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October 2002 Catalog - Fantasy
* THE CHRONICLES OF MASTER LI AND NUMBER TEN OX by Barry Hughart - Stars Our Destination Tpb. This omnibus tradepaperback of BRIDGE OF BIRDS, THE STORY OF THE STONE and EIGHT SKILLED GENTLEMEN was our first, and so far only, publishing venture. Beautifully illustrated by Kaja Foglio, with a full color cover and six full page B&W interior illustrations. Highly Recommended! ... $29.95
* CURSE OF CHALION by Lois McMaster Bujold - Eos/ Harper pb. Cazaril has been many things in his life: a courtier, a soldier, a courier and a leader. Now rescued from a galley where his captors expected his death, he returns as a broken, impovershed man to the castle where he once served as a page. Recommended! ... $8.00
also available: CURSE OF CHALION, HC ... $25.00
* CURSE OF CHALION by Lois McMaster Bujold - Eos/ Harper HC. We have a small pile of these hardcovers with a black remainder mark on the bottom - Only ... $13.00!
* A SWELL FOOP: XANTH by Piers Anthony - Tor pb. Cynthia Centaur goes to ask Good Magician Humfrey a Question, and finds she is charged with the quest to find the missing Demon Earth. If the Demon is not found soon, all of the surface of Earth, including the magical Land of Xanth, will go whirling weightlessly away into space. Can she and her friends find the powerful Swell Foop device in time? ... $7.00
also available: A SWELL FOOP, HC ... $24.95
* UP IN A HEAVAL: XANTH by Piers Anthony - Tor HC. A cosmic competition between omnipotent Demons (begun in SWELL FOOP) and an innocent piece of Mundane Snail Mail have rpovoked the Demon Jupiter to hurl his Red Spot at the magical land of Xanth. The unwelcome ordeal of saving Xanth falls to Umlaut, an unlikely lad with an unknown past and an uncertain future. he and his companions journey to the farthest reaches of Xanth to defend the realm from disaster. ... $24.95
* SOMETHING M. Y. T. H. INC. by Robert Asprin - Meisha Merlin Tpb. While Skeeve and Aahz are preoccupied with the aftermath of Gleep's shooting, the M.Y.T.H. Inc. crew faces its biggest challenge yet. Word on the street is that the kingdom is under control of a mightly sorcerer. It's obvious that this magician dabbles in the black arts: He consorts with demons. He has a dragon for a pet. He's connected to the criminal underground. And he's committed the greatest crime possible, one that can't be overlooked: He's raised taxes! Also included in this volume is the short story "M.Y.T.H. Inc. Instructions" by Robert Asprin and Jody Lynn Nye and an appendix of Who's Who and What's What in the Myth Universe. ... $14.00
* SOMETHING M. Y. T. H. INC. by Robert Asprin - Meisha Merlin HC. ... $25.00
* M.Y.T.H. IN ACTION/ SWEET MYTHERY OF LIFE by Robert Asprin - Ace pb. Omnibus of M.Y.T.H. in Action/ Sweet Mythery of Life, the ninth and tenth MYTH books. ... $8.00
* SHADOWS AND LIGHT: TIR ALAINN #2 (OF 3) by Anne Bishop - Roc pb. Ever since the slaughter of the witches, the Fae-who should be shielding their long-lost cousins from danger-have ignored the needs of the rest of the world. Now shadows are gathering in the eastern villages that threaten the lives of every witch, woman, and Fae. Only three Fae can stand against the growing madness-the Bard, the Muse, and the Gatherer of Souls. Now Aiden and his one true love-Lyrra, the Muse-must embark on a perilous journey to find the one Fae who can convince the rest to leave their secure perches to save the witches and mortals. ... $7.00
also available: PILLARS OF THE WORLD, pb ... $7.00
* WIELAND OR THE TRANSFORMATION by Charles Blockden Brown - Wildside Press HC. (1798) One of the earliest novels of the imaginary, now back in print in hardcover. ... $29.95
* WHITE APPLES by Jonathan Carroll - Tor HC. Vincent Ettrich, a genial philanderer, discovers that he has died and come back to life, but he has no idea why, or what the experience was like. He gradually learns that he was brought back by his one, true love, who is pregnant with their child - a child who, if raised correctly, will play a crucial role in saving the cosmic mosaic that is the universe. he must be educated by his father, and specifically, he must be taught what Ettrich learned on the other side - if only Ettrich can remember it! ... $24.95
* WIT'CH GATE: BANNED AND THE BANISHED #4 (OF 5) by James Clemens - Del Rey pb. Elena and her army of outlaws and rebels have defeated evil's minions. But the evil Dark Lord has unleashed the Weirgates - black wells of dark energy that are the source of his power. Now Elena's bravest must fight the Dark Lord and, along the way, their own personal demons. None of the rebels will escape this battle unscathed. ... $7.00
also available: WIT'CH GATE, HC ... $24.00
* JEWELS OF APTOR by Samuel R. Delany - Gollancz Tpb. (1967) When Argo, the White Goddess,orders Geo and his three companions to journey to Aptor, recover a jewel from the dark god, Hama, and return with it, they know she needs it to defeat the malign forces ranged against here and the leand of Leptar. But as they travel, distinctions between good and evil start to blur, and as Argo already holds two of the precious stones, they wonder if it's really the best idea to grant her absolute power. ... $14.95
* PARAGON LOST: KING'S BLADES by Dave Duncan - Eos HC. Bound to absolute loyalty by a magical ritual, the King's Blades are the finest swordsmen in all Chivial. And Sir Beaumont is possibly the brightest and best of them all-a demon with a sword, a courtier with the heart of a poet. He seems destined for a brilliant life of adventure and royal favor, until he is sent on a dangerous mission to escort a royal princess from the treacherous court of the insane tyrant, Igor. Backed by ensorcelled dogs and murderous mercenaries, the mad despot wants the secret of the Blades-and will do anything to achieve it. ... $24.95
* BELGARIAD VOL #1 by David Eddings - Del Rey Tpb. Omnibus republication of the first three novels of the Belgariad: PAWN OF PROPHECY (1982), QUEEN OF SORCERY (1983) and MAGICIAN'S GAMBIT (1984). ...$15.95
* BELGARIAD VOL #2 by David Eddings - Del Rey Tpb. Omnibus republication of the last two novels of the Belgariad: CASTLE OF WIZARDRY (1984) and ENCHANTER'S ENDGAME (1984). ... $15.95
* PIG TALE by Verlyn Flieger - Hyperion HC. Near the village of Little Wicken, a baby girl is found abandoned in a field. Unwanted and unloved, the foundling is eventually given a permanent place - as a pig herder - and a name - Mokie, Little Pig Girl. After a brutal attack, 15 year old Mokie flees into the dangerous Wickenwood, and meets a strange trio who take her under their wing. She soon discovers that her new friends are more than they appear to be, and may hold the key to her past... and her future. ...$17.00
* TWO PLAYS FOR VOICES by Neil Gaiman - Harper Cassette. "Snow Glass Apples" shows a different, darker, side to the classic Snow White story, and was originally published as a DreamHaven Books chapbook. "Murder Mysteries" is a mystery noir set in heaven's City of Angels before the fall, and was done as a hardcover comic book from Dark Horse. Now both stories are presented as audio plays, with Bebe Neuwirth presenting Snow Glass Apples and Brian Dennehy doing Murder Mysteries. 2 Hours on 2 Cassettes ... $18.95
* TWO PLAYS FOR VOICES by Neil Gaiman - Harper CD. 2 Hours on 2 CDs ... $22.95
* A PARLIMENT OF OWLS by Beth Hilgartner - Meisha Merlin Tpb. Six years have passed since Ferret and her friends thwarted the nefarious plots of Ycevi Ghytteve, but the cross currents of politics still rip at Emperor Khethyran of Bharaghlaf. When the Seer Owl returns to Court, his training at the Kellande School complete, a lethal series of events is set into motion. ... $16.00
also available: A BUSINESS OF FERRETS, Tpb ... $14.00
* BLOOD & IVORY by P. C. Hodgell - Meisha Merlin Tpb. This short story compilation includes ALL of the Jame stories so far! Not only the four that had been in the Hypatia edition of BLOOD AND IVORY, but three completely new ones, and a bonus Sherlock Holmes related story. There's also new introductions for the stories, a collection of Maps and a Sketchbook section. ... $16.00
* BLOOD & IVORY by P. C. Hodgell - Meisha Merlin HC. ... $30.00
* ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT by Sarah A. Hoyt - Ace pb. When his wife and newborn daughter disappear, young Will Shakespeare is drawn into a realm beyond imagination - and beyond reality. Held captive by the devious ruler of the elves and fairies, Shakespeare's family appears lost to him forever. But an alluring elf named Quicksilver takes a fancy to Shakespeare - and sees a chance to set things right. Can a mere schoolteacher win his wife back from a king? Or will Shakespeare fall prey to his own desires - and the cunning schemes of the unpredictable elf? ... $6.00
* CRAWLING BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH by Sarah A. Hoyt - Dark Regions Press Tpb. Eleven previously uncollected fictions. Includes reprints from the pages of Absolute Magnitude, Analog, Dark Regions Magazine, Dreams of Decadence, and Weird Tales, three original stories, plus the novelette "Songs." ... $11.95
* SORCERERS OF THE NIGHTWING: RAVENSCLIFF #1 by Geoffrey Huntington - Regan/ Harper HC. Every kid fears the monster in the closet - but for Devon March, the monsters are all too real. Horrible things come slithering out, determined to drag him back through their Hellhole. But Devon has powers - he can move objects with his mind, summon incredible strength and disappear at will - yet his powers, and the demons from his closet, remain an unexplained mystery. At fourteen, Devon is sent to live at Ravenscliff, a dark seaside mansion, where he learns that he is a sorcerer of the Order of the Nightwing. ... $17.95
* EXILE'S RETURN: ELITA #1 by Kate Jacoby - Gollancz Tpb. (1998) Robert Douglas, Earl of Dunlorn, returns to Lusara to find his beloved country enmeshed in the tyranny of the Guilde. Possessed of powers of sorcery greater than any before him, Robert must struggle with his conscience. For he has sworn never to oppose the usurper King, but he can no longer watch his homeland being destroyed. ... $14.95
* TRISS: REDWALL by Brian Jacques - Philomel HC. All her life, Triss the squirrelmaid has suffered the tyranny of the evil ferret king King Agarnu and his daughter, Princess Kurda. But with the help of her fellow slaves, Shogg the otter and Welfo the hedgehog, Triss plans and executes a daring escape by sea. Meanwhile, in Mossflower forest, a new mystery has arisen: a pair of wandering Dibbuns has accidentally discovered what may be the long-lost secret entrance to Brockhall-original home of the warrior badgers. ... $24.00
* SHADOWS OF GOD: AGE OF UNREASON #4 by J. Gregory Keyes - Del Rey pb. The fourth and final book in the Age of Unreason. As the armies of the Malakim advance, Benjamin Franklin must summon all his ingenuity to preserve not just the freedom of his country, but its very existence. The Malakim may be angels - or demons. All that's certain is that when the war in heaven is over, there won't be much of anything left of Earth. ... $7.00
also available:
SHADOWS OF GOD, Tpb ... $15.00
EMPIRE OF UNREASON, pb ... $7.00
A CALCULUS OF ANGELS, pb ... $7.00
NEWTON'S CANNON, pb ... $7.00
* FIRES OF THE FAITHFUL by Naomi Kritzer - Bantam pb. For sixteen-year-old Eliana, life at her Conservatory of Music is a pleasant interlude between youth and adulthood, with the hope of a prestigious Imperial Court appointment at the end. But beyond the walls is a land blighted by war and famine, dominated by a fearsome religious order known as the Fedele, who are systematically stamping out all traces of the land's old beliefs. Soon not even the conservatory walls can hold out reality. When one classmate is killed for clinging to the forbidden ways and another is kidnapped by the Circle -- the mysterious and powerful mages who rule the land -- Eliana can take no more. Especially not after she learns one of the Circle's most closely guarded secrets. ... $7.00
* THE FALL OF THE KINGS by Ellen Kushner & Delia Sherman - Bantam Spectra Tpb. Charismatic history master Basil St. Cloud is fascinated by the ancient kings, now long deposed. Popular belief holds that the early kings were corrupt, and the wizards that guided them charlatans. But Basil believes that they were guided by a true magic that sustained the land. And he isn't alone. A secret Royalist movement is growing, demanding the return of the ancient rituals. And when Basil falls in love with a descendant of the royal line, he finds himself caught up in events that are far beyond his control. Set in the same land as Kushner's first novel SWORDSPOINT (which will be reprinted in Feb 03) but set much later in time. ... $13.95
* EBB TIDES AND OTHER TALES by Mary Soon Lee - Dark Regions Press Tpb. Twenty previously uncollected stories, including reprints from the pages of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Interzone, Aboriginal SF, Amazing Stories, and three original tales appearing here for the first time. ... $12.95
* LOST by Gregory Maguire - Regan/ Harper Tpb. Winifred Rudge is a promising fiction writer, although her book on astrology has been far more successful. Now she is in London to reseach a novel linking Jack the Ripper to the house in Hampsted where her great-great-grandfather, himself rumored to be the model for Ebenezer Scrooge, once lived. While she doesn't find any evidence of Jack the Ripper, the house has its own spooky secrets. ...$14.95
* MOTHER OCEAN, DAUGHTER SEA by Diana Marcellas - Tor pb. Long ago, after generations of living side by side with the Allemani seafarers, the ancient Sh'ari people were suddenly and brutally slain by the new rulers who feared the Sh'ari clans, especially the witches who lead them and who held powers the Allemani could barely comprehend. Young Briarly thinks she is that last Sh'ari witch in the world, and knows it would mean death to be discovered, yet cannot deny her gifts as a healer. ... $7.00
* A GIFT OF DRAGONS by Anne McCaffrey - Del Rey HC. Tom Kidd illustrates this special gift book of four Pern short stories. Includes "The Smallest Dragonboy", "The Girl Who Heard Dragons", "Runner of Pern" and a completely new story published here for the very first time. ... $15.95
* WARRIORS OF THE TEMPEST: ORCS FIRST BLOOD #3 by Stan Nichols - Gollancz Tpb. Death marches across the land, and it's up to the orcs to decide the future for all. Stryke's decision to work towards a world that's open to all races sets him against his war-leader Jennestra and the other orc divisions - while there's still the war raging all around! ... $14.95
* THE CROWN DISOWNED: OAK, YEW, ASH & ROWAN #3 by Andre Norton & Sasha Miller - Tor HC. The earth shakes and splits as the forces from the North draw nearer. The Ice Dragon Riders speak to the land, and more fire mountains awaken in the Bog. Even the Queen cannot deny that war draws closer, and its time to give up her game of pitting one faction against another. Four great armies are assembled to march under the same banner, but will the combined might be enough to free the land from the Great Foulness? ... $25.95
also available:
KNIGHT OR KNAVE, pb ... $7.00
TO THE KING A DAUGHTER, pb ... $7.00
* THE TRUTH: THE PLAY by Terry Pratchett, adapted by Stephen Briggs - Methuen Tpb. 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. Unfortunatly, 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.... Nw adapted for the stage! ... $12.95
also available:
THE TRUTH, pb ... $7.00
GUARDS! GUARDS!: THE PLAY, Tpb ... $12.95
MORT: THE PLAY, Tpb ... $8.95
WYRD SISTERS: THE PLAY, Tpb ... $8.95
MEN AT ARMS: THE PLAY, Tpb ... $12.95
* HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE by J. K. Rowling - Scholastic Tpb. Before Harry starts his fourth year at Hogwarts, he has a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend the International Quidditch Cup with his friends the Weasleys. However, during the celebrations afterward, events forewarn the wizardly community that dire powers are moving and disaster follows closely behind. ... $9.00
* OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE: MERCHANT PRINCE #2 by Armin Shimerman & Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Pocket pb. Despite being a time traveler and literal Renaissance man, Dr. John Dee has adjusted admirably to life on Earth in 2100. But his mercantile genius is put to the test when he, Morgan d'Winter and Kelly Edwards are called upon to protect their world from the machinations of an alien renegade posing as a messiah. When the chips are down, only John Dee can save the past, present and future from this pretender and his expanding army of human zombies! ... $7.00
* FORTRESS DRACONIS: DRAGONCROWN WAR #1 by Michael A. Stackpole - Bantam Spectra pb. When Will, an orphaned thief, decides to steal the Elve's coveted treasure, he unknowingly wraps himself up in a web of prophecy. Taken into a fight against the evil northern tyrant Chytrine, Will becomes a pawn in an epic battle of good and evil. But even as Will falls into Chystrine's trap, others are taking up arms against her. ... $6.50
also available: FORTRESS DRACONIS, Tpb ... $14.95
* A COLLEGE OF MAGICS by Caroline Stevermer - Starscape/ Tor pb. (1995) Young Faris Nallaneen, the Duchess of Galazon, has been sent to a far-off college by her uncle in his bid to control Galazon himself. He hasn't counted on the academic specialty of the ancient college of Greenlaw. For in addition to history and deportment, his niece will be studying...magic. ... $6.00
* DEVIL'S BARGAIN by Judith Tarr - Roc Tpb. Led by Richard the Lionheart, the armies of the West wage a Crusade against the sultan Saladin. In Cyprus, the king's mother has struck a devil's bargain with the sorcerer Sinan to grant Richard victory at any cost. Only Sinan knows that victory will cost the king his immortal soul·. Sioned, an illegitimate child of a princess of the Celts and the late King of England, is heir to twofold magic: the faery Sight of ancient Wales and the demonic powers of the Devil's brood of Anjou. Summoned by her brother Richard to save both the Crusade and his soul, Sioned receives help from two unlikely allies-a prince of the infidels and an army of the jinn-as she races against time and the powers of the darkness. ... $16.00
* TIDES OF DARKNESS by Judith Tarr - Tor HC. A wave of utter darkness and implacable evil sweeps across a thousand worlds, turning souls without number into mute, blind slaves. Now this dark tide threatens the Golden Empire, and not even the awesome powers of Lady Merian, heit of Avaryan, can halt its advance. Only Daros, a wild and reckless young mage who has captured Merian's heart, dares to risk his life and sanity to protect their world. ... $25.95
* HOBBITS, ELVES, AND WIZARDS by Michael N. Stanton (Tolkien) - Palgrave Tpb. Articles and discussions of J. R. R. Tolkien's epic. ... $12.95
* TANGLED WEB by Laura J. Underwood - Dark Regions Tpb. Short story collection, drawing from Sword and Sorceress, MZB's Fantasy Magazine among others, along with five completely new stories. Includes "The Beauty in Her Tears", "Knight Without a Face", The Barley Maid" and "Song as Silent as the Sea" along with eleven others and an Introduction by Selina Rosen. ...$12.95
* 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. Limited to 150 slipcased copies and Signed by the illustrator Ken Kelly. No Discount. ... $75.00
also available: GODS IN DARKNESS, HC ... $
BLOODTIDE by Melvin Burgess - Tor HC. (2001) In the not-too-distant future, London is in ruins, a picked-over carcass where the remains of the city are being fought over by two ruthless gangs of warlords. In a bid of peace, the patriarch of the Volson clan offers his 14 year old daughter as wife to his blood rival Conor. Signy, who has dreamed all her life of joining her father's forces as a soldier in the war against Conor, is completely stunned by the announcement. But if she dares to defy her father, the consequences of her rebellion will set in motin as series of events both horrifying and tragic. ... $24.95
MARCHING THROUGH PEACHTREE: PROVINCES #2 by Harry Turtledove - Baen HC. (2001) "Free the Blonds!!" A terrible civil war was tearing Destina apart. Neither side could expect an easy victory. The South was larger, but the North had more powerful wizards. Led by officers on unicorns & flying carpets, facing repeating crossbows & deadly sorcerous storms, the very survival of Destina was at stake. ... $21.00
MYTH-ION IMPROBABLE: MYTH #11 by Robert Asprin - Ace pb. 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 (200 page) story is a welcome return to the dimensions near Deva. ... $7.00
VENGEANCE FANTASIC edited by Denise Little - DAW pb. 17 new stories of vengeance and revenge - with all their various outcomes. Includes stories by Michelle West, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Jody Lynn Nye, P. N. Elrod, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Deb Stover, Bill McCay, Susan Sizemore, Alan Rodgers, Laura Resnick and more! ... $7.00
THE LAST HERO, ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL KIDBY by Terry Pratchett - Harper Tpb. Cohen the Barbarian, a legend in his own lifetime, is getting old. In memory of the Good Old Days (Back when being a Hero meant one didn't have to deal with aching backs and lawyers and civilization), Cohen is embarking on one last quest. He's going to climb the highest mountain of Discworld and meet the gods. It's time the Last Hero in the world returns what the first hero stole. Of course that means the end of the world (again) unless someone stops him in time... ... $19.95
AMERICAN FANTASY TRADITION edited by Brian M. Thomsen & Martin
H. Greeenberg - Tor HC. A 600 page comprehesive critical anthology of fantasy
literature, using examples from the 1930's onwards to demonstrate the depth
and development of American storytelling. Includes work from H. P. Lovecraft,
Manly Wade Wellman, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Ricahrd Matheson, Avram
Davidson, Harlan Ellison, Jack Finney, R. A. Lafferty, Stephen King, Theodore
Sturgeon and many others. ... $27.95
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