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Prescription for Chaos(Reprint)
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by Christopher Anvil, Eric Flint
Paperback, 624 Pages, Published 2011 by Baen
ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-3418-4, ISBN: 1-4391-3418-9

"First Time in Mass Market. Technology is Wonderful Stuff—but Watch Out for The Occasional Unexpected Side Effect! Science Fiction by a Master of Humorous Adventure. Science and technology have made our lives easier, cured diseases, with achievements that an earlier age would have considered impossible. But once in a while, the law of unintended consequences breaks loose. Christopher Anvil considers the two faces of technological inn ..."

The Trouble with Humans
(Complete Christopher Anvil)
by Christopher Anvil, Eric Flint
Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 2009 by Baen
ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-3330-9, ISBN: 1-4391-3330-1

"First Time in Mass Market. Humans—there’s no understanding them, and no dealing with them either. Or even with their planet. Pity the poor aliens, whose shape-changing ability should let them take over the planet Earth before the humans even know they’re there—if it weren’t for all that omnipresent pollution. Or consider another set of invaders, from a planet where the weather is always mild and the changing of the seasons is har ..."

The Trouble with Aliens(Reprint)
by Christopher Anvil, Eric Flint
Paperback, 624 Pages, Published 2008 by Baen
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-5601-5, ISBN: 1-4165-5601-X

"1. The trade paperback edition of Anvil's Interstellar Patrol (04/03), was a Locus best seller, and has a sell through of 72% from April 2003 to date.2. Like Keith Laumer, Anvil has a rare ability to combine fast-moving adventure with humor, deftly skewering the bureaucratic mind, whether human or alien.3. Anyone who likes sardonic space adventure with a dash of satire will enjoy Christopher Anvil, such as readers of Eric Flint, Lois ..."

War Games(1st Edition)
by Christopher Anvil, Eric Flint
Hardcover, 480 Pages, Published 2008 by Baen
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-5602-2, ISBN: 1-4165-5602-8

"1. The trade paperback edition of Anvil's Interstellar Patrol (04/03) was a Locus bestseller, with a strong sell through.2. Like Keith Laumer, Anvil has a rare ability to combine fast-moving adventure with humor, deftly skewering the bureaucratic mind, whether human or alien.3. New York Times best-selling author David Weber calls Anvil's SF "a delightful pleasure," and adds "I'm delighted that someone is making Christopher Anvil's wo ..."

War Games(Reprint)
(Complete Christopher Anvil)
by Christopher Anvil, Eric Flint
Paperback, 624 Pages, Published 2010 by Baen
ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-3350-7, ISBN: 1-4391-3350-6

"Let the Games Begin! Science Fiction by a Master. First Time in Mass Market. War is a serious business-or is it? Christopher Anvil turns his sardonic sense of humor loose on the subject and considers what might happen if: Someone devised a computer war game so realistic and addictive that the people in charge of battle on both sides didn't have time or inclination to start a real war. Another device gave every homeowner the power ..."

The Trouble with Aliens(1st Edition)
by Christopher Anvil, Eric Flint
Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2006 by Baen
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-2077-1, ISBN: 1-4165-2077-5

"He described the experience in close detail, and Walters listened, nodding from time to time. At the end, Jim said, "I'll be damned if I can see why anyone should go back!" "That is puzzling," said Walters. "It may be that they were all sensation- seekers, though that's a little odd, too. Whatever the reason, it's lucky you weren't affected." "Maybe I'd better keep my fingers crossed," said Jim. Walters laughed. " I'll bring your ban ..."

The Power of Illusion(1st Edition)
by Christopher Anvil, Eric Flint
Paperback, 464 Pages, Published 2010 by Baen
ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-3412-2, ISBN: 1-4391-3412-X

"Science Fiction by a Master of Humorous Adventure. The Power of Mighty Starfleet Armadas Can be Undone in an Instant . . . by the Subtle Power of Illusion. A new collection of stories by the master of humorous science fiction adventure, including: · The full-length novel, The Day the Machines Stopped—and what happens, not just to civilization, but to humanity and its chances of survival when all the machines stop wo ..."

Interstellar Patrol II(1st Edition)
The Federation of Humanity (Federation of Man)
by Christopher Anvil, Eric Flint
Paperback, 912 Pages, Published 2006 by Baen
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-2099-3, ISBN: 1-4165-2099-6

"A new omnibus anthology continues the adventures of a starship crew trapped on a planet populated by battling gangs, as they take on a series of difficult and dangerous assignments as members of the Interstellar Patrol, in a volume that contains the novel Warlord's World, along with other short novels and stories from the same series. Reprint."

The Trouble with Humans
by Christopher Anvil, Eric Flint
Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2007 by Baen
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-2142-6, ISBN: 1-4165-2142-9

"Humans—there’s no understanding them, and no dealing with them either. Or even their planet. Pity the poor aliens, whose shape-changing ability should let them take over the planet Earth before the humans even know they’re there—if it weren’t for all that omnipresent pollution. Or consider another set of invaders, from a planet where the weather is always mild and the changing of the seasons is hardly noticeable. They land in force and ..."

The Power of Illusion(Reprint)
by Christopher Anvil
Paperback, 592 Pages, Published 2011 by Baen
ISBN-13: 978-1-4516-3760-1, ISBN: 1-4516-3760-8

"A rip-roaring collection of amusing and beguiling “what if?” speculative fiction tales from science fiction humorist and droll storyteller extraordinaire Christopher Anvil.A generous volume of cunning and humorous science fiction from a master storyteller Christopher Anvil. First, Anvil’s tale of the consequences for civilization—and humanity itself—on The Day the Machines Stopped. Next, a gambler is captured by aliens who are investig ..."

The Power of Illusion
by Christopher Anvil
Hardcover, Published 2010 by Baen
ISBN-13: 978-1-61793-688-3, ISBN: 1-61793-688-X

The Power of Illusion
by Christopher Anvil
464 Pages, Published 2010 by Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN-13: 978-1-61824-783-4, ISBN: 1-61824-783-2

"Brat grabbed Ak and tried to bite him. Ak, his face contorted, held Brat painfully close to the fire. Brat screamed. Ak listened to the scream change from rage to terror, and jerked Brat back onto the cool stone. Brat screamed and babbled. Ak said, his voice penetrating, “Nuh fla da! Nuh fla da! Nuh fla da!” He punctuated his words with slaps. Brat reeled and staggered, screamed, sobbed. Eyes flashing in terror and defiance, he sta ..."

Prescription for Chaos
(RX for Chaos)
by Christopher Anvil
448 Pages, Published 2009 by Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN-13: 978-1-61824-710-0, ISBN: 1-61824-710-7

""There's the Sharke II. That's been very thoroughly debugged." Stewart objected. "It won't run the latest software. The Superbyte is faster, has a lot more RAM, more—" He paused. With an effort, he said, "But the II is very reliable. That's true." He excused himself. Randy spoke carefully, straining not to be like any salesman he'd met recently in Armagast's program. "Mr. Rafer is right that the Superbyte is faster, and has more ca ..."

Rx for Chaos(1st Edition)
by Christopher Anvil
Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2009 by Baen
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-9143-6, ISBN: 1-4165-9143-5

"1. The trade paperback of edition of Anvil’s Interstellar Patrol (04/03), was a Locus best seller, with a strong sell through. 2. Like Keith Laumer, Anvil has a rare ability to combine fast-moving adventure with humor, deftly skewering the bureaucratic mind, whether human or alien. 3. New York Times best-selling author David Weber calls Anvil’s SF “a delightful pleasure,” and adds “I’m delighted that someone is making C ..."

War Games
by Christopher Anvil
480 Pages, Published 2008 by Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN-13: 978-1-61824-703-2, ISBN: 1-61824-703-4

"analysis, to assure that regeneration of the catalyst proceeds at a rate just sufficient to restore that used up in the course of the soilconditioning operation. In explaining this, Dr. Green, winner of the McGinnis Medal for Agricultural Chemistry, remarked . . ." Berenger read back carefully over the article, then, frowning, read on: "Winner of the McGinnis Medal for Agricultural Chemistry, remarked, 'Any catalyst is theoreticall ..."

The Trouble With Humans
by Christopher Anvil
384 Pages, Published 2007 by Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN-13: 978-1-61824-591-5, ISBN: 1-61824-591-0

""Remember," said Daurek, "they switch all that water around, so even if we—" " Never mind that," said Hubertus, "you wait and see." He got up in excitement. "All I want is your agreement, and we can start right now." "Well, you've got my agreement," said Daurek. * * * Fsslt and Daurek were standing with Hubertus a week later, when the last of the big bulldozers stopped working. From the hill where they stood they had a splendid view ..."

The Trouble With Aliens
by Christopher Anvil
448 Pages, Published 2006 by Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN-13: 978-1-61824-535-9, ISBN: 1-61824-535-X

"Mannin said, "That just could be Sclythes VI over there, and if so, it will take us at least an hourandahalf to get back on course." Hughes said in an unhappy voice, " I've got the message decoded." "Let's hear it," said Nevv grimly. "Supreme High ..."