New Releases by Vonda N. McIntyre

This world is round. Loving sailors court its waves, bathe in sea currents happily sharing secrets with them, waters telling them where to go and how best to navigate their way. With persistence as gentle and stubborn as worn stones, multiple award winner Vonda N. McIntyre shows us versions of everyday Minoan activities based on common sense and historical research, then flings us outward from that safe harbor into the wildest of adventures. Monsters, volcanoes, pirates, mummy kings--all these dangers must be passed as ambassador and former bull-dancer Iakinthu travels thousands of miles on a mission to return her foster son to his Pacific coast home. Vonda treats the whole enterprise of bringing her last novel to life with the calm assurance of a favorite aunt taking you shopping in the best sex toy store ever. Sensory delights abound, from the soothing oil massaged into bathers'' skins to the cool mountain breezes buoying up ship-burdened balloons. The most audacious realities rise and ebb beneath her steady yet unobtrusive attention. We readers of The Curve of the World are truly fortunate to have such an elegant inevitability of a story so beautifully unfolded here before us. --Vonda N. McIntyre

The Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novel from the New York Times–bestselling author of The King''s Daughter. On an Earth scarred by nuclear war, Snake harnesses the power of venom to cure illnesses and vaccinate against disease. The healer can even ease patients into death with the power of her dreamsnake. But she is not respected and trusted by all, and when she tries to help a sick nomad child, the frightened clan kills her dreamsnake. Ashamed of being misjudged and grieving the loss of her dreamsnake, Snake has one choice to maintain her livelihood: she must travel to the city, which jealously guards its knowledge. And before she faces the prejudices and arrogance of the people there, Snake must make her way across a barren desert, surviving storms and radiation poisoning, helping those she can—all while a madman stalks her every move . . . "[ Dreamsnake] is filled with scenes as suspenseful as anyone could wish . . . but most of all it addresses the humanity in all of us." — The Seattle Times "A haunting, rich, and tender novel that explores the human side of science fiction in a manner that''s all too uncommon." —Robert Silverberg "A splendid tale, combining the sensitivity and attention to mood of the new generation of SF writers with a gripping and well-worked-out adventure . . . The novel is rich in character, background and incident—unusually absorbing and moving." — Publishers Weekly "Instead of kicking butt, the lead character is dedicated to saving lives. . . . Snake''s blighted world is expertly drawn, and her encounters with dysfunctional societies can be bracing and challenging reading." — The Guardian "This is an exciting future-dream with real characters, a believable mythos and, what''s more important, an excellent, readable story." —Frank Herbert, author of the Dune series

Winner of the Nebula Award and now a major motion picture: "A luminous, radiant novel" (Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea series). During the late seventeenth century, Louis XIV''s natural philosopher and explorer, Father Yves de la Croix, does what no one has done for four hundred years: he brings a living sea monster to land. Thus begins a stunning fantasy, a journey into science and superstition, and an alternate history in which Yves and his sister, Marie-Josèphe—a lady-in-waiting with her own finely tuned intelligence and insatiable curiosity—struggle to learn from and protect the sea woman. As Marie-Josèphe translates the sea woman''s songs into stories, she hopes to stave off the creature''s inevitable execution—for Louis XIV believes the wondrous being holds the secret to the immortality he craves, a twisted obsession that will force brother and sister to choose between their conscience and their loyalty to king and country . . . The basis for the movie starring Pierce Brosnan, The King''s Daughter is "a dazzling and spirited evocation of the passions, intrigues, and preconceptions of the age, along with a dandy pair of misfit, star-crossed lovers: an enchanting slice of what-if historical speculation" ( Kirkus Reviews). "A wonderful book! Adventure, love, history, magic." —Diana Gabaldon, bestselling author of Outlander "A plot that sings, enchanting romance, and a depth of insight into human nature." —SF Site "A marvelous alternative-history fable about greed and goodness, power and pathos set at the 17th century court of Louis XIV, France''s glittering Sun King . . . [McIntyre''s] imaginings enliven her history with wonder, but, as in the best fantasy, they serve less to dazzle by their inventiveness than to illuminate brilliantly real-world truths—here, humanity''s responses, base and noble, when confronting the unknown." — Publishers Weekly, starred review "Combines two demanding genres, with some remarkable twists unlike anything I''ve seen before. It is a science fiction story of first contact with an alien race, but told in a setting more often associated with fantasy. It is also historical romance at its best, the type of meticulously researched work that brings another era to life. McIntyre infuses it all with her marvelously unique style." —Catherine Asaro, award-winning author Previously published as The Moon and the Sun

A collection of eleven stories from the New York Times–bestselling author, including Nebula Award winner "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand." This brilliant collection of short fiction showcases renowned author Vonda N. McIntyre''s sparkling lyricism, captivating vision, and advocacy of the different. The titular story is one of alienation and discrimination, as a woman transformed into an "ugly" lifeform—a clumsy "digger"—seeks to escape her servitude to humans, but is denied sanctuary by the beautiful and graceful "flyers." Also included is the acclaimed story "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand," which became the first section of McIntyre''s Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novel, Dreamsnake. In it, a woman who harnesses the power of snakes'' venom to heal saves the life of a nomad boy in the desert—but the price she pays may be too much to bear. In "Aztecs," later expanded into the novel Superluminal, a woman undergoes biological modifications in order to pilot ships during faster-than-light travel. "A quality selection . . . Zoning in on McIntyre''s penchant for intense, dark stories with human pain and transcendence at their core . . . Fireflood, as with all of McIntyre''s fiction, is written in a brooding, pulsing prose that drops the reader into a setting with little to orient themselves save the words on the page." — Speculiction "Eleven stories by one of the most widely admired of the younger science-fiction writers . . . From awkward to wonderful—an interesting record of an up-and-coming talent''s present whereabouts." — Kirkus Reviews

The first two books in "the most important series in science fiction" from the New York Times–bestselling author of Dreamsnake (Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea series). Starfarers The Starfarer is a self-sufficient spaceship with a functioning ecosystem, able to navigate from one star system to another via cosmic string, and it is about to embark on a deep space expedition in search of alien contact. Its global crew has come together in the spirit of cooperation and scientific advancement. But Earth struggles with anti-science and anti-technology factions, and there are those who want to turn the Starfarer into a military base. One of them is on board. And he will stop at nothing—including sabotage—to enforce his agenda . . . Transition After the crew members of the Starfarer hijack their own ship, they intercept an alien message and attempt to decipher its complex patterns. It could be an introduction, a warning, or a trap. In Tau Ceti, the first star system humans have ever visited, they discover worlds possessing life but no higher forms of intelligence. And with a saboteur still in their midst, tensions rise as the ship and its team hurtle toward a meeting more than three millennia in the making . . . Praise for the Starfarers Series "McIntyre is a master SF stylist, creating well-rounded, believable and distinctive characters, and she excels at lush descriptions that allow the reader to visualize the action." — Publishers Weekly "The series features a diverse cast, especially for its 1989 debut date, and a series of interstellar hijinks, the likes of which only McIntyre could conjure." —Tor.com "A fine novel of adventure." —Greg Bear on Starfarers "The most exciting and satisfying science fiction I have read this year." —Ursula K. Le Guin on Metaphase

Back in print, McIntyre's tender and compassionate adventure story--a Hugo and Nebula Award-winner and a New York Times bestseller. In a far-future, post-holocaust Earth, a young healer named Snake travels the world, healing the sick and injured with her companion, the alien dreamsnake. But she is being pursued. . . .

While King Louis XIV of France believes that the sea monster he has obtained holds the key to immortality, Marie Josephe de la Croix finds herself challenging her most fundamental loyalties, in a story of alternate history.

Star Trek III: Auf der Suche nach Mr. Spock - Das Buch zum Film Spock ist tot. Durch sein selbstloses Opfer hat der Vulkanier die Enterprise und ihre Mannschaft gerettet, indem er in den Reaktorraum des Schiffes eindrang und die atomare Katastrophe verhinderte. Sein verstrahlter Körper wird auf eine Umlaufbahn um ein System geschossen, mit dem es eine besondere Bewandtnis hat: In ihm läuft das Genesis-Programm, der Versuch einer beschleunigten biologischen Evolution. Während die Enterprise ihren Rückflug zur Erde antritt, geht mit Dr. McCoy eine seltsame Veränderung vonstatten, die ihn fast in den Wahnsinn treibt. Alles deutet darauf hin, dass er Spocks Geist in sich trägt, denn der Bordarzt war an der Seite des Vulkaniers, als dieser starb. Oder haben die Manifestationen des Toten andere Ursachen?

Star Trek II - Der Zorn des Khan - Das Buch zum Film Die U.S.S. Reliant ist auf der Suche nach einem Planeten ohne Leben, um ein Experiment durchzuführen, das einer Neuschöpfung des Universums gleichkommt. In Alpha Ceti IV glauben die Wissenschaftler, einen geeigneten Planeten gefunden zu haben, doch dann stellt sich heraus, dass es dort doch Leben gibt. Bei der Untersuchung tappt die Mannschaft in eine Falle, und die Reliant fällt in die Hände eines grausamen Despoten, der nur ein Ziel kennt: Rache. Die U.S.S. Enterprise, inzwischen ein Schulschiff unter dem Kommando von Admiral Kirk und Captain Spock, begegnet nichtsahnend ihrem Schwesterschiff Reliant, als dieses aus vollen Rohren zu feuern beginnt. Mit unerfahrenen Leuten auf der Brücke beginnt für Kirk und Spock ein verzweifelter Abwehrkampf gegen einen gnadenlosen Feind.

Prinzessin Leia verfolgt die Entführer ihrer Kinder - und entdeckt eine Verschwörung Die drei Kinder von Han Solo und Prinzessin Leia werden entführt. Da Han sich mit Luke auf einer geheimen Mission befindet, muss Leia die Verfolgung der Entführer allein aufnehmen. Sie kann nicht ahnen, dass sie und ihre Freunde sich unaufhaltsam einem gemeinsamen Ziel nähern: einem unheilvollen Ort, wo durch ein Blutopfer das zerschlagene Imperium zu neuem Leben erweckt werden soll ...

Spock kämpft gegen die Zeit Die U.S.S. Enterprise erhält den Befehl, einen gefährlichen Verbrecher zu einem Rehabilitations-Lager zu bringen: Der Physiker Dr. Georges Mordreaux verprach seinen Anhängern, sie in die Vergangenheit zu versetzen, und tötete sie stattdessen. Als Mordreaux aus seiner bewachten Kabine auf der Enterprise ausbricht, die Brücke stürmt und Captain Kirk ermordet, bleibt Spock keine andere Wahl: Er reist in die Vergangenheit zurück, um die Tat zu verhindern, bevor sie geschieht. Es steht nämlich wesentlich mehr auf dem Spiel als Kirks Leben: Mordreaux' Experimente haben das gesamte Universum in eine tödliche Zeit-Verwerfung gestürzt. Spock kämpft verzweifelt gegen die Zeit, und das Universum drängt sich in sich selbst zusammen, unter dem Druck des Entropie-Effekts.

The Star Trek: Signature Edition series continues with this thrilling adventure featuring Commander Spock, Captain Kirk, and the U.S.S. Enterprise. Cadets that enter Starfleet Academy have two mantras drilled into them from their very first day. They must do their duty for the Federation and Starfleet, and they must strive to honor their oath as Starfleet officers. Among those who have best embodied these guiding principles and who have strived to live up to the coda "to boldly go ™" are those who once served aboard the Starship Enterprise under the command of Captain James T. Kirk. Who then, was better to guide the next generation of officers? After Kirk became an admiral, the officers of the Enterprise were promoted, and several became Academy instructors. Transformed from a ship of the line to a training vessel the Enterprise''s days of active duty are behind her—until a frantic message from a distant outpost interrupts a training exercise and pulls the ship back into action. Admiral Kirk is forced to take command of the Enterprise in order to stop an old nemesis from commandeering what could be the most deadly weapon ever devised. In the course of his actions, the crew will find itself facing death...and life—as they deliberately violate their Starfleet oaths, travel through time to save Earth, and ultimately earn redemption in the eyes of the Federation. Now, for the first time ever in one volume here are the novelizations of three Star Trek® films: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,® Star Trek III: The Search for Spock,® and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home,® all by award-winning author Vonda McIntyre.

La plus grande aventure. Les trois enfants de Leia sont kidnappés. On conseille à la princesse d'attendre une hypothétique demande de rançon. Elle ne peut pas : elle ne sent plus la présence de ses enfants à travers la Force. Alors, avec Chewbacca et R2D2, elle se lance aux trousses du kidnappeur, un ex-officier qui a son plan pour restaurer l'Empire. De leur côté, Han Solo et Luke Skywalker sont en mission dans le voisinage d'une étoile qui se refroidit au point de devenir un cristal très pur, causant une anomalie quantique de la Force et annihilant les pouvoirs de Luke. Autour de " l'Etoile de Cristal " tourne une Station d'Asile où une entité non humaine se targue d'un pouvoir universel de guérison. L'enjeu pour les ci-devant rebelles ? Leur propre sort et celui de la Nouvelle République. Et peut-être la survie même de l'univers.

When Louis XIV''s natural philosopher returns from a successful royal expedition to capture an exotic sea monster, the scientist''s sister looks forward to assisting her brother in studying the shrieking, gargoyle-faced creature. However, the monster''s gaze and exotic singing transform Marie-Josèphe into a woman who defies the powerful institutions that govern 17th -century France.--

James Tiberlus Kirk, le plus jeune capitaine de l'histoire de la Fédération, se voit confier le commandement de l'Entreprise. Sa première mission est pour le moins étrange : convoyer un cirque de planète en planète... Oui, un cirque avec un acrobate, un cheval volant, un acteur shakespearien " révisionniste " et un jongleur vulcain, lointain parent de Spock ! Ajoutons la découverte d'un vaisseau-monde et l'intervention d'une redoutable Klingonne. Et mettons-nous à la place de Kirk : cette promotion ne serait-elle pas un cadeau empoisonné ?

Prepare Yourself For Warp-10 Excitement! The Galaxy''s ultimate future is in the hands of James Kirk, Mr. Spock and the indomitable crew of the "Enterperprise. The Galaxy''s ultimate weapon is in the hands of the evil Khan and his followers. A battle that will shake the universe cannot be avoided...And the ultimate adventure is about to begin!

In the second novel concerning the Starfarers universe, the ship journeys to the star system Tau Ceti, where the crew is able to make contact with an unknown intelligence

A brilliant physicist and dangerous criminal, Dr. George Mordreaux, escapes while on board the Enterprise and kills Captain Kirk.

The first voyage of Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy and all the rest of the Enterprise crew aboard the new starship NCC-1701.