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Points of Departure: Liavek Stories

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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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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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Dreams Made Flesh

Anne Bishop · 466 pages

The national bestselling Black Jewels trilogy established award-winning Anne Bishop as an author whose "sublime skill...blends the darkly macabre with spine-tingling emotional intensity, mesmerizing magic, lush sensuality, and exciting action."* Now the saga continues-with four all-new adventures of Jaenelle and her kindred.

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Realms of Magic

J. Robert King, Brian M. Thomsen · 348 pages

An anthology of fantasy tales, featuring the colorful inhabitants of the magical Forgotten Realms, includes stories by such popular authors as Ed Greenwood, Elaine Cunningham, James M. Ward, Jean Rabe, and Jeff Grubb.

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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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Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection

Brandon Sanderson · 673 pages

The first story collection by *New York Times* bestselling author Brandon Sanderson Brandon Sanderson creates worlds, and those worlds are linked. His universe spans the Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn series, the tales of Elantris, and others, comprising a unique constellation of vividly imagined realms known as the Cosmere. Now for the first time anywhere, stories representing each of the

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Elemental Magic: All-New Tales of the Elemental Masters

Diana L. Paxon, Jody Lynn Nye, Gail Sanders, Michael Z. Williamson, Tanya Huff, Ron Collins, Kristin Schwengel, Samuel Conway, Fiona Patton, Rosemary Edghill, Elizabeth A. Vaughan, Elisabeth Waters, Cedric Johnson, Dayle A. Dermatis, Michele Lang · 320 pages

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Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar

Mercedes Lackey · 350 pages

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Never After

Laurell K. Hamilton, Yasmine Galenorn, Marjorie M. Liu, Sharon Shinn · 393 pages

The bonds of love... The bonds of matrimony... The bonds between husband and wife... Let's face it-some bonds are made to be broken. Here, for the first time ever, are four stories from today's most provocative authors that take the classic idea of the "faerie tale wedding" and give it a swift kick in the bustle. “Can He Bake a Cherry Pie?” by Laurell K. Hamilton. “The Shadow of Mi

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The Way of the Wizard

John Joseph Adams · 352 pages

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Changing the World: All-New Tales of Valdemar

Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill, Kate Paulk, Sarah A. Hoyt, Tanya Huff, Fiona Patton, Judith Tarr, Nancy Asire, Benjamin Ohlander, Denise McCune, Elizabeth A. Vaughan, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Elisabeth Waters, Kristin Schwengel, Brenda Cooper, Stephanie D. Shaver, Michael Z. Williamson · 343 pages

In March 1987, a young author from Oklahoma published her first novel, Arrows of the Queen. This modest book about a magical land called Vademar was the beginning of a fantasy masterpiece that would span decades and include more than two dozen titles. Now sixteen of today's hottest fantasy authors-including Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, and Judith Tarr-visit the world of Valdem

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Bordertown

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

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Threshing Day

Rebecca Yarros · 204 pages

Thirteen short stories, set in the Empyrean world, in which cadets compete to earn the bond of a dragon.

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The Last Wish

Andrzej Sapkowski · 352 pages

Geralt de Rivia is a witcher. A cunning sorcerer. A merciless assassin. And a cold-blooded killer.His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good. . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. The international hit that inspired the video game: The Witcher.

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Stealers' Sky

Robert Lynn Asprin, Lynn Abbey

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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales

Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm · 880 pages

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Thieves' World: First Blood

Lynn Abbey, Robert Lynn Asprin · 460 pages

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The Arabian Nights

Anonymous · 912 pages

Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever. This volume

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Welcome to Bordertown

Holly Black, Ellen Kushner · 517 pages

Bordertown: a city on the border between our human world and the elfin realm. Runaway teens come from both sides of the border to find adventure, and to find themselves. Elves play in rock bands and race down the street on spell-powered motorbikes. Human kids recreate themselves in squats and clubs and artist's studios of Soho. Authors including Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Cory Doctorow, Neil Ga

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The Goddess Legacy

Aimee Carter · 400 pages

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Heroes and Fools

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman · 338 pages

Presents a collection of stories centering on the Fifth Age, including "Boojum, Boojum," "The Road Home," "Much ado about Magic," and "Gone."

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Realms of Valor

James Lowder · 342 pages

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The Dragons at War

Adam Lesh · 340 pages

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Elemental Magic

Sharon Shinn, Rebecca York, Carol Berg, Jean Johnson · 384 pages

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