Rudy V. B. Rucker
Madcap inventor Harry Gerber is hopeless when it comes to surviving in the real world. So he uses his genius to twist the laws of science and create his own tailor-made universe. But once the gluons at the core of Harry's creation run out, disaster looms for Harry and his friends.$13.49

Lois McMaster Bujold
Young Fawn Bluefield has been kidnapped by an inhuman entity known as a malice. To her rescue comes Dag, one of the enigmatic soldier-sorcerers known as Lakewalkers. But in the ensuing struggle, an uncanny accident befalls Dag's sharing knife, which unexpectedly binds their two fates together.$21.75