…writes science fiction.
Ebooks by Vonda N. McIntyre
Little Sisters
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$1.99 (Short Story) ISBN 978-1-61138-519-9
A BVC Original Short Story
Evolution. Reproduction. Power. War.
A companion piece to Nebula-nominated “Little Faces.”
BEST OF THE YEAR:
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: VOL 10, ed. Jonathan Strahan
The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016, ed. Rich Horton
Locus 2015 Recommended Reading List
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Dreamsnake
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-084-2
Nebula, Hugo, Locus, and Pacific Northwest Booksellers award-winning science fiction novel.
The healer Snake travels through a post-apocalyptic world with her genetically engineered serpents, the cobra Mist and the rattlesnake Sand, and with the alien dreamsnake Grass, whose venom eases pain and the fear of death.
The Moon and the Sun
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-096-5
“The finest alternate history ever, lighthearted and wise… a luminous, radiant novel.” — Ursula K. Le Guin
In the court of Louis XIV, at the balance point between alchemy and the dawn of modern science, Marie-Josèphe de la Croix cares for the sea monster — the mermaid — captured for the Sun King by her brother Yves, Jesuit natural philosopher.
Now in production as a major motion picture, filmed at the chateau de Versailles, France, and Melbourne, Australia.
The movie of the Nebula-winning novel, produced by Bill Mechanic (executive producer of The New World) and Pandemonium Films (Coraline), directed by Sean McNamara, stars Kaya Scodelario, Pierce Brosnan, Fan Bing Bing, Crystal Clarke, William Hurt.
McIntyre visited the set during filming at Versailles and blogged about the experience.
Starfarers
The Starfarers Quartet Book 1
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-092-7
The starship Starfarer is poised for our first voyage to another star system.
The Alien Contact Team — physicist Victoria Fraser MacKenzie, geneticist Stephen Thomas Gregory, geographer Satoshi Lono, and alien contact specialist J.D. Sauvage — and the rest of the faculty and staff prepare for humanity’s most ambitious exploratory expedition.
Transition
The Starfarers Quartet Book 2
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN: 978-1-61138-093-4
J.D. Sauvage believes the Alien Contact Team is on the brink of meeting an alien civilization for the first time.
Then, suddenly, all contact ceases.
The Starfarers Quartet comprises:
Starfarers
Transition
Metaphase
Nautilus
The quartet is also available in The Starfarers Quartet Omnibus.
Metaphase
The Starfarers Quartet Book 3
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-095-8
Abandoned by the interstellar civilization and the alien humans, Starfarer and its faculty and staff meet the mysterious squidmoth, Nemo.
The Starfarers Quartet comprises:
Starfarers
Transition
Metaphase
Nautilus
The quartet is also available in The Starfarers Quartet Omnibus.
Nautilus
The Starfarers Quartet Book 4
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-094-1
The alien contact team meets Civilization.
The event does not go smoothly.
The Starfarers Quartet comprises:
Starfarers
Transition
Metaphase
Nautilus
The quartet is also available in The Starfarers Quartet Omnibus.
The Starfarers Quartet Omnibus
Starfarers • Transition • Metaphase • Nautilus
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$12.99 (Omnibus) ISBN 978-1-61138-024-8
All four Starfarers novels in a single ebook.
The starship Starfarer is poised for our first voyage to another star system.
Superluminal
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-083-5
She gave up her heart quite willingly.
After the operation…
The Exile Waiting
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$4.99
(Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-048-4
“Rewarding as well as entertaining, with a memorable protagonist coming of age amid the ashes of old Earth. Vonda N. McIntyre writes skillfully, compassionately, tracing an exciting trail through darkness and danger.”
— Roger Zelazny
Barbary
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$4.99 (SF novel for younger readers)
ISBN: 978-1-61138-082-8
Barbary is emigrating from Earth to Einstein, an orbital space station. But she has a secret — and no one she can trust.
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Flyers
Two Alien Stories
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$2.99 (Collection) ISBN 978-1-61138-214-3
Two linked stories by Vonda N. McIntyre: “Wings” and “The Mountains of Sunset, the Mountains of Dawn.” Alien people abandon their dying planet in a generation ship, but a few are left behind.
“Wings” was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula awards.
Outcasts
Three Stories
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$3.99 (Collection) ISBN 978-1-61138-164-1
“Screwtop,” “Steelcollar Worker,” “The Genius Freaks.”
Kylis believes she can protect herself, but when the commander of the prison Screwtop threatens her lovers, she understands her own vulnerability. Jannine loves the accomplishment she feels in her Virtual Reality job… yet she fears doing it too well, and attracting the attention of her superiors. Lais, the freak, flees from comfort and rewards, knowing too much about herself.
Little Faces
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$1.99 (Novelette) ISBN 978-1-61138-085-9
How will people deal with the immense distances and times of interstellar space?
First published in SciFiction, “Little Faces” was nominated for a Nebula Award.
The companion story, “Little Sisters,” is a BVC original.
REVIEWS:
“truly alien, completely believable and unique” — Patrick Samphire, Speculative Fiction Reviews
The Adventure of the Field Theorems
A Sherlock Holmes Scientific Romance
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$2.99 (Novella) ISBN 978-1-61138-086-6
In which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle hires Mr Sherlock Holmes to investigate crop circles, and Dr Watson demonstrates to Mr Holmes the usefulness of astronomy.
“The Adventure of the Field Theorems” was originally published in Sherlock Holmes in Orbit and is reprinted with the kind permission of the editors, Mike Resnick & Martin Harry Greenberg.
Supreme Court of the United States Defines Personhood
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$0.99 (Flash Fiction) ISBN: 978-1-61138-109-2
“In an expected decision today, the United States Supreme Court reaffirmed its definition of Corporations as persons, and redefined organic beings as unpersons.”
A Book View Café original.
Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand
A Short Story
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$1.99 (Short Story) ISBN 978-1-61138-198-6
In a post-apocalyptic world, the young healer Snake ventures into unknown lands during her proving year. Her genetically engineered rattlesnake and cobra provide vaccines and medicines, while the rare alien dreamsnake eases pain and suffering.
“Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand” won SFWA’s Nebula Award. It is the first chapter of Dreamsnake, which won the Nebula, the Hugo, the Locus, and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award. The story is presented by BVC as a stand-alone title, by request.
Pitfalls of Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy
General Useful Information,
&
Other Opinionated Comments
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$2.99 (Collection) ISBN 978-1-61138-191-7
By popular demand: a chapbook collecting all the Pitfalls of Writing SF & Fantasy, including a new Pitfall, #14: “Everything’s in the Right Place!”
The first 13 Pitfalls were previously published in Book View Café’s anthology Brewing Fine Fiction.
Across the Spectrum
Book View Café’s 5th Anniversary Celebration
Edited by Pati Nagle and Deborah J. Ross
$5.99 (Anthology) ISBN 978-1-61138-337-9
Book View Café celebrates its fifth anniversary with an anthology of our favorite stories. From the fantasy and science fiction of our roots to steampunk, romance, historical and mainstream; from humor to life’s hardest challenges, across the spectrum from light to dark. Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, Vonda N. McIntyre, David D. Levine, and many more.
Beyond Grimm
Tales Newly Twisted
Edited by Deborah J. Ross and Phyllis Irene Radford
$4.99 (Anthology) ISBN 978-1-61138-155-9
Not your grandmother’s fairy tales…
From the far-ranging imaginations of Book View Café authors comes this delirious collection of classic tales newly twisted into dark, dangerous, and occasionally hilarious re-tellings. From the golden isles of Greece to the frozen north, from fairytale castles to urban slums, join us on an unforgettable journey!
Brewing Fine Fiction
Advice for Writers from the Authors
at Book View Café
edited by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff & Pati Nagle
$4.99 (Anthology) ISBN 978-0-98284-403-8
“Check any bookstore and you’ll find a host of titles on writing. Some are good, some not so good. Every author has his or her own strengths and weaknesses. But in Brewing Fine Fiction; Advice For Writers From the Bookview Café, you get a smorgasbord of professional advice and expertise. From the plausibility of fantasy, by Ursula LeGuin, to Deborah Ross’s comments on reviews, you’ll find every facet of the craft and writing life covered. For the wealth of information, experience, and diversity, all under one cover, you can’t beat it.” — Mary Rosenblum, Longridge Writers Group Instructor
Dragon Lords and Warrior Women
Edited by Phyllis Irene Radford
$4.99 (Anthology) ISBN 978-0-98284-402-1
From the concrete canyons of the modern city to the halls of ancient kings, from deepest ocean to cosy homes in sprawling suburbs, nowhere and no one is immune to magic. But as many forms as magic takes, there always arrives a hero to accept the challenge, and sometimes, to pay the price.
Nevertheless, She Persisted
A Book View Café Anthology
Edited by Mindy Klasky
$4.99 (Anthology) ISBN 978-1-61138-686-8
A BVC Original
Nineteen stories of triumph in the past, present, future, and other worlds.
“She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.”
Those were the words of Mitch McConnell after he banned Senator Elizabeth Warren from speaking on the floor of the United States Senate.
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The Passionate Café
Edited by Sarah Zettel
$1.99 (Sampler) ISBN 978-1-61138-088-0
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An ebook of romantic tales from BVC authors, The Passionate Café contains stories that range from quirky and humorous to Regency, by Patricia Rice, Madeleine Robins, Jennifer Stevenson, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Marissa Day, and Sarah Zettel.
Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls
Edited by Phyllis Irene Radford and
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
$4.99 (Anthology) ISBN 978-1-61138-065-1
The mind tells the story–but the heart inspires it with dreams of what might be waiting Out There.
With evocative stories of lost comrades, alien first contacts, and strange, often unexpected confrontations with evolving science, Rocket Boy And The Geek Girls embraces both our pulp-dream past and cutting-edge future.