#Bantam Spectra

[bidonica]

Getting a bit fed up with the take “I don’t ship Jaime with Brienne because she’s too good for him”, sometimes paired with “romance would ruin Brienne’s arc” because. Have you considered that Brienne WANTS those things (Jaime and romance), craves them even

Bibliography

MARTIN, George R.R., A Feast for Crows, Bantam Spectra 2005

#just say you prefer other ships for them (lbr you prefer other ships for jaime) and go #it's not a sin #like don't shroud it in concern for brienne's wellbeing lol

[snuh]

Fred Gambino: The Foundation - Bantam Spectra #56507, September 2004

[materialismo-dialectico]

Virtual Light - Wiliam Gibson (Bantam Spectra, 1993)

The millennium has come and gone, leaving in its wake only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working  for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a  bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively  snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But  these are no ordinary shades. What you can see  through these high-tech specs can make you rich—or  get you killed. Now Berry and Chevette are on the  run, zeroing in on the digitalized heart of  DatAmerica, where pure information is the greatest high.  And a mind can be a terrible thing to crash. . . . 

#virtual ligth #science fiction #william gibson #cyberpunk #sprawl #virtual reality #VR #Los Angeles #data #corporation #capitalism #the bridge trilogy #dystopia

[theladyfromplanetx]

Romas Kukalis, the Lucky Starr Series, by Isaac Asimov (under the pseudonym Paul French), as published in 1993 by Bantam Spectra.

#Romas Kukalis #Lucky Starr #Isaac Asimov #Bantam #solar system sci-fi #Paul French

[bornitereads]

Specter of the Past - Timothy Zahn

Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology Book 1

Read: Sep 2023

When I was in my first era of collecting Star Wars books I picked up the second book of this duology first. There was some context missing but I read it anyways. Now finally I have the first book and I dove in to get the missing context. Although it's really not like I remember anything from the second book anyways haha.

There are a lot of interwoven plots in here. Luke, Han & Leia, Lando, Shada, Disra & Tierce, Wedge, Mara, Pellaeon. Like a lot. They all form the story though. How Zahn had so many moving pieces in order I do not know, but he did. And it was great! I really like how the story was told from all these different POVs. I especially like Force Detective Luke, which becomes more relevant in next book, but I digress. It's hard to look at just this book with out considering its sister. The Hand of Thrawn is a story spanning both books very gracefully. And while I read the second and conclusion first it made more sense I think because it was the end. I wouldn't think the same about this one. All the set-up and no ending. They definitely need to be considered together. Not that I'm trying to say Specter of the Past is bad! It's good, but the story needs both it's halves.

Info: Bantam Spectra; 1998

#specter of the past #timothy zahn #star wars #the hand of thrawn #fiction #science fiction #sci fi

[commandercoriandersalamander]

I think we all need to have a moment of thanks for the editors at HarperCollins Voyager and Bantam Spectra who read the entirety of the Fitz and Beloved's developing relationship and then looked Robin Hobb in the eyes and said, yes, this is platonic, I agree. Unsung heroes.

#fitzloved #the tawny man #fitz and the fool #farseer trilogy #I actually don't know if Anne Groell was her editor on the ROTE books #she's the only one I've seen named but it was in an interview about Soldier Son #Robin Hobb is oddly tight-lipped about her editors? #unless it's just my editions. but I flipped through titles pages copyright acknowledgements etc etc all the usual suspects and nothing? #which. rude tbh? like it's very cute that she dedicates it to her cats (?) but still #anyways if anyone knows whose head the crown truly should sit on tell me and I'll edit this

[baroque-hashem]

Covert art by Stephen Youll for the Bantam Spectra paperback edition of The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov

#the caves of steel #isaac asimov #cover art #books #science fiction

[vtgbooks]

RA MACAVOY Tea with the Black Dragon Vintage Bantam Spectra Vintage Dragon

#bluemelodybooks #vintagebook #bookaesthetic #reading #academia #booklover #bookcore #bookcover

[jkcorellia]

Bantam Spectra mass market paperbacks were peak literature and I'm only a little bit kidding

#reading #books #science fiction #star wars legends #star wars books

[screamingreek]

Ray Bradbury Chronicles - Vol. 1 -1992 - P. Craig Russell, Kent Williams, Al Williamson - Bantam / Spectra Books - Graphic Novel

FOR SALE!!! FIND THIS ITEM AND MORE AT screaming-greek.com or check out the link in my bio... The Ray Bradbury Chronicles - Volume 1 - First Edition Illustrated stories by P. Craig Russell, Kent Williams, Al Williamson Pre Owned  - Paperback - 78 Pages Bantam / Spectra Books - 1991 Read the full article

[legendscon]

Panel Announcement: In Conversation With Michael Stackpole

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#Corran Horn #X wing #Rogue Squadron #I Jedi #Soontir Fel #Mara Jade #Ysanne Isard #New Jedi Order #Mara Jade By The Emperors Hand #Star Wars Union #Tycho Celchu #Admiral Ackbar #Mirax Terrik #Wedge Antilles #Lusankya #Bantam Spectra #Bantam Books #Warlord Zsinj #Booster Terrik #Mirax Terrik Horn

[theresabookreviews]

[saksthriftavenue]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin First Edition Paperback.

[cidraman]

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#star wars #lucasfilm #george lucas #timothy zahn #heir to the empire #90s #thrawn #luke skywalker #han solo #leia organa #mara jade #chewbacca #c-3po #r2-d2 #jedi #jorus c'baoth #rukh #talon karrde #lando calrissian #bantam spectra #jacen solo #jaina solo #wedge antilles #ysalamir #coruscant #millennium falcon

[the25centpaperback]

Gilgamesh the King by Robert Silverberg, cover by Jim Burns (1985)

#1980s #jim burns #robert silverberg #Bantam Spectra #paperback #vintage #book #fantasy #mythology #gilgamesh #classic

[bornitereads]

Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina - Ed. Kevin J. Anderson

Read: Mar - Apr 2023

Normally my strategy with collections is to rapid fire go through all the stories and give them a quick yay or nay. But this collection was unique in my experience. Each story is about a background character seen in the cantina scene in A New Hope. And all the stories interconnect. Not only do they all converge on the cantina for the scene with Luke, Obi-Wan, Han, and Chewbacca, they often intersect with other stories in other ways. The first couple stories I was like is this worth it? But as I went on and caught onto what they were doing it became way more fun to read.

Info: Bantam Spectra; 1995; Contributing authors: Kathy Tyers, Tom & Martha Veitch, Timothy Zahn, A. C. Crispin, Dave Wolverton, David Bischoff, Barbara Hambly, Daniel Keys Moran, Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, Doug Beason, Jennifer Roberson, Jerry Oltion, Kenneth C. Flint, M. Shayne Bell, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens

#tales from the mos eisley cantina #star wars #fiction #science fiction #sci fi #kevin j anderson #short story collection #short stories