It's been two hundred years since the deadly Thread fell like rain upon Pern, devouring everything in its path. No one alive remembers that first horrific onslaught and no one believes in its return--except for the dragonriders. For two centuries they have been practicing and training, passing down from ... more »

The door to fantastic worlds, skewed realities, and breathtaking other realms is opened wide to you once more in this third anthology of the finest short fantasy fiction to emerge over the past year, compiled by acclaimed editor David G. Hartwell. Rarely has a more magnificent collection of tales been ... more »

During the height of the Renaissance, Fiametta Beneforte learns the secrets of magic and metalworking from her father in the Italian province of Montefoglia. Just as Fiametta begins to develop her skills, her country is overrun by enemies and everything she owns is destroyed, except for the clothes on ... more »

The dark lord Dagnarus is back to destroy all mortals, and only one thing can stop him: the reunited Sovereign Stone. But one piece is still missing.... The fate of Loerem rests in the hands of an unlikely hero who must venture into the very blackness of the Void itself. From acclaimed New York Times ... more »

Zwischen der Alten und der Neuen Welt tobt der archaische Kampf des Guten gegen das Böse. Und das Leben der Menschen ist von Dunkelheit, Verrat und dramatischen Schicksalen beherrscht ... Richard Rahl, der Herrscher des Reichs D'Hara in der Neuen Welt, befindet sich mit seinem Gefolge auf dem Rückweg ... more »

Travel back to the earliest days of Pernese history in this first-ever Dragonriders of Pern short-story collection! Join the original survey team as they explore Pern and decide to recommend it for colonization. Share the terror of the evacuation from the Southern Continent as a flotilla of ships, aided ... more »

Once upon a time, fantasy writers were looked down upon by the literary mainstream as purveyors of mere escapism or, at best, bedtime tales fit only for children. Today fantasy novels stand atop the bestseller lists, while fantasy films smash box office records. Fantasy dominates the role-playing and ... more »

In a far future Earth, John Skein's skills as a Communicator bring him wealth and fame. He uses his mind as a conduit for joining the intellects of his clients to solve business or technical problems ... all for a substantial fee. When he joins his newest clients to solve a problem of matter transportation ... more »

"A fabulously entertaining combination of Victorian conventions, sensuous undertones, and some seriously evil magic." -Charlaine Harris, author of Dead to the World, on Ghosts of Albion: Accursed Before you can save Albion, you must destroy the poison in its black heart. William and Tamara ... more »

In the ancient Mayan kingdom of Copan, Two Frog is a jade-carver who can work magic. Saddled with a wicked, complaining wife, Two Frog's world is turned upside-down when the beautiful, but deadly Great Lady, daughter of the king of Copan, arrives at his workshop, saying, Make me something of magic for ... more »

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Living in peaceful Shady Vale, Shea Ohmsford knew little of the troubles that plagued the rest of the world. Then the giant, forbidding Allanon revaled that the supposedly dead Warlock Lord was plotting to destory the world. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness was the Sword of Shannara, which ... more »