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Threshold: Sara Douglass
$50.00A shadow is looming over the hot southern land of Ashdod - the shadow of Threshold, the Pyramid which the Magi are building to send them into Infinity. Thousands of slaves have been used in the construction of Threshold. Tirzah, a young glass worker, has a secret gift - she can communicate with glass. And what the glass screams at her every time she touches her drives her to despair. Because something is waiting in Infinity - waiting for the final glass plate to be laid, for the capstone to be cemented in blood - waiting to use Threshold to step from Infinity and into Ashdod. Boaz, Master Magus, is watching Tirzah. He knows she's hiding something and he'll do whatever it takes to discover it. Cover art by Shaun Tan. -
Crossroads Adventures III. The reader's decisions will determine whether Parras Corbalin can find and rescue Lord Valentine's kidnapped son before the planet is plunged into a war by the power-mad terrorists. Cover art by Doug Beekman. Illustrations by Todd Cameron Hamilton. -
Book III of The Celtic Crusades. A thousand years after its disappearance the fabled Grail has been found and the Knights Templar will stop at nothing to possess it. Led by the ruthless and corrupt Renaud de Bracineaux, the warrior monks embark on a dangerous and deceitful quest to possess the Holy Cup. Only one person stands in their way - Cait, a young woman raised on the Crusader tales of her grandfather, Murdo and father, Duncan. She is determined to claim the prize herself and guided only by a handful of coded clues from a stolen letter, Cait and her small band of knights make their way from the dungeons of Damascus to the marbled palaces of Aragorn and beyond, deep into the heart of Moorish Spain and a world unseen by Christians for over 400 years. The race quickly escalates into a deadly battle of wits and will; two implacable foes both seeking possession of the most valuable object in all Christendom - the Mystic Rose. Cover art by Mick Posen. -
The Fall of Shannara II. Tensions in the Four Lands are high. The mysterious force that laid waste to Paranor has revealed a more human face. While some gain a new understanding of the invaders and what they are after, others continue their existing quests even as the peril rises. For what looked to be a formidable invading force proves only the forerunner of a much vaster army--one that is now marching against the Four Lands in all its fury. Cover art by Mike Bryan. -
Dark Legacy of Shannara I. Tumultuous times are upon the world now known as the Four Lands. Users of magic are in conflict with proponents of science. The dwindling Druid order is threatened with extinction. A sinister politician has used treachery and murder to rise as prime minister of the mighty Federation. Meanwhile, poring through a long-forgotten diary, the young Druid Aphenglow Elessedil has stumbled upon the secret account of an Elven girl’s heartbreak and the shocking truth about the vanished Elfstones, which once warded the lands and kept evil at bay. But never has a little knowledge been so very dangerous - as Aphenglow quickly learns when she’s set upon by assassins. Yet there can be no turning back from the road to which fate has steered her. Whoever captures the Elfstones and their untold powers will surely hold the advantage in the devastating clash to come. Cover art by Stephen Youll -
Mythology and magic come alive in this collection of Irish fantasy stories by some of the finest fantasy authors. In this volume: Herself, Diane Duane; Speir-Bahn, Tanith Lee: A woman who finds and reads her grandfather's diary unleashes the spectre of an old debt that, even in today's modern age, must be paid - one way or the other. Troubles, Jane Yolen and Adrian Stemple; The Hermit And The Sidhe, Judith Tarr: How to serve the Christian God and the pagan Sidhe. The Merrow, Elizabeth Haydon; A young man finds he is heir to both the powerful magic of the sea and the magical land of Ireland. The Butter Spirit's Tithe, Charles de Lint; Even in twenty-first-century America, it is still not wise to anger the spirits of the world, as a young musician discovers when a butter-spirit who had cursed him nine years earlier comes to claim his soul. Banshee, Ray Bradbury; A flamboyant critic staying at a lodge in the Irish woods, makes a bet with a mild-mannered skeptical writer that the legend of the banshee who wanders the wood is real.Peace In Heaven? Andrew M. Greeley: An earthy story of sidhe and seraphim. The Lady In Grey, Jane Lindskold; A Drop of Something Special in the Blood, Fred Saberhagen; In the late eighteenth century, an Irish author encounters a being that he will turn into his greatest literary creation. For The Blood Is The Life, Peter Tremayne; Long The Clouds Are Over Me Tonight, Cecilia Dart-Thornton; The Swan Pilot, L.E. Modesitt, Jr: In the far future, spaceship pilots travel through inter-dimensional portals from planet to planet - and the only thing more important than knowing how to fly is knowing how to handle the strange hallucinations that appear during the journey. The Isle Of Women, Jacqueline Carey: In an age long ago, a warrior sailing for vengeance happens upon an island ruled by a woman like no other. But if he is to continue his quest, he must choose between her and his duty. The Cat With No Name, Morgan Llewelyn: A lonely girl neglected by her parents finds an unexpected friend in the alley behind her home - one that may be more than it first seems. Cover art by Larry Rostant. -
Khalindaine: Richard Burns
$10.00The Empress of Khalindaine is dying and the kingdom is threatened by a desperate struggle for power. The ambitious brothers, the Gyr Orland and the Gros of Weir plot to abduct the heir to the throne - the illegitimate son of the Empress, who is as yet unaware of his identity. Suddenly the empire faces further jeopardy - a violent uprising of the inhuman Agaskan. Only the true heir can save the kingdom and survive the Rite of Endyear. Cover art by Tony Roberts. -
Book III of The Demon Cycle: On the night of a new moon all shadows deepen and the demons rise. Arlen understands the threat better than anyone. Resisting the coreling plague has shaped him into a weapon so powerful he has attracted enemies from both above and below ground. As he prepares his people for battle, a daylight war approaches from the desert - an army led by Ahmann Jardir, who believes it's his destiny to unite humanity against the demons, willingly or not. Once a brother to Arlen, he is now a bitter enemy and Jardir's ambitions are matched by the magic wielded by his first wife Inevera, a powerful priestess. And the corelings will attack in thirty days - and the only men capable of defeating them are divided against each other. Cover art by Larry Rostant. -
Book I of The Rain Wild Chronicles. Guided by the great blue dragon Tintaglia, they came from the sea: a Tangle of serpents fighting their way up the Rain Wild River, the first to make the perilous journey in generations. For Thymara, a Rainwilder born with black claws and scales, the return of dragons symbolises the return of hope to their war-torn world. Leftrin, captain of the liveship Tarman, also has an interest in the hatching; as does Bingtown newlywed, Alise Finbok, who has made it her life's work to study dragons. But the creatures which emerge from the cocoons are a travesty of the powerful, shining dragons of old. Stunted and deformed, they cannot fly; some seem witless and bestial. Soon, they become a danger to all and it is decided they must be moved. Far upriver, so far it isn't shown on any map, lies the legendary Elderling city of Kelsingra and perhaps there, the dragons will find their true home. But if the dragons are going to reach there, a band of dragon keepers must be recruited to attend them. None are expected to return,m or even survive - but Thymara is certain it is her destiny. Cover art by Jackie Morris. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/city-of-dragons-robin-hobb/ https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/dragon-haven-robin-hobb/
