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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Statesman: Piers Anthony
$12.00Book 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 unbroken, the tyrant's greatest hour was yet to come. Only he could shoulder the burden of mankind's greatest dream: to leave behind the confines of the solar system and journey out to the stars. Cover art by Jim Burns. -
Xanth XIX. One year after the events of Geis of the Gargoyle, Demoness Metria, whilst making her husband Veleno deliriously happy, finds that the stork will not acknowledge her summons. Seeking to summon the stork, Metria (and her worse half, D. Mentia) are sent on a quest by the Good Magician Humphrey. Metria is then tasked by the Simurgh to deliver a bag's worth of summons to their respective citizens of Xanth in order to hold a trial for Roxanne Roc. All that remains is to find out why Roxanne Roc is on trial as Metria meets with many old Xanth characters, including Grundy Golem, Sorceress Iris, Magician Trent, Gray Murphy, Jordan the Barbarian and Desiree Dryad. -
Book I of Xanth. Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled - where every citizen had a special spell only he could cast. It was a land of centaurs and dragons and basilisks. For Bink of North Village, however, Xanth was no fairy tale. He alone had no magic. And unless he got some - and got some fast! - he would be exiled. Forever! But the Good Magician Humfrey was convinced that Bink did indeed have magic. In fact, both Beauregard the genie and the magic wall chart insisted that Bink had magic. Magic as powerful as any possessed by the King or by Good Magician Humfrey - or even by the Evil Magician Trent. Be that as it may, no one could fathom the nature of Bink's very special magic. Bink was in despair. This was even worse than having no magic at all..and he would still be exiled! Cover art by Michael Whelan.