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June 2002 Catalog - Fantasy
* DAW 30TH ANNIVERSARY FANTASY ANTHOLOGY edited by Betsy Wolheim & Sheila Gilbert - DAW HC. A marvelous celebration of 30 years of publishing, with all new stories from Andre Norton, Tanith Lee, Mercedes Lackey, Ian Watson, Melanie Rawn, Christopher Stasheff, Michael Shea, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Tanya Huff, Larry Dixon, Fiona Patton and others. ... $24.95
* SANCTUARY by Lynn Abbey - Tor HC. An epic novel of Thieves' World, this new book by the co-creator of the original shared world itself tells the story of the city of Sanctuary itself in what may be its last days... unless old Molin Torchholder, master of Sanctuary's secrets, can pass on the city's hidden history before he dies. ... $27.95
* HOW PRECIOUS WAS THAT WHILE by Piers Anthony - Tor pb. Both autobiography and follow-up to his 1988 book BIO OF AN OGRE, with quite a lot of personal info on his writing, craft and fan-correspondence, along with the (almost expected at this point) long diatribes against the US publishing industry. ... $8.00
* SHELTERS OF STONE: EARTH CHILDREN #5 by Jean Auel - Crown HC. The long-awaited fifth book opens with Ayla and Jondalar completing their journey across Europe. But even though Jondalar's people appear to be welcoming, they still have difficulty with Ayla's unfamiliar ways and her relationship with the flatheads. Will this stop Ayla from mating with Jondalar? ... $28.95
* FIRST TRUTH by Dawn Cook - Ace pb. Alissa doesn't believe in magic. She's sure he father's stories about the Hold, where human Keepers learn magic from the enigmatic Masters, are just that-stories. But her mother insists that she travel there and be trained. On her way, she encounters the wandering minstrel Strell, who has one of her father's maps. Together, they can reach the Hold before the snow sets in. But at the Hold, Keeper Bailie has sent the Masters on a fool's errand and killed the other Keepers in his search for a book of magic that will give him ultimate power. ... $7.00
* DESPERATE ALLIANCES: THE LAST T'EN #3 (OF 3) by Cory Daniels - Bantam pb. Imoshen, the last T'En empress, shares a kingdom and a passionate alliance with one-time enemy Ghebite General Tulkhan. But her former betrothed, Reothe, will do anything to reclaim his old place in her heart. ... $6.00
* THE GREEN MAN edited by Ellen Datlow & Terry Windling - Viking HC. Tales from the Mythic Forest, illustrated by Charles Vess, is a new anthology of tales about the Green Man, the spirit who stands for nature. Stories and poems by Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, Gregory Maguire, Emma Bull, Charles de Lint, and Patricia A. McKillip, among others. ... $19.00
* INTO THE GREEN by Charles de Lint - Orb/ Tor Tpb. (1993) Angharad was part of a wandering band of tinkers until plague wiped out almost all of the tribe, and she plunged into a depression of grief that wouldn't lift. Blessed, or cursed, with the Summerblood, she sought out the fey lands that could bridge the living and the dead. ... $14.95
* SACRED POOL by L. Warren Douglas - Baen pb. A fantasy which stands at the midpoint of a vast historical tapestry, looking both forward and back: from the sea-girt Paleolithic caves of Sormiou to the steamy swamps of Midicor IV a million years hence. ... $7.00
* STARMAN: WAYFARER REDEMPTION #3 by Sara Douglass - Tor HC. Axis is the Starman who is destined to unite the three races. But he is also faced with a difficult decision on which woman to love. Azhure? Or Faraday? The prophecies are no help on this matter, but his decision will affect his future. ... $27.95
* CHANGESPELL LEGACY by Doranna Durgin - Baen Books pb. Arlen of Anfeald is dead-or so his friends believe, for Camolen's Council of Wizards has been cut down in an ambush of twisted magic, and the only surviving witness is a palomino named Ramble. Carey, Anfeald's Head Courier, plans to use forbidden magic to question him - the same spell that transformed Dun Lady's Jess from horse to human and sent her to the American Midwest. ...$8.00
* WARSLAYER by Rosemary Edghill - Baen pb. Glory McArdle plays Vixen the Slayer in a none-too-great TV show. But when the wizards of Erchanen need a hero to battle the Warmother....they get Glory? Can she live up to the task of being a real-world slayer? ... $8.00
* SPIRIT OF THE STONE by Maggie Furey - Spectra pb. Book 2 of the Shadowleague. 0n the world of Myrial, the mysterious Curtain Walls have begun to fall and the realms and races that have been carefully separated from the beginning of time are now confronting each other, with terrible consequences. The survivors of a ravaged city must attempt to save their fragile and miraculous world from apocalyptic doom. ... $7.00
* AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman - Eos/ Harper pb. Mythic journey meets American Road Trip in this contemporary fantasy by one of the field's most diverse and accomplished talents. We meet Shadow in prison, where he is serving the last bit of his sentence for assault, anticipating his release and reunion with his wife. From the surreal conversation he has on the plane home, where he accepts a job as bodyguard and helper to the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, to the odd, engaging, often frightening characters he encounters as a result, the story walks between the lines of commonplace Midwest America and the mythic new homes of both modern and ancient Gods. ... $8.00
* DRAGONSTAR: WINTERLANDS #3 by Barbara Hambly - Del Rey HC. Condemned to die for consorting with demons, dragonslayer lord John Aversin sits in a dark prison. In Winterlands, Jenny Waynest mourns the loss of her husband. But in a season of the Dragon Star, strange miracles are about to transpire.... ... $24.95
* FANTASIES OF ROBERT A. HEINLEIN by Robert A. Heinlein - Tor Tpb. The Golden Age of SF was a time of revolution in fantasy fiction, and Heinlein was at the forefront. His fantasies were convincingly set in the real world, particularly those published in Unknown Worlds magazine. Now ALL of Heinlein's best fantasy short stories, most of them novellas, have been collected in one volume for the first time. ... $16.95
also available: FANTASIES OF ROBERT A. HEINLEIN, HC ... $27.95
EVENING'S EMPIRE by David Herter - Tor HC. Massachusetts composer Russell Kent returns to the small, quaint town of Evening, Oregon; home of famous cheeses, to face the restless unhappiness he's lived with since the accidental death of his wife there last year. He's also been commissioned to write a new opera based on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and while the story fills his dreams, it's only in Evening that he feels able to return to work. As he spends more time in town, he discovers many strange things (even beyond the cheese sculptures) and is initiated into a fantastic secret that the whole populace is hiding in a cavern beneath the town. ... $24.95
* GLASSWRIGHT'S JOURNEYMAN: GLASSWRIGHT #3 by Mindy L. Klasky - Roc pb. After fire ravaged the capital city of Morenia, King Hal seriously considers marrying the wealthy princess of Liantine in pursuit of aid and political support. But things are done rather differently there, and negotiations are not so easily won. And as Rani falls under the sway of their Players, the Fellowship could destroy the last tenuous chance for Hal to save his people. ... $7.00
* DERYNI TALES edited by Katherine Kurtz - Ace pb. Short stories set in the beloved Deryni world, originally published in Deryni Archives. Here's eight of the best by Laura Jefferson, Daniel Kohanski and Jay Barry Azneer, Sharon Henderson, Melissa Houle, Ann W. Jones, Lohr E. Miller and Leslie Williams along with a completely new story by Katherine Kurtz. ... $6.50
* TALES FROM EARTHSEA by Ursula K. Le Guin - Ace Tpb. In the world established by the first four Earthsea novels comes new short works by Ursula K. Le Guin. Each stand-alone tale delves into a different aspect of the world Le Guins readers have learned so well. An entertaining way to revisit a favorite world. ... $13.95
* THROUGH WOLF'S EYES by Jane Lindskold - Tor pb. Earl Kestrel has mounted an expedition to find out what became of the colonists that Prince Barden led into the wilderness, but instead they are found by Firekeeper, a strange, feral young lady raised by a pack of royal wolves, who is now being sent back to live among humans. With only her friend Blind Seer as a companion, she must learn to be human as she finds herself entrapped in a web of intrigue as the long-smoldering question of the royal succession bursts into flame. ... $8.00
also available: THROUGH WOLF'S EYES, HC ... $27.95
* MEMORY OF FIRE: WORLD GATES #1 by Holly Lisle - Eos pb. Lauren Dane discovers a doorway to another reality in Cat Creek, NC, and she crosses over, driven by a strange compulsion she cannot resist or comprehend. Molly McColl is brought there against her will-kidnapped from her trailer and carried into a realm that terrifies her. In a land of magic and monsters, two strangers sharing only pain and loss must pursue the destiny that united them. ... $7.00
* SON OF THE SHADOWS: SEVENWATERS #2 by Juliet Marillier - Tor Tpb. Sequel to Daughter of the Forest, Son of the Shadows continues the story of Sorcha. Because of her sacrifice, her brothers were brought home, but not all were able to escape the spell that turned them to swans. It is up to Sorcha's daughter, Liadan, to fulfill the task of the Sevenwaters clan. She embarks on a journey that will show her how hard-won the peace she grew up in was, and she will need all her courage to keep it that way. ... $15.95
also available: SON OF THE SHADOWS, pb ... $7.00
* FIRE LOGIC by Laurie J. Marks - Tor HC. The warlike Sainnites have occupied the peaceful country of Shaftal for fifteen years. The Earth witch who rules Shaftal is dead, leaving no heir. The Shaftali mobilize a guerrilla army, but every year the cost of resistance gets higher. Emil is a Shaftali Paladin, an officer and a scholar. Zanja is a diplomat, a traveler and a prescient. Karis is a metalsmith, a half-blood giant, and addicted to a deadly drug that suspends her will and judgment. Separately, all they can do is watch as Shaftal falls into lawlessness and famine. Together, perhaps they can change the course of history. ... $25.95
* ILLUMINATION by Terry McGarry - Tor pb. Liaths has become a true mage, but before she can journey to the land of Eiden Myr to become an Illuminator, her light fails her. Refusing to accept her fate, she asks the senior mage for help and a cure. However, the cure comes with a price - she must capture the rogue dark Mage and bring him to justice. ... $8.00
also available: ILLUMINATION, HC $25.95
* ENEMY GLORY by Karen Michaelson - Tor pb. In a world where the supernatural abounds to the north and a land of warring kingdoms and gods is to the south, Lllewellen embarks on a journey to learn a special kind of magic, determined to become a magician. There are many who seek revolution and Llewelyn gets swept up in the tides of war. Soon becoming disillusioned the religious magician sets out to find a place he can call his own. ...$8.00
* THIEF OF TIME by Terry Pratchett - HarperTorch pb. Everybody wants more time, which is why on Discworld its management is entrusted to the experts: The venerable Monks of history, who store it and pump it from where it's wasted, like underwater (after all how much time do codfish really need?) to places like cities where more time is always wished for. One clever soul has a plan however. To build the world's first perfect clock. Now it's up to the monks to put a stop to it. For if the perfect clock starts ticking all time will stop. And then the trouble will really begin. ... $7.00
Stephen Briggs has made a side hobby of adapting Terry Pratchett's book for the stage - and now several of them have become available on this side of the pond.
* MEN AT ARMS: THE PLAY - Corgi Tpb.
... $12.95
* WYRD SISTERS: THE PLAY - Corgi Tpb.
... $8.95
* MORT: THE PLAY - Corgi Tpb. ... $8.95
* GUARDIAN OF THE VISION: MERLIN'S DECENDANTS 3 by Irene Radford - Daw pb. Heirs to a legacy of ancient magic, the twins Griffin and Donovan Kirkwood have become embroiled in the political and religious conflicts of Elizabethan England. But there are darker forces threatening not only the Kirkwoods but the Queen as well. For a witch descended from Nimue has unleashed a terrifying force: the Demon of Chaos. ... $7.00
* HANNIBAL'S CHILDREN by John Maddox Roberts - Ace HC. 215 B.C. The Third Punic War has left Rome defeated and in ruins. But Hannibal gives them a choice: exile or extermination. And so the Romans head north with whatever they can carry. Hannibal thinks he has bought peace with honor, but he's made a grave miscalculation. 100 B. C. The Romans in exile have channeled the rage of defeat into the pursuit of perfect military discipline. Now a small but resourceful army, aided by the innovations of Archimedes the Greek, has become a ferocious war machine with one eye on revenge and the other on conquest. ... $22.95
* NOT QUITE SCARAMOUCHE by Joel Rosenberg - Tor pb. In this new Guardians of the Flame novel, a sequel to NOT EXACTLY THE THREE MUSKETEERS, Jason is still not emperor, and does not want to be. He is joined by his voluntary troop of not so enthusiastic soldiers. Their not completely doable mission: to keep the kingdom from not thoroughly tearing itself apart by not entirely interfering with the opposition's not all-encompassing dastardly plans. ... $7.00
also available: NOT QUITE SCARAMOUCHE, HC ... $23.95
* TRANSCENDENCE: SECOND DEMON WARS #2 by R. A. Salvatore - Del Rey HC. The ranger, Brynn Dharielle, is determined to free her homeland. To do this she must earn her sword, unite the elves with their long-lost dark-elf cousins, and destroy a brutal, powerful tyrant. ... $26.95
* ASCENDANCE by R. A. Salvatore - Del Rey pb. A stand-alone novel set in the world of the Demon Wars. Years have passed, and Corona is a different place. Avelyn is about to be elevated to sainthood by the church that once called him a heretic. And King Danube has asked Jilesponie - the outlaw hero - to be his queen. While Jilesponie battles with this decision, a threat looms. For the child she thought she had lost was actually stolen by the queen of the elves to be raised as a magical weapon. This boy has never known the love of a human mother, and is hungry for fame. ... $7.00
* SUMMERS AT CASTLE AUBURN by Sharon Shinn - Ace pb. She was a girl with a talent for witchcraft and a taste for adventure. The illegitimate child of a royal lord, she longed for a man who could never be hers. She is a woman accustomed to standing alone. What once she loved, is now lost. Where she once saw joy, she sees terrible injustice. And where once she lived in peace, she walks in fear for her life... ... $7.50
* KING OF DREAMS: PRESTIMION #3 by
Robert Silverberg - Eos pb. Majipoor is finally in peace, and it
is time for Lord Prestimion to name Prince Dekkeret to be his successor.
But a power from a dark past is stirring once again, an evil more potent
and devastating than either leader cares to remember. Dantirya Sambail,
the old enemy, is dead, but the seeds of rebellion have borne frightening
fruit. Dark visions invade their sleep--soul-shattering scenes of madness,
driving those inflicted to commit destructive acts. And the dark wave is
flowing ever closer to the throne, into the sacrosanct depths of the Labyrinth
itself... ... $7.50
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