Walter Tevis

• Feb-1958
• / General Fiction
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Walter S. Tevis (1928-1984) was an American novelist and short story author. His books became the sources for several major films, including The Man Who Fell to Earth. This story was originally published in Galaxy magazine in 1958....

• Dec-1958
• / Science Fiction
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“SF writing of a rare quality” lifts this collection of stories from the renowned author of The Hustler and The Man Who Fell to Earth (Time Out).   The author of the competitive pool thriller The Hustler and the groundbreaking sci-fi novel T...

• 1959
• / General Fiction
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“If Hemingway had the passion for pool that he had for bullfighting, his hero might have been Eddie Felson” (Time).   The novel that inspired the classic film starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason, The Hustler tells the story of Fast Eddie...

• 1963
• / Science Fiction
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The “beautiful” novel that inspired the Showtime series, from a Nebula Award finalist (The New York Times).  The Man Who Fell to Earth tells the story of Thomas Jerome Newton, an alien disguised as a human who comes to Earth on a missio...

• Jan-1980
• / Science Fiction
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This sci-fi masterpiece is “a moral tale that has elements of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, Superman, and Star Wars” (Los Angeles Times Book Review).   In a world where the human population has suffered devastating losses, a handful of ...

• Feb-1983
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When eight-year-old Beth Harmon’s parents are killed in an automobile accident, she’s placed in an orphanage in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Plain and shy, Beth learns to play chess from the janitor in the basement and discovers she is a prodigy. Th...

• Dec-1983
• / Fantasy
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A billionaire heads to the stars in this “delightful” sci-fi novel from the author of The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Hustler (Newsweek).   In a world where America’s power is rapidly being overshadowed by China’s, only one man has the...

• Aug-1984
• / General Fiction
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A legendary pool hustler tries to make a comeback in the novel that inspired the Martin Scorsese film: “A great read, entertainment of a high order” (Los Angeles Times).   Fast Eddie Felson was the best in the country. Then he walked out on ...

• Mar-2016
• / Science Fiction
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• Feb-2023
• / Magical Realism
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For the first time ever, a complete collection of short fiction the New York Times bestselling author of The Queen's GambitWalter Tevis is widely regarded as a master for both his gritty poolhall novels and his brilliant rendering of the world of com...