Descriptions and links
to sample chapters of his book length works
Copyright ©
2001-8 by Barry B. Longyear
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Overhaul In Progress . . . .
Getting it done. We now have one stop shopping without leaving
the site at Bookstore. Calendar,
Barry & Regina's Movies, and News current. Many other
changes and more to come. 8.29.2008
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| Enemy
Mine Series |
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THE ENEMY PAPERS:
Barry B. Longyear 658 pages, Trade Paperback - Three full novels, essays & more ISBN 0-595-34875-0 |
The
Complete Enemy Mine Trilogy An expanded version of "Enemy Mine," two complete novels, The Tomorrow Testament and The Last Enemy, two essays, big hunks of the Drac Talman, and a Drac Berlitz for travelers. Over 650 pages, Click on book image or title for a sample chapter from The Last Enemy. |
Home Page Neat links, recent publications, new editions, site changes, Thoughts link, etc. |
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ENEMY MINE
Barry B. Longyear Original story edition Trade Paperback |
Note
on Enemy Mine:
This is the award-winning version that inspired the motion picture of the same name. Mothers: I want no more adult children coming to me wanting to know why they were named Zammis! Please! |
Calendar Appearances, Signings, Conventions, Film Festivals, wherever I am unless I'm home writing. |
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The Tomorrow Testament
Barry B. Longyear Sequel to Enemy Mine Trade Paperback |
"How
long
have soldiers been sitting in mud?" "How long have there been soldiers?" When the solution to an impossible war is to see as neither friend nor foe, a blind soldier is selected. What she sees changes everything. |
The
Write Stuff Online Writing Seminar. If you are interested in career writing, try this free introductory peek (or buy it if you're ready now to write). |
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Manifest Destiny
Barry B. Longyear Original Enemy Mine, and stories set in the Enemy Mine universe. Trade Paperback |
Where
do we belong? Four related stories depicting different stages in human and other than human relations. Includes the original "Enemy Mine." |
Bookstore Barry's books at Amazon, editorial and readers' reviews, one-stop shopping without leaving the site. |
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| Circus
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Circus World
Barry B. Longyear Trade Paperback - Circus World Series |
"After writing 'The Tryouts' I had no
intention of ever writing another story set on Momus. However, the
editor wanted
more." bbl The first of the Circus World books, iand "The Tryouts" was my first story sale. |
News
New and upcoming publications, whatever's happening, progress on projects In The Works. |
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City of Baraboo
Barry B. Longyear Trade Paperback - Circus World Series |
"Hurry, hurry, hurry. See the two-headed
woman, the moss-haired girl, and . . ." Readers of Circus World wanted to know the story of the original star circus that planted the seed on Momus. I followed the red wagons and City of Baraboo was the result. The story of the original starshow. |
Barry
& Regina's Movies Movie reviews on whatever we've watched recently in the theater, DVD, or on TV as well as old faves. We have Bookstore links for available DVDs we've picked. h |
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Elephant Song
Barry B. Longyear Trade Paperback - Circus World Series |
The elephant's a beast, 'tis said, That wears its tail upon its head . . . The readers who wanted the story of the original starshow that became City of Baraboo also wanted the story of what happened after the crash on Momus. Here is the story told through the eyes of the bullhands. |
Biography
Barry B. Longyear wasn't born in a log cabin, didn't become president, and avoided getting shot in a theater (so far), but he did write a story about Lincoln. |
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| Infinity
Hold Series |
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INFINITY HOLD
3 Barry B. Longyear Trade Paperback, 740 Pages |
THE COMPLETE
INFINITY HOLD
TRILOGY Three full novels, INFINITY HOLD, KILL ALL THE LAWYERS, and KEEP THE LAW, covering the epic transformation of a planet of killers into a nation of laws. |
Bibliography
A complete list of Barry B. Longyear's, short stories, articles, editions, or at least all we know of. |
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Infinity Hold
Barry B. Longyear Trade Paperback |
Tartaros: They named the planet after the deepest of Hell's hells. This is the story of a man and murderer, Bando Nicos, who was condemned to Tartaros and became the planet's first police officer. |
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SCIENCE-FICTION
WRITER'S WORKSHOP-I An Introduction To Fiction Mechanics Barry B. Longyear Trade Paperback |
Still the best starter on
fiction writing. A year after publishing my first story, Editor George H Scithers suggested I write this book because I was still close to what it took to move me from stumbling around to writing professionally. What I came up with was the book I was looking for when I began trying to write. |
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The Write Stuff: Online Writing Seminar Free Introductory Package (Online delivery only) |
This seven part course is everything I would have put into Science Fiction Writer's Workshop-II plus everything useful I've learned about the hows and whys of writing during the past thirty years. The object is to empower you to write the best stories of which you are capable. It's a lot of work, but f you're interested in career writing, try the free intro package. | ||||
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Saint Mary Blue
Barry B. Longyear Trade Paperback |
"A
barrel of laughs with a
kick in the groin for a punchline." --Steven Brust Once upon a time there was a writer who lost his instructions for living and awakened from his last blackout in rehab and in the highest stakes adventure of his life. |
This tome was
researched the hard way. If you've been there, are there, or ever had a
loved one in it up to his or her ears, this book is for you. |
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YESTERDAY'S
TOMORROW: Recovery Meditations For Hard Cases Barry B. Longyear Trade Paperback |
Those
other meditation books just a little too cuddly for you? For those who sometime need a chuckle or a little grit beneath their wheels to make it up that next hill. Could have been titled "The I hate to Meditate Meditation Book." |
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The God Box
Barry B. Longyear Fantasy Novel Trade Paperback |
Korvas the carpet merchant A fellow in a faraway kingdom inherits a little box that always gives him what he needs---which is not always what he wants, although it sometimes gives him what he wants just to show him it isn't what he needs, which is what he needed at the time. It would be a fantasy, except that god boxes really work. |
"How Long does it take to write a book?" The most fun I ever had writing was in doing The God Box. I simply didn't want to stop, hence I was done in about five weeks. |
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The Homecoming
Barry B. Longyear SF Novel Trade Paperback |
An Air Force PR officer shows up for work one day and learns that the long awaited first-contact with aliens is about to take place, the aliens are from Earth, and he gets to negotiate on behalf of the human race for who gets to live here . . . and his sox don't match. | ||||
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Naked Came The Robot
Barry B. Longyear SF Humor Trade Paperback |
"Have
you ever seen me drain my crankcase orally?" asked Hugo. "It's not a
pretty sight." The story of Cadet Sgt. Henry Fleming, born into the Army, as he enlists in the Economy to undercut the capitalistic Russians to become chairman of the board. Inside-out version of The Red Badge of Courage. |
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Sea of Glass
Barry B. Longyear SF Novel Trade Paperback |
"My name is Tommy and this is what I know .
. ." At the age of six Thomas Windom learns he is an illegal immigrant by birth, his parents have been executed, he has to kill a man, a war is coming, and everything has been planned out to the last detail, except for who will take the responsibility. |
 WARNING: They know where you are. |
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It Came From Schenectady
Barry B. Longyear SF Collection Trade Paperback |
"Where do you get your
ideas?" A collection of my early ripping tales with intros describing from where the ideas for each story came. |
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Dark Corners
Barry B. Longyear SF Collection Click link for the Introduction No longer available - Look for future edition |
My hardest hitting story collection to date. This was an electronic book and it appears the publisher blew a fuse. Plans are in the works to have Dark Corners released as a trade paperback. Publishing wheels, however, grind slowly. We'll keep you posted in the "In The Works" section of The News. | ||||
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Future Wars SF Anthology Edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Larry Segriff Paperback |
Includes my story, "Bifrost Crossing," in
which the spirit is no longer willing. The link takes you to Barry's Bookstore. |
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Enemy Mine
Barry B. Longyear & David Gerrold Movie Tie-in Paperback New copies not available |
"Whaddya mean they're mining silicon in the Enemy Mine?" The original story didn't quite fit the plot of the motion picture, hence there had to be a new book. David Gerrold graciously relieved me of this odious task. Out of print. |
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Slag Like Me
Barry B. Longyear Alien Nation Novel Paperback New copies not available |
The reviewer reported that the character
of Ellison Robb was "a thinly disguised Harlan Ellison." Accidental, but true. Slag Like Me was an original Alien Nation book. I did for Pocket as part of a two-book deal. It's a work for hire and Pocket has not kept it in print. Too bad. It's a ripping yarn. |
The rights
to media tie-ins
are controlled by the publisher or production company,
hence keeping them available is not up to us. Every so often used
copies become available on amazon, Ebay, at bookfinders, etc. |
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The Change
Barry B. Longyear Alien Nation Novel Paperback New copies not available |
Turnabout The Change was very loosely based on a screenplay by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle. Kind of fun to do to a couple of screenwriters what screenwriters traditionally do to authors. |
The links here take
you to our Bookstore
page. Once there, click on the
Out-of-print link to see what's available. |
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