Del ray ballantine (182 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Good+. No Jacket. Paperback Edition. G+/none, used pb, 584pp. Perfect bound, illustrated, stiff paper wraps with silver and gold colored text on upper and spine; edge wear with chips and small tears; scuffed. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight and straight.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good+. No Jacket. Paperback Edition. G/none, used pb, 359 pages.Perfect bound, color illustrated stiff paper wraps with black and yellow colored text on upper and black text on spine; edge wear; rounded tips; spine creased. Interior pages clean, unmarked, no highlighting. This is Ballantine book #29873. Binding is tight. …

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Please Read: pp247; Mass Market Paperback in acceptable condition; Clean Pages; slightly creased spine with nicking top/bottom and edge rubbing; Heavy Edgewear; creases to both covers; Sticker; Book photos may be Stock Images & shouldn't be relied upon as a basis for condition.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Good Plus. NOT A FORMER LIBRARY BOOK.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. G/none, used pb, 246pp. Perfect bound, color illustrated stiff paper wraps with white and black colored text on upper and white colored text on creased spine; edge wear; no tears; chips. Interior pages clean, unmarked; age-toned. Binding is strong.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good+. First Edition. Spine/covers somewhat creased and a bit scuffed, spine slanted, corners bumped, minor edge wear. Slight yellowing but text is clean and unmarked. A couple dents to front covers. "The Nextwave of barbarian warriors was invading Xanth from the north, ravaging and destroying as they advanced. But Mare Imbrium had her own problems. Ever since she had gained the half soul, the night mare had begun to mishandle her job of delivering bad dreams. Now the Night Stallion dismissed her, exiling her to the day world with a message for King Trent: "Beware the Horseman!" She had no idea of what that meant. But that was the way with prophetic warnings -- nobody could understand them until it was too late . . ."; Remainder; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Illustrated by Sweet, Darrell K. (cover) (illustratore).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good+. First Thus. Corners bumped, slight edge wear, slight crease along spine. A fairly tight, attractive copy. Originally published in somewhat different form as "Starshield: Sentinels". "Rebellion threatens to rock the very foundation of civilization. If the wrong side wins, the people will be at the mercy of minds with no conscience or humanity. The only hope for freedom lies with the Mantle of Kendis-dai, a relic reputed to hold the power of absolute Truth. But the Mantle of Kendis-dai is long lost in the mists of myth and time. . . if it ever really existed at all. Merinda Neskat, dedicated to the pursuit of Truth above all, is determined to find the legendary Mantle, "; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good+. Fifteenth Printing. Corners bumped, slight edge wear. A clean, bright copy. Twelve memorable sci-fi tales filled with wonder and imagination, including "Rescue Party," "A Walk in the Dark," and "Trouble with the Natives." Excellent examples of Clarke's dry humor and his unique brand of global disaster tales.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Fifth Printing. Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing, owner's name imprinted on a couple pages. An attractive copy. ; Map of Phaze by Chris Barbieri. ; Apprentice Adept; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 358 pages; "Stile had problems - two whole worlds of problems, in fact. "On Proton, a world of future science, his murder was averted only by the help of a lovely robot, who sent him through an invisible 'curtain' to Phaze, an alternate world ruled by magic. There he found he was the double of the sorcerer, the Blue Adept, who had been mysteriously murdered. And the assassin was after Stile! "To survive, Stile had to master magic, fight a dragon, win the friendship of a lady unicorn, locate his enemy among the paranoid Adepts, and return out of Phaze to win the Great Games on Proton. After that, he was ready to face the real problems! ". Illustrated by Schwinger, Laurence [Cover] (illustratore).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. Fourteenth Printing. Ex-library with typical markings, labels, pocket. Some edge wear and rubbing, base of spine taped. Pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. A solid reading copy. ; Ex-Library; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 253 pages; "Lummox had been the Stuart family pet for years. Though far from cuddly and rather large, it had always been obedient and docile. Except, that is, the the time it had eaten the second-hand Buick . . . But now, all of a sudden and without explanation, Lummox had begun chomping down on a variety of things -- not least, a very mean dog and a cage of virtually indestructible steel. Incredible! John Thomas and Lummox were soon in awfully hot water, and they didn't know how to get out. And neither one really understood just how bad things were -- or how bad the situation could get -- until some space voyagers appeared and turned a far-from-ordinary family problem into an extraordinary confrontation.". Illustrated by Sweet, Darrel K. [Cover] (illustratore).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good+. First Edition. Covers a bit creased, corners bumped, some edge wear, spine a little slanted, rubbing plus a semi-circle of indentations to the back cover where someone got their teeth into this book. FE ANI stamped on bottom edge. A little yellowing but text is clean and unmarked. Stated first edition (paperback original). "The thing that went bump in the night . . . was a helicopter. And Maynard Griggs, anthropologist, just happened to be in the vicinity completing his study of Zaire's Magenda d'Zondo tribe. So he rushed to the crash site and rescued the lone survivor, Consuela Milan, a fiery major in the Cuban army. But, by next morning, something - something that left tiny, hooved footprints - had come out of the jungle. Whatever it was had removed every trace of the wreck - as well as the army payroll Consuela had stolen. Her impetuous search for the money led her and Griggs into a strange world peopled by stranger beings, creatures whose intentions they did not understand . . . until it was too late!"; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated by Van Dongen, H. R. (illustratore).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good+. Spine/covers somewhat creased, corners bumped. A slight curve to the book. "In the free-fall environment of the Smoke Ring, the descendents of the crew of the Discipline no longer remembered their Earth roots -- or the existence of Sharls Davis Kendy, the computer program despot of the ship. Until Kendy initiated contact once more. Fourteen years later, only Jeffer, the Citizens Tree Scientist, knew that Kendy was still watching -- and waiting. Then the Citizens Tree people rescued a family of loggers and learned for the first time of the Admiralty, a large society living in free fall amid the floating debris called the Clump. And it was likely that the Admiralty had maintained, intact, Discipline's original computer library. Exploration was a temptation neither Jeffer nor Kendy could resist, and neither Citizens Tree nor Sharls Davis Kendy would ever be the same again. . ."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated by Whelan, Michael (cover) (illustratore).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good+. Twelfth Printing. Spine/covers somewhat creased, corners bumped, some edge wear/chipping esp. to spine. Some scuffing to back cover, slight darkening. "Jordan was a ghost in Castle Roogna now, spending his time with little five-year-old Ivy and watching his own past unfold on the magic tapestry. But once he had been a valorous knight, riding his ghost horse Pook on a fabulous and dangerous mission. He had been betrayed with a cruel lie by two wily magicians and the woman he loved. He had been killed at the end, and his bones had been scattered. Now he could not even remember where they had been buried. That was important, because Jordan's talent had been to recover from almost any injury, provided enough of his body could be assembled to grow together again. But all that had been four hundred years before. Nobody who was alive today knew or cared where his bones might be. It was hardly the proper ending for a gallant adventure!"; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Illustrated by Sweet, Darrell K. (cover) (illustratore).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. Tenth Printing. Spine a little creased, slightly slanted, corners bumped, moderate edge wear, crease across lower corner of front cover, some rubbing. A nice copy. First published novel by this legendary author. "Sara had been a 'plain' girl . . . . but now she was not. She had been a human on Earth . . . . but now she was not. She had certainly been alive . . . . now she didn't know. The only thing Sara felt sure of was that she knew more than anyone else suspected she did. And that she had to get out -- from wherever, or whatever, she was. "; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. Slight shelf wear. "Ten years had passed since mankind had won the Great War. The dreaded Al'ar, loathsome aliens who killed by mere sight or touch, had been vanquished. Now they were gone, forgotten, and humanity was free to expand throughout the galaxy. But one man rememberred. Joshua Wolfe had been a hero of the Great War. He had lived with the Al'ar, first as a friend and then as a prisoner. He knew their ways, knew their disciplines, knew how to kill as they killed. And Joshua Wolfe was the only man who knew that the conflict was not over. Before the Great War, in a time of friendship, the Al'ar had given him a name: Shadow Warrior. Now he would fulfill its lethal promise . . ."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.…

paperback. Condizione: Good. Seventh Printing. GOOD Condition PAPERBACK. NAME EP "EDWARD"old corner bend to front cover.; White & RED Titles On BLUE Covers; WHITE HORSE Cover Art; 212pg pages. Illustrated by VALLEJO, BORIS COVER ART (illustratore).

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good+. "On the lush green planet man had named Ver-Draak, a green-haired, crystal-eyed race once lived. But the Ni-Lach were no more, killed off by humans who feared their strange powers. Yet legends of a great Ni-Lacc treasure lived on. Eventually, men's search for Ni-Lach gold led them to a great forest called the Deep -- and to an orphan named Dhalvad, a carefree young man who played with alien fur children and - - - cured the sick without medicine. Soon Dhalvad and his friends -- human, alien and otherwise -- are running for their lives. . ." Slight crease in spine.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Mass Market Paperback. viii. + 723pp. + ads. Line drawings & maps, one in full color. viii. + 723pp. + ads. Cover art & gate fold color map by Laurence Schwinger. Chapter decorations by Holly Johnson. LATER 14th Printing of the First Mass Market Edition, July 1996. VG+. Book appears unread. Covers lightly scuffed, interior clean/tight/bright: no names or writings.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Republic of Texas has annihilated Moscow-- now the Russians are really mad. A few pencil underlines and penciled notes-- otherwise near fine .

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Spine a bit scuffed, a little edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; Number 9 in the Xanth series. ; Xanth; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 327 pages; "Grundy Golem was the size of an inconsequence, and nobody had any respect for him - including Grundy! To prove himself, he volunteered to ride the Monster Under the Bed to the Ivory Tower to find little Ivy's long-lost dragon, Stanley Steamer. "After many adventures, he reached the Tower, to learn that the evil Sea Hag kept lovely Rapunzel imprisoned there, her body destined to be used to maintain the witch's immortality. Grundy managed to free the damsel, and they fled together. " As the descendant of Jordan the Barbarian and Bluebell Elf, Rapunzel could become any size, even that of any Golem's dreamgirl. But Grundy knew she was surely fated for someone better than he. Besides, the Sea Hag still pursued them to destroy im and get her back. "And he still hadn't found Stanley Steamer. ". Illustrated by Sweet, Darrel K. (illustratore).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Del Rey Printing. 1st Del Ray printing. Corners bumped, minor edge wear and a little creasing. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 253 pages; "Lummox had been the Stuart family pet for years. Though far from cuddly and rather large, it had always been obedient and docile. Except, that is, the the time it had eaten the second-hand Buick . . . But now, all of a sudden and without explanation, Lummox had begun chomping down on a variety of things -- not least, a very mean dog and a cage of virtually indestructible steel. Incredible! John Thomas and Lummox were soon in awfully hot water, and they didn't know how to get out. And neither one really understood just how bad things were -- or how bad the situation could get -- until some space voyagers appeared and turned a far-from-ordinary family problem into an extraordinary confrontation.". Illustrated by Sweet, Darrel K. [Cover] (illustratore).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Tenth Printing. Corners bumped, slight edge wear/rubbing. A couple pages dog-eared. A clean, tight copy. This is a collection of short stories that introduce Helva (XH-834), the to-be-legendary Ship who Sang. Helva was born physically defective, but with a perfectly good brain. Mankind of McCaffrey's Central Worlds universe has learned to save these children and allow them to live productive lives -- as the encapsulated 'brain' running a spaceship.or space station, or city. McCaffrey masterfully paints the growth of Helva as a human being, both limited and freed by the titanium shell she is encased within. An excellent introduction to science fiction, McCaffrey has more recently authorized several 'sequels' involving shell-persons and set in the same universe: "The Ship Who Searched," "Partnership," and "The City Who Fought."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated by Hildebrandt, The Brothers (cover) (illustratore).…

Mass Market. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition Stated. 182 Pages.July 1983 Edition. Store stamp inside back cover. Very minor cover edge wear otherwise tight book that was read little and stored well. Gambler, rogue, and con-artiste, Lando Calrissian was born with a well-developed taste for the good life. More comfortable at the dealer's end of a fast shuffle than at the rear end of a blaster, Lando always had his sensors scanning for the chance to pick up easy credits. So when he heard that the planets of the Rafa System were practically buried in ancient alien treasure, he hopped aboard the Millennium Falcon and brushed up on his rusty astrogation. He never stopped to think that someone might be conning the con man.. Schmidt, William - Cover Art (illustratore).…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Trade Edition Stated. 217 pages plus afterword. First Ballantine Edition September 1997 and a First Printing. Developed from the author's story Black Horses for a King which first appeared in the anthology Camelot in 1995. This fast-moving historical fantasy is about the beginnings of the British cavalry, in King Arthur's era, as recounted by a boy growing up in exciting and perilous times. McCaffrey credits a chapter in Rosemary Sutcliff's Sword At Sunset for her interest in the large black horses of King Arthur's time. In this story Lord Artos, later to rule as the legendary King Arthur, knew he could defeat his enemies if only he could find horses swift and strong enough to carry his warriors in full regalia. He sets out in search of the famed horses of the desert. Shannon, David Cover (illustratore).…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Edition Stated. 435 pages. June 1987 printing. A little moisture damage as evidenced by many pages being lightly wrinkled but no stains. You don't choose your comrades in war. They are assigned to you. In the jungle, where there is no past or future, men from totally different backgrounds forget their differences and struggle with the basic question of survival during the Vietnam War. For men of Sierra Company, 75th Rangers, the Vietnam war means more than loyalty to their country. It means loyalty to each other.…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 2nd Printing. 547 pages. Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-516) and index. Sweeping exploration of the role that dreams have played in politics, art, religion, and psychology. from ancient civilizations to the present day. A treasury of information on dreams, from history to theory. Illustrated with black and white photographs and artwork. An authoritative landmark on the history and psychology of dreams.…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 4th Printing. 387 pages plus advance excerpt from "Violin". Carlos Beltrain Cover (illustratore).

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. Later Printing. Mass Market. Light toning to page edges, sjpine creased.

MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. Condizione: Near Fine. viii. + 754pp. + ads. Line drawing maps. viii. + 754pp. + ads. Cover art by Keith Parkinson. Chaper decorations by Holly Johnson. Later 3rd Printing. Near Fine. (Book never read. Meager cover wear in places, back ad page corners creased else a clean/tight/crisp copy: no writings, no cover creases).…