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Mercenary is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1984.
Mercenary is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1984.
Mercenary is a novel in which Hope Hubris joins the Jovian Navy and becomes part of their task force to eliminate space piracy. [1]
Dave Langford reviewed Mercenary for White Dwarf #69, and stated that "Parts of this are quite sensible, but are balanced by dottiness like the space-battle which – for reasons known only to Anthony – echoes the Mongol invasion of Hungary so faithfully as to neglect the fact that space has three dimensions... Amusing nonsense, but definitely nonsense." [1]
Gilgamesh the King is a 1984 historical novel by American writer Robert Silverberg, presenting the Epic of Gilgamesh as a novel. In the afterword the author wrote "at all times I have attempted to interpret the fanciful and fantastic events of these poems in a realistic way, that is, to tell the story of Gilgamesh as though he were writing his own memoirs, and to that end I have introduced many interpretations of my own devising which for better or for worse are in no way to be ascribed to the scholars".
The Integral Trees is a 1984 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven. Like much of Niven's work, the story is heavily influenced by the setting: a gas torus, a ring of air around a neutron star. A sequel, The Smoke Ring, was published in 1987.
Voyage to the City of the Dead (1984) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster.
The Invaders Plan is a novel by L. Ron Hubbard published in 1985.
East of Ealing is a novel by Robert Rankin published in 1984. It is the third novel in Rankin's Brentford Trilogy.
Dinosaur Planet Survivors or Survivors: Dinosaur Planet II is a 1984 science fiction novel by American writer Anne McCaffrey. It is the sequel to Dinosaur Planet (1978) and thus the second book in the Ireta series.
A Theatre of Timesmiths is a science fiction novel by British writer Garry Kilworth, first published in 1984.
Starburst is a science fiction novel by American writer Frederik Pohl, published in 1982. It is an expansion of his 1972 novella The Gold at the Starbow's End.
The Soul Master is a novel by Graham Dunstan Martin published in 1984.
Mute is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1981.
Thousandstar is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1980.
Ladyhawke is a novel by Joan D. Vinge published in 1985.
Refugee is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1983.
Dramocles: An Intergalactic Soap Opera is a novel by Robert Sheckley published in 1983.
Politician is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1985.
The Night of the Scorpion is the second book in the Pentagram series by British author Anthony Horowitz. It was published and released in the United Kingdom on 4 January 1985 by Patrick Hardy Books and 1 November 1988 in the United States by Putnam Pub Group. Initially envisioned as a pentalogy, only the first four books in the series were ever written and published.
Executive is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1985.
The Power is a novel by Ian Watson published in 1987.
Statesman is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1986.
Frost is a novel by Robin Wayne Bailey published in 1983.