Dragonsong tells how Menolly becomes Pern's first female Harper. In Dragonsinger, Menolly proves that she is worthy of her title.

    Defending the city is the underpaid and undervalued City Night Watch.

    The second half of the Belgarian universe, this is the sequel series to The Belgariad.

    It takes place in a fictional medieval world comprised of kingdoms of humans, dwarves, and elves. The story begins by introducing Paks as a headstrong girl of 18, who leaves her home (fleeing a marriage arranged by her father) to join a mercenary company. Through her journeys and hardships she comes to realize that she has been gifted as a paladin. The novel was originally published in three volumes in 1988 and 1989 and as a single trade edition of that name in 1992. The three books included are The Sheepfarmer's Daughter, Divided Allegiance and Oath of Gold.From publisher Baen: "Paksenarrion, a simple sheepfarmer's daughter, yearns for a life of adventure and glory, such as was known to heroes in songs and story. At age seventeen she runs away from home to join a mercenary company and begins her epic life . . . Book One: Paks is trained as a mercenary, blooded, and introduced to the life of a soldier . . . and to the followers of Gird, the soldier's god. Book Two: Paks leaves the Duke's company to follow the path of Gird alone—and on her lonely quests encounters the other sentient races of her world. Book Three: Paks the warrior must learn to live with Paks the human. She undertakes a holy quest for a lost elven prince that brings the gods' wrath down on her and tests her very limits."

    Soon it becomes clear that Daine's talent, as much as she struggles to hide it, is downright magical. Horses and other animals not only obey, but listen to her words. Daine, though, will have to learn to trust humans before she can come to terms with her powers, her past, and herself.

    Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.This is a collection of short stories, following the adventures of the hit collection THE LAST WISH. Join Geralt as he battles monsters, demons and prejudices alike...

    This is the first ever fully-illustrated version of the original Discworld novel.Rincewind the "Wizzard" lives in the city of fair Ankh-Morpork, a metropolis placed atop the Discworld, a flat earth being carried through space on the backs of four giant elephants, who in turn rest on the back of an even more gigantic celestial turtle, the Great A'Tuin. A failed mage, Rincewind only wants to have a peaceful and unexciting life. So it is extremely unfortunate for him when he runs into the Discworld's first tourist, Twoflower, come sightseeing to Ankh-Morpork from the fabled, and often believed to be mythical, Agatean Empire, accompanied by his homicidally sentient Luggage. As one of the few people able to communicate with Twoflower in a language the tourist understands, the extremely reluctant Rincewind finds himself forced to become Twoflower's guide by Ankh-Morpork's ruler, the Patrician, who fears the Agatean Emperor's wrath should something untoward befall a citizen of that empire within the bounds of crime-ridden Ankh-Morpork. Unfortunately for the city, Twoflower works in "inn sewers ants", and once he explains the concept of people agreeing to pay out if you make a bet with them that your business won't burn down, he inspires the first attempt at insurance fraud on the Disc.As a result, the unlikely companions are forced to flee the burning city, and venture into the wilds beyond. Out of the frying pan, and into the fire...

    When a powerful typhoon wrecks the ship in uncharted waters, Arthur and Will are the sole survivors. Washed ashore on a strange island called Dinotopia, they are amazed to find a breathtaking world where cities are built on waterfalls, people have found new ways to fly, and humans and dinosaurs live together in harmony. With new discoveries at every turn, Arthur and Will embark upon their own separate journeys to unearth the mysteries of Dinotopia.

    Tolkien, whose timeless fantasy classics have literally taken readers to another place.And what a place it is! The Middle-earth so graphically depicted in The Hobbit, The Rings Trilogy, and The Silmarillion is a breathtaking world of misty valleys and craggy tors, placid lakes and raging rivers, steamy bogs and glad green glades -- a magical kingdom inhabited by such unforgettable characters as the Great Goblin, Smaug the dragon, and the great wizard Gandolf. Small wonder this wonderland has provided such a rich source of inspiration for artists!In this book nine talented painters contribute powerful interpretations of Middle-earth, each one accompanied by the text that inspired it. Artists include Inger Edelfeldt, Tony Galuidi, Roger Garland, Robert Goldsmith, Michael Hague, John Howe, Alan Lee, Ted Nasmith, and Carol Emery Phenix.

    A widow finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom left by a witch who fell into the widow's garden.

    Countless taboos are shattered when Elsha, an idealistic and rebellious Quelled girl, is chosen to be handmaid to the Firelord—the man revered by those calling themselves the Chosen. Traveling in the privileged class, Elsha encounters ugly, unthinking prejudice; she also meets a few relatively enlightened Chosen men, who cannot help falling in love with the feisty maid. Spurred on by a hatred of injustice, Elsha battles against sexism, improves life for the Quelled, and even (it seems) hastens the return of the sun to her world.

    His chief advisor, the high priest of Corannos, is determined to eradicate the worship of a female deity, whose followers live to the south.Into this cauldron of brewing disaster comes the mysterious Gorhaut mercenary Blaise, who takes service with Bertran and averts an attempt on his life. The revelation of Blaise's lineage and a claim for sanctuary by his sister-in-law sets the stage for a brutal clash between the two cultures. Intertwined is the tale of a young woman troubadour whose role suggests the sweep of the drama to come.

    The Thief of Always tells the haunting story of Harvey, a bright 10-year-old who is suffering from the winter doldrums, and of a creature who takes him to a place where every day is filled with fun, and Christmas comes every night. Illustrated.

    An omnibus edition of some of David Gemmel's fantasy novels, Waylander, Legend, The King Beyond The Gate, plus a new previously unpublished short story, Druss The Legend.

    Share the ill-omened birth of Skywise the Stargazer. Feel the heat of the tempest as the grown-up chief's daughter Ember strives for her own freedom. Experience the joys and sorrows of a mortal human cub growing up among the Wolfriders... and more

    Publius Varrus is the last legionnaire in Britain, and The Skystone is in many ways his story. He is a common man with aristocratic friends, and successful both as a soldier and an ironsmith. As the Roman world slowly crumbles around them, and Publius becomes involved in a political and personal vendetta, he and his friends seek to establish a refuge, a valley where the old Roman virtues will be kept alive and the empire's many faults be avoided. A finely crafted historical novel, The Skystone pays close attention to the details of everyday life in fourth-century Britain. As the first book in Whyte's Camulod Chronicles, it makes few allusions to the usual details of the Arthurian legends until Publius comes into contact with a sword, a stone, a lake, and a Celtic tribe who name themselves Pendragon. Greg L. Johnson

    Once confronted by this mysterious being and whisked away to an unearthly realm, Yoko is left with only a magical sword; a gem; and a million questions about her destiny, the world she's trapped in, and the world she desperately wants to return to.

    Includes four tales - Wolf in Shadow, as John Shannow seeks revenge, The Last Guardian, a reptilian army swarms the post-holocaust world, Ghost King in which Culain and a boy face the terror of the Witch Queen and the Last Sword of Power in which a new age dawns over Roman Britain.

    This collection contains lyrical tales, bloody tales and hilariously funny and ripely bawdy stories from countries all around the world - from the Arctic to Asia - and no dippy princesses or soppy fairies. Instead, we have pretty maids and old crones; crafty women and bad girls; enchantresses and midwives; rascal aunts and odd sisters.

    Weary and jaded, Ben clings to the ad’s promise: “Escape into your dreams.” But Landover is not the enchanted idyll he expected.The kingdom is in ruin. The barons refuse to recognize Ben as King, a dragon is decimating the countryside, and a demon lord has challenged any prospective ruler to a fatal duel. To make matters worse, the Paladin, renowned champion of the Kings of Landover, seems to be merely a legend.Ben’s only allies are a bumbling court magician, a talking dog turned court scribe, and the beautiful Willow, who is part girl, part tree. With his friends in tow, Ben sets out to claim the throne. But when Meeks decides he wants Landover back, Ben will face supernatural foes of every stripe to prove himself worthy of the kingship. The question is: Can he survive?

    But it was the mysterious night noises that bothered William the most—the strange moans that drifted through the halls of the castle where he was raised.He wanted to know what caused them.Then one night he found out....

    The readings are recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide."

    Built at a point where the leylines meet, upon land that was once a sacred site, it is the gateway to a spirit-world where Celtic and Native American magicks mingle and leak into our own.In the overgrown garden of Tamson House, a Coyote Man waits, green children walk, and music rises to greet the moon. From the garden, a vast and primal wood is just one spirit-step away...and in that wood is something that threatens the very existence of Tamson House, and all who dwell within.

    Tolkien, it was also reprinted in My Favorite Fantasy Story, in The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories, in The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy and was finally released as free online fiction.

    Dark Masters of Padmasa want to end all freedom and color in the world and kidnap Princess Besita. If village dragon Bazil Broketail and his Orphanboy Relkin cannot prove their lighting mettle in an arena of honor, can they rescue Besita from Doom's fortress?

    In this novel, Crane is forced to resume the high-stakes game of a lifetime--and wager it all.

    But when a murder takes place - the first murder - an archangel is assigned to investigate...Teaming a story created by comics legend Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, Miracleman, Harlequin Valentine) with an adaptation by acclaimed, multi-award winning artist P. Craig Russell (The Sandman, The Ring of the Nibelung), this is guaranteed to become an instant classic!

    collected in Spiritwalk

    

    A search throughout the kingdom appears to be fruitless until the lovely Rosamund appears at the palace. She is intelligent and wealthy, as well as beautiful — certainly his equal, Raphael thinks. But what does the mysterious Rosamund think?

    Movie tie-in.

    

    

    There entities strange and wondrous roam the Netherworld––yet none as astonishing as the shape–shifting Catswold...Raised by the oldwitch Mag, Melissa discovers a perilous secret. She has more than one form––human girl and magical cat––and once inhabited two worlds. And it is her destiny to return to a mystic realm of wonder and terror, to do battle for her people's liberation and the crown that is rightfully hers.A man beset by tragedy, painter Braden West is intrigued by the calico cat who has charmed her way into his studio. But his "guest" is more than she seems, and Braden's very existence will be radically altered as he follows Melissa from the Hell Pit into the dread perils of an evil ruling court, thrust into the heart of a magical conflict with more at stake than he could possibly have imagined.

    But in the Slay and Rescue business, you're always on call . . . .

    

    When an ambasador from the far-off Tamul Empire begged for help, Sparhawk, Ehlana's champion and Prince Consort, was the Emperor's last hope. For surely the knight who had killed the evil God Azash could prevail against the terror in Tamul. But waiting for him was a glittering court seething with corruption, treachery--and the greatest danger Sparhawk would ever face!

    Contents: • You Can't Go Back • Ifrit • Lord Torpedo, Lord Gyroscope • Funnyfingers• Thieving Bear Planet• Berryhill• The World as Will and Wallpaper• Horns on Their Heads• By the Seashore • Selenium Ghosts of the Eighteen Seventies• Magazine Section• Or Little Ducks Each Day• Cabrito• Le Hot Sport• Gray Ghost: A Reminiscence

    Set in the sensuous & exuberant world of North European myth & saga, this epic of heroism & betrayal, incest & tragedy breathes life into an age of unequaled grandeur, bringing intimacy & poignancy to the tumult of legend.

    The pouting Micki Silver regretfully gets her wish - that she had never been born - when she visits a magical room of the toy museum and is plunged into a journey through time.

    WORLD TO WORLD ~ A lady strays from a garden path and enters a different realm. A castle harbors a secret cabinet and a golden key. A king wages dynastic war for control of three kingdoms. Thus, a saga that rivals the wondrous worlds of Middle Earth, Dune, and the hitchhiker's galaxy, sweeps us into a fabulous cosmos of pure imagination. Here, villains plotting to take control of an alternate world and a mysterious, magical woman seeking her destiny are catalysts. They ignite a splendid pageantry of battles and quests, poisonous love and triumphant passion, doomed loyalties and unsurpassed courage in this "lost" classic by one of the fathers of modern fantasy.~ THE ZIMIAMVIAN TRILOGY ~ Each of the books in this unique trilogy is an epic complete in itself. Read together, they form one of the greatest imagined worlds in fantasy literature. This new Dell edition contains recently discovered fragments of The Mezentian Gate, printed here for the first time, along with illuminating notes by E. R. Eddison scholar Paul Edmund Thomas, making this the most complete edition of Zimiamvia ever published.

    . . kids will eat right up--which is exactly what you want in an easy-reader. Cartoon illustrations remininiscent of Syd Hoff join right in with the suburban lunacy.--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.

    This new collection includes the story Jamie, a brilliant mainstream story about a mother's love for her newborn son.

    Their stubborn ways have resisted nomads, famine and drought for centuries. Strangers are not welcome in the Lands of the Sun, but many are drawn there by the promise of gold, fame, and adventure. Do you dare enter the Sun Dome lands? Sun County is a Gloranthan campaign supplement for the RuneQuest roleplaying game. Sun County contains: ? Four scenarios ready for play. ? Extensive historical notes on Sun County and its culture. ? Profiles of important persons and peoples of the region. ? New full description of Yelmalio cult. ? Extensive detailed encounter tables. ? Personal notes and observations of Jaxarte Whyded, Commissioner of the Imperial Census, on his travels through the land. ? Sundry useful and ornamental details of interest to the Gloranthan scholar."

    Admiring each other's work, they joined forces in the creation of "Way Up High" and "Here There Be Dragons". Roger had written the stories in the late 1960s and found Vaughn's work ideally suited to his text.Vaughn Bode once said of himself, "I am the crawly caterpillar, who is the cocoon, who is the butterfly, all at once. Right now ... Magick is with us all the time ..". Winner of a Hugo award, illustrator of countless comics, book covers, and magazines, Vaughn Bode died tragically in 1975.Here at last are these two wonderful stories available as a two book numbered slipcased set each individually signed by Roger Zelazny. Way Up High is the moving story of a little girl's friendship with Herman, the last pterodactyl "Here There Be Dragons" is the lighthearted tale of a king who wants a dragon as a surprise at his daughter's birthday party and the one sensible knight in the kingdom who is charged with this task. Edition limited to 1,000 copies.

    Boris'' mastery of the art of the fantastic, along with Doris''s spellbinding storytelling bring ancient legends into our modern world.'

    Set mostly inside of Santa's magical red sack, the action takes place in a land that most of us would call make-believe.

    Johin takes on a quest set by the charismatic stranger, Manny, whose claims about the importance of the River of Life are not believed by all his hearers.

    Many autobiographical in nature, all reflecting the powerful imagination for which he is famous, these ten stories span five decades of award-winning writing.Included are exceptional cat poems and an Afterword by Margo Skinner Leiber plus two cat poems by Karen and Poul Anderson.The 1,000 copy slipcased edition, signed by Margo Skinner Leiber and artist Rodger Gerberding, has a special 36 page tribute to Fritz by Justin Leiber, Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, Catherine Crook de Camp, L. Sprague de Camp, Harlan Ellison, Dennis Etchison, Stephen King, Judith Merril, Andre Norton, and Frank M. Robinson.T-1 • Fritz Leiber Tribute: Preface • essay by Ann R. HowlandT-3 • Fritz Leiber, Felines & Son • essay by Justin LeiberT-6 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Poul AndersonT-9 • Ballade of a Loss: Fritz Leiber 1910–1992 • poem by Karen AndersonT-11 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Robert BlochT-13 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Ray BradburyT-15 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Ramsey CampbellT-17 • Remembering Fritz Leiber • essay by Catherine Crook de CampT-19 • The Leiber– de Camp Duel • essay by L. Sprague de CampT-21 • ... And Last Words • essay by Harlan EllisonT-22 • A Few Too Few Words • essay by Harlan EllisonT-25 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Dennis EtchisonT-27 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Stephen KingT-30 • Emancipation Proclamation • essay by Judith MerrilT-32 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Andre NortonT-33 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Frank M. Robinsonix • Introduction (Gummitch and Friends) • (1992) • essay by Fritz Leiber19 • Space-Time for Springers • [Gummitch the Cat] • (1958) • short story by Fritz Leiber39 • Kreativity for Kats • [Gummitch the Cat] • (1961) • short story by Fritz Leiber53 • Cat's Cradle • (1974) • short story by Fritz Leiber75 • The Cat Hotel • [Gummitch the Cat] • (1983) • short story by Fritz Leiber97 • Thrice the Brinded Cat • (1992) • short story by Fritz Leiber107 • The Lotus Eaters • (1972) • short story by Fritz Leiber115 • Cat Three • (1973) • short story by Fritz Leiber127 • The Bump • (1972) • short story by Fritz Leiber133 • The Great San Francisco Glacier • (1981) • short story by Fritz Leiber143 • Ship of Shadows • (1969) • novella by Fritz Leiber207 • Earthbound • (1990) • poem by Margo Skinner209 • God and the Cat • (1981) • poem by Margo Skinner211 • A Sinister of Siamese • (1990) • poem by Margo Skinner213 • Lullaby for a Cat Named Fatima • (1990) • poem by Margo Skinner215 • Origin of the Species • (1958) • poem by Karen Anderson217 • Sestina of the Cat in the Doorway • (1959) • poem by Poul Anderson219 • Afterword (Gummitch and Friends) • (1992) • essay by Margo Skinner

    Aliens disguised as garbage cans invade Earth but meet their match in Mandy and Owen--two teenagers who fight them off by calling up some mythical characters on their computer.

    Free, they race to Europe to discover the answers to the vampiric heritage questions they've had for a long time - burning questions which the vampire Lestat would not answer for them.

    Twenty years have passed and the face of Talislanta has changed. The Sub-Men have been united by the mysterious Tirshata and the treasures of the Lyceum Arcanum have been revealed. This is a time of great heroes among the wreckage of a magical post-holocaust.A number of the archetypes were tweaked. The magic system received a major overhaul. The book contains over 50% new material since second edition!

    She cannot kill them, but she can get rid of them. Casting a spell, she unleashes a terrible enchantment - they are to be swans for 900 years, living in the most inhospitable lakes in Ireland.

    

    Annotations are lengthy, detailed, and evaluative, often comparing works to other similar titles. Approximately 160 of the 700 annotations are new to this edition; 50-100 others have been extensively revised. Fan publications, serials, periodicals with reference value and nongenre materials of interest to science fiction researchers are reviewed in addition to such standard tools as bibliographies, encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, and indexes. Major online resources and printed guides to the Internet have been added on a selective basis. The book also features core collection lists for academic, public, and personal research libraries. Aimed at librarians in academic and large public libraries.