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Stars of SF

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n oppressive alien regime runs the universe, prohibiting the technological advancement of any civilization. A band of Caribbean refugees from Earth are the only ones who dare to rebel. But in doing so, they may doom the entire human race.

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tale set in the Old Man’s War universe, told from the perspective of John Perry’s daughter, Zoe.

“Ragamuffin establishes the author as a signature voice of Afro-Caribbean speculative fiction.”

“Fantastic, eminently readable, and more than a little bittersweet…. Heartstopping in its absolute rightness.”

—Library Journal 978-0-7653-5410-5 • 0-7653-5410-1 PAPERBACK

—Romantic Times BOOKReviews (Top Pick) on The Last Colony 978-0-7653-1698-1 • 0-7653-1698-6 HARDCOVER

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strange man crash-lands in a doomed city, fleeing an alien intelligence intent on invading the planet and discovering a secret that could lead to interplanetary war. “Tobias S. Buckell is a dazzling new voice.”

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n the latest Crosstime Traffic adventure, the race to discover what destroyed a lost world is on! In this parallel world that is different from all others, atomic war broke out in 1967 at the height of the Summer of Love. Crosstime Traffic has the mission of finding out what went wrong.

—Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award–winning author of Hominids 978-0-7653-1920-3 • 0-7653-1920-9 HARDCOVER

“The best so far in this series!” —Booklist on The Disunited States of America 978-0-7653-1487-1 • 0-7653-1457-8 HARDCOVER

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fter their adventures in Old Man’s War and The Ghost Brigades, John Perry and Jane Sagan decided to settle on the distant planet Huckleberry. Life is predictable, until they accept an offer to lead a new colony peopled by settlers from all the major human worlds. “Scalzi’s captivating blend of off-world adventure and political intrigue remains consistently engaging.” —Booklist 978-0-7653-5618-5 • 0-7653-5618-X PAPERBACK

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