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  • Sequel to Rajan. The mysterious Lhas'kar - the silent warriors who slip through walls like mist, whose swords do not know defeat - pledge themselves to no warlord or country. They are a society unto themselves, silent behind their scarves of red silk, feared and hated by all men. Koren, a simple fisherman's son, innocent of the ways of the world and the cruelty of men has taken the Lhas-kar brand on his cheek for the love of his friend Chimu. He makes a solitary journey to the Lhas'kar's hidden fortress to find Chimu and win him back from that company of assassins.  But the rhune on his face has marked him irrevocably - wherever he goes, men will not look into his eyes or ask his name.  For the rest of his life, he is only Lhas-kar...Cover art by John Pound.

  • Book III of The Tales of Alvin Maker. Young Alvin returns to the town of his birth, and begins his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith, committing seven years of his life in exchange for the skills and knowledge of a blacksmith. But Alvin must also learn to control and use his own talent, that of a Maker, else his destiny will be unfulfilled. Cover art by Dennis Nolan.

  • Book III of The Witches of Eileanan. Lachlan the Winged now holds the Lodestar.  He and Iseult have been crowned Righ and Banrigh of all Eileanan and the Far Lands, but dark times still lie ahead.  The Bright Soldiers pursue their holy war, the Awl seeks to raise support for Maya's baby daughter - who it claims is the true Banrigh - and - Margrit of Arran continues to plot in the distant Tower of Mists.  Then Lachlan is struck by a paralysing curse, leaving Iseult to lead the country through a terrible and bloody war.  Cover art by Neal Armstrong.

  • Sword Woman: Set in medieval France - Agnes is betrothed and to be married...against her will. She will not wed her chosen groom...and will do anything to escape.  Blades for France: Despite the betrayal of Etienne Villiers, Dark Agnes remains his team mate  in order to foil an assassination  attempt. Mistress of Death:   An evil sorcerer rises from the dead after his execution and seeks revenge on Dark Agnes, the woman who captured him. The King's Service: Exiled Irish prince Donn Othna is captured by Vikings and lost at sea... and makes his way to exotic India. The Shadow of the Hun: Irish pirate Turlogh O'Brien tells of his past adventures amongst the steppe peoples east of the Caucasus.  Cover art by Ken Kelly.
  • Book II of The Lay Lines trilogy. Marie de France, poet and lover of the famed Richard the Lionheart is determined to free her faithful knight Llew from the spell that has transformed him into a swan. But to do so she must travel from France to St. Non's Well in the magical land of Wales. Frustration mounts as the very heavens themselves seem to conspire against Marie's departure from the court of Richard's father, Henry II, at Anjou. And when she at last embarks for Britain she must interrupt her journey to pay homage to Richard's brilliant, exiled mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, at Salisbury. On reaching Eleanor's court, Marie's strange and vivid dreams of an ethereal lady of the flowers are the first hint of the machinations of the magical Otherworld in Llew's fate. So begins an extraordinary adventure will will change Marie's life for ever. Cover art by Evert Ploeg.
  • In the Middle Ages, the status of a storyteller was such that he could ask for a harp from a King and a ring from a Queen in return for a well-told tale. The role of the storyteller has declined and storytelling no longer holds a place among the living arts. But there are those who still believe there is a need for storytelling. Eileen Colwell has collected twenty tales: funny tales, fairy and folk tales and classic tales. In this volume: Elsie Piddock Skips In Her Sleep, Eleanor Farjeon; The Swallow and the Mole, Geraldine Elliot; A Chinese Fairy Tale, Laurence Housman; The Young Man With Music In His Fingers, Diana Ross; The Jolly Tailor Who Became King, Lucia M. Borski and Kate B. Miller; The Selfish Giant, Oscar Wilde; Suppose You Met A Witch, Ian Serraillier; The Monster Who Grew Small, Joan Grant; The Children of Lir, Traditional; The Magic Tea-Kettle, John Masefield; A Meal With A Magician, J.B.S. Haldane; The White Cat, Countess  D'Aulnoy; The Ballad of Semmerwater, William Watson; The Little Pagan Faun, Patrick Chalmers; The Mousewife, Rumer Godden; The Hurdy-Gurdy Man, Margery Williams Bianco; Lazy Tok, Mervyn Skipper; The Nightingale, Hans Andersen; Where Love Is, God Is, Leo Tolstoy. Cover art by Carol Barker.
  • Book IV of The Perilous Quest For Lyonesse. After many adventures Simon Branthwaite and his companions have reached the wild and  lonely land of the Nine Gods, the find themselves at the mercy of its fierce and xenophobic people. Their fate seems certain until they are saved by an amazing revelation - but at a cost, for their lives now depend on keeping the truth behind that revelation from becoming known. They pass a wild winter among the worshippers of the Nine Gods, gaining new knowledge that will aid their quest for the lost realm of Lyonesse. Yet it is pure chance that carries them  onward to the land of their searching - a land beleagured by its enemies. Simon is drawn into this deadly battle with the forces of evil; a battle, it seems, that cannot be won...Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
  • Warhammer 40,000: Book IV of Soul Drinkers. The Soul Drinkers Space Marines are outcasts from the Imperium, hunted down due to the physical mutation of their gene-seed. But in reality, none are more loyal to the Emperor of Mankind than the Soul Drinkers. Having stabilised their gene-seed, and brought a halt to their mutation, the Soul Drinkers start to rebuild their Chapter with new recruits. But the recruits have their own ideas - rather than, protect the Imperium, they wish to wage war against it. With the Imperial forces and the Inquisition closing in on the renegade Chapter, can their commander Sarpedon rally his troops to face the true enemy? Cover art by Leonid Kozienko.
  • Book II of The Obernewtyn Chronicles. In the two years since its takeover of Obernewtyn, the secret community of Misfits has flourished. Protected by their remoteness, Elspeth Gordie and her allies have worked hard to develop their forbidden mental abilities - all in preparation for their inevitable confrontation with the totalitarian Council...because the Council has become suspicious and discovery of Obernewtyn and its inhabitants means death. And though their training is far from complete, the Misfits can no longer stay hidden when they learn of the existence of a new Talent - one whose power may eclipse anything they have seen before. Cover art by Connell Lee.