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Witness [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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An alien on Earth known as Dr. Tachyon has developed a gene-warping virus that kills most of its victims, mutates most of the survivors, and for a lucky few, grants genuine superpowers. A 1946 biological terrorist attack rains the viral spores over New York City, and in the chaotic aftermath, North Dakota farmboy-decorated war hero-struggling actor Jack Braun develops the strength of Superman ... except he can't fly. When the chaos settles down, Jack teams up with Earl Sanderson, who can project... more info>> 1987 Nebula Award(R) Nominee
Words: 19626 - Reading Time: 56-78 min.
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Wolf Time [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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When Reese's kickboxing career ended with a well-placed spin kick to the face, she decided it was time to move on to the more financially rewarding field of professional assassination. Hired by one of the few polycorpations dealing with the alien Powers, Reese sets out to exterminate a collaborative team of human and alien scientists performing secret biological experiments on an asteroid-based laboratory. 1987
Words: 11805 - Reading Time: 33-47 min.
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Side Effects [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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A recklessly self-medicated doctor uses the patients at his health clinic to cash in on two pharmacology research grants at the same time, but the elderly female subjects in the study begin to show unusual side effects to the unorthodox cross-medication. 1985 Locus Poll Award Nominee
Words: 11222 - Reading Time: 32-44 min.
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Hardwired [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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Get ready for a different kind of war, with a different kind of hero. The mudboys and dirtgirls of a disadvantaged Earth have declared war on Heaven--the orbital society that controls their world, but can no longer control their destiny. A rightfully celebrated science fiction classic, set in a frightening not-too-distant future of high-tech wonders and shattered ideals, Hardwired is beautifully written literature and a hard-hitting adventure story, all in one glorious package. 1986
Words: 129000 - Reading Time: 368-516 min.
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The Praxis [Dread Empire's Fall Series Book 1] [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
by Walter Jon Williams
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 All will must bend to the perfect truth of The Praxis. For millennia, the Shaa have subjugated the universe, forcing the myriad sentient races to bow to their joyless tyranny. But the Shaa will soon be no more. The dread empire is in its rapidly fading twilight, and with its impending fall comes the promise of a new galactic order ... and bloody chaos. A young Terran naval officer marked by his lowly birth, Lt. Gareth Martinez is the first to recognize the insidious plot of the Naxid--the powerf... more info>>
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Conventions of War [Dread Empire's Fall Series Book 3] [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
by Walter Jon Williams
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The universe has fallen into bloody chaos now that the dread empire of the tyrannical Shaa is no more--at the mercy of the merciless insectoid Naxid, who now hunger for domination. But the far-flung human descendants of Terra have finally tasted liberty, and their warrior heroes will not submit. Separated by light-years, Lord Gareth Martinez and the mysterious guerrilla fighter Caroline Sula each pursue a different road to victory in tomorrow's ultimate battle--for the new order will be far more... more info>>
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Worlds That Weren't [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket]
by Harry Turtledove & Walter Jon Williams & S. M. Stirling
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In this collection of novellas, four masters of alternate history turn back time, twisting the facts with four brilliant excursions into what might have been.
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The Last Ride of German Freddie [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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Author Note: "The Last Ride of German Freddie" sprang fully-armed from my head in a discussion in Joe Haldeman's topic in the online forum Duelling Modems, in which I suggested that it might be fun if someone wrote an alternate-history story in which Nietzsche went West and tested his theories to destruction at the O.K. Corral. No sooner had I suggested this than I realized that I should be the one to attempt the story. As with some of my other alternate histories, all the characters actually ex... more info>> 2002 Sidewise Award Nominee
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The Sundering [Dread Empire's Fall Series Book 2] [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
by Walter Jon Williams
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The Dread Empire of the Shaa is no more, following the death of the last oppressor. But freedom remains elusive for the myriad sentient races enslaved for ten centuries, as an even greater terror arises. The Naxids--a powerful insectoid species themselves subjugated until the recent Shaa demise--plan to fill the vacuum with their own bloody domination, and have already won a shattering victory with superior force and unimaginable cruelty. But two heroes survived the carnage at Magaria: Lord Gare... more info>>
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Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Ylesia [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
by Walter Jon Williams
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The adventures of The New Jedi Order continue in Ylesia by Walter Jon Williams--the latest Star Wars eBook publication. This original novella includes an exclusive excerpt from the eagerly anticipated Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way and an interview with the author. Ripe for the Plucking: That's Jedi Knight Kyp Durron's opinion about the planet Ylesia, home base of the so-called Peace Brigade, a group of traitors dedicated to hindering the war efforts of the New Republic and hasteni... more info>> 2002
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Argonautica [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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Confederate naval forces are reduced to the defense of Vicksburg, and an enterprising young captain plots a rescue mission to sail north and recover $65 million in gold coins buried near a Mississippi plantation. 1999 Nebula Award(R) Nominee
Words: 34477 - Reading Time: 98-137 min.
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Daddy's World [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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A child's perfect world is interrupted when he learns his body died and his brainscan is just a computer program ... and his family is using an AI interface to pretend everything is normal. 1999 Nebula Award(R) Winner, Sturgeon Award Nominee
Words: 10327 - Reading Time: 29-41 min.
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Dinosaurs [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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Millions of years in the future, a human ambassador makes a courtesy call on an alien planet populated by the Shar, a spacefaring species vastly inferior to the highly evolved human race. Billions of Shar have died since the automated terraforming ships began visiting their planets, and the ambassador explains that there is no intentional act of war ... just a natural event in the evolutionary process. 1987 Hugo Award Nominee, Sturgeon Award Nominee
Words: 9000 - Reading Time: 25-36 min.
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The Bob Dylan Solution [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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Two Hollywood record producers take drastic measures to reinvigorate the declining career of their recording star. 1989
Words: 2334 - Reading Time: 6-9 min.
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Videostar [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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In a futuristic Los Angeles of teen gangs and high-tech drugs, a smuggler schemes to get his hands on a new neurohormone that can repair nerve damage, raise your IQ ... and get you high. 1986
Words: 12366 - Reading Time: 35-49 min.
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No Spot of Ground [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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The fate of Edgar Allan Poe is swept up from the Baltimore gutter to live on through sobriety and a dwindling literary career when the Civil War gives him a chance to engage the North in his own conflict of ideals--as a Confederate General. 1989
Words: 23068 - Reading Time: 65-92 min.
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Flatline [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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In a future where nanotechnology is out of control, a plan to destroy all traces of artificial intelligence on Earth depends on YOUR cooperation, but you are committed to political neutrality ... and your beloved 1952 Buick Roadmaster. 1988
Words: 3408 - Reading Time: 9-13 min.
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Consequences [MultiFormat]
by Walter Jon Williams
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In a fantasy renaissance world of sailing ships and powerful wizards, an officer unwittingly becomes captain of a mutinous warship and is chased into battle by the naval commander who taught him everything he knows. 1988
Words: 22646 - Reading Time: 64-90 min.
Category: Fantasy
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