Collectors of written science-fiction and fantasy who have overlooked the pulp and digest magazines--which served as the backbone of Golden Age SciFi--will find themselves amazed with the additional richness these items can add to their collections. Read more >>

Did you know? Students spend an average of $1000 on textbooks every year! The Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index cites that textbook prices are increasing at 4 times the rate of inflation. Combine inflation with the emergence of custom textbook publishing by universities, and it looks like this school year may be the most expensive year for students yet. Now is the time to buy used books and look online for money-saving opportunities.

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Since 1977 Orson Scott Card--bestselling American author, political writer and critic--has been publishing stories, novels and non-fiction. His novels Ender's Game and sequel Speaker for the Dead both won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, making him the only author (as of 2007) to win both the highest honors for science fiction two years in a row. Read more >>

Bern and Margot talk about those little page-savers, and how to avoid using bookmark materials that can actually harm your books. Read more >>

Journey to the center of the Earth, into the depths of space, or over to a parallel world with our favorite science fiction books.Read more >>

If you need that one issue to complete your set, or just want to look around for gift ideas, browse our Science Fiction section to find the books you want.

The Caverns of Mare Cetus by Jim Erjavec
Reviewed by: xiceti
4.5 stars. Excellent Hard Sci-Fi. Set in the Earth year 2165. The Explora Corporation sends ten people to inspect the caverns on Mare Cetus. Mare is an enigma to most. It sits at the edge of Tau Ceti's habitable zone. Though conditions are excellent for a thriving habitat of various species of life, Mare is void of any life whatsoever. Only Commander Hunter Larson knows at the beginning that the team is actually on Mare Cetus to lay claim on a large, priceless mineral deposit hidden deep within the caverns. Read more >>