Pyr/Prometheus Books

Library Bookwatch, June, 2005

59 John Glenn Dr., Amherst, NY 14228

www.prometheusbooks.com

Pyr is a new science fiction and fantasy imprint which seeks its own identity and strength separate from Prometheus' largely-nonfiction book line; and from the looks of things, its first batch is set to be a winning introduction to a powerful set of writers. Sean Williams' The Resurrected Man (1591023114, $25.00) is also a recommended pick for mystery fans, though it's setting is the future, when distinctions between man and machine run together. P.I. Jonah McEwen is wanted for murder and is the obvious suspect--except that the 'victims' aren't real, but are facsimiles of his victims, leaving the originals alive. Is this murder--and is Jonah's own duplicate the murderer? Fine intrigue abounds. John Meaney's Paradox: Book One Of The Nulapeiron Sequence (1591023084, $25.00) provides the first installment in a trilogy, so be prepared for more. Planet Nulapeiron is a city dug into the planet's crust, where quasi-human creatures who exist in both past and future help the Lords and Ladies rule. Young Tom explores the depths of his world and meets a legendary pilot, who provides him a dangerous gift before her death--a gift which gives him some deadly insights. A series of sub-plots and intrigue keeps Tom's adventures seamless and flowing. Robert Silverberg's Star Of Gypsies (1591023092, $15.00) features a 1986 classic in a new paperback edition audiences will relish. Here's the story of one Yakoub, king of the Gypsies, the only group of pilots capable of steering ships across the galaxy. Now retired, Yakoub finds himself returning to the throne to solve a power struggle which threatens to embroil the entire galaxy in chaos. Chris Roberson's Here, There & Everywhere (1591023319, $15.00) tells of a pre-teen given an incredible gift by a dying woman. With the strange 'Sofia' gift in hand, she can travel anywhere in space and time, including to worlds what might be or could have been? but her prior life is lost, and her time-travel journeys take her into lonely realms indeed in this spirited story of a young girl's courae. All are powerful presentations, highly recommended.