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The Thrall and the Dragonsheart

The third book in the World of the Alfar series (1982) Brak just wanted to help Ingvold, the elfin girl who was cursed by the witch-queen Hjordis to act as a hag. He never expected his efforts to lead him through a strange gate to the world of the Alfar, where the dark elves were fighting to destroy all the light elves. As a humble thrall, he had no business there. But he was trapped. Ingvold had given him the dragon's heart, the only hope the light elves had to summon aid from the...

Rhapsody

Rhapsody is a woman, a Singer of some talent, who is abducted by half-breeds and dragged along on an epic voyage that spans centuries and ranges across a wonder-filled world.

Book of Dead Days This Painting is for Sale

The days between Christmas and New Year's Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A lot can happen in the dead days. There is a magician called Valerian who must save his own life, or pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many years ago. But alchemy and sorcery are no match against the demonic power pursuing him. Helping him is his servant Boy, a child with no name and no past, given to Valerian by Fate when he...

Children of Destiny This Painting is for Sale

Historical Fiction. In 13th-century France, Bridget has grown up mastering the mystical gifts of her ancestor, Mary Magdalene. But the all-powerful Catholic Church has sworn to destroy Bridget for using her supernatural healing talent.

Even the Stones

Marwen is the only child of the king. When she inherits his kingdom, the powerful men of the aristocracy look upon her as nothing but a girl - a figurehead to be manipulated and married off. The prince of a neighboring territory looks upon her as a prize of war - and an easy way to seize the neighboring crown. Although she is cunning and ruthless, Marwen does not stand along against her enemies. She has allies among the people who still cherish the memory of the ancient hill queens. Above all...

The Lords of the Stoney Mountains

It is time for Simon Branthwaite to leave Sandarro, the city where he has lingered since reaching the fabled island of Roackall. Bidding a farewell to his new found love, Princess Ilven, he sets out with Prince Avran to continue his quest for the lost realm of Lyonesse.

Magician (v2)

At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master magician - and the destinies of two worlds are changed forever. Suddenly the peace of the Kingdom is destroyed as mysterious alien invaders swarm through the land. Pug is swept up into conflict but for him and his warrior friend, Tomas, an Odyssey into the unknown has only just begun. Pug's destiny is to lead him through a rift in the fabric of space and time to the mastery of...

The Kings Buccaneer

THE PEACE CRUMBLES... Set ten years after the events recounted in Prince of the Blood, The King's Buccaneer is a new and exciting epic adventure from one of the world's most popular fantasy writers. Long recovered from the ravages of the Riftwar, the people in the Kingdom of the Isles enjoy peace and prosperity. Nicholas, third son of Prince Arutha of Krondor, is a bright and gifted youngster, but sheltered by the restrictive life of his father's court. To learn more of the...