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The great bazaar: and other stories ; Brayan's gold
By Peter V Brett. 2012
This collection of stories contains another exciting tale from the Warded Man universe, deleted scenes from the original work, a…
glossary, and a grimoire of wards. In the title story, demons have hunted humanity almost to extinction. Arlen Bales seeks magic that can turn the tide--and finds hope in Abban, a merchant in the Great Bazaar of Krasia. 2012.The girls with games of blood (Memphis vampires. #2.)
By Alex Bledsoe. 2010
Old World vampire Baron Rudolfo Zginski, staked in 1915 Wales, rises anew in 1975 Memphis. Through a group of modern…
vampires, including the beautiful perpetual teenager Fauvette, he has learned to navigate this new era and prepares to reclaim his former wealth and power. But fresh dangers lurk in this society of funk, fast cars, and racial tension. A celebrity sheriff cheated by Zginski becomes obsessed with revenge. Fauvette and Leonardo, another young vampire, begin to question his leadership. And two mysterious vampire sisters, who have nursed a lethal grudge since the Civil War, converge on Zginski. One is dark and serious and can draw energy without killing; the other is light, scheming, and without a conscience. Zginski must use all of his wits and vampiric powers if he is to survive the girls with their games of blood. Sequel to "Blood groove". 2010.The gathering storm: Book Twelve of the Wheel of Time (Wheel of time. #12.)
By Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson. 2009
Rand al’Thor struggles with internal conflict while seeking to unite the fractured kingdoms for Tarmon Gai’don, the last battle. Meanwhile…
Egwene al’Vere, the Amyrlin Seat of the rebel Aes Sedai, tries to mend the divisions. Sequel to “Knife of dreams”. Followed by “Towers of Midnight». 2009.The great and secret show
By Clive Barker. 1989
Armageddon begins quickly. It is 1971. In the small Californian town of Palomo Grove four girls go swimming in a…
mysterious and haunted lake. Nine months later several children are born. Their prize is the Art, the greatest power known to mankind. Dreams will be made real. At last the grove will see the Great and Secret Show. It will never be the same again; nor will the world. Strong language. Followed by "Everville" (DC17398). 1989. (Book of the art ; 1)The grail of hearts
By Susan Shwartz. 1992
Kundry the harlot is condemned to wander the earth eternally because she laughed during the Crucifixion of Christ. A thousand…
years later, she is under the spell of the evil sorcerer Klingsor who commands her to use her powers of seduction to steal the Holy Grail from the custody of Amfortas. Despite her crime and abject bondage to evil, fate provides her with the possibility of redemption through love and faith. Some descriptions of sex. 1992.The gates of twilight
By Paula Volsky. 1996
The land of Aveshq is smouldering under occupation by the foreign Vonahrish and imposed religion. A young civil servant of…
mixed blood confronts the high priest of the Aoun-Father cult, barely escaping. He meets a local princess who confirms his knowledge of religious secrets, but then she falls into the priest's power. 1996.The Gaia Websters
By Kim Antieau. 1997
Free-spirited Gloria Stone has the gift of healing with her hands but cannot remember further back than ten years. Coyote…
Creek in Arizona Territory provides her food and shelter in exchange for her services until misunderstandings drive her away. Then searching for a cure for friends, she finds out more about herself and her own powers. 1997.The fires of heaven (Wheel of time. #5.)
By Robert Jordan. 1994
Elaida knows that the Dark One is breaking free, that the last battle is coming and the dragon reborn must…
be there to face him or the world is doomed to fire and destruction. She must ensure that he goes to his prophesied death. Sequel to "The Shadow Rising"; followed by "Lord of Chaos". 1994.The flying ship: N/a
By Andrew Lang. 2013
The fire dragon (Dragon mage. #3.)
By Katharine Kerr. 2001
In the year 850, Prince Maryn prepares to assume the throne. The ill-fated love affair between the prince and the…
magical Lilli comes to an end. Raena and Rhodry continue their rivalry two centuries later. Some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "The Black Raven". c2001. (Dragon mage ; 3)The folk of the air
By Peter S Beagle. 1986
Joe Farrell becomes involved with the League for Archaic Pleasures which engages in role-playing that includes medieval battles. Things turn…
nasty when a 25-year-old witch conjures up a being that seeks to destroy Sia, the girlfriend of Joe's friend, Ben. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c1986.The falling machine (Society of steam. #1)
By Andrew P Mayer. 2011
In 1880 women aren’t allowed to vote, much less dress up in a costume and fight crime, but twenty-year-old socialite…
Sarah Stanton still dreams of becoming a hero. Her opportunity arrives in tragedy when the leader of the Society of Paragons, New York's greatest team of gentlemen adventurers, is murdered right before her eyes. To uncover the truth behind the assassination, Sarah joins forces with the amazing mechanical man known as The Automaton. Descriptions of violence. 2011. (Society of steam ; 1)The fifth elephant (Discworld. #24.)
By Terry Pratchett. 1999
Sam Vimes is a man on the run and if he cannot make it through the forest to civilization there…
is going to be a terrible war. But there are monsters on his trail. They are bright, they are fast, they are werewolves - and they are catching up. Sequel to "Carpe jugulum" (DC30610). 1999. (Discworld ; 24).The fiery cross (Outlander. #5)
By Diana Gabaldon. 2001
Claire and James have crossed oceans and centuries to build a life together. The year is 1771 and war is…
approaching. To break his oath to the Crown will brand him as a traitor, to keep it is certain doom. Tensions both ancient and recent threaten not only Clair and James but also their daughter and her family. Sequel to “Drums of autumn”, followed by “A breath of snow and ashes”. 2001. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.The famished road
By Ben Okri. 1991
Azaro, a spirit child who has promised to return from the world of the living, is reluctantly born again and…
again. Wanting to experience life, he breaks his pact and is tormented by his fellow spirits. 1991 Booker Prize winner. Prequel to "Songs of enchantment". 1991.The Conan chronicles
By Robert Jordan. 1996
Less than nineteen years old, and new to the snares and enticements of civilization, the young Conan must join forces…
with Karela, a dangerously seductive female bandit, to storm the palace of the evil necromancer Amanar and confront the dreaded Eater of Souls. Descriptions of violence. 1996.The eye of the world (The wheel of time ; #1)
By Robert Jordan. 2003
As time marches on, and ages come and go, memories are left that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and…
even myth is long forgotten when the age that gave it birth returns. In the third Age of Prophecy, the World and Time hang in the balance. Followed by "The great hunt" (DC35979). 2003. (Wheel of time ; 1)The dragon reborn (Wheel of time ; #3)
By Robert Jordan. 1992
The Shadow lies across the Pattern of the Age, and the Dark One has turned all his power against the…
prison that binds him. If it fails he will escape and nothing will stand in the storm that blows then, save the man that was born to battle the darkness: Rand al' Thor, the Dragon Reborn. But to wage his war Rand must find Callandor, ancient Sword of the Dragon and the Forsaken will shatter the world to thwart him. Sequel to "The great hunt". 1992. (The wheel of time ; 3)The elves of Cintra (Genesis of Shannara. #2.)
By Terry Brooks. 2008
Knight of the Word Logan Tom protects a band of urchins who are destined to save survivors of plague-ridden America…
from the destructive minions of the Void. Meanwhile, knight Angel Perez seeks a legendary talisman in the realm of elves. Sequel to "Armageddon’s Children". Some strong language. 2008. (Genesis of Shannara ; 2)The fairies of Sadieville: a novel of the Tufa (Tufa novels. #6.)
By Alex Bledsoe. 2018
"This is real." Three small words on a film canister found by graduate students Justin and Veronica, who discover a…
long-lost silent movie from more than a century ago. The startlingly realistic footage shows a young girl transforming into a winged being. Looking for proof behind this claim, they travel to the rural foothills of Tennessee to find Sadieville, where it had been filmed. Sequel to "Gather her round", followed by "Shall we gather". 2018.