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All Rights [MultiFormat]
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In this humorous satirical story about writers and publishers, literary agents suddenly discover that they are getting offers for rights to the works of obscure writers from editors in alternate worlds. James Morrow says about the author: "Pamela Sargent brings consummate skill and deft coloring to every instrument in the speculative-fiction orchestra ... she is one of our field's true virtuosos." (Published: 1994)
Words: 7051 - Reading Time: 20-28 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Big Roots [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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Two sisters must cope with the death of their father and other complications in their lives, and one sister becomes fixated on a strangely fast-growing pine tree. (Published: 1994)
Words: 8548 - Reading Time: 24-34 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Child of Venus [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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In VENUS OF DREAMS, Iris Angharads, a determined, independent woman, set herself one massive goal: to make the poison-filled atmosphere of Venus hospitable to humans. She worked day and night to realize her dream, with only one person sharing her passion, Liang Chen. It seemed impossible to make Venus, with its intolerable air and waterless environment, into a paradise, but Iris succeeded. And in doing so, she also created a powerful dynasty, beginning with her first born, Benzi Liangharad. ... more info>> (Published: 2001)
Words: 169788 - Reading Time: 485-679 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Cloned Lives [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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The famous astrophysicist Paul Swenson creates five perfect clones in his own image. The Swenson clones are the target of criticism, hostility and abuse from a frightened public that does not understand their strange existence. However, they must survive, for Paul Swenson has cloned them in order to accomplish an important task. This is the story of their loves and battles, triumphs and terrors, as they struggle to save their futures and the collective destiny they were created for� (Published: 1976)
Words: 111927 - Reading Time: 319-447 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Collectors [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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An immense alien spacecraft has suddenly appeared near Earth, with no hint of its purpose. As people grow increasingly anxious and frightened, an expatriate American and her Italian companion flee Paris for the Loire Valley, where even more uncertainty awaits. (Published: 1996)
Words: 9890 - Reading Time: 28-39 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Danny Goes to Mars [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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This Nebula Award(R)-winning story tells the alternate history tale of how Dan Quayle became the first Vice President to walk on Mars. Carefully researched and outrageously fun story. (For political balance, see Sargent's story: Hillary Orbits Venus.) (Published: 1992) Locus Poll Award Winner, Hugo Award Nominee, Nebula Award(R) Winner, Sturgeon Award Nominee
Words: 9639 - Reading Time: 27-38 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Alternate History
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Dream of Venus [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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An artist's vision may differ from that of his patron, and when differing visions come into conflict, only one can win out. In this story, set against the background of Pamela Sargent's Venus trilogy, two artists run the risk of displeasing a patron with the power to destroy their lives. (Published: 2000)
Words: 11996 - Reading Time: 34-47 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Erdeni's Tiger [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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This historical fantasy is set in late 12th century Mongolia.
A young shamaness must battle the ghost of her grandmother. (Several characters
in this story also appear in Sargent's novel Ruler of the Sky. (Published: 1995)
Words: 16000 - Reading Time: 45-64 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Eye Of Flame [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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In this historical fantasy set in late 12th century Mongolia, an old woman has grown fearful of the magical powers she has misused in the past, and sworn never to use them again. But now she must help a young shaman still learning his craft to save their Mongol chief and his people from their enemies. Several characters in this story, including the boy Temujin (the young Genghis Khan), also appear in Sargent's historical novel "Ruler of the Sky." (Published: 1996)
Words: 18488 - Reading Time: 52-73 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Eye of the Comet [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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Young Lydee had always known this strange comet-world to be Home. She had always felt the presence and control of the omnipresent Homesmind, an intelligence force that guides the fate of her world and the people in it. Struggling with her future, Lydee discovers the destiny she is meant for--the fate she will fulfill within her community. And it frightens her.... She will act as a bridge between her comet Home and her species' native Earth. She is disgusted by her primitive ancestors on that pla... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 61131 - Reading Time: 174-244 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Fears [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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In the future women are so scarce that society is turned upside-down. (Published: 1984) Year's Best Science Fiction Selection
Words: 4957 - Reading Time: 14-19 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Gather Blue Roses [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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In this early story, only the third published by Sargent but among her most reprinted (it appears in both Jack Dann's Wandering Stars and Ursula K. Le Guin's Norton Book of Science Fiction), an empath in retreat from the world recalls her childhood and her discovery of her power--or affliction. (Published: 1971)
Words: 2181 - Reading Time: 6-8 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Hillary Orbits Venus [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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Alternate history in which Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes the first woman on Venus. Based on a true story in which a teenage Hillary wrote to NASA asking how she could become an astronaut. (For political balance, see the Nebula Award(R)-winning Sargent story: Danny Goes to Mars.) (Published: 1999)
Words: 9929 - Reading Time: 28-39 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Alternate History
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Homesmind [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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Anra is a solitary. She was born without the power to mindspeak and cannot, like all of her fellows can, communicate in unspoken thoughts. In the past, she would have been killed at birth but the arrival of the Wanderer, the comet controlled by the cybernetic intelligence known as the Homesmind has changed everything. The people of the comet, the skydwellers, now supply solitaries with implants that allow artificial mindspeaking. The solitaries are sequestered in a single village willing to care... more info>> (Published: 1984)
Words: 67200 - Reading Time: 192-268 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Isles [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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A woman traveling with her husband in Italy encounters an an old friend in Venice who seems to appear and vanish mysteriously, and urgently seems to want to help her. (Published: 1996)
Words: 12436 - Reading Time: 35-49 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Originals [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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Lora lives in a world of unlimited wealth, where people can have any material possessions they want, and has gained her social position by entertaining guests in her home with dishes prepared by her chef, dishes that are unique and served nowhere else. But now an unknown thief is stealing her chef's recipe disks; Lora must find out who the thief is or risk social ruin in this humorous science fiction mystery. (Published: 1985)
Words: 8165 - Reading Time: 23-32 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Humor
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Out of Place [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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One morning everyone finds that they can hear animals thinking. And what they are thinking is rather disturbing. (Published: 1981)
Words: 5065 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Outside the Windows [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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What should have been a simple bus trip turns nightmarish. (Published: 1993)
Words: 4605 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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Pamela Sargent Bundle
by Pamela Sargent
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A convenient way for you to add all of Pamela Sargent's works to your bookshelf at one time. [When you add a bundle to your cart, any eBooks you already own are automatically removed. You can't accidentally buy the same story twice.]
Words: 61157 - Reading Time: 174-244 min.
Category: Fantasy/Alternate History
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Ringer [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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For Cheryl, a telephone can be the most frightening thing of all. A tale of psychological suspense from Pamela Sargent, described by the Washington Post Book World as "a consummate professional who exhibits an unswerving consistency of craft." (Published: 1995)
Words: 7988 - Reading Time: 22-31 min.
Category: Suspense/Thriller
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The Alien Upstairs [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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When a mysterious stranger appears in Sarah and Gerard's rural town, the two young lovers fighting a fervent battle to overcome America's depression and despair, are suddenly faced with a new realm of possibilities. But they find themselves questioning whether this handsome being was an angel sent to rescue them or a dark being bearing terrible dangers. (Published: 1983)
Words: 49020 - Reading Time: 140-196 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Broken Hoop [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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Catherine Lemaitre is a full-blooded Mohawk living with her adopted French family in Montreal. She goes to school and learns her tribe had been murderers, pagans, and eaters of human flesh, but Nawisga, who works in the family kitchen, secrectly tells her legends of the proud people who once ruled the forests. When Catherine's visions beckon her to step through to a world where the houses have vanished into the trees and buffalo cover the plains, she begins to understand the destiny of her life. (Published: 1982)
Words: 5649 - Reading Time: 16-22 min.
Category: Fantasy
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The Old Darkness [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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A storm blows out power to the whole neighborhood, and Nina can feel the darkness filling her apartment with threatening shadows. The neighbors gather in her living room, and the old darkness begins its journey. (Published: 1983) Year's Best Horror Selection
Words: 5348 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
Category: Horror
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The Sleeping Serpent [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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This fascinating alternate history story is set a few hundred years ago in an America that has been colonized primarily by Mongolians (who, by the way, have taken over most of Europe). A Mongolian settler who was raised by Native American Indians finds he must try to bridge the gap between cultures to counter threats from English settlements (England is one of the few remaining independent countries in Europe). In so doing, he seeks to re-unite the Native American peoples and the peoples of Mong... more info>> (Published: 1992)
Words: 15944 - Reading Time: 45-63 min.
Category: Alternate History
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The Soul's Shadow [MultiFormat]
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Jacqueline is visiting her girlfriends in LA when they see Tad Braun, the fat, awkward boy they mercilessly teased back in high school. Tad is now a muscled, golden-haired hunk with a very good memory… (Published: 1986)
Words: 11927 - Reading Time: 34-47 min.
Category: Fantasy
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