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On the sun-scorched planet Bountiful, human colonists live peacefully alongside natives known as Dancers until an unspeakable disaster devastates the colony.  Six children found dead, their bodies marked in a bizarre parody of a Dancer ritual.  The crime's solution makes the situation worse, sending ripples throughout the sector, shattering lives. One man tries to heal those lives.  But can he heal everyone involved, and still save himself?  A finalist for the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke award, Alien Influences shows the talents that make Kristine Kathryn Rusch one of the most popular authors working in science fiction today. "A well-conceived, well-executed novel."-The New York Times Book Review Rusch isn't here on this Earth to hand out easy answers. Alien Influences is, like all her work, memorable, enthralling, and just a touch frustrating; there are always more questions after the final page.-SF Site [Rusch]'s examination of the heights and depths of the human spirit is what engages and ultimately satisfies.-Publisher's Weekly

Alien Influences

Maya knows her job as mining supervisor, and she knows it well. But do the higher-ups listen to her? Of course not. But when the biggest ice storm yet hits Xeunite, Maya finds her incompetent bosses the least of her worries. As the storm rages, Maya faces life-and-death decisions-ones she might not survive. With "Ice Breakers, " Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers up an unexpected heroine of the highest order."Kristine Kathryn Rusch is one of the best writers in the field."-SFRevu

Ice Breakers

In an alternate post-Civil War Chicago, the citizens still remember the day the Gondolas sent by the South died and the city burned-again. Lou, a Pinkerton detective, uses magic to hunt down the Gondola pilots, now called Gondola widows. She thought she caught them all. But when evidence comes to light that one last widow hides in the most public of places, Lou must find a way to stop her-for good. "Excellent story from Rusch, a sort of alternate history/steampunk tale set on the shores of Lake Michigan."-BestSF".a spectacular ending for a wonderfully imaginative story."-SFRevu"An ingenious, if complex premise, but the heart of the story lies in Lou's self-doubt when it comes to the execution of her plan to cause her target to betray herself."-LocusKristine Kathryn Rusch has been writing her brand of excellent SF since the late 80s and she is still a vigorous presence in the field. "The Last Surviving Gondola Women" takes place in an alternate USA, circa 1890.

The Last Surviving Gondola Widow

When an African-American woman arrives whipped and tortured at the Club on Lake Superior, she interrupts a meeting of powerbrokers setting up the 1924 senate election. Russell hoped to use the meeting to garner support for his candidate, Joe Stanislawski. But the interruption disrupts Russell's plans. When Joe rushes to the woods where the woman says the men who beat her are still beating her husband, Russell follows. But what Joe does next surprises everyone involved. And Russell discovers that in politics, the smallest event can change everything."A dark, yet fascinating tale."-RT Book Reviews on The Enemy Within

Fighting Bob

Whenever things get rough, Roxanne escapes to other worlds. She possesses a talent that skips generations, a talent that no one else believes exists. Except her granddaughter Marissa, who exhibits the same talent. Marissa, who can open windows to other worlds with the movement of a finger. Roxanne wants to train Marissa to live with her talent, but the rest of the family wants to stop her. They fear Marissa will end up like Roxanne: difficult, unreachable, distant. Worse, they fear Marissa will not survive Roxanne's training-or her love."Kristine Kathryn Rusch may be one of the most sure-footed authors in science fiction, never straying from the path of good story-telling as she dissects her characters and their situations for the reader's benefit."-Science Fiction Weekly

Worlds Enough...and Time

Kristine Kathryn Rusch's alternate history stories have won or been nominated for every award in the sf field. "The Arrival of Truth" shows why. In pre-Civil War Virginia, some slaves tell a story about Sojourner and the Truth. One young girl, forced to give up her own children and nurse a white baby, wonders what the Truth will mean. Will it set her free? Or will it force her to make terrible choices of her own?In "The Arrival of Truth, " Kristine Kathryn Rusch casts light on the powerful struggle between right and wrong, slavery and freedom."Rusch is a great storyteller."-RT Book Reviews

The Arrival of Truth

Tis the Season for 14 magical, macabre and merry tales to make your Holidays Fantastic. Gingerbread houses, caroling carolers, brightly trimmed trees, big family dinners, pristine snowfalls-the familiar pleasures of the season. But what better pleasure is there than a good holiday story? So open this winter solstice sampler and indulge in fully festive fantasies, nightmares before Christmas, and stunning space-age celebrations. These stories will warm hearts and minds like a blazing Yule log. Fantastic Holiday Stories by Kevin J. Anderson, Mercedes Lackey, Mike Resnick, Kristine Rusch, Jonathan Maberry, Eric James Stone, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Quincy J. Allen, Ken Scholes, Sam Knight, David Boop, Heather Graham, Brad R. Torgersen, and Patricia Briggs.

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