A good story, with very good characterization and flashes of an almost Merrittesque poetry... The story concerns itelf with THE BIG JUMP from this system to another sun - Barnard's Star. The first expedition returned: one man alive, the others missing, and that one man dying of some ghastly sort
In the realm of Alera, where people bond with the furies-elementals of earth, air, fire, water, and metal-fifteen-year-old Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. But when his homeland erupts in chaos-when rebels war with loyalists and furies clash with furies-Tavi's simple courage will turn
Every year, each village is required to send a young woman to the Empire's capital--her fate to be burned alive for the entertainment of the masses. For the last five years, one small village's tithe has been the same woman. Gilene's sacrifice protects all the other young women of her village, and
Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to the Solar System - only 4.3 light years away. To Kirby and his followers it meant freedom - freedom from the tyranny and repression of Earth's dictatorship. But that freedom would have to be earned - the flight to Alpha Centauri would mean five years jammed in
A million light-years from Earth, one solitary spaceship floats through a vast swarm of enemies. The ship was an experimental vessel from Earth that utilized a revolutionary new concept in space mechanics, developed by the near-superman Aarn Munro. The enemy vessels were wholly unknown to Mankind,
When the Sea-Born cadets walk out of space academy in protest, the stage is set for the long impending clash between the sea and land. Can these two races co-operate, or will they destroy each other first?
Mercy Thompson’s world just got a whole lot bigger… A collection of all-new and previously published short stories featuring Mercy Thompson, “one of the best heroines in the urban fantasy genre today” (Fiction Vixen Book Reviews), and the characters she calls friends… Includes the new stories…
On the planet Thesbos, the Word of Shakespeare is Law. Through the mystery of his Works, embodied in his living arcana, the power of illusion holds the eyes – and mind – of the entire galaxy in thrall. Only death is real. At the centre of this web of dreams lies the Council of Five. They have
In which we are introduced to Skeeve, a would-be enchanter and petty thief. The wizard Garkin, who is Skeeve’s instructor, is shot dead by a couple of Imp assassins just as he is summoning a ‘demon’ to show off his control of the dark forces. The visitor proves to be Aahz, a ‘dimensional traveler’
