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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 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. - 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 - 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 - 4115048 € 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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