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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. 1995
Words: 16000 - Reading Time: 45-64 min.
Category: Fantasy
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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. 1994
Words: 8548 - Reading Time: 24-34 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. 1993
Words: 4605 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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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. 1996
Words: 12436 - Reading Time: 35-49 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Danny Goes to Mars [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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This Nebula Award®-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.) 1992 Nebula Award(R) Winner, Locus Poll Award Winner, Hugo Award Nominee, Sturgeon Award Nominee
Words: 9639 - Reading Time: 27-38 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®-winning Sargent story: Danny Goes to Mars.) 1999
Words: 9929 - Reading Time: 28-39 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Venus of Dreams [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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Iris Angharads, a determined, independent woman, sets herself one massive goal: to make the poison-filled atmosphere of Venus hospitable to humans. She works day and night to realize her dream, with only one person sharing her passion, Liang Chen. It seems impossible to make Venus, with its intolerable air and waterless environment, into a paradise, but Iris succeeds. And in doing so, she also creates a powerful dynasty, beginning with her first born, Benzi Liangharad. 1989
Words: 207154 - Reading Time: 591-828 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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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." 1995
Words: 7988 - Reading Time: 22-31 min.
Category: Suspense/Thriller
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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>> 2004
Words: 61131 - Reading Time: 174-244 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… 1976
Words: 111927 - Reading Time: 319-447 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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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." 1996
Words: 18488 - Reading Time: 52-73 min.
Category: Fantasy
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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. 2000
Words: 11996 - Reading Time: 34-47 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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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. 1985
Words: 8165 - Reading Time: 23-32 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. 1971
Words: 2181 - Reading Time: 6-8 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Star Trek: The Next Generation #43: A Fury Scorned [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader]
by Pamela Sargent & George Zebrowski
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With their sun about to go nova, the people of Epictetus III face annihilation. Captain Picard must make an agonizing decision. Should he try to salvage the planet's children, its greatest leaders and thinkers, or its irreplaceable archeological treasures? No matter what he decides, millions must be sacrificed--unless another solution can be found. 2002
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Star Trek: The Original Series: Garth of Izar [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
by Pamela Sargent & George Zebrowski
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The legend of Captain Garth, the hero of Axanar, has spread throughout the Federation. His exploits are required reading at Starfleet Academy--where he became a hero of a future legend, James T. Kirk. Brutal injuries sustained on Antos IV forced the native Antosians to heal him by means of giving him their natural shape-changing abilities. But the cure proved worse than the disease, as Garth was driven insane. His madness apparently cured at the rehab colony on Elba II, Captain Garth has returne... more info>> 2003
Category: Science Fiction
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Star Trek: The Original Series #88: Across the Universe [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
by George Zebrowski & Pamela Sargent
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The Hawking left Earth during the 21st Century on a one-way mission to colonize a distant world. Due to the relativistic effects of pre-warp travel, it's crew has aged only thirty years while two centuries have passed outside the ship. When the Starship Enterprise? comes to the rescue of the malfunctioning Hawking, the colonists find themselves thrust into a universe and an era that has left them behind. Captain Kirk intends to help the colonists adjust as best he can, but the task is not a simp... more info>> 2001
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All Rights [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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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." 1994
Words: 7051 - Reading Time: 20-28 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. 1996
Words: 9890 - Reading Time: 28-39 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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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. 1981
Words: 5065 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
Category: Fantasy
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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. 1984 Year's Best Science Fiction Selection
Words: 4957 - Reading Time: 14-19 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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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>> 1992
Words: 15944 - Reading Time: 45-63 min.
Category: Alternate History
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The Soul's Shadow [MultiFormat]
by Pamela Sargent
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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… 1986
Words: 11927 - Reading Time: 34-47 min.
Category: Fantasy
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The Old Darkness [MultiFormat]
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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. 1983 Year's Best Horror Selection
Words: 5348 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
Category: Horror
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The Broken Hoop [MultiFormat]
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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. 1982
Words: 5649 - Reading Time: 16-22 min.
Category: Fantasy
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