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His thousand years of exile were meant to teach Hedin, Sage of Darkness, the error of his ways. Instead, he had ten centuries to learn new and powerful magics, knowledge he intends to use to challenge not just the Mages of his Generation who sentenced him but the very gods themselves. From bestselling Russian fantasist Nick Perumov, voted best European SF writer in 2004, comes a sword-and-sorcery adventure in the classic mode of Robert E. Howard with an added dash of Beowulf.
There are stories that matter. There are stories that shape the world. There are writers who long to tell them. And there is a place where some, disillusioned and bereft, go to write them. But the Library Beneath the Streets will not allow just anyone to enter its doors, and those who do so unauthorized or with plagiarism in mind may find more than they expect. Come in, Reader, and wander the stacks, where many tales of imagination await you. Just be sure your Library card is up to date; you really won’t like the penalties.
What if you could have your every wish, whim, and desire? What would you want? And what would others want from you? Jess Claiborne is about to find out. After eight years in a Mexican prison, Jess is attempting to readjust to normal life. Then he inherits a mysterious box from his murdered uncle—a box that will grant his every wish. But ownership of this box comes with a terrible price tag—possibly the life of the woman he loves, and his own.
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A voyage of discovery… Jennifer Prothero left Earth and a happy life in a rural commune to explore a space with two aliens. They travel in a ship taken from another alien species, the cruel Watermen, dreaded on planets everywhere, stealers of genetic samples, abusers of children. In the Milk, the celestial phenomenon that heralds the appearance of the Watermen, they find an artificial planet shrouded in mist that appears to be the Watermen’s base of operations and a massive bioengineering project of mysterious design and purpose. What Jennifer and her companions Sill and Glider learn on this planet will challenge all they understand about the Watermen—and the future of the universe.
A dead boy, a cougar, and peanuts… There's no time for celebrating the holidays when a young messenger boy's corpse is discovered just outside Manatas. Snake had ambitions of bettering himself, but as Halvar, Selim, and the Town Guard seek for the lad's killer, they discover signs of a plot that could endanger the entire city. Then a noted master of mathematics is discovered dead in the Madrassa. Halvar's instincts tell him the two deaths are connected, but unearthing that link may present his most complicated puzzle to date. And, of course, make him a target yet again.
Hunting down his partner's killer and investigating a pair of seemingly unrelated murders, SF Police Inspector Noah Dane stumbles onto a conspiracy that threatens all humanity. Chastity Blume, a celebrated talk show host known as "America's Favorite Virgin" discovers the sinister plot while searching for the mother she never knew. Along with Noah's new crime-fighting partner-a Marilyn Monroe celebudroid-they lead a cast of quirky characters towards a climax of comically sexy proportions, where all the clues point to an insanely popular new virtual reality experience that's "Better Than Chocolate."
Nothing is what it seems in the City of Lorr... Just ask Pola Drach, Independent Eye. In a city founded by refugees from a dying earth long ago, she pursues dark secrets and exposes the shadowy underbelly of society. Who killed the ambitious model? And was that who she really was? Who's forcing shopkeepers to buy worthless stock, and circulating funny money? Why is the youngest scion of one of the city's richest families suddenly a target? Most important for Pola—Who wants her dead?
Promises broken… On Earth’s once decimated surface, the last of an ancient people live-they believe they are the only ones left. Not far from their mountain home, another populace survived the Decline. Deep within the earth they toil for their masters in the cavernous underworld called Last Haven-their only lawful diversion a gladiatorial blood sport played on ice called Mazeplay. One man in that underground city believes he and his fellow citizens are being lied to, that the return to the surface they have been promised is being withheld so those in power can remain so. He’s willing to risk his life to prove it. He'll have to.
There are too many eyes on the prize… It was a simple job—find the naive outlander’s lost journal, lost during a liaison with a local “joyboy”. It sounded liked her client was even more worried about the way he lost his book than he was about the book. But then the joyboy winds up dead, followed shortly thereafter by her client; and it’s clear she’s not the only one who wants that missing book. Worse, whoever it is, is prepared to kill her to make sure she doesn’t find it. Pola’s a loner, but this time it’s clear she needs help—if only to make sure no one’s sneaking up behind her with murderous intent.