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Esslemont's all-new prequel trilogy takes readers deeper into the politics and intrigue of the New York Times bestselling Malazan Empire. Dancer's Lament focuses on the genesis of the empire, and features Dancer, the skilled assassin, who, alongside the mage Kellanved, would found the Malazan empire.

Esslemont's all-new prequel trilogy takes readers deeper into the politics and intrigue of the New York Times bestselling Malazan Empire. Dancer's Lament focuses on the genesis of…

He appeared out of nowhere. He saved her life.
Allie Taylor harbored a fascination with seers for as long as she can remember. A second, psychic race discovered on Earth, seers are exotic, beautiful, hyper-sexual, dangerous as hell, and really danged expensive to own.

Unfortunately, a lot of the world doesn’t share Allie’s enthusiasm for them.

As more and more Seers appear on the streets of San Francisco where she lives, protests have broken out. Seers can’t venture into public without papers issued by their owners and a collar restraining their psychic sight, but that’s not enough to calm the anti-seer fanatics. They want all the Seers dead, or banished from the United States forever.

When Allie travels to New York to see her boyfriend’s band, she gets caught in a terrorist attack. She’s saved by a man she’s never seen before, a tall, mysterious stranger with pale, glass-like eyes and black hair, who seems to crop up everywhere she turns. Meanwhile, someone starts leaving her cryptic, vaguely threatening notes about the end of the world, and her boyfriend starts blowing her off for one of his lame band groupies.

Then things get a lot worse. A bizarre religious cult targets Allie for an end of the world ritual, and her visit to New York goes from bizarre to potentially fatal.

Psychic suspense. Apocalyptic. An epic, soul-crushing, world-spanning science fantasy series that gets dark, dark, dark… but also contains a lot of light.

**NOTE: A different version of this novel was previously titled “New York”

THE BRIDGE AND SWORD SERIES is a dark, gritty psychic warfare epic from a USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL bestselling author. Set in an alternate version of Earth where a second race of beings called “Seers” live alongside humans, this is for fans of romantic, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who are often the same people.

He appeared out of nowhere. He saved her life.
Allie Taylor harbored a fascination with seers for as long as she can remember. A second, psychic race discovered on Earth, seers…

“All what he has done, he has done for the greater good…”

Allie stole her husband from the rebels, and now half the seer race wants her dead. Her husband, Revik, infamous “Sword,” and leader of the anti-human rebellion, freed millions when he destroyed the despised Registry system, destroying work camps and making him even more of a hero to his people.

But Allie didn’t take Revik to stop his terrorism.

She took him to save his mind and soul from the Dreng, the dark beings who control him.

As for Revik himself, he turns into a feral animal once separated from his dark masters.

She only has one shot to save him. Unfortunately, it means going into his past, and learning exactly what the Dreng did to break him.

It also means re-earning his trust, a near-impossible task given what she had to do to get him free.

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Psychic suspense. Apocalyptic. The fourth chapter in an epic, soul-crushing, world-spanning science fantasy that can get dark, dark, dark… but also contains a lot of light.

Slow burn. Fated Mates. Enemies to lovers. Forced marriage. Rejected mates.

Every book ends on a completed arc.

**NOTE: A different version of this novel was previously titled “Shadow”

“All what he has done, he has done for the greater good…”

Allie stole her husband from the rebels, and now half the seer race wants her dead. Her husband, Revik, infamous…

“And Death will live among them in the guise of a child…”

They call her The Bridge. She leads them now. The reality of that, of leading a people and culture she barely understands, would be daunting even without what the myths say about her.

As it is, they look at her, and see the end of the world.

More unnerving still, they want to follow her there.

She’s married now. She still doesn’t know what that means either, not being married to a Seer, and certainly not to her actual husband, who’s never exactly been an easy person to read. A new set of rules around Seer culture and her relationship with the infamous Seer infiltrator, Dehgoies Revik, nearly destroys her marriage before it can really begin.

Then the boy appears.

A sociopath with all of the energetic markings of Syrimne, a deadly telekinetic who killed thousands during World War I, he doesn’t appear to have aged in one hundred years.

Worse, he thinks Allie belongs to him.

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Psychic suspense. Apocalyptic. The second chapter in an epic, soul-crushing, world-spanning science fantasy that can get dark, dark, dark… but also contains a lot of light.

Every book ends on a completed arc.

**NOTE: A different version of this novel was previously titled “Shield”

“And Death will live among them in the guise of a child…”

They call her The Bridge. She leads them now. The reality of that, of leading a people and culture she barely…

Тьма пала на некогда цветущий континент Генабакис. Могущественная Малазанская империя один за другим завоевывает Вольные города.

Только два из них — Крепь и Даруджистан — еще остаются непокоренными. Но надолго ли им хватит сил сопротивляться? Да и сама империя, раздираемая внутренними противоречиями, стонет под властью жестокой императрицы Ласин. В небе висит Семя Луны — таинственная базальтовая крепость, о которой ходят самые невероятные слухи. Древняя магия противостоит боевому искусству. Коварные боги, наблюдая за смертными, ведут собственную игру. И предугадать исход противостояния абсолютно невозможно...

Тьма пала на некогда цветущий континент Генабакис. Могущественная Малазанская империя один за другим завоевывает Вольные города.

Только два из них — Крепь и Даруджистан — еще…

Новая беда пришла на земли Малазанской империи. Ей угрожает Паннионский Домин, недавно образовавшаяся империя религиозных фанатиков, которую возглавляет загадочный Паннионский Провидец. Этот настоящий тиран намерен обратить в «истинную» веру весь мир. Воины, ему подчиняющиеся, отличаются особой жестокостью, не знают жалости и даже не брезгуют людоедством. Города один за другим гибнут под их яростным натиском.

Императрица Ласин, чтобы противостоять захватчикам, вынуждена вступить в союз с давними врагами империи — Каладаном Брудом, командующим освободительной армией Генабакиса, и Аномандером Рейком, владыкой Семени Луны, неприступной каменной крепости, парящей в малазанском небе.

В это время богиня Огнь, Госпожа Земли, медленно умирает во сне, злобный Увечный Бог кровь ее напитал ядом. Если она умрет, все живое погибнет. Способен ли хоть кто-нибудь остановить всеобщую погибель? Есть ли надежда на то, что в мире настанет мир?.. Вопросы, вопросы, вопросы. И ни одного ответа.

Новая беда пришла на земли Малазанской империи. Ей угрожает Паннионский Домин, недавно образовавшаяся империя религиозных фанатиков, которую возглавляет загадочный Паннионский…

Семиградье, некогда оккупированное Малазанской империей и попавшее к ней под пяту, восстало. Само существование империи под угрозой. Императрица Ласин карательными мерами пытается подавить мятеж. Воинство Апокалипсиса — Вихрь Дриджны, — сосредоточенное в священной пустыне Рараку, во главе с Ша’ик Возрожденной, ведет свою двойную игру. В стане семиградских мятежников также нет единства и понимания: маги, пустынные племена, перебежчик Корболо Дом — все хотят переиграть ситуацию в свою пользу. Цепь судеб и обстоятельств, которая сковывает людей, вот-вот оборвется. Чем это закончится для планеты? Чередой новых несчастий? Миром? Покоем? Ответа нет…

Семиградье, некогда оккупированное Малазанской империей и попавшее к ней под пяту, восстало. Само существование империи под угрозой. Императрица Ласин карательными мерами пытается…

Череда событий одно мрачнее другого сотрясает страны и континенты.
Властная императрица Ласин начинает Великую чистку, планомерно избавляясь от имперской элиты и всех, кто к ней сопричастен. Правая ее рука в этом деле — новая адъюнктесса Тавора, отличающаяся особой жестокостью.
На территории Семиградья, древнего континента, история которого теряется в глубине времен, вспыхивает восстание против власти Малазанской империи, возглавляет его Ша’ик, таинственная провидица, которая живет в священной пустыне Рараку. Пророчество о Вихре Дриджны, божественном возмездии, которое обрушится на голову чужаков, обретает вдруг реальную силу.
К Семиградью вот-вот отправится флотилия под командованием Таворы, чтобы пресечь мятеж и залить материк кровью.
И не ясно, сколько ее прольется и за кем будет победа…

Череда событий одно мрачнее другого сотрясает страны и континенты.
Властная императрица Ласин начинает Великую чистку, планомерно избавляясь от имперской элиты и всех, кто к ней…

Восстание в Семи Городах подавлено, Ша’ик мертва, её сторонники бежали. Все — за исключением одного. Леоман Кистень с теми, кто выжил, движется к древнему городу И’гхатану, чтобы дать там последний бой Четырнадцатой армии под предводительством адъюнкта Тавор.

Некогда именно И’гхатан стал роковым городом для Малазанской империи: здесь погиб великий воитель Дассем Ультор, а имперские войска захлебнулись кровью. Теперь же Четырнадцатой армии предстоит переломить судьбу – или пасть под её ударами...

Впрочем, противостояние малазанцев и бунтовщиков – лишь часть великой игры, которую ведут могущественные и древние силы. Увечный бог отныне владеет собственным Домом, Престол Тени готовит некий гамбит, из дальних морей являются причудливые корабли, несущие безжалостных тисте эдуров. Вечные скитальцы Икарий и Маппо сталкиваются с новыми тайнами прошлого, а Карса Орлонг решительно шагает навстречу своей судьбе.

И мало кто понимает, что ставка в этой многоуровневой игре – существование не только отдельных игроков, но и всего мира...

Восстание в Семи Городах подавлено, Ша’ик мертва, её сторонники бежали. Все — за исключением одного. Леоман Кистень с теми, кто выжил, движется к древнему городу И’гхатану, чтобы…

Greymane believed he'd outrun his past. With his school for swordsmanship in Falar, he was looking forward to a quiet life, although his colleague Kyle wasn't as enamoured with life outside the mercenary company, the Crimson Guard. However, it seems it is not so easy for an ex-Fist of the Malazan Empire to disappear, especially one under sentence of death from that same Empire.

Greymane believed he'd outrun his past. With his school for swordsmanship in Falar, he was looking forward to a quiet life, although his colleague Kyle wasn't as enamoured with…

Angular features. Freakishly tall, with pale, unnerving, colorless eyes. He moved unlike anyone I’d ever seen. He couldn’t possibly be human. He had to be one of them.

Allie only ever glimpsed Seers at a distance, usually in sex clubs, or on the leash of the wealthy and powerful of San Francisco. Fascinating, beautiful, deadly, Seers existed totally outside the sphere of ordinary humans.

You had to be rich to own a Seer. You had to be rich to get anywhere near one.

Allie’s more focused on getting her mom to a therapist, keeping her friend, Cass, out of crap relationships, and making enough money so they don’t lose the house. When Revik first shows up at the diner where she works, she assumes he’s just some weirdo with an odd fixation on her. But Revik tells her dark, anti-human Seers run everything, and they’ve targeted Allie.

They believe she will free their people from enslavement.

They believe she will kill all the humans.

They believe she will destroy the world.

Now she’s on the run, the police have her family and friends, and the only person left is an uncommunicative, probably-terrorist Seer with a frightening ability with a gun.

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Psychic suspense. Apocalyptic. The first chapter in an epic, soul-crushing, world-spanning romance that can get dark, dark, dark… but also contains a lot of light.
Every book ends on a completed arc.

**NOTE: A different version of this novel was previously titled “Rook” (same series name)

Angular features. Freakishly tall, with pale, unnerving, colorless eyes. He moved unlike anyone I’d ever seen. He couldn’t possibly be human. He had to be one of them.

Allie…

The far-reaching visionary art and surreal stories of Ed Pinsent have been a central part of British small press comics since the 80s, epitomising a form of personal artistic creation that lies outside the mainstream in just about every way. The scope of these tales is vast, influenced as much by Calvino and Borges and other classical and modern literary traditions as by the history of comics. This book collects 44 of Pinsent's works into a massive compendium, personally selected and scanned by the artist. Half of the book is devoted to his most famous character, the rotund intellectual and spiritual adventurer Windy Wilberforce. These range from the early piece 'In the Land of the Jackanapes' to what may be the most spectacular work of all, 'The Saga of the Scroll' - long out of print and available for the first time in this larger format.

The far-reaching visionary art and surreal stories of Ed Pinsent have been a central part of British small press comics since the 80s, epitomising a form of personal artistic…

With their most treacherous mission yet behind them, heroes Seregil and Alec resume their double life as dissolute nobles and master spies. But in a world of rivals and charmers, fate has a different plan.…
After their victory in Aurenen, Alec and Seregil have returned home to Rhiminee. But with most of their allies dead or exiled, it is difficult for them to settle in. Hoping for diversion, they accept an assignment that will take them back to Seregil's homeland. En route, however, they are ambushed and separated, and both are sold into slavery. Clinging to life, Seregil is sustained only by the hope that Alec is alive.
But it is not Alec's life his strange master wants - it is his blood. For his unique lineage is capable of producing a rare treasure, but only through a harrowing process that will test him body and soul and unwittingly entangle him and Seregil in the realm of alchemists and madmen - and an enigmatic creature that may hold their very destiny in its inhuman hands…. But will it prove to be savior or monster?

With their most treacherous mission yet behind them, heroes Seregil and Alec resume their double life as dissolute nobles and master spies. But in a world of rivals and charmers,…

Everyone said to let her go.
To let the devil and her dark masters take her.
But he can’t do that.
He just can’t.

Everyone told him Cass couldn’t be saved.

All of them, even Allie and Jon, Cass’s childhood friends, believe she’s too far gone.

She chose the darkest of dark paths, betraying everyone who loved her, nearly killing her best friend, Allie, and destroying Allie’s mind in the process. After Cass became a minion of the dark being, Shadow, she nearly killed them all. After everything she put them through, the rest of their team mostly wants her dead.

But Balidor can’t bring himself to let her go.

Using his vast abilities and psychic training, he leads Cass through the darkness of her own mind, trying desperately to bring back the woman he loved before Shadow broke her.

SERIES NOTE: This is a Balidor and Cass companion novel to the Bridge and Sword world and takes place between books #8 and #9 in the main series.

Everyone said to let her go.
To let the devil and her dark masters take her.
But he can’t do that.
He just can’t.

Everyone told him Cass couldn’t be saved.

All of them,…

Jame is one of the last of the Kencyrath line, born to battle a world-destroying Lord of Darkness and resuscitate her ancestral heritage. Jame's youth was spent hard and low in a desert wasteland. Now she has discovered her past and her heritage as Highborn¾and, with it, the power to call souls out of their bodies and slay the occasional god or two (as well as to resurrect them).

First, though, Jame must survive the politics and dangers of haunted Tentir College, a school for warriors where she's a student. At Tentir, Jame saves a young prot_g_ from possession by a powerful, evil soul in search of a body, while combating jealous students who see her as a danger to their ambition for power and want her expelled¾and blinded and dead, in the bargain! To make matters worse, she's challenged to a mounted combat duel to decide who is Tentir "top gun"¾a competition she must win to graduate. It's trial by fire, as Jame moves closer to a magnificent destiny she both fears¾and knows she must face.

Jame is one of the last of the Kencyrath line, born to battle a world-destroying Lord of Darkness and resuscitate her ancestral heritage. Jame's youth was spent hard and low in a…

Demons, also known as The Possessed or The Devils, is a dark masterpiece that evokes a world where the lines between and good and evil long ago became blurred. This Penguin Classics edition of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Demons is translated by Robert A. Maguire and edited by Ronald Meyer, with an introduction by Robert L. Belknap.
Pyotr Verkhovensky and Nikolai Stavrogin are the leaders of a Russian revolutionary cell. Their aim is to overthrow the Tsar, destroy so

Demons, also known as The Possessed or The Devils, is a dark masterpiece that evokes a world where the lines between and good and evil long ago became blurred. This Penguin…

The Immortals of Meluha is the first novel of the Shiva trilogy series by Amish Tripathi. The story is set in the land of Meluha and begins with the arrival of the Tibetan tribal Shiva. The Meluhan belief that Shiva is their fabled saviour Neelkanth, is confirmed when he consumes the Somras, a legendary healing potion, which turns his throat blue. Shiva decides to help the Meluhans in their war against the Chandravanshis, who had joined forces with a cursed group called Nagas. However, in his journey and the resulting fight that ensues, Shiva learns how his choices actually reflected who he aspires to be and how it led to dire consequences.

The Immortals of Meluha is the first novel of the Shiva trilogy series by Amish Tripathi. The story is set in the land of Meluha and begins with the arrival of the Tibetan tribal…

The Discord of Gods marks the epic conclusion to Jenn Lyons's Chorus of Dragon series, closing out the saga that began with The Ruin of Kings, for fans of Brandon Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss. The end times have come. Relos Var's final plans to enslave the universe are on the cusp of fruition. He believes there's only one being in existence that might be able to stop him: the demon Xaltorath. As these two masterminds circle each other, neither is paying attention to the third player on the board, Kihrin. Unfortunately, keeping himself classified in the "pawn" category means Kihrin must pretend to be everything the prophecies threatened he'd become: the destroyer of all, the sun eater, a mindless, remorseless plague upon the land. It also means finding an excuse to not destroy the people he loves (or any of the remaining Immortals) without arousing suspicion. Kihrin's goals are complicated by the fact that not all of his "act" is one. His intentions may be sincere, but he's still being forced to grapple with the aftereffects of the corrupted magic ritual that twisted both him and the dragons. Worse, he's now tied to a body that is the literal avatar of a star - a form that is becoming increasingly, catastrophically unstable. All of which means he's running out of time. After all, some stars fade - but others explode.

The Discord of Gods marks the epic conclusion to Jenn Lyons's Chorus of Dragon series, closing out the saga that began with The Ruin of Kings, for fans of Brandon Sanderson and…

Prince Lucas and Clara discover a secret den of wolves in this fifteenth fantastical adventure of The Kingdom of Wrenly series.

Dire wolves are among the rarest creatures in the Kingdom of Wrenly. They travel under the cloak of darkness, sleep during the day, and hunt in the deepest silence. The only proof that these beasts exist is what they leave behind: giant paw prints and haunting howls that echo on the wind. So, when Prince Lucas and Sir Clara find a lost dire wolf pup alone in the woods, they must use all of their skills to find the hidden den of wolves.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Kingdom of Wrenly chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Prince Lucas and Clara discover a secret den of wolves in this fifteenth fantastical adventure of The Kingdom of Wrenly series.

Dire wolves are among the rarest creatures in…

SOLDIER AND AVENGER
Daryck is from a city that was devastated by the war with the Bone Giants, and now he and a band of warriors seek revenge against the giants for the loved ones they lost. But will vengeance be enough to salve their grief?

DREAMER AND LEADER
Hanima is part of a new generation with extraordinary magical talents: She can speak to fantastical animals. But when this gift becomes a threat to the powers-that-be, Hanima becomes the leader of a movement to use this magic to bring power to the people.

SISTER AND SEEKER
Koesha is the captain of an all-female crew on a perilous voyage to explore unknown waters. Though Koesha's crew is seeking a path around the globe, Koesha is also looking for her sister, lost at sea two years ago. But what lies beyond the edges of the map is far more dangerous than storms and sea monsters. . . .

In this sequel to A Plague of Giants, these characters and more will become the voices of a new generation bringing hope and revolution to a war-torn world.

SOLDIER AND AVENGER
Daryck is from a city that was devastated by the war with the Bone Giants, and now he and a band of warriors seek revenge against the giants for the loved…

Kinslayer. Soul reaver. Sorcerer. Thief. And last emperor of a cruel, decadent race. Elric of Melniboné is all of these–and more. His life is sustained by drugs and magic–and energy sucked from the victims of his vampiric black sword, Stormbringer, a weapon feared by men and gods alike. Denied the oblivion he seeks, poised between a tragic past he cannot escape and a terrifying future he is doomed to bring about, Elric is a hero like no other.

Del Rey is proud to present the fifth installment in its definitive collection featuring the immortal creation of Michael Moorcock, named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Highlights include an epic novel of Elric’s early years, The Fortress of the Pearl; the script of the graphic novel Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer; a previously unpublished proposal for a new series; and Hugo Award—winning author Neil Gaiman’s moving fictional tribute to Elric, the short story “One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock.”

Gorgeously illustrated by Michael Wm. Kaluta, Elric: In the Dream Realms is a dream come true for sword-and-sorcery fans.

Kinslayer. Soul reaver. Sorcerer. Thief. And last emperor of a cruel, decadent race. Elric of Melniboné is all of these–and more. His life is sustained by drugs and magic–and…

The nine contributions to Reconsidering Tolkien approach Tolkien's work from a variety of theoretical viewpoints. Marion Gymnich, Eduardo Segura and Guillermo Peris discuss the importance of Language and languages for Tolkien's narrative work, while Thomas Honegger and Paul E. Kerry focus on the historical sources and the historicising framework respectively. The essays by Natasa Tucev and Jean-Christophe Dufau investigate the archetypal and mythic dimensions. Dirk Vanderbeke, then, takes a critical look at Tolkien's presentation of knowledge, and Martin Simonson discusses the influence of World War I and Tolkien's relationship with writers of 'high modernism'. Connie Veugen, finally, examines the adaptation of the figure of Aragorn in different media. The majority of the essays of this volume was presented at the ESSE (European Society for the Study of English) 7 session on 'Reconsidering Tolkien' held at Zaragoza in September 2004. The remaining contributions resulted from an additional call for papers and were selected for inclusion by the board of editors.

The nine contributions to Reconsidering Tolkien approach Tolkien's work from a variety of theoretical viewpoints. Marion Gymnich, Eduardo Segura and Guillermo Peris discuss the…

Stephen R. Donaldson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, returns to the world of his Great God's War fantasy epic as two kingdoms - united by force - prepare to be challenged by a merciless enemy...

It has been twenty years since Prince Bifalt of Belleger discovered the Last Repository and the sorcerous knowledge hidden there. At the behest of the repository's magisters, and in return for the restoration of sorcery to both kingdoms, the realms of Belleger and Amika ceased generations of war. Their alliance was sealed with the marriage of Bifalt to Estie, the crown princess of Amika. But the peace--and their marriage--has been uneasy.

Now the terrible war that King Bifalt and Queen Estie feared is coming. An ancient enemy has discovered the location of the Last Repository, and a mighty horde of dark forces is massing to attack the library and take the magical knowledge it guards. That horde will slaughter every man, woman, and child in its path, destroying both Belleger and Amika along the way.

With their alliance undermined by lingering hostility and conspiracies threatening, it will take all of the monarchs' strength and will to inspire their kingdoms to become one to defend their land, or all is lost....

Stephen R. Donaldson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, returns to the world of his Great God's War fantasy epic as two kingdoms - united…

Two young witches, once inseparable, are set at odds by secrets and wildly dangerous magic.

In the waning days of World War II, with Allied victory all but certain, desperate Nazi diabolists search for a demonic superweapon to turn the tide. A secluded castle somewhere in the south of Germany serves as a laboratory for experiments conducted upon human prisoners, experiments as vile as they are deadly.

Across the English Channel, tucked into the sleepy Cumbrian countryside, lies the Library, the repository of occult knowledge for the Société des Éclairées, an international organization of diabolists. There, best friends Jane Blackwood and Miriam Cantor, tutored by the Société’s Librarian—and Jane’s mother—Nancy, prepare to undergo the Test that will determine their future as diabolists.

When Miriam learns her missing parents are suspected of betraying the Société to the Nazis, she embarks on a quest to clear their names, a quest involving dangerous diabolic practices that will demand more of her than she can imagine. Meanwhile Jane, struggling with dark obsessions of her own, embraces a forbidden use of the Art that could put everyone she loves in danger.

As their friendship buckles under the stress of too many secrets, Jane and Miriam will come face to face with unexpected truths that change everything they know about the war, the world, and most of all themselves. After all, some choices cannot be unmade--and a sacrifice made with the most noble intention might end up creating a monster.

Two young witches, once inseparable, are set at odds by secrets and wildly dangerous magic.

In the waning days of World War II, with Allied victory all but certain, desperate…