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Margery and Ian voyage to the queer land of Baste in a silver bubble. There they undertake marvellous adventures brought about by the theft of the Frost Fire and encounter other wonders such as the Timeless Stone. There's fabulous characters: Tiel Quintillian of the leaf-green beard, Miles Pennycook and his sweetheart Biddy Bluebell; the gallant Captain Tod (gallant, nut noisy); Mr Ned Kelly, young Harry Dale, the drover, the Brooding Brolga, the Mocking Lyre Bird and the Ancient One of How Many Years living in his Gibba-gunyah. Even Cobb and Co find a place...a wondrous and scarce Australian fantasy story to rank with Norman Lindsay's The Magic Pudding. Illustrated by R.W. Coulter. -
Book II of The Timura Trilogy. Safar Timura thinks he's safe now that his enemy and former blood-brother Iraj Protarus is dead and his kingdom is in ruins. Safar lives now in self imposed exile with his adopted half-demon child Palima in the fabled Valley of the Clouds. There he scours the ancient works of a master wizard for a solution to the mysterious forces that are poisoning the world. His mountain paradise is invaded by four giant wolves - shape changers - intent on wholesale murder. Iraj has returned from the dead with powerful magic and a horde of demon warriors and occult beings to support him. Safar must flee, with a thousand helpless villagers, crossing hundreds of miles of of magic-blasted lands and wild seas. Safar has only his own wizardly skills and those budding talents of young Palimak and in the end, he must enter the darkest contract ever conceived by ma or demon to win the freedom of his people.
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Book I of Servants of the Ark. The youngest of the princes of Ark much preferred the wizard Ferragamo's tales of magic and heroism to the sword-play and soldiery favoured by his brothers. But the time came when Mark found himself caught up in a terrifying adventure of his own, when even his dreams held secrets he would rather not know. Struggling against the awesome malevolence that had destroyed his family, Mark fought a desperate battle to preserve not only his own heritage, but the fates of those who were to come. Cover art by Geoff Taylor. -
Cold Magic: Kate Elliott
$9.00Book I of Spiritwalker. Cat Barahal was the only survivor of the flood that took her parents. Raised by her extended family, she and her cousin Bee are unaware of the dangers that threaten them both. Although they are poised on the brink of an Industrial Age, magic - and the power of the Cold Mages - still holds sway. Now, betrayed by her family and forced to marry a powerful Cold Mage, Cat will be drawn into a labyrinth of politics. There she will learn the full ruthlessness of the Cold Mage rule. But what do they want from her? And who will help Cat in her struggle against their powerful magic? Cover art by Larry Rostant. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/cold-fire-kate-elliott/ -
Sanctor Grouin was the tyrant ruler of Myrcia, a kingdom under attack by the savage aarmies of the Skarrion leader Gortahook. Lukan Barra, fallen from his apprenticeship, was pressed into service as sword fodder. Then Grouin declared the throne open to any who could secure the intervention of the fabled Erseiyr, the immortal winged creature worshipped and feared by the Myrcians for centuries. Lukan sets out for the mountain lair of Erseiyr with the beautiful Rui Ravenstone. Cover art by Peter Goodfellow. -
Storm Of Wings: When the uneasy peace of the three kingdoms is threatened by war, Hal s dream of riding dragons becomes reality. For this is a conflict like no other. For the first time, wild dragons have become living weapons, ridden by men of cold daring and ruthless ambition. And the greatest of them is Hal Kailas. Dragonmaster. Knighthood Of The Dragon: When he first dreamed of riding a dragon to war, Hal Keilas was laughed at. Then the war between the kingdoms of Deraine, Sagene and Roche compelled a solution daring beyond their people's wildest dreams. But Hal, Dragonmaster, knows that the war and the killing have only begun. The Last Battle: As predicted, with the end of the war both dragon fliers and dragons have been cast aside. However, what or who is savaging the dragons in their native lands? Hal embarks on a new crusade, and discovers a threat, not just to the dragons but to all mankind... Cover art by Lee Gibbons.
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Quest: Shannah Jay
$30.00Book I of The Chronicles Of Tenebrak. At fourteen, Katia is chosen to serve her Brother the God at the Sisterhood's great temple in Tenebrak. Once chosen, there is no turning back. But Discord is spreading across the face of Katia's planet, its violence threatening the existence of the 20,000 year old Sisterhood. For above Tenebrak, Davred, a brilliant young xeno-anthropologist, studies the Sisterhood from the Confex observation satellite. Risking everything, he decides to help the Sisterhood in their quest against Discord. However, as the quest enters its most critical stage, it becomes clear that neither Davred nor the sisters know all the secrets of this mysterious planet. Cover art by Wendy de Paauw. -
Book II of Pendragon's Banner. At age twenty-four, King Arthur has the kingdom he fought so hard for and a new young family. But keeping the throne of Britain and keeping his wife and three sons safe proves far from easy. Two enemies in particular threaten everything that is dear to him: Winifred, Arthur's vindictive first wife; and Morgause, priestess of the Mother and malevolent Queen of the North. Both have royal ambitions of their own. A story of harsh battles, secret treasonous plots and the life-threatening politics of early Britain's dark ages. Cover art by Stephen Bradbury. -
Forgotten Realms, Book I of The Druidhome trilogy. The Ffolk have forsaken their Goddess, the Earthmother and have turned to the new gods to protect them. Now, capricious and malevolent, one of the new lords has turned the worship of the Ffolk against them. It falls to the royal daughters of High King Tristan Kendrick to confront the evil that now threatens their land. Cover art by Clyde Caldwell. -
Book III of Fool's Gold. The Goddess of Elda, the Rose of the World is now free and married to King Raven of the Northern Isles. But the ships of the Southern Empire under the fanatical leadership of of Lord Issian, are bringing holy war to the North; and she may become a prize of combat. Meanwhile, Katla Aransen has been abducted by Istrian raiders into the harem of Rui Finco, Lord of Forent; she will learn the hardship suffered by Southern women. Saro Vingo is imprisoned below the Eternal City, forced to listen to the cries of those tortured by his insane brother Tanto, Issian's henchman. Forces are gathering for a terrible war. North will fight South - unless the guardianship of Elda is taken from the bloody hands of warmongers and returned to those who truly care for it. Cover art by Melvyn Grant. -
Book II of Bartimaeus. Young magician Nathaniel is rising through the government ranks and his most urgent mission is to put an end to the Resistance, but Kitty and her friends continue to elude him. As the pressure mounts London is threatened by a new series of terrifying attacks. Is it the Resistance - or something even more dangerous. Nathaniel must journey to Prague and to summon once again the troublesome, enigmatic and quick witted djinn, Bartimaeus. The sequel to The Amulet of Samarkand. Cover art by David Wyatt. -
Book II of The Watchers; sequel to The Meeting Of The Waters. A new world order ha settled over the island of Innisfail. The Gaedhals have established themselves in the new land, claiming the island as their own and renaming it Eirinn. The Danaans have withdrawn to the Otherworld, a place of mystery conjured for them by the Draoi-craft of their Druids. The Fir-Bolg are rebuilding their lives in Ailwee Caves. All should be well. But Eber, Kingof the Gaedhals of the South, has his mind set on war with his brother Éremon in the north of the island. So, intent on victory, Eber is prepared to shore up a strong alliance with the Fir-Bolg. Impending war shakes the new peace...and another threat looms. The Watchers, Isleen and Lochie, are determined to break the enchantment that has bound their spirits to the earth for countless generations. Their plan is to bring strife to the island to force Dalan, the wise Brehon, to release them. With the threat of escalating war and the Watchers wreaking increasing havoc, Dalan enlists the help of Sorcha, a Druid-woman, and Brocan, King of the Fir-Bolg, to capture the Watchers and save his beloved homeland from the coming devastation. Cover art by Caiseal Mór. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/the-meeting-of-the-waters-caiseal-mor/ https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/raven-game-caiseal-mor/ -
Book II of Heralds Of Valdemar. Talia could scarcely believe that she had finally earned the rank of full Herald. Yet she knew she must now face trials far greater than those she had survived. She must ride forth to patrol the kingdom of Valdemar, dispensing Herald's justice throughout the land. She must enforce her rulings in a realm beset with treachery and dangerous unrest and use all the skills and courage at her command. Cover art by Jody Lee. -
Book I of Knights of The Blood. When Los Angeles policeman John Drummond was on a case, he never gave up until he'd caught his quarry. But his newest assignment was about to lead him down a path through time which no mere mortal had ever been meant to follow - back to a bizarre string of killings in 1972, where the murder weapon was a stake through the heart...back to World War II, where SS forces found themselves up against an enemy beyond their wildest imaginings...back to the Crusades, where a battle within the very sanctuary of the church would give rise to the Knights of The Blood...Cover art by Michael Herring. -
King Of The World's Edge and The Ship From Atlantis: Camelot was gone and Arthur lay in the sleep of the forever undead. Only a small band of loyal men were left, guided now by the magical wisdom of Merlin. United, they braved uncharted seas toward the mysterious Lands of the West. With them they carried the Thirteen Magic Treasures of Britain and the power of Merlin's Ring. Ahead of them lay unknown lands that offered lush wonders and ecstasies beyond their dreams and savage creatures that drove them into horrors beyond any nightmare. For Ventidius Varro, a Roman centurion who had given his service to Arthur, this was to be an odyssey of soul-stirring glory and heartbreaking discovery...an odyssey that would bring him the love of a beautiful woman and take away from him his son Gwalchmai. And before Gwalchmai, godson of Merlin, lay an even darker and more mysterious quest. Cover art by Darrell Sweet. -
Book IV of Eragon. Not so very long ago, Eragon - Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider - was nothing more than a poor farm boy; his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders. Long months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but they have also brought heartbreaking loss. And still, the real battle lies ahead: they must confront Galbatorix. When they do, they will have to be strong enough to defeat him. And if they cannot, no one can. There will be no second chance. The Rider and his dragon have come further than anyone dared to hope. But can they topple the evil king and restore justice to Alagaësia? And if so, at what cost? Cover art by John Jude Palencar. -
Shadowfire: Tanith Lee
$8.00The sequel to The Birthgrave. He was the son of the witch woman Vastis and of Vazkor the warrior, brought up by the barbarian tribes. The mark of strangeness was always with him. He cast off the tribes when he discovered his identity. His father was long dead, Vastis had disappeared and the hand of every man was turned against him...Cover art by Peter Jones. -
Book II of Dreaming In Amber. She was smothered in darkness, and nothing touched her senses but she had a compulsion to go forward. Someone was waiting beyond the darkness, someone who needed her... Her life torn apart by a sliver of amber, Meg Farmer flees to Summerbrook to marry and raise three children. When an invasion from the north forces Shess into yet another brutal conflict, Meg is wounded and her memory is erased. Now a refugee, she embarks on a journey to discover who she is. Pursued by mysterious Seers, and tormented by dreams of a trapped soul offering help, Meg brings an enigma from ancient Andrakis into her world. But at what cost? Cover art by Les Petersen and James Wakelin. -
Ronald Harrington - graduate student misfit, social outcast, lost in the confusion of the California hip scene and trying every escape he knows to get free. It's time to rebel - but rebel against what? And now he knows, perched on a gantry high above the stage, poised to jump on the sleeky, sweaty idol of his generation, that prancing, teasing symbol of everything that at once repulses and attracts him....A blistering critique of the middle class American family of the 60s and an indictment of how bullying, meanness and humiliation can pile up to a breaking point. -
Book III of The Bitterbynde. With vital fragments of her memory restored, Tahquil-Ashalind also regains the Langothe, a terrible longing for the world of the Faeran, for which there is no cure but to return there. She undertakes a journey to find the Bitterbynde Gate, the only entrance left into that world. But when her companions are abducted, she abandons the search and sets out to try and rescue them, venturing into the land of Darke and the blackness of Evernight. Cover art by Daniel Craig. -
Book II of The Dancing Gods. In Husaquahr, the world of magic beyond the Sea of Dreams, the battle had been won. All seemed peaceful. But Throckmorton P. Ruddygore, master sorcerer, knew better. Far to the south, on the River of Dancing Gods, the Dark Baron plotted with the Demon Prince to wage the final war that would bring about Armageddon. Someone had to make the dangerous journey into the unknown to spy on the conspirators. And so Ruddygore called again on the services of his erstwhile human helpers - Joe, who had become a superbarbarian hero with an enchanted sword, and Marge, now changed into a flying fairy woman. But could two fragile people from Earth Prime - even with some magic ingredients - survive in this new bitter struggled of good versus evil? -
A charming Australian story of two little rock sprites who fall into the hands of Octo the Octopus and escape, only to be captured by Pegler the Pirate, a seagull with a lame leg, who sails a ship with the black sails, with a ban of queer little animals of the bush with gipsy blood in them, who were wandering on the sea because they were tired, of the land. Peglar imprisons them in his sea castle. Can Marl the fairy rescue them? Told and illustrated by Pixie O'Harris. -
In this issue: Blind Windows, Garry Kilworth; Healer, P.E. Cunningham; The Man With The Little Red Wagon, Ross Appel; Superbiometalemon, Christopher Anvil; Sule Skerry, Jane Yolen; Die And Follow Me, Gary Jennings; The Last Run, Alan Dean Foster; The Buck, Reid Collins; The Lion In His Attic, Larry Niven. With book, film and a science review by Isaac Asimov. Cover art by David Hardy. -
Book II of Averidan. The trouble with the city of Mishbil is that it got its life from the waters of the Dragon - and the Dragon is under an enchantment. Zaryas, the Shan King's viceroy, called upon the great magician Xerlanthor to set the Dragon right - but Xerlanthro had schemes of his own and besides, he wasn't much on hydromancy. So he set the Dragon wild and when Zaryas saw her city going underwater, she knew she would lose her head. As for Xerlanthor, his double game was working out very well - for a black magician. But in Averidan, nothing works out the way it's expected - especially under the fantasy rule of the Crystal Crown. Cover art by Vincente Segrelles. -
This rollicking adventure begins with a shipwreck on an island where notable characters of literature, history, and folklore coexist — Hamlet and Oedipus, Don Quixote and Doctor Faustus, Becky Sharp and Daniel Boone. From carousing with Robin Hood to crossing swords with the Green Knight and stealing a ride on Huck Finn's raft, our traveler, A. Clarence Shandon, undertakes a whirlwind tour of the classics. And just as the truths of great stories ennoble those who take them to heart, a selfish and cynical drifter is transformed into the gallant knight known as Silverlock. Deemed as a classic of fantasy fiction, John Myers Myers transports readers to a world as limitless as the human imagination. So join our unlikely hero as he watches Moby-Dick sink the Pequod, dodges cannibals on Robinson Crusoe's island, raises a glass with Beowulf and literally goes to Hell and back. Cover art by Walter Velez.
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Book III of The Wars of Light and Shadow. The two curse-bound princes, Lysaer and Arithon, are locked in a deepening pattern of enmity and revenge. Tricked once more by his wily half-brother, Lysaer is delighted when his enemy's warfleet is mysteriously torched in the shipyards of Merior. Hoping to catch Arithon defenceless, he finds that Merior's shipyards are destroyed and his prey has vanished. Arithon is now travelling through the treacherous Kelhorn Mountains with the Mad Prophet, Dakar, toward the Vastmark clans, to raise support for his cause. An expensive business - so is it coincidence when the beautiful, headstrong Princess Talith, en route to her husband Lysaer, is captured and held for a vast ransom by a mysterious brigand? Cover art by Janny Wurts.
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Chimaera: Ian Irvine
$15.00Book IV of The Well Of Echoes. All resistance has been crushed. In a few minutes of overwhelming violence the Council's air-dreadnought fleet has destroyed Fiz Gorgo's defences. Xervish Flydd, Irisis and their allies have been condemned to die in a brutal aerial spectacle designed to reinforce Chief Scrutator Ghorr's power and majesty. Nish is their one remaining hope. But Nish is trapped in a burning watchtower, and hunted by both the scrutators and his former lover, Ullii, whose twin brother he accidentally killed. Before Nish can hope to rescue his friends, he must convince Ullii to spare him, then overcome the most powerful cabal of mancers in the world as well as the Council's four hundred crack guards. And even if he succeeds, to win the war the allies still have to defeat the scrutators and overthrow Nennifer, the corrupt Council's dread bastion, before the rampaging lyrinx overwhelm all Santhenar. Cover art by Marco Nero.https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/scrutator-ian-irvine/ https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/geomancer-ian-irvine/
