Fiction - Fantasy

Rand Al'Thor is determined to flee his destiny but he cannot run for ever. With every passing day the Dark One grows in strength and strives to shatter his ancient prison, to break the Wheel and bring an end to Time. If he is not stopped, the Pattern that sustains reality will be destroyed and the world will be damned for ever. So, even as Rand runs, the Pattern draws him closer to his fate . . . So concludes part two of THE GREAT HUNT, the continuing epic tale of Rand Al'Thor, and those who fight to preserve the world from the thr... read more

Rand has survived his first confrontation with the Dark One's minions, but he and his friends are far from safe, for the master of evil has released the Forsaken and the dead are rising, awakened from their sleep by the Horn of Valere. Faced with such formidable foes, Rand resolves to flee his destiny. But the prophecy must be fulfilled. So begins the first part of The Great Hunt, the continuation of the story begun in From the Two Rivers and To the Blight, a stunning epic of high fantasy adventure.

When scientist Nicholas Sayre leaves Ancelestierre to cross the Wall into the Old Kingdom, he has no idea he has been lured there by an ancient evil for his help in fulfilling its terrible destiny. His and the Kingdom's fates lie with the Clayr's daughter Lirael, Prince Sameth and their companions.

There have been 80 requests to send an observer into the hinterlands of the planet Aka to study the natives. When the 81st request is granted, Observer Sutty is sent upriver to Okzat-Ozkat, a city in the foothills of Rangma, to talk to the remnants in hiding of a cult practising a banned religion.

A death has made Kieri Phelan king of Lyona. Here humans and elves live in uneasy peace, united only by their failure to see the dangers at their borders. Harmony has never been more important - or elusive. But will Kieri's soldier background allow him to navigate these difficult politics? And can he awaken the powers his mixed blood confers? An older evil also threatens, affecting not just Lyona but all surrounding kingships. The Verrakai family has been practicing forbidden blood magic for generations, and its scions are becoming... read more

'What sheer delight! Oath of Fealty is an engrossing new adventure ... It's quite simply a smashing story, and I am panting to read the next instalment from this consummate storyteller' Anne McCaffrey

No Humans Involved stars necromancer Jaime Vegas. She's on a television shoot in Brentwood, Los Angeles when weird things start to happen. Invisible hands brush her arms, she sees movements out of the corner of her eye, unintelligible fragments of words are whispered in her ear. Jaime's used to seeing the dead and hearing them clearly. But now, for the first time in her life, she knows what humans mean when they say they're being haunted. Jaime is determined to get to the bottom of this, but she doesn't realize how low her investig... read more

It is the beginning of the hottest July in decades, and two men have come to Hopewell, Illinois. One is not human, a dark servant of the Void, who will use the anger and frustration of the community to achieve a terrible secret goal. The other is John Ross, a Knight of the Word. While he sleeps, he lives in the hell the world will become if he fails to change its course on waking. John Ross has been given the ability to see the future. But does he have the power to change it? At stake is the soul of a fourteen-year-old girl and the... read more

THRAXAS was voted Winner of the World Fantasy Award for best novel of 2000. As a private investigator (and third rate sorcerer) Thraxas has faced all sorts of impossible odds - as Thraxas would no doubt say. It is therefore high time for a well earned rest - as Thraxas would no doubt agree. Solving the crimes of elfs, orcs and dwarves would tire the most talented of operators. As Thraxas can hardly be classed amongst their number, he feels very tired indeed. However, everyone knows there is no rest for the wicked, which ... read more

Robyn Peltier has always lived a normal life. So when her boss is murdered and she is named prime suspect, she is way out of her depth. As the bodies pile up only her friend Hope, and Hope's somewhat spooky boyfriend Karl, are on her side. Hope, meanwhile, has a few secrets of her own. Namely that she is half-demon, and her 'spooky' boyfriend is actually a werewolf. Hope also knows that Robyn has accidentally stumbled into a bloody supernatural turf war. And the only way she can keep her friend alive is by letting her enter a world... read more

In the great city, in the dimly lit office of a mighty tower, two deadly creatures meet. A dark bargain is struck, and the master of the House of Hellebore gives an order: 'War is coming. The child must die.' In our own world, a young man discovers a manuscript written by his great uncle. It seems to be a novel - a strange fairy tale of fantastic creatures and a journey to a magical realm. But it is written as a diary . . . as if the events were real . . . as if his uncle had sought and found another world. Or as if another wor... read more

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The action-packed conclusion to the Kira Chronicles. With battles raging and Shargh warriors threatening the future of Allogrenia, Kira is forced to betray her every principle by requesting Tremen Protectors to fight and kill to defend their homeland. As the sickening carnage continues, Ashmiri treachery threatens to deliver Shargh victory.

The collected short stories of Garth Nix, including a novella which follows on from the enthralling Old Kingdom fantasy adventures of Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen. Nicholas Sayre will do anything to get across the wall, back to the Old Kingdom. Thoughts of Lirael and Sam haunt his dreams. But here in Ancelstierre the charter is dormant, and before Nick can re-join his friends he must face one of the rarest and most dangerous of the Free Magic creatures: a creature that seems to draw power from Nicholas himself. 'Nicholas Sayre... read more

The magical world of Hobbits has been rediscovered and millions are falling under its spell.Exploring the brilliant web of verbal hocus-pocus that J.R.R Tolkien spun in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, master hobbit investigator David Day reveals the myriad crafty puns and riddles, hidden meanings and mythical associations beneath the saga

Talia, a young runaway, is made a herald at the royal court after she rescues one of the legendary Companions. When she uncovers a plot to seize the throne, Talia must use her empathic powers to save the queen. First published 1987.

From these two legendary fantasy authors comes the third and final volume in a powerful saga of war and magic, life and love. Darian has opened his heart to a beautiful young healer when he learns that his parents are still alive and trapped behind enemy borders First published 1999.

"The Orc King" finds Drzzt's whirling scimitar blades tackle both familiar foes and refreshingly ambiguous challenges . . . The story line marks the continuation of Salvatore's maturation as a writer, introducing more complex themes into a frequently black-and-white landscape.--"Kirkus." Drizzt is back, and facing a world changed forever! An uneasy peace between the dwarves of Mithral Hall and the orcs of the newly established Kingdom of Many-Arrows can't last long. The orc tribes united under Obould begin to fight each other, a... read more

Give the gift of Drizzt! Drizzt delivers the hated crystal shard to the scholar-priest Cadderly who Drizzt hopes will finally be able to destroy it-but instead it winds up in the hands of Jarlaxle, the last person who should ever possess so powerful an artifact. Then Wulfgar, mentally shattered by years of torture in the hellish Abyss, falls low in the streets of Calimport-so low the great warhammer Aegis-fang is stolen from him. And in the final novel, the companions are reunited in a quest for Aegis-fang, and peace for their ba... read more

R.A. Salvatore's The Cleric Quintet tells the tale of the scholar-priest Cadderly, who is plucked from the halls of the Edificant Library to fulfill a heroic quest across the land of Faerun. The assassins of the Night Masks stalk the shadowy streets of the city of Carradoon, led by the sinister killer known as Ghost. Cadderly struggles against the dreaded Chaos Curse in these dark, evil-haunted alleyways, with a silent death around every corner.