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August 2002 Catalog - Fantasy (plus, Ray Bradbury news!)
* GODS IN DARKNESS by Karl Edward Wagner - Night Shade Books HC. First time in one volume, this hardcover contains the three complete Kane novels, "Bloodstone," "Dark Crusade," and "Darkness Weaves." Kane, an immortal cursed to wander a mythical world torn by war and violence, must search for peace in a life he cannot escape. ... $35.00
* EYE OF NIGHT by Pauline J. Alama - Spectra pb. It is a magical world on the verge of collapse. Cities are being annihilated, the dead are waking from their graves and time and space are fractured beyond repair. But amidst the chaos, three unlikely heroes emerge - and ex-priest, a battered serving girl, and a refined Lady - armed only with an enchanted stone of enigmatic power . ... $6.00
* DAWNTHIEF by James Barclay - Gollancz Tpb. (1999) The Raven have fought together for years, six men and an elf carving out a living as swords for hire in the wars that have torn Balaia apart, loyal only to themselves. But when they agree to escort a Xeteskian mage on a sinister mission they are pulled into a nightmare web of politics that will change their lives forever. ... $14.95
* RESTORATION: EZZARIA #3 by Carol Berg - Roc pb. Seyonne, exiled from his homeland, is left to face the demons inside his soul, while the Hamraschi have sworn to destroy Prince Aleksander and anyone who shelters him. When Seyonne journeys across the borders of the world to finally confront his own haunted dreams, he discovers something terrifying and thrilling - and will soon become all that he ever feared. ... $7.00
* THE FALL OF NESKAYA: CLINGFIRE #1 (OF 3) by Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. Ross - DAW pb. A great fire rages throughout Verdanta and Lord Leynier sends a plea for help to to his neighbors, but he's refused. Unexpected help comes from Rumail of Neskaya Tower, in the form of fire-fighting chemicals. It's not mercy that prompts this, however. Rumail wishes to test the Leynier children for 'laran', a power of the mind giving the abilities to communicate telepathically and alter the surrounding world with a thought. For Rumail wishes to gain command over a great army of 'laran' enabled men to conquer all of Darkover, and unite it under one rule: his own. ... $7.00
* SAGA OF THE RENUNCIATES: DARKOVER OMNIBUS #3 by Marion Zimmer Bradley - DAW pb. Omnibus republication of THE SHATTERED CHAIN (1976), THENDARA HOUSE (1983) and CITY OF SORCERY (1984), which tell the tale of two valiant women, Magda, a Terran undercover agent, and Jaelle, a young adoptee of the Guild of Free Amazons, who face and try to break the invisible chains of custom, convention, habit and expectation with which society binds women, and women bind themselves. ... $9.00
* HOPE'S END by Stephen Chambers - Tor pb. On the planet Hera, the city of Hope was bustling and prosperous until a deadly plague devastated the population. Almost all traces of technology have vanished. Anarchy erupted as political minorities rip apart the tottering government. Worse yet, a vicious colony of alien predators have secretly established themselves on the planet. But for 16 year-old con man, Vel, his only concern is his continued survival on the streets of the city. When a death close to home forces him into conflict with the ruling elite, Vel is targeted as an outlaw and must go underground to escape capture. There he meets a soldier from a separatist movement. ... $7.00
also available: HOPE'S END, HC ... $23.95
* SONG OF THE AXE by John R. Dann - Tor pb. At the end of the ice age, thirty thousand years ago, Axe Man and Spear Woman live together with their tribe by the banks of an uncrossable, icy, glacier-fed river. But when an ice damn upstream allows an invading tribe, led by its chieftan, Ka, to cross the river, Spear Woman is kidnapped. This begins Axe Man's quest to rescue Spear Woman and then, together, struggle to survive alone in this harsh, cold, prehistoric world. ...$8.00
* SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING by Peter David - Pocket pb. Apropos is the result of some unseemly knights and a helpless wench, a quick-witted child in a world of chivalry and honor. Neither of which he considers dead, but only because he isn't through with them yet. He travels to the court of King Runcible to find his father and fill his pockets. But when he finds out he may be the child of legends, the savior of the land, he grows uneasy. Because being the savior of the land would require effort and sticking his neck out, two things Apropos isn't excited about. Suddenly he is thrust into the middle of murderous unicorns, mutated harpies, homicidal warrior kings, and a princess who may, or may not, be a psychotic arsonist. ...$7.00
* WARAUTUMN: ERON #4 (OF 4) by Tom Deitz - Spectra pb. Rescued from Gem-Hold-Winter, now a stronghold for the evil Ninth Face cult, King Avall and his companions must recover the magical Lightning Sword and make their way to the embattled city of Eron for a final showdown with the tyrannical fanatics. ... $6.50
also available:
BLOODWINTER, pb ... $6.50
SPRINGWAR, Tpb ... $13.95
SUMMERBLOOD, pb ... $6.50
SPRINGWAR, pb ... $6.50
* VEIL OF YEARS by L. Warren Douglas - Baen pb. In the libraries of the land, Pierrette discovers pages of history books fading like forgotten memories. The events that define his world are, one by one, leaving to be replaced by a dark, forboding menace. Souls of the dead are seen walking throughout the city, and it is heard that the Black Time is coming, and evil shall reign supreme. Can Pierrette gather the strength required to save his world? ... $7.00
* MISTRESS OF THE CATACOMBS: LORD OF THE ISLES #4 by David Drake - Tor pb. For the first time in a thousand years, the Kingdom of the Isles has a government and a real ruler: Prince Garric of Haft. But Garric, his sister Sharina and their friend Cashel face enemies who intend to destroy not only the kingdom, but humankind as well. ...$7.00
also available: MISTRESS OF THE CATACOMBS, HC ... $29.95
* WIZARD'S DILEMMA: YOUNG WIZARDS #5 by Diane Duane - Harcourt/ Magic Carpet pb. Fifth Book in the Young Wizards Series. Nita has many things that need fixing in her life. Her wizardly friendships are falling apart and her mother may be incurably ill. The only one who knows how to fix things that can't be fixed, is the Transcendant Pig - and he's not telling. Only one person can help Nita - the One she's dedicated her life to fighting. ... $6.95
* SORCERY RISING: FOOL'S GOLD #1 by Jude Fisher - DAW HC. Katla, though still young, is a master knife-maker, with a magical affinity for the earth that also drives her hobby of rock climbing. Travelling to the Moonfell Plain to attend her first Allfair, she precipitates a crisis when she secretly climbs the holy mount of Falla's Rock, enraging the local Istrians and catching the eye of Saro, a young, idealistic nobleman. As the Istrians search for her in the tents of their long-time enemies, a mysterious albino man comes to the Allfair, with an ulterior motive and two sorcerous entities. Before the Allfair is over, forces will be set in motion which will threaten every country and perhaps change the entire face of the world forever. ... $23.95
* CORALINE by Neil Gaiman - Harper HC. Coraline and her parents live in a rambling old apartment with fourteen doors. One of them leads to the bricked-up opening that used to connect with the rest of the big house. One day that door open instead to a dark corridor - and leads to a mirror image of her apartment, complete with new parents who have time to spend with her, and make sure she will stay with them. ... $16.00
* CORALINE AUDIO CD by Neil Gaiman - Harper CD. Written and performed by Neil Gaiman with music by The Gothic Archies. ... $22.00
* CORALINE by Neil Gaiman - Harper HC. Coraline was also published as a special edition, limited to 4000 copies, with full cloth covers, a color frontice piece, 16 extra pages with an interview with Neil Gaiman as well as more art from David McKean and Glow In The Dark ink used for the cover illo. ... $25.00
* LORD DARCY by Randall Garrett - Baen Tpb. These fantasy/mystery stories are some of my all time favorites, gathered together for the very first time. Consists of: "The Eyes Have It" (Jan '64), "A Case of Identity" (Sept '64), "The Muddle of the Woad" (June 1965) all from Analog. "A Stretch of the Imagination" from the collection OF MEN AND MALICE (1973). These four stories were reissued as MURDER AND MAGIC from Ace Books in 1979. TOO MANY MAGICIANS was first serialized in Analog, August-November 1966. "The Ipswich Phial" (Analog, Dec '76), "A Matter of Gravity" (Analog, Oct '74), "The Napoli Express" (Asimov's SF, Apr '79), "The Sixteen Keys" (Fantastic, May '76). These four were reissued as LORD DARCY INVESTIGATES, Ace '81. Finishing off with "The Bitter End" (Asimov's SF, Sep/Oct '78) and "The Spell of War" from THE FUTURE AT WAR (R. Bretnor, ed.) Ace 1979. Recommended! ...$18.00
* SISTERS OF THE RAVEN by Barbara Hambly - Aspect Tpb. The Yellow City is in crisis. The wells have run dry, and the Sun Mages have been unable to call the rains. Mages across the land can no longer work the magic that once ran their empire. Now it's up to three uneducated and unskilled women to use their new-found powers to save both their country and themselves. ... $13.95
* STORM OF HEAVEN: OATH OF EMPIRE #3 by Thomas Harlan - Tor pb. The great three-sided war, Rome against Persia against Mohammed of Mekka, continues to rage across the desert. And the tide seems to be turning against the Eastern Empire, with Emperor Heraclius bed-ridden in Constantinople and his brother Theodore loosing battles. Add the Persian sorcerer Dahak who is plotting revenge, and a broken Rome is still hurting from the eruption of Vesuvius. Now Rome must regain its strength and purpose while keeping its borders safe. And in Judea, young Dwyrin is gaining his powers, leading the armies of Palmyra. At the same time, the Goths of the north are forging a new legend of strength and power. ... $8.00
also available:
SHADOW OF ARARAT, pb ... $7.00
GATE OF HEAVEN, pb ... $8.00
STORM OF HEAVEN, HC ... $27.95
* DARK LORD: OATH OF EMPIRE #4 (OF 4) by Thomas Harlan - Tor HC. The Roma Empire still stands, but the war with the Sassanid Emperor of Persia has not gone well. Constantinople has fallen before the dark sorceries of the Lord Dahak and his legions of the living and dead. If Egypt is taken, Rome will be starved and defeated. But there's a glimmer of hope. The Emperor Galen's brother Maxian is a great sorcerer and now firmly allied with Rome. And though they are caught tight in the Dark Lord's net of sorcery, Queen Zoe of Palmyra and Lord Mohammed have not relinquished their souls to evil. ... $27.95
* YEAR'S BEST FANTASY #2 edited by David G. Hartwell - Eos pb. Some of the best short stories from the last year, including work from Poul Anderson, Thomas M. Disch, Nalo Hopkinson, Tanith Lee, Ursula K. LeGuin, Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana Paxson. ... $8.00
* A SCATTERING OF JADES by Alexander Irvine - Forge HC. The great fire of 1835 has burned most of New York City's downtown, and Archie Prescott thinks he has lost everything. His home is a smoldering ruin, his dead wife's body at his feet. Next to her is a child's corpse he assumes was his daughter. Goaded into action by the New York Herald's publisher, Archie runs afoul of Riley Steen, one of P. T. Barnum's former sideshow workers. Steen has resurrected a chacmool, and this ageless Mesoamerican avatar plans to use the blood of Archie's daughter to bring about the end of humanity. In the midst of ancient magic and murderous conspiracies, Archie finds himself with the power to save the world or drown it in sacrificial blood. ... $25.95
* DARK IS THE MOON: VIEW FROM THE MIRROR #3 (OF 4) by Ian Irvine - Aspect pb. Karan, a young Sensitive who carries the blood of all three Worlds in her veins, finds herself holding the knowledge that can either heal or permanently destroy the rift. Lost in the Nightland with her lover Llian, they are faced with the decision to seal the only gate that could send them to their homeland, but would also allow Rilke, the great betrayer, to ravage their world with his deadly construct. ... $7.50
* OUTLAW SWORD: SON OF THE SWORD #2 by J. Ardian Lee - Ace Tpb. Although Dylan Matheson had been returned to his home in 20th century America, he longs to be back in 18th century Scotland where his true love and their son lived, so he begged the fairie Sinnan to return him. This time, willingly. This time, forever. Even as a hunted outlaw, he's determined to make his way back to Cait, and be a father to his son. ... $14.00
also available: SON OF THE SWORD, Tpb ... $14.00
* FAMILIARS edited by Denise L. Little - Daw pb. A witch's brew of original new stories that prove that cats aren't the only suitable familiars. There are dogs, and humans, and even insects that can handle the job! With stories from Kristine Kathern Rusch, Jody Lynn Nye, P. N. Elrod, Andre Norton, Josepha Sherman, Gary A. Braunbeck, Michelle West and others. ...$7.00
* PRINCE OMBRA by Roderick MacLeish - Starscape/ Tor pb. (1982) Bentley has secret powers - and he's going to need them. Bentley is a hero, one in a long line of heroes that has stretched all the way back to antiquity. That's because there is an evil in the world that never dies. When Prince Ombra arises a hero is called upon to battle him. One day when Bentley is grown he will be that hero. What Bentley doesn't know is that his "one day" is today. 320 pgs. ... $6.00
* STORM OF SWORDS: A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE #3 (OF 6) by George R. R. Martin - Bantam Spectra Tpb. Joffrey of House Lannister sits on the Iron Throne while young Robb of House Stark rules the North from Riverrun. Daenerys, mistress of the world's last three dragons, gathers allies for an assault on King's Landing. As foes plot and battle towards a bloody finale, an army of barbaric wildlings bent on overwhelming the Seven Kingdoms swoops down - bearing in their vanguard a host of the mythical Other; a supernatural army of the living dead. ... $14.95
also available:
GAME OF THRONES, Illustrated, Limited Edition ...$250.00 No Discount
GAME OF THRONES, HC ... $26.95, Tpb ... $14.95, pb ... $7.00
CLASH OF KINGS, HC ... $25.95, Tpb ... $14.95, pb ... $7.00
STORM OF SWORDS, HC ... $26.95
* ONCE UPON A WINTER'S NIGHT by Dennis L. McKiernan - Roc pb. When the fair Camille is sent to marry a man she's never met, Prince Alain, she is forced to leave everything she has ever known to venture to Summerwood, the realm of Faery and a place of wonders. Camille falls in love with her prince, but he is haunted by an unknown sadness she cannot penetrate. And one night, when Camille attempts to break the curse laid upon him, she unleashes a deadly magic which spirits away all she holds dear. Now Camille must travel throughout the Summerland, searching for a mysterious place east of the sun and west of the moon. ... $6.50
also available: ONCE UPON A WINTER'S NIGHT, HC ... $23.95
* KING OF SLEEP: WATCHERS #2 by Caiseal Mor - Pocket pb. The Tuatha De Danaan and the Fir-Bolg confront the arrival of Gaedal invaders while the Druid Sorcha faces a deadly new challenge that threatens to defile and destroy their land. ... $8.00
also available: MEETING OF THE WATERS, pb ... $8.00
* FIFTH SORCERESS by Robert Newcomb - Del Rey HC. Three centuries ago, a devastating war masterminded by a quartet of powerful, conquest-hungry Sorceresses nearly tore apart the kingdom of Eutracia, but they were defeated and exiled, with return all but impossible. Now a land of peace and plenty, protected and guided by a council of immortal wizards, Eutracia is about to crown a new king. But an ancient evil nurtured over centuries of darkness will return with a vengeance. ... $26.95
* LEGION OF THUNDER: ORCS FIRST BLOOD #2 by Stan Nichols - Gollancz Tpb. Sryke is the leader of a warband of orcs fighting for Jennesta in the wars that have torn maras-Dantia apart. But now he feels there must be another way, with a place for orc, dwarf, elf, even human. And though is warriors fall, and Jennesta turns his own kind against him, he knows he must prevail if anything at all is to survive the coming catastophe. ... $14.95
also available: BODYGUARD OF LIGHTING, Tpb ... $14.95
* REAPER MAN by Terry Pratchett - Harper pb. (1991) When Death is officially retired, chaos ensues on the Discworld, and Dead Rights activist Reg Shoe is up to his neck in paperwork and poltergeists in his attempt to put Death back on the job. Meanwhile, Bill Door (nee Death) is finding out what it's like to live a little. One of my all time favorite Discworld books! ... $7.00
* WITCHES ABROAD by Terry Pratchett - Harper pb. (1991) Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Margaret Garlick grab their broomsticks and journey to Genua to save princess Emberella from a fairy tale ending and a power-hungry fairy godmother. With this reprint the ENTIRE discworld series in back in print in the US. Yeay! ... $7.00
THE COLOR OF MAGIC, pb ... $7.00
THE LIGHT FANTASTIC, pb ... $7.00
EQUAL RITES, pb ... $7.00
SOURCERY, pb ... $7.00
MORT, pb ... $7.00
ERIC, pb ... $7.00
WYRD SISTERS, pb ... $7.00
PYRAMIDS, pb ... $7.00
GUARDS! GUARDS!, pb ... $7.00
MOVING PICTURES, pb ... $7.00
SMALL GODS, pb ... $7.00
SOUL MUSIC, pb ... $7.00
MEN AT ARMS, pb ... $7.00
JINGO, pb ... $7.00
LORDS AND LADIES, pb ... $7.00
FEET OF CLAY, pb ... $7.00
INTERESTING TIMES, pb ... $7.00
LAST CONTINENT, pb ... $7.00
CARPE JUGULUM, pb ... $7.00
HOGFATHER, pb ... $7.00
MASKERADE, pb ... $7.00
THE TRUTH, pb ... $7.00
FIFTH ELEPHANT, pb ... $7.00,
FIFTH ELEPHANT, HC REMAINDERED! ... $8.00
THIEF OF TIME, pb ... $7.00
THIEF OF TIME, HC ... $25.00
THE AMAZING MAURICE AND HIS EDUCATED RODENTS, HC ... $16.95
THE LAST HERO, ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL KIDBY, HC ... $35.00
Several of Terry Pratchett's books have been adapted into stageplays by Stephen Briggs, the mad genius responsible for mapping Ahnk-Morpork almost ten years ago.
* MEN AT ARMS: THE PLAY - Corgi Tpb ... $12.95
* WYRD SISTERS: THE PLAY - Corgi Tpb ... $8.95
* MORT: THE PLAY - Corgi Tpb ... $8.95
* GUARDS! GUARDS!: THE PLAY - Corgi Tpb ... $12.95
* GURPS: DISCWORLD by Terry Pratchett & Phil Masters - Steve Jackson Games Tpb. And for those completists that are looking for Everything Pratchett - here's the rulebook for a Role Playing System using the characters, places and creatures of the Discworld. ... $26.95
* BEASTS OF BARAKHAI: BARAKHAI #1 by Mickey Zucker Reichert - Daw pb. Ben was just a grad student at the bio labs, looking forward to Thanksgiving Dinner, when one of the test rats escapes. Chasing it through the chaos of the storeroom, a maze in its own right, he found instead an impossible, endless journey to a landscape of forests, fields and ruins. Driven by hunger, he kills and eats a rabbit, only later discovering his terrible error. For in this land, all but the rulers spend part of each day, or each night, shapeshifted into a animal. And Ben is guilty of the heinous crime of cannibalism. Only the white rat he followed stands between him and death. ... $7.00
* LOST DRAGONS OF BARAKHAI: BARAKHAI #2 (OF 2) by Mickey Zucker Reichert - DAW HC. Graduate student Benton Collins is summoned back to the magical realm of inadvertent shapeshifters, on a perilous quest involving two young dragons who were being held by the king. For only with the aid of their magic would the rebels have any hope of breaking the shapeshifting spell and freeing their people from the king's tyrannical rule. ... $23.95
* PRINCE OF FIRE AND ASHES: TIELMARAN #3 by Katya Reimann - Tor HC. Magic, gods, and history come to a stunning climax in this volume of the Tielmaran Chronicles. As Telmark's prince is plagued by conspiracies, the Sorceress Blas has discovered a dark web of evil magics. A hidden enemy has risen to destroy the chains of civilization at any cost, and a brutal endgame is being played as Tielmaran forces call upon their deepest strengths to save their kingdom - or destroy all hope of salvation. ... $27.95
* ON by Adam Roberts - Gollancz Tpb. Tighe lives on the wall. His small village barely survives clinging to the cracks and ledges that tower far above and fall away below. It's all they know - until Tighe falls off the world and, unthinkably far below, finds a vast expanse of cluttered ledges packed with more people than he ever imagined existed. And a war, fought by the Popes and their armies, that will take him on a journey into the heart of the mystery behind the wall. ... $14.95
* WITCH QUEEN: PROSPERO #3 by Jan Siegel - Del Rey HC. Third in the series that started with PROSPERO'S CHILDREN. Rejuvenated through sorcery, the witch-queen Morgus, who once imprisoned Fern Capel in the ghostly Otherworld, has returned from countless years of exile. Stalking present day England in her Prada stilettos, Morgus has the mindset of the Dark Ages - and vows to rule the ancient kingdom of Logrez, now modern Britain. ...$24.00
* DRAGON CHARMER: PROSPERO #2 by Jan Siegal - Del Rey pb. After surviving a harrowing summer 12 years ago, Fern Capel renounced her mystical powers. But when she returns to her family's summer home, ancient sinister forces reawaken, and Fern realizes she has had enough of running from her fate. Reclaiming her Gift, she is swept into another land, and it will take all of her skill and daring to fight her way back to the people she loves. To her surprise, the key to survival is a dragon with the capacity to rule the world... ... $7.00
also available:
PROSPERO'S CHILDREN, pb ... $7.00
DRAGON CHARMER, HC ... $24.00
* LONGEST WAY HOME by Robert Silverberg - Eos HC. While visiting another noble house thousands of miles from his home, Joseph, young scion of the great House Keilloran, is caught in a massive rebel uprising and must fight for his life. To reach safety, he must traverse a hostile land of alien creatures-some dealy dangerous, some more sympathetic than the humans he meets. ... $25.95
* ALTERNATE GENERALS #2 edited by Harry Turtledove - Baen HC. What if history's greatest generals had more (or fewer) forces, better (or worse) weather, quicker (or slower) communications, better supplies (or none at all)? In this second volume of short stories, some of the genres greatest authors take a stab at rewriting history, turning it upside down and inside out. ... $24.00
* VEIL OF A THOUSAND TEARS: PEARL #2 by Eric Von Lustbader - Tor HC. Riane and her friends have secured the Ring of Five Dragons, yet the magical Storehouse Door cannot open while daemons - inadvertantly released by the spell that joined Annon Ashera and Riane - roam Kundala, wreaking havoc. The fiends must be vanquished, both so that the quest for the Pearl can continue, and to save Giyan, possessed by the archdaemon Horolaggia. ...$27.95
* RING OF FIVE DRAGONS: PEARL #1 by Eric Van Lustbader - Tor pb. The Kundalan people being oppressed by the technologically superior, V'ornn invaders. While the Kundalan are forced to abandon their traditional sourcery, the V'ornn, knowing better, are out to find the Ring of Five Dragons - the key to the fabled Kundalan Storehouse (and their sourcery as well).... $8.00
* KING'S PEACE: KING'S PEACE #1 by Jo Walton - Tor pb. Sulian ap Gwien was seventeen when the Jarnish raiders came and she will never forgive them. This epic adventure takes her back to her family, with its ancient ties to the Vincan empire that once ruled in Tir Tanagiri, and forward to Caer Tanaga, where the greatest man of his time, King Urdo, struggles to bind together the squabbling nobles and petty princes into a unified force that will drive out the barbarian invader and restore the King's Peace. ...$8.00
Last minute note:
Stealth Press called to say THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THE STARS, the poetry collection by Ray Bradbury is shipping THIS WEEK! Yeay! The first 50 copies bought here include a signed bookplate with art by our pal Randy Broecker. ...$29.95
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