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April 2001 Catalog - Fantasy
DARK REMAINS by Mark Anthony - Spectra Tpb. Third of the four volume Last Rune series. In Eldh, the gods are being murdered and it is up to Aryn, Lirith and their companions to figure out who is behind it. Back on Earth, Grace and Travis are waiting for the badly injured Beltan to come out of his coma. But their lives are far from safe - they are pursued both by Duratek and by mysterious gold-masked sorcerers. ... $14.95
LICENSE INVOKED by Robert Asprin & Jody Lynn Nye - Baen pb. The lead singer for an Irish rock band has been attacked while touring in the US, with strange circumstances that implicate the paranormal. Now both the British security service and the FBI provide their top agents - well, their top agents from the mostly discredited paranormal branches - to protect her and to watch over each country's best interests. Copies shipped after April 7th will be Signed by Jody Lnn Nye. ... $6.50
TAMSIN by Peter Beagle - Roc Tpb. Arriving in the English countryside to live with her mother and new stepfather, Jenny has no interest in her surroundings - until she meets a friend in great pain. Tamsin died more than 300 years ago. She has haunted the estate without rest, trapped by hidden trauma she can't remember and a powerful evil even the spirits of the night cannot name. ... $13.00
GATES OF HADES by John Gregory Betancourt - TOR pb. Tragedy strikes the Argonauts when Jason himself is slain by treacherous pirates. Blaming himself for his friend's death, Hercules embarks on a perilous quest to rescue Jason's soul from the underworld. ... $6.00
FORTRESS OF DRAGONS by C. J. Cherryh - Harper / Eos pb. In this fourth and final book in the series begun with Fortress in the Eye of Time, Tristan faces more than a pretender to Cefwyn's throne. The Shadows he sees are straight from Ruin: a flow of darkness covering the world. ... $7.00
STEALING SACRED FIRE by Storm Constantine - Meisha Merlin Tpb. Book Three of the Grigori Trilogy: Peveral has come home, but through the magic of the Grigori he is once again Shemyaza, the angel of awesome power who led the rebellion of angels to mate with and enslave humans. As the final battle unfolds, can Daniel convince Shemyaza that humans can share equally in the new millenium with the Grigori before it is too late and we become their slaves? ... $16.00
also available,
STALKING TENDER PREY, Tpb ... $16.00
SCENTING HALLOWED BLOOD, Tpb ... $16.00
CROWN OF SILENCE: MAGRAVANDIAS 2 by Storm Constantine - Tor HC. The war which devastated his village left the boy Shan wounded in body and mind. The magus Taropat takes him to his forest hideaway as his pupil and to forge him as a weapon against the invading empire. There Shan learns the tragic truth of what befell Khaster Leckery and that he is, himself, soon to become part of Khaster's story. ... $27.95
THE WAYFARER REDEMPTION by Sara Douglass - Tor HC. Faraday, sheltered and protected as the betrothed of the powerful Duke of Borneheld, learns that her people's history is all a fabrication and her land is threatened by the arrival of a demonic frozen army. She flees along with Axis, the hated half-brother of the Duke, and embarks on a journey of epic proportions. The Wayfarer series is the bestselling fantasy series of all time in Australia, originally scheduled for last fall - now here! ... $24.95
KRONDOR: TEAR OF THE GODS by Raymond Feist - Harper / Eos HC. In this third Legacy novel, Squire James, Lieutenant William and magician Jazhara race to rescue the magical artifact "Tear of the Gods" from the depredations of the bloodthirsty pirate, Bear, and his master, the vile sorcerer Sidi. Signed by the Author! ... $25.00
MAGIC DEAD by Peter Garrison - Ace pb. Book Three of the Changeling Saga. The war between Earth and Castle has taken its toll on both worlds. Now the ruler of Castle - the Pale Man - plans to resolve the conflict by melding the technology of Earth with the magic of Castle. For the Pale Man, it means victory, for all others...utter annihilation. To stop him, enemies must unite and wage the ultimate battle. ...$7.00
PAST THE SIZE OF DREAMING by Nina Kiriki Hoffman - Ace HC. Continuing where Red Heart of Memories left off, this is the spellbinding tale of two travelling companions - Matilda, who can talk to inanimate objects and see into dreams and Edmund, who is now only coming to grips with his past and his powers. A darkness is rising and they must gather Edmund's long scattered friends - to an old house with secrets of lost children... ... $21.95
SEEKER'S MASK by P. C. Hodgell - Meisha Merlin Tpb. Reunited with her twin brother (who, due to fluctuating time streams, is 10 years older than her), Jame now faces the most forbidding challenge of all - becoming a member of the High Court. Between the constricting rules of propriety and dangerous political intrigues, perhaps being a penniless vagabond wasn't such a bad thing after all! Recommended - but you should read the first two novels before this one. This new edition has updates, redrawn maps, as well as, a new cover illustration. The signed hardcover edition will be available next month. ... $18.00
also available,
DARK OF THE GODS, Tpb ... $20.00
DARK OF THE GODS, HC ... $40.00
SERPENT'S SHADOW by Mercedes Lackey - Daw HC. Maya Witherspoon faces almost insurmountable obstacles while establishing her medical practice in 1909 London. As the daughter of a prominent British physician and a Brahmin woman of the highest caste, she is disdained by both cultures. As a doctor who is not only female, but in her mid-twenties, few will take her seriously. And as one who has inherited great magical power- but no training to guide it- she will be hard put to muster the friends and abilities she will need to face down the deadly foe that has followed her from her native India. ... $24.95
THE SECOND SUMMONING by Tanya Huff - Daw pb. Claire is once again on the road patching rifts in our reality - but this time with the assistance of Dean. On the one hand, he's a good friend and a total hunk - on the other, he's a Bystander, with no abilities or protections to help him defend against the very real dangers of her job. While agonizing over the situation, she and Dean unwittingly, with an unintentional power boost from her sister, bring a little Heaven to Earth - and a matching chunk of Hell! And you just know what her cat's going to say about that this time. ... $7.00
SILENCE IN HEAVEN by Peter Lord-Wolff - TOR pb. Almost a third of Heaven's angels have been cast out, scattered around and banished to the earth they refused to serve. Tashum lands in the sea near an island that will become Bermuda, wondering about his brother and the other immortals and searching for the secret that will allow them to re-enter the Kingdom of Heaven. ... $7.00
A GAME OF THRONES by George R. R. Martin - Meisha Merlin HC - The long wait is over - and these books are just as gorgeous as expected! With Jeffrey Jones line art every other page or so and three bound-in color plates. Collectors who buy this first volume will have rights of first refusal to the same limitation number for the later books in the series, with artists Charles Vess and Tom Canty already confirmed for future volumes. Slipcased, limited to 448 numbered copies and signed by Martin, Jones and mapmaker Charles Keegan. ...$250.00
OCTAGONAL RAVEN by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. - Tor HC. Daryn Alwyn was born to privilege, with preselected genetic advantages and the best nanotech augmentation that his father's fortune could buy. So when he chooses to leave behind the family Media Network to seek his own path as a space pilot and then media consultant - he easily rises to the top. But now he's at the receiving end of sophisticated murder attempts and when his sister is killed, he finds himself the heir to her fortune - further throwing his world upside down. ... $27.95
ELRIC: STEALER OF SOULS by Michael Moorcock - White Wolf Tpb. Tradepaperback reprint of the collection that came out two years ago in hardcover. Contains: "Sleeping Sorceress", "Revenge of the Rose", "Stealer of Souls", "Kings in Darkness", "Caravan of Forgotten Dreams", "Stormbringer". ... $17.00
THE DREAMTHIEF'S DAUGHTER by Michael Moorcock - American Fantasy HC. In the first Eternal Champion book in 10 years, Count Ulric Von Bek is confronted by his cousin. SS Major Gaynor von Minct, who demands the family's heirloom sword for Hitler. While protecting it, he is incarcerated in a concentration camp and plagued with strange dreams. His encounter with Oona, the dreamthief's daughter, leads to a meeting with fellow albino Elric and together they face a cataclysmic battle between Law and Chaos. This limited, illustrated edition of 600 numbered, slipcased copies is Signed by the Author and all Illustrators. ... $125.00
MORT by Terry Pratchett - Harper pb. Finally back in print! Mort could not refuse Death's offer (especially since being dead isn't compulsory). As Death's apprentice, he has free board and lodging, use of the company horse - everything Mort ever wanted! That is until he discovers that his perfect job can be a killer on his love life. ... $6.50
WYRD SISTERS by Terry Pratchett - Harper pb. Back in print! Granny Weatherwax is the most highly regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have. Generally, these loners don't get involved in anything, much less intrigue. But then there are those times they can't help it. As Granny Weatherwax is about to discover, though, it's a lot harder to stir up trouble in the castle than some theatrical types would have you think. Even when you've got a few unexpected spells up your sleeve. ... $6.50
PAVANE by Keith Roberts - Del Rey Tpb. In 1588 Queen Elizabeth was assasinated. As a result, when the Spanish Armada attacked, England went down in defeat, changing history as we know it. Now, in the twentieth century, the church of Rome reigns supreme and science is held back to the level of the steam locomotive. Yet science cannot be supressed forever and its advocates are building a revolution - that will rock the foundations of an empire. ... $12.00
POINT OF DREAMS by Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnes - Tor HC. Nicolas Rathe and his companion Phillip Eslingen are once again the main players in a story of insight, intrigue and murder. As the curtain rises the body is found center stage. The spotlight turns to the thesbian two to solve the mystery before the final act and its curtains again. ... $24.95
CULAI HERITAGE by Michael Scott - Meisha Merlin Tpb. This omnibus collection encompasses the three chronicles of the bard,Paedor. In MAGICIAN'S LAW we follow him on his trek to find his people and teach them the old traditions long since forgotten. In DEMON'S LAW, Paedor learns he has been deceived into starting a war, by the Lord of the Dead himself. And in DEATH'S LAW, the power struggle between the old and new ways rages on, with Mankind the likely loser no matter how the battle goes. ... $20.00
DARKNESS DESCENDING by Harry Turtledove - TOR pb. Second of the books of Darkness. A World War - in a world where magic works and the fate of nations turns on a scholars race to find the relation between the laws of similarity and contagion. ... $8.00
THROUGH THE DARKNESS by Harry Turtledove - TOR HC. Third
book of Darkness. In a world where magic works and is fueled by blood, the
warring kingdoms are slaughtering their own people to weave their spells
against one another. But now a revolt is rising from the common folk against
the oppression of their aristoctracy. They have little experience and even
less resources, but their determination may just be enough to lead them
- through the darkness. ... $27.95
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