Books published by Borgo Press

In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" two-in-one books (flip one over to read the second title)--here is the fourteenth Wildside Double, featuring two new books in the Sime~Gen Series:PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE: SIME~GEN, Book Nine, by Jacqueline Lichtenberg.Vret McClintock, a young channel in training at the world-famous Rialite First Year Camp, overhears the sultry female voice of Ilin Sumz, is stricken with love, and decides to pursue her. He discovers that Ilin is running the illicit historical fantasies board on the campus mainframe computer. Vret must then risk his future career to extricate his love from her web of dirty secrets, before they can ruin the lives of other students and teachers--or themselves!THE STORY UNTOLD AND OTHER SIME~GEN STORIES: SIME~GEN, Book Ten, by Jean Lorrah.Tonyo Logan and Zhag Paget are the stuff of legends. Their music is the soundtrack of the turbulent period after the signing of the Unity Treaty, which mandates that Simes and Gens learn how to get along--together! These three tales span the first first 15 years of the duo's partnership, from their beginnings as struggling musicians to their heyday as superstars, a supreme example of the creativity that happens when Sime and Gen work together. The only question is: will their world survive long enough for the pair to work their musical magic?

Rimon Farris, a rich Sime farmer's son, has a golden future: all he has to do is marry his childhood sweetheart, Kadi, and he's set for life. But Kadi matures into a Gen, as one-third of the human children do, randomly; and suddenly is considered no more than a food animal, a thing to be killed and harvested. The couple refuse to accept their fate, and flee to a strange hybrid community. There they set in motion the greatest social engineering experiment in human history. If it succeeds, Simes will finally be able to live peacefully in a symbiotic relationship with the Gens. But if it fails, all will be lost... Sime~Gen, Book Three.

In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" two-in-one books, here is the second Wildside Mystery Double:DEADLY THINGS: A COLLECTION OF MYSTERIOUS TALES, by Darrell Schweitzer.Darrell Schweitzer's first mystery collection explores the murderous impulse in a variety of historical settings. Three mysteries are set in ancient Rome, two featuring Pliny the Younger as investigator. Two are Shakespearean mysteries, in one of which King Henry V plays detective, with the other based on The Two Noble Kinsmen. Three Sherlock Holmes tales involve the apparent misapplication of the Great Detective's methods to the supernatural, a revelation of one of Watson's unwritten cases, and a multi-genre record-breaker, an alternate history, vampire cat detective story.THE JUDGMENT OF THE GODS AND OTHER VERDICTS OF HISTORY, by Robert Reginald.Four scintillating tales of detection from ancient and medieval times. In "The Judgment of the Gods," a young Greek trader must solve the murder of Assyrian King Sennacherib. William of Occam, the medieval philosopher, is forced by Pope John XXII in "Occam's Razor" to solve the murders of French King Philip IV and Pope Clement V. Occam returns in "Occam's Treasure," this time unraveling the puzzle surrounding the killing of clergymen in Avigon. In "Occam's Measure," the great thinker must stop a vicious serial killer stalking the night-time streets of the papal city. Great mystery--and fantasy--reading!

In his newest collection of stories and verse, Charles Allen Gramlich turns to the creatures of the night--and the rough music they make: "Predation is in the bones, in the marrow. The ultimate need is for food, but even when sated, a carnivore will still hunt. It wants the wet taste of food, the sweetness of watermelon flesh. Oh, it might be distracted temporarily, but its need to kill isn't rational--and it won't be denied its blood!" Great tales of vampires and werewolves by a master storyteller.

The Gate of Lemnos is the entrance to a new world, one of the wonders of the universe, and Terra's only planetary colony containing alien life forms. Burk has been sent there with a mission to accomplish, and a sinister secret to expose. But there are those who are determined to stop him, both on and off the great spaceship, Starstretcher, and no one--NO ONE!--can be trusted. A science fiction suspense tale.

Sonnets are among the most widely recognized of poetic forms, dating back almost a thousand years. In this book, Michael R. Collings blends past tradition with contemporary experimentation, public commentary with private meditation, lyric compression with epic breadth, rigid structure with "nuclear-fused sonnets, free radicals, one electron away from exploding." As Robert Reginald says: "Once again Collings shows that 'traditional' does not have to mean 'staid,' and that all things are possible with imaginative word-play of the highest order. Great fun, great reading, GREAT poetry!"

During an August heat-wave, the Comte de Saint-Germain seeks the help of detective Auguste Dupin. Someone--or someTHING--is trying to kill him! The Comte has inherited a magical cello and a mysterious sealed box. A psychic vampire (an "egregore") intends to use the cello and a magical musical composition to steal another soul. Can Dupin and his faithful companion unravel the puzzle in time to save the Comte?

Earth, the fantasy: the green, storied world where mankind originated. Earth, the reality: the junk planet, a dirty, dangerous place filled with detention camps, gangs and gangsters, flop houses, body parts factories, and a lawless immigrant community of aliens and humans. Ned believes the refugees from outer space have been interbreeding with cockroaches the size of dinosaurs. Em, pretty and slim, is seeking asylum; she thinks that Earth is unbelievably primitive. Space Junk is a coming-of-age tale in which true love and survival don't always walk hand-in-hand!

In the world of the future, dying is easy--it's the afterliving that's hard! When Nicky is killed at the age of 27 by a suicide bomber, he wakes up in a Resurrection Center, having been made into an albino, pink-eyed "zombie." The beleagued community of zombies is dominated by the very old, and subject to all manner of social discrimination. Nicky has lost his girlfriend, and no one will now laugh at his jokes. But when the Rehabilitation facility is attacked by an angry mob of the living, things start getting all too serious.... Another haunting Tale of the Biotech Revolution.

This new collection of six eerie short stories (including one piece published for the first time) features tales of vampires and vampirism, plus a new Foreword by the author. Several of the pieces are set in Andre Norton's "Witch World" universe, and two feature the main character from the author's vampire romance novel, THOSE OF MY BLOOD. Contents: "Vampire's Fast," "True Death," "Vampire's Friend," "Through the Moon Gate," "False Prophecy," and "True Hospitality." Jacqueline Lichtenberg Collected, Book Two.

This new collection of seven sparkling short stories (including one piece published for the first time) features tales of science fiction and fantasy, with new introductions by the author and by Jean Lorrah (the editor). Contents: "Recompense," "The Vanillamint Tapestry," "Science Is Magic Spelled Backwards," "Event at Holiday Rock," "Aventura," "A Mother's Curse," and "Ruella and the Stone." Jacqueline Lichtenberg Collected, Book One.

In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" two-in-one books (flip one over to read the second title)--here is the fourth Wildside Mystery Double:DEVIL'S PLAGUE: A Mystery Novel, by Michael R. Collings.The scene lay tranquil and peaceful--except for the young woman's body, battered and broken at the foot of Porcupine Falls. Who was responsible? Was it the local boy, enamored and fearful of rejection; the stranger with the hidden past; or a serial killer? It's up to Lynn Hansen, recently arrived from L.A., and her new friend, Victoria Sears, to explore the intimacies of death, and solve the mystery of the Devil's Plague!DRIVING HELL'S HIGHWAY: A Crime Novel, by Gary Lovisi.He had no past and no future, only the long open road ahead of him. What would he find there, other than danger and violence? Sometimes a shred of memory, dark and fearful, gave him a hint of what he'd once been. Now he was just a loner. Darkness shrouded his heart and mind. With a trunkful of guns and a tankful of gas, he was Driving Hell's Highway! Hard-boiled crime in the 1950s paperback tradition.

When the first Martian capsule lands, Alex Smith is drawn to the scene out of curiosity and wonder. But soon he must flee, when the great alien striders begin devastating the countryside and harvesting the living bodies of men and women to drain their blood. Smith wanders south, being drafted into the Army, witnessing major battles between the Martians and the American troops, and following the trail of destruction all the way to San Francisco. There he finds a city deserted of human life. Mankind seems doomed, unless... A grand science-fiction adventure, inspired by H. G. Wells's War of the Worlds. War of Two Worlds, Book One.

Adapted from the riveting novel of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov was the first great theatrical success of the well-known French playwright, Jacques Copeau (1879-1949). Copeau adapted the drama with his friend, Jean Croué, bringing it to the stage in 1911, where it was an immediate hit. Copeau later revived the drama for production on Broadway in 1918. Frank J. Morlock's translation is the first new English-language edition to be offered since the 1920s. A major theatrical event!

In a time much like that of early twentieth-century Earth, Klyd Farris, Head of the legendary House of Zeor and a Sime healer, goes into Gen Territory to become a doctor by Gen law. He falls in love with a Gen woman who is not at all what she seems. Ultimately, he must choose between his Sime heritage and his Gen love--a choice that will shape humanity's future destiny. Publishers Weekly says: "House of Zeor created a fervent cult. This second novel of the mutated Simes and their symbiotic-vampire relationship will be welcomed." Winner of the Galaxy Award.

In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" two-in-one books (flip one over to read the second title)--here is the third Wildside Mystery Double:INCIDENT AT ABERLENE: Spies and Lies, Book One, by William Maltese. Welcome to the Grey Zone, and its nefarious and shadowy landscape that knows no international boundaries--whose every individual agent has special expertise, but no permanent ties or allegiances to any nationalities, countries, or governments. Freelance agents Roger Lenic, Terrence Flag, and Howard Cahn are among those in the Zone who have been hired to...bury the INCIDENT AT ABERLENE.INCIDENT AT BRIMZINSKY: Spies and Lies, Book One, by William Maltese. Welcome to the Grey Zone, and its nefarious and shadowy landscape that knows no international boundaries--whose every individual agent has special expertise, but no permanent ties or allegiances to any nationalities, countries, or governments. Freelance agents Troy Candle, Gregory Ohm, and Johan Darnel are among those in the Zone who have been hired to...bury the INCIDENT AT BRIMZINSKY.Cutting-edge action-adventure in a modern world without boundaries.

Award-winning writer Dr. Damien Broderick gathers his most forthright articles from the 1960s and '70s, on topics ranging from sex, politics, and religion to drugs and the way things were before the Internet, and caps them with sharp insights from today, looking back in amazement--and often with dismay or laughter. Great reading!

In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" two-in-one books (flip one over to read the second title)--here is the first Wildside Mystery Double, featuring two new novels of the 1930s private eye, Joe Scintilla: CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE, by S. T. Joshi. When the lovely Lizbeth Crawford walks into Scintilla's office, she tells him that her father, wealthy industrialist James Crawford, did not kill his brother Frank, even though he confessed and is now serving a prison sentence. Is Crawford shielding someone? Why are both his mother and wife happy to have him imprisoned? And why did Frank's fiancée commit suicide shortly after his death? TRAGEDY AT SARSFIELD MANOR, by S. T. Joshi. Members of the Sarsfield clan have gathered at the palatial family estate under terms of the will of John Sarsfield, who created a riddle they must solve to inherit the family fortune. Scintilla is summoned by his friend (and heir), Charles Jameson, who was found holding a dagger that had been plunged into the back of his aunt, another potential legatee. But the crime is only the final act of a tragedy reaching back centuries. Can Scintilla discover the truth before his friend is convicted?

In 1944 the boy Walter Buehl witnesses a grisly scene: the body of his murdered mother, with his teenaged brother Tony crouching next to her, bloody knife in hand. 41 years later, Tony escapes from a mental hospital, and Walter, now a prominent businessman, presses the Philly P.D. for action. But Lt. Asher Lowenstein isn't convinced of Tony's guilt, and he enlists the aid of his friend, psychic Tam Westington, to help. As the manhunt closes in on the Baby Boy Blue killer, a long-buried truth may surface--if Philly's finest can play their cards right. Great police procedural action!