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Rowling, Joanne K. - The Tales of Beedle the Bard - Bloomsbury - 4131441   € 5,50 Fantasy - JUVENILE - 2008 - 1st printing - hardcover - illustrated - 109 p. - The Tales of Beedle the Bard played a crucial role in assisting Harry, aided by his friends Ron and Hermione, to finally defeat Lord Voldemort. Fans will be thrilled to have this opportunity to read the tales in full. The Tales of Beedle the Bard is without doubt an exciting addition to the canon of Harry Potter. They also reveal the wonderful versatility of the author, as she tackles with relish the structure and varying tones of a classic fairy tale. There are five tales included in the book: 'The Tale of the Three Brothers', which is recounted in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; plus four more - 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune', 'The Warlock's Hairy Heart', 'The Wizard and the Hopping Pot', and 'Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump'. Each tale has its own magical character and will variously bring delight, laughter and the thrill of mortal peril... (F) |
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Royo, Luis - Women - Norma Editorial - 122947 € 15,00 Essef & Fantasy Art - 1995 - paperback - illustrated - 80 p. - Essef & Fantasy art in full colour. Text in English, Spanish and German. (VG) |
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Ruben, William S. - Dionysus : The Ultimate Experiment - Manor Books - 4152520 € 3,50 Essef - 1977 - pocket - 208 p. - ... going beyond any human emotion experienced on Earth. (VG) |
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Ruckley, Brian - Godless World 1: Winterbirth - Orbit - 9132175 € 4,50 Fantasy - 2006 - paperback - 544 p. - An uneasy truce exists between the thanes of the True Bloods. Now, as another winter approaches, the armies of the Black Road march south, from their exile beyond the Vale of Stones. For some, war will bring a swift and violent death. Others will not hear the clash of swords or see the corpses strewn over the fields. They instead will see an opportunity to advance their own ambitions. But all, soon, will fall under the shadow that is descending... (A, cover tear) |
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Ruckley, Brian - Godless World 1: Winterbirth - Orbit - 9145580 € 7,50 Fantasy - 2006 - HC with dust jacket - 544 p. - An uneasy truce exists between the thanes of the True Bloods. Now, as another winter approaches, the armies of the Black Road march south, from their exile beyond the Vale of Stones. For some, war will bring a swift and violent death. Others will not hear the clash of swords or see the corpses strewn over the fields. They instead will see an opportunity to advance their own ambitions. But all, soon, will fall under the shadow that is descending... (VG-, small stamp inside) |
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Ruckley, Brian - Godless World 3: Fall of Thanes - Orbit - 9142347 € 4,50 Fantasy - 2010 - pocket - 592 p. - Tension between the clans of the Black Road and the True Bloods is mounting, as each side in the conflict becomes ever more riven by internal dissent and disunity. And Aeglyss the na'kyrim continues to spread chaos in the world, exerting a dangerous, insidious influence over events both near and far. As events mount to a climax, the world will change and no side can anticipate the twisted pattern of what lies ahead. (VG) |
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Rusch, Kristine K. - Boneyards - Pyr - 8150470 € 7,00 Essef - 2012- paperback - 299 p. - Now Rusch\'s popular character Boss returns in a whole new adventure, one that takes her far outside her comfort zone, to a sector of space she's never seen before. (VG-, red stripe on bottom edge) |
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Rusch, Kristine Kathryn - Alien Influences - Bantam - 4153627 € 3,50 Essef - 1997 - pocket - 356 p. - Disaster has devastated the small band of humans inhabiting Bountiful, an ironically named, sun-scorched planet. Six children are found dead - murdered inexplicably by the colony's eight surviving children. The society has been torn apart by this... (VG-, light waterstain on inside rear cover) |
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Rusch, Kristine Kathryn - The Devil's Churn - Dell - 4144235 € 3,00 Horror - 1996 - pocket - 320 p. - In 1939, a freak storm blew across the village of Dory Cove on the Oregon coast, destroying homes and boats, and leaving three people dead. Young Spence Chadwick was swept into the sea at the treacherous Devil's Churn, a huge cleft in the rocks next to the ocean. His body was never found... (VG-, mild cover fold) |
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Rusch, Kristine Kathryn - Traitors - ROC - 4147970 € 3,50 Fantasy - 1994 - pocket - 382 p. - Vowing to destroy those responsible for killing his family, Diate joins the secret police so as to arrange the assassination of Sheba, until he falls... (VG-) |
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Rush, Alison - The Last of Danu's Children - TOR - 076512 € 4,75 Fantasy - 1984 - first printing - pocket - 315 p. - Matt and Kate must battle the forces of evil to save Anna, who has been betrayed by an evil alchemist into sacrificing herself to the horned god Cernunnos. (VG) |
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Russell, Eric F. - Dreadful Sanctuary - Lancer - 4083742 € 3,25 Essef - 1963 - limited, revised edition - pocket - 174 p. - The human race is being manipulated. Not by aliens, but by a group of super humans known as the 'Norman Club'. The Normans claim that they are virtually the only sane people on Earth... and that they would like to keep it that way. The hero of the story finds himself pitted against them. (VG-) |
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Russell, Eric F. - Men, Martians and Machines - Berkley - 4151276 € 3,50 Essef - 1958 - pocket G-148 - 174 p. - They were little green men, but with a difference... and what a difference! A Science fiction novel (1955) which takes place in the future in 1964 when a billion Martians suddenly invade Earth. Fast and funny science fiction. (VG-, minor spine wear) |
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Russell, Eric F. - Next of Kin - Mayflower - 4090536 € 3,25 Essef - 1962 - pocket - 160 p. - a.k.a. 'The Space Willies'. Scout-Officer John Leeming knew from the very start that his reconnaissance mission deep into enemy territory would likely be a one-way trip. But, after he crash-lands on a far distant planet and becomes a prisoner of ruthless aliens, he knows he can't just give up... (VG-, name inside) |
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Russell, Eric F. - Sentinels of Space - Ace - 4090379 € 4,25 Essef - 1960 - 2nd printing - pocket - 179 p. - The fate of humanity was in David Raven's hands. And he had a very special reason to care... (VG) |
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Russell, Eric F. - Sinister Barrier - Methuen - 4073111 € 3,00 Essef - 1986 - pocket - 201 p. - Time: 21st century; Place: America; Crisis: A world gone mad; President's warning: Destroy the viton menace or earth has only 80 hours to live! (VG) |
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Russell, Eric F. - The Great Explosion - Panther - 093596 € 3,25 Essef - 1964 - pocket - 144 p. - He had created undreamed power for Man and doomed Earth to the terror of the great explosion... (VG) |
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Russell, Eric F. - The Great Explosion - Pyramid - 4083752 € 3,75 Essef - 1963 - pocket - 160 p. - He had created undreamed power for Man and doomed Earth to the terror of the great explosion... (VG) |
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Russell, Eric F. - The Mindwarpers - Lancer - 4148960 € 2,50 Essef - 1965 - pocket - 158 p. - a.k.a. 'With a Strange Device'. Richard Bransome, a metallurgist working in defence, once committed a vicious crime. Twenty years later the crime comes to light and he must discover the truth. But is he a suspect? And how much do the police know? (VG-, name inside) |
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Russell, Eric F. - The Space Willies + Six World Yonder - Ace - 4075721 € 4,00 Essef - 1960's - pocket - Ace Double - nr. 77785 - 131 + 125 p. - The Space Willies: Scout-Officer John Leeming knew from the very start that his reconnaissance mission deep into enemy territory would likely be a one-way trip. But, after he crash-lands on a far distant planet and becomes a prisoner of ruthless aliens, he knows he can't just give up. Armed with only a piece of wood, a coil of copperlike wire, his quick wits, and an imaginary ally called Eustace, Leeming embarks on a brilliant campaign to gain his freedom - and undermine the alien war effort, too. (VG-, edge chip) |
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Russell, Eric F. - Three to Conquer - Penguin - 4143465 € 3,00 Essef - 1987 - pocket - 211 p. - It is 1980. A threat from Venus emerges. Russell tells a good story at a fast pace. If this doesn't scare you, nothing will... Harper possessed the uncanny telepathic power of 'hearing' thoughts which alone could track down killers and crack a staggering interplanetary plot to grab world control through men's mind. (VG) |
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Russell, Eric F. - Three to Conquer - Penguin - 125146 € 2,50 Essef - 1963 - pocket - 202 p. - It is 1980. A threat from Venus emerges. Russell tells a good story at a fast pace. If this doesn't scare you, nothing will... Harper possessed the uncanny telepathic power of 'hearing' thoughts which alone could track down killers and crack a staggering interplanetary plot to grab world control through men's mind. (VG-) |
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Russell, Eric F. - Wasp - Permabooks - 4093598 € 3,50 Essef - pocket - 1959 - 170 p. - He was sent to make war against another planet. Singlehanded! (VG-, name inside) |
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Russell, Eric F. - With a Strange Device - Penguin - 083764 € 2,50 Essef - 1965 - pocket - 154 p. - a.k.a. 'The Mindwarpers'. Richard Bransome, a metallurgist working in defence, once committed a vicious crime. Twenty years later the crime comes to light and he must discover the truth. But is he a suspect? And how much do the police know? (VG) |
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Russell, Eric F. - With a Strange Device - Penguin - 117870 € 1,25 Essef - 1965 - pocket - 154 p. - a.k.a. 'The Mindwarpers'. Richard Bransome, a metallurgist working in defence, once committed a vicious crime. Twenty years later the crime comes to light and he must discover the truth. But is he a suspect? And how much do the police know? (G, wear, number on first page) |
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Russell, Eric F. - With a Strange Device - Penguin - 4152518 € 2,00 Essef - 1965 - pocket - 154 p. - a.k.a. 'The Mindwarpers'. Richard Bransome, a metallurgist working in defence, once committed a vicious crime. Twenty years later the crime comes to light and he must discover the truth. But is he a suspect? And how much do the police know? (VG-, name inside) |
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Russell, John R. - Ta - Pocket Books - 114857 € 2,00 Essef - 1975 - pocket - 207 p. - Strange forces rule the planet Ta, where power has fallen to a bizarre plant with human emotions. An exciting new kind of action adventure essef... you'll love Russell. (VG) |
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Russell, Mary Doria - Sparrow 2: Children of God - Ballantine - 8131707 € 7,00 Essef - 1999 - 8th printing - paperback - 438 p. - Mary Doria Russell's debut novel, The Sparrow, took us on a journey to a distant planet and into the center of the human soul. A critically acclaimed bestseller, The Sparrow was chosen as one of Entertainment Weekly's Ten Best Books of the Year, a finalist for the Book-of-the-Month Club's First Fiction Prize and the winner of the James M. Tiptree Memorial Award. Now, in Children of God, Russell further establishes herself as one of the most innovative, entertaining and philosophically provocative novelists writing today. (VG+) |
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Russell, Sean - Moontide and Magic Rise 1: World without End - Daw - 9053051 € 6,00 Fantasy - 1994 - first printing - thick pocket - 606 p. - The first book in an epic new fantasy series from the bestselling author of The Initiate Brother and Gatherer of Clouds. At the dawn of a new era--an age of reason, science, and exploration--a promising young naturalist is drawn into the heart of a political struggle which threatens the foundations of his civilization.(VG) |
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Russell, Sean - River into Darkness 1: Beneath the Vaulted Hills - Daw - 9147939 € 5,00 Fantasy - 1998 - pocket - 480 p. - The last great mage, Lord Eldrich has dedicated himself to eradicating all the magic in the world, and Erasmus Flattery, reluctantly drawn into the... (VG) |
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Russell, Sean - River into Darkness 2: The Compass of the Soul - Daw - 4147954 € 4,25 Fantasy - 1999 - pocket - 407 p. - In his quest to destroy all the magic in the world, Lord Eldrich sends Erasmus Flattery to eliminate Anna, leader of the Tellerites, a group eager to... (VG-) |
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Russell, Sean - The Swan's War 1: The One Kingdom - Harper - 9130547 € 4,00 Fantasy - 2002 - pocket - 534 p. - The King of Ayr has died before naming an heir, leaving behind the Renne and Wills families as possible successors. Yet these families are not the only competitors for the throne; there are others, noble and sorcerer alike, who prefer the realm divided, using the years of strife to mask their own growing greed for power. But when the turmoil wakes the dark river spirits, all must somehow band together before there is nothing left of their kingdom. (VG-) |
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Russell, Sean - The Swan's War 1: The One Kingdom - Orbit - 9147856 € 4,00 Fantasy - 2002 - pocket - 714 p. - The King of Ayr has died before naming an heir, leaving behind the Renne and Wills families as possible successors. Yet these families are not the only competitors for the throne; there are others, noble and sorcerer alike, who prefer the realm divided, using the years of strife to mask their own growing greed for power. But when the turmoil wakes the dark river spirits, all must somehow band together before there is nothing left of their kingdom. (VG-) |
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Russell, Sean - The Swan's War 2: The Isle of Battle - Eos - 9149374 € 8,50 Fantasy - 2002 - HC with dust jacket - 467 p. - A group of young traders embarked on a quest to make their fortune. Journeying along the River Wynnd with a cargo of ancient artefacts, they soon discovered the world to be a far more complex place than they could ever have imagined. Alaan is trapped in the Stillwater - an eerie, fog-bound place hidden from the sun and shrouded in mystery. (VG+) |
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Russell, Sean - The Swan's War 2: The Isle of Battle - Eos - 9130560 € 4,50 Fantasy - 2003 - pocket - 451 p. - A group of young traders embarked on a quest to make their fortune. Journeying along the River Wynnd with a cargo of ancient artefacts, they soon discovered the world to be a far more complex place than they could ever have imagined. Alaan is trapped in the Stillwater - an eerie, fog-bound place hidden from the sun and shrouded in mystery. (VG) |
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Russell, Sean - The Swan's War 3: The Shadow Roads - Eos - 9130546 € 5,00 Fantasy - 2004 - pocket - 450 p. - The story began as Tam and his companions ventured from their homeland along the River Wynnd, a trading trip which rapidly became a sinister struggle for their very survival. As they travelled, the conflict between warring families the Wills and the Renne escalated and Tam and his friends, in aiding the mysterious Alaan, have now become inextricably linked to his fate. However, the tangled web of sorcery, intrigues, betrayals and counter-betrayals conceals an even deeper game... (VG) |
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Russo, Richard P. - Carlucci - Ace - 9150469 € 9,00 Essef - 2003 - Trade Paperback Edition - paperback - 611 p. - Omnibus. Police Lt. Frank Carlucci encounters serial murderers, dangerous cyborgs, beautiful ladies, and other perils as he investigates high-tech corruption, crime, and violence in a near-future San Francisco, in a trio of novels - Destroying... (VG-, black stripe on bottom edge) |
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Russo, Richard P. - Lt. Frank Carlucci 2: Carlucci's Edge - Ace - 090145 € 4,00 Essef - 1995 - pocket - 295 p. - A chilling scenario of the bleak urban landscape that is 21st-century San Francisco, and the return of Lt. Frank Carlucci. The San Francisco Police Department is stonewalling seemingly unrelated murder investigations, and Carlucci is determined to find out why. His unauthorized investigation leads him to an insidious black market run by top political officials. (VG) |
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Russo, Richard P. - The Rosetta Codex - Ace - 4150471 € 7,50 Essef - 2005 - paperback - 375 p. - Enslaved by a nomadic tribe after escaping an attack on his family's starship en route to Morningstar, a civilized oupost on a savage planet, Cale Alexandros stumbles upon a mysterious book filled with strange metal pages and cryptic writings in an... (VG-, black stripe on bottom edge) |
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Rutherfurd, Edward - Sarum - Arrow - 123222 € 6,75 Fantasy / Historical Novel - 1988 - thick pocket - 1344 p. - A masterpiece that is breathtaking in its scope, SARUM is an epic novel that traces the entire turbulent course of English history. This rich tapesty weaves a compelling saga of five families who preserve their own particular characteristics over the centuries, and offer a fascinating glimpse into the future. (VG) |
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Rutkoski, Marie - The Winner's Kiss - Bloomsbury - 9147389 € 8,00 Fantasy - 2016 - paperback - 496 p. - Following the intrigue and danger of The Winner's Curse and the revolution and romance of The Winner's Crime, Kestrel finds herself in the tundra's... (F) |
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Ryan, Thomas J. - The Adolescence of P-1 - Ace - 4148433 € 4,25 Essef - 1979 - pocket - 373 p. - Wonderful 35 years ago, and almost as wonderful today. In spite of its datedness, this is a very enjoyable book. Gregory, a young college student, manages to write a computer program that is both greedy and fearful, two of the attributes of intelligence according to the theme of the book. Eventually, the computer grows out of his childhood, but some readers would question if it ever grew up. P1 probably grew up by the last few pages of the book when it learned about its own mortality. (VG-, name inside) |
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Ryman, Geoff - The Child Garden - Voyager - 8100715 € 4,00 Essef - 1999 - paperback - 388 p. - Children are raised in Child Gardens and educated by virus. Viruses control their behaviour. This is the story of Lucy, the immortal tumour, Joseph, whose mind is an information storehouse, and Milena, a musician who has a secret, lost even to herself. It is hidden somewhere in the Child Garden. (VG-, name on first page) |
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Ryman, Geoff - The Warrior Who Carried Life - Bantam - 115048 € 3,00 Fantasy - 1987 - pocket - 198 p. - By magic she transforms herself into a male warrior. But she finds that to defeat her enemies, she must break the cycle of violence, not continue it. In order to defeat them, she must make them immortal. (VG-) |
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