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October 2001 Catalog - Fantasy
* THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY & HORROR, 14TH EDITION edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling - Griffin Tpb. Once again, an impressive compendium of some of the very best short stories published - all new as of last year. Includes work from Jack Cady, Ramsey Campbell, Jack Dann, Terry Dowling, Dennis Etchison, Greer Gilman, Nalo Hopkinson, Kathe Koja, John Crowley, Charles de Lint, Harlan Ellison and many more as well as the invaluable Summations for 2000 provided by the two editors. ... $18.95
* THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY & HORROR, 14TH EDITION, HC. Also available. ... $29.95
* MOTHER OF KINGS by Poul Anderson - Tor HC. History and myth blend together in the tale of Gunnhild, Queen of England and Norway at the end of the Age of the Vikings. Even as a young child she was fascinated with the powers of a witch-woman, a concubine of her chieftain father. Sent to learn the magic of shamans she becomes a master of witchcraft and sorcery. The son of the king is lordly and strong, and holds a different kind of fascination for Gunnhild. But Eirik's enemies are cunning, and she soon looses his might. Only if she refuses to yield and retains her power can her sons grow to be kings. ... $27.95
* MYTH-ION IMPROBABLE by Robert Asprin - Meisha Merlin Tpb. Skeeve didn't like to admit he actually bought a treasure map. In fact, he hardly remembered it anymore. That is, until Aahz discovered the map was real. Now they're off to find the Golden Cow! But when the map takes them out of their familiar dimensions, they make a deal with a Shifter for directions - for a cut every time they visit! With their final share of the treasure dwindling before it's even found, Skeeve and Aahz begin to wonder if they'll ever see any money. Set earlier in the Myth series, this mid-sized (198 page) story is a welcome return to the dimensions near Deva. ...$14.00
* MYTH-ION IMPROBABLE, HC. Also available in harcover. ... $25.00
* MIRROR OF MERLIN: LOST YEARS 4 by T. A. Barron - Ace pb. There is something wicked in the swamplands - an encroaching evil intent on destroying the land - and only young Merlin possesses the power to stop it. Together with the deer-woman Hallia, Merlin must embark on a journey through the haunted land that will test his knowledge and his courage to find his stolen sword. ... $7.00
* PRINCE OF SHADOW by Curt Benjamin - Daw HC. Llesho, the last survivor of the Thebin royal family, was sold in to slavery at age seven and raised as a pearl diver. At fifteen he discovers that his six brothers are all alive and slaves in distant lands. To escape the pearl beds he askes to be trained as a gladiator. ... $23.95
* ANTRAX: VOYAGE OF THE JERLE SHANNARA #2 by Terry Brooks - Del rey HC. The crew aboard the airship Jerle Shannare is attacked by evil forces while Bek Rowe and his companions are pursued by the mysterious Ilse Witch. Far from them the last Druid, Walker Boh, is alone and caught in a dark maze beneath the ruined city of Castledown where he is stalked by a hungry, unseen enemy. ... $26.95
* ILSE WITCH: VOYAGE OF THE JERLE SHANNARA #1 by Terry Brooks - Del Rey pb.Walker Boh, last of the Druids is in a race with the beautiful and evil Isle Witch for a magic more powerful than anything in the world. Accompanying him on the airship Jerle are an elven prince, a Rover girl, a monstrous creature part man part enigma, and a young man named Bek Rowe who may hold the key to the mission's success. ... $8.00
* SARAH by Orson Scott Card - TOR pb. Straight historical fiction rather than fantasy, but set in the splendor and excess of Egypt and the desert landscapes of the Sinai peninsula, in the time of the biblical Abraham and Sarah. ... $8.00
* ASHLING by Isobelle Carmoody - Tor HC. The third book in the Obernewtyn Chronicles, the story of Elspeth Gordie, who is the leader of an outcast society of children with psychic abilities. She must find and destroy the dormant weapon-machines left by the Beforetimers. ... $26.95
THE FURIES by Suzy McKee Charnas - Orb Tpb. Once again in print. The third book in the Holdfast Chronicles. In this volume, Aldera the Conqueror leads an army back over the mountains, hoping to end the tyranny and free the slaves she left behind. ... $14.95
* FORESTS OF THE HEART by Charles de Lint - Tor Tpb. Charles de Lint takes us on a journey into the world of dark souls and spirits. In the old country they were called the Gentry: ancient spirits of the land, magical, amoral and dangerous and some of them emigrated to the New World with the Irish. But as the native tribes know, the New World already had spirits of its own. ... $14.95
* THE DRAGON AND THE FAIR MAID OF KENT by Gordon R. Dickson - TOR pb. Jim Eckert, the Dragon Knight, must now confront the three disasters that lie in wait for any visitor to the English Middle Ages: war, plague and Plantagenets. A covert invasion of shape-changing goblins with plague-tipped spears seek to take over the world while Edward III, his son Edward the Black Prince and Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent, invade Eckert's castle in a more traditional manner. It's up to Jim, in all his scaly glory, to make sure good triumphs in the end! ... $8.00
* WAYFARER REDEMPTION by Sara Douglass - TOR pb. 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. ...$7.00
* SKY OF SWORDS: A TALE OF THE KING'S BLADES by Dave Duncan - Eos pb. Blades of Chival, the defenders of the crown. Bound by a magical ritual sword-stroke through the heart and an undying oath of loyalty, are on the verge of defeat. With a king dead and a kingdom dying, only they can redeem there land from chaos. ... $7.00
* MORTAL BANE by Roberta Gellis - TOR pb. Magdalene is the madam of the Old Priory Guesthouse in Southwark. She and her women are expected to engage in sins, but murder isn't one of them - until Baldassare the messenger, dies. If they don't find the killer, they'll go to the gallows. The bishop of Winchester, who was served by Baldassare, orders Bellamy to investigate. ... $7.00
* DESTINY: CHILD OF THE SKY by Elizabeth Haydon - Tor HC. Conclusion of the Rhapsody trilogy. Singer Rhapsody and assassin Achmed seek out the off-spring of the F'dor, hoping to use them to hunt it down, while Grunthor prepares the Bolglands for war. But as they near the completion of their quest, their world crosses the threshold of disaster and faces utter oblivion. ... $27.95
also available RHAPSODY, pb. ... $8.00
PROPHECY, pb. ... $8.00
* CATS IN CYBERSPACE by Beth Hilgartner - Meisha Merlin Tpb. Fluffy and PKP are two happy cats. With snacks on demand and plenty of patting and purring, they're in seventh heaven. That is, until their two-footed friends must take jobs outside the house, leaving Fluffy at the mercy of her sister, PKP. But when Fluffly overhears about the Internet, she discovers a world beyond her imagination. Now Fluffy and PKP are flying along the information superhighway and exploring the latest technological fad. Unfortunately, this highway has some potholes. PKP has some problems reining in her killer instincts ("Insider information is illegal?!") and the pizza bills are getting out of control. Slowly, however, the two cats are coming closer to their final goal of total financial freedom from their two-footed friends. ... $14.00
* LORD BROCKTREE: REDWALL by Brian Jacques - Ace pb. A novel of Redwall that delves back into the early history of the mountain of Salamandastron. The aging Badger Lord Stonepaw foresees tragic danger coming, and after so many years of peace the young warriors are scattered far abroad. Meanwhile, in Mossflower Wood, young Dotti the hare is sent off to the far-off mountain by her parents in a last ditch attempt to teach her maturity and to stop her from eating them out of house and home! ... $7.00
* OTHER WIND by Ursula Le Guin - Harcourt HC. In this new Earthsea novel, the sorcerer Alder fears sleep. He dreams of the land of death, of his wife who died young and longs to return to him so much that she kissed him across the low stone wall that separates our world from the Dry Land. Following Ged's advise, Alder seeks help from Tenar, Tehanu and the young king at Havnor. Together with the fierce dragon Irian, the group faces the threat in the Immanent Grove on the wizard's island of Roke. ... $25.00
* WAY OF THE ROSE: EVERIEN #3 by Valery Leith - Bantam Spectra Tpb. Ravaged by a timeserpent who can burrow through earth and time itself, Everien is in chaos. The Pharician warlord Tash and his armies have been thrown into confusion as they battle a growing rebellion and the serpent itself. But victory lies in the ability to travel through the tunnels of time left by the serpent, and into the past itself. Istar must harness the awesome power of sorcery and the mythical might of the skyfalcon to knit together what is being wrenched apart. ... $13.95
also available COMPANY OF GLASS, pb ... $6.00
RIDDLED NIGHT, pb ... $6.50
* CREATURE FANTASTIC edited by Denice Little - Daw pb. Have you yearned for a dragon? A unicorn? A phoenix? Or even a talking dog, or a cat that can read minds? Well, here's your chance. In this all-new collection of short works of fantasy, you can find wizards using art to save dragons, a unicorn store at a mall who stocks more than just models, a half-breed dog who is part magic, and much, much, more. ... $7.00
* ILLUMINATION by Terry McGarry - Tor HC. 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. ... $25.95
* WILD ANGEL by Pat Murphy - TOR pb. When a young girl's parents are murdered she is taken in by a mother wolf and raised as part of the pack. She became known as the wild angel of the sierras, who saves those in need. But now she has become the object of a manhunt by both those who had mourned her all these years and by those who killed her parents and want her dead. ... $7.00
* ADVANCED MYTHOLOGY by Jody Lynn Nye - Meisha Merlin Tpb. Keith Doyle has a full life. The fourth book in this modern fantasy series finds him beginning graduate school while working for a Chicago advertising school, all the while occupied with the Little Folk he discovered living in the university library basement. But the Little Folk are being haunted by a being that seems to want them out of the university. Meanwhile, Keith is approached by someone who has what is supposed to be a top-secret rough draft for a new ad campaign at his firm. And this ad has a hidden invitation in the Little Folk's private language to a special party for all races of mystical beings. Keith must fight against an industrial spy who's sinister plot runs deeper than he ever imagined, all the while trying to protect his mystical friends. ... $16.00
* ADVANCED MYTHOLOGY, HC. Also available in hardcover. ... $30.00
APPLIED MYTHOLOGY by Jody Lynn Nye - Meisha Merlin Tpb. Omnibus republication of Mythology 101, Mythology Abroad and High Mythology. ... $20.00
* THE TRUTH by Terry Pratchett - Harper pb. When an ethical journalist, William de Worde enters the town of Ankh-Morpork, everyone thinks his honesty brings a breath of fresh air to the foul smelling streets. But some characters are less than thrilled with his truthful reporting. To battle de Worde, a tabloid is started that replaces what's true with what sells. Unfortunately, sometimes what's popular isn't what's true, and the facts don't always tell the whole story. As de Worde learns, there's a pesky little thing called the truth.... ... $7.00
EQUAL RITES by Terry Pratchett - Harper pb. Third in the Discworld series (thank great A'tuin they're finally back in print!). A dying wizard tries to pass his powers on to the eighth son of an eighth son, who is presently being born. The fact that the son is actually a daughter is found out a little too late... ... $6.50
* BEASTS OF BARAKHAI: BARAKHAI #1 by Mickey Zucker Reichert - Daw HC. 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, shape-shifted into a animal. And Ben is guilty of the heinous crime of cannibalism. Only the white rat he followed stands between him and death. ... $23.95
* HERE BE MONSTERS by Christopher Stasheff - Ace pb. The planet of Gramarye is getting ready to celebrate the weddings of Geoffrey, Cordelia and Gregory Gallowglass all at once. But when Alouette, Gregory's fiancée, has a horrible vision of monsters attacking the land, cold feet become the least of their worries. ... $7.00
* WIZARD IN A FEUD by Christopher Stasheff - Tor HC. Gar Pike, the Rogue Wizard, and Alea have landed on a planet to do some minor repairs. Not long after, they discover one of the indigenous life forms: Fairies. As they explore further, they discover everyone seems to be at war with everyone else. While secretly desiring peace, no one is willing to listen to anyone else and everyone is quick to take offense. By posing as healers, Gar Pike and Alea team up with the Fairies, Druids, and Little Folk in an attempt to bring peace once and for all. ... $22.95
WHEN THE KING COMES HOME by Caroline Stevermer - TOR HC. Although the King is still mourned, he is two centuries dead and a Bishop has consolidated all the power for his own. But now a sorceress plans to bring the revered king back to life. This could save or finally doom this ancient kingdom. ... $22.95
* PRIDE OF KINGS by Judith Tarr - Roc Tpb. Richard the Lionhearted had been offered both the mortal crown of England and the pagan crown of magic, but driven by mortal faith and the lure of earthbound glory, he spurns the second. Riding off on Crusade he leaves his new kingdom defenseless in the mists. For some unknown power has brought down the wall between worlds-and beings of dark magic await their chance to cross over the threshold. ... $14.95
* THE LORD OF THE RINGS & THE HOBBIT PB BOXED SET by J. R. R. Tolkien Del Rey pb. All four novels in a boxed set! ... $27.96
* WELL OF DARKNESS: SOVEREIGN STONE #1 by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman - Eos pb. Even as a young child, Prince Dagnarus has had his eyes on the throne. With the help of Gareth, his whipping boy, Dagnarus is able to utilize the power of the void--a dark taboo magic that disfigures its users--and climb his way up to a position of awesome power. ... $8.00
* PLUTONIUM BLONDE by John Zakour & Lawrence Ganem - Daw pb. Zachary Nixon Johnson is the last free-lance private investigator on Earth. He's been hired by ex-exotic dancer and CEO of ExShell, B. B. Starr, to locate and disable an android replica of herself. Trouble is, BB-2 is vastly smarter, stronger and more durable than Zachary. ... $7.00
THE CURSE OF CHALION by Lois McMaster Bujold - Eos HC.
Cazaril has been many things in his life: a courtier, a soldier, a courier
and a captain. Now rescued from a galley where his captors expected his
death, he returns as a broken, impoverished man to the castle where he once
served as a page. Epic adventure fantasy with believable characters and
a fast paced plot. ... $25.00
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