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One of the greatest science fiction novels ever published, Stranger in a Strange Land's original manuscript had 50,000 words cut. Now they have been reinstated for this special 30th anniversary trade edition. A Mars-born earthling arrives on this planet for the first time as an adult, and the sensation he creates teaches Earth some unforgettable lessons. "A brilliant mind-bender".--Kurt Vonnegut.

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Follows Woodrow Wilson Smith's odyssey through time as he manipulates situations to suit his purposes and extend his youth.

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An eleventh installment in the best-selling series finds Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, preparing for a confrontation with the Dark One in order to save humanity, a feat that is challenged by the murderous Forsaken and Rand's need to acquire the remaining seals on the Dark One's prison.

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A young colonist on Mars, Jim Marlowe befriends a strange round creature called Willis who gets him into trouble when he goes away to school, but whose presence and friendship finally enable the colonists to negotiate a treaty with the Martians. Reprint.

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Valentine Michael Smith, born and raised on Mars, arrives on Earth stunning Western culture with his superhuman abilities.

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When the sleepy village of Emond's Field is attacked by Trollocs--a savage tribe of half-men half-beasts--Rand Al'Thor and his friends are forced to flee, but his escape will bring him face to face with the Dark One--the most powerful force of evil in the universe. Reprint.

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They used to be the laughingstock of the interstellar armed forces--until their last mission proved successful. Now Phule's Company must guard an intergalactic casino called the Fat Chance from a criminal takeover--and the odds are against the oddballs.

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The citizens of the kingdom of Possiltum revolt against the tax increase and to overthrow the king's court sorcerer, a barbaric bully anmed Skeeve the Great, once and for all. Reprint.

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The eighth book in the "New York Times" bestselling "Wheel of Time" series, called by the "Chicago Sun-Times": "a fantasy tale seldom equaled and still more seldom surpassed in English". With the Seanchan invasion in possession of Ebou Dar, Nynaeve, Elayne, and Aviendha head for Caemlyn and Elayne's rightful throne, but discover an enemy worse that the Seanchan.

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Banished from his home world, the warrior Kull becomes the king of the advanced Valusia empire and is challenged to defend his crown against treacherous nobles, a race of serpent-men, and the evil sorcerer Thulsa Doom, in a collection of stories chronicling the heroic adventures of the fantasy hero. Original. 20,000 first printing.

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The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now, and the Dark One reaches out. The Shadow is rising to cover humankind. In Tar Valon, Min sees portents of hideous doom. Will the White Tower itself be broken? In the Two Rivers, the Whitecloaks ride in pursuit of a man with golden eyes, and in pursuit of the Dragon Reborn. In Cantorin, among the Sea Folk, High Lady Suroth plots the return of the Seanchan armies to the mainland. In the Stone of Tear, the Lord Dragon considers his next move. It will be something no one expects, not the Black Ajah, not Tairen nobles, not Aes Sedai, not Egwene or Elayne or Nynaeve. Against the Shadow rising stands the Dragon Reborn...

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One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was -- as usual -- in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars.<br><br>Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians was at stake -- failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line -- for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility that he might be trapped in his new role forever!

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The author ties together themes and characters from his previous stories as he traces the life and loves of Maureen Johnson, the mother of Lazarus Long.

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Available for the first time in a single volume: the pioneering short stories of Alfred Bester, author of "The Stars My Destination", including two never-before-published pieces.

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