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The Hanging Stones
The Hanging Stones by Manly Wade Wellman
A Silver John story, Works as a stand-alone.
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A Silver John story, Works as a stand-alone.
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The Reavers Of Skaith
The Reavers Of Skaith by Leigh Brackett
The Book of Skaith, volume 3. Serious spoilers ahead.
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The Book of Skaith, volume 3. Serious spoilers ahead.
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The Hounds of Skaith
The Hounds of Skaith by Leigh Brackett
Second volume of The Book of Skaith. Serious spoilers ahead.
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Second volume of The Book of Skaith. Serious spoilers ahead.
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The Ginger Star
The Ginger Star by Leigh Brackett
The Book of Skaith, book 1.
Stark learns that his foster father Ashton vanished on the planet Skaith. Despite Ashton's official position, nothing can be done. But Stark can do much on his own.
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The Book of Skaith, book 1.
Stark learns that his foster father Ashton vanished on the planet Skaith. Despite Ashton's official position, nothing can be done. But Stark can do much on his own.
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Appendix N
Appendix N by Jeffro Johnson
A collection of reviews of the famous Appendix N to Dungeonmaster's Guide. He picked a book for the authors without specified titles.
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A collection of reviews of the famous Appendix N to Dungeonmaster's Guide. He picked a book for the authors without specified titles.
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The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
This is not The Lord of the Rings. It isn't even in the same genre, and the difference is greater than with The Hobbit (and in the other direction).
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This is not The Lord of the Rings. It isn't even in the same genre, and the difference is greater than with The Hobbit (and in the other direction).
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A Fighting Man of Mars
A Fighting Man of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
For something new and different, this time he recounts the adventures of a native born Martian. Tan Hadron has no more connection to John Carter than being a cousin of his son-in-law -- and being in his service in Helium.
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For something new and different, this time he recounts the adventures of a native born Martian. Tan Hadron has no more connection to John Carter than being a cousin of his son-in-law -- and being in his service in Helium.
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The Master Mind of Mars
The Master Mind of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Ulysses Paxton, fighting in World War I, finds himself transported to Mars with no more reason than John Carter -- though this goes more briskly than in Princess. He finds himself in the lair of Ras Thavas, a slightly mad scientist who transplants organs, including brains, and can often revive the dead. He has room after room of bodies suspended as if time did not pass.
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Ulysses Paxton, fighting in World War I, finds himself transported to Mars with no more reason than John Carter -- though this goes more briskly than in Princess. He finds himself in the lair of Ras Thavas, a slightly mad scientist who transplants organs, including brains, and can often revive the dead. He has room after room of bodies suspended as if time did not pass.
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The Chessmen of Mars
The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
In which John Carter has only a bit part. His daughter Tara -- newly introduced for the work -- has center stage, as does the jeddak of Gathol, Gahan, who meets her af her father's house -- and doesn't impress her.
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In which John Carter has only a bit part. His daughter Tara -- newly introduced for the work -- has center stage, as does the jeddak of Gathol, Gahan, who meets her af her father's house -- and doesn't impress her.
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The Warlord of Mars
The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Our tale picks up months after the cliffhanger ending of The Gods of Mars, with John Carter prowling for a way to get into the Temple of the Sun.
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Our tale picks up months after the cliffhanger ending of The Gods of Mars, with John Carter prowling for a way to get into the Temple of the Sun.
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The Gods of Mars
The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
John Carter returns to Mars. Rather more briskly and with less introduction.
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John Carter returns to Mars. Rather more briskly and with less introduction.
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Forerunner Foray
Forerunner Foray by Andre Norton
The third in the series, though much less connected than Storm Over Warlock and Ordeal in Otherwhere. (Blink and you'll miss it.) And it opens on the same planet where Catseye takes place
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The third in the series, though much less connected than Storm Over Warlock and Ordeal in Otherwhere. (Blink and you'll miss it.) And it opens on the same planet where Catseye takes place
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Ordeal In Otherwhere
Ordeal In Otherwhere by Andre Norton
The sequel to Storm Over Warlock -- a fact I never knew until many years after I read this one. (I was rather young when that happened.)
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The sequel to Storm Over Warlock -- a fact I never knew until many years after I read this one. (I was rather young when that happened.)
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Storm Over Warlock
Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton
A far future SF story, though they still remember that humans are Terrans.
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A far future SF story, though they still remember that humans are Terrans.
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Catseye
Catseye by Andre Norton
Troy Horan lives in the Dipple, where the refugees of the war were dumped -- and left when the peace treaty signed away their worlds. His father had enlisted in the war, and his mother died when the Big Cough struck. Troy is still trying to eke out a living as casual labor, rather than sign a contract that lets him be shipped off in cold sleep, or join the Thieves' Guild.
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Troy Horan lives in the Dipple, where the refugees of the war were dumped -- and left when the peace treaty signed away their worlds. His father had enlisted in the war, and his mother died when the Big Cough struck. Troy is still trying to eke out a living as casual labor, rather than sign a contract that lets him be shipped off in cold sleep, or join the Thieves' Guild.
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Ice Crown
Ice Crown by Andre Norton
A tale of the far future. The planet Clio was the subject of an experiment by the centuries ago Psychocrats, seeded with people conditioned to develop the history they wanted, and carefully sealed since its discovery, to protect its inhabitants from the trauma of realizing that. But there appear to be Forerunner artifacts on the planet, so a carefully secret mission goes to attempt to retrieve them.
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A tale of the far future. The planet Clio was the subject of an experiment by the centuries ago Psychocrats, seeded with people conditioned to develop the history they wanted, and carefully sealed since its discovery, to protect its inhabitants from the trauma of realizing that. But there appear to be Forerunner artifacts on the planet, so a carefully secret mission goes to attempt to retrieve them.
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Dread Companion
Dread Companion by Andre Norton
The clearest example I've ever found of a work that is both SF and fantasy.
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The clearest example I've ever found of a work that is both SF and fantasy.
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