Just because the talking cat you meet keeps insisting he's NOT a talking cat but rather a vampire, well, that doesn't mean you have to believe him, does it? [Artwork by Shaun Tan] Gardner Dozois's Year's Best SF Award Winner, Sturgeon Award Nominee more »

There are plenty of stories in which authors are sucked into their own novels, or their characters really come to life. But what if it happened to the copyeditor? And what if she was correcting more than just grammar and spelling? more »

The acclaimed Farseer and Liveship Traders trilogies established Robin Hobb as one of the most splendidly imaginative practitioners of world-class fantasy. Now, in Book 2 of her most stunning trilogy yet, Hobb continues the soul-shattering tale of FitzChivalry Farseer. With rich characters, breathtaking ... more »

Tales As Deep As Legend And As New As Dawn Acclaimed editor David G. Hartwell has gathered a harvest of shimmering beauty and powerful writing in this inaugural volume of the very best fantasy from the last year. Established masters rub elbows with rising stars in this outstanding collection of short ... more »

Fakara is a desolate wasteland where law and order are foreign words. The land is ruled by tribes of ruthless bandits who exact tribute from the poor villagers. Web of Deceit tells the story of Rejji, a boy turning into a man, as his family and village are destroyed. With nowhere to turn, Rejji sets ... more »

The sequel to The Cloud Gatherer begins several years after that book. Haran, now Sultan of Oas and Entana, has married Qeemah and they are expecting a son. But pressing problems vex his reign. The water problem in Entana, the reason for that city's attack on Oas that resulted in Haran's ascendancy to ... more »

The catastrophe that sank Atlantis also sank the peninsula of Castle Minterl, and along with it the companion stone to the Traveling Eye--magic emeralds used for spying on enemies. Durily, daughter of Lady Tinylla and distant relative to the drowned King, returns to the only section of the castle still ... more »

Howard s writing seems so highly charged that it nearly gives off sparks. STEPHEN KING I adore these books. Howard had a gritty, vibrant style broadsword writing that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life. I heartily recommend them to anyone who loves fantasy. DAVID GEMMELL ... more »

A HILARIOUS ROMANTIC FANTASY CLASSIC! Only Larry Maddock, creator of Hannibal Fortune and his sardonic shape-changing pal, Webley, could have penned this 1960s classic sex-switch comedy with more than a bit of Thorne Smith and tongue-in-cheek.  It begins when anthropologists George Martin and Helene ... more »

The High Druid of Shannara trilogy draws to a thrilling close as a young hero nears completion of his trial by fire, a banished ruler fights for her life in a wilderness of dread, and forces of darkness and light square off in a battle unto death for the right to absolute rule. Prepare to be spellbound ... more »

Inspired by the award-winning game, here is a spellbinding tale of intrigue, mystery, and betrayal among warlords, mages, and revolutionaries that sweeps from battlefield to throne room.... Mage Knight: Rebel Thunder: Atlantis--a floating city five hundred feet in the air--is suspended by the force of ... more »

The fierce swordfighter Frost has lost her supernatural powers and must travel to the pit of hell and back in order to save herself and the kingdom. Doing battle with all the forces of Hades: demons, sorcerers, vicious spiders, and the most vile of all beasts, Frost must quest to save the princess and ... more »