Books like 'DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies (Boxed Set)'
Readers who enjoyed DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies (Boxed Set) by Elizabeth R. Wollheim, Lynn Abbey, Brian W. Aldiss, Neal Barrett Jr., Eluki bes Shahar, Kristen Britain, C.J. Cherryh, Julie E. Czerneda, Larry Dixon, Kate Elliott, Jane S. Fancher, Cheryl J. Franklin, C.S. Friedman, Ron Goulart, Charles L. Harness, Tanya Huff, Charles Ingrid, Marjorie B. Kellogg, Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee, Lisanne Norman, Andre Norton, Fiona Patton, Frederik Pohl, Irene Radford, Melanie Rawn, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Jennifer Roberson, Deborah J. Ross, Michael Shea, Robert Sheckley, Brian M. Stableford, Christopher Stasheff, S. Andrew Swann, Ian Watson, Michelle Sagara West, Tad Williams & Timothy Zahn also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Tyrant by Richard F. Weyand
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Council Revolt has started. The Council has struck at the Throne.As the Council plots to place their own candidate on the Throne, a single survivor is dragged out of the fires burning in the Imperial Residence.Hoping to take advantage of the capital’s chaos, enemies internal and external move against the Empire... -
Cajole by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf life on the border was complicated, life on Capitoline is insane. Nora and Liam struggle to reconcile her abilities and his duty, while caught up in the dangerous games of the powerful.Political intrigue, family drama, and ancient alien technology combine in the fourth novel of the Human Sector... -
Seminal by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI don’t play the role of the kidnapped princess very well.And I really hate the fated mates trope.Hello again, I’m Eve Wakefield, and I refuse to accept that I’m in love with an intergalactic moth prince.No.I don’t care how handsome he is, I don’t want to marry him.I don’t care if his parents have a sentient spaceship capable of eating entire planets.Love is earned, not swindled by pheromones... -
Sleeping Player by John Gold
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWake up, Sagie… Have you heard about what happened at Castle Airis five years ago? Don’t talk too loud, it's dangerous right now. They’re still looking for that certain wanderer. If you have any information, please, let us know. How difficult is it to survive the human world, full of people hellbent on destruction, as a poor cat? "People = danger," LJ knows that for sure... -
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Calderon, avagy hullajelölt kerestetik by On Sai
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCalderon kapitány nem mindennapi férfi. Egy jóképű, ifjú főnemes, aki eldobta a rangját egy lányért. Csakhogy a lány meghalt, így Calderon öngyilkos akar lenni. Úriember nem temetkezik hitelbe. Calderon másodkapitányi állást szeretne egy űrhajón, hogy egy kényelmes urnára gyűjtsön, de döbbenetére a kapitányi munkakört kapja meg... -
Fortune's Dance by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImogene Glass isn't a Fixer who makes waves - she leaves that part to her friends. They fight. She Dances the universe into harmony. Until she gets called onto the carpet for choosing the easy road instead of the right one. Her next assignment is an observation-only mission, one where she's supposed to keep her eyes open and her Talent off... -
Demon's Quest by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter Reah's brush with death, she is understandably distrustful of most of her mates. Striking out on her own, she is determined to investigate a rash of child disappearances across the universes, in and outside the Alliances. The evil she discovers in the course of her investigations could bring all worlds to their knees if Reah doesn't find a way to destroy it... -
When She's Fearless by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter being stolen from Earth, I learned that I could live each day in fear...or I could meet life head-on and unafraid. I chose the latter...Which is why, when I find a terrifyingly huge cat-alien male hip-deep in my favorite fishing spot, I don't run away in fear.I introduce myself.Is it reckless? Sure. But I've never met anyone quite like the feline Hrrrusek... -
The Definitive H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis Halcyon Classics ebook contains sixty-seven of celebrated horror and occult writer H.P. Lovecraft's best works central to his 'Cthulhu mythos.' Although Lovecraft's (1890-1937) readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades, and he is now regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century...Categorized as:
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Star Stories - Epilogues by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDaughter’s Need finished the Fixers series, but it left quite a few hanging threads. And since I know my readers, I decided to knit a few of those and show you where things have ended up. :) A few of the stories in this collection began many books ago. Regalis and Tameka. Yesenia and a second trip to a certain Wanderer flea market... -
Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight by Aliette de Bodard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA major first collection from a writer fast becoming one of the stars of the genre... Aliette de Bodard, multiple award winner and author of The Tea Master and the Detective, now brings readers fourteen dazzling tales that showcase the richly textured worldbuilding and beloved characters that have brought her so much acclaim...Categorized as:
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The Priestess and the Thief by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEllilah is a priestess…but not a very good one. She doesn’t seem to have the right temperament for quiet meditation. And even worse, she broke her vow of chastity at the Christmas party after a dark stranger drugged her punch. Now she’s being sent to the Priory of Extreme Atonement—an ominous place with no windows and daily beatings.But Elli has always had a mind of her own... -
Tyr: Warriors of Firosa Book 2 (Warrior of Firosa) by Thanika Hearth, Star Huntress
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is no life for a young, sweet, laughably frail human … one that happens to have the kind of feminine curves I want to press against me to see if she fits; with a scent like soft flowers and sweet spices. No. No life at all. Change always leads to trouble.. -
Blackmailing the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI will do whatever it takes to get what I want . . . and what I want is to avoid going to jail on Earth.So when I learn that Vos Klavoii, the Alien Bride Games Administrator, has a secret he'll do anything to keep, I decide I will use the information to blackmail my way into the Bride Lottery.Now I just have to find a Khanavai warrior who won't ask too many questions before agreeing to marry me... -
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Space Fighter's Mate by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChloe always wanted to travel, so when she’s offered a job on board a luxury cruise vessel, she immediately accepts. The Star Beauty tours on beautiful, untamed planets, serves delicious meals, and offers amazing pay. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime until she finds herself running from space pirates on a lawless moon... -
Whisked Away by the Alien by Julie K. Cohen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s an alien in my kitchen wearing an apron… and nothing else.There’s something delicious cooking in my kitchen and it isn’t the donuts or latkes. The tall blue alien with horns that hit the ceiling arrived in time to save Hannukah for my family, but he knows nothing about cooking... -
Космотехнолухи. Том 2. by Ольга Громыко
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsПо утверждению руководства «DEX-компани», киборги созданы, чтобы избавлять людей от бытовых и психологических проблем. По мнению капитана «Космического мозгоеда», киборги созданы, чтобы бесперебойно его этими проблемами обеспечивать... -
Космотехнолухи. Том 1. by Ольга Громыко
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsКак бы бравый старшина Петухов ни желал забыть прошлое, рано или поздно оно непременно постучится к нему в иллюминатор! Да и прочие радости и гадости уже ждут своего часа: все больше приключений, забот и «котиков» встают на пути неунывающей команды... -
Космопсихолухи. Том 2 by Ольга Громыко
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsПриключений много не бывает, особенно в хорошей компании!Отважная команда и ее несгибаемый капитан продолжают бороздить просторы Галактики, обзаводясь новыми друзьями, врагами и ценными грузами и не обращая внимания на сгущающиеся над головой тучи... -
Космопсихолухи. Том 1 by Ольга Громыко
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsВселенная подчиняется всеобщему закону притяжения: капитан притягивает команду, навигатор - удачу, пилот - гонки, зоолог - уникальные формы жизни, механик - ремонт, доктор - пациентов, кошка - блох, а все вместе - приключения!Читайте на нашем инфосайте:«Как завести новых друзей и перевоспитать старых»«Родственники: проблема или.. -
Pulsar Race by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA retired Mage with no planAn old friend with no hopeA ship built on a daring dreamMage-Captain Ivan Halloway has retired from the Royal Martian Navy and the service of the Mage-King of Mars. He has returned to his homeworld to rest, but his only real plan is to avoid the war he sees coming to the Protectorate... -
Garrant by Annabelle Rex
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne teasing touch sets her body aflame...Nell Santos would love a happily ever after, but the timing is all wrong. Her son, Mikey, is the most important thing in her life, and she can’t let anything get in the way of that. A holiday to the first Intergalactic Olympics is the perfect opportunity for them to strengthen bonds with their new Intergalactic family... -
Rixen by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m visiting my daughter and her Stryxian mate for the holidays, but a certain gorgeous merchant has thoroughly captured my attention. I thought I was well past these fluttery feelings, but Rixen ties my tongue in knots and makes my heart pound. He keeps to himself, but when we team up to prepare the settlement for the upcoming festival, I know the sparks fly in both directions... -
Космоэколухи by Ольга Громыко
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsРабота космического дальнобойщика рутинна и скучна. Ну разве что некондиционный груз попадется, безбилетники на борт пролезут, авария приключится, пассажиры забудут кое о чем предупредить, инопланетные чудища нападут или старые знакомые на огонек бластера заглянут. А так — тишь да гладь.. -
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City in the Sky by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTrapped between two peoplesErik Tarverro is a half-breed raised as a smith in the human city of Vidran. Hounded for his mixed blood and denied mastery in his craft, he leaps at the chance to join his father’s people in the Sky City of Newport.There, he learns he is the only heir of an ancient and noble line... -
The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino, Jefferson Mays
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe definitive edition of Calvino’s cosmicomics, bringing together all of these enchanting stories—including some never before translated—in one volume for the first timeIn Italo Calvino’s cosmicomics, primordial beings cavort on the nearby surface of the moon, play marbles with atoms, and bear ecstatic witness to Earth’s first dawn... -
The Dragonlings and the Magic Four-Leaf Clover: A Dragonlings of Valdier Short by S.E. Smith
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA little magic can go a long way....A campfire tale while on a camp-out with their dads has the dragonlings and their besties enchanted with a mythical kingdom called Glitter, home of the magical and mischievous Great King Leprechaun and the Little People. When the younglings discover their dads have disappeared, they are certain King Leprechaun is responsible... -
The Fall of Babel by Josiah Bancroft
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe incredible final book in the word of mouth phenomenon fantasy series that began with Senlin Ascends. "The "Books of Babel" are something you hope to see perhaps once a decade — future classics, which may be remembered long after the series concludes... -
Five Unicorn Flush by T.J. Berry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOnly one woman with a magical parasite can unite the galaxy, in the mind-blowing SF sequel to Space Unicorn BluesThe Bala, magical creatures, have hidden themselves from cruel and destructive humanity, leaving the galaxy in shambles. Without unicorn-powered faster-than-light travel, mankind is scattered, starving and isolated across the stars...Categorized as:
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The Universe Parallel by Traci Harding
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaking risks is second nature to Taren, but this could be more than she can handle ...Amidst a raging space-quake and shrouded by celestial mist, the lost world Maladaan appears in the Esh-mah star system hurtling towards the sun. Taren Lennox and Lucian Gervaise, floating adrift through space on AMIE, are rescued by the immortal psychics of a utopian planet...Categorized as:
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Warrior's Vow by Emma Alisyn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings2nd book in the Yadeshi Brides series.Terminally ill bride candidate + an alien wolf in doctor's clothing = healing that lasts longer than a lifetime. What can a Low Tier woman do when she's terminally ill? Enter an elite alien warrior training program thinking there is no way she will ever be chosen as a bride and mate... -
Oath of the Renunciates by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the chilly world of Darkover, where women are kept in subservience to their men, only the Renunciates of the Comhi-Latzii--known popularly as the Free Amazons--escape subjection... -
Lord of Population by Elizabeth Stephens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDark and action-packed, Lord of Population is a steamy, end of days romance ripe with unexpected twists and epic battles, perfect for fans of JR Ward or Laura Thalassa. She thinks she can steal from me, the little human. Adorable. I can't decide what will be more fun – the hunt, or what I will do to her when I catch her. And I will catch her. There is nowhere she can run... -
Collecting Allure by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA beauty injured in the line of duty trades her remaining life for her father’s as a living trophy for an ancient beast.Allura was shot in the line of duty, and the radiation is slowly eating her cells. Her life will not be long, so she is discharged and sent home to die... -
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Delivered by the Defender by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a Super-Plus Length Novel, almost 135,000 words longA woman alone on a dangerous planet, where females must have male protection to survive...A warrior intent on keeping his vow never to call a bride...When Selena is framed for a crime she didn't commit, can Valen save her?And will he lose his heart in the process?The Vampire and the Violinist.. -
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The Shadows of Dust by Alec Hutson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Streams bind together the vast reaches of the stellar tributary, plied by brave streamsurfers and their telepathic starbeasts. Some of these adventurers are heroes. Some are rogues. And some just want to return from the void with their bodies and minds unbroken . . .Kerin thon Talisien is the heir to a legendary name... -
Healer of the Domini by Talia Rhea
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSCARLET DIDN'T NEED ANYONEBeing abducted and living on an alien world was no reason to give up on her dreams. She was used to fighting for herself, even if she had to do it alone. But fighting for the future of humanity on the universal stage was a bit further than she was comfortable going. Luckily, she has an ally in her corner to help her out. And best of all, he is only trying to be friends... -
What Makes an Alien a Dad? by Marina Simcoe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs per the marriage agreement between Earth and Neron, Voranian aliens can marry human women, but our species can’t reproduce. Historically, Voranian women have served as surrogates to carry children of the single dads in Voran.The renowned Voranian Professor Thormus is working on a method that would allow the human women married to Voranian men to carry their husbands’ children... -
The Prisoner's Gambit by Kira Quinn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing taken prisoner by ravenous green-skinned aliens was not cool, but when the Raxxian ship fell under attack, breaking apart and crashing on a planet in a galaxy far from home, Maureen realized that was only the beginning.There was one bright side though. She had made a friend. A thickly muscled, blue-skinned hunk of a friend at that... -
Star Kissed by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis stand-alone short story was originally written for the February 2008 edition of Germany's Love Letter magazine... -
Nerilka's Story & The Coelura by Anne McCaffrey
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here and here.A deadly epidemic was sweeping across Pern. Everyone, holder and dragonrider alike, pitched in to help -- except Nerilka's father, who refused to share Fort Hold's bounty with the other Holds. So, ashamed of her family and determined to do her part, Nerilka packed up medicines and supplies and sneaked off to aid her people... -
The Archive of Alternate Endings by Lindsey Drager
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTracking the evolution of Hansel and Gretel at seventy-five-year intervals that correspond with earth’s visits by Halley’s Comet, The Archive of Alternate Endings explores how stories are disseminated and shared, edited and censored, voiced and left untold.In 1456, Johannes Gutenberg’s sister uses the tale as a surrogate for sharing a family secret only her brother believes... -
Ice Planet Barbarians Part 1: Stolen by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou'd think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you'd be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women - including me - on an ice planet.And the only native inhabitant I've met? He's big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me.. -
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Out of this World by J.D. Robb, Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLove, Supernatural StyleLove is the universal language. And nowhere is this more apparent than in these extraordinary stories from four of today’s hottest authors... -
The Throne of Scone by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAeron, Queen of the Kelts, has fled to the stars on a desperate mission to find the fabled Thirteen Treasures of King Arthur, hidden from his Keltic descendants for fifteen hundred years... -
The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds... -
Crystal Flame by Jayne Ann Krentz, Graal Soft
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe last survivor of a proud heritage, coolly sensual Kalena embarks on a daring mission to avenge her family. A soldier called the Fire Whip is commanded to tame her, but instead he becomes the only lover to melt her frozen heart. Their love, born of fire and ice, must shatter the darkness that threatens their world... -
The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWHEN EARTH MEETS KELTIA WILL STAR EMPIRES FALL?When lore became legend on ancient Earth and the powers of magic waned, the Kelts and their allies fled the planet for the freedom of distant star realms.But the stars were home to dangerous foes, and millenia later, the worlds of Keltia still maintained uneasy truce with two enemy empires -the Imperium and the Phalanx... -
When She's Handy: A Risdaverse Short Story by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFive years ago, an alien saved me from a cruel master. He rescued me and I fell in love instantly, only for him to turn around and dump me on Risda III. I both love and hate him for that choice.I've moved on and created a life for myself on this strange alien planet amongst the other refugee humans...
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