Fantasy

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  • West of Eden I. When dinosaurs ruled the earth... In Harrison's imagination, they still do. The catastrophe that ended the Age of the Dinosaurs 65 million years ago in the world we know never happened. The evolution of the great reptiles continued, climaxing with the Yilanè, the most intelligent and advanced race on Earth. But when the onset of a new Ice Age forces them to cross the ocean to explore and colonise a vast, strange continent, they clash violently with a savage new breed of mammal that they have never before encountered. Mammals that walk erect, hunt and use crude stone tools - and weapons...Cover art by Gino d'Achille; illustrations by Bill Sanderson.
  • Book II of the DragonCrown War Cycle. At the head of her merciless armies, the tyrant Chytrine pursues her quest to become empress of the world in a  brutal campaign of bloodshed and unholy sorcery.  Her agents search the conquered lands for the shattered DragonCrown - if this is reassembled, she will be unstoppable.  Opposing Chytrine is Alexia, Princess of Okrannel, as she fights to save the life of a mysterious human warrior accused of treachery, she assembles an unlikely alliance of would-be heroes: Resolute, an exiled Vorquelf, Kerrigan, a mage of uncertain potential and an orphan thief, Will, who may fulfill a prophecy or become its victim. Cover art by Ciruelo Cabral.

  • Book III of Vanderai. Most peoples have a way of explaining the imperfection of the world. In Halilak they used to say God is powerful and wise but She is asleep...Not that Rahike had yet found much in life requiring such an excuse. Strong, handsome and clever, chosen as future ruler of a prosperous little country, possessed already of a fine house and healthy child and secure in public respect; she had no need to reproach fate. When to these blessings was added a love whose beauty might move a goddess to envy, it seemed that if Voiha was sleeping, She was dreaming well.But Mairilek brought unexpected difficulties with him. Not only the problems of understanding the Town and the strangeness of men - most women had those. Nor the harder problem of his failure to live as a man should. There was the other peculiarity he had - as remarkable as his beauty but far less welcome. He had his own response to Voiha's dreaming. As she understood, she too began to look with longing for the time when the dreaming might end, when the world might be restored - when Voiha wakes. Cover art by Steve Weston.
  • Book III of The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Thomas Covenant knew that despite his failure on the Isle of The One Tree, he had to return to the Land and fight. After a long and arduous journey, fighting all the way, he readies himself for the final showdown with Lord Foul, the Despiser, and begins to understand things he had only just wondered about before....Cover art by Peter Goodfellow.
  • The final volume in The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. From bitter defeat on the Isle of One Tree, Thomas, Linden Avery and the Giants of the Search take ship again.  But the Starfare's Gem is crippled and, captured by the Dolewind, sets course for the perilous shifting seas of Giantish legend. The Search is led back to Land, now dangerously close to destruction from the ravages of the Sunbane. And in the fastness of Revelstone, the Clave feed the growing power of the Banefire with the blood of the Land's people. As they are drawn to the cavern below Mount Thunder, even the white gold Covenent and Avery carry may not serve against Lord Foul's powers - for once the wild magic is unleashed, the Arch of Time will crack and Lord Foul's conquest of the Land is assured. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet.
  • Book III in The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. From bitter defeat  on the Isle of One Tree, Thomas Covenant, Linden Avery and the Giants of the Search take ship again.  But the Starfare's Gem is crippled and, captured by the Dolewind, sets course for the perils of the shifting sea of Giantish legend. The Search is led back to Land, now dangerously close to destructuion from the ravages of Sunbane, and in the fastness of Revelstone, the Clave feed the growing power of the Banefire with the blood of the Land's people. As Covenant and Avery are drawn into the caverns beneath Mount Thunder, even the white gold they carry may  not serve against Lord Foul's powers. For once the wild magic is unleashed, the Arch of Time will crack and Lord Foul's conquest of the Land is assured. Cover art by Peter Goodfellow.
  • Book I of The Damned; Book X of The Drenai Saga. Skilgannon the Damned had vanished from the pages of history. Following the terrible triumph at Perapolis, the General had taken the legendary Swords of Night and Day and ridden from the lands of Naashan. No-one knew where he had gone, and the assassins sent by the Witch Queen could find no trace of his passing. Three years later, as a mob intent on murder gathers outside a distant monastery, they are faced by a single unarmed priest. In a few terrifying seconds their world is changed for ever, and word spreads across the lands of the East. Skilgannon is back. Now he must travel across a perilous, demon-haunted realm seeking a mysterious temple, and the ageless goddess who rules it. With assassins on his trail, and an army of murderous foes ahead, the Damned sets off on a quest to bring the dead to life. But he does not travel alone...The man beside him is Druss the Legend.  Cover art by John Bolton.
  • Book III of Language of Stones. Civil war tears the Realm apart and the sorcerer Maskull’s plans to bring about a catastrophe that will rob the world of magic are coming to fruition. The wizard Gwydion knows that the only hope for the future lies with Willand, the young man he believes to be the reincarnation of King Arthur. But Will is beset with doubts. He is being stalked by the Dark Child, the twin from whom he was separated at birth and who now serves Maskull. And as the magic gradually begins to fade from the world, the powers of Gwydion, his mentor and friend seem to be fading too, leading Will to despair that the destruction of the war will ever be halted, or Maskull ever defeated. Will’s task seems impossible, but he is not ready to give up yet. With the help of his strong-minded wife, Willow, and friends as wise and generous as the loremasters Morann and Gort, Will journeys the Realm seeking his destiny. And soon it becomes clear that only by solving the riddle of his own destiny can he save the world he loves so deeply.
  • Book IV of Incarnations of Immortality. This was a world where both science and magic worked and where magic carpets competed in the market with shiny new cars. The Incarnations of Death, Fate, Time, War, and Nature were real beings caught up in a continuing effort to defeat the wiles of Satan. Mym was prince of a province in still-divided India - a dutiful son, but when the Rajah interfered in his love life for the third time, it was just too much. Rather than give in to the Rajah's wedding plans, he agreed to assume the office of War and wield the Red Sword. For a time he was quite happy, believing that his efforts in the constant petty Earth wars could ameliorate some of the injustice and suffering.  But he soon became aware that behind all his involvement were the traps of Satan, designed to lead him astray. Working in secret, he organised a great rebellion among the Damned, and Satan seemed to capitulate. But he soon learned that the episode was just another snare of Satan...Cover art by Michael Whelan.
  • Book IV of Incarnations of Immortality. Mym was a dutiful son, but his father the Rajah interfered in his love life just once too often. Rather than wed without love, he took up the Red Sword symbol of office of the Incarnation of War. At first he thought his efforts would ameliorate some of the suffering caused by Earth's petty and constant wars. But he found that behind all his involvement were the clever traps of Satan.  When seeming mischance placed him in hell, Mym organised a great rebellion among the Damned. Satan seemed to capitulate - but once free, Mym learned that Satan had been busy stirring up riots and war.  It seemed that things had gone to far and Satan would win.  But there is still one desperate chance...  Books in this series are 'stand alone' reads.
  • Book II of Fool's Gold. Magic has returned to Elda, creating all manner of wonders and terrors. No-one knows yet that the source is the legendary Rosa Eldi, restored to the world but not yet aware of her true nature. Her marriage to King Ravn has destabilised the North and assassins and usurpers now lurk in every corner. In the South, the fire of holy war is smouldering and there is violence everywhere, fuelled by fundamentalist hatred and bigotry. All over Elda, forces are aligning themselves for good or evil. The magic is wild and unpredictable and few count it as a blessing. Cover art by Larry Rostant.

  • Book II of Wild Magic. Forever separated from the only home she has ever known, Faan embarks on a  search to find her true mother - a powerful sorceress who lies enspelled in a magical sleep, far away on the isle of Faan's birth. But distance and old sorceries are not the only obstacles - a sybil has decreed that her fate is entwined with two others, both pawns in the power struggles between gods and power-hungry magicians. Faan, not yet fully trained in her own ever-growing magical talents , is once again embroiled in the deadly sorcerous battles of those who seek to control her world. Cover art by Jody Lee.

  • She had been a God, lord of all forests and the creatures that dwell within, until a thoughtless act of cruelty brought heavenly justice - sentenced to the worst punishment of all...to become human. Cover art by Wendy Adrian Shultz.
  • The Child: She was born with the mark on her arm. The mark of the one who would cause the downfall of Queen Bavmorda, and end her evil reign. If she survived... The Prophecy: The legend told the Queen that a child would be born who would destroy her. That prophecy was the Queen's greatest fear...and now it was about to come true. Unless she could stop it... The Power of Magic: Willow Ufgood had always wanted to be a magician, to be wise and respected in the community. His dreams were about to come true...but in ways he could have never imagined. Cover art by John Alvin. Film novelisation; illustrated with colour stills from the film.
  • The Four Winds Saga: Scroll I. The Steel Throne, seat of imperial power in Rokugan, is empty. Ambition wars with justice and deception with truth as the emperor's heirs see to gain the favour of the Clans.  The fate of the Empire walks the edge of a blade and before all is lost, the Lady of the Sword must step forward to restore honour to a land in need. Cover art by Stephen Daniele.
  • Book III of Nomes. 'It wasn't a thing, it was a bit of shaped sky ...' Somewhere in a place so far up there is no down, a ship is waiting to take the nomes home - back to wherever they came from. And one nome, Masklin, knows that they've got to try and contact this ship. It means getting to Florida (wherever that is), then getting to the launch of a communications satellite (whatever that is). A ridiculous plan. Impossible. But Masklin doesn't know this so he tries to do it anyway. And the first step is to try and hitch a ride on a new kind of truck, a truck with wings - Concorde ... Covert Art by Josh Kirby.
  • Book VIII of The Drenai. Two of the kings are already dead. For the prophesy to be fulfilled, spreading carnage across the world, the Demon Lord must sacrifice the third Queen Axiana's unborn child. When Emperor Skanda disbands his army, the pregnant queen takes flight, pursued by the Lords of the Undead. All hope lies with three ancient heroes, though discarded by the emperor, they are still Drenai Bison the giant, Kebra the bowman, and the great swordsman Nogusta - the Demon Lord's greatest foe. But will these warriors - once the best in the land - be enough to stem the tide of gruesome horror that threatens to envelop the world? Cover art by John Howe.
  • Book IX of The Wheel Of Time. Rand is on the run with Min, and in Cairhein, Cadsuane is trying to figure out where he is headed. Rand's destination is, in fact, one she has never considered. Mazrim Taim, leader of the Black Tower, is revealed to be a liar. But what is he up to? Faile, with the Aiel Maidens, Bain and Chiad, and her companions, Queen Alliandre and Morgase, is prisoner of Savanna's sept. Perrin is desperately searching for Faile. With Elyas Machera, Berelain, the Prophet and a very mixed "army" of disparate forces, he is moving through country rife with bandits and roving Seanchan. The Forsaken are ever more present, and united, and the man called Slayer stalks Tel'aran'rhiod and the wolfdream. In Ebou Dar, the Seanchan princess known as Daughter of the Nine Moons arrives--and Mat, who had been recuperating in the Tarasin Palace, is introduced to her. Will the marriage that has been foretold come about? Cover art by Darrell Sweet.