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Library Bookwatch, Sept, 2004
Baen Books
PO Box 1403, Riverdale, NY 10471
James P. Hogan's Kicking The Sacred Cow (0743488288, $24.00) is written by a notable science fiction writer with a host of fiction credits to his name; but this differs in its examination of science fiction dogma and controversies in modern science. Instances of modern 'scientific beliefs' which rest shakily on dogma are examined closely, from Darwinism and the big bang to biochemistry's implications. An intriguing approach. John Ringo's Emerald Sea (0743488334, $25.00) tells of a future world of paradise ended by a council which goes to war, leaving its people to suffer. It's up to Duke Talbot to make contact with scattered mer-folk to convince them to side with freedom in this novel of future politics and battles, written by a notable science fiction author. Harry Turtledove's 3XT (0743488350, $25.00) provides yet another powerful alternate history novel by one who has earned his credentials for past powerhouses of alternate settings. Here fans will find a real treat: an omnibus of three offering two complete novels--Noninterference And Earthgrip--and Kaleidoscope, a selection of short fantasy and science fiction 'what if' stories. A treasure trove of winning plots. Bill Faucett and Brian Thomsen edit Masters Of Fantasy (0743588229, $25.00): the two have long edited fantasy and science fiction works and here pack in top short stories by David Weber, Mercedes Lackey, Mickey Reichart and more new adventures from popular contemporary genre writers. James H. Schmitz's Witches Of Karres (0743488377, $16.00) receives an excellent edit by veteran Eric Flint as it tells of one Captain Pausert, unlucky in life, who thinks his battered starship has finally brought him luck--until he frees three slave children from their masters and finds himself at odds with his fiance and his entire world. An engrossing story evolves.
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