Blue Rider Press / Penguin Random, 2017. SIGNED first edition - Novel set in a near future United States - twenty years after their fall, the Twin Towers suddenly reappear in the Badlands of South Dakota, and tens of thousands of people are drawn to this "American stonehenge." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 300 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 70317
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  • OMEGA. by Farrar, Stewart (1916-2000)
    Farrar, Stewart (1916-2000)
    OMEGA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Times Books, (1980) dj. A novel set in what was then the near future when scientists learn to tap the power of the planet's electromagnetic field to solve the energy crisis, only to nearly destroy Earth by earthquakes - a story of the "conflict between the forces of technology and greed and the gentle men and women who have respect for the land, are in touch with nature, and practice the "craft of the wise" - witchcraft." Although Farrar wrote many novels, he is best known for his practice of, and writings on, wicca - or witchcraft. 343 pp. ISBN: 0-812908619.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (a bit of wear to the ends of the spine)

    Book ID: 87355
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  • FALLING STARS. by Flynn, Michael.
    Flynn, Michael.
    FALLING STARS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The final novel in his epic series set in the near future, a series which began with Firestar and continued with Rogue Star and Lodestar. 414 pp. ISBN: 0-312-87443x.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 57679
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  • THE MOCKING PROGRAM. by Foster, Alan Dean.
    Foster, Alan Dean.
    THE MOCKING PROGRAM.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Warner, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Science fiction noir - a hard-boiled thriller set in the near future on ".the Montezuma Strip. A Mexamerican megalopolis sprawling from Baja to the Gulf. the home of one tough cop who specialises in solving the most devious, diabolical crimes that future felons can devise. " Glossary of Spang. 280 pp. ISBN: 9780446527743.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 54140
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  • THE MOCKING PROGRAM. by Foster, Alan Dean.
    Foster, Alan Dean.
    THE MOCKING PROGRAM.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Warner, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Science fiction noir - a hard-boiled thriller set in the near future on ".the Montezuma Strip. A Mexamerican megalopolis sprawling from Baja to the Gulf. the home of one tough cop who specialises in solving the most devious, diabolical crimes that future felons can devise. " Glossary of Spang. 280 pp. ISBN: 9780446527743.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dustjacket (rem line, tear to front cover of dj with associated creasing.)

    Book ID: 55412
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  • THE INVADERS. by Frank, Waldo (1889-1967)
    Frank, Waldo (1889-1967)
    THE INVADERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1948. Hardcover first edition - Uncommon post-apocalyptic novel set in the near future and "focussing on a few people brought into unnatural intimacy after an atomic bomb has been dropped on New York. Each of the characters is intended to be symbolic of forces let loose in the world by atomic fission. A highly intellectual, articulate couple, with a child, are happily secluded in a rural community. Upon them descend refugees from the bomb, the husband's vengeful first wife, their twin children, and her opportunistic consort. The second wife, fearing for their happiness, denies them refuge, but the idealistic husband insists that their terror can only be dispelled by facing the threat to…

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    New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1948. Hardcover first edition - Uncommon post-apocalyptic novel set in the near future and "focussing on a few people brought into unnatural intimacy after an atomic bomb has been dropped on New York. Each of the characters is intended to be symbolic of forces let loose in the world by atomic fission. A highly intellectual, articulate couple, with a child, are happily secluded in a rural community. Upon them descend refugees from the bomb, the husband's vengeful first wife, their twin children, and her opportunistic consort. The second wife, fearing for their happiness, denies them refuge, but the idealistic husband insists that their terror can only be dispelled by facing the threat to their happiness. Death, destruction, misery result - the couple are left with a mild courage to face trouble together and go on." (Kirkus) In addition to being a novelist, journalist and historian, Waldo Frank had been a radical activist during the Depression, although he broke with the Communist Party in 1937. He was for a while a close friend of the Harlem Renaissance writer Jean Toomer and helped edit his novel 'Cane' but he is best known for his works on Latin America, where he was a very influential figure. 259 pp.

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    Condition: Very good in dark blue cloth in a good dust jacket (corners slightly bumped, toning to pages, tape repair to interior of spine of dj, sunning to spine)

    Book ID: 88755
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  • MAGAZINE BEACH. by Gannett, Lewis.
    Gannett, Lewis.
    MAGAZINE BEACH.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: HarperPrism, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller set in the near future: nuclear devices have been planted under the Antarctic ice which will flood the world when detonated. 416 pp. ISBN: 0-06-1052353.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (toning to the pages, price-clipped.)

    Book ID: 43838
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  • IDORU. by Gibson, William.
    Gibson, William.
    IDORU.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Putnam, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in 21st Century Tokyo, after the millennial quake. Rei Toei is the beautiful entirely virtual media star adored by all Japan: the Idoru. 292 pp. ISBN: 0-399-141308.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 80114
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  • THE FOURTEEN-DAY CONSPIRACY. by Gilliland, Jean.
    Gilliland, Jean.
    THE FOURTEEN-DAY CONSPIRACY.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    St Petersburg, Florida: Valkyrie Press, (1980). First edition - The author's first novel, a speculative thriller set in 1983, at what was the near future at the time this book was published, the story of a frantic attempt to obtain the formula for a pollution-free and revolutionary new fuel. Illustrated by Robert G. Cannon. 199 pp. ISBN: 0-934616094.

    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers - some rubbing to the covers, sunning to the spine, but a tight copy, no creases. .

    Book ID: 84859
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  • SONS OF THE PIONEERS. by Givens, John.
    Givens, John.
    SONS OF THE PIONEERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1977) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in a decaying futuristic world. 270 pp. Dustjacket art by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-151837759.

    Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket (creases on flaps of dj)

    Book ID: 79570
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  • CAST OF SHADOWS. by Guilfoile, Kevin.
    Guilfoile, Kevin.
    CAST OF SHADOWS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first thriller, one which looks at issues that science and medicine will be forced to face in the future, as a bereaved doctor clones the killer of his 17-year-old daughter. SIGNED on the title page. 319 pp. ISBN: 1400043085.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 48570
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  • BUYING TIME. by Haldeman, Joe.
    Haldeman, Joe.
    BUYING TIME.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: William H. Morrow, (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller set in the near future in a society gone rotten, while its wealthy elite live forever. 300 pp. ISBN: 0-688072445.

    Condition: Good in good dust jacket (discoloration from glue to dj flaps and to endpapers - otherwise clean and tight)

    Book ID: 83690
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  • BUYING TIME. by Haldeman, Joe.
    Haldeman, Joe.
    BUYING TIME.

    Edition: First paperback printing.

    New York: Avon, (1990.). SIGNED - Novel set in the near future by this award winning writer - 'in the 21st century, the wealthy need never die.' SIGNED on the title page, 295 pp. ISBN: 0-380-704390.

    Condition: Near fine.

    Book ID: 51500
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  • KISSES OF THE ENEMY. by Hall, Rodney.
    Hall, Rodney.
    KISSES OF THE ENEMY.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1988.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third novel by this Australian writer to appear in the US - set in the near future, this is a long and complex novel, sometimes thoughtful, sometimes farcical, on the seduction of power and its transformation of character. 622 pp. ISBN: 0-374181586.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 42479
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  • THE TRUTH MACHINE, by Halperin, James
    Halperin, James
    THE TRUTH MACHINE,

    Edition: First thus- first printing of this edition (preceded by a privately printed edition).

    New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, {1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the near future -one in which a machine which is infallible in determining lies from truth has been perfected. But as its use spreads from determining the guilt of suspected criminals to other areas of society, the effects multiply in often unexpected ways. Appendix. 321 pp. ISBN: 0-345410564.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 72507
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  • THE TRUTH MACHINE, by Halperin, James
    Halperin, James
    THE TRUTH MACHINE,

    Edition: First thus- first printing of this edition (preceded by a privately printed edition).

    New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, {1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the near future -one in which a machine which is infallible in determining lies from truth has been perfected. But as its use spreads from determining the guilt of suspected criminals to other areas of society, the effects multiply in often unexpected ways. Appendix. 321 pp. ISBN: 0-345410564.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (some spine slant, price-clipped)

    Book ID: 72846
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  • THE NATURE OF SMOKE. by Harris, Anne.
    Harris, Anne.
    THE NATURE OF SMOKE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in a high-tech near future, and featuring Magnolia, who had grown up in the burnt-out remains of a Detroit slum. 284 pp. ISBN: 0-312-85286x.

    Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket (remainder line.)

    Book ID: 58002
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  • ACCIDENTAL CREATURES. by Harris, Anne.
    Harris, Anne.
    ACCIDENTAL CREATURES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, set in "the Detroit of the future - a city of extreme poverty and extravagant wealth, were every life is overshadowed by the megalithic biotech corporation GeneSys. With the rise of maglev transportation and the death of the auto industry, the name Motor City has become an anachronism. There are no jobs except GeneSys jobs. One can either pass an exam and obtain an office job at GeneSys headquarters or work in the dangerous biopolymer-growing vats in Vattown." Winner of the 1999 Spectrum award. 286 pp. ISBN: 0-312865384.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86062
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  • HOLE IN THE SKY. by Hautman, Pete.
    Hautman, Pete.
    HOLE IN THE SKY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A young adult novel set in the near future - in 2028 -when a deadly flu virus has ravaged the earth and only 1 in 2000 survive. SIGNED on the title page. Map frontispiece, 179 pp plus author's notes. ISBN: 0-689831188.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 66205
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  • THE IMMORTALS. by Hickman, Tracy.
    Hickman, Tracy.
    THE IMMORTALS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Penguin, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in what was the near future: it is 2010, and the United States is ravaged by disease, and stifled by martial law. A lethal virus known as V-CIDS strikes without discrimination and the government responds by isolating those infected into specially designed internment camps. Author's afterword. 355 pp. ISBN: 0-451-454022.

    Condition: Fine in a very near fine dust jacket. (knick to one corner of the dj.)

    Book ID: 56895
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  • Hoffman, Eva.
    THE SECRET.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Public Affairs, (2002.) dj. Hardcover - The author's first novel (following three non-fiction books), a story of a young woman's search to know more about her identity set in a 'creepily plausible near future.' 265 pp. ISBN: 1-58648-1509.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (remainder line.)

    Book ID: 38167
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  • Hogan, James P.
    OUTWARD BOUND: A Jupiter Novel.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The sixth book in the Jupiter series, young adult coming-of-age novels set in the near future. From the dustjacket: "Fifteen-year -old Linc Marani is from the wrong side of twenty-second century L.A.'s tracks. Everyone he knows is addicted to dope, booze, and the violence that masquerades as bravado in life on the streets. When a chance at some cold hard cash is offered to him by a slick associate in a fancy Cadillac, Linc jumps at the bait - only to find himself sentenced to a juvenile labor camp when the heist goes sour." SIGNED on the title page. Dustjaket art by Vincent Di Fate. 220 pp. ISBN: 0-312862431.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (short closed tear to dj.)

    Book ID: 36747
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  • ENDGAME ENIGMA. by Hogan, James P. (1941-2010)
    Hogan, James P. (1941-2010)
    ENDGAME ENIGMA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bantam, (1987.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page. Novel set in the near future: the Soviets have launched a giant space station capable of housing 12,000 citizens - an opportunity for a peaceful utopia or domination? 407 pp. ISBN: 0-553-051695.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good minus dust jacket (some chipping and edgewear to dj, now protected by an archival cover).

    Book ID: 57412
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