New Releases by Tanya Huff

La investigadora privada Vicki Nelson presencia el primer ataque perpetrado por una fuerza de siniestra magia que pronto sembrará el terror sobre Toronto. A medida que los asesinatos se suceden, Vicki se involucra más y más en la investigación. Renueva su tormentosa relación con un antiguo novio, el policía Mike Celluci, mientras se asocia con el escritor Henry Fitzroy, hijo ilegítimo de Enrique viii, que a lo largo de los siglos ha acumulado conocimientos sobre los anhelos de vida más allá de la muerte de un vampiro. A menos que Vicki, Mike y él consigan encontrar el modo de detener la amenaza, su verdadera naturaleza podría ser descubierta y su vida sacrificada a los miedos de la humanidad.

A tantalizing selection of stories from some of the best female authors who’ve helped define the modern vampire. Bram Stoker was hardly the first author—male or female—to fictionalize the folkloric vampire, but he defined the modern iconic vampire when Dracula appeared in 1897. Since then, many have reinterpreted the ever-versatile vampire over and over again—and female writers have played vital roles in proving that the vampire, as well as our perpetual fascination with it, is truly immortal. These authors have devised some of the most fascinating, popular, and entertaining of our many vampiric variations: suavely sensual . . . fascinating but fatal . . . sexy and smart . . . undead but prone to detection . . . tormented or terrifying . . . amusing or amoral . . . doomed or deadly . . . badass and beautiful . . . cutting-edge or classic . . . Blood Sisters collects a wide range of fantastical stories from New York Times bestsellers Holly Black, Nancy Holder, Catherynne M. Valente, and Carrie Vaughn, and critically acclaimed writers Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and Tanith Lee, all of whom have left their indelible and unique stamps on the vampire genre. Whether they are undeniably heroes and heroines or bloodthirsty monsters (or something in between), the undead are a lively lot. This anthology offers some of the best short fiction ever written by the “blood sisters” who know them best: stories you can really sink your teeth into.

There''s a lot of responsibility involved with being the most powerful wizard in the world, and Magdelene wants nothing to do with any of it. Lazy, lusty, and more likely to be found lying in the sun than casting runes or sacrificing unfortunate goats, she''d really rather avoid dealing with challenges, errant apprentices, demons, dragons, death, and bureaucracy. These seven stories include Third Time Lucky, Tanya Huff''s first professional sale to George Scithers at Amazing Stories. Thirty years, thirty novels, eighty-three short stories, and one television show later, this is where it all began.

In Valor''s Choice, Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr and her crew get yanked from a well-deserved shore leave in order to participate in an easy'' mission. They are to act as an honour guard for a diplomatic visit to the world of the Silsviss, reptilian aliens with a strong appreciation for war and conquest. In The Better Part of Valor, Torin Kerr''s outspokenness gets her in a load of trouble. After she tells a two-star general what she really thinks of him, she finds herself separated from her platoon and sent off on a perilous assignment.''

Henry Fitzroy, Bastardsohn Heinrichs VIII., ist Vampir und Autor von Liebesromanen, der, unterstützt von seinem Freund Tony Foster und weiteren Verbündeten, bereits mehrere okkulte Fälle in Toronto aufklären konnte. Als Tony in Vancouver einen Job als Produktionsassistent bei "Darkest Night" findet, einer TV-Serie über - ausgerechnet - die Abenteuer eines Vampirdetektivs, kehren die beiden Freunde Toronto den Rücken. Während der aktuellen Produktion bemerkt Tony, dass die Schatten am Filmset ein unheilvolles Eigenleben entwickeln, und schon bald darauf wird die Leiche einer jungen Schauspielerin gefunden. Unversehens finden sich Tony und Henry mitten in ihrem bisher gefährlichsten Abenteuer. Gemeinsam mit der Magierin Arra ziehen sie gegen den Herrn der Schatten zu Felde, der die Welt mit Dunkelheit und Zerstörung zu überziehen droht. Offenbar kann nichts diesen übermächtigen Gegner aufhalten, und als die Freunde die kalte Berührung der Schatten am eigenen Leib erfahren müssen, scheint alles verloren ...

Alysha Gales Base Charlotte ist mit wilder Magie geboren - sie gebietet über ungebändigte magische Kräfte, die nicht nach den Regeln der herkömmlichen Hexerei funktionieren. Im Kampf gegen Ölbohrungen vor der Küste tut sie sich mit einer Selkie-Familie zusammen. Doch der Ölkonzern hat seinerseits ein mächtiges Mitglied der Familie Gale verpflichtet: die gefürchtete Tante Catherine, die den Selkies die Robbenkleider stehlen soll. Um sie zu besiegen, muss Charlotte lernen, was es bei den Gales wirklich bedeutet, wild geboren zu sein.

When Charlotte Gale''s aunt warns their magical family of an approaching asteroid, they scramble to keep humanity from going the way of the dinosaurs. Although between Charlie''s complicated relationship with sorcerer Jack, her cousin Allie''s hormones, the Courts having way too much fun at the end of days, and Jack''s sudden desire to sacrifice himself for the good of the many, Charlie''s fairly certain that the asteroid is the least of her problems. But together there isn''t anything the Gales can''t deal with—except possibly each other.

Having left the Marine Corps, former Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr is attempting to build a new life with salvage operator Craig Ryder. Turns out civilian life is a lot rougher than she''d imagined. Torin is left for dead when pirates attack their spaceship and take Craig prisoner. Determined to rescue Craig, Torin calls in her marines.

The Blood Books are now available in "Blood Ties" TV tie-in editions. View our TV tie-in feature page here here. Vicki Nelson has received the call that no daughter ever wants to receive—that her mother has died. Marjory Nelson’s coworkers at the Queen’s University Life Science Department told her that she suffered a heart attack, and that they’d be waiting for Vicki to arrive in Kingston to make the funeral arrangements. But what begins as a personal tragedy turns into the most terrifying case of Vicki’s career, when her mother’s body disappears mysteriously from the funeral home. Someone at the University is determined to learn the secret of life after death…and they’ve decided to make Vicki’s mother part of their horrifying experiments.

Far in the future, an alliance of peaceful alien species known as the Confederation is locked in a continuous battle with the hostile Others, and it''s up to humanity to protect them. Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr has been declared missing, presumed dead. But, unknown to the rest of the Confederation marines, she has been sent to an underground prisoner of war camp, alongside several one-time enemies. Whilst trying to save herself and her new comrades, Torin makes a discovery that could shake the Confederation to its core, and bring an end to the war with the Others forever.

In these seven contemporary fantasies from Tanya Huff, we see a dog''s eye view of loyalty and a cat''s eye view of sea serpents. We learn that some Brownies could use a shave – although cookies will still be sold – and that there are at least two sides to every relationship, no matter how accidental and/or mythical that relationship is. We''re also reminded that however worthwhile it may be to die with purpose, it''s better to live well. Huff''s ability to leaven heartache with humour – and vise versa – gives this collection of previously published stories an unexpected emotional variety. A December release, He Said, Sidhe Said also includes the seasonally appropriate "I''ll be Home for Christmas."

For centuries, the werewolves of Toronto have managed to live in peace and tranquility, hidden quietly away on their London, Ontario farm. But now, someone has learned their secret—and is systematically massacring this ancient race. The only one they can turn to is Henry Fitzroy, Toronto-based vampire and writer of bodice rippers. Forced to hide from the light of day, Henry can’t hunt the killer alone, so he turns to Vicki Nelson for help. As they race against time to stop the murderer, they begin to fear that their combined talents may not be enough to prevent him from completing his deadly plan.

« Une espèce extraterrestre inquiétante, une héroïne inoubliable, une intrigue haletante, et un dénouement exaltant. Que demander de plus ? » Science Fiction Chronicle Cela aurait dû être une simple promenade de santé d’une vingtaine de jours... Lorsque l’occasion se présente de faire un tour sur Calvaire, la planète utilisée par les marines pour entraîner leurs nouvelles recrues, le sergent-chef Torin Kerr n’hésite pas une seconde. À première vue, rien de plus simple : Calvaire ne fait que simuler les situations de combat. Mais à peine débarquée sur la planète, Torin découvre que quelqu’un a piraté les scénarios d’entraînement, multipliant les pièges mortels. En attendant les renforts, elle doit s’engager dans une farouche bataille pour garder son peloton de recrues en vie...

Le sergent-chef Torin Kerr est une professionnelle endurcie. Jouer la garde d’honneur pour une mission diplomatique sur la planète des Silsviss, ces guerriers reptiliens qui n’ont pas encore rejoint la Confédération, s’annonce comme une tâche facile. Une seule menace se profile à l’horizon : les rumeurs à propos des Autres, les ennemis jurés de la Confédération, qui fomenteraient une rébellion secrète sur cette planète hostile. Mais tout semble se dérouler parfaitement. Peut-être trop... « Kerr est une héroïne qui envoie, à la Ellen Ripley d’Alien. Et comme son personnage, Huff est largement à la hauteur. » Science Fiction Weekly

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In this thrilling tale of fear, a desperate scholar is driven by love into the darkest corners of the world When Aurek Nuiken travels to Richemulot to search for a spellbook that lies buried within the dark bowels of the undercity, little does he know the horrors that await. As two beautiful women vie for the interest of the enigmatic scholar and his handsome younger brother, a family of wererats and a double dose of sibling rivalry conspire to endanger not only Aurek but the object he holds most dear: his wife, who has been attacked and made prisoner by an evil mage. Faced with his own personal torment and the all-too-real monsters of Ravenloft, the scholar is pushed to the edge of madness and a choice no man should ever have to make.

Vous souvenez-vous de Tony Foster ? Après avoir aidé Vicki sur quelques enquêtes, il s''est installé à Vancouver avec Henry pour réaliser son rêve : travailler pour la télévision. Malheureusement, les acteurs de la série tombent comme des mouches sur le plateau, victimes d''accidents étranges et même surnaturels. Comme d''habitude, me direz-vous. Dans l''équipe, quelqu''un ne joue pas franc-jeu. Tony n''a plus qu''à découvrir qui est ce comédien hors pair.

In Queers Dig Time Lords, editors Sigrid Ellis (Chicks Dig Comics) and Michael Damian Thomas (Apex Magazine) bring together essays by award-winning writers to celebrate the phenomenon that is Doctor Who, in the tradition of the Hugo Award-winning Chicks Dig Time Lords. Tanya Huff (Blood Ties) wears her bi-focals as she analyzes the Doctor''s fluid sexuality, former Doctor Who script editor Gary Russell explores the show''s effect on his teenage years, Paul Magrs (Doctor Who: Hornets'' Nest) defends and celebrates the camp qualities of the series, and Melissa Scott (Trouble and Her Friends) describes Doctor Who''s impact on her greatest love and loss. Other contributors include David Llewellyn (Doctor Who: Night of the Humans), Rachel Swirsky (Through the Drowsy Dark), Hal Duncan (Ink: The Book of All Hours), Nigel Fairs (Big Finish Productions), Amal El-Mohtar (The Honey Month), Brit Mandelo (Beyond Binary), Mary Anne Mohanraj (Bodies in Motion), and Jed Hartman (Strange Horizons). This book features an introduction by John Barrowman (star of Doctor Who and Torchwood) and Carole E Barrowman (Hollow Earth, Torchwood: Exodus Code). The cover art is by Colleen Coover (Small Favors).

This modern urban fantasy trilogy takes Keeper Claire (a Guardian of Earth), her talking cat Austin (who always knows best), hunky handyman Dean (who refuses to remain a Bystander) and Claire''s meddling younger sister Diana from a B&B where Hell has a portal in the basement and the clientele is out of this world...to an assignment where they must ride herd on an angel and a devil who have manifested in the mortal world as fully endowed teenagers who don''t have a clue how to deal with their raging hormones and conflicting needs to do good and evil...to a shopping mall where Darkness is trying to stage a takeover from the Otherside....

First published in 1989 and taking place in downtown Toronto, one of the earliest of the modern urban fantasies, Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light is the story of a fight against encroaching darkness by a developmentally handicapped young woman, a street musician with no idea of his potential, a bag-lady who''s tired of picking up the pieces, and an adept of the light. Mixing actual Toronto ghost-stories with traditional Faire, a police procedural, and a cat, Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light opened a gate at street level to the urban fantasy that followed. REVIEWS "Huff''s real-world fantasy presents an enlightened, compassionate view of the forgotten heroes of urban society. High Recommended." -- Library Journal "Contemporary urban fantasy at its best." -- Locus "Tanya Huff has a rollicking good time playing with the lighter side of her plot and provides a set of dramatic personae whose fate engage our deeper feelings. [The novel] works its own distinctive charms upon one of the standard plots of the fantasy genre." -- Toronto Star

"Vous souvenez-vous de moi ? Je m''appelle Vicki Nelson. Ancienne flic, j''ai dû renoncer à ma vocation à cause d''une maladie génétique. Mon histoire aurait pu s''arrêter là, mais j''ai découvert les monstres qui se cachent dans l''ombre... et j''en suis devenue un. Laissez-moi, en quelques histoires, vous donner des nouvelles d''Henry, de Mike et, bien sûr, de la façon dont je gère mon nouveau statut de vampire."

February Thaw is the second e-collection by Tanya Huff and brings together some of the short fiction that helped define the field. From an Imperial Dragon in Toronto''s Chinatown, to a heavy metal retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, to the realization that the ancient gods are one highly dysfunctional family, Huff skews our world slightly sideways. These seven stories, each with a brand new introduction by the author, remind us that the weird and the wonderful is all around us if we only bother to look.

"The Gales are an amazing family, the aunts will strike fear into your heart, and the characters Allie meets are both charming and terrifying." -#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris Alysha Gale''s cousin Charlotte is a Wild Power, who allies herself with a family of Selkies in a fight against offshore oil drilling. The oil company has hired another of the Gale family''s Wild Powers, the fearsome Auntie Catherine, to steal the Selkies'' sealskins. To defeat her, Charlotte will have to learn what born to be Wild really means in the Gale family...

Explore uncharted territory in this collection of heroic fantasy shorts from Tanya Huff. Annotations provide background and insight on each story. Peppered with Huff''s trademark tongue-in-cheek wit and the brilliant, funny, wise, ruthless heroines that have made her famous, this is a collection you won''t want to miss. Travel to Camelot in "Nights of the Round Table" and to ancient Egypt in "Succession". Revisit beloved fairytales in "All Things Being Relative". Sail the seas in "Blood in the Water" and "Oh Glorious Sight". Also includes "What Little Girls Are Made Of," "A Woman''s Work", and "Slow Poison". Nights Of The Round Table And Other Stories is the first of a series of Tanya Huff short story collections. Published as e-book exclusives and featuring all-new cover art, many of the stories in these collections have never been collected before, or are only available in hard-to-find limited editions.