In the early 1990s, Charles de Lint wrote and published three dark fantasies under the name ?Samuel M. Key.? Orb is now reissuing them under de Lint?s own name, beginning with 2002?s Angel of Darkness. In From a Whisper to a Scream (1992), years after the death of a notorious child murderer, children ... more »

In this second volume of the Gorean Series, Tarl Cabot finds himself transported back to Counter-Earth from the sedate life he has known as a history professor on Earth. He is glad to be back in his role as a dominant warrior and back in the arms of his true love. Yet, Tarl finds that his name on Gor ... more »

Rohan, the Shadow, -the last of the dreaded Slingers- comes out of the desert of his desolated world unaware that the time for redemption has come. The Balance has been disturbed and the Adversary is coming. Oblivious of what's invested in him Rohan is bent on his self-imposed, impossible quest: to catch ... more »

In 1991, a new series soared into the fantasy firmament with the publication of Blood Price, the first novel in Tanya Huff's acclaimed five-volume masterwork, which followed the exploits of Vicki Nelson, private investigator, and vampire Henry Fitzroy. Together, Vicki and Henry faced and survived perils ... more »

Book Three of The Riftwar Legacy. The Tear of the Gods is Midkemia's most holy object. From this miraculous stone all magic power is believed to flow. And if the Tear becomes the trinket of the vile sorcerer Sidi, the future will hold only terror, death, and unending night. For Squire James, Lieutenant ... more »

As unwanted, rebellious boys, they found refuge in Ironhall. . .Years later they emerged as the finest swordsmen in the realm-- The Kings Blades Once bound, a Blade's life is no longer his own. Only death can break the gilded chain of enchantment that binds the bodyguard to the man he is sworn to defend ... more »

He's back. Sir Apropos of Nothing, the best reviewed anti-hero in modern fantasy makes his triumphant return and gets a severe Tong Lashing for his troubles. Yes, the hero who reviewers have described as Swiftian -- Locus, Schopenhauerian -- Kirkus and Cyclopian -- Kirkus again -- and many other big ... more »

E-book extra: Neil Gaiman's Writing and the Imagination. In the tranquil fields and meadows of long-ago England, there is a small hamlet that has stood on a jut of granite for 600 years. Just to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here, in the hamlet of Wall, young Tristran ... more »

A deadly epidemic was sweeping across Pern. Everyone, holder and dragonrider alike, pitched in to help-- except Nerilka's father, who refused to share Fort Hold's bounty with the other Holds. So, ashamed of her family and determined to do her part, Nerilka packed up medicines and supplies and sneaked ... more »

E-Book Extra: Stephen R. Lawhead on... (The writing process; The Atlantis/Britain connection; Whether or not Arthur existed, etc.) Arthur is King, but darkest evil has descended upon Britain's shores in many guises. And Arthur's most trusted counselor Myrddin, whom legend will name Merlin, is himself ... more »

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Omar often gets into trouble due to his role as the world's greatest storyteller. The wrong tale at the wrong time told to the wrong audience can prove fatal. A slighted innkeeper threatens to kill Omar by tossing him out into the vicious storm that rages just outside the door of the inn. But this time ... more »