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November 2001 Catalog - Fantasy
* FANTASY OF THE 20TH CENTURY by Randy Broecker - Collectors Press HC. A massive, large format art book using book and magazine covers to showcase the history of the Fantasy field over the last 100 years. Published with the same excellent quality and care that Collectors Press also brought to HORROR OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Written by our own Randy Broecker (artist of your monthly Weinberg catalog covers!). Signed by the Author. Inscribed at your request, with the possibility of a small sketch as well! ... $60.00
* THE LAST HERO, ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL KIDBY by Terry Pratchett - Harper HC. A large format, illustrated novel with paintings by Paul Kidby. 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... ... $35.00
* THE DARK REMAINS by Mark Anthony - Bantam pb. Third of the four volume Last Rune series. In Eldh, the gods are being murdered and it is up to Aryn, Lirith and their companions to figure out who is behind it. Back on Earth, Grace and Travis are waiting for the badly injured Beltan to come out of his coma. But their lives are far from safe - they are pursued both by Duratek and by mysterious gold-masked sorcerers. ... $7.00
* A SWELL FOOP: XANTH by Piers Anthony - Tor HC. 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? ... $24.95
* PILLARS OF THE WORLD by Anne Bishop - Roc pb. Youngest in a long line of witches, Ari senses that things are changing for the worse. For generations her kin have tended the Old Places, keeping the land safe and fertile, but now her neighbors' mood has soured and murmurs of a witch-hunt hum through the town. The Fae have long ignored what occurs in the mortal world, passing through our shadowy roads only long enough to amuse themselves. But the roads are slowly disappearing, leaving the Clans isolated and alone. Now both Fae and mortal have only one guide - a passing reference to something called the Pillars of the World. ... $7.00
* THE WORLD OF SHANNARA by Terry Brooks and Teresa Patterson - Del Rey HC. An in depth look at the complex and engaging world of Shannara, with maps, character profiles and histories. Subdivided into chapters, this oversized tome covers everything from Druids to Magic, from the Realms of the Dead to the Lands Beyond. Beautifully illustrated by David Cherry, this is a valuable reference work of anyone interested in Terry Brooks' most famous creation. ... $35.00
ANTRAX: VOYAGE OF THE JERLE SHANNARA #2 by Terry Brooks - Del rey HC. The crew aboard the airship Jerle Shannara 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
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
* The ONION GIRL by Charles de Lint - Tor HC. Charles de Lint has delighted us for years now with tales of the northern city of Newford - gritty streets with sparks of magic, where myths walk clothed in modern shapes. We've met extraordinary characters, witnessed impossible sights. Now one of the most engaging people, always at the borders of the stories, is pulled into the center of the tale. And her story is a powerful one indeed - for behind the painter's fey charm there's a dark secret and a past she's labored to forget. "I'm the onion girl," Jilly Coppercorn says, "Pull back the layers of my life, and you won't find anything at the core. Just a broken child. A hollow girl." She's run from the past and the truth for so long. She's very, very good at running. But life has just forced Jilly to stop. ... $27.95
* ENCHANTER: WAYFARER REDEMPTION #2 by Sara Douglas - Tor HC. Enchanter returns us to a world in the grip of prophecy and war. Axis is the StarMan: a mortal who finds the truth of his parentage and thus is cast into a legend not of his own making. Thrust into this unwelcome role, he has gone off to the Icarri stronghold, Talon Spike, to discover his heritage and learn to wield his Enchanter powers in an effort to fulfill his place in the prophecy and bring peace to the entire world. ... $27.95
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
* THE BONE DOLL'S TWIN by Llyn Flewelling - Bantam pb. For three centuries a divine prophecy and a line of warrior queens protected Skala. But the people grew complacent and Erius, a usurper king, claimed his young half sister's throne. Unbeknownst to the king, Tobin, his nephew, is actually the princess's daughter given male form by dark magic, until she can claim her rightful destiny... ... $7.00
* PYRAMID SCHEME by Dave Freer & Eric Flint - Baen HC. An alien pyramid has appeared on Earth, squatting in the middle of Chicago. It is growing, destroying the city as it does, and not even the might of the U.S. military slows it down. Dr. Lucas was caught in the device, and found himself transported into a place where mythology had come to life. While an academic expert in Greek mythology, he's just not an "outdoorsy" kind of guy. But what can you do when the Gods are out to kill the heroes, and they've decided you count! ... $21.00
* ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT by Sarah A. Hoyt - Ace HC. 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? ... $21.95
* TAKE A THIEF by Mercedes Lackey - Daw HC. The section of Haven, capital city of Valdemar, near Exile's Gate has a long, bad history of poverty and abuse. But for Skif it's still home - and the old cripple who has taken him in and trained him as a thief is the father he never had. A good-hearted troublemaker used to working on the far side of the law, he seemed to be the LEAST likely person to be Chosen by a Companion. But he's just what Valdemar needs right now! ... $24.95
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
* THROUGH WOLF'S EYES by Jane Lindskold - Tor HC. Many years ago Prince Barden led a colonizing expedition beyond the boundaries of Hawk Haven, into the wilderness beyond. They were never heard from again. Now there's a problem: one of Barden's children, if found alive, could still inherit the throne. The ambitious Earl Kestrel has mounted an expedition to find out what became of the colonists. They don't find the colony, 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. ... $27.95
* BODYGUARD OF LIGHTNING: ORCS FIRST BLOOD by Stan Nichols - Gollancz Tpb. An action-packed hack and slash fantasy adventure in the grand old style, with one big difference from your ""standard"" quest - this time we're swinging steel from the ORC'S point of view. ... $14.95
* THE ROVER by Mel Odom - Tor HC. Edgewick Lamplighter is a humble librarian in the isolated halls of Greydawn Moors until dreams of wanderlust and a bit of dereliction in his duties result in his being shanghaied to a far-off land. Captured by pirates, sold into slavery, and adopted by a gang of thieves, Wick soon finds himself with more adventures than even a halfling librarian can imagine. ... $25.95
* COMPANIONS: LAWS OF THE BLOOD by Susan Sizemore - Ace pb. Selena Crawford is a Chicago homicide detective. She is also the unwilling companion of Istvan, chief of the Enforcers. Though they cannot deny the bloodbond that drives them together, they do their best to avoid each other... until they find themselves investigating the murder of a vampire. Now they must put aside their feelings to find the killer and maintain the secrecy of the vampire race. ... $6.00
* THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA HC SET
by C. S. Lewis - Harper HC. C.S. Lewis's classic series, the Chronicles
of Narnia, complete. All 7 books in hardcover, with an attractive slipcase.
... $115.00 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
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