Joan D. Vinge

//Joan D. Vinge
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  • Book II of Cat. Cat. Street punk. Psion. Telepath. Kidnapped and dragged to Earth by an interstellar organisation and forced to protect those he most hates, those who most hate him...The taMings. A cyber-augmented DNA-incestuous clan of such wealth and power that their family arguments change the destiny of worlds. Now one taMing is a killer's target. But which? And who would dare? Seeking answers, Cat finds lies and savagery, passion and atrocity - trails that lead from crystal valleys to clubs for silver-skinned beauties. From the homicidal enclaves of drug kings to a fanatic's pulpit. From the halls of the Assembly to a cyberspace hell. Seeking assassins, Cat discovers a mystery that could cost him his future. His sanity. His life. Cat isn't a bodyguard - he's bait. Cover art by Michael Whelan.

  • 1998 Film edition.  The Robinsons find themselves lost in space again, crash landing on a planet breaking up from tectonic storms, threatened by a horde of spider-like aliens and finding an alternative time stream link to Earth's distant future. Novelisation based on the screenplay by Akiva Goldsman.
  • A collection spanning the realms of times, space and the human mind.  The six tales contained herein are: Phoenix In The Ashes - a new hope rises from the ravaged earth; Voices from the Dust: Two scientists are gripped by an alien power and find themselves the helpless puppets of destruction; The Storm King: the potent forces of Earth magic do battle against a monster of the soul's dark night; The Peddler's Apprentice - a perilous quest for arcane knowledge; Psiren - a continuation of the story Psion, the telepath cat who lost the key to his own mind's power; Mother and Child - as human confronts alien, only one bond is strong enough to transcend all differences. Cover art by Susan Collins.

  • A collection spanning the realms of times, space and the human mind.  The six tales contained herein are: Phoenix In The Ashes: a new hope rises from the ravaged earth; Voices from the Dust: Two scientists are gripped by an alien power and find themselves the helpless puppets of destruction; The Storm King: the potent forces of Earth magic do battle against a monster of the soul's dark night; The Peddler's Apprentice: a perilous quest for arcane knowledge; Psiren: a continuation of the story Psion, the telepath cat who lost the key to his own mind's power (Cat 1.5); Mother and Child: as human confronts alien, only one bond is strong enough to transcend all differences.
  • Book I of Cat. Telhassium was the key to the stardrive; the stardrive was the key to the Federation; the Federation controlled the Galaxy. But telhassium was found only on Cinder. And there was a plot afoot to hijack that godforsaken planet. Only  team of dedicated psions could prevent a truly cosmic disaster. That team would not be complete without Cat, and Cat wanted no part of it! A new breed of humanity will be pitted against the age-old vices of hatred, greed and lust for power, with one added extra - the enigmatic, telepathic Hydrans, the only race among the stars to challenge mankind, whose defeat has left them with one last chance of revenge - PSION. Cover art by Ian Craig.