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David Gemmell Swords of Night and Day A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes-Druss and Skilgannon-are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Drenai. Yet men and women live in abject fear of the Joinings, abominable meldings of man and beast, and of their mistress, the dark sorceress known as the Eternal. None can stave off these ruthless foes. But what if the soul of one such hero could be called back from the void, his bones housed again in flesh? An ancient prophecy foretold that Skilgannon would return in his people's darkest hour. To most, this is a foolish hope. But not so to Landis Kan. For years, as the power of the Eternal grew, Kan
searched for the tomb of Skilgannon the Damned. And at last, he found it, gathering up the bones and performing the mystic ritual. But the reborn hero is an enigma: a young man whose warrior skills are blunted and whose memories are fragmented. This Skilgannon is a man out of time, marooned in a world as strange to him as a dream, remote from all he knew and loved. Or nearly all. Before bringing Skilgannon back, Landis Kan had experimented upon other bone fragments found in the hero's tomb. That ritual resulted in a surly giant who possessed astounding strength, but no memories. To Kan, he is a dangerous failure. To Skilgannon, this giant represents their last hope. As the ageless evil of the Eternal threatens to drown the Drenai lands in blood, two legendary heroes will once again lead the way to freedom.
Jacqueline Carey Kushiel’s Avatar The triumphant conclusion to this stellar trilogy set in Terra d'Ange. The land of Terra d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It's inhabited by the race that rose from the seed of angels, and they live by one simple truth: Love as Thou Wilt. Phedre no Delauney's path has been strange and dangerous. She has lain with princes and pirate kings, battled a wicked temptress and saved two nations. Through it all, her faithful companion Jocelin has been by her side, following the central pledge: Protect and Serve. But this pledge will be put to the test. The search for her childhood friend Hyacinthe, will take Phedre and Jocelin across the world - to a power so intense and mysterious, no one dare speak its name.
David Weber & John Ringo March to the Stars Roger Ramius Sergei Alexander Chiang MacClintock has had a really bad year. Bad enough to be the spoiled rotten fop of a prince no one wanted or trusted. Worse to be sent off on a meaningless diplomatic mission, simply to get you out from underfoot, with a bodyguard of Marines who loathe and despise you. Worse yet to be assumed dead and marooned for almost a year on a hell-hole planet while you and those same Marines fight your way through carnivorous beasts, murderous natives, and perpetual rain to the only starport. . . which is controlled by the Empire's worst enemies. Worst of all to have discovered that you were born to be a warrior prince. One whose bodyguards have learned the same lesson. And one haunted by the deaths of almost a hundred of
your Marines... for what you know now was an unnecessary exercise in political expediency. A warrior prince who wants to have a few choice words with your Lady Mother, the Empress of Man. But to have them, you, your surviving Marines, and your Mardukan allies must cross a demon-haunted ocean, face a civilization that is "civilized" in name alone and "barbarians" who may not be exactly what they seem, and once again battle against impossible odds. All so that you can attempt to somehow seize a heavily defended spaceport and hijack a starship to take you home. Yet what neither Roger, nor the Marines, nor his allies know is that the battle to leave Marduk is only the beginning. And that words with Roger's mother will be hard to come by. But that's all right. Because what the Galaxy doesn't know is that it's about to receive a fresh proof of an old truism: You don't mess with a MacClintock.
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A misfit in a family of super-acheivers, Jeanne is charged with finding a stolen family heirloom, a quest that takes her across the American Southwest, where youngsters are disappearing, in the company of a talking crystal skull. TP $30.95
Catherine Asaro The Moon's Shadow
former sec man, bent on revenge, unleash a private war against two local barons under the sweltering desert sun. PB $16.95
Steve Aylett Karloff's Circus A fourth trip to Accomplice (the Wonderland of a sick Alice) from one of the most critically lauded of British writers today. TP $29.95 Dummyland PB $19.95
Gregory Benford Beyond Infinity A billion years from now a human woman is created from data held in the Library of Life. A rogue element in an unstable universe, she draws the attention of a mysterious alien race who believe she is the key to changing all reality. PB $19.95
Gary A Braunbeck In Silent Graves After a tragedy claims the lives of his wife and baby, newscaster Robert Londrigan must enter a nightmarish realm of madness, truth and terror when his daughter's body is stolen from the morgue by a disfigured man. PB $17.95
Patricia Bray Devlin's Justice
Two young men on opposite sides- one who gave up everything to save an empire, while the other, born a prince, forced into slavery and now Imperator of Skolia - search for a way to bring peace, despite their people's thrist for war. PB $19.95
Having retreived the Sword of Light, the weapon of the Chosen One, Devlin of Duncaer now faces new challenges from Olafur, the ambitious Jorskian king who betrays him to his enemies, who now threatens to overrun the kingdom. PB $16.95
Anselm Audley Crusade
StevenBrust Sethra Lavode
Crusade completes the Aquasilva trilogy, whish has seen Cathan come of age in more ways that one. With deep politics, world builing and characterisation, this book will grip you. PB $18.95 Quick Review by Dan I really enjoyed this book with its grand scale reminiscent of Dune. In this final instalment of the series the war between the Domain and the followers of the other branches of religion and magic reaches its conclusion. The story is well told, the characters are believable and the plotline well thought out, without being overly preachy. I’d enjoy reading more set in this world or universe.
As an amibitious Dragonlord embarks upon a plan to rebuild the ruined Empire in his own name, the Phoenix Zerika, true heir to the throne, retreives the Imperial Orb from the Paths of the Dead and launches a climactic battle of sorcery and arms. HC $52.95
Edgar Rice Burroughs Illustrated by Allen St John
Lost On Venus Stranded on Venus, astronaut Carson Napier nevertheless finds his way on the mist-shrouded planet, falling in love with Duare, princess of Vepaja, and then seeking to rescue her from her enemies, who have kidnapped her. TP $30.95
Jacqueline Carey Kushiel's Avatar James Axler Hellbenders While trying to solve the mysteries of post-nuclear America, Ryan and his gang of rebels are forced to help an insane
Phaedre, accompanied by protector swordsaman Joscelin, journeys down a fabled river in order to rescue a childhood friend. Concludes the storyline from Kushiel's Dart & Kuchiel's Avatar. PB $19.95
Dan Brown The Da Vinci Code PB $21.95 Reviewed by Penny Symbologist Robert Langdon is called to a curious murder scene in the Louvre Museum not only as a consultant but also as chief suspect. Within minutes of his arrival he is on the run with the victim’s cryptologist granddaughter and engaged in trying to solve a treasure hunt that holds the secret to one of humanity’s oldest quests. The Da Vinci Code is a fast paced thriller that has a singular challenge – to resist the urgency of the storytelling and slow your reading down enough to absorb the details of the riddle and the history that surrounds it. The conflict that becomes personal for Langdon is between two organizations. The first is the ultra conservative (and actual) Opus Dei, a highly influential Catholic body that has a vested interest in the status quo, and the even more mysterious group – The Priory of Sion - so secretive that even the senior office bearers are barely known to each other. Brown skillfully makes the history of both organizations integral to the solution to the puzzle, and in doing so entwines rich historical detail, academic speculation and non-stop action. With Gibson’s Passion of Christ out as the latest interpretation of the ‘definitive’ gospel story, it is interesting to read something around the same subject that questions the nature of history itself, and the authority of those who decide what history is. However Brown is not a conspiracy fearing radical, but the trail of alternatives he uncovers makes for fascinating reading, and is a great starting point for further investigation. The DaVinci Code Online Bonus Random House has two online quizzes related to The Da Vinci Code – one based on the American cover (they have a copy to refer to on the site), the other a challenging web quest designed by Dan Brown. I did the web quest – it was fun and I only cheated (noticeboards are useful things!) once….if get started and really stuck send an email to Infinitas and I’ll help you along….you’ll find both at www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/davin ci (the web quest option is at the bottom of the screen once you have started the cover code cracking).
Jeanne Cavelos The Many Faces of Van Helsing An all-original anthology of short stories captures the diverse faces and feats of Van Helsing, the fames vampire hunter of
Bram Stoker's Dracula. Authors include Elizabeth hand, Tanith Lee, F Paul Wilson, Christopher Golden and more. TP $30.95
Dan Chernenko The Chernagor Pirates The troubled dual reign of Lanius and Grus is threatened by the civil war in the north and the thralldom of the Menteshe in the south, as the two kings race against yimr yo reclaim the Sceptre before the Banished One can unleash his vengeance. TP $30.95
The Bastard King Sicnce the loss of the Scepter of Mercy, the kingdom of Avornis has been threatene by it's magic-weilding neighbours, until King Lanius and King Grus risk everything to bring the missing scepter home. PB $18.95
Deborah Chester Shadow War Beginning his tenth and final life and awaiting the crowning of his empress, the aging Emperor Kostiman places the fate of the empress and the kingdom in the hands of a gladiator and former slave, Caelan E'non. PB $18.95
Ted Chiang Stories of your Life and Others An award winning story collection of first class science fiction. Eight stories in total, including one specially written for this book. TP $30.00
John Dalmas The Second Coming With chaos engulfing the world, governments on the edge of collapse and the global economy in ruins, Nagunda Aran, a charismatic miracle worker, gives hope to millions, but his concern is for the cosmic dis taster he predicts is looming. HC $49.95
David & Leigh Eddings The Elder Gods The Dreamers have the power to change the world with their dreams, they are sleeping gods. Four are awake and four asleep for alternating periods of 25,000 years. The moment at which they wake they are vulnerable and the Lord of the Wasteland knows it. TP $29.95 Review by David Review copies have strange covers, and a reviewing neophyte can fail to notice little details like the authors' names. I haven't read much David Eddings (or any Leigh) so I apologise in advance for where I reveal my ignorance of their oeuvre. Stylistically it won't be a huge surprise. I'm not a fan of David Eddings' writing style, but many are and if you're one of them then you'll probably find The Elder Gods quite acceptable. The subject matter, though, seems to be something of a departure. Its nearest living relatives include Zelazney's Amber series and Brust's To Reign in Heaven. Nations of mortals are drafted into a war by deities of impressive magical power, overwhelming personal magnetism, limited intelligence and minimal common sense. A child goddess, for instance, charms warriors into obeying her commands. It's obvious what harm her power could do in the wrong hands, and entirely plausible to the reader that her hands are, in the long run, just that. This adds some moral ambiguity to a storyline that's otherwise pretty much good guys versus bad guys. If you've liked other Eddings work, but felt the need of themes and plots less generic, then The Elder Gods is probably for you.
Matthew B J Delaney Jinn
Martin Edward Mysterious Pleasures
A secret from World War II causes problems in 2008, when a a serial killer in Boston is mutilating his victims horribly and leavign them bizzarely posed. The detectives in charge find themselves dealign with a sinister evil on a Pacific Island. PB $19.95
Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Crime Writer Association, an entertaining assortment of short fiction. Authors include Ian Rankin, Dick Francis, Ruth Rendell and others. TP $36.95
Robert Doherty Legend Donnchadh and Gwalcmai, two powerful humans from across the galaxy, head to Earth on a mission to once again stop the Airlia, who have seized power in the land of Atlantis, as they guard Excalibur through the centuries in preparation the final battle. PB $17.95
Robert Fleming Introduction by Tananarive Due
Havoc After Dark: Tales of Terror From Spanish Harlem to a Carribean Isle shadowed by a haunted voodoo moon, this collection spans traditional horror to political terror. TP $28.95
Eric Flint & Andrew Dennis 1634: The Galileo Affair
As the Thirty Years War continues, the inhabitants of Grantsville confront Cardinal Richelieu of France, who will do anything to stop a threat to his power. They also work to prevent plague in Venice and rescue Galileo from a heresy charge. HC $51.95
David Gemmell The Swords of Night And Day A thousand years after their deaths, Druss and Skilgannon have been resurrected by Landis Kan, desperate to fulfil a prophecy that predicted their return. He hopes that they will help the lands of Drenai in the darkest hour that is upon them. HC $59.95 TP $32.95
White Wolf Skilgannon the Damned had vanished after the triumph at Perapolis with the Sword of Night and Day. Three years later an unarmed priest stands against a mob. Skilgannon is back. And he['s travelling with Druss the Legend seeking a legendary temple. PB $21.95
Susan Grant The Legend of Banzai Maguire, Waking up in 2176 as a captive of the Emperor Prince of Asia, ASAF pilot Bree Maguire, after being rescued by Ty Armstrong, a sexy SEAL commander, must race against time to restore democracy to the world. PB $17.95
Martin H Greenberg & John Helfers (eds) Space Stations Fourteen stories centering around space stations, controlled by both humans and aliens, that are meccas for profit, danger and adventure. Authors include Timothy Zahn, Julie E Czerneda and Gregory Benford. PB $17.95
The spellbinding second instalment of the Tales of the Otori trilogy transports us into a mythical, medieval Japan, in a story of clashing powers, divided loyalties and passionate love played out on a dazzling landscape. PB $20.95
Jean-Francois Champollion is heralded as the man who first discovered heiroglyphics. This novel covers the story of his quest in 1828 to prove his theories and to save the treasures of the pharaohs from destruction. PB $18.95
Howard V Hendrix The Labyrinth Key
Master Hiram and King Solomon
Racing the Chinese to be the first to develop a quantum computer capable of breaking any code, US scientist Jaron Kwok disappears from his hotel, just before a major breakthough, causing both nations to hunt for what he had discovered. TP $28.95
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John G Henry Burden of Proof Whiel investigating a freak explosion on the Michaelson, Lt Paul Sinclair, ship's legal officer, places his life and career in jeopardy when he exposes a cover-up that is protecting a rising star in the officer corps and the son of a ruthless vice admiral PB $16.95
Laurell K Hamilton Circus Of The Damned
Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson Legends of Dune: The Machine Crusade
When a rogue master vampire hits town and clains Anita Blake as his servant, a war of the undead breaks out between the interloper and the city's Master Vampire, a situation complicated when Anita falls for handsome teacher with his own secret. Reprint. HC $47.95
Two decades after the conclusion of The Butlerian Jihad, the forces of humanity grow weary of their fight against the machines. The Cymeks plot to regain their lost power before their numbers and time run out. PB $19.95
Daniel Harns The Encyclopedia Chulhiana
Tracy Hickman & Laura Hichman Mystic Warrior
New 2nd edition has been entensively revised and contains over 150 additional pages & scores of new entries. Complete reference guide. Includes "A Brief History of the Cthulhu Mythos" from evolution of the genre in the 1920s to the present day. TP $36.00
In a world in which 3 connected realms Human, Goblin and Faery- are slowly being drawn together, Galen Arvad, a young man with magical powers, must escape the ritual that puts those with such powers to death, while discovering the fate that awaits him. HC $51.95
Lian Hearn Australian Author Grass For His Pillow
Christian Jacq Champollion the Eqyptian
Explores the uneasy freindship between King Solomon and master craftsman Hiram, a Phoenecian hired to build a temple on the rock of Jerusalem. PB $18.95
The War of the Crowns Continuing the story of Queen Ahhotep, Egypt's Joan of Arc, without whom the Valley of the Kings would never have existed. PB $18.95
Diana Wynne Jones A Sudden Wild Magic For aeons the mages of Arth have been looting Earth for ideas, innovations and technologies, while manipulating events and creating catastrophes for their own entertainment. Now this piracy is threatening Earth with total extinction. PB $17.95
Deep Secret All over the universe, Magids are maintaining the balance of magic by pushing people into doing the right things at the right time. Rupert Venables has been junior Magid for two years on Earth when his sponsor dies, and he has to find a new one. PB $17.95
Guy Gavriel Kay The Last Light of The Sun The fates of three powerful civilisationsthe Erlings of Vinmark, the Anglcyn kingdom and the Cyngael- clash in an evoctaive fantasy based on the legends of the ancient Celts, Anglo-Saxons and Norse culture. HC $51.95
Marvin Kaye (ed) The Dragon Quintet Five novellas exploring the world of dragons. Authors are Orson Scott Card, Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee, Elizabeth Moon and Michael Swanwick. HC $51.95
Greg Keyes The Briar King Two millenia after the Born Queen defeated the Skasloi lords, deadly creatures once again terrorise the land as the Briar King reawakens and the fate of the kingdom lies in the hands of a woodsman, a rebellious girl, a young priest and a new knight. PB $18.95
Mercedes Lackey Alta Raising a dragon from infancy to form that special bond, Tian dragon-boy Vetch
and his beautiful dragonet Avarte arrive in Alta, where he must gain the trust of his countrymen to fulfil his dream of becoming head of the Altan Jousters. HC $51.95
Arthur Machen The White People & Other Stories
Andre Norton Gods And Androids
Volume 2 of the Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machan. TP $30.00
Omnibus of Android At Arms and Wraiths of Time. Andas Kastor must discover if he is the rightful human Emporer of Inyange of an android double. An expert in African archeology is sent back to Ancient Nubia and plays a key role in preserving the culture. HC $49.95
Joust
Ian R MacLeod The Light Ages
Vetch, an abused Altan serf under the rule of the Tians, who control dragons, finds salvation in a Jouster and his dragon, who train him to be a dragon boy, letting him to learn the secrets of dragon tamingsomething which may help him become free. PB $17.95
In a Victorian England dominated by an industry and wealth creted through the power of magic, an ambitious young man finds himself torn between his love for his childhood sweetheart and his disdain for the world in which she yearns to belong. TP $28.95
Stephen Laws The Wyrm
Ken MacLeod Newton's Wake
An ancient evil, released from its dark grave, is determined to stop the inhabitants of Shillingham from tearing down the old gallows by unleashing a campaign of bloodshed and revenge. PB $17.95
Ursula K Le Guin Changing Planes Sita Dulip discovered, while stuck at an airport, how to change planes, literally. She could go anywhere because she was already between planes. A collection of armchair travel. HC $24.95
The Telling A new novel set in the Hainash universe, deals with Sutty, a young women on her first mission, who discovers a world where the faith known as The Telling has been banned, and instead worships pure science. PB $17.95
A epic of galactic conflict and human folly. Centuries ago, settlers and soldiers fled to the stars to escape the sentient Ais that engulfed Earth. The Hard Rapture took Earth's best minds away. The rest of us are about to discover where they went. HC $45.00
Laurie J Marks Fire Logic An epic tale of war, betrayal, magic, and love, follows three unforgettable characters as they join forces to save the peasceful country of Shaftal and change the world forever. PB $17.95
Vonda McIntyre Nebula Awards Showcase 2004
The Birthday of The World
An anthology of Nebula Award winning fiction. Includes works by this year's winners Neil Gaiman, Richard Chedwyck, Carol Emshwiller, Ted Chiang and others. TP $30.95
A collection of stories from Le Guin's Hainish universe. PB $17.95
L E Modesitt Jr Wellspring of Chaos
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After rescuing a neighbour's daughter from attack and finding a rape victim, Kharl, young mage and the finest cooper in Brysta, discovers that he has run afoul of Egen, corrupt son of the local ruler. HC $56.95
Stan Nichols Quicksilver Zenith Reeth Caldason is cursed with immortality and berserk fury, and is desperate to find a cure.He travels to Bhealfa where he finds himself entagled with a Resistance movement intent on founding a utopia free from tyranny. TP $29.95
William Nicholson The Society of Others The narrator is an alienated young man who sees no meaning to life, to get his family off his back he embarks on an adventure around Europe, which rapidly turnsd into an orgy of violence. By the author of The Wind Singer and Firesong. HC $34.95
Jody Lynn Nye The Lady and The Tiger Arriving on the alien paradise of Jardinor to assume her post of physician, Dr Shona Taylor, with her family, animals and alien ottle Chirwl, soon discover that the inhabitants of this planet are hiding a terrifying secret that could destroy them all. PB $16.95
Keith Olexa Absolutely Brilliant in Chrome A collection of new short stories and novellas by Phobos award-winning science fiction authors. Includes stories by Orson Scott Card, Larry Niven, Catherine Asaro, Doug Chiang and others. TP $30.95
Terry Pratchett & Stephen Briggs New Discworld Companion The Discworld is an unpredictable place, for sanity's sake you need a guide. Containing everything you need to know about the Discworld, this guide covers 8 books, from Jingo onwards, and includes diaries, plays and other spinoffs. PB $18.95
Robert M Price (ed) New Lovecraft Circle, The A collection of macabre tales by twenty top horror authors featuring pieces inspired by H P Lovecraft. TP $30.95
John Ringo & David Weber March to the Stars Stranded on Marduk with his Royal Marines protectors, spoiled prince Roger MacClintock experiences a change in attitude during a long journey back to civilistaion, an advenute that involves crossing a sea filled with dangerous monsters and enemies. PB $19.95
Francois Riviere & Serge Micheli Voyage Into the Deep: Jules Verne & Captain Nemo Graphic novel chronicling the imaginative adventures of Jules Verne during his writing of 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, inlcuding meeting an Indian princess on a quest, an orphaned boy and an eccentric artist known for his fantastical creations. TP $35.95
J D Robb Divided In Death
Sharon Shinn Angelica: A Novel of Samaria
Roarke's security specialist Reva Ewing is the prime suspect in a double homicide. She is accused of killing her adulterous husband and his lover. But despite having every reason for wanting both of them dead, Reva protests her innocence and Lieutenant Eve Dallas believes her. TP $32.95
Archangel Gaaron and his chosen lifemate, Susannah, risk everything to stop a mysterious group of black-clad strangers who bring down fire from the sky, destroying everything in their wake, as the fate of the entire worlds hangs in the balance. PB $19.95
Michael Romkey American Gothic
A debut novel which brilliantly blurs the boundaries between good and evil, male and female, human and non-human. Sexu ality, gender roles and the very essence of whatit means to be human are explored with a gripping narrative. TP $29.95
Devastated by the destrustion of his home and the massacre of his family, Civil War soldier Nathaniel falls prey to a sexy and irresistible demon and embarks upon existance as a vampire, unitl years later, he meets the one person who can restore his soul. PB $17.95
Fred Saberhagan Berserker's Star Having stolen a powerful weapon from the Space Force, pilot Harry Silver takes aboard passenger Lily, who hopes to rescue her husband from a dangerous religious cult on a treacherous planet where Harry finds himself investingating a deeper mystery. PB $17.95
Andy Secombe Limbo II It seems as if not all copies of 'The Book' have been destroyed, and one of its prophecies has become true. The Horsemen of the Apocalypse (and their four differently coloured horses) are after Rex Boggs, Wizard of Limbo. TP $30.00
Limbo Set partially in the fantasy world of Limbo, and patly in on Hove, amongst 'normal humans, this humorous fantasy has a Prophecy starting up that is causing mayhem to both places. PB $18.95
Charles Sheffield Resurgence Even though he has deciphered the ancient mysteries of the Artifacts and conquered the warlike Zardulu, Hans Rebka is faced with yet another challenge when a mysterious force begins destroying solar systems, forcing Rebka and his band to save the galaxy. PB $19.95
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Martin Sketchley The Affinity Trap
Neal Stephenson The Confusion While a group of slaves plots to escape servitude on a 16th century pirate ship, Eliza is forcibly returned to the court of the Sun King, where she become enmeshed in a web of international machinations. US HC $56.95 UK HC $59.95 TP $45.00
Caroline Stevermer Scholar of Magics, A Wild West adventurer and sharpshooter Samuel Lambert worries that he will be a fish out of water when he comes to Glascastle University to contribute his skills to the Agincourt Project, but the arrival of the Provost's sister turns his life upside down. HC $40.95
S M Stirling Conquistador: A Novel of Alternate History The discovery of an alternate nation through a secret portal provokes John Rolfe to establish power in this kingdom of 'New Virginia' but sixty years later in 2009, the land runs the risk of being overtaken. PB $19.95
Karen Traviss City of Pearl Environmental Enforcement opfficer Shan Frankland joins a mission to the planet of Cavanagh's Star only to run afoul of the planet's guardian, Aras, an omnipotent being that will destroy anything, or anyone, that threatens the world's native population. PB $17.95
Harry Turtledove Advance and Retreat King Avram, determined to restore unity to the kingdom of Detina and free the bond serfs, finds the civil war between North and South coming to a head when the use of sorcery becomes unpredictable,
forcing the South to battle on the North's territory. PB $19.95
Jaws of Darkness The murderous forces of Algarve begin to falter in their battle against the Habakkuk, a magical ship of ice that ferries dragons across the seas from the lands of Lagoas and Kuusamo. PB $19.95
Edo Van Belkom Blood Road In search of adventure, Amand, hitching rides from trucks, sets out towards the west, but her journey takes a nightmareish turn when she falls victim to a serial killer, who has a penchant for mutilating his victims. PB $15.95
F Paul Wilson Midnight Mass With the fall of the Soviet Union, the dark forces of vampires are engulfing the world, a small group of determined humans embark on a resistance that includes detroying the Vampire King of New York. HC $52.95
Philip Wylie Gladiator Hugo Danner is the strongest man of Eart due to an experiment carried out by his father, a scientist, but he is doomed to live a life of alienation because of his special strength and abilities. TP $33.95
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Blood Games A successful foreign businessman struggling to negotiate the treacherous webs of Nero's Rome, the vampire Saint Germain falls in love with Olivia, wife of a senator, and comes to the aid of Rogerian, two mistakes he must face in the arena. PB $17.95
Sarah Zettel In Camelot's Shadow Based on the poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight', this follows Risa of the Morelands, who, while fleeing from marriage to the sorceror Euberacon, encounters Sir Gawain, who hides her in the kingdom of Camelot. TP $28.95
David Zindell Lord Of Lies The Cup of Heaven has been wrested from the hall of Morjin the Liar by Valashu Elahad, seventh son of the King of Mesh. As Lord Guardian of the Lightstone, his task is to find Maitreya, the one person to whom its secrets will be revealed. PB $18.95
Young Adult Anna Ciddor Stormriders When Thora and Oddo help an Irish boy return home their voyage on a stolen ship ends in disaster. The children are castaway in a land of ice and snow with glaciers and rivers of lava. Will they ever see their homelands again? PB $14.95
Sandra Forrester Witches of Sea-Dragon Bay Beatrice and her friends Ollie, Cyrus and Teddy travel to an unusual beach resort, where the waters are filled with sea serpents and monsters. Beatrice her friends must travel in hot air balloons to the Eastern part of the Witch's Sphere. PB $12.95
Elizabeth Kay The Divide Felix is not your ordinary hero, he suffers from a life threateing illness. When his parents take him on a holiday, Felix faints and finds himself in a back to front world where magic and mythical creatures are real, and humans are legends. PB $16.95
Hot off the Presses! We’ve just received the latest full colour Discworld figurine catalogue. There’s a whole heap of new figures, including two chess set options, Death’s Study & Bathroom bookends, as well as characters from the recent novels.
Tanith Lee Piratica Taking place in a parallel world in the year Seventeen-Twelvety (approximately 1802) this almost historical adventure begins with 16-year-old Miss Artemesia Fitz-Willoughby Weatherhouse, or Art for short, coming to her senses in her select but dreary prison that is the Angels Academy for Young Ladies. She longs for the life her deceased mother Molly led and is determined to break out and rebel against her uneasy aristocratic father. Molly Faith was a notorious female pirate who coined and earned the feared nickname Piratica. TP $32.95
Ranulfo Danika Vs The Monster Slayer Danika confronts the Monster Slayer and his pet dog- Littlebutt, the Evil Ruler of the Underworld. A huge battle for the underworld is fought with cuddly toys, cats and dolls against Littlebutts army of dogs on the other side. PB $14.95
Emily Rodda Australian Author The Ghost of Raven Hill A group of students from Raven Hill High School form their own job agency to earn some pocket money for themselves. Very soon they're up to their necks in trouble and wrestling with a puzzle they have to solve, with the help of the Raven Hill Ghost. PB $6.95
Sorceror's Apprentice, The The Raven Hill gang is hired to clean up the local magic shop. Soon Tom and the gang are involved ina dangerous game that tests their wits and courage. PB $6.95
Jonathan Stroud Last Siege, The A chance encounter on the snowy slopes of a castle moat throws together 3 lonely teenagers. Spureed on by Marcus, the 3 break into the ruined castle, spending the night there, but a real siege occurs and things spiral out of control. PB $18.95
We’d like to place an order shortly, so come on in, have a look and let us know which ones you would like
UFOs, suppressed technology, NASA cover ups and more. Highly illustrated with patents, technical illustrations and photos. Classic on weird science. TP $36.95
William Henry Cloak of the Illuminati Thousands of years ago the stargate technology of the gods was lost. Mayan prophecy says it will return by 2012, concurrent with our alignment with the center of our galaxy. This will bring the birth of a new matrix and a new human. We are its elders. $37.95
Ian Pryor Peter Jackson From Prince Splatter to Lord of the Rings
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Peter Jackson's films are awash with blood and full of eye opening visions. This unauthorised biography follows Jackson from the budget 'Bad Taste' through to Oscar winning Lord of the Rings. TP $34.95
Gaming Related LOTR: War of the Ring Official Strategy Guide Mark Cohen $29.95
Mech Warrior Dark Age 8: Fortress of Lies Steven York After his uncle survives an assassination attempt, Erik is deployed to Shensi to persuade the governers of the Republic to forge an alliance against the House of Liao and soon discovers the Duke would sacrifice anything to come into power. PB $17.95
Vampire Dark Age Clan 10: Gangrel Tim Waggoner Book 10 in the Dark Age Clan series. PB $14.00
Robert Westall Ghost Abbey
Warhammer 40,000 Last Chancers : Annihilation Squad Gav Thorpe
When twelve year old Maggi, her father, and her twin brothers move to an old state home to renovate it, they think that it will be a new life for them. But it is haunted and it lures in people to help protect it, while harming anyone who might damage it. PB $16.95
Desperate for a chance to redeem themselves in the eyes of the immortal Emperor, the convict soldiers risk everything on a final dangerous mission that takes them across the galaxy to the killing fields of Armageddon , in search of a traitor. PB $20.95
Non Fiction
Space Wolf 3: Grey Hunter William King
David Hatcher Childress The Anti-Gravity Handbook Revised 3rd edition
When the dark forces of chaos seize one of their Chapter's holiest artifacts, Ragnar and his Space Wolf comrades embark upon a perilous quest to retrieve it before
Compilation of material on anti-gravity, free energy, flying saucer propulsion,
an ancient and terrible foe can be set free. PB $17.95
Space Wolf 2: Ragnar's Claw William King Space Wolf Ragnar emabrks upon his first mission as a Blood Claw, journeying from the jungle planet of Galt to the polluted urban areas of Hive World Vanam on his quest to find the very heart of Evil itself. PB $17.95
Warhamme r Ambassador 2: Ursun's Teeth Graham McNeill In this sequel to The Ambassador, ex general Kaspar von Velten returns to his diplomatic post in the court of the Tsarina, only to be caught up in a race against time to fidnthe agents of Choas hidden in the city before they destroy the city. PB $17.95
Hellbrandt Grimm 2: Some Swift and Brutal Hand Mitchel Scanlon PB $17.95
World of Darkness Judgement Trilogy 3: Judgement Day Baugh Bruce Book 3 of 3 in the Time of Judgement Trilogy. PB $15.95
Media The Butterfly Effect James Swallow Struggling with the psychological effects of his repressed childhood memories, a young man - Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher) - devises a technique of travelling back in time to inhabit his childhood body. As he attempts to mend the broken lives of those closest to him, he finds that every trip into the past brings chaotic results into the present, leading him to travel back again and again, causing irreparable damage. PB $22.95
Hellboy Yvonne Navarro Brought into the world through a pagan ritual, Hellboy struggles to come to terms with his powers, which make him the world's greatest paranormal investigator, but also keep him isolated from society. PB $17.95
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Stephen Hand Novelisation of the new film. PB $22.95
Angel Nemesis Scott & Denise Ciencin
When Fred's old school friend is murderd, she decides to take up her research position to uncover the truth behind the murder. But when the worlds of science and the supernatural collide, Fred needs all her smarts and wits to solve the case. PB $12.95
Blackadder Blackadder: The Anniversary Collection Richard Curtis & Ben Elton
storm nearly drowns a group of students. Is Smallville under a curse? PB $16.95
Star Wars Jedi Quest 8 Changing Guard Jude Watson Obi-Wan, Anakin and another pair of Jedi must try to retrieve an evil scientist from a planet run by criminals. They go undercover as criminals, but will Anakin learn too much about the seamier side of the Galaxy? PB $9.95
Full cast dramatisation. CD $135.00
Doctor Who BBC Novels Halflife Mark Michalowski The Doctor's not himself, he's not quite sure who he is. It doesn't help that he's forgotten why he came to the colony world of Espero in the first place. Before long he's engaged in the search for a time bomb that could affect Espero and the Doctor. PB $14.95
Empire of Death David Bishop In 1863 the British Empire is effectively without a leader. Queen Victoria's last hope after the death of Prince Albert is a secret séance. The Doctor and Nyssa are coming to terms with the loss of Adric and Tegan and visit the Great Exhibition of 1851. PB $14.95
Always wanted a TARDIS? Now you can buy one for yourself. As part of the 40th anniversary of Doctor Who, a limited run of 1/10 scale hand painted poly-resin TARDIS models have been produced. Size 135mm x 135mm x 270mm Infinitas will be ordering our stock in the next few weeks, so order now to avoid disappointment. Smallville Control Suzan Colon Clark has two weaknesses, the green meteorites which can kill him, and now red ones. The red rock seems to make him cooler, more popular and brave enough to declare his love for Lana, but it is also affecting his judgement and control. PB $16.95
Curse Alan Grant Dogs begin dying mysteriously, a man is found in an open grave and a sudden
2005 Calendars and DiariesOrdering Now! If you’ve got a favorite show or actor that you’d like a calendar for, let us know, and we’ll see if we can find one for you. Place a pre-order from our list below and we will order it for you. Calendars • Star Trek Original Series • Star Trek Ships of the Line • Star Trek Enterprise • Star Wars • Harry Potter & Prisoner of Azkaban* • Doctor Who • Van Helsing • Farscape • Thunderbirds (movie or classic) • The Crow • CSI • Stargate SG1 • Charmed • Spiderman II • Sarah Michelle Gellar • Buffy • David Boreanaz* • Orlando Bloom* • Viggo Mortensen • Tolkein • Series of Unfortunate Events Day-To-Day • Guide to Middle Earth, • Star Trek • Star Wars Diaries • Tolkein * slimline or mini calendars also available
Role Playing Games We will happily order any role playing game that you would like to purchase if we don’t already have it in stock. Most products arrive in one week. Laws of Judgement Comprehensive guide to presenting the Time of Judgment for all MET live
roleplay games. Includes new rules & systems born of the End of Times and ready-made doomsday scenarios. HC $44.00
Call of Cthulhu Cthulhu Dark Ages RPG
standard D&D rules you can choose from to fit your campaign's style of play. HB $77.00
Everquest Solusek's Eye
Is a complete RPG presenting the era of the Dark Ages (c. 1000 AD) and the continuing threat posed by denizens of the Cthulhu Mythos as described by H. P. Lovecraft & other writers. A must for Call of Cthulhu & Lovecraft fans. $48.00
History and present details of the complicated environment around Solusek's Eye, inc settlements of goblins, kobolds, and gnomes as well as the Citadel of Krombal. Plus a sneek-peek of some of the new material that will appear online in Everquest II. $40.00
d20 Adventure II Compilation
Exalted Blood & Salt
Another 288 page book filled with 24 adventures suitable for all levels of play & experience. Cities, dungeons, dragons, evil tyrants, ninja treachery, samurai dishonour and undead hordes. $60.00
Details the Lintha Family's organisation, history & dark practices, and the geography, culture and history of the lands of An-Teng, an ancient civilisation north of the Silent Crescent. Also describes many of the gods & monsters of the Southewestern Ocean TP $40.00
Chaositech Designed by Monte Cook, this book introduces chaos-powered items that resemble both technology & magic. It also contains rules for chaos magic, inc dozens of new spells, original skills, feats & prestige clsses. Info on major chaos cults, mutation rules. $40.00
d20 Modern Weapons Locker Inside you'll find a fully illustrated arsenal ranging from pistols to submachine guns to grenade launchers and antimateriel rifles. This book provides detailed descriptions and statistics for each firearm. $66.00
Dice Ultimate Fantasy Dice Set Nice looking transparent dark blue dice set in a dice bag with a funky rune- filled circle on the outside. Includes - d4, 3 x d6, d8, 2 x d10, d12, d20 $14.00
Time of Judgement Dice Set Roll for the End of the World. Follow the course of the end of the World of Darkness with this unique dice set. Comes with 10 d10 dice & a velvet dice bag with the World of Darkness symbol on it. Very cool. $14.00
Dungeons & Dragons Archfiends Expansion Pack Brace yourself for a random encounter dominated by demons, devils, & other outsiders, along with a horde of heroes. Each pack contains 8 random pre- painted miniatures with stat cards. 60 miniatures in the set. Box $20.00
Unearthed Arcana An inexhaustible source of new rules to introduce to your D&D game. Inside are ideas, options, and alternatives to the
Ravenloft Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey Discover the history & customs, unlock the magic & mystery of the Shadow Fey. A section for DMs gives guides for creating new shadow fey and campaigns ideas for these elusive denizens of the Shadow Rift, in all their sinister beauty. $46.00
Scarred Lands Echoes of the Past: The Slarecian Legacy Explores the mysterious & potent slarecians, a race with a significant role in the Scarred Lands. Learn of their origins in prehistory, the fall of the mighty subterranean Slarecian Empire, and the legacy they have left behind. $48.00
Spycraft Agency Presents 100s of new agent options for specialists, recruits, operatives, handlers, and Controls. Training programs. Division Dispositions. Intelligence resources. Agency creation rules. PC backgrounds. Mission generators. New NPC classes and heap more. $50.00
Swashbuckling Adventures/7th Sea Rapier's Edge A collection of ready to play adventures. Plot seeds & hooks spanning every corner of Theah. A new live-action scenario Giovanni Villanova's Grand Ball. Update of Thean history up to 1675. Compatible with SA d20 & 7th Sea RPGs. $50.00
World of Darkness Time of Judgement The Final Chapter. The End is Here.This is the final book for the World of Darkness as you know it, and helps
resolve the stories of five different games: Demon, Hunter, Changeling, Mummy and Kindred of the East. This is the mother of all finales. $60.00
Mage: Ascension The Tenth Sphere revealed. Prepare for Final Judgment. The Day of Judgment is at hand. As the gods tally each soul's due, mages struggle against their rivals to tip the scales of Karma in their favour, unleashing awesome powers, heedless of Paradox. $60.00
For the men in your life, or the boy within.
Blokey Stuff is a fascinating store in Parramatta’s historic Civic Arcade in George Street. Do you ever need a gift for a bloke? Do you deserve a reward for yourself? We stock a wide range of toys for blokes of all ages and interests. Come and see what we’ve got and treat yourself or someone you love… Beer Stuff - Wine Stuff - 2 Way Radios – Hats -Telescopes Microscopes – Binoculars – Torches – Lighters – Cufflinks - Themed Hankies – Good Socks - Chef’s Knives – Barometers –Alcohol Breath Testers – Key Rings - Magic Kits – Pedal Cars - Books – Train Videos Coffee Stuff – Fossils – Office Safes Nostalgia - Pocket Knives – Joke Coffee Mugs - Leatherman Multitools - Gardening Stuff - BBQ Stuff Model Cars – Sexy Stuff - Shaving Stuff – Hair Clippers - Board Games – Chess Sets - Toys - Playing Cards – Watches- Pens - Dressing Gowns – Clockwork Robots – Holden Jigsaws – Gum Ball Machines – Astronomy Posters - and more…… One minute walk from Infinitas, you’ll be pleased whe n you’ve found us: Shop 22, Civic Arcade 48 George St. Parramatta 2150 (Opposite Officeworks, near Infinitas)
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2004 Ditmar Award Nominations The Ditmar Awards recognize excellence by Australians in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. The 2004 Ditmar Awards will be presented at Conflux, the 43rd Australian National Science Fiction Convention that will be held in Canberra from 23-26 April 2004. You must be registered for Conflux to vote, registration and voting forms are available by contacting the store. Voting closes April 15th , 2004.
Professional Categories Novel The Etched City, K J Bishop The High Lord, Trudi Canavan Abhorsen, Garth Nix Fallen Gods, Jonathon Blum & Kate Orman* Orphans of Earth, Sean Williams & Shane Dix Novella or Novelette Alien Space Nazis Must Die, Chuck McKenzie * (Elsewhere) Sigmund Freud & the Feral Freeway, Martin Livings (Agog!) Louder Echo, Brendan Duffy (Agog!) Uncharted Leigh Blackmore (Agog!) Rynemonn, Terry Dowling (Forever Shores) La Sentinelle, Lucy Sussex (Southern Blood)
Short Story The Mark of His Hands, Chuck McKenzie * (Orb 5 April The Singular Life of Eddie Dovewater, Deb Biancotti* , Agog! Kijin Tea, Kyla Ward*, Agog! Room for Improvement, Trudi Canavan, Forever Shores The Truth About Pug Roberts, Kirstyn McDermott, Southern Blood Frozen Charlottes, Lucy Sussex, Forever Shores
Collected Work Agog! Terrific Tales, Cat Sparks*, Agog! Press Elsewhere, Michael Barry, CSFG Publishing Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Nigel Read, ASIM Publishing Cooperative Southern Blood, Bill Congreve*, Sandglass Enterprises Forever Shores, Peter McNamara & Margaret Winch, Wakefield Press
Best Artwork Axis Trilogy cover by Greg Bridges (written by Sara Douglass)
Elsewhere cover by Les Petersen (edited by Michael Barry) Agog! Terrific Tales cover by Cat Sparks* (edited by Cat Sparks) The High Lord cover by Les Petersen (written by Trudi Canavan) Fables & Reflections 5 cover by Trudi Canavan (edited by Lily Chrywenstrom)
Fannish Categories Fan Writer – For a work or body of work . Bruce Gillespie Edwina Harvey Danny Oz (nee Heap) Grant Watson Paul Ewins
Fan Artist – For a work or body of work. Les Petersen, Battle Elf (Conflux) poster Dick Jenssen, Extensive body of work Phil Wlodarczyk, Cartoons in Ethel the Aardvark Miriam English, Diverse Universe & Solar Spectrum 3
Fan Production – For work in any medium. Swancon 2003 Opening Ceremony & Video, Swancon 2003 Committee Spaced Out website, Geoff Allshorn & Miriam English Elsewhere Book Launch, CSFG The Mega Panel, Aaron Jacks & Mitch (Continuum 2003) Mondays’s Perfect Match, Ian Mond (Continuum 2003)
Fanzine – For work in any medium. The Australian SF Bullsheet, Edwina Harvey & Edwin Scribner Three-Eyed Frog, Paul Ewins & Sue Ann Barber Fables & Reflections, Lily Chrywenstrom Dark Animus, James Cain No Award, Russell B Farr
Fandom is my life, Danny Oz (nee Heap)
Special Award Categories The William Atheling Jr. Award – For the writing or editing of criticism or review pertaining to the genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Bruce Gillespie Jonathan Strahan Lee Battersby Jason Nahrung Grant Watson
Best New Talent K J Bishop Ben Peek* Brendan Duffy Glenda Larke Anna Tambour Monica Carroll *Infinitas would like to congratulate the following current or former members of the Infinitas Writers Group for their Ditmar nominations: Jonathon Blum & Kate Orman Chuck McKenzie Deb Biancotti Kyla Ward Cat Sparks Bill Congreve Ben Peek
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News Stargate Atlantis will debut on the Sci-Fi Channel in the US on July 16th 2004, with a 2 hour premiere. It will then follow Stargate SG1 in it’s regular timeslot. To see the official website check out www.stargateatlantis.com.
Stephen Donaldson has commenced work on the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, a four book series, with Runes of Earth due late 2004. Film rights to the entire series have been optioned.
David Farland’s Runelords books are coming to a big screen near you. The trilogy of movies is due to start filming in Prague in mid 2004.
J D Robb’s In Death series has been optioned by Fox 2000 for Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey’s Icon Productions for a full length feature film. Books 18 (Divided in Death, see new release listing) and 19 in the series are due for release this year.
Stephen King’s latest television series, Kingdom Hospital, which debuted in March on the American ABC to lacklustre ratings, has had further disappointment, with continuing downbeat ratings results.
First actor named for the Earthsea miniseries, to be produced by the Sci-Fi Channel, is Isabella Rossellini, who will be playing High Priestess Thar.
Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series has been optioned by Red Eagle Entertainment. Apparently the plan is to start with a screenplay for Eye of the World, and then continue on with the franchise should it prove successful. Jordan currently states that there will be at least 12 novels (excluding prequels) in the series.
After the success of the recent miniseries, the Sci-Fi Channel has commissioned 13 episodes for a new series of Battlestar Galactica. All the principle cast from the miniseries have joined the show.
Joss Whedon’s latest production will be the big screen debut for Firefly, the ill-fated science fiction show. Following the successful US DVD release, Universal Pictures announced on March 3rd that they will produce Serenity. The movie will feature all the original cast and will pick up where the show left off, but be written so that newcomers won’t be wondering what they’ve missed.
Doctor Who The new Doctor Who has been announced… Christopher Eccleston has starred in a number of films including ExistenZ, Gone in 60 Seconds, Let Him Have It and Shallow Grave The writing team for the new Doctor Who series has just been announced: Mark Gatiss (creator of The League Of Gentlemen), Steven Moffat (Coupling), Paul Cornell (Doctor Who author) and Rob Shearman (another Who author), the team is being led by Russell T. Davies. The Who team is currently in talks which may allow fan favourites, the Daleks, to return with the new show! And in more Who related news, the fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, will be moving in to Glenbogle, in the new series of Monarch of the Glen, as Archie’s offbeat uncle.
H G Wells’ War of The Worlds is set to hit the big screen too. Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise have announced plans to make a new movie of the classic story, with Cruise likely to produce and star in it.
In a recent online chat as part of World Book Day, J K Rowling speculated that there might be stories about the Harry Potter crew after their Hogwarts graduation. She has always stated previously that there will only be 7 books. She also stated that book six is well underway, but there is no release date yet, as it is not complete and the date would be up to her publishers to decide.
This year’s Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America has been given to Robert Silverberg.
Paizo Publishing announced that it will resurrect the classic pulp magazine Amazing Stories in July. The magazine, which was first published in 1926, will be relaunched as a monthly magazine with both cutting-edge fiction from top authors and coverage of the entire spectrum of SF, fantasy, superheroes and supernatural horror, the publisher said. The first issue of Amazing Stories this century will run 84 pages and carry a cover price of $5.99 (US). Dave Gross, editor-in-chief of Star Wars Insider, will also helm Amazing Stories.
Star Wars fans can cheer, the latest news has the classic trilogy of Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, set to be released on DVD at last. The movies are set to be released as a box set only, including a fourth disc of special features, on September 21st in the States, will local release to follow before Christmas. All films will be presented in digitally remastered formats with state of the art picture and sound quality. The one gripe that might occur though, is that it seems that Star Wars: A New Hope is most likely to be the director’s cut, and not the original release of the movie.
Websites of Interest Have you ever wondered which was biggest, Babylon 5, a Spacedock, Rama or the Probe from Star Trek IV check out http://mirror.wolffelaar.nl/zardalu.sytes.net/ For the Cult TV junkie check out http://geos.tv
Bestsellers for March General Release Ninety East Ridge New Spring Pandora’s Star Victorious Opposition The Warmasters Media & Gaming Scream of the Shalka Empire Of Death Extinction Luck Be A Lady Monster Island
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Dan’s Recommendations Valdemar series Crusade Machine Crusade Anderson
Mercedes Lackey- totally addictive Anselm Audley Brian Herbert and Kevin J
Some of Tim's favourites Old & new, get this reading behind you . Ash Belgariad Foundation series Rider at the Gate Use of Weapons Footfall
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Mary Gentle: not a nice story. David Eddings: did childhood developing into manhood well. Isaac Asimov: Especially liked the later books in the series. C J Cherryh: like a scary western. Iain M Banks: does nasty weapons well. Niven & Pournelle: "Why negotiate before we have tested our relative strengths in battle?" Terry Pratchett: I remember a time when Mort was the best escape.
Pre-Order Now! Selected New Releases for Upcoming Months May Terry Pratchett Wee Free Men (PB) Terry Pratchett Hat Full of Sky (HB) sequel to Wee Free Men David Weber Windrider’s Oath (HB) includes free CD Kevin Ryan Van Helsing The Novel- Major movie release Nora Roberts & JD Robb Remember When (PB) Emily Rodda Isle of the Dead (PB) June Raymond Feist Fiona McIntosh Lian Hearn Stephen King Dan Simmons July JK Rowling
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