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Eli by Marc Alan Edelheit
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dangerous mission. A war of the Gods. An epic destiny.When elven rangers Eli’Far and Mae’Cara are dispatched to hunt down the dangerous criminal Mik’Las, the mission seems simple enough. Mik’Las has committed the unthinkable crimes of murder and kidnap, and though he’s a former ranger and skilled in the deadly arts, Eli is confident they will bring him to justice... -
![Fated Shifters: Romance Collection by Lola Gabriel, Juniper Hart]()
Fated Shifters: Romance Collection by Lola Gabriel, Juniper Hart
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrue Mates. Secret Babies. Fake Relationships.A shifter collection full of skin-tingling romances that are sexy, suspenseful, and action-packed! Days of the Dragon Complete SeriesHer Dragon BodyguardI was only supposed to protect her. It wasn’t supposed to turn out like this…Alpha’s Secret BabyI accidentally got married in Vegas to a man I don’t know... -
![The Road To Sevendor: A Spellmonger Anthology by Terry Mancour]()
The Road To Sevendor: A Spellmonger Anthology by Terry Mancour
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsO! The wizards weep and witches leapOn the Road To Sevendor!The adepts smile, footwizards beguile,On the Road To Sevendor!Gleaming castle, enchanted mountainSkyward spires, dancing fountainsMore magi than a man can count onThe Road To Sevendor!The very first Spellmonger anthology! Contains the full and complete versions of the previously-published short stories The River Mists of Talry, Victory... -
![Eberron: Rising from the Last War by Wizards of the Coast]()
Eberron: Rising from the Last War by Wizards of the Coast
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsExplore the lands of Eberron in this campaign sourcebook for the world's greatest roleplaying game. This book provides everything players and Dungeon Masters need to play Dungeons & Dragons in Eberron--a war-torn world filled with magic-fueled technology, airships and lightning trains, where noir-inspired mystery meets swashbuckling adventure... -
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![A Woman's Weapon by Mercedes Lackey]()
A Woman's Weapon by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Guild Master was ill, his rival's workplace was a noxious slum, and his apprentice's father had twenty dead horses. Tarma knew that something was seriously wrong; now all she had to do was convince her partners Kethry and Warrl and then figure out what to do about it... -
![The Graveside Bar and Grill by Darynda Jones]()
The Graveside Bar and Grill by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Donovan St. James’ precocious charge asks him—no questions asked—to tail the doctor who keeps their ragtag team patched up, he wants to refuse. Not because the saucy teen is getting too big for her britches, ordering him around like a mob boss, but because the woman stirs feelings in him he would rather not explore. However, when evil threatens the doc’s life, he realizes he has no choice... -
![The Road To Vanador: A Travelogue by Terry Mancour]()
The Road To Vanador: A Travelogue by Terry Mancour
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMin and His Dad, On The Road! Setting out into exile is never much fun, but Minalan wants to publicly comply with Prince Tavard's order to leave Sevendor for three years, to spare his home any retribution. But instead of using magic to transport himself to his new lands, Minalan decides to leave cross-country, in a wagon with his father... -
![Песни Петера Сьлядека by Henry Lion Oldie, Генри Лайон Олди]()
Песни Петера Сьлядека by Henry Lion Oldie, Генри Лайон Олди
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsИдет по путям-дорогам лютнист Петер Сьлядек, раз за разом обреченный внимать случайным исповедям. Кружатся в безумном хороводе монах и судья. Джинн назначает себя совестью ушлого купца. Сын учителя фехтования путает слово и шпагу. Железная рука рыцаря ползет ночью в замковую часовню. Несет ужас солдатам-наемникам неуловимый Аника-воин... -
![1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Two by Lexi Blake, Larissa Ione]()
1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Two by Lexi Blake, Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDUNGEON GAMES: A Masters and Mercenaries Novella by Lexi Blake: On the hunt for a killer, Derek Brighton enters a shadowy underworld only to find the woman he aches for is working the same case. Karina Mills is searching for a missing girl and won't stop until she finds her. To get close to their prime suspect, they need to pose as a couple... -
![Wings of Fire by Mercedes Lackey]()
Wings of Fire by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTarma and Kethry follow a Hawkbrother's bond-bird into a nest of firebirds--and a woman who seeks to enslave them all... -
![The Talisman by Mercedes Lackey]()
The Talisman by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKethry encounters Mara, an old schoolmate from White Winds--and discovers that Mara, who didn't learn much about magic at school, has discovered another source of magic, one powerful enough to kill both her and Kethry... -
![Broken Hill Bears: Boxed Set (Books 1-3): Bear Shifter Romances by Ariana Hawkes]()
Broken Hill Bears: Boxed Set (Books 1-3): Bear Shifter Romances by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet Xander, the troubled alpha, Rocco, his tearaway younger brother, and the mysterious Braxton - three rough and tumble heroes of the infamous Broken Hill Clan. None of them are looking for a mate, but fate has other ideas, in the shape of the three feisty women who capture their hearts... -
![Fate of the Fae: Complete Series Collection by Vera Rivers]()
Fate of the Fae: Complete Series Collection by Vera Rivers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe complete Fate of the Fae series.Captured by the FaeI come face to face with my captor, the Fae King, and he’s as terrifying as he is mesmerizing. His dark hair, chiseled body, and icy blue eyes draw me in, but he’s dangerous—especially because I’m a human.Forbidden FaeThe Fae King claims me as his own, but a fairytale ending is not in my foreseeable future... -
![The Jack Vance Treasury by Jack Vance, Jonathan Strahan]()
The Jack Vance Treasury by Jack Vance, Jonathan Strahan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA massive (over 230,000 words) gathering of fiction by the master of science-fantasy.Nebula and World Fantasy Grand Master Jack Vance is one of the most admired and cherished writers of science fiction and fantasy in the world, and is one of the truly important and influential storytellers of the 20th century... -
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![The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction by Gene Wolfe]()
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction by Gene Wolfe
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom a literary perspective, this will certainly be the best collection of the year in science fiction and fantasy. Gene Wolfe, of whom The Washington Post said, “Of all SF writers currently active none is held in higher esteem,” has selected the short fiction he considers his finest into one volume... -
![Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress XXI by Diana L. Paxson, Lee Martindale]()
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress XXI by Diana L. Paxson, Lee Martindale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWITH SPELL AND BLADE...They roam through fantasy landscapes - women who wield a sword in their sisters' defense or work magic passed down through generations. They are many heroines of SWORD AND SORCERESS - brave women who have adopted the daring roles so often deemed to be the exclusive province of men... -
![Poems by Walt Whitman by Walt Whitman]()
Poems by Walt Whitman by Walt Whitman
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWalt Whitman is widely regarded as one of the masters of American poetry. Here are collected his finest poems, a perfect companion for any fan of Whitman's work... -
![Triskell Tales: Twenty-Two Years of Chapbooks by Charles de Lint]()
Triskell Tales: Twenty-Two Years of Chapbooks by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis collection by the fantasy master has literally been over 20 years in the making! Each year, Mr. de Lint self-publishes a chapbook for private distribution. He gives copies to his wife, his friends, and colleagues, but does not offer them for sale. (The few times that copies have been auctioned for charitable purposes, they have sold for well over a hundred dollars apiece... -
![The Long Way Home by Richard Chizmar]()
The Long Way Home by Richard Chizmar
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGathered here for the first time ever are seventeen short stories, two essays, and a short script by award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, Richard Chizmar. Eerie, suspenseful, poignant, the stories in The Long Way Home run the gamut from horror to suspense, crime to dark fantasy, mainstream to mystery... -
![Rod Serling's Twilight Zone by Walter B. Gibson]()
Rod Serling's Twilight Zone by Walter B. Gibson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Twilight Zone was a television series produced in the 1960s that presented unforgettable tales of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Rod Serling, an award-winning writer of television dramas, was the creator and host--and wrote more than 90 of the 156 episodes. The series has since been shown around the world and the title is now a part of pop culture lore... -
![Re-Reading Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time: Books One Through Four by Leigh Butler]()
Re-Reading Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time: Books One Through Four by Leigh Butler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Wheel of Time Reread on Tor.com is an extensive analysis of Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series, covering the material chapter by chapter. Join Leigh Butler as she summarizes the chapters and comments on the ongoing mysteries of the series, gender issues, politics, history, and the many Crowning Moments of Awesome.Volume 1 of the collected Tor... -
![Borderlands 2 by Thomas F. Monteleone]()
Borderlands 2 by Thomas F. Monteleone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies... -
![We Live Inside Your Eyes by Kealan Patrick Burke]()
We Live Inside Your Eyes by Kealan Patrick Burke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the ruins of an old parking garage, there is an effigy lashed to a pillar. To anyone else, the remains of the woman with the goat skull head is a warning. To a lonely young boy looking for escape, it is a god of salvation. At its feet lay tattered old notebooks, scattered stories, tales of strange encounters, of broken people and monstrous things, and of corrupt hearts and evil minds... -
![She Said Destroy by Nadia Bulkin, Paul Tremblay]()
She Said Destroy by Nadia Bulkin, Paul Tremblay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWord Horde presents the debut collection from critically-acclaimed Weird Fiction author Nadia Bulkin. Dreamlike, poignant, and unabashedly socio-political, She Said Destroy includes three stories nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award, four included in Year’s Best anthologies, and one original tale... -
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![Limbus, Inc. - Book II by Brett J. Talley]()
Limbus, Inc. - Book II by Brett J. Talley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“The world is a stage, life is a play, and we are the puppets. It’s better not to ask who pulls the strings... -
![Conan the Destroyer by Robert E. Howard]()
Conan the Destroyer by Robert E. Howard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first in a new series of Conan reprints! Conan the Barbarian is one of the most famed figures in fantasy fiction. With the success of the new film starring Jason Momoa and Ron Perlman, the time is right to revisit Robert E. Howard's classic stories... -
![Silver Scream by David J. Schow]()
Silver Scream by David J. Schow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the broken down picture palaces to glorious neon drive-ins, from the has-been stars of yesterday to the ambitious, rapacious would-be stars of tomorrow, Silver Scream presents the best that terror has to offer. Includes works from Clive Barker, Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, and more. Original... -
![Echoes by Michelle West]()
Echoes by Michelle West
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKallandras is a Master Bard trained in the famous Senniel College. He is often sent by the Bardmaster into war zones - because he always survives. There is a reason for this; the training he received in the Bardic College was not the only training to define his life... -
![The One Left Behind (Valdemar) by Mercedes Lackey]()
The One Left Behind (Valdemar) by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarya believed that both her father and the man she expected to marry had left her to become Heralds. She was right about one of them. This story first appeared in the anthology CHANGING THE WORLD in 2009... -
![Darkly Dreaming: A Fantasy Romance Anthology by Elizabeth Hunter, Grace Draven]()
Darkly Dreaming: A Fantasy Romance Anthology by Elizabeth Hunter, Grace Draven
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarkly Dreaming is an anthology of five full-length novels of fantasy romance, written for adult readers.Feared by a priesthood. Coveted by a god. Tempted by a slave. In Grace Draven's Master of Crows , a renegade mage must battle a god for his soul and decide if his fate—and the fate of nations—is worth the life of the spy he has come to love... -
![Hic sunt dracones: Cuentos imposibles by Tim Pratt]()
Hic sunt dracones: Cuentos imposibles by Tim Pratt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Hic sunt dracones: Cuentos imposibles" es una antología de algunas de las mejores historias del autor de fantasía estadounidense Tim Pratt.En estas páginas, donde dioses, monstruos, universos paralelos y dragones se dan la mano con total naturalidad, Pratt da muestra de su capacidad para tratar todo tipo de temas y registros con igual maestría... -
![Spring Fever by Serenity Woods]()
Spring Fever by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaise the temperature this spring with a collection of sexy contemporary romances from Serenity Woods, the bestselling author of the Three Wise Men Box Set (USA Today bestseller list November 2016... -
![Shifter Heaven: Paranormal Romance Collectioin by Leela Ash, Samantha Leal]()
Shifter Heaven: Paranormal Romance Collectioin by Leela Ash, Samantha Leal
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***From Dragons to Bears to Wolves...get a taste of 6 different PARANORMAL SERIES in the BOX SET SAMPLER... Come along and get introduced to Lost Creek, Stonybrooke, Oak Mountain and more in this 6 Novella Box Set! Each Novella is the first in a series and will introduce you to a different world.. -
![Once More* *with footnotes by Terry Pratchett]()
Once More* *with footnotes by Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA collection of Terry Pratchett's short works, fiction and non-fiction, with annotations by Pratchett and by the editors... -
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![The Shadow at the Bottom of the World by Thomas Ligotti]()
The Shadow at the Bottom of the World by Thomas Ligotti
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA longtime Lovecraft devotee, who has extended the weird tale to the next level via the likes of Borges and Burroughs, Thomas Ligotti is usually published as part of a general anthology of horror writers. But now Ligotti has pulled together a collection of his favorite fiction, both old and new, representing his best and most characteristic works... -
![Little Kingdoms by Steven Millhauser]()
Little Kingdoms by Steven Millhauser
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCartoons that draw their creator into another world; demonic paintings that exert a sinister influence on our own. Fairy tales that express the secret losses and anxieties of their tellers... -
![The Wavering Knife by Brian Evenson]()
The Wavering Knife by Brian Evenson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrian Evenson's fifth story collection constructs a human landscape as unearthly as it is mundane. Replete with the brutality, primordial waste, and savage blankness familiar to readers of his earlier works, Evenson's Kafkaesque allegories entice the mind while stubbornly disordering it... -
![The Howling Man by Charles Beaumont]()
The Howling Man by Charles Beaumont
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRemember that Twilight Zone episode? The one that gave you nightmares? Chances are it was written by Charles Beaumont. Beaumont's talents also helped bring to life such cinematic terrors as 'The Premature Burial' and 'The Masque of the Red Death'. As a writer of short stories, his contribution to the landscape of our nightmares is unequalled... -
![The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria by Carlos Hernandez]()
The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria by Carlos Hernandez
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA quirky collection of short sci-fi stories for fans of Kij Johnson and Kelly Link Assimilation is founded on surrender and being broken; this collection of short stories features people who have assimilated, but are actively trying to reclaim their lives. There is a concert pianist who defies death by uploading his soul into his piano... -
![Giant Bones by Peter S. Beagle]()
Giant Bones by Peter S. Beagle
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeter Beagle's followup to The Innkeeper's Song is a collection of longish fantasy stories set in that same universe. The stories range from adventurous to introspective, humorous to suspenseful, but all share Beagle's gift for language and his ability to bring his characters to life... -
![Extraordinary Tales by Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares]()
Extraordinary Tales by Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis edition contains a foreward written by Anthony Kerrigan, who translated from the Spanish... -
![Nameless Cults: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Fiction of Robert E. Howard by Robert E. Howard]()
Nameless Cults: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Fiction of Robert E. Howard by Robert E. Howard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRobert E. Howard is the world-renowned author of the Conan series and the stories that were the basis of the recent Kull movie. He also was one of H.P. Lovecraft's frequent correspondents, and an author of many pivotal Mythos tales. This book collects together all of Howard's Mythos tales, including the tales that originated Gol-Goroth, Unausspreclichen Kulten, and Friedrich Von Junzt... -
![The Yellow Sign and Other Stories by Robert W. Chambers]()
The Yellow Sign and Other Stories by Robert W. Chambers
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis massive collection brings together the entire body of Robert W. Chambers' weird fiction works including material unprinted since the 1890's. Chambers is a landmark author in the field of horror literature because of his King in Yellow collection... -
![The Flying Sorcerers: More Comic Tales of Fantasy by Peter Haining, Roald Dahl]()
The Flying Sorcerers: More Comic Tales of Fantasy by Peter Haining, Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis sparkling sequel to WIZARDS OF ODD once again turns logic on its head, with a galaxy of star writers and stories. Terry Pratchett, the arch-priest of the genre, leads off with the eccentric figure of DEATH, on new and curious mission, Roald Dahl plays havoc with country superstition, and Arthur C. Clarke shows the funny side of cosmic doom... -
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![Lore of the Witch World: A Witch World Collection by Andre Norton]()
Lore of the Witch World: A Witch World Collection by Andre Norton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFirst published September 1980, this is a collection of previously published stories, plus a new novelette, by Andre Norton with an introduction by C.J. Cherryh.Contents:Spider Silk (1976)Sand Sister (1979)Falcon Blood (1979)Legacy from Sorn Fen (1973)Sword of Unbelief (1977)The Toads of Grimmerdale (1973)Changeling (1980)Introduction by C. J. CherryhSpider Silk • na • Flashing Swords! #3, ed... -
![Renunciates of Darkover by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Margaret L. Carter]()
Renunciates of Darkover by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Margaret L. Carter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Guild House to lord's court, the Free Amazons ply their trade, serving as mercenaries wherever there is need, banding together in comradeship, setting themselves apart from the everyday rules of Darkovan society, earning their freedom with blade and deed, and freely giving shelter and assistance to any woman in search of a safe haven... -
![Borderlands by Thomas F. Monteleone, David B. Silva]()
Borderlands by Thomas F. Monteleone, David B. Silva
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBorderlands is a horror anthology series not concerned with traditional elements of horror fiction. Borderlands is about breaking the mold and pushing the genre and its finest writers to the edge. Hailed as the anthology series of the 90s, Borderlands will remind you that horror can indeed be horrific. Read about a farmer who disdains his wife for a giant potato.. -
![Sword and Sorceress VII by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Lynne Armstrong-Jones]()
Sword and Sorceress VII by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Lynne Armstrong-Jones
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIN THE MAGIC REALMSa quickly woven spell may proved the key to power or to a power weaver's downfall, while a skilled blade wielder may survive dangers beyond even a sorceress wildest imaginings... -
![The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, Volume 1 by James D. Jenkins, Pilar Pedraza]()
The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, Volume 1 by James D. Jenkins, Pilar Pedraza
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if there were a whole world of great horror fiction out there you didn't know anything about, written by authors in distant lands and in foreign languages, outstanding horror stories you had no access to, written in languages you couldn't read? For an avid horror fan, what could be more horrifying than that?For this groundbreaking volume, the first of its kind, the editors of Valancourt... -
![The Search for Magic by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman]()
The Search for Magic by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the first anthology to tie in to the current bestselling War of Souls trilogy by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It contains 11 stories, written by well-known Dragonlance authors, that elaborate on the characters and locations from Weis and Hickman's current trilogy. The stories link to the ongoing saga through the time frames of the main characters...
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