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Book I of The Ship Kings. Dow Amber is no sailor but he is driven by a strange sea-longing that takes him to the grim bay known as the Claw. There he finds fearful people who scarcely dare to venture to sail. They are cursed by a monstrous whirlpool that haunts the bay and steals their sons. Then the rulers of the World - the proud and cruel Ship Kings - arrive in the Claw in their fine tall vessels. Dow is fascinated by their fine tall vessels, and even more so by a mysterious girl who lives aboard their flagship. It is a perilous attraction to be sure, but could it be that his future somehow lies with the Ship Kings? Or will he be called upon to descend to his death, when the terrible whirlpool rises once more? Cover art by Ritva Voutila. -
Quillblade: Ben Chandler
$9.00Book I of Voyages of the Flying Dragon. Twins Lenis and Missy are slaves aboard the Hiryu. They work as Bestia Keepers, communicating telepathically with the creatures that power the mighty airship. But when the airship is stolen from under the Warlord's nose, Lenis and Missy must obey the captain's mysterious orders - they must race over the perilous Wastelands, where corrupted Demons lie in wait. It is only when Lenis tells the captain about his dreams of the Blue Dragon of the East that the quest becomes clear. The survival of Apsilla's daughter may be their only hope - but will they find the dragon's egg in time, or will their enemies find them first? The Quillblade holds the key - if Missy can use it without forfeiting her soul. Cover art by Sammy Yuen. -
Arthur Pendragon, now King by right, plunges into fierce warfare against the Saxon enemy.Unchallenged on the battlefield, he melds the country together in a time of promise. Merlin wages subtle war against the witch-queen Queen Morgause, Arthur's own half-sister - but sinister powers plot to destroy Camelot, and when Morgause ensnares Arthur in an incestuous liaison, a fatal web of love, betrayal, and bloody vengeance is woven. Cover art by Alan Hood. -
Book I of Tales Of The Otori. In the ancient Oriental lands of the Otori, Takeo, a young boy, is one of the Hidden, a reclusive people who know only the ways of peace. In an instant, all that Takeo has ever known is taken away by the murderous Tohan clan in a massacre. Rescued by a mysterious lord, Takeo begins a quest for revenge, using supernatural skills that he never knew he had. Mastering these skills, he sets out on a journey of treachery, honour, loyalty, beauty and magic. -
Volume III of the Histories of King Kelson. King Kelson and Dhugal were gone, falling over the edge of the cliff into the raging waters below, betrayed by the sudden storm that had caught the expedition. Now, huddled under a borrowed cloak beside a small fire in the miserable campsite, Conall realised they would never find Kelson alive - and that made Conall's father, Nigel, the king - and Conall himself heir to the throne. No need to suffer any pangs of guilt. He could forget that, but for the accident, Dhugal and Kelson might have drunk from the flask Conall had drugged. For now Conall was only one small step from the throne - and from Rothna, Kelson's intended bride. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet.
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The drifting banks of early fog shrouded the cluttered townscape of jagged spires, twisting alleys and ant-heap tenements. As Jephraim sat by the river bank, studying his misshapen body, the Golden Barge emerged from the glowing mist, burning brightly with inner light, to fade again, unexplained and silent. And Jephraim knew he had to follow, alone, on a journey deep into the fabled lands of war, famine and enchantment. He must reach and board the Golden Barge. He will meet strange and unique characters who will effect changes in him; yet he still yearns to leave humanity behind and follow, ever onwards...and his pursuit of his dream together with his shunning of mankind will come at a cost... This is Moorcock's first novel, written when he was 18 and regarded as the first in the Eternal Champion sequence. Cover art by Mick Van Houten. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/count-brass-michael-moorcock/ -
Horwood returns to Kenneth Grahame's idyllic fantasy world to bring to life the iconic characters of loyal Mole, resourceful Water Rat, stern but wise Badger, and - of course - exasperating, irresistible Toad. The result is an enchanting, unforgettable new novel, enlivened by delightful illustrations, in which William Horwood has recaptured all the joy, magic, style and good humor of Grahame's great work. Cover art by Patrick Benson. -
Artemis Fowl III. Artemis has constructed a super-computer from stolen fairy technology. In the wrong hands, it could be fatal for humans and fairies alike. But Artemis has a brilliant plan. He's not going to use it. He's just going to show it to a ruthless American businessman with Mafia connections. He'll have his bodyguard Butler with him. What could possibly go wrong? -
Ihe: Bill Reed
$15.00From the dust jacket synopsis: EXTINCTION IS FOREVER! A dud Ihe comes off a dud anti-personnel mine and is not blown to smithereens, for both are duds. Perhaps extinction isn't forever?In his subsequent search for the last living Thylacine - the Tasmanian wolf or tiger - Ihe becomes the last living Tasmanian wolf or tiger, his search, the search the search for a mate. A modern Don Quixote, searching the world for his quarry, tilting at windmills of destruction and experiencing tragical, comical, historical and pastoral adventures. Laugh or cry, Ihe rides the nightmare familiar to modern man. On the fringe of our consciousness lurks the Thylacine, come dilly or dally – that there is that which will trip us up as we wander in a world where Dracula lives, where Lasseter seeks his reef, where gubernatorial elections in Tasmania are supported by a donkey eating a map made of carrots. In this sensitive and closely-reasoned book, there is the sanity of the psychopath, the madness of Lear. Poor Tasmanian wolfman, are we I or He? Do we live or die?' -
The first of the five magics were set aside. The high art of sorcery, then true magic, upon which the commerce of all Arcadia depended, then even thaumaturgy, the engineering knowledge of the world came under attack. Jemidon traced the trouble to Melizar, the strange cold being who had seemingly appeared from nowhere. He could alter or negate the laws that had always existed by using a mysterious metagamic, something which only he understood. If the world was to be saved from Melizar, then only the outcast Jemidon could save it. Cover art by Geoff Taylor. -
Book I of The Sidhe Legends. In a grey Irish dawn, a woman of the wild whispered to the warrior Cuculain of great adventure, of a majestic red-headed queen, of war chariots ready for battle - and of an evil Druid who would turn the blackest magic against the forces of Ulster. Cuculain knew only he could stop the slaughter of the angry Irish queen. -
Book I of Sun Wolf and Starhawk. When the evil Wizard King Altiokus sacked the city of Mandrigyn and sent its menfolk to labour in his foul mines, he had reckoned without the ladies of Mandrigyn. Determined to win back their men and destroy the wizard, they set out to hire the services of the mercenary leader Sun Wolf. They offered him a fortune in gold. But Sun Wolf was not fool enough to match his sword against sorcery... Sun Wolf awoke, some hours later, on a ship bound for Mandrigyn, lethal anzid coursing through his veins. The ladies held the only antidote and Sun Wolf found himself an unwilling participant in a very dangerous game. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet.
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Book II of A Song Of Ice And Fire. Two great leaders - Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon - who held sway over an age of enforced peace are dead, victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. Brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. A princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel...and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles. -
The Dragon: Jane Gaskell
$6.00Book II of the Atlan Saga.A story of the world before the Earth had a moon; before continents changed; when strange creatures roamed the world. Then was Atlan at the height of its civilisation, an island jewel coveted by the conquering hordes of the mainland. The ravening army of the serpent-general Zerd progresses across the continent, destroying all - but this is not enough - he must spread his corruption to Atlan, too. Cija sets out to travel the ruined land, to warn Atlan of the danger. She is just one girl, and Zerd is right behind her. Cover art by Mick van Houten. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/serpent-jane-gaskell/ -
Colonel Pyat dreams and schemes his way from New York to Hollywood, from Cairo to Marrakesh, from cult success to the ultimate limits of sexual degradation, leaving a trail of destruction, both human and mechanical, in his wake as he crashes toward an appointment with the worst nightmare of this century. An epic and hilariously comic adventure in which Pyat is sustained by his dreams, and profligate inventions, his determination to turn his back on the realities of his own origins and runs from crisis to crisis creating ever more links in a chain of deceit, suppression and betrayal...yet this thoroughly unreliable narrator becomes a lens for focusing on an uneasy brand of truth. The third book in the Pyat series, which began with Byzantium Endures and The Laughter of Carthage. Cover art by Peter Dyer. -
Book I of The Joan of Arc Tapestries. For centuries the world has been fascinated by the true story of Joan of Arc. A little-known fact of Joan's astonishing destiny is that it was mentioned in ancient prophecies attributed to Merlin. Joan, later canonised by the Church, may have been a practitioner of the ancient pagan ways. Written as a historical fantasy based on actual events. Cover art by Romas Kukalis (as by Romas) -
The story of a young and courageous boy searching for the talisman, the one thing that will save his dying mother. His quest takes him into the menacing Territories where violence, surprise and the battle between good and evil reach across a mythic landscape. -
Book I of The Runelords. Four days before Hostenfest, young Prince Gaborn Val Orden enters the city of Bannisferre incognito. He is expected to marry Crown Princess Iome, to cement their lands' alliance, but events soon overtake these plans. Raj Ahten, Wolf Lord of the Southern Lands is invading the Northern Kingdoms of Rofehaven to increase his power base as a prelude to facing the barbarian hordes of Inkarra. He takes the entire kingdom before new alliances can be made or ald ones reforged. Gaborn and Iome are among those who oppose Raj Ahten's seemingly unstoppable conquest as the world goes to war and the powers of the Earth King are awoken. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet.
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