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Heroes and Fools

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The Dragons at War

Adam Lesh · 340 pages

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Tales from Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin · 320 pages

In this final episode of "The Earthsea Cycle", the widowed Tenar finds and nurses her aging friend, Sparrowhawk, a magician who has lost his powers.

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The War of the Lance

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Richard A. Knaak, Michael Williams · 331 pages

The War of the Lance is an era in which ancient legends come to life, when ordinary people become heroes during extraordinary times, and when dragons battle for control of the world. Ancient ruins and mighty cities may hold the answers to thwart the will of Takhisis, the Queen of Darkness. War of the Lance brings the world of Krynn to life as described in the best-selling Dragonlance Chronicles

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Realms of the Dragons

Philip Athans · 272 pages

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The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall

Anne McCaffrey · 306 pages

Let the queen of dragons herself take you back to the earliest days of Pernese history as Anne McCaffrey brings to life events that shaped one of the most popular worlds in all of science fiction, in this first-ever Pern short-story collection. Generally the stories are about the relocation and reorganization of the southern colony in response to the "First Pass" of the "Red Star"—an erratic p

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Fire

Robin McKinley, Peter Dickinson · 271 pages

Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson, the team behind Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits, collaborate again to create five captivating tales incorporating the element of fire.In McKinley's "First Flight," a boy and his pet foogit unexpectedly take a dangerous ride on a dragon, and her "Hellhound" stars a mysterious dog as a key player in an eerie graveyard showdown. Dickinson intr

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The Tolkien Reader

J.R.R. Tolkien · 290 pages

Anthology of Works, published 1966, including poems, short stories, a play, and some non fiction. Compilation of materials previously published as "Tree and Leaf", "Farmer Giles of Ham," and "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", along with one additional piece and intro material.

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Realms of Valor

James Lowder · 342 pages

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The Players of Luck

Will Shetterly, Emma Bull, Gregory Frost, Steven Brust, Charles R. Saunders, John M. Ford, Kara Dalkey, Charles de Lint, Pamela Dean, Patricia C. Wrede, Nathan A. Bucklin, Gene Wolfe, Jane Yolen, Megan Lindholm

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The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy

Cecelia Holland, Naomi Novik, Jonathan Stroud, Kage Baker, Jane Yolen, Adam Stemple, Liz Williams, Peter S. Beagle, Sam Sykes, Diana Gabaldon, Garth Nix, Sean Williams, Tad Williams, Harry Turtledove, Diana Wynne Jones, Gregory Maguire, Bruce Coville, Tanith Lee, Tamora Pierce, Mary Rosenblum, Andy · 448 pages

Never before published stories by New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Stroud, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Diana Gabaldon, and others.Whether portrayed as fire-breathing reptilian beasts at war with humanity or as noble creatures capable of speech and mystically bonded to the warriors who ride them, dragons have been found in nearly every culture's mythology. In modern times, they can be fo

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Points of Departure: Liavek Stories

Patricia C. Wrede, Pamela Dean · 363 pages

"Liavek is a hot, busy trade city, situated on the southern shore of the Sea of Luck at the mouth of the Cat River. In Liavek, magic is based on one's 'birth luck' and the length of time one's mother was in labor. Everyone has luck, but using it is another matter. Luck, or magic, must be invested annually in some object outside oneself; only then can it be used to power spells. And investing one's

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The Goddess Legacy

Aimee Carter · 400 pages

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Bordertown

Mark Alan Arnold, Emma Bull, Midori Snyder, Ellen Kushner · 256 pages

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Thieves' World: First Blood

Lynn Abbey, Robert Lynn Asprin · 460 pages

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Borderland

Charles de Lint, Ellen Kushner, Mark Alan Arnold · 252 pages

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Wings of Fire

Holly Black, Orson Scott Card, George R.R. Martin, Anne McCaffrey, Todd Lockwood, Michael Swanwick, Roger Zelazny, Diana Wynne Jones, Mercedes Lackey, Elizabeth Moon, Garth Nix, Elizabeth Bear, Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, Tanith Lee, Barry N. Malzberg, S.P. Somtow, James P. Blaylock, Gordon R · 532 pages

Dragons: Fearsome fire-breathing foes, scaled adversaries, legendary lizards, ancient hoarders of priceless treasures, serpentine sages with the ages' wisdom, and winged weapons of war... Wings of Fire brings you all these dragons, and more, seen clearly through the eyes of many of today's most popular authors, including Peter Beagle, Holly Black, Orson Scott Card, Charles De Lint, Diana Wynne

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No True Way: All New Tales of Valdemar

Stephanie D. Shaver, Michele Lang, Fiona Patton, Dylan Birtolo, Cedric Johnson, Louisa Swann, Rosemary Edghill, Rebecca Fox, Dayle A. Dermatis, Brenda Cooper, Elizabeth A. Vaughan, Jennifer Brozek, Ron Collins, Kristin Schwengel, Diana L. Paxson, Elisabeth Waters

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Realms of the Underdark

J. Robert King · 345 pages

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Rath and Storm

Peter Archer · 311 pages

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The Bane Chronicles

Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson · 520 pages

A collection of eleven short stories, previously published online, that illuminate the life of the enigmatic, flashy, and flamboyant High Warlock of Brooklyn, Magnus Bane, a character in The Mortal Instruments series.

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The Chick is in the Mail

Esther M. Friesner · 317 pages

An anthology of short stories about female warriors. Friesner has edited several "Chicks" collections in the same vein, including _Chicks in Chainmail_, _Chicks and Chained Males_, and _Did You Say Chicks?_

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Hellboy: Weird Tales, Vol. 2

Scott Allie · 144 pages

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The Hidden Doors

Kazu Kibuishi · 128 pages

A bullied boy discovers a door guarded by a sly monster... A painting of a door opens in a forgotten Egyptian tomb... A portal in the park promises to turn you into a much cooler version 2.0—if you can just get the bugs out... Edited by New York Times bestselling comics creator Kazu Kibuishi, who is also a contributor, the third volume in this highly praised series gathers some of the foremost and

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