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Book II - Blood And Gold. The Starks are scattered. Robb Stark may be King in the North, but he must bend to the will of the old tyrant Walder Frey if he is to hold his crown. And while his youngest sister, Arya, has escaped the clutches of the depraved Cersei Lannister and her son, the capricious boy-king Joffrey, Sansa Stark remains their captive. Meanwhile, across the ocean, Daenerys Stormborn, the last heir of the Dragon King, delivers death to the slave-trading cities of Astapor and Yunkai as she approaches Westeros with vengeance in her heart. Cover art by Larry Rostant. -
Book III of A Song Of Ice And Fire. Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her thrall. Young Robb still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. And as opposing forces manoeuver for the final showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost limits of civilization, accompanied by a horde of mythical Others—a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords...Cover art by Jim Burns. -
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 III of The White Bird Of Kinship. Twenty years have passed since the martyrdom of the Boy-Piper of York, twenty years in which his legacy, the movement of Kinship, has challenged the tyranny of the Church Militant in Britain's seven island kingdoms. Now his namesake, Tom, bearing the Boy's own pipes and perhaps himself imbued with the spirit of the White Bird, is wandering Europe with the girl, Witchet. But disaster overtakes them and Tom, in furious vengeance, breaks his vows of Kinship. A terrible path lies before him, one that transcends his own world. As he travels it, Tom must come to understand the true nature of the wild White Bird, of the Bride of Time and her Child and of the Song the Star-Born sang. Cover art by Mick van Houten.
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Book V of Raven, Swordsmistress of Chaos. On the night of the Summer Gathering in Haral, The Black One arose from the depths, killing, torturing and dismembering its victims. Panic ruled the City. The Priests of Lord Vedast claimed that, in fulfilling an ancient prophecy, Raven and Spellbinder were responsible for the carnage. The two find themselves powerless bait for the monster - a devil who aimed to make Raven Mistress of the World and the murderer of Spellbinder. Cover art by Chris Achilleos. -
Book V of Deverry; Book I of Westlands. It is years since the half-elven Lord Rhodry took the throne of Aberwyn, yet his half-elven blood keeps him so young that his people suspect magic. Elven magic. And they're not sure if they like it . When Rhodry's lost lover, Jill -now a powerful sorceress - -comes to Aberyn and tells him it's time he accepted his elven heritage. Rhodry is persuaded to take drastic action - an act that will lead him to the mysterious Westlands and force him to confront his destiny - whether he likes it or not. Cover art by Geoff Taylor. -
Book VIII of Deverry. Rhodry and his new dragon ally, Arzosah, have joined forces with the dwarven axemen and are rushing to the aid of the besieged town of Cengarn. Within the town walls, the Princess Carra and her unborn child are under the protection of the sorcerers Jill and Dallandra, who eagerly await the arrival of their allies. But food supplies are running low and their chances look bleak. And as time grows shorter, the surrounding Horsekin army, under the instruction of the goddess Alshandra, are preparing to end the siege once and for all. Only the destruction of Alshandra will ensure peace between Horsekin and humans, a seemingly impossible task. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
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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. -
Book II of Nightside. John Taylor works in the Nightside - the gaudy, neon noir secret heart of London, where it's always three in the morning, where gods and monsters make deals and seek pleasures they won't find anywhere else. Taylor can find things - sometimes dangerous things. He is now searching for the Unholy Grail, the cup that Judas drank from at the Last Supper. It corrupts all who touch it - but it also gives enormous power. Others are hunting - angels, devils, sinners and saints - all are tearing apart the Nightside, looking for the dark goblet. And it's only a matter of time before they realise that John Taylor is the man who will lead them straight to it. Cover art by Jonathan Barkat.
