HUMANITY PRIME

Ace Books, 1971. Cover by Davis Meltzer.

THE SWORD OF RHIANNON

"From the edges of the wide floor they hailed him and from the open galleries above, their depthless eyes glittering, their narrow ophidian heads bowed in homage. Sinuous bodies that moves with effortless ease, seeming to flow rather than step. Hands with supple jointless fingers and feet that made no sound and lipless mouths that seemed to open always on silent laughter, infinitely cruel. And all through that vast place whispered a dry harsh rustling, the light friction of skin that had lost its primary scales but not its sepentine roughness."

Ace paperback, 1975. Cover artist uncredited.

Rear cover/synopsis.

WARRIOR OF LLARN

Ace paperback, 1964. Cover by Frank Frazetta.

Interior art, also by Frank Frazetta.

THE SWORDSMAN OF MARS

Ace paperback, 1967. Cover art by Ed Emsh.

BORN UNDER MARS

Ace paperback, 1967. Cover: John Schoenherr.

THE ESCAPE ORBIT

Ace books, 1965. Cover by Jack Gaughan.

THE BIRD OF TIME

Ace paperback, 1961. Cover artwork by John Schoenherr.

Rear cover, synopsis, etc.

THE LAST PLANET

Ace paperback, 1965. Cover by Harry Barton.

THE FALL OF THE TOWERS

Ace paperback, 1970. Cover by Kelly Freas.

SPACEHOUNDS OF IPC

Ace paperback, 1966. Cover by Ed Valigursky.

WEB OF THE WITCH WORLD

Ace paperback, 1971/2. Cover by Davis Meltzer.

THE MAKER OF UNIVERSES

Ace paperback, 1965. Cover by Jack Gaughan.

BOW DOWN TO NUL

Ace paperback, 1966. Cover by Jack Gaughan.

STARWOLF #1 - THE WEAPON FROM BEYOND

Artwork by Jack Gaughan, Ace paperback, 1967.

Rear-cover synopsis: 

"Morgan Chane was an Earthman by parentage, but he had been born on the pirate-world Varna, whose heavy gravity had developed strength and incredibly quick reflexes in him. When he was old enough, he joined the raider-ships that looted the starworlds, and fought side by side with the dreaded Starwolves of Varna. But then there was a fight among them. Chane killed their leader, and the other Starwolves turned on him. He barely got away alive - wounded near death, his Starwolf pursuers following him across the galaxy. And there was nowhere he could seek refuge, for no world would lift a hand to save one of the hated Starwolves."

QUESTION AND ANSWER

Ace paperback, 1978. Cover illustration by Michael Whelan.

Rear cover synopsis:

"For many years the starships of earth searched the heavens for places where men could live. Many planets were found, but always something was wrong: too hot; too cold; atmospheric contaminants; poisonous biochemistry; intelligent natives - something. At last a deep-space survey vessel has reported a planet that seems perfect, an uninhabited paradise where people can roam free. But the first Troas Expedition never returns. And now the crew of the De Gama must find out why, or mankind will lose the stars forever..."

ORDEAL IN OTHERWHERE

Ace paperback, 1965. Cover painting by Gray Morrow.

"Fans of Andre Norton are familiar with the planet Warlock and its shimmering, powerful witches, the matriarchal Wyverns, who rule by dreams. ORDEAL IN OTHERWHERE goes back to this familiar science-fiction setting, this time with young Charis Nordholm, who has been sold as a slave to a trader wishing to buy cloth from these strange creatures. Charis soon finds herself not only mixed up in a mysterious internecine warfare she does not understand..."

SPACE WAR

Ace Books paperback, 1967. Cover by Gray Morrow.

"The Zoromes had found a way to immortality and thereby were able to set out on centuries-long explorations of the entire galaxy. One among the Zoromes was a human, Professor Jameson, last man of Earth, and his adventures make a saga second to none. 

The Zoromes had made on mistake in their scientific history - they had helped another race of beings change over into machine bodies - the Mumes of the world Mumed. But unlike Jameson, the Mumes did not join in fellowship with Zor. Rather instead they turned on their benefactors, schemed for greater power, and finally the two super-races of machine-men became the bitterest of enemies. 

In SPACE WAR, Professor Jameson finds himself in the thick of a war of the worlds...."

PAST MASTER

Ace SF paperback, 1977. Cover painting by John Melo

"The golden planet, Astrobe, was perfect, it was Utopia - and it faced a mysterious crisis that would destroy it forever.... 

In a world where wealth and comfort were free to everyone, why did so many desert paradise for the slums of Cathead and the Barrio? Why were increasing numbers of the population choosing lives of bone-crushing work, squalor and disease? 

The rulers of Astrobe couldn't figure it out - no one in their universe could - so they searched into the past for the man that could lead them from certain disaster. There was only one choice...."

THE SIMULACRA

Ace SF paperback, 1976. Cover artist uncredited.

"The 21st Century. It was a shifting, shadowy and extraordinary world...and very dangerous. Most people, as in the present, were content to survive and grab what little pleasure they could. But there were others who cunningly played the deadly game of world mastery.... 

There was the incredible beauty who had ruled the White House for nearly a century, the world's last practicing psychiatrist, a psychokinetic pianist, the time traveler, the simulacra and the chuppers."

THE BEST OF ANALOG

Ace paperback, 1978. Cover by Alex Schomburg.

"What? Another Anthology? 

Editor BEN BOVA offers two good reasons: 

This book represents the best stories of the past five years of Analog magazine - adjudged by many to be the best science fiction magazine on the market. 

These stories have been written by the brightest authors in the SF game. 

ROGER ZELAZNY. LARRY NIVEN. GEORGE R. R. MARTIN. JOE HALDEMAN. VONDA MCINTYRE. GORDON R. DICKSON 

...All of our Best and Brightest. 

And the best reason of all: 

This one is fun to read. Enjoy! 

-From his introduction"

Contents:

Persephone and Hades by Scott W. Schumack

Common Denominator by David Lewis

The Four-Hour Fugue by Alfred Bester

How I Lost The Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion by Gene Wolf

A Song For Lya by George R. R. Martin

Unlimited Warfare by Hayford Pierce

Tricentennial by Joe Haldeman

The Present State of Igneos Research by Gordon R. Dickson

Child of All Ages by P. J. Playger

The Hole Man by Larry Niven

Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand by Vonda N. McIntyre

A Thing of Beauty by Norman Spinrad

When I Was In Your Mind by Joe Allred

Unified Field Theory by Tim Joseph

Home is the Hangman by Roger Zelazny