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  • DEAD GIRLS. by Calder, Richard.
    Calder, Richard.
    DEAD GIRLS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's highly praised first novel, a cyberpunk horror novel set in the near future, the first book in a planned trilogy: An engineered virus has gone wrong, and created a plague that turns women into deadly plastic dolls at puberty. 206 pp. ISBN: 0-312130457.

    Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (glue discoloration under flaps.)

    Book ID: 34734
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  • DEAD GIRLS. by Calder, Richard.
    Calder, Richard.
    DEAD GIRLS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's highly praised first novel, a cyberpunk horror novel set in the near future, the first book in a planned trilogy: An engineered virus has gone wrong, and created a plague that turns women into deadly plastic dolls at puberty. 206 pp. ISBN: 0-312130457.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 40787
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  • DEAD BOYS. by Calder, Richard.
    Calder, Richard.
    DEAD BOYS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sequel to his highly praised first novel, a cyberpunk horror novel set in the near future, and the second book in a planned trilogy: An engineered virus has gone wrong, and created a plague that turns women into deadly plastic dolls at puberty - and now these doll-girls have mated with humans to create a new subspecies. 199 pp. ISBN: 0-312139578.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket (remainder dot, a bit of edgewear to dj).

    Book ID: 64279
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  • DEAD BOYS. by Calder, Richard.
    Calder, Richard.
    DEAD BOYS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sequel to his highly praised first novel, a cyberpunk horror novel set in the near future, and the second book in a planned trilogy: An engineered virus has gone wrong, and created a plague that turns women into deadly plastic dolls at puberty - and now these doll-girls have mated with humans to create a new subspecies. 199 pp. ISBN: 0-312139578.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket (light edgewear to dj).

    Book ID: 64438
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  • OUTBREAK. by Cook, Robin.
    Cook, Robin.
    OUTBREAK.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Putnam, (1987.) dj. Hardcover - A novel of medical horror, 366 pp. ISBN: 0-399-131876.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (severe toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 47533
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  • WHITE EYE. by D'Alpuget, Blanche.
    D'Alpuget, Blanche.
    WHITE EYE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning Australian writer's fourth novel, sixth book. Set against the backdrop of the Australian bush, this is a story of scientists and environmentalists, Aborigines and whites, predators and prey, all in dramatic conflict. 252 pp. ISBN: 0-671-620053.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (remainder dot, price-clipped)

    Book ID: 60128
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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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  • ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE HADES FACTOR. by Lynds, Gayle and Robert Ludlum.
    Lynds, Gayle and Robert Ludlum.
    ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE HADES FACTOR.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    New York: St Martin's Griffin, (2000). SIGNED first edition - A Covert -One novel. "A homeless man in Boston, an Army Major in California and a teenage girl in Atlanta all die suddenly and painfully - each the victim of a unknown doomsday virus." The first novel in this series of international thrillers created by Ludlum and written by Lynds.SIGNED by Lynds on the title page. 432 pp. ISBN: 0-312-264372.

    Condition: Good only in illustrated wrappers (usual toning to the pages, some wear to the covers)

    Book ID: 62500
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  • SNAKEHEAD. by May, Peter.
    May, Peter.
    SNAKEHEAD.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Hodder & Stoughton, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth book in this highly praised series of thrillers featuring Beijing detective Li Yan, and Margaret Campbell, an American forensic pathologist. Unlike most in the series, this is set in the United States where Li Yan is based at the Chinese embassy in Washington DC and Campbell is working at chief medical examiner of Harris County in Texas, when a trailer truck full of suffocated Chinese immigrants is found. Li Yan is sent to assist in identifying the bodies and more - among the dead is an undercover police officer from China. When it turns out that immigrants are being injected with cloned virus from the 1917-18…

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    London: Hodder & Stoughton, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth book in this highly praised series of thrillers featuring Beijing detective Li Yan, and Margaret Campbell, an American forensic pathologist. Unlike most in the series, this is set in the United States where Li Yan is based at the Chinese embassy in Washington DC and Campbell is working at chief medical examiner of Harris County in Texas, when a trailer truck full of suffocated Chinese immigrants is found. Li Yan is sent to assist in identifying the bodies and more - among the dead is an undercover police officer from China. When it turns out that immigrants are being injected with cloned virus from the 1917-18 Spanish flu, and the trigger to activate this virus is unknown, the possibility of disaster looms. Snakehead is the term used for the head of the smugglers. INSCRIBED and dated on the title page. 399 pp. ISBN: 0-340768665.

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    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (usual toning to the pages).

    Book ID: 81491
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  • SNAKEHEAD. by May, Peter.
    May, Peter.
    SNAKEHEAD.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Hodder & Stoughton, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth book in this highly praised series of thrillers featuring Beijing detective Li Yan, and Margaret Campbell, an American forensic pathologist. Unlike most in the series, this is set in the United States where Li Yan is based at the Chinese embassy in Washington DC and Campbell is working at chief medical examiner of Harris County in Texas, when a trailer truck full of suffocated Chinese immigrants is found. Li Yan is sent to assist in identifying the bodies and more - among the dead is an undercover police officer from China. When it turns out that immigrants are being injected with cloned virus from the 1917-18…

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    London: Hodder & Stoughton, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth book in this highly praised series of thrillers featuring Beijing detective Li Yan, and Margaret Campbell, an American forensic pathologist. Unlike most in the series, this is set in the United States where Li Yan is based at the Chinese embassy in Washington DC and Campbell is working at chief medical examiner of Harris County in Texas, when a trailer truck full of suffocated Chinese immigrants is found. Li Yan is sent to assist in identifying the bodies and more - among the dead is an undercover police officer from China. When it turns out that immigrants are being injected with cloned virus from the 1917-18 Spanish flu, and the trigger to activate this virus is unknown, the possibility of disaster looms. Snakehead is the term used for the head of the smugglers. SIGNED on the title page with the words "Best wishes." 399 pp. ISBN: 0-340768665.

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    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (usual toning to the pages).

    Book ID: 81590
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  • REPRISAL. by Nelson, Colin T.
    Nelson, Colin T.
    REPRISAL.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    St. Cloud, MN: North Star Press of St. Cloud, (2010). SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel, a provocative thriller which asks "What if terrorists used American children as weapons of mass destruction? Although small pox was considered eradicated in 1979 research repositories of the deadly virus were set up in Atlanta, Georgia and Vector, Russia. An Islamic terrorist group which has stolen samples of the virus from Russia, needs human hosts to carry the disease. The virus is about to explode until a criminal defense lawyer gets involved in a race against time and the terrorists to save hundreds of children and the community. SIGNED on the half title page and uncommon thus. 219 pp. ISBN: 0-878393854.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 86076
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  • A HEARTBEAT AWAY. by Palmer, Michael.
    Palmer, Michael.
    A HEARTBEAT AWAY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2011) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A medical and a political thriller - terrorists have unleased a highly contagious virus into the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. SIGNED on the title page. 404 pp. ISBN: 9780312587529.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. Laid in is a special promotional book mark for this title also SIGNED by Palmer.

    Book ID: 58772
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  • BURN. by Ransom, Bill.
    Ransom, Bill.
    BURN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Ace Books, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - A cutting edge techno-thriller set in what was the near future when this was written: 'In the year 2015, an artificial virus is accidentally unleashed upon the public. Death is rapid and appalling. Survival is unlikely.' The author only missed the pandemic by 5 years! 315 pp. ISBN: 0-441-002463.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 79744
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  • THIS CRUEL DESIGN. by Suvada, Emily.
    Suvada, Emily.
    THIS CRUEL DESIGN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Simon Pulse/ Simon & Schuster, (2018). SIGNED first edition - The second novel in The Mortal Coil young adult trilogy about gene-hacking, One review called it "a necessary read for critical readers of speculative, dystopian, and apocalyptic literature. . . Suvada has created a fascinating, complex world where DNA can be easily manipulated (and where race isnt easily defined) and technology can open the mind to endless possibilities. She offers plenty of food for thought about how far technology can take humanity and how far we should let it." SIGNED on the title page. 392 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 75908
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