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 & 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: 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: Putnam. (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - Theroux's massive dystopian novel of America in the near future, a land of nuclear waste, mutants, the incredibly rich and the masses. A wasteland not due to nuclear war but to "the inexorible pressing of what we already see about us - from the Third World to Times Square, from the halls of the mighty to the haunts of terrorists and killer survivalists." 527 pp. ISBN: 0-399-131858.

New York: Random House, (2012). First edition - Her first novel, a wonderful and uncommon coming-of-age story set in the near future where the rotation of the earth has begun to slow, and changes to everyone's lives inexorably follow. Cover praise from Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Karen Russell and more. Letter from publisher bound in. 272 pp.

New York: Random House, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - Her first novel, a wonderful and uncommon coming-of-age story set in the near future where the rotation of the earth has begun to slow, and changes to everyone's lives inexorably follow. Dust jacket praise from Amy Bloom, Yiyun Li, Aimee Bender, Karen Russell and more. 272 pp. ISBN: 9780812992977.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1996). Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, set in the near future, a time when government means multinational corporation and life means a struggle to survive the effects of overpopulation, poverty, pollution, and hunger. 352 pp. ISBN: 0-312857659.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fist novel set in the near future, on earth devastated by nuclear war as seen through the eyes of a survivor, Singe Ragnhilds, half-Norwegian and half American, whose family accepts the offer from Tanzania to live on the now powerful continent of Africa. 220 pp. ISBN: 0-67149984X.

New York: Doubleday, 1978. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in California in the 21st century, a world devasted by pollution, war and disease. SIGNED and dated on the title page by Yarbro, who also corrected her year of birth on the copyright page. When signing this Yarbro commented that it was only the first printing dust jacket that the red eyes of the mutant pirate on a motorcycle on the cover were improperly offset. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-385-131445.

New York: Warner, (1979). SIGNED - Novel set in California in the 21st century, a world devastated by pollution, war and disease. Thea is a mutant, a human who has been virally modified to be able to survive in the poisonously polluted environment. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 237 pp. Cover art by Jim Dietz. ISBN: 0-446-90077x.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Described as a "breakthrough vision of a violent bio-tech future" this novel is cutting edge science fiction, set in the near future - in the strange days of the 21st century. "America is caught on a cusp between social breakthrough and total breakdown. Sanity cops try to stem the chaos as a revolution in genetic engineering offers anyone the chance to change shape at will.. . The Hammerheads are the most dangerous creatures who have ever lived, with the brilliant cunning of human criminals. and insatiable hunger of killer sharks." SIGNED and dated at the World Fantasy Convention 2009 on the title page. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-312857667.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Described as a "breakthrough vision of a violent bio-tech future" this novel is cutting edge science fiction, set in the near future - in the strange days of the 21st century. "America is caught on a cusp between social breakthrough and total breakdown. Sanity cops try to stem the chaos as a revolution in genetic engineering offers anyone the chance to change shape at will.. . The Hammerheads are the most dangerous creatures who have ever lived, with the brilliant cunning of human criminals. and insatiable hunger of killer sharks." 256 pp. ISBN: 0-312857667.

New York: Harper Perennial, (2018). SIGNED - A new Joan of Arc for a world almost destroyed by global warming and unending world wars. "Fleeing the unending violence and the planets now-radioactive surface, humans have regrouped to a mysterious platform known as CIEL, hovering over their erstwhile home.. . Out of the ranks of the endless wars rises Jean de Men, a charismatic and bloodthirsty cult leader who turns CIEL into a quasi-corporate police state. A group of rebels unites to dismantle his iron rule - galvanized by the heroic song of Joan, a child-warrior who possesses a mysterious force that lives within her." A NY Times Notable book. SIGNED on the title page. 267 pp. ISBN: 978-0062383280.