Tightly bound and clean within

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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.
  • Book 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.

  • An aging spinster has her head turned by a charismatic opportunist and is initially flattered - but misgivings soon set in. One night she finds herself lost in the cold, wet fog alone with him and through the help of a blind girl makes her escape. She is taken in to convalesce at a farm called Tetherstones, located near some old druid stones, a scene of a past tragedy and home to family secrets. The master of Tetherstones is a large brute of a man, more gladiator than farmer, and the heroine finds herself strangely attracted by him. Is a new start possible for either one of them or will the past win out?
  • Book V of Jerry Cornelius. Una and  Catherine - lovers, revolutionaries and time travellers extraordinare - are now flashing through the dimensions in a dazzling kaleidoscope of real and imaginary twentieth centuries, a riotous extravaganza of alternative pasts, presents and futures in a madly unpredictable trip...filled with unruly, catastrophic and fantastic adventures. With Jerry Cornelius and a host of Moorcock creations close at hand, the action is immense! Cover art by Melvyn Grant.
  • Book II of Landover. A year has passed since Ben Holiday bought the Magic Kingdom and claimed his throne despite the machinations of the wizard Meeks. Three loyal friends have come to his aid: the incompetent Court Wizard Questor Thews; the Court Scribe, Abernathy (a talking dog) and the lovely Willow who is sometimes a tree. Ben now dreams of a former partner, Miles, in grave trouble. Questor also dreams - of finding the lost books of magic; and Willow meets, in her sleep, a black unicorn with a gold bridle. But Ben, on his return to Earth, finds Miles in the best of spirits. He returns to Landover - and no-one seems to know him. Questor's magic books are damaged, and Willow, who has gone to see her mother about the unicorn, has not yet come back.  Meeks is gloating - he sent the dreams and now he has the medallion that gives the King the power to summon the Paladin, that mysterious knight-protect. Not only that, Meeks has assumed Ben's appearance and Ben looks like a vagrant.  Ben is outcast, recognised only by his enemies and unable to seek help from the Paladin.  The only thing that might help is the prism cat - whatever that is! Cover art by  Steve Stone.
  • In the hot weather at the height of the Long Vacation, solitary don Dr. Wiston observes his colleagues Born and Thomas conducting experiments in ESP on a room overlooking the college court. The devil finds work for idle hands and Dr. Wiston, with nothing better today, invites the melancholy Born to a sinister meal at which he introduces a darker element to his innocent colleague's unconscious. Now Born is haunted by the black stone mirror, the Devil's Looking-Glass, once owned by - among others - the Elizabethan magus Dr. John Dee. As Thomas loses control of his subject to Wiston, events move helter-skelter to a terrifying climax in the British Museum. Cover art by Alan Powers.

  • 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.
  • If the Black Death of 1948 had killed three-quarters of the population of Europe instead of one-quarter - what would have happened to the world? Europe, weakened by such a catastrophe, would probably have been conquered by the Turks and the Americas would have remained in the hands of the Aztecs, Incas and other tribes. In this alternate world, 18 year-old Dan Beauchamp of New Istanbul (London) sets off the make his fortune in Mexico where the mighty Aztecs rule. When he arrives he hears that the nephew of King Moctezuma XII will reward followers who help him build a new empire and he joins the expedition to the Upper Hesperides, travelling in coal-powered Aztec automobiles. When this mad venture turns out badly, Dan becomes involved in other glittering schemes for winning golden empires, bringing him many marvellous and funny adventures on the way. Cover art by Terry Oakes.
  • 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.