false 48386 0 0 Deborah Wheeler]]> female 410901 0756401844 9780756401849 3 <![CDATA[Zandru's Forge (Darkover, Book 5) (Clingfire, Book 2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174512677m/410901.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174512677s/410901.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410901.Zandru_s_Forge 3.78 228 The Fall of Neskaya and the second book in the Clingfire trilogy—is the result of the late Marion Zimmer Bradley's collaboration with Deborah J. Ross. Set in the era of The Hundred Kingdoms, a lawless time of war and unrest on the planet Darkover, it is the epic tale of a legendary friendship forged between King and Keeper. A friendship that would ultimately bring about the end of all long distance weapons—and the beginning of a new destiny for Darkover…]]> 11359 3.85 47332 2657 48386 3.74 968 40 2003 3160631 0756404800 9780756404802 2 <![CDATA[The Alton Gift]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256163515m/3160631.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256163515s/3160631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3160631.The_Alton_Gift 3.50 6 First in a brand new Darkover trilogy— Now in paperback!

The long-awaited continuation of the popular science fiction saga is the story of Darkover’s telepathic ruling class, the comyn, and their struggles to reclaim their realm from the devastating effects of the Terran Federation...]]> 11359 3.85 47332 2657 48386 3.74 968 40 2007 740507 0756402670 9780756402679 6 <![CDATA[A Flame in Hali (Darkover, Book 7) (Clingfire, Book 3)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177892785m/740507.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177892785s/740507.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/740507.A_Flame_in_Hali 3.78 201 11359 3.85 47332 2657 48386 3.74 968 40 2004 720866 0756401429 9780756401429 1 <![CDATA[Sword and Sorceress XX]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177622429m/720866.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177622429s/720866.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/720866.Sword_and_Sorceress_XX 3.74 66
Introduction (Sword and Sorceress XX) • essay by Elisabeth Waters and Ann Sharp
Bread and Arrows • short story by Deborah J. Ross
Mermaid Offerings • short story by Linda J. Dunn
Blood Will Tell • short story by Dorothy J. Heydt
Mairi's Wine • short story by Mara Grey
The Mask of Medusa's Daughter • short story by Kathryn J. Brown
The Sorcerer of Rasston • short story by Patricia Duffy Novak
Legacy • short story by Lisa Deason
The Last Swan Princess • short story by Patricia Sayre McCoy
Swordtongue • short story by Anne Cutrell
Leaves of Iron • novelette by Cynthia McQuillin
The Challenge • short story by Richard Calantropio
Celtic Beauty • novelette by Winifred Phillips
Late Blooming • short story by Margaret L. Carter
Swords for Teeth, Mirrors for Eyes • novelette by Charles M. Saplak
Shen’s Daughter • (2003) • short story by Mary Soon Lee
The Robber Girl, the Strangers, and Ole Lukoie • novelette by Phyllis Ann Karr
Too in the Morning • short story by George Barr
The Song of the Stones • short story by Diana L. Paxson
Homily • essay by The Rev. C. Robbins Clark]]> 11359 3.85 47332 2657 721481 3.73 3878 68 512572 3.74 66 1 48386 3.74 968 40 890302 3.78 300 11 508806 3.77 2291 27 593009 3.73 89 3 2915677 3.74 66 1 2905589 3.79 1216 10 2914274 3.79 511 6 2914410 3.78 156 2 2914687 3.74 138 1 2905548 3.79 970 13 2915680 3.74 66 1 585887 3.74 66 1 24037 3.81 1255 30 2914648 3.80 186 8 110220 3.75 204 4 53515 3.72 473 22 110159 3.66 101 3 34850 3.67 12600 390 2915683 3.74 66 1 2003 147845 0756400708 9780756400705 4 <![CDATA[DAW 30th Anniversary Fantasy Anthology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172191478m/147845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172191478s/147845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147845.DAW_30th_Anniversary_Fantasy_Anthology 3.73 40
The response was overwhelming. So overwhelming, in fact, that the contributions will be published in not one but two volumes-one for the fantasy stories and one for the science fiction-featuring the most acclaimed, award-winning, best-selling names in any genre.]]> 447286 3.55 67 6 85546 3.52 71 8 32252 3.61 3548 98 38605 3.62 3708 117 8659 3.87 8185 320 8685 3.83 94017 2668 8661 3.94 7352 306 34861 3.66 3401 131 48386 3.74 968 40 8690 3.72 9910 183 1967 3.74 15031 1083 154081 3.69 817 35 128411 3.58 428 39 283894 3.49 142 11 6256 3.81 5565 457 4766 3.72 14842 622 69803 3.60 1687 102 58856 3.59 187 29 85545 4.02 3464 356 8694 3.80 10006 853 2002 2048460 1934169900 9781934169902 6 <![CDATA[Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress XXII]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240865310m/2048460.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240865310s/2048460.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2048460.Marion_Zimmer_Bradley_s_Sword_and_Sorceress_XXII 3.71 28 Women of Magic and Valor …

For over two decades, the late Marion Zimmer Bradley, best-selling and beloved author, discovered and nurtured a grand generation of popular and acclaimed authors including Mercedes Lackey, Jennifer Roberson, and a host of others. Authors who have appeared within the pages of Sword and Sorceress represent the full spectrum of some of the brightest talent working today—from C.J. Cherryh, Charles de Lint, and Emma Bull … to Laurell K. Hamilton, Diana L. Paxson, and Deborah J. Ross.

We are proud to continue the classic and vibrant feminist tradition with this new volume, edited by Elisabeth Waters, secretary and co-editor to Mrs. Bradley.

Here are sixteen original stories of powerful women, swashbuckling and magic, spells and duels, arcane sorcery and heroic sacrifice, written by familiar spell-weavers of adventure and bright newcomers who are sure to become favorites.

Enter a wondrous universe … Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress.

A Nose for Trouble • short fiction by Patricia B. Cirone
Bearing Shadows • short fiction by Dave Smeds
Black Ghost, Red Ghost • short fiction by Jonathan Moeller
Child of Ice, Child of Flame • short fiction by Marian Allen
Child of the Father • short fiction by Alanna Morland
Crosswort Puzzle • short fiction by Michael Spence and Elisabeth Waters
Edra's Arrow • short fiction by Esther M. Friesner
Fairy Debt • short fiction by T. Borregaard
Night Watches • short fiction by Catherine Soto
Pearl of Fire • short fiction by Deborah J. Ross
Skin and Bones • short fiction by Heather Rose Jones
The Decisive Princess • short fiction by Catherine Mintz
The Ironwood Box • short fiction by Kimberly L. Maughan
The Menagerie • short fiction by Sarah Dozier
Tontine • short fiction by Robert E. Vardeman
Vanishing Village • short fiction by Margaret L. Carter]]> 721481 3.73 3878 68 2915724 3.76 34 6 2909328 3.83 877 12 384978 3.68 692 20 2879706 3.80 54 7 2915726 3.80 54 7 332418 3.68 62 10 1066242 3.81 205 8 33502 3.64 5460 648 2914797 3.80 91 9 2915711 3.90 107 9 48386 3.74 968 40 2909900 3.81 392 12 1101381 3.80 54 7 2915766 3.76 34 6 2915768 3.76 34 6 44034 3.40 534 32 24037 3.81 1255 30 2007 1156091 0886777321 9780886777326 0 <![CDATA[Highwaymen: Robbers and Rogues]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181459305m/1156091.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181459305s/1156091.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1156091.Highwaymen_Robbers_and_Rogues 3.81 26 The Highwayman • (1946) • poem by Alfred Noyes
Wreckers, Rooks, and Books: An Introduction • essay by Jennifer Roberson
Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride • novelette by Esther M. Friesner
Kid Binary and the Two-Bit Gang • short story by Michael A. Stackpole
The Moonlight Flit • short story by Rosemary Edghill
The Bandido of Pozoseco • short story by Kate Daniel
We Met Upon the Road • short story by Doris Egan [as by Jane Emerson ]
Where Angels Fear to Tread • short story by Laura Anne Gilman
Diana's Foresters • short story by Susan Shwartz
Fool's Gold • novelette by Doranna Durgin
Highwayscape with Gods • poem by Lawrence Schimel
The Bishop's Coffer • short story by Janny Wurts
The Abbot of Croxton • short story by Melanie Rawn
The Dowry • short story by Kathy Chwedyk
The Rest of the Story • short story by Bruce D. Arthurs
Watch for Me by Moonlight • short story by Lois Tilton
The Forest's Justice • short story by Josepha Sherman
Highway to Heaven • short story by Laura Resnick
Rogue's Moon • short story by Teresa Edgerton
Ghost Rot • novelette by Jo Clayton
For King and Country • short story by Deborah J. Ross
A Slight Detour on the Road to Happyland • short story by Ashley McConnell
Though Hell Should Bar the Way • novelette by A.C. Crispin and Christie Golden
By the Time I Get to Phoenix • short story by Jennifer Roberson
The Lesser of… • novelette by Dennis L. McKiernan
]]> 8659 3.87 8188 321 88609 3.60 824 72 10147 3.67 337 22 17739 3.76 10565 293 8691 3.68 3908 156 127600 3.57 843 41 329296 3.57 176 10 13030 3.70 933 22 127492 3.80 962 65 48386 3.74 968 40 564105 3.72 47 8 87318 3.42 327 23 168090 3.60 2369 248 157655 3.79 2681 109 61277 3.69 3439 127 8591 4.05 6111 183 8661 3.94 7352 306 7710 3.66 2801 238 63924 3.93 59 9 52794 3.71 3153 162 2904102 3.67 39 0 1362543 3.74 294 2 155709 3.81 32 0 42249 4.29 138 22 127651 3.65 517 18 33502 3.64 5460 648 1223 3.62 4006 170 1997 5508246 1934648787 9781934648780 1 <![CDATA[Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword And Sorceress XXIII]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240869041m/5508246.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240869041s/5508246.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5508246.Marion_Zimmer_Bradley_s_Sword_And_Sorceress_XXIII 3.85 20 For over two decades, the late Marion Zimmer Bradley, best-selling and beloved author, discovered and nurtured a grand generation of popular and acclaimed writers including Mercedes Lackey (who returns to grace our pages this year), Jennifer Roberson, and a host of others. Authors who have appeared within the pages of Sword and Sorceress represent the full spectrum of some of the brightest talent working today -- from C.J. Cherryh, Charles de Lint, and Emma Bull . . . to Deborah J. Ross, Diana L. Paxson, and Laurell K. Hamilton.

We are proud to continue the classic and vibrant feminist tradition with this twenty-third volume of new magical adventures edited by Elisabeth Waters, secretary and co-editor to Mrs. Bradley.

Here are nineteen original stories of powerful women, swashbuckling and magic, spells and duels, arcane sorcery and heroic sacrifice, written by familiar spell-casters of wonder and bright newcomers who are sure to become favorites.

Enter a wondrous universe . . .

Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Sword and Sorceress

Story contributors in this volume:

Dave Smeds, Michael Spence, Elisabeth Waters, Gerri Leen, Tom Inister, Patricia B. Cirone, Pauline J. Alama, Marian Allen, Melissa Mead, K.D. Wentworth, Catherine Mintz, Jonathan Moeller, Kristin Noone, Leah Cypess, Linda L. Donahue, Resa Nelson, Deborah J. Ross, Michael H. Payne, Catherine Soto, and Mercedes Lackey.

]]> 721481 3.73 3878 68 384978 3.68 692 20 1066242 3.81 205 8 2915777 3.93 30 3 2915778 3.85 20 1 2909328 3.83 877 12 2914845 3.82 82 2 2915726 3.80 54 7 277947 3.85 20 1 32296 3.78 561 42 1101381 3.80 54 7 2879706 3.80 54 7 2915781 3.85 20 1 2915782 3.91 22 3 1318556 3.96 28 3 1998294 3.96 23 2 48386 3.74 968 40 65206 3.87 108 2 2915711 3.90 107 9 8685 3.83 94017 2668 2008 2826144 1934169919 9781934169919 5 <![CDATA[Lace and Blade]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240870785m/2826144.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240870785s/2826144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2826144.Lace_and_Blade 3.26 19 Lace and Blade—an original new anthology series of elegant romantic fantasy, edited by Deborah J. Ross, premiering on Valentine's Day 2008.

In the spirit of classic period swashbucklers, Zorro, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and D'Artagnan, brimming with romantic courtly intrigue and dangerous liaisons, with cloak and dagger and perfumed handkerchiefs, the language of the fan and stolen glances, with the manners of Jane Austen and the sparkling rapier wit of Oscar Wilde, here are nine fantastic stories of adventure, derring-do, love, and glamorous yet subtle magic, by such stellar authors as Tanith Lee, Catherine Asaro, Diana L. Paxson, Madeleine E. Robins, Robin Wayne Bailey, Dave Smeds, Mary Rosenblum, Chaz Brenchley, and Sherwood Smith.

Don't hesitate another moment… step into a sophisticated other world where passion is a courtly mistress, mystery is moonlight on steel, and magic is the god of love.

En garde, mon amour!

Virtue and the archangel by Madeleine E. Robins
The crossroads by Diana L. Paxson
Touch of moonlight by Robin Wayne Bailey
Lace-maker, blade-taker, grave-breaker, priest by Tanith Lee
The beheaded queen by Dave Smeds
The topaz desert by Catherine Asaro
Night wind by Mary Rosenblum
In the night street baths by Chaz Brenchley
The rule of engagement by Sherwood Smith]]> 48386 3.74 968 40 96514 3.81 201 49 34850 3.67 12602 391 32641 3.65 1402 51 8694 3.80 10011 855 384978 3.68 692 20 34854 3.71 2694 292 241236 3.88 410 89 108668 3.79 137 39 12350 4.04 4414 665 2008 6316748 193464899X 9781934648995 3 <![CDATA[Lace and Blade 2]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240871114m/6316748.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240871114s/6316748.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6316748.Lace_and_Blade_2 3.62 8 Publishers Weekly

"Lace and Blade offers a banquet of adventure, intrigue and romance. There's something here to delight the palate of every reader's inner swashbuckler!" — Jacqueline Carey

Lace and Blade, an original anthology of elegant romantic fantasy, edited by Deborah J. Ross, appears every Valentine's Day…

In the spirit of classic period swashbucklers, Zorro, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and D'Artagnan, brimming with romantic courtly intrigue and dangerous liaisons, with cloak and dagger and perfumed handkerchiefs, the language of the fan and stolen glances, with the manners of Jane Austen and the sparkling rapier wit of Oscar Wilde, here are fantastic stories of adventure, derring-do, love, and glamorous yet subtle magic.

Don't hesitate another moment… step into a sophisticated other world where passion is a courtly mistress, mystery is moonlight on steel, and magic is the god of love.

En garde, mon amour!

More in sorrow by by Rosemary Hawley Jarman
Dragon wind by by Mary Rosenblum
The crow by by Diana L. Paxson
The biwa and the water koto by by Francesca Forrest
Trial by moonlight by by Robin Wayne Bailey
The pillow boy of General Shu by by Daniel Fox
Miss Austen's castle tour by by Sherwood Smith
Rent girl by by Traci N. Castleberry
The baroness' ball by by Pauline Zed
The sixth spring by by Elisabeth Waters
Comfort and despair by by Tanith Lee
Writ of exception by by Madeleine E. Robins]]> 48386 3.74 968 40 395014 3.59 111 25 241236 3.88 410 89 34850 3.67 12602 391 2896654 4.00 14 5 32641 3.65 1402 51 2115739 3.37 49 24 12350 4.04 4414 665 2915809 3.62 8 3 2915810 3.62 8 3 721481 3.73 3878 68 8694 3.80 10011 855 96514 3.81 201 49 2009 6608663 0756406226 9780756406226 1 <![CDATA[Hastur Lord: A Novel of Darkover]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6608663-hastur-lord 4.75 4 A never-before-published fantasy novel set in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover universe.

The world of Darkover, a unique, isolated, and protected world, has long avoided becoming part of the technologically advanced Terran Empire. But things are about to change. Regis Hastur, lord of the most powerful of the seven Domains in Darkover, learns that the Empire is about to become a Federation, and is extending an invitation for all of the worlds to join. While the offer seems tempting to his people, Regis knows that Darkover would become little more than a military base, used for its unique planetary position, and will be sapped of its resources. He must now stop at nothing to save his world.

]]> 11359 3.85 47332 2657 48386 3.74 968 40 2010 866622 0756401186 9780756401184 0 <![CDATA[DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/866622.DAW_30th_Anniversary_Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy_Anthologies 4.00 1
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of DAW Books, editors Betsy Wollheim and Sheila Gilbert asked each and every author published by DAW thoughout its history if they would like to contribute a new story for a special commemorative anthology.

The response was overwhelming. So overwhelming, in fact, that the contributions will be published in not one but two volumes—one for the fantasy stories and one for the science fiction—featuring the most acclaimed, award-winning, best-selling names in any genre.

Contents - Fantasy
Introduction by Elizabeth R. Wollheim
Introduction by Sheila E. Gilbert
Sow's ear—silk purse by Andre Norton
The rebuke by Michael Shea
Persian eyes by Tanith Lee
Coronach of the bell by Christopher Stasheff
Ending and beginning by Jennifer Roberson
After midnight by Mercedes Lackey
Nightfall's promise by Mickey Zucker Reichert
We two may meet by Tanya Huff
The sacrifice by Melanie Rawn
Heart-healer by Deborah J. Ross
A perfect day in Valdemar by Larry Dixon
Draconis ex machina by Irene Radford
The hamlet by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Moonlover and the fountain of blood by Jane S. Fancher
The memory of stone by Michelle Sagara West
The huntsman by Fiona Patton
Linked, on the lake of souls by Kristen Britain
It's about squirrels by Lynn Abbey

The home front by Brian Stableford
Aboard the beatitude by Brian W. Aldiss
Odd job #213 by Ron Goulart
Agamemnon's run by Robert Sheckley
Grubber by Neal Barrett Jr.
The Sandman, the tinman, and the BettyB by C.J. Cherryh
The big picture by Timothy Zahn
A home for the old ones by Frederik Pohl
Not with a Whimper Either by Tad Williams
The black wall of Jerusalm by Ian Watson
Station ganymede by Charles L. Harness
Downtime by C.S. Friedman
Burning bridges by Charles Ingrid
Words by Cheryl J. Franklin
Read only memory by Eluki Bes Shahar
Sunseeker by Kate Elliott
The heavens fall by S. Andrew Swann
Passage to Shola by Lisanne Norman
Prism by Julie E. Czerneda]]> 447286 3.55 67 6 85546 3.52 71 8 32252 3.61 3548 98 33297 3.59 1793 227 2765737 3.71 311 38 108260 3.64 516 27 85545 4.02 3464 356 989968 3.85 15428 642 4005 3.90 1524 194 8690 3.72 9910 183 8660 3.80 3649 282 283894 3.49 142 11 404974 3.50 38 2 1276004 3.97 4510 311 43248 3.46 399 86 451346 3.73 90 14 1967 3.74 15031 1083 3408 3.66 124 8 128411 3.58 428 39 8685 3.83 94017 2668 8694 3.80 10006 853 26354 3.96 376 34 4766 3.72 14842 622 69803 3.60 1687 102 22996 3.67 4741 380 154081 3.69 817 35 8661 3.94 7352 306 34861 3.66 3401 131 8659 3.87 8185 320 48386 3.74 968 40 58856 3.59 187 29 8489 3.65 1605 133 84604 3.66 530 65 38605 3.62 3708 117 25125 3.54 185 25 141334 3.35 246 38 6256 3.81 5565 457 6587 3.94 20393 1077 12479 3.92 19529 873 2002