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River of the World
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The city of Maras-Sund has stood for more than 20
years-two lands joined together by a magical bridge the Marasai used to conquer
the Sundain. But the man known as Issel has magic of his own- an ability to manipulate
water-which he will use to free his people. He finds an ally in Jendre, the daughter
of a general in Maras's army, and a woman with her own vendetta against the regime.
Her sister is held captive, along with others whose life essences power the magical
bridge between her land and Sund. Her plan: to help Issel enter the palace and break
the spell.
Soon I Will Be Invincible
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Doctor Impossible—evil genius, diabolical scientist,
wannabe world dominator—languishes in a federal detention facility. He's lost his
freedom, his girlfriend, and his hidden island fortress.
Over the years he's tried to take over the world in every way imaginable: doomsday
devices of all varieties (nuclear, thermonuclear, nanotechnological) and mass mind
control. He's traveled backwards in time to change history, forward in time to escape
it. He's commanded robot armies, insect armies, and dinosaur armies. Fungus army.
Army of fish. Of rodents. Alien invasions. All failures. But not this time. This
time it’s going to be different.
Darkness of the Light
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REVIEW: Publisher's Weekly 04/23/2007
Bestseller David sets this clever, fast-paced fantasy
on the Damned World (formerly Earth), home to a handful of enslaved humans, a greatly
feared Overseer and the exiled inhabitants of the Twelve Races. Having nearly destroyed
humanity, a variety of strange creatures now battle each other. Jepp, a freed human
slave, joins a mixed-race band of scavengers. The king of the Cyclops orders Jepp's
group to steal the Orb of Light from the trolls, believing its magic will destroy
the bloodsucking vampires who have stolen his niece. Meanwhile, the Overseer investigates
why hotstars, the energy source for most of the tech on the Damned World, are fading
out. As Jepp discovers her own hidden powers, the Overseer realizes that the Twelve
Races must understand humanity's place in their universe or risk annihilation. David
(Knight Life ) is a master at juggling multiple characters and plot lines-and, in
what one hopes is the first in a new series, breathes new life into some well-worn
mythic tropes.
In at the Death
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The undisputed master of alternate history brings
the Settling Accounts series--one of the greatest sagas ever to portray an America
that almost was--to a thunderous conclusion.
REVIEW: Publisher's Weekly 06/04/2007
The Confederates finally surrender, ending WWII. Now
the Southern states must be brought back into the Union after four wars and 80 years
of independence. The victorious Northern forces wage a brutal occupation, ruthlessly
retaliating against the local population for ambushes and car bombs. While the Union
joyously punishes the persecutors of those Negro "residents" of the Confederacy
who survived the Freedom Party's genocide campaign, it fails to remedy its treatment
of its own black citizens.
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon
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Paxson expands Bradleys bestselling Avalon series
in a dramatic new installment. This sweeping epic, the prequel to "The Forest House,"
tells the story of the Roman conquest of Britain that precedes the return to Avalon.
Legacy
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From the Hugo Award-winning author of "The Beguilement"
comes the second title in her two-book, romantic fantasy series, "The Sharing Knife."
Fawn Bluefield, the clever young farmer girl, and Dag Redwing Hickory, the seasoned
Lakewalker soldier-sorcerer, have been married all of two hours when they depart
her family's farm for Dag's home at Hickory Lake Camp. Having gained a hesitant
acceptance from Fawn's family for their unlikely marriage, the couple hopes to find
a similar reception among Dag's Lakewalker kin. But their arrival is met with prejudice
and suspicion, setting many in the camp against them, including Dag's own mother
and brother. A faction of Hickory Lake Camp, denying the literal bond between Dag
and Fawn, woven in blood in the Lakewalker magical way, even goes so far as to threaten
permanent exile for Dag.
The Alton Gift
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The long-awaited continuation to the popular science
fiction saga tells the story of Darkovers ruling class, the comyn, and its struggles
to reclaim its realm from the devastating effects of the Terran Federation.
Third Watch: Acorna's Children
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Thrills and danger abound in this dramatic and satisfying
conclusion to the exciting "Acorna's Children" series.
REVIEW: Publisher's Weekly 07/09/2007
Acorna's;s long-lost daughter, Korii, and Korii's
twin, Ariin, travel through time and space in search of the secret of the plague
that's endangering galactic civilization. With them is their faithful cat, Khiindi,
who turns out to be a good deal more than he seems. After plenty of stirring adventures,
the twins find that the secret of the plague lies in the elder race known as the
Ancestral Friends, in particular in one not-so-friendly Lord Odus.
Sandworms of Dune
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Based directly on Herbert's final outline, "Sandworms
of Dune" answers the long-debated, urgent questions of Dune fans: the origin of
the Honored Matres, the tantalizing future of the planet Arrakis, the final revelation
of the Kwisatz Haderach, and the resolution to the war between Man and Machine.
The Elves of Cintra
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"Armageddon's Children," the first book in The Genesis
of Shannara series, galvanized readers by revealing a link between our world and
that of Shannara. Now the trilogy continues in this novel that explores the origins
of an alternate world.
REVIEW: Publisher's Weekly 06/25/2007
Extinction or survival? Brooks keeps readers hanging
with the hair-raising second installment of a trilogy blending his bestselling Shannara
and Void series. A plague-ridden future Earth faces annihilation from Void demons,
once-men and other monstrous creatures. What chance do innocent children have? A
pretty good chance when Logan Tom and Angel Perez, the last Knights of the Word,
have pledged to defend them. Hawk, a child suffused with unpredictable magic, also
helps the Seattle street kids called the Ghosts, but when he's whisked away
to the magical Gardens of Life to learn of his heroic destiny, the kids come to
depend on Logan and Cat, a part-lizard girl. Playing another important role is Kirisin,
a Cintra elf hiding in the Oregon woods, who finds the blue Elfstones that can lead
him to the powerful, myth-shrouded Loden Stone. Celebrating his 30th year as a professional
writer, Brooks provides another fascinating group of characters tackling harrowing
and inspiring life and death issues.