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Softcover. Condition: Good. From the visionary author of The Genesis Quest, a wildly imaginative (Greg Bear) science fiction novel about a young mans struggle for survival on a comet made of ice.In Donald Moffitts brilliant cosmic adventure, Torris, son of the Facemaker, knows only his small community at the base of the great Tree on a comet with almost no gravity or atmosphere. Torriss daily struggle for survival includes harvesting frozen air to keep breathing, dodging flutterbeasts, and hunting meatbeasts for food.When the time comes to make his vision quest to the top of the Tree, Torris is completely unprepared for what he finds: a thieving and hostile fellow quester; Ning, a female hunter in search of food to save her family on a neighboring comet; and humans from a massive starship that has spent billions of years crossing the galaxy from Earths solar system.Perfect for fans of Arthur C. Clarke, Larry Niven, and Peter F. Hamilton, Children of the Comet is an enthralling space odyssey about a young man grappling with unexpected cultural differences and learning to adapt in the face of an uncertain and rapidly changing fantastical future.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Hugo Award Winner: In backwoods Wisconsin, an ageless hermit welcomes alien visitors-and foresees the end of humanity . . .Enoch Wallace is not like other humans. Living a secluded life in the backwoods of Wisconsin, he carries a nineteenth-century rifle and never seems to age-a fact that has recently caught the attention of prying government eyes. The truth is, Enoch is the last surviving veteran of the American Civil War and, for close to a century, he has operated a secret way station for aliens passing through on journeys to other stars. But the gifts of knowledge and immortality that his intergalactic guests have bestowed upon him are proving to be a nightmarish burden, for they have opened Enochs eyes to humanitys impending destruction. Still, one final hope remains for the human race . . . though the cure could ultimately prove more terrible than the disease.Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Way Station is a magnificent example of the fine art of science fiction as practiced by a revered Grand Master. A cautionary tale that is at once ingenious, evocative, and compassionately human, it brilliantly supports the contention of the late, great Robert A. Heinlein that to read science-fiction is to read Simak.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Reissue. The first novel in the long-running sword-and-planet series set on a Counter-Earth, where warriors rise above the chaos of bondage and brutality.Tarl Cabot has always believed himself to be a citizen of Earth. He has no inkling that his destiny is far greater than the small planet he has inhabited for the first twenty-odd years of his life. One frosty winter night in the New England woods, he finds himself transported to the planet of Gor, also known as Counter Earth, where everything is dramatically different from anything he has ever experienced. It emerges that Tarl is to be trained as a Tarnsman, one of the most honored positions in the rigid, caste-bound Gorean society. He is disciplined by the best teachers and warriors that Gor has to offer . . . but to what end?Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire.Tarnsman of Gor is the 1st book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Softcover. Condition: Good. This novel by the New York Times-bestselling master of alternate history explores an America reshaped by a twist in prehistoric evolution (Publishers Weekly).What if mankinds missing link, the apelike Homo erectus, had survived to dominate a North American continent where woolly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers still prowled, while the more advanced Homo sapiens built their civilizations elsewhere? Now imagine that the Europeans arriving in the New World had chanced on these primitive creatures and seized the opportunity to establish a hierarchy in which the sapiens were masters and the sims were their slaves.This is the premise that drives the incomparable Harry Turtledoves A Different Flesh. The acclaimed Hugo Award winner creates an alternate America that spans three hundred years of invented history. From the Jamestown colonists desperate hunt for a human infant kidnapped by a local sim tribe, to a late-eighteenth-century contest between a newfangled steam-engine train and the popular hairy-elephant-pulled model, to the sim-rights activists daring 1988 rescue of an unfortunate biped named Matt whos being used for animal experimentation, Turtledove turns our world inside out in a remarkable science fiction masterwork that explores what it truly means to be human.

Softcover. Condition: Good. A warrior falls as the cult classic sword and sorcery series continues-the inspiration for the film starring Jack Palance.Tarl Cabot finds himself transported back to Counter-Earth from the sedate life he has known as a history professor on Earth. He is glad to be back in his role as a dominant warrior and again in the arms of his true love. Yet Tarl finds that his name on Gor has been tainted, his city defiled, and all those he loves made outcasts. He is no longer in the position of a proud warrior, but an outlaw for whom the simplest answers must come at a high price. He wonders why the Priest-Kings have called him back to Gor, and whether it is only to render him powerless.Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire.Outlaw of Gor is the 2nd book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Softcover. Condition: Good. All of Xanth is a stage as an unlikely hero saves the show in the New York Times-bestselling series.Theres no shortage of laughs when Jess is around; shes been cursed to have nobody take her seriously. But her dubious talent comes in handy when she meets the very handsome showman Magnus. He promises to fake taking her seriously-if Jess joins his traveling show.But first they must see the Good Magician. He will give them the use of the flying Fire Boat to tour the realm if they complete a quest. The only problem is, he cant remember what quest. Something to do with night mares, day mares, and one or two future princesses.As Jess and Magnus try to unravel the mystery, they discover their true mission: to save Xanth from a big bird with a bone to peck . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. All of Xanth is a stage as an unlikely hero saves the show in the New York Times-bestselling series.Theres no shortage of laughs when Jess is around; shes been cursed to have nobody take her seriously. But her dubious talent comes in handy when she meets the very handsome showman Magnus. He promises to fake taking her seriously-if Jess joins his traveling show.But first they must see the Good Magician. He will give them the use of the flying Fire Boat to tour the realm if they complete a quest. The only problem is, he cant remember what quest. Something to do with night mares, day mares, and one or two future princesses.As Jess and Magnus try to unravel the mystery, they discover their true mission: to save Xanth from a big bird with a bone to peck . . .

Softcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. This award-winning science fiction classic explores a far-future world inhabited by intelligent canines who pass down the tales of their human forefathers.Thousands of years have passed since humankind abandoned the city-first for the countryside, then for the stars, and ultimately for oblivion-leaving their most loyal animal companions alone on Earth. Granted the power of speech centuries earlier by the revered Bruce Webster, the intelligent, pacifist dogs are the last keepers of human history, raising their pups with bedtime stories, passed down through generations, of the lost websters who gave them so much but will never return. With the aid of Jenkins, an ageless service robot, the dogs live in a world of harmony and peace. But they now face serious threats from their own and other dimensions, perhaps the most dangerous of all being the reawakened remnants of a warlike race called Man.In the Golden Age of Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein, Clifford D. Simaks writing blazed as brightly as anyones in the science fiction firmament. Winner of the International Fantasy Award, City is a magnificent literary metropolis filled with an astonishing array of interlinked stories and structures-at once dystopian, transcendent, compassionate, and visionary.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. A coven of witches reaches out to one of its former warriors in a wonderful Lyra novel filled with incredible world-building and characters (Open Book Society).For more than a decade, Kayl has run a modest country inn. She opened it with her husband, and they managed it together until a summer illness took him away, leaving her alone with their two children. The three of them get by, living happily together as the years pass, but everything changes the day a sorceress asks for a room.Her name is Corrana, and by her silver brooch Kayl knows that she is a member of the order of Sisterhood of Stars, a coven of witches that Kayl left after a secret mission went horribly wrong. Kayl is sure that Corrana has come to take her back to the life she had renounced years before. Now, to save her family and her world, she will have to unlock a side of herself that she buried long ago.

Softcover. Condition: Good. A brutal assassin seeks vengeance in an alternate world where men are masters and women are slaves.Welcome to Gor, a parallel Earth where social norms are exotic and the way of life is brutal. In this volume of the Gorean Saga, the deadly assassin Kuurus is intent on a bloody mission of vengeance. His adventure takes him from the caste of the pleasure-slaves, who are rigorously trained in the rules and techniques of sexual ecstasy, to the brutal arenas where humans participate in deadly hand-to-hand combat. He witnesses violence, conflict, and uncertainty, as the inhabitants of Counter Earth are forced to confront their destinies . . . no matter how exalted or debased.Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire.Assassin of Gor is the 5th book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Softcover. Condition: Good. In the magical world of Lyra, a mysterious instrument gives a minstrel undreamed-of powerWhen Emereck and Flindaran leave a caravan in search of adventure, it isnt long before they stumble upon great danger. Emereck, a trained minstrel, and Flindaran, a nobleman masquerading as a tramp, have found a long-abandoned castle, and in it, one of Lyras most sought-after treasures: the Harp of Imach Thyssel.Emereck recognizes the perfect white bow from legend: It is said to possess the power of life and death over all mankind. Now, to keep it from falling into the wrong hands, hell have to learn to harness its strength to create and destroy, with the fate of the kingdom hanging in the balance.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Reissue. In the oppressive city of Drinn, a trio of magical strangers offers a servant girl the chance of a new lifeDrinn is not a safe place to be a witch. Ranira knows that better than most, for when she was just a child, the temple guards burned her parents at the stake for practicing magic. Now an indentured servant for a brutal innkeeper, she lives every day with the shame of her parents alleged crime.There is no worse time to visit Drinn than during the Midwinter Festival, when the city gates are sealed so that no outsider can witness the temples secret rituals. And at Raniras inn, three guests have overstayed their welcome. Attempting to protect Ranira from her masters cruelty, the three reveal their magical powers and attract the attention of the temple guards. Now, to save her new friends from certain death, Ranira must unleash the power that cost her parents their lives.

Softcover. Condition: Good. From a Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy: In a post-apocalyptic future, a priest must fight the forces of evil in order to bring freedom to humanity.Three-hundred and sixty years after a nuclear holocaust ravaged mankind, the world is fraught with chaos and superstition. Endowed with scientific knowledge lost to the rest of humanity, Techno-priests of the Great God now rule. Jarles, originally of peasant descent, rises to become a priest of the Great God. He knows that the gospel is nothing but trickery propagated by non-believers. One day, he defies his priestly training and attempts to incite the peasants to rebel-but Jarles is not the only dissenter trying to bring down the priesthood-witchcraft is slowly gaining strength and support among the populace. Little does Jarles know his rebellion is about to throw him headlong into the middle of the greatest holy war the world has ever seen.

Softcover. Condition: Good. In this book from Wredes acclaimed Lyra fantasy series, a young woman must fight for her life while on a quest to claim a magical family heirloomThree weeks after Elerets mother is killed, the messenger arrives with the tragic news. She died far from home, succumbing to wounds sustained in battle, and Eleret must travel to reclaim her belongings. The overland journey to the city of Ciaron is treacherous, but Eleret has no fear. She straps a dagger to her leg and sets off to recover one of her mothers prized possessions: a ring etched with a raven. Though she makes it to Ciaron safely, getting home is another story.Eleret doesnt know whats special about her mothers ring, but someone wanted it badly enough to kill for it. To make it home in one piece, she must unlock the mysteries of the ring her mother died to protect.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Two enthralling novels by Robert Silverberg about a future in which the minds of the living can be changed for a price-often with dire consequencesIn To Live Again, thanks to the Scheffing Institute, death is not the end. For a hefty fee, the soul bank stores the personas of those who have died and inserts them into the brains of willing, living hosts. Its a process that integrates the two minds, imbuing the host with a menu of highly valuable abilities, memories, and traits. The more personas one absorbs, the greater his social status. When banking mogul Paul Kaufmann dies, many people apply to receive his persona. The leading applicants-his bitter business rivals-are locked in a battle to claim his soul. The Institute follows strict rules to ensure that the host always remains in control, but of course accidents do happen . . .In The Second Trip, Paul Macy wears the Rehab badge, the sign of healing that advertises his status as a reconstruct job. When society derides capital punishment and opts, instead, for personality rehabilitation, criminals undergo mindpick operations in which their identities are stripped and extinguished. Given a new bank of memories and a fresh identity, they are offered a second chance at life. For Paul, though, this gift comes with a price. His former self still lingers inside him, waiting for the opportunity to emerge and battle Pauls new self for ultimate control.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Nebula Award Finalist: A genetic engineering breakthrough may portend the destruction of humanity in this cyberpunk novel by the author of The Forge of God.This Hugo and Nebula Award finalist follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void it left behind. An amazing breakthrough in genetic engineering made by Vergil Ulam is considered too dangerous for further research, but rather than destroy his work, he injects himself with his creation and walks out of his lab, unaware of just how his actions will change the world. Author Greg Bears treatment of the traditional tale of scientific hubris is both suspenseful and a compelling portrait of a new intelligence emerging amongst us, irrevocably changing our world.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Twenty-one stories of fantasy, space, myth, and magic from the New York Times-bestselling author, one of the pioneer women in science fiction (Anne McCaffrey).In the third and final volume of Andre Nortons High Hallack anthologies, tales of high fantasy, science fiction, and coming of age reach back as far as 1943, yet are as fresh and relevant today as when they were written.High Hallack was a place featured in Nortons fiction as well as the name of the genre writers library she opened in Tennessee. It is a wondrous keep that she called home, and now High Hallack opens its gates and allows these amazing stories to unfold . . .

Softcover. Condition: Good. The second book in the top-notch horror-fantasy saga, following A Book of Tongues, is a spectacular blend of Aztec religion and Western gunslinging (Publishers Weekly).Welcome to Hex City. Population: magicians. Thanks to hexslinger Reverend Asher Rook, sorcerers now have a sanctuary where they can live and work in peace. But a storm is coming-a tempest known as Chess Pargeter.Infuriated by his former lover Rooks betrayal and sacrificed in the name of the Mayan goddess who is Rooks current consort, Chess leaves a trail of death and destruction in his wake. Caught up in Chesss crusade is Pinkerton-agent-turned-outlaw Ed Morrow and a young woman spiritualist. But there are more than Chesss own demons to be reckoned with, including a resurrected lawman with a bone to pick-and a final judgment to deliver . . .Paints a stark, vivid, and gory picture of the wild west in the years following the Civil War . . . Filess latest is not for the squeamish but should delight fans of gothic Western fantasy and Central American myths. -Library JournalFiles prose remains a delight to read, the cadence of her sentences captures the wild west setting perfectly, and the images she paints are a fascinating mix of frontier practicality and magic bred surrealism. -The Turned BrainPraise for A Book of TonguesBoundary-busting horror-fantasy . . . This promising debut fully delivers both sizzling passions and dark chills. -Publishers WeeklyRidiculously vivid . . . A magic-riddled, horror-strewn West with hexes running around wrecking reality and a spectrum of queer characters. -Tor.comTruly one-of-a-kind: violent, carnal and creepy. -Fangoria.

Softcover. Condition: Good. In the magic woods of Lyra, a noblewoman struggles to escape from a faceless manTrouble is brewing in Alkyra. While the kingdoms noblemen squabble, on their borders an ancient enemy, the Lithmern, raises an army. As the head of the Noble House of Brenn attempts to organize an alliance, the princess Alethia celebrates her twentieth birthday. She is a remarkable woman: quick-witted, beautiful, and handy with a throwing knife. But on the next night, she passes through a dark corridor on her way to the banquet hall, and never emerges from the shadows. The Lithmern have kidnapped the princess.When Alethia regains consciousness, an evil Lithmern with a face made of shadows is carrying her through the forest. These are magic woods, home to fabled creatures whose existence she has always doubted. To find her way home, Alethia will have to learn to trust in the old tales, whose legends of magic and daring hold the only hope of saving her kingdom.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire.This enchanting escapade is the most important quest of Tarl Cabots career. He must retrieve a potent shield ring from a strange explorer. It is imperative that the omnipotent Priest-Kings obtain this ring so that the Goreans do not challenge their enormous power. Throughout his expedition, Cabot learns of uncharted territories on Earths cosmic counterpart. In the dense forests he discovers, Cabot must use his skills to endure the perils that await his arrival. Cabot will encounter Gors barbarism in full force through enchantingly dangerous beasts, bloodthirsty men, and exotic kingdoms.Explorers of Gor is the 13th book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Product DescriptionA reporter uncovers a terrifying conspiracy, in this thrilling classic from a Science Fiction Grand Master.After a night out on the town, Parker Graves returns home to life-threatening danger. The science reporter for the local newspaper barely misses a bear trap sitting on his doorstep. Then, the object transforms into what looks like a bowling ball and rolls off into the night all by itself. He begins to obsess over the question-Who put the trap there? And why?The following day, there is strange news floating around at the newspaper office. Someone with limitless funds is buying up hundreds of homes and businesses, only to close them up and tear them down. People are running out of places to live and to work. Suddenly, Parker finds himself in the middle of a story nobody will believe . . .Aliens? Dolls that walk like people? Talking dogs? With a little help from a fellow reporter and an unusual visitor, Parker just might be able to put a stop to this mess-if he survives.Some surprising jolts of violence and mayhem and a goodly dollop of cosmic paranoia. -Fantasy LiteratureAbout the AuthorDuring his fifty-five-year career, CLIFFORD D. SIMAK produced some of the most iconic science fiction stories ever written. Born in 1904 on a farm in southwestern Wisconsin, Simak got a job at a small-town newspaper in 1929 and eventually became news editor of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, writing fiction in his spare time.Simak was best known for the book City, a reaction to the horrors of World War II, and for his novel Way Station. In 1953 City was awarded the International Fantasy Award, and in following years, Simak won three Hugo Awards and a Nebula Award. In 1977 he became the third Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and before his death in 1988, he was named one of three inaugural winners of the Horror Writers Associations Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Softcover. Condition: Good. The rousing conclusion to Filess remarkable Hexslinger trilogy . . . A bravura performance from the author of A Book of Tongues and A Rope of Thorns (Publishers Weekly).A new Civil War is brewing. With the city of Bewelcome as its headquarters, Allan Pinkertons Detective Agency leads a siege on Hex City, the town founded by Reverend Asher Rook and his consort, the Mayan goddess Ixchel. Monsters prowl the battleground, rocket trails of spells crisscross the sky, and an unnatural rain falls.Sides must be taken, but Pinkerton-agent-turned-outlaw Ed Morrow, spiritualist Yancey Kloves, and even Rook must choose what ruin or redemption means to each of them. Meanwhile, Chess Pargeter gears up for the greatest fight of his life-and death. A battle out of hell itself . . .Praise for the Hexslinger SeriesGemmas been producing top-notch horror stories for years, and her weird Western Hexslinger trilogy is chock full of hellish horrors. -Mike Allen, author of UnseamingPotent mythology, complex characters, and dollops of creeping horror and baroque gore establish Filess Hexslinger series as a top-notch horror-fantasy saga. -Publishers WeeklyPaints a stark, vivid, and gory picture of the wild west in the years following the Civil War . . . Filess latest is not for the squeamish but should delight fans of gothic Western fantasy and Central American myths. -Library JournalRidiculously vivid . . . A magic-riddled, horror-strewn West with hexes running around wrecking reality and a spectrum of queer characters. -Tor.comTruly one-of-a-kind: violent, carnal and creepy. -Fangoria.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Guided by the Archangel Raphael, Damiano runs from his own demonic powers in this alternate Italian Renaissance of wizards, witches, and faith-based magic.This novel is a sequel to Damiano. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Italian Renaissance, this alternate history takes place in a world where real faith-based magic exists. Our hero is Damiano Dalstrego. He is a wizards son, an alchemist and the heir to dark magics. Shattered by the demonic fury of his dark powers, Damiano Delstrego has forsaken his magical heritage to live as a mortal man. Accompanied only by the guidance of the Archnagel Raphael, the chidings of a brash young rogue, and the memory of a beautiful pagan witch, Damiano journeys across a plague-ridden French countryside in search of peace. But the Father of Lies reaches out once again to grasp him. And to save himself from the hellish destiny that awaits him, Damiano must challenge the greatest forces of darkness, armed only with the power of his love and the music of his lute. The final volume of this story is Raphael.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Ar, defeated, shamed, and systematically looted, is occupied by Cosian forces. Perhaps Marlenus of Ar alone, the great ubar, could remind the men of their Home Stone and its meaning. But it is thought that he perished in the Voltai.Young women from Earth brought to Gor are commonly taken to the markets to be branded, collared, and sold as the delicious, lovely livestock they are. Such is the case of a young woman whom we shall call Janice, for that was her Gorean slave name. In the prison pits of piratical Treve there exists a chained prisoner who believes himself to be of the Gorean peasantry. The nature and even the existence of this prisoner, strangely enough, is a closely guarded secret. In order to better keep this secret, it is decided that his servant and warder had best not be a native Gorean.Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire.Witness of Gor is the 26th book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Softcover. Condition: Good. A ship of legend sails toward the very edge of the world in this fantasy saga.Many on Gor do not believe the great ship of Tersites, the lame, scorned, half-blind, half-mad shipwright, originally of Port Kar, exists. Surely it is a matter of no more than legend. In the previous book, however, Swordsmen of Gor, we learned that the great ship, commissioned by unusual warriors for a mysterious mission, was secretly built in the northern forests and brought down the Alexandra to Thassa, the sea, beginning her voyage to the Worlds End, hazarding waters beyond the farther islands from which no ship had returned.Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire.Mariners of Gor is the 30th book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Softcover. Condition: Good. On the run from a death squad, General Half-Ear lures his pursuers into the land of the Red Savages on the planet of Gor.Half-Ear, or Zarendargar, a Kur general fallen from favor in the Steel Worlds, now sought by a death squad of his savage compeers, has determined to lure his pursuers into the Barrens, the vast prairies to the east of known Gor, populated by warring tribes known to Goreans as the Red Savages. He has arranged matters in such a way that he will be abetted in his stand against the death squad and its human allies by a human ally of his own-his former foe, Tarl Cabot. The ancestors of the Red Savages, like those of many other Goreans, were brought to Gor long ago in Voyages of Acquisition by the Priest-Kings. The Red Savages were settled in an area not unlike that of their former home, a sweeping, almost endless grassland, where they tend to continue their former ways of life-and war.Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire.Blood Brothers of Gor is the 18th book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. A genetically enhanced fighting force may be humanitys only hope in this novel by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Star Wars: Thrawn.Decades after a successful invasion of Earth and the Terran Democratic Empire by the Ryqril-hostile, leathery-skinned aliens-resistance fighter Allen Caine is training for an undercover mission. He will assume the identity of an aide to the senate-part of the government that colludes with the invaders. But when the mission begins earlier than planned, Caine finds himself stuck on the off-planet outpost of Plinry with no idea of what awaits. Hes responsible for the most important mission undertaken by the resistance in twenty years, and when the operation goes awry, Caines only hope is to locate Plinrys so-called blackcollars-the elusive, martial arts-trained guerilla force whose wartime resistance efforts are legendary. With his life and the freedom of everyone in the TDE on the line, Caines success will depend on whether or not he can find them. . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The magical land of Xanth is in peril in this follow-up to Board Stiff by New York Times-bestselling author Piers Anthony.It occurs to me that you folk are no ordinary group, the troll said.We're on a special mission to eliminate the last of the anti-pun virus. We are a bit unusual.Astrid Basilisk-Cockatrice is the daughter of anonymous parents who whiled away a dull minute by generating her on a warm compost pile, then went their own deadly ways, never to see her or each other again. She found herself a soul, but her gaze is fatal and her touch is toxic. Thats not so strange in the Land of Xanth, where everyone has a unique magical talent, and charms, curses, and enchanted puzzles lie around every corner.Now, Astrid and her companions are finishing the cleanup of a virus that ravaged the puns of Xanth, and new Quests are already popping up. For instance, Astrid is attempting to fulfill her mission in life, if only she can figure out what that is. And then theres the missing Question from the Good Magicians Book of Answers. Not to mention the small matter of a Demon Wager regarding the impending destruction of Xanth. But its nothing Astrid and her motley crew of lovely maidens and strapping men cant handle . . . they hope.Piers Anthony delivers another tale set in the bestselling world of Xanth, filled with magic, surprises, adventure, and a few puns. Heres what the author has to say about his new book:Five Portraits is a kind of sequel to Board Stiff in that it picks up where the other leaves off, with the same characters. Apart from that, its one of my favorites within the series. Theres something about Astrid Basilisk that appeals to me: a very pretty girl whose very glance is deadly, yet shes a nice person whose selfless effort to save five difficult children from future Xanth is thoroughly worthy. I also like the theme of the power of unlikely friendship. Not just Xanth, but Mundania, too, would be better if there were more such friendships.

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Condition: good. 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.