Book II of The Saga Of The Trillium. Three princesses are endowed with the awesome powers of the Trillium Talismans: Haramis is devoted to the study of magic and science; Anigel and her husband King Atar govern their provinces with love; Kadiya is still wild, impetuous and careless. Then Kadiya loses her Talisman in the deep waters off the Windlorn Isles and Anigel's husband and children are kidnapped by the mysterious sorcerer Portolanus, who demands Anigel's Talisman as ransom. The world begins to lose balance. Storms rage and war looms. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
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Conqueror’s Moon: Julian May
$12.00Book I of The Boreal Moon. Conrig Wincantor, Prince Heritor of Cathra, has a to unite the whole island of High Blenholme under Cathran sovereignty. He has so far been thwarted in this ambition by his cautious, aging father, King Olmigon, who, though weak with illness, still clings firmly to the reigns of the government. Now Conrig has hit upon a scheme that will convince the Lords that his plan can suceed. He has formed an alliance with Ullanoth, princess of the remote northern province of Moss and a fearsome sorceress. With her help his army will have the advantage it needs to subdue the only domain refusing to sign his Edict of Sovereignty. But before Olmigon will give his consent he insists on making a pilgrimage to the Oracle of Emperor Bazekoy, there to ask the one question permitted to a dying monarch, which the Emperor must answer truthfully. Meanwhile, Ullanoth tends her own schemes. Posessing the talent to call on the unearthly powers of the Beaconfolk, mysterious otherworldy beings who appear as lights in the sky, her power is undeniable. But the Lights are fickle, and their interference in human affairs unpredictable. If Ullanoth calls on them to help Conrig, they are likely to extract an unforeseeable price. -
Diamond Mask: Julian May
$12.00Book II of the Galactic Milieu series. As the 21st century closes a growing group of rebels plot to declare the human planets independent from the Milieu and end a 30 year association. They are aided by the insane Fury who seeks to rule the Galaxy itself. A key figure in Fury's scheme is Dorothea Macdonald - possessed of metapsychic powers, she only wants a quiet life on the planet Caladonia. She rejects Fury's overtures and the monster vows to destroy her. When the Milieu become aware of her powers she is forced to leave her family and use her power for the benefit of all. At the Metapsychic Institute, she discovers that one day she will rule Caladonia. When she meets Jack the Bodiless she understands that his mind is the only one approaching hers in its power. Together they are the only hope of defeating the rebels.,,and all the while, Fury plots to kill them both. Cover art by Stephen Bradbury. -
Intervention: Julian May
$65.00For 60,000 years the five races of the Galactic Milieu have watched and waited for the time when human mental development on Earth is ready for the Intervention. As the 20th century draws to an end, phenomenal mental powers are displayed by operants all over the Earth - they can 'farspeak' to one another telepathically. They can build mind-shields and they are capable of coercion by the power of mind. One of these is Rogatien Remillard, a dealer in second hand books, whose memoirs - written a century on - are the basis of this chronicle. Here is a world where the mind is a weapon; here are two brothers, each possessed of extraordinary powers. One is a peace-bringer and the other is an advocate of evil. Cover art by Stephen Bradbury.
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Intervention: Julian May
$5.00For 60 000 years the five races of the Galactic Milieu have watched and waited for the time when human mental development on Earth is ready for the Intervention ...As the twentieth century draws to its end, phenomenal mental powers are displayed by 'operants' all across our planet... They can 'farspeak' one another telepathically. They can build mental shields. They are capable of coercion by power of mind. One of there is Rogatien Remillard, a dealer in secondhand books, whose memories - written a century on - form the core of this chronicle. Cover art by Stephen Bradbury. -
Ironcrown Moon: Julian May
$30.00Book II of Boreal Moon. King Conrig Ironcrown now rules the entire island kingdom of High Blenholme. But the peace he achieved by ruthlessly uniting its four quarreling kingdoms into a Sovereignty is about to be challenged. It's rumoured that his vengeful first wife Maudrayne, believed to have committed suicide, is alive and about to reveal a secret that will cost Conrig his throne. The ambitious sorcerer Beynor and his crony, Conrig's traitorous alchymist Kilian have stolen a trove of currently inactive moonstones capable of drawing tremendous power from the mysterious supernatural Beaconfolk. After initiating a civil war, the pair intend to take the throne and rule the realm themselves. The King's unlikely champion is his royal intelligencer, Deveron, a young man secretly possessed of magical talents. But Deveron is torn between loyalty to his king and his own conscience. Cover art by Dominic Harman. -
Book II of Boreal Moon. King Conrig Ironcrown now rules the entire island kingdom of High Blenholme. But the peace he achieved by ruthlessly uniting its four quarreling kingdoms into a Sovereignty is about to be challenged. It's rumoured that his vengeful first wife Maudrayne, believed to have committed suicide, is alive and about to reveal a secret that will cost Conrig his throne. The ambitious sorcerer Beynor and his crony, Conrig's traitorous alchymist Kilian have stolen a trove of currently inactive moonstones capable of drawing tremendous power from the mysterious supernatural Beaconfolk. After initiating a civil war, the pair intend to take the throne and rule the realm themselves. The King's unlikely champion is his royal intelligencer, Deveron, a young man secretly possessed of magical talents. But Deveron is torn between loyalty to his king and his own conscience. Cover art by Dominic Harman. -
Book I of Galactic Milieu. In the year 2051, Earth stood on the brink of acceptance as full member of the Galactic Milieu, a confederation of worlds spread across the galaxy. Leading humanity was the powerful Remillard family, but somebody - or something - known only as "Fury" wanted them out of the way. Only Rogi Remillard, the chosen tool of the most powerful alien being in the Milieu, and his nephew Marc, the greatest metapsychic yet born on Earth, knew about Fury. But even they were powerless to stop it when it began to kill off Remillards and other metapsychic operants - and all the suspects were Remillards themselves. Meanwhile, a Remillard son was born, a boy who could represent the future of all humanity. His incredible mind was more powerful even than his brother Marc's - but he was destined to be destroyed by his own DNA...unless Fury got to him first! Cover art by Stephen Bradbury. -
Magnificat: Julian May
$12.00Book III of the Galatic Milieu series. By mid 21st century humanity is enjoying its membership of the galactic Milieu; a confederation of exotic races spread throughout the Galaxy. Human colonies thrive on numerous planets, more and more are being born with metapsychic abilities and before long these gifted minds will at last achieve total unity. But a growing corps of rebels keep the people of Earth forever separate in the name of human individuality. Leading them is Marc Remillard, scion of the very family that led humanity into the Galactic Milieu and the most formidable metapsychic ever. He aims to elevate human metapsychics above all others by the artificial enhancement of mental faculties. His horrific goal - a generation of bodiless brains. Only Marc's brother, Jack the Bodiless and a young woman called Diamond Mask can foil Marc's awful plans and pave the way for the Golden Age of the Galactic Milieu to begin. Cover art by Stephen Bradbury.