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In order for the Storm King can cement his power over Osten Ard, he must find and defeat the rebel forces massing against him. But the rebels, led by the exiled Prince Josua, have rallied at the Stone of Farewell and are ready to fight the Storm King with every power they can muster. The key to their victory lies in finding the third sword of legend, Memory - but the sword has been lost for ages. Lost, that is, until Simon Snowlock realises that he knows exactly where the sword is and how to recover it. The only problem: an undead army, bolstered by powerful magic, lies between him and his destination. It will take every ounce of Simon''s courage and intelligence to journey to and then recover the great sword Memory and bring peace to Osten Ard. If Simon''s quest is to have any hope, Josua must move against the Storm King himself - a journey that will take him across endless seas, through ancient forests and into the stronghold of the Storm King himself. TO GREEN ANGEL TOWER is the epic final volume in Tad Williams'' breathtaking, beloved series Memory, Sorrow and Thorn.

"A small band of adventurers penetrates the veil of secrecy that prevents the uninitiated from entering Otherland. But they become trapped, unable to escape back to their own flesh-and-blood bodies in the real world. Their only hope of reuniting lies in returning to the river that flows through all the worlds"--

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR: The first epic fantasy in an “intricate, intriguing” saga set in a conflicted land of humans, elves, and dwarves (Booklist). The weight of the world rests on the shoulders of twin royal heirs as their enemies, both human and not, threaten the only home they’ve ever known. For generations the misty Shadowline has marked the boundary between the lands of men and the lost northern lands of their inhuman enemies, the ageless Qar. But now that boundary line is moving outward, threatening to engulf the northernmost land in which humans still live—the kingdom of Southmarch. For centuries, the Eddon family has ruled Southmarch Castle, guarding the border against the Qar’s return, but now this powerful royal line has been dealt a devastating blow. King Olin is held captive in a distant land, and it falls to his inexperienced heirs to lead their people in a time of growing danger and dread. It is on the two youngest Eddons that the heaviest burdens fall. As the Qar’s power reaches out across their land, will Southmarch Castle—the only home they’ve ever known—become in fact what it has long been called . . . Shadowmarch?

Described as "the ultimate virtual reality saga" ("San Francisco Chronicle"), the "Otherland" series concludes with Volume Four. A brilliant blend of science fiction, fantasy, and technothriller, "Sea of Silver Light" is a rich, multilayered epic of future possibilities in which virtual realities offer new pathways to immortality for a dangerous price.

A cryptic message from an oddly familiar winged visitor is all Paul Jones has to help him survive in the conplex virtual reality world known as "Otherland."

Young people are having their minds stolen in cyberspace, part of a crooked scheme to create a new virtual reality. A black South African teacher and her brother try to save the children--

Tyler and Lucinda have to spend summer vacation with their ancient uncle Gideon, a farmer. They think they''re in for six weeks of cows, sheep, horses, and pigs. But when they arrive in deserted Standard Valley, California, they discover that Ordinary Farm is, well, no ordinary farm. The bellowing in the barn comes not from a cow but from a dragon. The thundering herd in the valley? Unicorns. Uncle Gideon''s sprawling farmhouse never looks the same twice. Plus, there''s a flying monkey, a demon squirrel, and a barnload of unlikely farmhands with strange accents and even stranger powers. At first, the whole place seems like a crazy adventure. But when darker secrets begin to surface and Uncle Gideon and his fabulous creatures are threatened, Lucinda and Tyler have to pull together to take action. Will two ordinary kids be able to save the dragons, the farm—and themselves? Expert storytellers Tad Williams and Deborah Beale take readers on an extraordinary adventure in their first book about Ordinary Farm.

From the editor of the award-winning anthology Unfettered comes the newest installment in the science fiction and fantasy series, Unfettered III. Be haunted by the chilling ghost story of Megan Lindholm. Revisit the Magicians world with Lev Grossman. Return to Osten Ard in an epic first look at Tad Williams''s Empire of Grass. Share a heartfelt story of loss and gain with Callie Bates. Cross the sands of the desert planet Dune with Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Travel the Ways in a new Wheel of Time novella with Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson. Enter the amazing potter city of Seven with Naomi Novik. And many more stories, all wondrous alongside beautiful art by Todd Lockwood! More than 700 pages of stellar SF&F from the likes of: Callie Bates Terry Brooks Delilah S. Dawson Jason Denzel David Anthony Durham Lev Grossman John Gwynne Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson Mark Lawrence Megan Lindholm (Robin Hobb) Seanan McGuire Naomi Novik Peter Orullian Cat Rambo Robert V.S. Redick Ken Scholes Scott Sigler Anna Smith Spark Shawn Speakman Anna Stephens Patrick Swenson Ramon Terrell Marc Turner Carrie Vaughn Tad Williams Deborah A. Wolf Lacking health insurance when he was diagnosed with cancer, Shawn Speakman asked friends in the science fiction and fantasy writing community to donate short stories he could use to counter mounting medical debt. The result was Unfettered, an anthology offering tales from some of the best authors working today. Now, in Unfettered III, Speakman continues to pay forward the aid he received, raising money to combat medical debt for SF&F artists and authors. He has gathered together a great mix of new and favorite writers_free to write what they like_the result a powerful new anthology perfect for all readers. Unfettered III is sure to astound with the magic bound within its pages. All the while raising money for a charitable cause. Because protecting our artists and authors is as important as the stories they tell.

Tyler and Lucinda have returned to a far-from-ordinary place for the summer. Instead of pigs and sheep, this farm is home to dragons, unicorns, flying monkeys...This summer, everything has changed - security fences are everywhere and Ordinary Farm is in no small danger. Shortly after Uncle Gideon declares he wants to leave the farm to Tyler and Lucinda, he goes missing, and the children suspect the evil hand of the witch-housekeeper, Mrs. Needle. But then Gideon just as mysteriously returns, weak and unwell. Mrs. Needle persuades him that the children are conspiring against him and, suddenly, horribly, the tables are turned...So begins an adventure to save the farm, involving a magnificent dragon, magic mirrors and a haunted mine.

"When it comes to inventing new worlds, he''s as skilled as J.R.R. Tolkien and Frank Herbert." -Christopher Paolini, bestselling author of Eragon. Southmarch Castle is about to be caught between two implacable enemies, the ancient, immortal Qar and the insane god-king, the Autarch of Xis. Meanwhile, its two young defenders, Princess Briony and Prince Barrick, are both trapped far away from home and fighting for their lives. And now, something is awakening underneath Southmarch Castle, something powerful and terrible that the world has not seen for thousands of years. Can Barrick and Briony, along with a tiny handful of allies, ordinary and extraordinary, find a way to save their world and prevent the rise of a terrible new age-an age of unending darkness?

Darkness has fallen on the lands of the sun as an army of misshapen fey spill out from beyond the Shadowline. At their head is Yasammez, dark creature of nightmare. A furtive bargain was struck at the gates of Southmarch and the castle was spared, but centuries of enmity will not be so easily appeased. Meanwhile Barrick, heir to Southmarch and cursed with madness, has crossed the Shadowline into the realm of his people''s ancient enemy. There are stranger things than death here - stranger and older. Much further south, shadow is also falling over the reign of the Autarch, god-king and supreme ruler. Quinnitan, junior wife, must flee the royal household or die, her greatest secret as yet hidden even from herself. Ancient blood flows through her veins and she will become a unique weapon in the fight against her greatest terror. And beyond the ken of all but a chosen few, the gods are awakening and the world is changing ...

A year ago, the March Kingdoms were at peace, the Eddon family held the throne, and all was right in Southmarch Castle. Now the family has been shattered. King Olin Eddon is a prisoner and his heir is slain. The royal twins Barrick and Briony have done their best to hold the kingdom together, but now Barrick has been captured and Briony has been forced to flee the castle. Old magics are stirring beneath the ancient castle and behind the Shadowline, and the machinations of gods, fairies, and mortals threaten to spread devastation across the entire world.

New York Times Bestseller: From four masters of epic fantasy, original short novels set in the worlds of their popular series, from Discworld to Earthsea. Robert Jordan relates crucial events in the years leading up to The Wheel of Time in “New Spring.” Ursula K. Le Guin adds a sequel to her famous books of Earthsea, portraying a woman who wants to learn magic, in “Dragonfly.” Tad Williams tells a dark and enthralling story of a haunted castle in the age before Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, in “The Burning Man.” Terry Pratchett recounts an amusing incident in Discworld, of a magical contest and the witch Granny Weatherwax, in “The Sea and Little Fishes.” Following the two previous Legends volumes that featured such authors as Stephen King, George R .R. Martin, and Anne McCaffrey, Legends 3 is a treasure trove for fans of the genre that once again showcases the very finest in fantasy writing. Praise for Legends “An enjoyable sampler of the best high fantasy available today.” —San Francisco Chronicle “A stellar compilation . . . all the selections are first-rate.” —Booklist “Superb.” —Dallas Morning News

Thank you, Mr. Vance / Dean Koontz -- Preface / Jack Vance -- The True vintage of Erzuine Thale / Robert Silverberg -- Grolion of Almery / Matthew Hughes -- The Copsy Door / Terry Downling -- Caulk the witch-chaser / Liz Williams -- Inescapable / Mike Resnick -- Abrizonde / Walter Jon Williams -- The Traditions of Karzh / Paula Volsky -- The Final quest of the Wizard Sarnod / Jeff Vandermeer -- The Green bird / Kage Baker -- The Last golden thread / Phyllis Eisenstein -- An Incident at Uskvesk / Elizabeth Moon -- Sylgarmo''s Proclamation / Lucius Shepard -- The Lamentably comical tragedy (or the laughably tragic comedy) of Lixal Laoavee / Tad Williams -- Guyal the Curator / John C. Wright -- The Good magician / Glenn Cook -- The Return of the Fire Witch / Elizabeth Hand -- The Collegeum of Mauge / Byron Tetrick -- Evillo the Cunning / Tanith Lee -- The Guiding nose of Ulf?nt Banderoz / Dan Simmons -- Frogskin cap / Howard Waldrop -- A Night at Tarn House / George R.R. Martin -- An Invocation of incuriosity / Neil Gaiman.

We''re running out of planet and we''re running out of patience. The party''s over and we''re looking for the door. But the exits are unmarked. The engines of the world are hidden from us. Ninety-six per cent of the universe is missing and the rest is stirred into motion by machinery that hides in plain sight. We''ve got to get out of this place - but how? Embracing everything from politics to polymorphism, physics & fantasy, Exit Strategies is your indispensable, (sometimes unreliable) guide to the escape tunnel. With a foreword by CERN physicist Michael Doser, and featuring stories by Jeff Noon, Kathleen Ann Goonan, and the best-selling fantasy writer Tad Williams, Exit Strategies looks for a back door to the universe over 150 pages. How much of the cosmos is real, how much an astronomer''s dream? And if we could escape from reality, what kind of utopia would we build for ourselves? Elsewhere in Exit Strategies, M. John Harrison meets a rising star of TV science, Hannu Rajaniemi considers what will happen when our books start reading us, and Claire Dean meets the artists bent on making J G Ballard''s Crystal World a reality. And in a special tribute, Adam Roberts considers the life, work and sheer sanity of the late, great Iain Banks. Every two months Arc maps the future through stories, features, essays and provocations from some of the world''s most celebrated authors from science fiction and beyond.

The Wood Boy is an adaptation of the short story by fantasy master Raymond E. Feist that first appeared in the Legends anthology (edited by Robert Silverberg) and offers a unique side story to the events depicted in his beloved book, Magician. The Wood Boy is an exciting story that offers readers an excellent introduction to Feist''s Riftwar Saga. The Burning Man was written by world-renowned science fiction and fantasy author Tad Williams (Otherland) and originally appeared as a short story in the anthology Legends as well. A ghostly coming of age tale rendered in a beautiful, ethereal style by popular comic book artist Brett Booth (Thundercats: Dogs of War), The Burning Man is an exciting and thought-provoking story about life and death, love and fear, and innocence and betrayal.

Tausend Jahre vor den Ereignissen, die im Drachenbeinthron geschildert werden: Die (fast) unsterblichen Sithi herrschen über die nördlichen Regionen von Osten Ard. Da tauchen Gerüchte auf, dass einer der ältesten und tödlichsten Drachen von ganz oben im Norden in das Reich eingedrungen ist. Am nächsten Morgen ist einer der beiden Söhne der mächtigsten Familie der Sithi verschwunden ... Unter den Sithi Osten Ards gibt es keine anderen zwei, die so geliebt und bewundert werden wie die beiden Söhne der Herrscherfamilie: Hakatri, ein stets verläßlicher Junge, und sein stolzer und leidenschaftlicher kleiner Bruder Ineluki, der spätere Sturmkönig. Sein Temperament reißt den jüngeren hin, einen gleichermaßen kühnen wie schrecklichen Schwur zu leisten: Er will das tödliche und furchtbare Ungeheuer Hidohebhi zur Strecke bringen und vernichten. Aber damit bringt er nicht nur seinen Bruder und sich selbst in die größte Gefahr, sondern er beschwört auch eine Katastrophe für alle Sithi herauf, womöglich sogar auch für das ganze menschliche Geschlecht.

Het Hart van Steen is het directe vervolg op Tad Williams’ Heugenis, Smart en het Sterrenzwaard, en overbrugt daarmee het verhaal naar de trilogie De Laatste Koning van Osten Ard. Het Hart van Steen is het directe vervolg op Tad Williams’ Heugenis, Smart en het Sterrenzwaard, en overbrugt daarmee het verhaal naar de trilogie De Laatste Koning van Osten Ard. Aan het einde van Heugenis, Smart en het Sterrenzwaard wist Ineluki de Stormkoning, een ondode geest met afschuwwekkende, demonische krachten, bijna de Tijd zelf te stoppen en stond de mensheid aan de rand van de afgrond. Hij werd verslagen door een Verbond van mannen en vrouwen, geholpen door zijn eigen onsterfelijke afstammelingen, de Sithi. In de nasleep van de val van de Stormkoning vluchtten Ineluki’s loyale onderdanen de Nornen naar het noorden van Nakkiga, terug naar hun eeuwenoude citadel in het hart van de berg Stormpiek. Maar de Nornen dragen niet alleen het lichaam van hun gevallen heerser bij zich, ze zijn ook in het bezit van een magisch artefact. Een overblijfsel van hun eeuwenoude beschaving. Ondertussen zet hertog Isgrimnur met zijn leger de achtervolging in. Hij is vastbesloten de Nornen en hun leeftijdsloze koningin Utuk’ku eens en voor altijd uit te schakelen. Maar dit zou wel eens een gevecht kunnen zijn dat voor beide partijen niet goed afloopt. Met het prachtige Staartjager’s zang en het alom geprezen vierdelige Heugenis, Smart en het Sterrenzwaard vestigde Tad Williams in de jaren negentig zijn naam als fantasy-grootmeester. Het Hart van Steen markeert zijn eerste terugkeer naar de wereld van Osten Ard. ‘Heugenis, Smart en het Sterrenzwaard inspireerde mij tot het schrijven van mijn eigen zevendelige trilogie... Het is een van mijn meest favoriete fantasy-reeksen.’ George R.R. Martin ‘Baanbrekend... veranderde de manier waarop mensen dachten over het genre, en maakte de weg vrij voor veel moderne fantasy. Inclusief mijn werk.’ Patrick Rothfuss over Heugenis, Smart en het Sterrenzwaard ‘Heugenis, Smart en het Sterrenzwaard is een van de beste epische fantasy-reeksen aller tijden.’ Christopher Paolini

Tad Williams'' popular series Mirror World introduced a story of disaster and survival set in motion by the appearance of gigantic mirrors, just before the millennium (1999), in the world''s major cities. They are portals, through which predatory insectile aliens swarm, killing or carrying off everything in their path. Humankind''s only chance is to attack the "bugs" at their source -- in Mirror World. Sixty volunteers are bioengineered to become human weapons to enter Mirror World and beyond. In this book, a group of storytellers has taken this universe and filled it with colorful characters, unforgettable adventures, and thought-provoking new themes.

Fortsetzung von ädie Nornenköniginä. Breit angelegter Fantasy-Roman, angesiedelt in einer mythisch-mittelalterlichen Welt im Lande Osten Ard.

Une conspiration globale effroyable, fomentée par les hommes les plus puissants de la planète. Son enjeu : Autremonde, la dimension où tous les rêves se réalisent, un paradis virtuel né des efforts des plus brillants cerveaux de deux générations, un espace gouverné par le secret dans lequel des sommes fabuleuses ont été englouties. Un univers hors du temps qui peu à peu vole au monde réel son bien le plus précieux... Autremonde : le début d''un cycle inoubliable où la réalité peut basculer à chaque instant.