In 1978, science fiction writer Spider Robinson wrote a scathing review of The Stand in which he exhorted his readers to grab strangers in bookstores and beg them not to buy it. Th...
From Publishers WeeklyThe author of the National Book Award–nominated The Feast of Love, Baxter returns with this ninth book, an assay into the limits of character, fictional and ....
SUMMARY:The tales of The Silmarillion were the underlying inspiration and source of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing; he worked on the book throughout his life but never...
Until the 1960s, nearly all Chinese food served in the United States was Cantonese. Egg Foo Yung. Barbecued Spareribs. Egg Drop Soup. But with the opening of his Shun Lee restauran...
Product DescriptionThe second book in the series written by Eberron creator Keith Baker.Author Keith Baker+s proposal for the exciting world of Eberron was chosen from 11,000 submi...
This remarkable and monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of 'basic stories' in the world. Using a ...
Product DescriptionNew from acclaimed fantasy author Isobelle Carmody comes The Seeker, an omnibus edition of the first two books in the dystopian fantasy the Obernewtyn Chronicle....
EDITORIAL REVIEW: *A fast-paced, genre-blending adventure—now in paperback! *The Tapestry series continues to weave threads of fantasy, mythology, science fiction, and mystery into...
E-book exclusive special feature: This PerfectBound e-book contains "Virtualism," an essay on consumerism in a wired time - written especially by the author to help to encourage yo...
In a crumbling apartment building in post-Soviet Russia, there's a ghost who won't keep quiet.Mircha fell from the roof and was never properly buried, so he sticks around to heckle...