_ . . . . . # . . . . . . . | | ___ ##________ . | | | _ \ \_______ \ . | | | |\ \ ## \ \ . | | | | \ \ ##_______\ \ . | | | | \ \ ##\ _____ \ . | | | | \ \## \ \ \ \ | | | | \ \#__\ \____\ \ | | |_| \_____\__________\| | . . . . . . . . . . . . \| Graphic by Ian. n e w a g e l i b r a r y 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ******* Battle Circle 2 - Var the Stick ****** ******* Piers Anthony ****** 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Book Supplier : Zophar Release Date : 23/10/2000 Scanner : SeaGull NO. Of Disks : 01 Packager : SeaGull Format : txt/lit/html 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Proofers : CeMeRun Cover art included: Y Quality control : Zaphod Release Number : 27 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Jacket Blurb 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Var was the chosen one-half man, half animal, a mutant victim of the Blast- called upon to rescue the empire in a battle he was secretly afraid of winning. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� What's In Progress? 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Here's the list of projects on the go. The letter codes before each title is interpreted according to the following: -S means the raw scan has been done -P means all we have is a paperback copy, and the test scan showed a lot of errors. We're looking for the hardcover to scan it before we inflict it on our valiant proof reading team. -C means we scanned it from various sources, and the scan is of mixed quality (applies to collections, anthologies, series, etc...) -I means scanning is in progress -Q means we have a raw scan, but there are quality issues that will slow release -O means the raw text, or at least part of it, has been sent out to proof readers -F means all parts of the raw text have been returned by proof readers, and the text is awaiting final proof reading SQ Night of Power by Spider Robinson SO Gateway (and the other four Heechee books) by Frederick Pohl I Time Enough for Love by Robert A Heinlein SO (Q?) Rocket Ship Galileo by Robert A Heinlein SO Battle Circle (released as three novels) by Piers Anthony IO Cities in Flight (four novels) by James Blish SO The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester SO The Genesis Machine by James P Hogan F The Avatar by Poul Anderson SO Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov SOQ Sixth Column by Robert A Heinlein SO The Best of Frederick Pohl, edited by Lester Del Rey SO The Best of Murray Leinster, edited by J.J. SO Assorted short stories and novellas by Alfred Bester SO Assorted short stories and novellas by Murray Leinster S Assorted short stories and novellas by Roger Zelazny S Assorted short stories by Spider Robinson SO The Proteus Operation by James P Hogan SO The Ringworld Throne, by Larry Niven I A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M Miller Jr I Expanded Universe by Robert A Heinlein I Identity Matrix by Jack L Chalker I The Deathworld Trilogy by Harry Harrison (released as three novels) I Twilight World by Poul Andersen NOTE: Code of the Lifemaker was withdrawn from the list because someone has already produced a digital copy of the book. By the time you're reading this, it may be a bit out of date, but at least you'll have an idea of what's going on. We're going to stop picking on Larry Niven after we release Footfall (somebody else is taking care of picking on him:)) except we may scan Oath of Fealty in the (somewhat) near future. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� ******** NAL Members ******* 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Zaphod, Zophar and SeaGull 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� ******** News and Release List ******* 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� We thought Booklist was dead. IT AIN'T! If you have the slightest interest in e-books (non-computer), go to http://citizen513.cjb.net now. Booklist is the most complete list of e-texts available. If anyone out there has a copy of Callahan's Secret by Spider Robinson, and a scanner, you can earn SeaGull's undying gratitude by sending him a scan at seagull26@hotmail.com. It doesn't even have to be a good scan, although that would help. We need still more proof readers. E-mail zopharnal@hotmail.com for details. No fringe benefits, no glory(well, some glory, but damn little) just a lot of hard work. Some of our earlier releases were not quite up to standard. Look for updated and corrected versions in the future, with better cover scans. Releases so far: Release 001 Voyage from Yesteryear by James P Hogan Release 002 The Gripping Hand by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle Release 003 Spirals (Short Story) by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle Release 004 Double Star by Robert A Heinlein Release 005 The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle Release 006 Callahan's Lady by Spider Robinson Release 007 Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A Heinlein Release 008 The Door Into Summer by Robert A Heinlein Release 009 Neutron Star (Short Story) by Larry Niven Release 010 Relic of the Empire (Short Story) by Larry Niven Release 011 Friday by Robert A Heinlein Release 012 Callahan's Legacy by Spider Robinson Release 013 The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell by Harry Harrison Release 014 Neutron Star (Short Story Collection) by Larry Niven Release 015 A Gift From Earth by Larry Niven Release 016 Tales of Known Space by Larry Niven Release 017 The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven Release 018 Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle Release 019 Orphans of the Sky by Robert A Heinlein Release 020 Farnham's Freehold by Robert A Heinlein Release 021 Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr Release 022 Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (Heechee Saga 2 )by Frederick Pohl Release 023 The Past Through Tomorrow by Robert A Heinlein Release 024 A Jungle of Stars by Jack L Chalker Release 025 Nightfall by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg Release 026 Battle Circle Trilogy 1 - Sos the Rope by Piers Anthony Release 027 Battle Circle Trilogy 2 - Var the Stick by Piers Anthony Note: We Do Not Mail our releases, so don't ask, please 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ******** How to contact us ******* 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Contact Info : IRC : #Bookwarez on Dalnet ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Email : 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Last Updated [10/14/00] by SeaGull FAQs: Q: What do you mean by quality? A: Many (if not most) of the scans we've seen are unformatted raw text files, fresh from the scanner. OCR errors make the reading experience much less enjoyable. Our releases are spell checked, proof read, and compared to the original for an absolute minimum of errors. In addition, cover scans will be included with each release. Q: Can I download this file if I don't own a paper copy? A: No. Buy the book ya cheap bastid. The e-book versions are intended solely as a back-up copy for the personal use of those entitled to have a copy (ie: those who have made sure the author got paid). If you don't have the paper copy, delete this file now. Q: Isn't scanning, proof-reading, etc a hell of a lot of work? A: Yes, it is. If you want to help NAL, contact Zophar at zopharnal@hotmail.com. Put NAL as the subject of your e-mail, or it will be ignored. NAL is looking for members with scanners, a large SF library, a good OCR proggy (which we can supply), and some time to dedicate to preserving classic SF. If you don't own a scanner, you can still help as a proof reader. Mail Zophar. We are particularly interested in proof readers who own the dead tree editions (ie: paper) of ongoing projects, since it helps enormously to have the paper copy as a reference when proof reading (see the 'What's next for release' list below.) Proof readers will be e-mailed approximately 100 pages of the raw OCR text, and are expected to remove page headers and footers, spell check, correct OCR errors, correct formatting errors, and return the proof read text in a timely manner (generally within 7 days of getting it). If you have a favourite book you would like to see in e-text format, mail Zophar with a request. Requests that are accompanied by a proof read text file will be given priority..:) Q: Where can I get NAL releases? A: Try #bookwarez on DalNet, or alt.binaries.e-books on usenet. All NAL releases are regularly posted to usenet. After what happened to the Bookwarez site a while back, we'll pass on www.