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  • PEBBLE IN THE SKY. by Asimov, Isaac
    Asimov, Isaac
    PEBBLE IN THE SKY.

    Edition: First printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1950. dj. Hardcover first edition - Asimov's first published novel - the first of many! An accident in a research facility, sent Joseph Schwartz to a far future earth, still inhabited but the people of Earth are outcasts, because their tiny world is radioactive. Classic science fiction combining both time travel and post-apocalyptic themes. 223 pp.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket A short closed tear to the base of the spine affecting both the book and the dj (dj has tape repair to interior), some other minor rubbing and wear mostly to the folds of the dj and the ends of the spine)

    Book ID: 65181
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  • THE YEAR OF THE FLOOD. by Atwood, Margaret.
    Atwood, Margaret.
    THE YEAR OF THE FLOOD.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (2009) dj. Hardcover - The second book in her MaddAddam trilogy, sequel to Oryx and Crake, and like that book set in a near future in which the world has been devastated by a global pandemic which set across the earth like a waterless flood. While there appear to be few human survivors, gene-spliced life is beginning to proliferate. 434 pp. ISBN: 978-0771008443.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 83071
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  • ELEGY BEACH: A Book of the Change. by Boyett, Steven R.
    Boyett, Steven R.
    ELEGY BEACH: A Book of the Change.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Ace Books, (2009) dj. Hardcover first edition - A post-apocalyptic fantasy. "Thirty years ago the lights went out, the airplanes fell, the cars went still, the cities all went dark. The laws humanity had always known were replaced by new laws that could only be called magic. The world has changed forever. Or has it?" Born after the Change, Fred grew up in a fishing village on the California coast playing in abandoned buildings and rusting supertankers, scavenging for their needs from the remnants of the previous generation's civilization. Author's afterword. 375 pp. ISBN: 978-0441017959.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 69224
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  • THE POSTMAN in ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER 1982. by Brin, David, signed; Larry Niven, George R. R. Martin and others.
    Brin, David, signed; Larry Niven, George R. R. Martin and others.
    THE POSTMAN in ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER 1982.

    Edition: First printing, a digest magazine.

    New York: Davis Publications. 1982. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED by Brin at his original novella which was nominated for the1983 Hugo and Locus Poll Awards. and later expanded into an inspiring post apocalyptic novel which won the 1986 John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and which was nominated for the 1985 Nebula,1986 Hugo, SF Chronicle and Locus Poll Awards. Basis for the Kevin Costner 1997 motion Also includes stories by Larry Niven, Stephanie Smioth, Steven Bryan Bieler, George R. R. Martin, Beverly Grant, Richard Bowker, Steve Vance, Robert Frazier, Madeleine E. Roberts. Nonfiction by Kathleen Moloney, Isaac Asimov, Baird Searles, Martin Gardner, Tappin King. Profile of Stephen Jay Gould. Illustrated. 178 p.

    Condition: Near fine (usual toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 90021
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  • THE POSTMAN in ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER 1982. by Brin, David, signed; Larry Niven, George R. R. Martin and others.
    Brin, David, signed; Larry Niven, George R. R. Martin and others.
    THE POSTMAN in ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER 1982.

    Edition: First printing, a digest magazine.

    New York: Davis Publications. 1982. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED by Brin at his original novella which was nominated for the1983 Hugo and Locus Poll Awards. and later expanded into an inspiring post apocalyptic novel which won the 1986 John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and which was nominated for the 1985 Nebula,1986 Hugo, SF Chronicle and Locus Poll Awards. Basis for the Kevin Costner 1997 motion Also includes stories by Larry Niven, Stephanie Smioth, Steven Bryan Bieler, George R. R. Martin, Beverly Grant, Richard Bowker, Steve Vance, Robert Frazier, Madeleine E. Roberts. Nonfiction by Kathleen Moloney, Isaac Asimov, Baird Searles, Martin Gardner, Tappin King. Profile of Stephen Jay Gould. Illustrated. 178 p.

    Condition: Very good (mailing label on from cover, usual toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 90020
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  • MERIDIAN 144. by Files, Meg.
    Files, Meg.
    MERIDIAN 144.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: SOHO Press, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (although she has published both poetry and short fiction), a story of post-apocalyptic survival. "Kitty Manning is fifty feet underwater off a South Pacific island when nuclear bombs devastate the world. When she emerges from the sea, it is as if for the first time. Everything has changed. No one else can define her life anymore. . . Or save it." 264 pp. ISBN: 0-939149591.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 88120
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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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  • THE HUNTED. by Higson, Charlie.
    Higson, Charlie.
    THE HUNTED.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Hyperion, (2015). Hardcover first edition - The sixth book in The Enemy series. "The sickness struck everyone over fourteen. First it twisted their minds. Next it ravaged their bodies. Now they roam the streets - crazed and hungry. The others had promised that the countryside would be safer than the city. They were wrong. Now Ella's all-alone except for her silent rescuer, Scarface - and she's not even sure if he's a kid or a grown-up." Double page map. 454 pp. All edges tinted. ISBN: 978-1484747155.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 74784
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  • TERMUSH. by Holm, Sven.
    Holm, Sven.
    TERMUSH.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Faber & Faber, (1969) dj. Hardcover first edition - The very rare first English language edition of this disturbing and powerful novella - recently rediscovered and re-issued in softcover. As Ella Griffiths, Faber's classics editor, noted "It's a superb novella, and I was staggered that a dystopia of such crystalline power had been buried in the English-speaking world for over half a century. In its focus on the shattering existential consequences of catastrophe Ð with its hauntingly neutral tone and narratorial anonymity Ð 'Termush' feels like a timeless parable of human alienation in a society corrupted by materialism ('we bought the commodity called survival'). Written shortly after the Cuban crisis, it has "uncanny parallels with our post-pandemic world,…

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    London: Faber & Faber, (1969) dj. Hardcover first edition - The very rare first English language edition of this disturbing and powerful novella - recently rediscovered and re-issued in softcover. As Ella Griffiths, Faber's classics editor, noted "It's a superb novella, and I was staggered that a dystopia of such crystalline power had been buried in the English-speaking world for over half a century. In its focus on the shattering existential consequences of catastrophe Ð with its hauntingly neutral tone and narratorial anonymity Ð 'Termush' feels like a timeless parable of human alienation in a society corrupted by materialism ('we bought the commodity called survival'). Written shortly after the Cuban crisis, it has "uncanny parallels with our post-pandemic world, [it] captures the aura of our dazed societies, transmitting the uneasy aftermath and psychic fallout of a cataclysmic global event - whether refracting Cold War paranoia or the geopolitical consequences of lockdowns and quarantines. Termush is the name of the luxury hotel resort on the Atlantic coast where wealthy guests - preppers, in a sense - reserved rooms long before a nuclear disaster. They bask in radiation shelters, eating lavish meals to a soundtrack of ambient music, embarking on tourist day trips. But outside their insular ecosystem is a post-apocalyptic world, with radioactive dust falling on the sculpture park and dead birds littering the gardens. And as their reconnaissance party scouts the area, it becomes clear that their haven cannot survive for long. Disruptive guests are sedated; initial generosity towards strangers and refugees ceases as fears of contamination and limited resources grow É" Translated from the Danish by Sylvia Clayton. 110 pp. ISBN: 0-571088171.

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    Condition: Very near fine in red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a near fine dustjacket with light toning.

    Book ID: 90970
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  • FISKADORO. by Johnson, Denis.
    Johnson, Denis.
    FISKADORO.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: Vintage Books, (1986). Author's second novel, a post-apocalyptic story set in 'Twicetown, once Key West' where the nuclear holocaust has been and gone, and 'two missiles sit unexploded,objects of awe and indifference.' 221 pp. ISBN: 0-394743679.

    Condition: Near fine (some toning)

    Book ID: 91042
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  • JAPAN SINKS. by Komatsu, Sakyo.
    Komatsu, Sakyo.
    JAPAN SINKS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    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.

    Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (some sunning to the edges of the boards, rubbing and edgewear to the dj)

    Book ID: 67585
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  • CALIFORNIA. by Lepucki, Edan.
    Lepucki, Edan.
    CALIFORNIA.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The author's first novel, set in a "frighteningly realistic near future." SIGNED on the title page. 392 pp. ISBN: 978-0316250818.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 63035
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  • GIRL IN LANDSCAPE. by Lethem, Jonathan.
    Lethem, Jonathan.
    GIRL IN LANDSCAPE.

    Edition: First printing.

    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.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 75609
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  • ASHEN WINTER. by Mullin, Mike.
    Mullin, Mike.
    ASHEN WINTER.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Terre Haute, IN: Tanglewood, (2012). SIGNED first edition - The second novel in the highly praised Ashfall series for young adults, set after the eruption of the Yellowstone super volcano. The first book was praised for seamlessly weaving details about science, geography, agriculture, and slaughter into the story, creating a fully immersive and internally consistent world much too close to reality. This novel follows 16-year-old Alexs journey with tough Darla through the ash and snow of a postvolcanic, dystopian Midwestern world. SIGNED on the title page and dated 6-6-12, in the year of publication. 376 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 82353
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  • DUST. by Pellegrino, Charles.
    Pellegrino, Charles.
    DUST.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Avon, (1998). First edition - "In an idyllic Long Island community, paleobiologist Richard Sinclair is one of the first to suspect that the environment has begun to wage bloody war on humanity. What initially appear to be random, unrelated events are, in actuality, violent eruptions in a worldwide biological chain reaction. Along with a brave group of survivors, Sinclair must learn to understand the catastrophe while it roils around them, slowly crumbling a panicked world and energizing a reactionary fringe that welcomes the apocalypse. The survival of mankind depends on finding an answer immediately - for all else is dust." Includes an "Afterword: Reality Check" and a selected bibliography, 387 pp.

    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 70576
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  • DINNER AT DEVIANT'S PALACE. by Powers, Tim
    Powers, Tim
    DINNER AT DEVIANT'S PALACE.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Ace Books, (1985). SIGNED first edition - SIGNED on the title page. A novel set in a near future gone mad, in a California where life continues, often in bizarre ways, after the end of civilization. Winner of the 1985 John W. Campbell Award and 1986 Philip K. Dick Award for best novel, nominated for the 1985 Nebula. 294 pp. Cover art by John Berkey. ISBN: 0-441-148794.

    Condition: Good only (creasing to the spine, some rubbing and wear to the covers)

    Book ID: 62948
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  • HELL DIVERS, Book One. by Smith, Nicholas Sansbury.
    Smith, Nicholas Sansbury.
    HELL DIVERS, Book One.

    Edition: Audio book.

    New York: Blackstone Audio, (2016). Unabridged, read by R.C. Bray - 10 hours, 8 cds. "More than two centuries after World War III poisoned the planet, the final bastion of humanity lives on massive airships circling the globe in search of a habitable area to call home. Aging and outdated, most of the ships plummeted back to earth long ago. The only thing keeping the two surviving lifeboats in the sky are Hell Divers - men and women who risk their lives by skydiving to the surface to scavenge for parts the ships desperately need.". ISBN: 978-1504710404.

    Condition: New - still in shrinkwrap.

    Book ID: 78587
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  • THE ICONS. by Stohl, Margaret.
    Stohl, Margaret.
    THE ICONS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2013). Hardcover first edition - A young adult post-apocalyptic novel - "Everything changed on The Day. The day the Icon appeared in Los Angeles. The day the power stopped. The day Dol's family dropped dead. The day Earth lost a war it didn't know it was fighting." 429 pp. ISBN: 978-0316205184.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 71210
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  • THE LONG LOUD SILENCE. by Tucker, Wilson.
    Tucker, Wilson.
    THE LONG LOUD SILENCE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Rinehart, (1952.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel of the devastation of all of America east of the Mississippi River from germ-laden bombs dropped on the cities there - and of the few survivors. Set in what was the near future at the time this was written, this is still a gripping account of the dangers of biological warfare, and of the urge to survive no matter what devastation is all around you.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (some dampstaining to the bottom edge of the back cover of the dj, not affecting the book itself.)

    Book ID: 32386
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  • THE VALLEY-WESTSIDE WAR. by Turtledove, Harry.
    Turtledove, Harry.
    THE VALLEY-WESTSIDE WAR.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in a post-nuclear Los Angeles, where the battle for survival is between neighborhoods. A Crosstime Traffic novel. SIGNED on the title page. 285 pp. ISBN: 0-7653-14878.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 51553
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  • WINTER'S DAUGHTER: The Saying of Signe Ragnhilds-Datter. by Whitmore. Charles.
    Whitmore. Charles.
    WINTER'S DAUGHTER: The Saying of Signe Ragnhilds-Datter.

    Edition: First printing.

    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.

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

    Book ID: 81017
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  • DELUGE: A Romance. by Wright, S. Fowler.
    Wright, S. Fowler.
    DELUGE: A Romance.

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation (Grosset and Dunlap), 1928. Hardcover - Novel set in the near future, where a geologic catastrophe has caused most of the land in Europe and elsewhere to be flooded - however, a small section of the Cotswalds was uplifted and those living there face a fight for survival in a world they are totally unprepared for. A classic, and with today's global warming, one that might be even more relevant now than when it was written. 395 pp. Stylized art deco design on the endpapers. Shows Cosmopolitan on title page, and states first edition, but Grosset and Dunlap on the spine.

    Condition: Very good in dark blue cloth (some mottling to the spine, usual light toning to the pages), no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 58916
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  • FALSE DAWN by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    FALSE DAWN

    Edition: First paperback printing.

    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.

    Condition: Good overall condition (crease on back cover, other minor wear).

    Book ID: 69024
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