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Book II of The Saga of Steeleye. Steeleye fights for Control of the Wideways, facing either death at the hands of the Sideways Man, or one thousand years as master of the Wideways, a mind-blowing prismatic rainbow that opens the pathway to infinity. Only Steeleye could hope to triumph over the relentless cunning of his dreaded arch-enemy, the Sideways Man. Cover art by Jim Burns. -
The blue-painted wizard appeared and spoke to Finnian. "You let a man die today because you couldn't be bothered!" "It wasn't my business." "You think nothing in life is your business!" the wizard howled. "But I'll make it so things will be!" Finnian waited alert, ready to kill if the wizard voiced a curse, but he only looked hard and said: "From now on, as long as you stay in my land, you will aid any man or woman in need of help." That didn't sound so bad..until Finnian discovered the whole realm needed help!
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An interesting look at a woman who rose from a common milliner to become the wife of Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister. Born Mary Anne Evans, she had great influence on her two husbands, helping to propel her second husband Disraeli to the highest official post i England. A woman of little culture and no education, yet she charmed the heart out of Disraeli, he who had all London at his feet when he flung himself at hers; he, who - when Queen Victoria offered him a peerage - asked that it would be given instead to her whom he named "the perfect wife". -
2010 - almost the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic. The remains of the great ocean liner lie 4 kilometres down on the Grand Banks of the Atlantic Ocean, an endless reminder of man's technological frailty in the face of natural perils. But now, the urge to raise the wreck is irrestistible. From the West comes one solution; from the East another. Both are marvels of technological imagination; both can succeed. But there are other powers at work and the wreck may yet hold a surprise or two for those who would return her to the eyes of the world. -
Stronghold: Melanie Rawn
$7.00Book I of Dragon Star. A generation of peace lies in shreds as a seemingly unstoppable invasion force lays siege to Prince Rohan's realm. For Andry, the Lord of All Sunrunners at Goddess Keep, it signals the start of a nightmare made real - the fulfillment of his visions of disaster to come. It will fall to the High Prince Rohan and his son Pol to fight the enemy with every weapon at their command - their valiant warriors, sun, moon, stars, dragons - even the Desert itself. But who can banish the fear that the invasion is not only the end of a dream of peace, but the beginning of the end of their entire world? Cover art by Michael Whelan.
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Star Trek No. 80. Timshel was once the vacation spot of the galaxy, full of culture, natural beauty, and friendly, hospitable inhabitants. But now Timshel has cut itself off from the universe. No one is allowed to enter or leave. Concerned, the Federation has sent agents to investigate, but none have returned. Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise are shocked to discover the truth: the people of Timshel have succumbed to an insidious new technology that guarantees every citizen total pleasure, a soul-destroying ecstasy that has enslaved their entire civilization. Kirk and Spock have faced many threats before, but now they must deal with the most seductive menace ever - perfect happiness. Based on a story by Theodore Sturgeon. -
A novelisation of the Carlo Ponti film of Noel Coward's 1936 play Still Life. A chance meeting in a cafe, a piece of grit delicately removed by a gentleman from a lady's eye - and an affair is born; a brief yet unrelenting emotional tug-of-war between two people whose desire clashes with the facts of their lives. Anna is married to Graham and happily content with her home and children; Alec is trapped in a loveless marriage with cool, uninvolved Melanie, using his work as a doctor for fulfillment. Passion is ignited, then comes the test - can their dream become lasting love or will it founder on the rocks of reality? By the author of Island In The Sun. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/island-in-the-sun-alec-waugh/
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Legend said the Empire Stone was larger than a fist and could light a man's path in the dead of night. Fashioned by the Gods - or demons - it could bring awesome power and untold riches to anyone who possessed it. But it was lost when the city of Thyone was destroyed. The Year of the Mouse has begun badly for Peirol of the Moorlands. Having fallen in with Koosh Begee and his gang of tricksters, he taken to gambling. And he's lost. Peirol soon realises he's been trapped and Begee forces him to recover a long-lost gem from a ruined temple. Peirol begins an incredible adventure of danger, magic and mystery, ruthless warlords and wild sorcerers in search of the fabled Empire Stone. Cover art by David O'Connor. -
Thirty years ago the Empire of humans found, investigated and decided to use a blockade of space ships to prevent the spread of an alien culture called the Moties, who inhabited a single star system and were only just discovering faster-than-light travel. Now, because of a change in the stellar neighbourhood, the Moties will be able to leave their home system and spread across the galaxy, which will be bad for mankind because they combine great ingenuity with rapid and unstoppable population increase. Horace Bury, a wealthy trader, and his pilot Kevin renner (who is actually a serving member of the Imperial Space Navy) have spent the last thirty years travelling the Empire checking that no Moties have escaped; now they return to the Motie system to try to prevent the expected breakout. Their only real weapon is a symbiotic worm which can stop the continuous cycle of population increase that has caused so many problems. As soon as they enter the Motie system they are taken prisoner. Their plans have to be revised to find a solution that will be acceptable to both the Empire and the Moties. Cover art by John Harris.
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