After stumbling upon a dead woman in his apartment, Payne finds his life in danger when his search for the killer leads to a biological hazard threatening the existence of his decaying world

A DEATH OF HONOR

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Faust, Joe Clifford

Science Fiction

Del Rey

Late on payments for his spaceship and abandoned by his crew, James May jumped at the chance to hire a copilot who came complete with cargo. Next thing May knew, the copilot was a washout, the cargo was worthless, and his ship had been repossessed by a chief in the Yueh-sheng crime syndicate. May needed the ship to survive, so he stole it back. But if he expected to live long, he'd have to repay his debts - so he could hardly turn down a job that promised wealth, heroism, and revenge against the Yueh-sheng. 
In no time at all, May was up to his neck in trouble as he and a group of deadly mercenaries planned a daring escapade with only the slimmest chance of success. Everything would have to go like clockwork - and even then only angel's luck would save them.

Desperate Measures (Angel's Luck Series, Volume 1)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Andrew Birch's loyalty to Astradyne--the megacorporation replacing governments on Earth--is unfaltering until he realizes he has been used as a company pawn in a twisted plot and decides to strike back

The Company Man

Spaceliner captain Margaret Hearn must provide safe passage for a delegation of recently hostile aliens aboard her ship, but terrorists and a very human prejudice threaten her mission

Precious Cargo (Angel's Luck)

When a product called Shared Knowledge causes merchant captain James May's copilot to be possessed by the spirit of a pilot named "Reckless" Eric Dickson, the frustrated trader is determined to correct the problem

The Essence of Evil: (#3) (Book Three of Angel's Luck)

A young, twenty-first-century ad writer, Boddekker cuts a deal to put him on the fast track, with a million-dollar dream house, promotion, and the affections of Honniker in accounting, but when he is mugged by a group of ruffians known as Ferman's Devils, he realizes the secret of his success

Ferman's Devils

Spectra

Boddekker's not just a faceless copywriter anymore, grinding out ads for VR simulators and mood/attitude orienters. Now he's the "five-hundred-pound gorilla" of the Pembroke Hall agency, lumbering toward fame, fortune, and a fabled house in Princeton with shapely Honniker In Accounting. All thanks to Ferman's Devils, the four New York City street thugs whose record-breaking (and bone-breaking) commercial has won them billions of fans and made gangster chic the latest rage. Yet Boddekker's new proteges are on the fast track to hell. First they assault a famous talk show host. Then they murder a former child celebrity in cold blood. And the more outrageous their actions, the more popular they become. So when another murder occurs, this time just too close to home, Boddekker knows he must find a way to take the Devils down. He made them and he can break them...if they don't break him first.

Boddekker's Demons

Fantasy

THE GIRL WAS SPRAWLED OUT ON THE FLOOR IN THE LIVING ROOM OF HIS APARTMENT. So begins Joe Clifford Faust's classic science fiction thriller, which has entertained both SF and non-SF readers since its release nearly 25 years ago. Originally published as a paperback original by Del Rey Books, Honor was also a main selection of the Science Fiction Book Club, where it was given a generic cover and enjoyed crossover sales through the Mystery Guild Book Club. It was also chosen as a Recommended Read in the Crime and Punishment category by the Science Fiction Museum. The novel takes place in an alternate future where a crumbling United States is one of the few nations left to have fended off Soviet domination. It tells the story of seven days in the life of D.A. Payne, a bioengineer who finds the naked corpse of a woman in his apartment and is compelled to investigate her murder. As he digs deeper into the woman's identity and the cause of her death, he learns things about himself and his world that will conspire to change his life forever. The electronic editions of Honor also contain bonus material: the novel's original ending - a 2,000 word epilog that was cut before publication - along with an essay from the author telling how it came to be chopped. REVIEWS: "The science fiction mystery is an extremely difficult genre to handle well, and it's a delightful surprise when a first novelist pulls the trick off gracefully. Joe Clifford Faust has constructed a compelling mystery... Chillingly plausible." LOCUS "One of the most entertaining, well-thought-out SF/detective novels to come around in a long time... At the close, one feels one has seen a real world, met real people; certainly one has felt real suspense. This is meaty stuff; extremely satisfying." FANTASY REVIEW "Storytelling that will surely keep readers turning pages." BOOKLIST

A Death of Honor

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Mushroom Shift

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Andrew Birch is a Company Man - a spy, a soldier, a saboteur... a corporate terrorist by any other name. He is one of the top operatives for Astradyne, one of the giant corporations that now rule the irradiated world he lives in. Among his peers, his ruthless efficiency and his love for the company are legendary. Then, on a routine mission, a chance encounter puts an all-too-human face on the consequences of corporate rule. As Birch begins to question the world he has helped build, corporate war breaks out - and he now finds himself a pawn in a game that goes deeper than he ever imagined. And Birch begins to wonder if perhaps he has put his faith in the wrong thing... “What makes this a better book than most is the real growth in the characters… a book worth the attention of those who like spy thrillers with a little extra.” LOCUS “On one level, The Company Man is a violent, exciting, snapping-good suspense yarn. On another, it’s a worrying premonition of a future that doesn’t seem all that far-fetched.” MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE 1989 Locus Award Nominee – SF Novel A Locus Recommended Novel

Thrillers & Suspense

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A DEATH OF HONOR

Desperate Measures (Angel's Luck Series, Volume 1)

The Company Man

Precious Cargo (Angel's Luck)

The Essence of Evil: (#3) (Book Three of Angel's Luck)

Ferman's Devils

Boddekker's Demons

A Death of Honor

The Mushroom Shift

The Company Man