The Painter Knight
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| Author | Lynn Flewelling |
| ISBN | 0553575430 |
With the Leran threat laid to rest, Alec and Seregil are now able to turn their attention to the ancient evil which threatens their land. The Plenimarans, at war with Skalans, have decided to defeat their ancient enemy by raising up the Dead God, Seriamaius. The early attempts at this reincarnation—masterminded...
| Author | Ellen Kushner |
| ISBN | 0553585940 |
This stunning follow-up to Ellen Kushner's cult-classic novel, "Swordspoint," is set in the same world of labyrinthine intrigue, where sharp swords and even sharper wits rule. Against a rich tapestry of artists and aristocrats, students, strumpets, and spies, a gentleman and a scholar will find...
| Author | Sarah Monette |
| ISBN | 0441014046 |
Felix Harrowgate was a dashing and powerful wizard until his former master wrenched Felix’s magic from him and used it to shatter the Virtu—the orb that is the keystone for the protection and magic of the wizards of the city. Felix has painfully clawed his way back to sanity, and his only chance to...
| Author | Delia Sherman |
| ISBN | 1885865244 |
In a medieval kingdom both like and unlike 13th C. England, a mysterious young man appears at the door of the palace kitchen, seeing to serve the king. In a lonely stone tower, a woman watches the world through her mirror of bronze. The young king mourns the death of his friend in battle and and puts off choosing...
| Author | Elizabeth Ann Scarborough |
| ISBN | 0441006000 |
Until I began to write this review, I didn't realize this was part of a series, so it definitely stands alone. However there are places which refer to a background story - this was not crucial but more details would've been nice.
I did enjoy the metaphysical exploration of different mythos from...
| Author | Mark Anthony |
| ISBN | 0553579347 |
Travis Wilder has been living in Castle City for some years when strange things start to happen: a disturbing meeting with an old preacher, mysterious signs on doors, the violent death of his friend Jack, an iron box with a dangerous content.. and at last Travis falls through a billboard into the foreign...
| Author | Tanya Huff |
| ISBN | 0756400384 |
This book's comprised of two of Huff's novels. The first, Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light is a modern fantasy set in Toronto. It's sort of a near-apocalypse story, as the conflict's due to an Adept of Darkness (a demon, in other words) infiltrating the city. He plans to access a gate which will unleash...
| Author | Jaida Jones |
| ISBN | 0553807706 |
With Havemercy, Shadow Magic, and Dragon Soul, the acclaimed writing team of Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett has fused magic and technology into something that can only be termed “magicpunk.” Their distinctive style, featuring a chorus of quirky first-person narrators and brilliantly sophisticated...
| Author | Storm Constantine |
| ISBN | 0765303485 |
Darquiel har Aralis lives among the hidden tribe of Olopade, in ignorance of his identity, and as he grows up, Darq realizes he is different from any other har. After a disastrous attempt to incept his closest friend, he attracts the attention of the mysterious Thiede, and learns that his origins are...
| Author | Elizabeth A. Lynn |
| ISBN | 0441006876 |
Watchtower was the first in a breathtaking fantasy trilogy...now the Chronicles Of Tornor continues. Kerris has spent seventeen years training his mind as scholar and scribe of Tornor. His brother Kel is one of the chearis - the dancing warriors of Arun - who teaches him the beauty of patterning. This...
| Author | Michelle West |
| ISBN | 0886778379 |
IN THE DOMINION --
those allied with the demons of the Shining Court feared the bargain they'd made. For to the kialli betrayal was a way of life, and every action was a means to gain greater power. And as the Festival of the Moon approached, the demon kin began to prey upon those in the Tor Leonne....
| Author | Michael Moorcock |
| ISBN | 1857983343 |
Michael Moorcock, Elric of Melnibonë (DAW, 1972)
Perhaps more than any fantasy series since The Lord of the Rings, the six "classic" Elric novels stand as the definitive fantasy novels. Not long after their original American publication in the authorized editions (with stunning Michael...
The Novels of Tiger and Del, Volume II
| Author | Jennifer Roberson |
| ISBN | 0756403235 |
I love having the volume's put together like this, much cheaper that way too! It also made it very easy to see what a difference there was from start to finish. At the start of this volume, I was not happy with Del and very worried for her sanity... and then it changes and its Tiger's sanity in question. Then...
