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A Just and Lasting Peace [MultiFormat]
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 Forty years after the end of the Civil War, the Confederates have surrendered, but they are not defeated. Yankee injustice fuels resentment--and an underground rebellion--in the South, and hatred for the Northerners touches the lives of every Southern family ... forcing an innocent boy to choose his unlikely future. (Published: 1991) Year's Best Science Fiction Selection
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Sleep, My Little One [MultiFormat]
by Lois Tilton
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A working mother feels the pressure to help her children succeed in an increasingly competitive society, and when there never seems to be enough time in the day, a parent must consider all the available options... (Published: 1993)
Words: 2363 - Reading Time: 6-9 min.
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Alien and Fugue [MultiFormat]
by Lois Tilton
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It's been five years since the sole survivor of an unknown race was pulled from the wreckage of an alien ship in the outer reaches of the Oort Cloud--a ship that fired on an armed UNEarth probe. A computer translates the alien's speech, but the strange prisoner won't--or can't--reveal anything the authorities want to know. Desperate for answers, UNEarth recruits a primate ethologist to interpret the alien's body language, and the bizarre 'music' salvaged from the alien ship proves instrumental i... more info>> (Published: 1999)
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Dragon's Teeth [MultiFormat]
by Lois Tilton
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The war between Earth and the lunar colonies ended with a 10-kilometer lump of iron dropped from the moon--a man-made armageddon that destroyed everything and everyone on the home planet. Now the 'Luners' fight for their survival against the deterioration of their habitats, and the need for precious raw material forces salvage crews to comb the landscape and collect scrap metal from the millions of camouflaged mines left over from the war. When a young boy is caught stealing a vac suit to pilfer... more info>> (Published: 1999)
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Category: Science Fiction
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #6: Betrayal [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Lois Tilton
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 Ambassadors from all over the Federation have assembled on Deep Space Nine for a conference to determine the future of the planet Bajor. When terrorists begin a bombing campaign, Commander Sisko's job becomes nearly impossible. He's in no position to deal with a belligerent Cardassian commander, but he must--to emerge from the crisis intact. (Published: 2002)
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The Cry of a Seagull [MultiFormat]
by Lois Tilton
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In a future with countries aggressively patrolling their borders against an overwhelming tide of immigrants, a steamship carrying refugees from Hong Kong steams from port to port in search of a home. Ship's mechanic Chen Wuchiang was six years old when his father smuggled him away from his island home as it was returned to the Chinese. Now 25, Chen holds out desperate hope that someday he will be able to start a family in a new land, with the help of his prized possession, the passport that prov... more info>> (Published: 1991)
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The Enclave [MultiFormat]
by Lois Tilton
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Generations ago, a deadly plague swept across the world, prompting a simple farming community to relocate in an isolated valley and completely sever all ties from the outside world of sin, disease, and unclean blood. Now, with a population of just over a thousand inside the Enclave, a young apprentice doctor struggles against the godfearing community's revulsion of blood, and everything else in the world beyond the electric fence that surrounds the town. (Published: 2000)
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The Scientific Community [MultiFormat]
by Lois Tilton
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The subjects of a lab experiment endure the physical effects of disease, but the true suffering is psychological ... and not knowing if they will be allowed to live or die. (Published: 2000)
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Written in Venom [MultiFormat]
by Lois Tilton
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Written in Venom is a retelling of the Norse myth cycle from Loki's point of view. "A story retold is a story made new, and Lois Tilton does a fine job of bringing the Trickster God's version to life."--Richard Parks Lois Tilton writes: "This is not the tale as the skalds have sung it. The skalds are all Odinn's men. They are drunk on his words, they swallow the lies he pours into their drinking horns and lick up his spew like dogs. The truth is buried here with me, bound to this stone with the ... more info>> (Published: 2000) Nebula Award(R) Preliminary Ballot Nominee
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Category: Fantasy
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