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Paperback. Zustand: Good. 1990 EDITION. COVER HAS CREASING AND SURFACE WEAR. 316 PAGE TEXT HAS A LITTLE WEAR WITH NEAT GIFT INSCRIPTION ON TITLE PAGE. FANTASY. 4.25" X 7". WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.

Paper Back. Zustand: Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good-. Reprint; Second Printing. Some reading and cover creases, small surface tear to top edge of front cover. ; Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Cover artwork by Mark Harrison. ; The Drenai Saga; 384 pages; The Drenai King is dead, murdered by a ruthless assassin. Enemy troops swarm into Drenai lands with orders that are simple - kill every man, woman and child. But there is hope in the form of a mighty warrior called Waylander the Slayer. But can he be trusted? For it was Waylander that killed the king. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good+. Reprint; First Printing. Minor cover creases, small sticker ghost to front cover. ; Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Cover artwork by Mike Posen. ; The Drenai Saga; 316 pages; Dros Delnoch has fallen and the Nadir hordes sweep across the land, bringing desolation and despair. In the tiny realm of Gothir a peasant boy sets off on a quest that will shake the world. To rescue a girl seized by slavers, Kiall must cross the savage steppes and journey through the Halls of Hell, facing ferocious beasts, deadly warriors and demons of the dark. With him are the legendary heroes of Bel-Azar: Chareos the Blademaster, Beltzer the Axeman and the bowmen Finn and Maggrig. And one among them hides a secret that could free the world of Nadir domination. For he is the Nadir Bane, the hope of the Drennai. He is the Earl of Bronze. Mass Market PB.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good ++. First Legend Edition. VG++, Mild wear, remainder stripe/NO DUST JACKET. Science fiction fantasy. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Acceptable. Item in acceptable condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. first edition. fine, unread, trade paperback,

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. Slight creasing to cover and spine, remains of price sticker with associated surface tear to front cover. ; Nice tight flat copy, no names or marks inside. ; The Histories of King Kelson; Vol. 1; 345 pages; Once again the land of Gwynedd faces turmoil as the exiled Archbishop Loris returns, determined to exterminate forever King Kelson and all his Deryni friends. Trade PB.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good: Moderate signs of wear. Cover Art: Steven Hunt (illustrator). 1991 Edition. © 1988: 2nd in the 'Thistledown' series of books. Unknown publication date. 6th printing of 1991 edition:- Synopsis: Thistledown, asteroid starship of a future that is not quite our future. Gaia, a parallel reality where Alexander the Great's empire has persisted for two thousand years. The Way, an infinite corridor through space-time which traverses and encompasses universes. Greg Bear's gigantic novel pulls together the strands of these mysteries in a megaseller that creates new frontiers:- Review(s): "Bear goes beyond the petty accelerations of the future which inspire lesser SF writers, and takes huge intuitive leaps. He is the face of science fiction for the nineties" - Fear / "Bear thinks big. Glorious entertainment" - Interzone / "One of the few SF writers capable of following where Olaf Stapleton led, beyond the limits of human ambition and geological time" - Locus:- (original cost £4.99).

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Zustand: Good: Moderate signs of wear. Cover Art: Fred Gambino (illustrator). 1991 Edition. © 1990: A collection of 5 short stories by Orson Scott Card. 1st printing of 1991 edition:- Contents: West / Salvage / The Fringe / Pageant Wagon / America:- Synopsis: Only six missiles flew in World War III, but that was enough. All over North America, people are relearning the survival skills of the first settlers. Eking a living from the land, they band together in city-sized communities that sustain the traditions of faith and law against the predators beyond their boundaries. For those who chafe at the old rules there is the dangerous trek west to an oasis of peace and plenty for anyone willing to help make the desert bloom. Yet even in a haven, there are always misfits. They are the folk of the fringe:- Review(s): "A world-class talent" - Booklist / "Card has joined the front rank of SF writers" - Publishers Weekly:- (original cost £3.99).

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Zustand: Good: Moderate signs of wear. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustrator). 1987 Edition. © 1985: 1st in the 'Thistledown' series of books. 6th printing of 1987 paperback edition:- Synopsis: Above our planet hangs a hollow Stone, vast as the imagination of Man. The inner dimensions are at odds with the outer: there are different chambers to be breached, some containing deserted cities; the furthest chamber contains the greatest mystery ever to confront the Stone's scientists. But the Stone is not an alien structure. It comes from the future of our humanity. Tombstone or milestone, the war that breaks out on Earth beneath its presence seems to bear witness to its prowess as oracle:- Review(s): "'Eon' is a work of remarkable vision and total control. Arthur C Clarke has his most formidable rival yet in the field of epic SF" - The Times / "A triumph of soaring imagination and huge detail. The science-fiction novel of the year" - Daily Mail / "'Eon' catapults Bear into the front ranks of late-twentieth century SF" - Observer:- (original cost £3.50).

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Zustand: Very Good: Light signs of wear. Cover Art: Nick Rodgers (illustrator). 1993 Edition. © 1992: 2nd in the 'Forge Of God' series of books. Unknown publication date. 2nd printing of 1993 edition:- Synopsis: 82 young people travel the enormity of space on a quest for war and vengeance against The Planet Eaters: aliens who turned the earth - and all but a fragment of humanity - into a smouldering cinder. But how do you conduct war against aliens whose psychology is unknowable, whose technological brilliance means they can disguise whole planetary systems? 'Anvil Of Stars' has astonishing power. Its epic voyage is shot through with love, self conflict, the terror of war and the infinite possibilities of the universe. Driven by a godly sense of wonder and using quantum mechanics and particle physics to dazzling effect, this book is quite simply everything you ever wanted SF to be:- Review(s): "Greg Bear goes beyond the petty accelerations of the future which inspire lesser SF writers, and takes huge intuitive leaps. He is the face of SF for the nineties" - Fear / "Greg Bear has majored in vastness. Infinity is his playground. Whatever Bear touches turns epic" - Tom Hutchinson, The Times:- (original cost £4.99).

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Zustand: Very Good: Light signs of wear. Cover Art: Mike Posen (illustrator). 1989 Edition. © 1989: A stand-alone novel by David Gemmell. Unknown publication date. 3rd printing of 1989 paperback edition:- Synopsis: The Knights of the Gabala, legendary protectors of the Nine Duchies, have disappeared through a demon-haunted gateway between worlds. Only one held back - Manannan, whose every instinct told him to stay. Now he is the Coward Knight, and in torment. Murder and black magic beset the Duchies. As the storm clouds of war gather, Manannan rides to the Forest of the Ocean and prepares to face his darkest fears. For he must ride through the same gate and seek out his vanished companions. And the secret he will learn there will tear his soul apart:- Review(s): "A wonderful journey of magic and monsters, chivalry and dire evil: superbly written" - Liverpool Daily Post / "A sharp distinctive medieval fantasy. Dramatic, colourful, taut" - Locus:- (original cost £4.99).

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Zustand: Fair: Heavier signs of wear. Cover Art: Eddie Jones (illustrator). 1988 Edition. © 1986: 2nd in the 'Blackcollar' series of books. 1st printing of 1988 paperback edition. Venture SF Books #19:- Synopsis: Long after Earth's conquest by the alien Ryqril, humanity's one hope for freedom lay with the Blackcollars - the fearless taskforce of guerilla superwarriors. But time was running out. Backlash, the secret drug that turned ordinary troops into the highly trained Blackcollar soldiers, had been used up. Unless Allen Caine and his commando team could discover where the formula was hidden, there would be no new generation of Blackcollars to carry on the battle against the tyrannical Ryqril. One spot on Earth had been pinpointed as the possible source of Backlash - Aegis Mountain, an impregnable fortress. And Aegis was in the heart of Ryqril-run territory. Even with the aid of the last surviving Blackcollars, could Caine evade the enemy long enough to take on the challenge of the deathtrap called Aegis Mountain?:- (original cost £2.99).

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Zustand: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Cover Art: Mark Harrison (illustrator). 1989 Edition. © 1988: 1st in the 'Sipstrassi: Stones Of Power' series of books. Unknown publication date. 4th printing of 1989 edition:- Synopsis: Beyond 'Wolf In Shadow' to an earlier layer in David Gemmell's fantasy of the 'Sipstrassi Stones': rebellion and invasion plunge Brittania into the Dark Ages. Chaos and terror stalk the land, the King slain by traitors, the great Sword of Power vanished beyond the Circle of Mist. Saxons, Angles, Jutes and Brigante tribesmen mass together to destroy the realm, aided by the powers of the Witch Queen and the Lord of the Undead. Against them stands a weakling boy, and an old mountain warrior. But the boy has the blood of kings, and the warrior is Culain, the legendary Lord of the Lance. And he alone knows the dread secret of the Witch Queen:- Review(s): "Totally compulsive reading. An enthralling saga. It's exciting adventure and graphic battle, the magic of the Ancients ranged against the power of the Undead" - Eastern Daily Press:- (original cost £4.99).

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Cover Art: Fred Gambino (illustrator). © 1987: 1st in the 'Alvin Maker' series of books. 2nd printing of 1989 edition:- Synopsis: From the primal depths of the world's greatest myths comes this gripping fantasy of a boy, born to be a Maker, whose dangerous journey towards knowledge and power remakes history. Amid the deep woods where the Red Man still holds sway, a very special child is born. Young Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, and such a boy is destined to become great - perhaps even a man with the enormous powers of a Maker. But even in the loving safety of his home, dark forces reach out to destroy him. There is a power that will do anything to prevent him growing up:- Review(s): "Brilliantly rich in atmosphere, history and magic, 'The Tales Of Alvin Maker' are destined to become fantasy classics" / "Achieves the near-miracle of bringing something new to fantasy" - Locus / "Card has exceeded his own high standards. The man's versatility makes him unique" - Anne McCaffrey / "A world-class talent" - Booklist / "The most important work of American fantasy since Stephen Donaldson's 'Thomas Covenant' trilogy" - Chicago Sun Times:- (original cost £3.50).

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Zustand: Very Good: Light signs of wear. Cover Art: Nick Rogers (illustrator). 1992 Edition. © 1990: A collection of stories in the 'Worthing Chronicle' series of books. 1st printing of 1992 edition:- Synopsis: On a far-away world a young boy, Lared, dreams of distant places and curious people. Places like the corrupt city-world of Capitol; people like Abner Doon, slayer of worlds, and Jason Worthing, starfighter. As Lared tells of his dreams, so we learn the stories of how Jason and his companions struggle to create a utopia. And of the price they pay. Including the novel 'The Worthing Chronicle', selected short fiction and an introduction from the author, this is an enthralling space history - from one of the greatest SF authors of our day:- Review(s): "Ingenious, powerful stories. With a sharp wit and a ready supply of ideas, Card draws the reader effortlessly into believable societies" - The Good Reading Guide To Science Fiction And Fantasy:- (original cost £4.99).

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Cover Art: Mick Posen (illustrator). © 1989: 2nd in the 'Sipstrassi: Jon Shannow' series of books. 1st printing of 1990 edition:- Synopsis: Two suns blaze in the sky: twin shadows are cast over the city. The gateway between past and present has opened, and evil forces of enormous power are unleashed. To close the gateway, the Sword of God must be found, and all that is known is that it shines in the clouds above the City of the Beasts - a city ruled by the Dark Queen. Only one man can stand at the gateway of time - Jon Shannow, the Last Guardian. The hunters from his past who seek his death are but the first obstacle. For what Shannow doesn't know is that his actions could warp time itself - and herald the doom of worlds:- Review(s): "How could you fail to be captivated? Gemmell always guarantees a blasting good read" - Fear / "Detailed characters and fantastic adventures. Gemmell ventures some subtle points about the way evil works" - Locus:- (original cost £3.99).

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Zustand: Very Good: Light signs of wear. Cover Art: Mark Harrison (illustrator). 1989 Edition. © 1986: 3rd in the 'Drenai' series of books. Unknown publication date. 8th printing of 1989 edition:- Synopsis: The Dresnai king is dead - murdered by a ruthless assassin. Enemy troops swarm into Drenai lands. Their orders are simple - kill every man, woman and child. But there is hope. Stalked by men who act like beasts and beasts that walk like men, the warrior Waylander must journey into the shadow-haunted lands of the Nadir to find the legendary Armour of Bronze. With this he can turn the tide. But can he be trusted? For he is Waylander the Slayer. The traitor who killed the king:- (original cost £4.99).