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April 2001 Catalog - Publisher: Meisha Merlin Press
Even before launching Meisha Merlin, Steven Pagel had made a name for himself in the science fiction field. First at Barnes & Nobel, where the SF section saw double digit increases during his three year tenure as national buyer. Then as Director of Sales for White Wolf Publishing.
Now, with Steve as President & Senior Editor, Kevin Murphy as Art Director & Vice President and Tech Guy/Secretary/Treasurer Brian Murphy, Meisha Merlin is bringing a number of well-loved books back into print, as well as, offering new titles. Hardcovers are usually printed in fairly short print runs, so its a good idea to pick them up quickly if having the limited hardcover is important to you.
THREE HERALDS OF THE STORM by Storm Constantine - Chapbook. ... $5.00
STALKING TENDER PREY: GRIGORI 1 by Storm Constantine - Tpb. The Grigori are an ancient race, powerful people, possessing abilities and senses humans do not have. They live among us, their presence clear to those who have eyes to see. ... $16.00
SCENTING HALLOWED BLOOD: GRIGORI 2 by Storm Constantine - Tpb. The Grigori prepare for dominance while beneath the cliffs a sleeping power holds secrets. Into the mix comes Peverel, the angel Shemyaza, escaping the chaos he made in Little Moor. ... $16.00
STEALING SACRED FIRE: GRIGORI 3 by Storm Constantine - Tpb. 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
CHILDREN OF THE STAR by Sylvia Engdahl - Tpb. Omnibus of three well-loved (and long out-of-print) young reader books: THIS STAR SHALL ABIDE, BEYOND THE TOMORROW MOUNTAINS and THE DOORS OF THE UNIVERSE, with a beautiful Tom Kidd cover. ... $20.00
also available, CHILDREN OF THE STAR, HC ... $50.00
KIRITH KIRIN by Jim Grimsley - Tpb. The Blue Queen has used dark arts to seize the throne of King Kirith Kirin forever. She extends her power to the far ends of the world while the king is in the Arthen forest restoring his immortality. ... $16.00
THE GUMSHOE, THE WITCH & THE VIRTUAL CORPSE by Keith Hartman - Tpb. In 21st century Atlanta, you can cruise gay Midtown or attend a sky-clad Wiccan sabbat. But avoid the cemeteries, someone is crucifying corpses. Hard-boiled fiction with a twist. ...$16.00
A BUSINESS OF FERRETS by Beth Hilgertner - Tpb. The apprentice thief, Ferret, and her friends attempt to find the missing beggar, Owl. Sold to House Ghytteve, Owl is to be a pawn in a complex game of power involving the Council Houses in the decadent Empire of Bharaghlaf. ... $14.00
DARK OF THE GODS by P. C. Hodgell - Tpb. The omnibus collection of P.C. Hodgell's first two books, GOD STALK and DARK OF THE MOON, as well as the short story BONES. All 3 tales revolve around Jame, a confused young woman with a forgotten past and strange, uncomfortable abilities in a complex and fascinating world of mythos and magic. Recommended! ... $20.00
Also available DARK OF THE GODS, HC, Signed by the Author. ... $40.00
SEEKER'S MASK by P. C. Hodgell - Tpb. NEW! 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
WHAT HO MAGIC! by Tanya Huff - Tpb. Her first short story collection, with topics that range between pure space opera to contemporary fantasy to bloody-minded vampire stories. Includes anew, never before published Vicki Nelson story and an introduction by Michelle Sagara West. ... $16.00
HELLSPARK by Janet Kagan - Tpb. A fine SF adventure, now back in print. With a new afterword and an afterword for her Star Trek novel, UHURA'S SONG. ... $12.00
BRIDLING CHAOS by Lee Killough - Tpb. Omnibus publication of DOPPELGANGER GAMBIT, SPIDER PLAY and DRAGON'S TEETH, science fiction mysteries with an odd-couple partnership of two law enforcement officers, dealing with cases on space stations, shipboard and planetbound. ... $19.00
BLOODWALK by Lee Killough - Tpb. Omnibus of BLOOD HUNT and BLOODLINKS, a young policeman struggles to regain his life after becoming a vampire. ... $14.00
PARTNERS IN NECESSITY by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller - Tpb. These novels were published in paperback over a decade ago and have remained hard-sought rare books until this publication. Together they established Liaden as a rich and varied universe with room for many eagerly awaited novels and short stories. In CONFLICT OF HONORS, Val Con and Miri are trying to survive against overwhelming odds. In AGENT OF CHANGE, Priscilla has been betrayed by her people and her Captain. In CARPE DIEM, Val Con and Miri are stranded on a backwater planet. ... $20.00
PLAN B by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller - Tpb. Following after PARTNERS IN NECESSITY. Val Con and Miri are back in the thick of it: on the run in a stolen (well, commandeered) ship, with Clan Korval on the move and a full-scale Yxtrang planetary invasion in the works. ...$14.00
also available, PLAN B, HC ... $30.00
PILOT'S CHOICE by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller - Tpb. Two new prequels to the rest of the enthusiatically popular Liaden Universe. In LOCAL CUSTOM, a dutiful son must deal with the law that demands he consumate the contract-marriage his mother has arranged - when he has fallen in love! And in SCOUT'S PROGRESS, Aelliana has a compelling reason to leave her Clan and world. All she needs to do is come up with a spaceship - and learn how to fly it. ... $20.00
also available, PILOT'S CHOICE, HC, Signed by both Authors. ... $40.00
A GAME OF THRONES by George R. R. Martin - 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
SUCH A PRETTY FACE edited by Lee Martindale - Tpb. Think all heros have washboard abs, and all heroines wear size 3 petite? A host of writers, including; Gene Wolfe, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Jane Yolen and more, bring you stories that are larger than life with heroes and heroines who are larger than average. ... $16.00
also available SUCH A PRETTY FACE, HC ... $30.00
HELLO OUT THERE by Jack McDevitt - Tpb. Omnibus publication of THE HERCULES TEXT and A TALENT FOR WAR, two great classics of science fiction. ... $20.00
also available, HELLO OUT THERE, HC, Signed by the Author. ... $40.00
UNDER THE OVERTREE by James Moore - Tpb. The new boy in town is getting picked on by everyone and nothing goes his way until, strangely, it all changes. Slowly, reality is molding itself to suit Mark Howell's desires. They who haunt the shadowy woods whisper and their screams ride faintly on the winds -- the world is changing at a sinister cost under the Overtree. Signed by the Author. ... $16.00
REPOSITORY by Adam Niswander - Tpb. Ambrose Bierce, who disappeared during Pancho Villa's revolution - now an investigator for Satan's Legions - reports to the Devil on the failure of their recent assault on good. Urthane has engaged in a war with the Fellowship of Magic. From its library of lore, the Repository, Josiah struggles to defeat her. ... $14.00
APPLIED MYTHOLOGY by Jody Lynn Nye - Tpb. Omnibus of three fun contemporary fantasy novels: MYTHOLOGY 101, MYTHOLOGY ABROAD and HIGHER MYTHOLOGY. Later this year, Meisha Merlin will publish an all new novel, ADVANCED MYTHOLOGY. Signed by the Author. ... $20.00
also available, APPLIED MYTHOLOGY, HC, Signed by the Author. ... $40.00
QUEEN OF DENIAL by Selina Rosen - Tpb. During the war between the Barions and the Locheds, the queen of the Barions was kidnapped. Now the war's over and Drewcilia Qwah has been hired to return the queen to her husband, except she doesn't remember being queen. ... $12.00
AFTERIMAGE / AFTERSHOCK by Kristine Kathryn Rusch & Kevin J. Anderson - Tpb. Omnibus of AFTERIMAGE and AFTERSHOCK. Signed by Kevin J. Anderson. ... $18.00
THE CULAI HERITAGE by Michael Scott - 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
THE ULTIMATE MALLWORLD by S. P. Somtow - Tpb. This omnibus of wry humor collects all the Mallworld stories, plus two new stories and new interior illustrations. ... $15.00
SEX AND VIOLENCE IN ZERO-G by Allen Steele - Tpb. ... $16.00
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