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When Lyra's friend Roger disappears, she and her daemon, Pantalaimon, determine to find him. The ensuing quest leads them to the bleak splendor of the North, where armored bears rule the ice and witch-queens fly through the frozen skies - and where a team of scientists is conducting experiments too ... More

Feist, author of the Riftwar Saga, embarks on a new series, returning to the magical twin worlds of Kelewan and Midkemia to begin the story of the Serpent War Saga. Two unlikely heroes are destined to oppose the malign forces that threaten their lives and the survival of their world.A dread darkness... More

Newly returned from battle, Prince Arutha is puzzled by a rash of assassinations plaguing his city, and commissions his most trusted agent, Squire James--a former thief--to discover the cause. Unless James can prevent one last slaying, his beloved Krondor will be reduced to ruins.New York Times best... More

Greg Bear's Nebula Award-winning novel, "Darwin's Radio," painted a chilling portrait of humankind on the threshold of a radical leap in evolution--one that would alter our species forever. Now Bear continues his provocative tale of the human race confronted by an uncertain future, where "survival o... More

Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in 1896 by howls of protest from reviewers, who found it horrifying and blasphemous. They wanted to know more about the wondrous possibilities of s... More

1885, the North West Frontier. Rudyard Kipling is witness to a bizarre encounter between the British army and what appears to be an impossibly advanced piece of Russian technology. And then to a terrifying intervention by a helicopter from 2037. Before the full impact of this extraordinary event has... More

The age-old war was ended at last, and Destiny once again rolled on in its proper course. Only a single person remained to tell of the near-forgotten times when Gods still walked the lands, giving comfort and counsel to their mortal children. Only one man alive could speak with certain knowledge of ... More

THE COMPANY BUILDS PLANETS. Kin Arad is a high-ranking official of the Company. After twenty-one decades of living, and with the help of memory surgery, she is at the top of her profession. Discovering two of her employees have placed a fossilized plesiosaur in the wrong stratum, not to mention the... More

This gutsy collection of 15 original short stories includes works by some of today's most-beloved fantasy and science fiction authors, including Tamora Pierce, Holly Black, Pamela Service, Margaret Mahy, Bruce Holland Rogers, Mike Resnick, and Brent Hartinger.WHAT MAKES A warrior?This gutsy collecti... More

The RiftWar is done. But a fearsome army of trolls and renegade humans, emboldened by the drug of destruction, has risen in strength from the ashes of defeat. There is one, however, who defies the call to battle... "New York Times" bestselling fantasist Raymond E. Feist returns to a beleaguered real... More

In the seventeenth century, in an alternate universe where Mordred defeated King Arthurnow known as Arthur the Tyrantand founded the Pendragon dynasty, much of Europe, Asia, and the New World are part of an Empire ruled from England. The Order of Crown, Shield, and Dragon, originally founded as Mord... More

`The Hitch Hiker''s Guide to the Galaxy has, in what we laughingly call the past, had a great deal to say on the subject of parallel universes. Very little of this is, however, at all comprehensible to anyone below the level of Advanced God, and since it is now well-established that all known gods c... More

Two of the most respected editors in the SF field select the best short stories of 2005 for this collection that contains new tales by Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, Bruce Sterling, and others. Original.Travel farther than you've ever dreamed Man has mused about the nature of our universe since h... More

This first book in a new trilogy follows the adventures of three teens who are stranded on the first colony on Mars. The group must overcome their fears and join forces, for their survival depends on nothing less.There's no turning back.The year is 2085, and a new teen has arrived at Mars Experiment... More

From the award-winning and "New York Times" bestselling sci-fi masters comes the eagerly anticipated sequel to "The Burning City."Return to the "vivid and unusual" ("Kirkus Reviews") world of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's "The Burning City," where the fire god has retreated into myth, leaving th... More

Terry Pratchett puts his stamp on the new Discworld novel. Moist von Lipwig was a con artist and a fraud and a man faced with a life choice: be hanged, or put Ankh-Morpork's ailing postal service back on its feet. It was a tough decision. But he's got to see that the mail gets through, come rain, ha... More

The first novel about the twins of Petaybee. In Powers That Be, Power Lines and Power Play bestselling authors Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough told the story of a sentient planet, Petaybee. In Changelings, the first of a new series of novels, they return to Petaybee. Ronan Born for Wate... More

Open these pages and discover 14 remarkable stories of fantasy by a grand master of the genre. A wonderful writer, as well as successful and beloved by fans across the world, Anne McCaffrey has created an exciting collection of telepaths, secret gifts, dangerous missions, dragonriders, and more.... More

The Ultimates' supposedly impenetrable headquarters is breached by a mysterious, tech-powered quintet who claim to be from the future. These 'tomorrow men' - or so they are dubbed by Fury - say they have come to make 'minor' adjustments in the timeline in order to eliminate a terrible threat to thei... More

This volume contains two installments of the popular Giants series by "New York Times" bestselling author Hogan. Includes "Giants Star" and "Entoverse.""Giant's Star" The aliens from Ganymede bought with them answers that forever changed human history. Finally, humans thought they comprehended their... More