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December 2001 Catalog - Fantasy
* CONAN THE REBEL by Poul Anderson - Tor HC. Conan and Belit, his raven-haired beauty, lead a band of pirates fighting to free Belit's people from an evil god. Striking at the heart of tyranny, Conan must break the chains of oppression before the land is claimed in eternal darkness. First published in 1980, this is the first American hardcover. ...$23.95
* THE DASTARD by Piers Anthony - Tor pb. Another comical chronicle of the newest malevolent menace to threaten the magical land of Xanth. A conscienceless craven coward has sold his soul to a detestable demon is exchange for the power to 'unhappen' history - a power which he uses on everyone he encounters in an effort to make them as miserable as he is. It's up to half-breed Becka to challenge The Dastard with the power of the human heart. ... $7.00
* GRAVE PERIL by Jim Butcher - Roc pb. Harry Dresden's faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves. It comes with the territory when you're the only professional wizard in the Chicago area phone book. But in all Harry's years of supernatural sleuthing, he's never faced anything like this: the spirit world's gone postal. ... $7.00
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 TRUTHSAYER'S APPRENTICE by Deborah Christian - Tor pb. Said to have once belonged to the frost giants of some land, the Truthsayer's robe is his cloak of office. Divination is never done without it. But when the robe is stolen from his alcove by brutal trespassers, Dalin, his young apprentice, must attempt to track it down. ... $8.00
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. Now Jilly Coppercorn, 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. ... $27.95
* THE REDEMPTION OF ALTHALUS by David & Leigh Eddings - Del Rey pb. Althalus is a thief, liar, an occasional murderer, an outrageous braggart and completely devoid of honor. On his way to steal The Book from the House at the End of the World, he is confronted by Dweia, sister to The Gods who keeps him company in the House for thousands of years teaching him the Book's secrets. It will be up to him to save the world from her evil brother who wants to return the world to nothingness. ... $8.00
* CHILD OF FLAME: CROWN OF STARS #4 by Kate Elliott - Daw pb. Fourth of the five volume Crown of Stars series. Lost and alone in an unknown country, Alain is caught in a desperate struggle for survival even as he finds himself unwittingly drawn into the heart of an ancient conflict between humankind and their ancient enemy, the Cursed Ones. ...$8.00
also available KING'S DRAGON, pb. ... $7.00
PRINCE OF DOGS, pb. ... $7.00
THE BURNING STONE, pb ... $7.00
* THE LAST HOT TIME by John M. Ford - Tor Tpb. The Levee is the shadowy region between the worlds of humans and elves. It's a lawless place where elf and human gangsters skirmish with sorcery and submachine guns and where anything can be sold, smuggled, or stolen. The City alone is a whole new world to Iowan, Danny Holman. Working for the mysterious Mr. Patrise will give him the opportunity to experience wonders and horrors beyond imagining. ... $14.95
* THE FAITH OF THE FALLEN by Terry Goodkind - Tor pb. Sixth book in the Sword of Truth series. As his beloved Kahlan lies close to death, Richard Rahl, who distrusts prophesy more than anyone, is confronted by a compelling vision-one that bears a terrible price. It would mean taking Kahlan away to safety while abandoning his people to a grim fate. ... $8.00
* ROAD OF THE PIASA by Nancy Greene - Tpb. Self-published adventure novel that takes two archaeology students far back in time to the primitive civilization based in the Central Illinois area. Well researched, but definitely a first novel as well as a first try at publishing. ... $16.95
* SILVER MOONS, BLACK STEEL by Tara K. Harper - Del Rey pb. Dion, Healer and Wolfwalker, was nearly destroyed by the fury of the aliens when she tried to unlock their secrets. Now she rages against the wolves as much as the world. But she cannot elude those who seek her: The Grey Ones, who grow restless with her absence; the brother searching the wilderness for his Wolfwalker twin; and the people of her homeland, who rely on her to secure their future with her new knowledge. And one other: a distant warrior unable to resist the mysterious force that summons him to find a woman whose face he has never seen, whose name he has never heard. ... $7.00
* GATE OF IVORY, GATE OF HORN by Robert Holdstock - Roc pb. Years ago, Christian Huxley's father recklessly entered the strange world of Ryhope wood, which teeters at the edge of their property. He never returned. Now Christian vows to find him. But like his father, he too becomes consumed with the living dreams. ... $7.00
* THE WORLD TREE: DAUGHTERS OF BAST 3 by Sarah Isidore - Eos pb. As Charlemagne's armies sweep across Gaul, the healer Sirona reluctantly answers the summons to serve Bast in the was against a new faith that threatens to drive the goddess from the Celtic lands. ... $7.00
* LESSER KINDRED by Elizabeth Kerner - Tor pb. It is Lanen's homecoming. As she rejoins her people with a new husband in tow, life begins to settle down. Then the evil demon master Byers executes a dastardly plot to use Lanen to gain control of the kingdom. The honeymoon is over and it is time for Lanen to become what she was destined to be.....a Heroine. ... $8.00
* BEYOND WORLD'S END by Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill - Baen pb. Eric Banyon reaches his full potential as a Bard studying under an Elvish mage in Underhill, and realizes that it's time to face the unfinished business he left behind in the World Above. That's right - it's time for a return to New York City, and Julliards! ... $8.00
* F AS IN FRANK by David A. Page - Write Read.com Tpb. Frank was famous in Boston for his expert investigative skills, his unorthodox techniques, and the fact that he was a werewolf. Known as the "Loose Cannon," he had caused his share of destruction and chaos in his quest to rid Boston of crime. Unlike your everyday werewolf, Frank had what doctors termed "Inverse Lycanthropy", a complete reversal of the Werewolf effect, giving him a half human, half werewolf appearance, and a rotten temper all of the time. ...$17.95
* THE AMAZING MAURICE AND HIS EDUCATED RODENTS by Terry Pratchett - Harper HC. A talking cat recruits a group of intelligent rats and a boy with a pennywhistle to cash in on the Pied piper legend. It's a perfectly planned con job and it runs flawlessly. Until the day they hit Bad Blintz: the Wrong Town at the Wrong Time-where food is scarce and rats are hated and where a deadly evil lurks beneath hunger-stricken streets. ... $16.95
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 AMBER SPYGLASS: DARK MATERIALS #3 by Philip Pullman - Del Rey pb. This is the startling conclusion to Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Lyra and Will must uncover the truth behind a simple story before the world comes to all out war. ... $7.00
also available THE GOLDEN COMPASS, pb ... $7.00
THE SUBTLE KNIFE, pb ... $7.00
* DARK MATERIALS BOXED SET by Philip Pullman - Del Rey pb. All three of the Dark Materials books: THE GOLDEN COMPASS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE and THE AMBER SPYGLASS, in a handsome boxed set. ... $29.97
* WIZARD IN THE WAY by Christopher Stasheff - Tor pb. The latest installment in the Rogue Wizard series. Our hero incognito Gar Pike and his lady friend Alea find themselves on the slave planet Oldeira. Trying to combat the injustice inflicted on the population will not only involve boosting the self- confidence of the serfs, but defeating the tyrannical Wizard Lords who rule over them as well. Their only course? THE WAY. ...$7.00
* WHEN THE KING COMES HOME by Caroline Stevermer - Tor pb. 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. ... $7.00
* DRAGONS OF CUYAHOGA by Andrew S. Swann - Daw pb. It all started about a decade ago, when the Portal suddenly opened up over the stadium right in the middle of a game. Cleveland just hadn't been the same since, what with electronic devices pretty much useless - unless you were willing to spend a fortune in digital protection and redundancy equipment-and all the dragons, elves, gnomes, dwarves, gargoyles, etc. who'd come through the Portal to take up residence within the areas covered by the Portal's magical field.... $7.00
* THE GRAND ELLIPSE by Paula Volsky - Spectra pb. In the modern, civilized republic of Vonahr, the need for magic seemed a thing of the past. But now that the nation finds itself threatened by a military assault that has already overcome many of their neighbors, a brilliant savant's recent conjuration of Sentient Fire may be their only real hope for defense. But the mad, flamboyant King of this nearby neutral nation refuses to relinquish the secret. Vonahr's desperate plan for intrepid adventurer Luzelle Devaire to appeal to King Miltzin's known weakness for exquisite women requires that she compete in The Grand Ellipse, a fabulous race across distant lands and harsh terrain. Now the race is on...and the future of the world rests on its outcome. ... $7.00
* CONAN AND THE ROAD OF KINGS by Karl Edward Wagner - Tor pb. Conan joins the Rebels of the White Rose after nearly being hanged for defending his honor and slaying the captain of the guard. He is then faced against the Final Guard on his route to the throne ... $6.00
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA HC SET by C. S. Lewis - Harper HC. All 7 books in hardcover, with an attractive slipcase. ... $115.00
* THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA pb SET
by C. S. Lewis - Harper pb. Also available as a boxed set of paperbacks!
... $34.65
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