Search Results: Authors starting with M from Top Shelf Books

IDW Publishing, 2014 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. First Printing with "1" present in number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Editor and contributor Jonathan Maberry on the title page and Yvonne Navarro at her story "The Enemy Within Pt. 1" . Original anthology, edited by Jonathan Maberry, set in the Vampire Wars universe. Contributers include: Kevin J. Anderson, Scott Sigler, Larry Correia, Joe McKinney, Yvonne Navarro, Weston Ochse and James A. Moore..

William Morrow & Co, 1990 Book. Illus. by Parkinson, Keith. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. State First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Signed and inscribed "To Larry/Bertie MacAvoy" on the title page. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket wrapped in protective brodart cover. Volume 1 in the Nazhuret of Sordaling series..

Morrow, 1991. Book. Illus. by Barnard, Bryn. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with number line complete. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. A straight, square copy without price-clipping. Book Two in the award-winning Lens of the World trilogy. Award History: 1992 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper)..

Orbit, 2000 Book. Illus. by Gibbons, Lee. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (The US edition was published in 2001.) Not a book club, remainder or an ex-library copy. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. Best Novel Nominee for the 2002 Hugo Award. (Lost to American Gods by Gaiman.) First Contact novel, and first in the Engines of Light, a new series that is both near-future political intrigue and space opera. Macleod, the Scottish equivalent of Bruce Sterling, is the author of the The Star Fraction (a 1996 runner-up for the Arthur C. Clarke Award), and like Sterling focuses his writing in the realm of political SF. He was nomiated for the 1998 British Science Fiction Award (BSFA) for The Cassini Division, and won it in 1999 for The Sky Road. "MacLeod's original and subversive way of imagining his futures easily overshadows the formulaic elements of his narrative." - Locus, May 2001.… Read More

Orbit, 2001 Book. Illus. by Gibbons, Lee. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. (Precedes the US edition by Tor.) Second book in the interstellar Engines of Light series, and sequel to Cosmonaut Keep (2000)..

Orbit, 2002 Book. Illus. by Gibbons, Lee. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (The first US edition was published January 2003 by Tor.) Book Three and the concluding volume in the Engines of Light space opera series. Full color, wrap-around dustjacket illustration by Lee Gibbons..

Ace, 2003 Book. Illus. by Murrello, Judith. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Identified as the "First American Edition May 2003" on the copyright page. However, it's official published date is May 6, 2003 and precedes the official publication date of June 2, 2003 for the UK edition published by Earthlight. (However, the UK edition features the outstanding jacket illustration by Edward Miller.) "Several hundred years ago a magical substance known as aether was discovered in England, and it changed the world in this beautifully written, complex fantasy novel." - Publisher's Weekly..

London: Simon & Schuster UK, 2005 Book. Illus. by Rostant, Larry. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (The first US edition was published later by Ace in May 2005.) First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Sequel to The Light Ages. (The US edition of Light Ages was published May 6, 2003 and precedes the UK edition, published June 2, 2003. However the UK edition features the outstanding jacket illustration by Edward Miller.) Alternate history where magic triumphed over science in the 17th century. House of Storms takes place one hundred years after the events in Light Ages. "The House of Storms is that uncommon thing, a sequel to be treasured as much as its precursor." - Nick Gevers, Locus, February 2005. "This is a major work by a master writing at the top of his form." - Publisher's Weekly. Ian Macleod… Read More

Tor, 1998 Book. Illus. by Nielsen, Cliff. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Debut novel with publisher's original publicity letter laid in. Award History: Co-winner of the 1998 International Horror Guild Award for Best First Novel (tied with Silk by Caitlin R. Kiernan). 1998 Stoker Award Winner for Best First Novel..

Hyperion, 2003 Book. Illus. by Selznick, Brian. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Top edge of spine panel lightly bumped due to shelving, else fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. First Edition stated with "1" present in complete number line. (Copies in multiple printings, of which this is a 1st printing.) Sequel to The Doll People (2004). Fantastical jacket and interior illustrations by Brian Selznick. Brian Selznick illustrated this children's story and is the author and illustrator for the critically acclaimed children's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2008), which was made into a major film..

Bantam Spectra, 2000 Book. Illus. by Youll, Stephen. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Preceded by the Voyager UK edition published August 8, 2000.) First printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Faint hint of age and handling-related wear to side edge of page block with light spotting on top edge (common for a book this age), else this copy is clean, square and bright without marks. Jacket is pristine without tears or creases with original $26.95 price intact. Shipping Note: This is a thick, heavy book nearly 1,000 pages. Extra shipping may apply. Book Three in A Song of Ice and Fire series. Award History: 2001 Locus Poll Award Winner for Best Fantasy Novel; 2001 Hugo Award Nominee (lost to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling); 2002 Nebula Award Nominee (lost to The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro). 2001 Hugo Award Nominee for Best… Read More

Tor, 2008 Book. Illus. by Komarck, Michael. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Signed by co-editors George R. R. Martin and Melinda Snodgrass.Also signed by contributors Carrie Vaughn and Ian Tregillis on the title page.</b> Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Very faint dent on lower edge of page block, else fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Edited by George R. R. Martin, original anthology set in Martin's Wildcards universe. Contributing authors include: Daniel Abraham, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Carrie Vaughn, Michael Cassutt, Caroline Spector, John Jos. Miller, George R. R. Martin, Ian Tregillis and S. L. Farrell..

Gollancz, 1997 Book. Illus. by Young, Paul. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (The first US edition was published by Avon Eos in June 1998.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or an ex-library copy. "McAuley has begun shaping a powerful epic that could be one of the most important in recent SF." - Locus, December 1997, pg. 68. "It promises to be a major work that will undoubtedly be compared to Majipoor and other SF creations." - Science Fiction Chronicle, February 1998, pg. 59. "On a distant planet seeded with 10,000 bloodlines, beset by crumbling technology and feral machines, a young man seeks his destiny. In this assured and dazzlingly inventive novel, the ever-versatile McAuley tackles the tale of the far future and makes it his own." - Publisher's Weekly. Award History: 1998 Publisher's Weekly Best of 1998 List..

Gollancz, 1997 Book. Illus. by Young, Paul. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Book Bundle. All three books are sold together as a bundle. Each book is a UK hardcover first edition, first printing. Child of the River published in 1997, Ancients of Days published in 1998 and Shrine of Stars published in 1999 all by Gollancz UK and are the true first editions. All three books in The Books of the Confluence series. ISBN numbers are 0575064277, 0575064285 and 0575064293 respectively. None of the books are book clubs, remainders or ex-library copies. Each book is a fine (unread) copy in fine condition. EXTRA SHIPPING will apply as multiple books are being shipped on one order transaction..

Voyager, 2001 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, true first edition and first printing. (The first US edition was published June, 2001.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. In 2025 the Earth is irreparably damaged. Commercial greed, political infighting and a mass fear that whatever is done will only make things worse hampers the search for scientific solutions to the devastation. An active micro-organism discovered several kilometres below the Mars surface by scientists at the Chinese Martian base is smuggled back to Earth and accidentally plunged into the Pacific Ocean. The "chi" was left undisturbed for 2 billion years on Mars, and it super evolved the ability to swap DNA at will, maximizing its survival whatever the environment. Now a plankton ocean is covering the Pacific, and the question left to answer is: Who is colonizing who? Award History: Nominee for the 2002 Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best SF Novel. (Lost… Read More

HarperCollins Voyager, 2001 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Book Bundle. Both books are sold together as a bundle. Each book is a UK hardcover first edition, first printing. The Secret of Life was published in 2001 and Whole Wide World was published in 2001 by HarperCollins Voyager UK and are the true first editions. The ISBN numbers are 0002259044 and 0002259036 respectively. None of the books are book clubs, remainders or ex-library copies. The Whole Wide World copy has some very minor crinkling at the top edge of jacket spine panel (from shelving) else both books are in fine (unread) condition. Jackets are sharp with UK prices intact and page blocks are bright are bright and square. EXTRA SHIPPING will apply as multiple books are being shipped on one order transaction..

PS Publishing, 2000 Book. Illus. by Hardy, David A.. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Limited edition numbered to 200 signed copies. <b>Signed by McAuley and Introducer Michael Swanwick on the limitation page.</b> Full color, wrap-around jacket by David A. Hardy. PS Publising is a specialty publisher of mostly original works, all novellas, commissioned by Peter Crowther. Each one also comes with an original introduction, written by a fellow author. They are true firsts, limited to 200 hardbacks and 300 paperbacks, and signed and numbered. SF novella, chronologically the first of a series dealing with the aftermath of McAuley's "Quiet War" story..

Origin, 1997 Book. Fine. Pictorial Cover. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Trade paperback. Official Strategy Guide for the Wing Commander: Prophecy PC game. Original manual only, the game software IS NOT included. The guide is clean, square and without any previous owner's marks. A very nice associational item for the popular and cutting-edge (for the 1990's) space combat PC game featuring Mark Hamill returning to his role as Christopher "Maverick" Blair..

Ace, 2003 Book. Illus. by Ducak, Danilo. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Signed by McDevitt on the title page.</b> Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Small, faint smudge on bottom edge of page block, else fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Award History: 2004 Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold); 2004 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Ilium by Dan Simmons); Winner of the 2004 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Novel; Locus Magazine: Best of 2003 Recommended Reading List for Science Fiction Novels..

Ace, 2003 Book. Illus. by Ducak, Danilo. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Award History: 2004 Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold); 2004 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Ilium by Dan Simmons); Winner of the 2004 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Novel; Locus Magazine: Best of 2003 Recommended Reading List for Science Fiction Novels. Very collectible copy..