Much to the seething dismay of his long-time mistress, King Danube has asked Jilseponie Wyndon to become his queen. But she is torn. How can she love any man as completely as she did the Ranger Elbryan, the father of the child she lost? But, unknown to Jilseponie, that child never died. Aydrian was stolen ... more »

Wonderful, magical Fritz Leiber, before whom Bradbury and Sturgeon and Norton and Goldman and Barth and Vonnegut bow, not to mention Robinson, Busby, Anderson and even yours truly, the maddest egomaniac of them all. Fritz Leiber, very likely the best of all of us, the man who has won more awards than ... more »

Iuti Mano is a legend of her time. She is a fierce warrior whose energy has been drained by watching those around her suffer and die. Determined to regain her inner calm, she severs her bonds with Mano Niuhi, the honored shark that had bestowed generation more »

In Nalenyr, the family of the Royal Cartographer stands in a unique position. They not only draw the maps, but also explore uncharted territories, expanding and updating the existing knowledge of the world. Their talent has yielded them enormous power and wealth-and it can also cost them their lives ... more »

Magic lives in remarkable realms -- and in the short fiction of today's top fantasists. In this fifth breathtaking volume of the year's best flights of the fantastic, award-winning editors David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer present a dazzling new array of wonders -- stories that break through the time ... more »

A Triple Ozzy Treat! Oz books 7, 8 & 9 in one unabridged volume. Ojo's uncle is held captive by a wicked witch, but with the help of old friends and the Patchwork Girl of Oz, he is restored and evil conquered. The Emerald land is invaded by Nomes and defended by the Queen of Oogaboo's army in Tik ... more »

Everyone, even Frost, thought that she was an ordinary mother and wife. But she begins a quest to find out who she is after the unforgiving grip of death snatches her husband and two sons from her loving arms. Her identity found, this mother and wife turned witch and swordswoman vows to travel the world ... more »

Massive armies are poised to invade the three main countries of the mainland. The Khadorans, Sakovans, and Fakarans are badly outnumbered as a thousand huge warships set sail from the Island of Darkness to exterminate all life on the mainland. Led by an ageless mage, the forces of evil appeared assured ... more »

In The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Antrax, we follow the adventures of Walker Boh--the last of the Druids--as he and his companions continue their journey deep into the land of the unknown in search of forbidden magic. But what awaits them at the end--an enigmatic prsence known as Antrax--may prove ... more »

For thousands of years demiurges have ruled over the world of Gaea--first the Sky Gods, then the S'hazons. When the S'hazons predict that a comet will strike Gaea and destroy all life, they offer a way of escape to the adepts of the House of Lohenrin. They will open an interdimensional portal to a new ... more »

She was found alone lost in the stately ruins of an alien city. And when they hunted for the child's people, and found no clue that would lead them to the truth, they adopted her as humanity's first alien. Medoret grows up with the archaeologist who discovered her in her alien city, but dreams of her ... more »

Elinna Serru dreams of becoming a Preceptor of the House of Lohenrin. The adepts of that ancient house are trained in the healing arts by the S'hazons, light beings who came to Atlaua from another dimension and aided the Preceptors in vanquishing war and disease. Elinna longs to realize the full potential ... more »