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Publication Order of Cat Books

Psion (1982)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Catspaw (1988)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dreamfall (1996)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Heaven Chronicles Books

Outcasts of Heaven Belt (1978)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Legacy (1980)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Snow Queen Cycle Books

The Snow Queen (1980)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
World's End (1984)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Summer Queen (1991)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Tangled Up in Blue (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Return of the Jedi: The Storybook Based on the Movie (1983)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Tarzan, King of Apes (1983)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Dune Storybook (1984)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ladyhawke (1985)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Return to Oz (1985)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Santa Claus the Movie Storybook (1985)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Willow (1988)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Lost in Space Novelization (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Cowboys and Aliens (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
47 Ronin (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ladysmith (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Eyes of Amber and Other Stories (1977)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fireship (1978)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Phoenix in the Ashes (1985)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books

Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction (By:Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,,Alan Dean Foster,,Randall Garrett,,,George Scithers) (1980)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far (By:Isaac Asimov,Frederik Pohl,,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Jack Williamson,,John Brunner,,,,,,,Somtow Sucharitkul,,,George Scithers) (1981)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own (With: Connie Willis,Ursula K. Le Guin,Pat Cadigan,Tanith Lee,Pamela Sargent,,Mary Gentle) (1983)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (By:) (1985)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (By:Connie Willis,George R.R. Martin,Ron Goulart,John Kessel,George Alec Effinger,Robert Thurston,Tanith Lee,Lucius Shepard,,Lillian Carl) (1989)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Aliens (By:Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) (1991)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Robots (By:Isaac Asimov) (1991)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (By:Isaac Asimov,John M. Ford) (1993)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's War (By:Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) (1993)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams (By:Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) (1994)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (By:Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (By:Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson) (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Christmas (By:Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Camelot (By:Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason) (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Detectives (By:Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Valentines (By:Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson) (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Werewolves (By:Isaac Asimov,Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois) (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Solar System (By:Gardner Dozois) (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Utopias (By:Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Father Day (By:Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Halloween (By:Isaac Asimov) (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Wars Legends Books

Splinter of the Mind's Eye (By:Alan Dean Foster) (1978)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Han Solo Adventures (By:Brian Daley) (1979)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Courtship of Princess Leia (By:Dave Wolverton) (1994)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Truce at Bakura (By:Kathy Tyers) (1994)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Lando Calrissian Adventures (By:) (1994)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Crystal Star (By:Vonda N. McIntyre) (1994)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Children of the Jedi (By:Barbara Hambly) (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
We Don't Do Weddings (By:Kathy Tyers) (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Darksaber (By:Kevin J. Anderson) (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Darksaber (By:Kevin J. Anderson) (1995)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The New Rebellion (By:Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (1996)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Planet of Twilight (By:Barbara Hambly) (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
I, Jedi (By:Michael A. Stackpole) (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Tales from the New Republic (By:) (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Rogue Planet (By:Greg Bear) (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Darth Maul's Revenge (By:) (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Cloak Of Deception (By:) (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Darth Maul Shadow Hunter (By:Michael Reaves) (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Jango Fett: Bounty Hunter (By:) (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Approaching Storm (By:Alan Dean Foster) (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Forest Apart (By:Troy Denning) (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Tatooine Ghost (By:Troy Denning) (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shatterpoint (By:Matthew Woodring Stover) (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Jango Fett vs. the Razor Eaters (By:Ryder Windham) (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Legacy of the Jedi (By:Jude Watson) (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Ruins of Dantooine (By:Voronica Whitney-Robinson,W. Haden Blackman) (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Cestus Deception (By:Steven Barnes) (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Survivor's Quest (By:Timothy Zahn) (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Jedi Trial (By:David Sherman) (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (By:) (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Labyrinth of Evil (By:) (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Outbound Flight (By:Timothy Zahn) (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (By:) (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Allegiance (By:Timothy Zahn) (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ready, Set, Podrace! (By:) (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
A Queen's Diary (By:) (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Death Star (By:Steve Perry,Michael Reaves) (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi (By:Ryder Windham) (2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (By:Matthew Woodring Stover) (2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Death Troopers (By:) (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Life of Luke Skywalker (By:Ryder Windham) (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Millennium Falcon (By:) (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Crisis on Coruscant , #4) (By:Jonathan Green) (2010)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Crosscurrent (By:Paul S. Kemp) (2010)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Fire Ring Race (By:Ryder Windham) (2010)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shinbone Showdown (By:Ryder Windham) (2010)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Red Harvest (By:) (2010)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shadow Games (By:Michael Reaves,Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff) (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Choices of One (By:Timothy Zahn) (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Riptide (By:Paul S. Kemp) (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Knight Errant (By:John Jackson Miller) (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shadows of the Empire (By:Steve Perry) (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Lost Tribe of the Sith (By:John Jackson Miller) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Scourge (By:Jeff Grubb) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Wrath of Darth Maul (By:Ryder Windham) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Darth Plagueis (By:) (2012)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Kenobi (By:John Jackson Miller) (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Crucible (By:Troy Denning) (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dawn of the Jedi (By:Tim Lebbon) (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Lockdown (By:) (2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Eye of the Heron and Other Stories(1978)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World(1982)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own(1983)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Moonsinger's Friends: An Anthology in Honor of Andre Norton(1985)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifteenth Annual Collection(2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection(2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection(2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection(2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2006(2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Joan D Vinge
Joan D Vinge is an American author of science fiction and fantasy books. She came into limelight thanks to her award-winning novel Snow Queen, the first book in The Snow Queen Cycle series. Joan Vinge’s other works include the Cat series featuring a telepathic half-alien, and the Heaven’s Chronicles series. Vinge has taken a few classics, retelling them in a way no author has managed to do, and the results have been amazing.

The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen is the first book in The Snow Queen Cycle series. This book features Arienhod, the Snow Queen, Moon Dawntreader Summer, and Jerusha Palathon. Arienhod has been in power for the entire Winter Cycle. One hundred fifty years have passed, and it is now time to name the Summer Queen and offer Arienhod as a sacrificial offering for the new regime. Arienhod is unhappy about this arrangement, and she is looking for a way to change these plans and stay in power.
Moon is a member of the summer tribe who has always wanted to be a sibyl. To ensure that her dreams come true, Moon breaks her relationship with Spark only for Spark to be noticed by Arienhod. Once Moon becomes the sibyl, she takes a discovery voyage from Tiamat to Hegemony. Thanks to this voyage, Moon uncovers the mystery surrounding her ancestry as well as her purpose as a sibyl.

Jerusha is a police inspector in Tiamat whose primary duty is to protect the Hegemony by ensuring that unauthorized technology is not created. Hegemony is a consortium of planets that connect to their member planets using leftover empire technology. Thanks to small black holes, members of the Hegemony can instantaneously travel to their member planets. However, technology comes with its downsides and Jerusha works to Tiamet is a member of the Hegemony. The planet has a unique solar phenomenon, which makes it accessible for 150 of every 300 years. Tiamet is an essential component of the Hegemonic since it is the only source of water of life. For this reason, Tiamet is prevented from establishing a technology base that could hinder the flow of this water that retards ageing.

This book follows the happenings in Tiamet, making this a coming of age story for Snow and her people. It is through Snow’s action that the future of her people will be changed forever. Similarly, Moon takes a transformative adventure in a quest to save Spark from Snow. The juxtaposition of Winter and Summer to corrupt and innocent is well done, and it’s incredible how Spark’s character matches that of Kai in the Snow Queen fairytale. Will Snow be successful is stopping the Summer queen from taking over? How does the change in power dynamics affect those in Tiamet?

The Snow Queen is a science-fiction story featuring fairy tale themes. This political space opera creatively retells a classic with the same name by Christian Anderson. The author’s worldbuilding is excellent, and the story flows so well you will want to keep on reading this book for hours. Join the Snow Queen on this transformative journey characterized by political intrigue, constant drama, and an exciting cast.

Psion
Psion is the first book in the Cat series. The book stars Cat, an orphaned survivor hardened by life in the slums. Cat is half-alien and half-human, but he doesn’t know this until much later. The young man always wondered why people are so mean to him, but it all makes sense when he learns about his origin. Thanks to the trauma caused by his experiences, Cats abilities are blocked until he joins a program that changes his life.
The year is 2417, and Cat has just been arrested for engaging in petty crime. The police offer him a chance to avoid incarceration but participate in an experiment conducted by the government. Cat opts to go the program way, and what he learns about his nature and abilities surprise him. For one, Cat is a human with alien blood. He learns that people like him have telepathic ability, but his was lost due to psychic shock. The program allows Cat to go for therapy and training to ensure that he can use his inborn ability. So, how did a half-alien find himself living among humans?

Cat will discover new friends in this unusual group. These friends include Ardan, the telekinetic, Jule the empathetic teleporter, and Derezady the telepath. For the first time, Cat has a sense of belonging even though drama seems to follow him wherever he goes. Some enemies do not have his best interests at heart. Cat learns that there is more to the program that is teaching him and his friends to handle their gifts. There is a plan to use the program’s participants to capture a dangerous criminal named Quicksilver. Will Cat and his uniquely gifted friends obey their masters?

Behind the scenes, Cat is being enticed to join the villains. While this lifestyle would have appealed to him in the past, Cat is tired of playing games. He also has people he cares about, and he will do anything to ensure the situation doesn’t change. Even though his current lifestyle comes with severe punishment, Cat enjoys his attempted intimacy with Jules and the frequent fights with Ardan. Despite his tough exterior, Cat is a relatable character. It is clear that the hardships he has endured have hardened him, but he is sensitive and kind when the occasion calls for it. The rest of the cast is just as intriguing.

Psion is a futuristic sci-fi story featuring a street urchin turned hero. Vinge is an expert in worldbuilding, and her talent shines through in this future world where humans still play games even after interacting with aliens. This book is perfect if you like sci-fi stories with a diverse cast, a rising tension, and a tight plot. The ending is surprising but reasonable, and the unexpected turns along the way are sure to keep you glued to the pages.

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