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(Mike Resnick won an impressive five Hugos and was nominated for thirty-one more. The author of the Starship series, the John Justin Mallory series, the Eli Paxton Mysteries, and four Weird West Tales, he sold sixty-nine science fiction novels and more than two hundred fifty short stories and edited forty anthologies. His Kirinyaga series, with sixty-seven major and minor awards and nominations to date, is the most honored series of stories in the history of science fiction.
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Series
Galactic Midway
1. Sideshow (1982)
2. The Three-legged Hootch Dancer (1983)
3. The Wild Alien Tamer (1983)
4. The Best Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' Gunslinger in the Whole Damned Galaxy (1983)
1. Sideshow (1982)
2. The Three-legged Hootch Dancer (1983)
3. The Wild Alien Tamer (1983)
4. The Best Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' Gunslinger in the Whole Damned Galaxy (1983)
Velvet Comet
1. Eros Ascending (1984)
2. Eros At Zenith (1984)
3. Eros Descending (1985)
4. Eros At Nadir (1986)
1. Eros Ascending (1984)
2. Eros At Zenith (1984)
3. Eros Descending (1985)
4. Eros At Nadir (1986)
Lucifer Jones
1. Adventures (1985)
2. Exploits (1993)
3. Encounters (1994)
4. Hazards (2009)
5. Voyages (2017)
1. Adventures (1985)
2. Exploits (1993)
3. Encounters (1994)
4. Hazards (2009)
5. Voyages (2017)
Fables of Tonight
1. Stalking the Unicorn (1987)
2. Stalking the Vampire (2008)
3. Stalking the Dragon (2009)
Stalking the Zombie (2012)
1. Stalking the Unicorn (1987)
2. Stalking the Vampire (2008)
3. Stalking the Dragon (2009)
Stalking the Zombie (2012)
Widowmaker
1. The Widowmaker (1996)
2. The Widowmaker Reborn (1997)
3. The Widowmaker Unleashed (1998)
4. A Gathering Of Widowmakers (2006)
1. The Widowmaker (1996)
2. The Widowmaker Reborn (1997)
3. The Widowmaker Unleashed (1998)
4. A Gathering Of Widowmakers (2006)
Eli Paxton Mystery
1. Dog in the Manger (1997)
2. The Trojan Colt (2013)
3. Cat on a Cold Tin Roof (2014)
1. Dog in the Manger (1997)
2. The Trojan Colt (2013)
3. Cat on a Cold Tin Roof (2014)
Weird West Tale
1. The Buntline Special (2010)
2. The Doctor and the Kid (2011)
3. The Doctor and the Rough Rider (2012)
4. The Doctor and the Dinosaurs (2013)
1. The Buntline Special (2010)
2. The Doctor and the Kid (2011)
3. The Doctor and the Rough Rider (2012)
4. The Doctor and the Dinosaurs (2013)
Dead Enders
1. The Fortress in Orion (2014)
2. The Prison in Antares (2015)
3. The Castle in Cassiopeia (2017)
1. The Fortress in Orion (2014)
2. The Prison in Antares (2015)
3. The Castle in Cassiopeia (2017)
Novels
Redbeard (1969)
The Soul Eater (1981)
Walpurgis III (1982)
The Branch (1984)
Ivory (1988)
Second Contact (1990)
The Red Tape War (1991) (with Jack L Chalker and George Alec Effinger)
A Miracle of Rare Design (1994)
A Hunger in the Soul (1998)
The Outpost (2001)
The Return of Santiago (2003)
Dragon America (2003)
Lady with an Alien (2005)
A Club in Montmartre (2006)
World Behind the Door (2007)
The Other Teddy Roosevelts (2008)
The Cassandra Project (2012) (with Jack McDevitt)
Inci (2015) (with Tina Gower)
The Soul Eater (1981)
Walpurgis III (1982)
The Branch (1984)
Ivory (1988)
Second Contact (1990)
The Red Tape War (1991) (with Jack L Chalker and George Alec Effinger)
A Miracle of Rare Design (1994)
A Hunger in the Soul (1998)
The Outpost (2001)
The Return of Santiago (2003)
Dragon America (2003)
Lady with an Alien (2005)
A Club in Montmartre (2006)
World Behind the Door (2007)
The Other Teddy Roosevelts (2008)
The Cassandra Project (2012) (with Jack McDevitt)
Inci (2015) (with Tina Gower)
Omnibus
Bwana / Bully (1991)
Phoenix Pick Novella Bundle Number 1 (2013) (with Carolyn Ives Gilman and Jay Lake)
Phoenix Pick Novella Bundle Number 1 (2013) (with Carolyn Ives Gilman and Jay Lake)
Collections
Stalking the Wild Resnick (1970)
Unauthorized Autobiographies (1981)
Through Darkest Resnick with Gun and Camera (1990)
The Alien Heart (1991)
Pink Elephants and Hairy Toads (1991)
Will the Last Person To Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun? (1992)
Solo Flights Through Shared Worlds (1996)
An Alien Land (1997)
A Safari of the Mind (1999)
Magic Feathers (2000) (with Nick DiChario)
Tales of the Galactic Midway (2000)
Hunting the Snark (2002)
Legends of Santiago (2003)
New Dreams for Old (2006)
Dreamwish Beasts and Snarks (2009)
Blasphemy (2010)
The Incarceration of Captain Nebula (2012)
With a Little More Help From My Friends (2012)
Masters of the Galaxy (2012)
Win Some, Lose Some (2012)
Resnick's Menagerie (2012)
First Person Peculiar (2014)
Away Games (2014)
Soulmates (2016) (with Lezli Robyn)
Towering Yarns (2017) (with David Brin, Arthur C Clarke, Paul Crilley, John Helfers, William H Keith Jr, Jody Lynn Nye, Teresa Patterson, Charles Sheffield, Christian W Smith and Janny Wurts)
The Fantasy Super Pack 2 (2018) (with Poul Anderson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Brenda W Clough, Philip K Dick, Ron Gou, Ron Goulart, Robert E Howard, Laurence M Janifer, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Henry Kuttner, R A Lafferty, Warren Lapine, Fritz Leiber, Gene Mederos, C L Moore, Andre Norton, Alan E Nourse, Dorothy Quick, Robert Sheckley, Evelyn E Smith, Steve Rasnic Tem, Sydney J Van Scyoc, Brea Viragh and Stanley G Weinbaum)
The Hex Is In (2020)
Unauthorized Autobiographies (1981)
Through Darkest Resnick with Gun and Camera (1990)
The Alien Heart (1991)
Pink Elephants and Hairy Toads (1991)
Will the Last Person To Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun? (1992)
Solo Flights Through Shared Worlds (1996)
An Alien Land (1997)
A Safari of the Mind (1999)
Magic Feathers (2000) (with Nick DiChario)
Tales of the Galactic Midway (2000)
Hunting the Snark (2002)
Legends of Santiago (2003)
New Dreams for Old (2006)
Dreamwish Beasts and Snarks (2009)
Blasphemy (2010)
The Incarceration of Captain Nebula (2012)
With a Little More Help From My Friends (2012)
Masters of the Galaxy (2012)
Win Some, Lose Some (2012)
Resnick's Menagerie (2012)
First Person Peculiar (2014)
Away Games (2014)
Soulmates (2016) (with Lezli Robyn)
Towering Yarns (2017) (with David Brin, Arthur C Clarke, Paul Crilley, John Helfers, William H Keith Jr, Jody Lynn Nye, Teresa Patterson, Charles Sheffield, Christian W Smith and Janny Wurts)
The Fantasy Super Pack 2 (2018) (with Poul Anderson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Brenda W Clough, Philip K Dick, Ron Gou, Ron Goulart, Robert E Howard, Laurence M Janifer, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Henry Kuttner, R A Lafferty, Warren Lapine, Fritz Leiber, Gene Mederos, C L Moore, Andre Norton, Alan E Nourse, Dorothy Quick, Robert Sheckley, Evelyn E Smith, Steve Rasnic Tem, Sydney J Van Scyoc, Brea Viragh and Stanley G Weinbaum)
The Hex Is In (2020)
Novellas
Bully! (1990)
Kilimanjaro (2008)
Shaka II (2009)
Keepsakes (2011)
Redchapel (2011)
Conspiracies (2012) (with Eric Flint)
Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge (2012)
Six Blind Men and an Alien (2013)
Kilimanjaro (2008)
Shaka II (2009)
Keepsakes (2011)
Redchapel (2011)
Conspiracies (2012) (with Eric Flint)
Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge (2012)
Six Blind Men and an Alien (2013)
Series contributed to
Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms (with Kevin J Anderson, Alan Dean Foster, Jay Lake, Mark Sehestedt, John Shirley and Lisa Smedman)
Untold Adventures (2011)
Untold Adventures (2011)
Anthology series
Anthologies edited
Shaggy B.E.M. Stories (1988)
aka Dirty Rotten Aliens
Alternate Presidents (1989)
The Gods of War (1992) (with Jody Lynn Nye and Christopher Stasheff)
Alternate Kennedys (1992)
Inside the Funhouse (1992)
Whatdunits (1992)
Aladdin : Master of the Lamp (1992) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Future Earths : Under African Skies (1993) (with Gardner Dozois)
More Whatdunits (1993)
Future Earths : Under South American Skies (1993) (with Gardner Dozois)
Alternate Warriors (1993)
Christmas Ghosts (1993) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Alternate Worldcons (1994)
In Space No One Can Hear You Laugh (1994)
By Any Other Fame (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Alternate Outlaws (1994)
Deals with the Devil (1994) (with Loren D Estleman and Martin H Greenberg)
Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (1995) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Alternate Tyrants (1997)
Return of the Dinosaurs (1997) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Tombs, Travel and Trouble (1997) (with Lawrence Griswold)
Girls for the Slime God (1997)
Alternate Skiffy (1997) (with Patrick Nielsen Hayden)
Women Writing Science Fiction as Men (2003)
Stars (2003) (with Janis Ian)
Men Writing Science Fiction As Women (2003) (with Martin H Greenberg)
I, Alien (2005)
Down These Dark Spaceways (2005)
This Is My Funniest (2006)
Space Cadets (2006)
This Is My Funniest 2 (2007)
Alien Crimes (2007)
The Dragon Done It (2008) (with Eric Flint)
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe II (2008) (with Eric Flint)
When Diplomacy Fails (2008) (with Eric Flint)
The Alchemy Press Book of Pulp Heroes (2012) (with Peter Atkins)
Bug-Eyed Monsters and Bimbos (2013)
The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs (2013) (with Robert Garcia)
The Best of Galaxy's Edge 2013-2014 (2014)
Galaxy's Edge: Issue 27 (2017)
Avatar Dreams (2018) (with Kevin J Anderson)
The Best of Galaxy's Edge: 2015-2017 (2018)
aka Dirty Rotten Aliens
Alternate Presidents (1989)
The Gods of War (1992) (with Jody Lynn Nye and Christopher Stasheff)
Alternate Kennedys (1992)
Inside the Funhouse (1992)
Whatdunits (1992)
Aladdin : Master of the Lamp (1992) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Future Earths : Under African Skies (1993) (with Gardner Dozois)
More Whatdunits (1993)
Future Earths : Under South American Skies (1993) (with Gardner Dozois)
Alternate Warriors (1993)
Christmas Ghosts (1993) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Alternate Worldcons (1994)
In Space No One Can Hear You Laugh (1994)
By Any Other Fame (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Alternate Outlaws (1994)
Deals with the Devil (1994) (with Loren D Estleman and Martin H Greenberg)
Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (1995) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Alternate Tyrants (1997)
Return of the Dinosaurs (1997) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Tombs, Travel and Trouble (1997) (with Lawrence Griswold)
Girls for the Slime God (1997)
Alternate Skiffy (1997) (with Patrick Nielsen Hayden)
Women Writing Science Fiction as Men (2003)
Stars (2003) (with Janis Ian)
Men Writing Science Fiction As Women (2003) (with Martin H Greenberg)
I, Alien (2005)
Down These Dark Spaceways (2005)
This Is My Funniest (2006)
Space Cadets (2006)
This Is My Funniest 2 (2007)
Alien Crimes (2007)
The Dragon Done It (2008) (with Eric Flint)
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe II (2008) (with Eric Flint)
When Diplomacy Fails (2008) (with Eric Flint)
The Alchemy Press Book of Pulp Heroes (2012) (with Peter Atkins)
Bug-Eyed Monsters and Bimbos (2013)
The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs (2013) (with Robert Garcia)
The Best of Galaxy's Edge 2013-2014 (2014)
Galaxy's Edge: Issue 27 (2017)
Avatar Dreams (2018) (with Kevin J Anderson)
The Best of Galaxy's Edge: 2015-2017 (2018)
Non fiction
Putting It Together (1985)
Hunter's Choice (1996)
I Have This Nifty Idea (2001)
Once a Fan... (2002)
The Science Fiction Professional (2002)
Resnick at Large (2003)
New Voices in Science Fiction (2003)
History Revisited (2007)
Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches (2007) (with Joe Siclari)
History Revisited: The Great Battles (2008) (with J David Markham)
...Always a Fan (2009)
The Business of Science Fiction (2010) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Resnick Abroad (2012)
Resnick on the Loose (2012)
Q & A for Science Fiction Writers (2018)
Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews (2019) (with Peter S Beagle, Greg Bear, David Brin, Terry Brooks, Lois McMaster Bujold, Larry Dixon, David Drake, Eric Flint, David Gerrold, Joe Haldeman, Kij Johnson, Nancy Kress, Mercedes Lackey, Jack McDevitt, George R R Martin, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Robert J Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove, Joy Ward, David Weber, Toni Weisskopf, Connie Willis and Gene Wolfe)
Hunter's Choice (1996)
I Have This Nifty Idea (2001)
Once a Fan... (2002)
The Science Fiction Professional (2002)
Resnick at Large (2003)
New Voices in Science Fiction (2003)
History Revisited (2007)
Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches (2007) (with Joe Siclari)
History Revisited: The Great Battles (2008) (with J David Markham)
...Always a Fan (2009)
The Business of Science Fiction (2010) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Resnick Abroad (2012)
Resnick on the Loose (2012)
Q & A for Science Fiction Writers (2018)
Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews (2019) (with Peter S Beagle, Greg Bear, David Brin, Terry Brooks, Lois McMaster Bujold, Larry Dixon, David Drake, Eric Flint, David Gerrold, Joe Haldeman, Kij Johnson, Nancy Kress, Mercedes Lackey, Jack McDevitt, George R R Martin, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Robert J Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove, Joy Ward, David Weber, Toni Weisskopf, Connie Willis and Gene Wolfe)
Anthologies containing stories by Mike Resnick
Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense (1981)
Nebula Awards 25 (1991)
Inside the Funhouse (1992)
Xanadu (1993)
Future Earths : Under African Skies (1993)
Alternate Warriors (1993)
Tales of the Wandering Jew (1993)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Betcha Can't Read Just One (1993)
Alternate Worldcons (1994)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology (1994)
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Eleventh Annual Collection (1994)
Weird Tales from Shakespeare (1994)
Deals with the Devil (1994)
Superheroes (1995)
Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (1995)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Twelfth Annual Collection (1995)
The Book of Kings (1995)
The Ultimate Alien (1995)
Killing Me Softly (1995)
Castle Fantastic (1996)
Nebula Awards 30 (1996)
The Resurrected Holmes (1996)
The Way It Wasn't (1996)
War of the Worlds (1996)
The Williamson Effect (1996)
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996)
The Shimmering Door (1996)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Fourteenth Annual Collection (1997)
Zodiac Fantastic (1997)
Flights of Fantasy (1999)
Isaac Asimov's Mother's Day (2000)
Star Colonies (2000)
Civil War Fantastic (2000)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Seventeenth Annual Collection (2000)
Isaac Asimov's Utopias (2000)
Oceans of Magic (2001)
Nebula Awards 25 (1991)
Inside the Funhouse (1992)
Xanadu (1993)
Future Earths : Under African Skies (1993)
Alternate Warriors (1993)
Tales of the Wandering Jew (1993)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Betcha Can't Read Just One (1993)
Alternate Worldcons (1994)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology (1994)
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Eleventh Annual Collection (1994)
Weird Tales from Shakespeare (1994)
Deals with the Devil (1994)
Superheroes (1995)
Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (1995)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Twelfth Annual Collection (1995)
The Book of Kings (1995)
The Ultimate Alien (1995)
Killing Me Softly (1995)
Castle Fantastic (1996)
Nebula Awards 30 (1996)
The Resurrected Holmes (1996)
The Way It Wasn't (1996)
War of the Worlds (1996)
The Williamson Effect (1996)
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996)
The Shimmering Door (1996)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Fourteenth Annual Collection (1997)
Zodiac Fantastic (1997)
Flights of Fantasy (1999)
Isaac Asimov's Mother's Day (2000)
Star Colonies (2000)
Civil War Fantastic (2000)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Seventeenth Annual Collection (2000)
Isaac Asimov's Utopias (2000)
Oceans of Magic (2001)
Short stories
| The Last Dog (1977) | |||
| Blue (1979) | |||
| Beachcomber (1980) | |||
| Watching Marcia (1981) | |||
| The Fallen Angel (1984) | |||
| God and Mr Slatterman (1984) | |||
| Me and My Shadow (1984) | |||
| Stalking the Unicorn with Gun and Camera (1986) | |||
| Beibermann's Soul (1988) | |||
| The Crack in the Cosmic Egg (1988) | |||
| Death Is an Acquired Trait (1988) | |||
| His Award-Winning Science Fiction Story (1988) | |||
| King of the Blue Planet (1988) | |||
| Kirinyaga [short story] (1988) | Nebula Awards (nominee) Hugo | ||
| Balance (1989) | |||
| Neutral Ground (1989) | |||
| Was It Good For You, Too? (1989) | |||
| Bully! [short story] (1990) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Frankie the Spook (1990) | |||
| How I Wrote the New Testament, Ushered in the Renaissance, and Birdied the 17th Hole at Pebble Beach (1990) | |||
| The Manamouki (1990) | Nebula Awards (nominee) Hugo | ||
| Museum Piece (1990) | |||
| Malish (1991) | |||
| Monsters of the Midway (1991) | |||
| Mrs Hood Unloads (1991) | |||
| One Perfect Morning, With Jackals (1991) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Over There (1991) | |||
| Post Time in Pink (1991) | |||
| Winter Solstice (1991) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| The B Team (1992) | |||
| The Light that Blinds, the Claws that Catch (1992) | |||
| Revolt of the Sugar Plum Fairies (1992) | |||
| Will the Last Person To Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun? [short story] (1992) | |||
| Final Solution (1993) | |||
| The Lotus and the Spear (1993) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Mwalimu in the Squared Circle (1993) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| The Pale Thin God (1993) | |||
| Barnaby in Exile (1994) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| How Jerry Phipps Won His Hugo (1994) | |||
| Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge (1994) | Hugo Nebula Awards | ||
| Stanley, the Eighteen-Percenter (1994) | |||
| Stop Press (1994) | |||
| The Summer of My Discontent (1994) | |||
| Super Acorns (1994) (with Lawrence Schimel) | |||
| The Adventure of the Pearly Gates (1995) | |||
| Alien Radio (1995) (with Nick DiChario) | |||
| Bibi (1995) (with Susan Shwartz) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Coda: Working Stiff (1995) (with Nick DiChario) | |||
| The Joy of Hats (1995) (with Nick DiChario) | |||
| A Little Knowledge (1995) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| When the Old Gods Die (1995) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Darker Than You Wrote (1996) | |||
| The Land of Nod (1996) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Merdinus (1996) (with Linda J Dunn) | |||
| The Most Beautiful Girl Alive (1996) (with Nick DiChario) | |||
| Mrs. Vamberry Takes a Trip (vamberry the Wine Merchant) (1996) | |||
| The Roosevelt Dispatches (1996) | |||
| The Starving Children on Mars (1996) (with Louise Rowder) | |||
| The 43 Antarean Dynasties (1997) | Hugo | ||
| Sagittarius Rising (1997) (with Ann Marston) | |||
| A Buzzard Names Rabinowitz (1999) | |||
| Hothouse Flowers (1999) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Hunting the Snark [short story] (1999) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Boot Hill [short story] (2000) (with Catherine Asaro) | |||
| Full Circle (2000) (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) | |||
| The Elephants on Neptune (2001) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Ocean's Eleven (2001) (with Tom Gerencer) | |||
| Redchapel (2001) | Hugo (nominee) |
Awards
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Books about Mike Resnick
Mike Resnick recommends
The Identity Plunderers (1984)
(Siscoe And Block, book 1)
Isidore Haiblum
"A rip-roaring, hard-boiled, enjoyable space adventure."
Greenhouse (1991)
(Organic Future, book 2)
Thomas A Easton
"Easton has created an absolutely mind-boggling future!"
Far-Seer (1992)
(Quintaglio Ascension, book 1)
Robert J Sawyer
"Sawyer's as good at world-building as he is at telling an exciting, satisfying story."
The Risen Empire (2003)
(Succession, book 1)
Scott Westerfeld
"The Risen Empire is proof that space opera can be as complex and sophisticated as any other form of literature."
Fangs and Angel Wings (2003)
Karen E Taylor
"I urge you to check these stories out; they're really quite remarkable."
Brooklyn Knight (2010)
(Piers Knight, book 1)
C J Henderson
"As urban fantasies go, Brooklyn Knight is as breathlessly exciting as they come."
Codename Prague (2011)
(Scikungfi Trilogy, book 2)
D Harlan Wilson
"Codename Prague is a thrill-a-minute combination of James Bond, Robert Ludlum, and cyberpunk, set in a dangerous, erotic, and not-as-distant-as-you'd-wish future."
Jane Carver of Waar (2012)
(Jane Carver, book 1)
Nathan Long
"If Edgar Rice Burroughs were writing today, with 21st Century skills and sensibilities, Jane Carver of Waar is the book he'd have written."
Primordial Threat (2018)
(Exodus , book 1)
M A Rothman
"Michael A. Rothman's PRIMORDIAL THREAT is a beautifully-conceived hard science adventure, with totally believable characters and events, and a truly satisfying conclusion."
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