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Book III of Tarot. On far Tarot dreams come true--and fanged nightmares stalk the land. Sent to pierce the dread curtain of the Animation that turns fantasy into hideous reality, the wanderer-monk Paul finds himself on a trip to the ultimate and most terrifying fantasy of them all...Hell. Cover art by Rowena Morrill. -
Mercycle: Piers Anthony
$5.00A discreet advertisement brings a group of apparently disparate individuals together to a bizarre rendezvous - on the ocean floor. There's Don, an archaeologist and chronically shy; Gaspar, a marine biologist who suffers from terminal directness; middle-aged Pacifica and Melanie, who normal exterior masks a strange genetic imbalance...and they seem on the face of it to have little in common, except their feeling that they are part of a greater plan - a feeling that grows as they embark on their strange odyssey across the bed of the ocean. They mystery of being out of phase with the world above water is heightened by that surrounding the Elaph - a mystery which is ultimately revealed to be more significant and bewildering than they ever could have imagined. Cover art by Steve Crisp. -
Omnivore: Piers Anthony
$5.00Book I of Of Man And Manta. Herbivore: one who eats only vegetables; carnivore: one who lives by bloody and flesh; and omnivore: who feeds on all things to sustain life. And so there were three; all human, all held together in an indeterminate love triangle: the man of brawn, the cripple and the woman. They were scientists on a troubleshooting expedition to the planet Nacre, the silent, dusky planet of multiform mushrooms and spore-clouds, where eighteen had died or disappeared before them. They were there to explore, discover, record - not really afraid, but then... not really prepared for the awesome secret of Nacre's mystical third kingdom of fungi. Cover art by Peter Jones. -
Kelvin of Rud V. As soon as the vile witch Zady has grown herself a new body, Professor Devale sends her back into the frame to flush out Mouvar and the Opal - and kill everything Kelvin Knight Hackleberry holds dear. But growing a body has taken Zady twenty years and by now Hackleberry is almost a grandfather. His human son Charles is in love with Glow, nursemaid to the slow-growing twins Kildee and Kildom. His dragon son Horace is in love with another dragon, Ember, equally telepathic. And although his daughter Merlain doesn't know it yet, her true love, whose name is Glint, is just about to come into her life - unless Zady gets to him first. The stakes are high. The last battle is on.
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Book I of Tarot. On the planet Tarot, the new religions flourish. But all who dwell in that occult world, still worship the timeless Tree of Life as the one supreme god. Now this primitive culture is being haunted by apparitions from the mystery-ridden deck of Tarot - by Animations who destroy minds and take human life. Can this horror be their Deity's ultimate challenge to his people? A young Earthling adventurer is sent to find the answer. Alone he dares to conjure a Tarot Animation, penetrate its awesome domain -- and risk being trapped through all eternity - within the mystic borders of the ancient cards. -
Book VI of Apprentice Adept. All seems lost for the powers of good in the worlds of Phaze and Proton. Bane and Mach have been forced to co-operate with the evil Adverse Adepts who now have access to the Book of Magic and the Oracle and are gaining power by the minute. But Stile and the Blue Adept still hold the trump card - the secret powers of their grandchildren Flach and Nepe, who like their fathers Bane and Mach are able to communicate at will across the frames. One by one, the good Adepts fall into the power of the enemy until a contest is arranged between the forces of good and evil simultaneously on both frames - the prizes will be the Book of Magic and the Oracle, the keys to the balance of power in the two frames, and if the Adverse Adepts win, they will use them for their own selfish ends and impose a cruel dictatorship on both animals and humans. Cover art by Chris Achilleos. -
Macroscope: the greatest scientific breakthrough in the history of man, a vast space-borne device that brought the entire universe within man's range of vision, revealing levels of technology vastly beyond anything dreamed of on Earth. But the discovery brought danger - in a place so unthinkably distant in space and time that it might be at the other end of the continuum. A place where ancient symbols come to life to battle for the souls of men. Cover art by Eddie Jones.
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Statesman: Piers Anthony
$6.00Book V of Bio Of A Space Tyrant. Child of flame and terror, born and bred to violence, Hope Hubris had ruled the solar system's most powerful empire with a fierce, uncompromising passion, His was a white-hot flame of justice that scarred friend and foe alike. Yet now he left Jupiter as an exile, his autocratic rule overthrown by the one person he could not oppose. Deposed, disgraced, but forever unbroken, the tyrant's greatest hour was still to come. For only he couldshoulder the burden of humanity's boldest dream: to leave behind the confines of the solar system and journey outward to the stars. Cover art by Alan Craddock. -
The sequel to Isle of Woman. The story follows two lovers, Hugh and Ann, as they struggle to preserve their family and their way of life throughout some of the most turbulent periods of our savage past. The sage takes them from the caves of prehistoric Europe to the Holy Land in the time of King David, through the Imperial Court of 3rd century Japan and Damascus in the early days of Islam, to Genghis Khan's Asia and the fallen paradise of Easter Island, concluding with a horrific glimpse of the future in the wreckage of a world devastated by global eco-disaster. Through the characters' eyes, we see humanity's greatest triumphs and shame and the relentless exploitation of nature, an exploitation that now threatens our survival. Cover art by Brad Schmehl.
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Book III of Mode. Colene, Darius, the magnificent telepathic horse Sequiro and Nona, who acted as their Anchor on her home world continue on their way across the Modes to Darius's home world, Hlahatar. They are joined by a most unlikely companion: Burgess, a tentacled Bug-Eyed Monster who will be their Anchor in the new world. More usually found as a fossil, here Burgess is alive to his tentacle-tips and soon has a place in the company of friends as they travel through the now-fragmented Modes and is a guard against the evil grip of the mind-predator that pursues Colene. But the predator is full of tricks and Hlahatar lies beyond the terrifying Chaos Mode...Cover art by Steve Crisp. -
Xanth Book X. When Esk, a young ogre-nymph-human, began his pilgrimage to the Good Magician Humfrey to rid himself of a seductive demoness, little did he know it would become a mission of mercy. A running river paradise and its harmless inhabitants were perishing in the wrathful wake of a greedy demon horde. Now it is up to Esk and his companions - a beautiful winged centaur named Chex and a brave burrower called Volney - to search Xanth's treacherous reaches, gathering together a mind-boggling company of creatures to defend the precious Vale of the Vole. -
Book VII of Apprentice Adept. The dual worlds of magic and science - Phaze and Proton - are threatened by a terrifying species of beings, more powerful and destructive than any force on the planet. Only Nepe and Flach will dare to fight back - by befirending one of the enemy...Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet. -
Book I of Battle Circle. They were the first who dared to enter the badlands: Sol, many of many weapons; Sola, his wife; and Sos who loved them both. The kill-spirits of the blast were retreating taking with them the evil that the old books called radiation. But still the badlands held their secrets - terrible secrets that lay in wait for those who dared to return. And yet there was no other way, for Sos was pledged to follow Sol - and Sol had been chosen to build a dream, the same dream which had been built so many times, eons before...Cover art by Patrick Woodroffe. -
Book I of the Cluster series. At the farthest reaches of the Milky Way, on the planet of Outworld where primitive men and nubile women still battle giant dinosaurs, the barbaric genius of Flint is summoned by the Earthborn to fulfil a mission: to save the galaxy's energy source from the marauders of the Andromeda Galaxy by transferring his overpowering Kirlian essence to alien spheres and uniting the galaxy against the invaders. Cover art by Fred Gambino. -
Book I of Apprentice Adept. On the technological, decadent world of Proton, someone was trying to destroy Stile, serf and master Gamesman. His only escape lay in Phaze, a world totally ruled by magic. Soon he learned that his alternate self had already been murdered, and that he was next. On Proton, his fate depended on winning the great Games. On Phaze, he must master magic to survive. And if he used any magic at all, his friends were determined to kill him at once! Cover art by Rowena Morrill. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/unicorn-point-piers-anthony/ -
Book XVII of The Chronicles Of Xanth. Gloha is the prettiest goblin-harpy in Xanth. She is also the only one, which creates problems when she decides it's time to find a boyfriend. Winged goblins - no matter how charming - don't have an obvious appeal to any of Xanth's eligible bachelors. But thanks to the Good Magician, Gloha has professional help at hand. He rejuvenates 96 year old King Emeritus Trent, the one-time Evil Magician, so he looks like his devastatingly handsome young self. Then he sends Trent and Gloha off to find the perfect husband. All goes well - until Gloha falls in love with Trent... Cover art by Mick Posen. -
Book III of Magic of Xanth. Heaven Cent to Mundania - a most odd and unexpected destination for Princess Ivy, elder sister of Prince Dolph and future King of Xanth - though of course the totally unexpected is pretty much the usual in Xanth. Meeting Grey Murphy was one lucky consequence for her, and something of a relief for him. His computer has been setting him up with some very unsuitable girls. The lovely Salmonella, for instance - delicious food but problems later! But there are questions: Is Grey a real Mundane? Or could he be connected to the Evil Magician Murphy? And his magic talent? He's got to have one to become Ivy's Queen. In the magic, muddling world of Xanth, the path of true love, or untrue love - or anything else - is never going to be smooth. -
Book I of Kelvin Of Rud. When Kelvin was a child his mother read to him from the Book of Prophecy and he asked what its cryptic message meant. Now he is about to learn. The Kingdom of Rud is crushed beneath the heel of a usurper, an evil sorcerer who has taken the throne in the name of his wicked daughter. Deep in the forest, the people tremble and wait for the prophecy's fulfillment. It cannot come soon enough for Charlain and her children, about to lose their home to the tax collector. But Kelvin and Jon have discovered a dragon's territory where scales of pure gold lie on the ground for anyone with the courage, innocence - or stupidity - to take. Cover art by Mark Salwowski.
