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The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nightsby Richard Francis Burton, A. S. ByattISBN 0812972147 (0-8129-7214-7)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights'Book summary:Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever.
This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. These tales, including Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, have entered into the popular imagination, demonstrating that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken.
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Ashlingby Isobelle CarmodyISBN 0812584244 (0-8125-8424-4)
Softcover, Tor Books
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The Astral Projection Workbook: How to Achieve Out of Body Experiencesby J.H. BrennanISBN 0806973064 (0-8069-7306-4)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Best Selections from the Arabian Nights Entertainmentsby Edward William Lane, Edward Stanley Poole, William HarveyISBN 0805502440 (0-8055-0244-0)
Hardcover, Hart Pub Co
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Beyond Blackby Hilary MantelISBN 0805073566 (0-8050-7356-6)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Black Thorn, White Roseby Not AvailableISBN 0809557754 (0-8095-5775-4)
Softcover, Prime Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Thorn, White Rose'Book summary:The award-winning editors of Snow White, Blood Red return us to distinctly adult realms of myth and the fantastic - with 18 wondrous works that cloak the magical fictions we heard at grandma's knee in mantles of darkness and dread. From Roger Zelansky's delightful tale of Death's disobedient godson to Peter Straub's blood-chilling examination of a gargantuan Cinderella and her terrible twisted "art," here are stories strange and miraculous - remarkable modern storytelling that remold our most cherished childhood fables into things sexier, more sinister... and more appealing to grown-up tastes and sensibilities. [via]
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Children of Amaridby David B. CoeISBN 0812552547 (0-8125-5254-7)
Softcover, Tor Books
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A Complete Guide to Night Magicby Cassandra EasonISBN 0806525738 (0-8065-2573-8)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Conjure Wife/Our Lady of Darknessby Fritz LeiberISBN 0812512960 (0-8125-1296-0)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Crystal Gryphonby Alice Mary NortonISBN 0812547381 (0-8125-4738-1)
Softcover, Tor Books
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The Dastardby Piers AnthonyISBN 0812574737 (0-8125-7473-7)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dastard'Book summary:Many malevolent menaces have imperiled the magical land of Xanth in its long and storied history. But none has been as despicably dangerous as the Dastard-a craven miscreant who sold his soul to a detestable demon for the power to erase events. Now the entire future of Xanth is at the mercy of his every whim. Only a young dragon-girl named Becka has the power to stop his devious deeds![via]
Becka is a crossbreed-the daughter of Draco Dragon and a lovely human woman who met, by chance, at a Love Spring. Now fourteen, Becka is beginning to wonder where in Xanth she belongs-on the ground with her mother's people, or flying the skies with her father's kind. So she journeys to the Good Magician Humfrey to discover her True Purpose in life. Much to her astonishment and surprise, the Magician tells her that that a great Destiny awaits her-one that will affect the future of all of Xanth.More editions of The Dastard:
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The Dragonbone Chairby Tad WilliamsISBN 0809900033 (0-8099-0003-3)
Hardcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dragonbone Chair'Book summary:From the bestselling author of Tailchaser's Song comes the first volume in an epic fantasy trilogy with all the magic, wonder, and magnificence of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. A young magician's apprentice's dreams of adventure come true when his world is torn apart by war and dark sorcery. Advertising in Locus. [via]
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Dragonsby Time LifeISBN 0809452081 (0-8094-5208-1)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Eagle-Sageby David B. CoeISBN 0812566866 (0-8125-6686-6)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Earthquake Weatherby Tim PowersISBN 0812555198 (0-8125-5519-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Earthquake Weather'Book summary:The Fisher King of the American West, Scott Crane, has been killed, and 14-year-old Koot Hoomie Parganas's perpetually bleeding wound makes him the most likely candidate for a supernatural successor. But the king's body has not yet begun to decay, and as long as there is a chance that he can be restored to the throne, his right-hand man, Archimedes Mavranos, is willing to risk all to revive Crane. But to do that he'll need the help of the woman who killed Crane, plus that of a recently widowed winemaker who has been touched by the god Dionysus, and the cooperation of Parganas's reluctant foster parents. Chances are they'll all die in the process, but unless Crane can be revived they'll probably all die anyway. [via]
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The Egypt Gameby Zilpha Keatley SnyderISBN 0808553038 (0-8085-5303-8)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Egypt Game'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When 11-year-old April and her friend Melanie invent a game about ancient Egypt, strange things start happening, and the girls worry that their game has gone too far. [via]
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The Encyclopedia of Magic And Alchemyby Rosemary GuileyISBN 0816060487 (0-8160-6048-7)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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Encyclopedia of Occultismby Lewis Spence, Kensington Publishing Corporation StaffISBN 0806514019 (0-8065-1401-9)
Softcover, Kensington Publishing Corporation
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The Farseekersby Isobelle CarmodyISBN 0812584236 (0-8125-8423-6)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Farseekers'Book summary:In this powerful sequel to Obernewtyn, young Elspeth Gordie-possessed of extraordinary mental powers-has united with others Misfits for refuge on the remote mountain keep of Obernewtyn. Yet the threat from the totalitarian Council to their safety is ever present. Their only defense is to work hard to develop their mental powers before an inevitable confrontation.[via]
But when Elspeth is lured off the mountain in a dangerous quest to rescue a powerful Misfit, the fate of the Obernewtyn colony will hang in the balance.More editions of The Farseekers:
Faun and Gamesby Piers AnthonyISBN 0812555112 (0-8125-5511-2)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0812505018 (0-8125-0501-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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A Gathering of Gargoylesby Meredith Ann PierceISBN 0812549023 (0-8125-4902-3)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Hamletby William Shakespeare, Alan DurbandISBN 0812036387 (0-8120-3638-7)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hamlet'Book summary:Here are the books that help teach Shakespeare plays without the teacher constantly needing to explain and define Elizabethan terms, slang, and other ways of expression that are different from our own. Each play is presented with Shakespeare's original lines on each left-hand page, and a modern, easy-to-understand "translation" on the facing right-hand page. All dramas are complete, with every original Shakespearian line, and a full-length modern rendition of the text. These invaluable teaching-study guides also include: 1. Helpful background information that puts each play in its historical perspective. 2. Discussion questions that teachers can use to spark student class participation, and which students can use as springboards for their own themes and term papers. 3. Fact quizzes, sample examinations, and other features that improve student comprehension of what each play is about. [via]
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Harpy Thymeby Piers AnthonyISBN 0812534840 (0-8125-3484-0)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harpy Thyme'Book summary:Gloha is the only creature of her kind in all the world of Xanth, the beautiful offspring of a chance mating between a harpy and a goblin. As she grew to womanhood, she wondered where where she would find the one true love with whom she could share her life.[via]
So, naturally, she sets off to find the Good Magician Humfrey to ask him for an Answer to the riddle of her heart's desire. But hUmfrey, for mysterious reason of his own, propels her instead on a perilous quest in search of truth, friendship, and, just possibly, happiness.More editions of Harpy Thyme:
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Hart's Hopeby Orson Scott CardISBN 0812521358 (0-8125-2135-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hart's Hope'Book summary:It was for mercy's sake that Palicroval the Fair left Hart to live after the desecration of his honor. But Palicroval the Fair, now the great Queen Beauty, must beware, for though her power is mighty, there is still magic in the Land, and the Hart has bred a son, and the ones who have suffered her vengeance for so long may exact a payment that could split the world asunder. [via]
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The Headless Cupidby Zilpha Keatley SnyderISBN 0808539639 (0-8085-3963-9)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Hollow Kingdomby Clare B. DunkleISBN 0805081089 (0-8050-8108-9)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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The Horse Goddessby Morgan LlywelynISBN 0812555031 (0-8125-5503-1)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Irish Cures, Mystic Charms, and Superstitionsby Wilde, Marlene EkmanISBN 0806982004 (0-8069-8200-4)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Irish Cures, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions'Book summary:Lady Wilde, mother of famed author Oscar Wilde, over 100 years ago collected these hundreds of archaic cures, spells, homespun proverbs, visionary omens and prophecies. 128 pages, 16 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.[via]More editions of Irish Cures, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions:
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Issolaby Steven BrustISBN 0812589173 (0-8125-8917-3)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Jack of Kinrowanby Charles De LintISBN 0812538986 (0-8125-3898-6)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jack of Kinrowan'Book summary:Jack of Kinrowan brings together two Charles de Lint novels, Jack, the Giant Killer and Drink Down the Moon to make a contemporary riff on the classic English fairy tale. Jack is a rollicking saga of wild Faerie magic on the streets of Ottawa. A menacing gang of mystical bikers in the service of evil giants spin through Ottawa, and in the process hurtle twentysomething Jacky Rowan into Faerie. The eminently plucky Jacky finds herself hailed as Jack of Kinrowan, a trickster hero whose lot it is to rescue the Elven Courts from the unimaginably evil giants. With the help of her friend Kate Hazel and handsome Celtic fiddler Johnny Faw, Jacky sets out to free the Faerie folk in this fabulous fantasy adventure. Jack, the Giant Killer won the 1988 Aurora Award, Canada's top science fiction and fantasy prize, and the two novels combined create a first-rate urban fantasy in de Lint's characteristic style, mixing traditional fantasy lore--in this case Celtic mythology--with a contemporary setting. Jack of Kinrowan ingeniously moves between the world of Faerie and contemporary Ottawa, drawing the reader into an amazing world where anything can happen. --Jeffrey Canton [via]
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The Jaguar Princessby Clare BellISBN 0812515161 (0-8125-1516-1)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk Religionby J. Trachtenberg, Moshe IdelISBN 0812218620 (0-8122-1862-0)
Softcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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Jinian Star-Eyeby Sheri S. TepperISBN 0812556143 (0-8125-5614-3)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jinian Star-Eye'Book summary:This is the last book of the 9 book series. The True Game (a trilogy of trilogies)... The Books of the True Game: Peter The Books of the True Game: Mavin Manyshaped The Books of the True Game: Jinian 1. Jinian Footseer (Tor Books, 1985) 2. Dervish Daughter (Tor Books, 1986) 3. Jinian Star-Eye (Tor Books, 1986) [via]
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The Lesser Kindredby Elizabeth KernerISBN 0812568753 (0-8125-6875-3)
Softcover, Tor Books
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The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Card & Magic TricksISBN 0806993472 (0-8069-9347-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Spells & Magicby Diagram Group, Jane JohnsonISBN 0806918330 (0-8069-1833-0)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Spells & Magic'Book summary:Whether we're among the true believers or the hardened skeptics, most of us are undeniably fascinated and intrigued by the mystical world of spells and magic. Satisfy your curiosity with this fully illustrated reference that's extraordinarily encyclopedic in scope, covering every aspect of a subject that has entranced people for centuries. Witches, magicians, shamen, voodoo priests and priestesses, and oracles will all come under your scrutiny. So will the spirits commonly called upon by witches and magicians to help them carry out their art, including demons, angels, and magic animals. Next come details on coven rituals, using a pentagram, performing exorcisms, and conjuring spirits. Or try your hand at casting love spells and spells for protection, invisibility, and illness prevention. Rounding out the encyclopedia are a guide to magic tools and tables of correspondences for the zodiac, and more. So mesmerizing, it will cast a spell on you! 512 pages, 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.[via]More editions of The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Spells & Magic:
Madame Blavatsky's Baboon: A History of the Mystic and Mediums Who Brought Spiritualism to Americaby Peter WashingtonISBN 0805210245 (0-8052-1024-5)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Magic with Everyday Objects: Over 150 Tricks Anyone Can Do at the Dinner Tableby George SchindlerISBN 0812885651 (0-8128-8565-1)
Softcover, Madison Books, Incorporated
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Magickal Judaism: Connecting Pagan and Jewish Practiceby Jennifer HunterISBN 0806525762 (0-8065-2576-2)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Malory: The Morte Darthurby Thomas MaloryISBN 0810100312 (0-8101-0031-2)
Softcover, Northwestern Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Malory: The Morte Darthur'Book summary:The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have inspired some of the greatest works of literature--from Cervantes's Don Quixote to Tennyson's Idylls of the King. Although many versions exist, Malory's stands as the classic rendition. Malory wrote the book while in Newgate Prison during the last three years of his life; it was published some fourteen years later, in 1485, by William Caxton. The tales, steeped in the magic of Merlin, the powerful cords of the chivalric code, and the age-old dramas of love and death, resound across the centuries.
The stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Queen Guenever, and Tristram and Isolde seem astonishingly moving and modern. Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur endures and inspires because it embodies mankind's deepest yearnings for brotherhood and community, a love worth dying for, and valor, honor, and chivalry. [via]More editions of Malory: The Morte Darthur:
Mastering Herbalismby P. HusonISBN 0812818474 (0-8128-1847-4)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Mastering Herbalism; A Practical Guide.by Paul HusonISBN 0812816633 (0-8128-1663-3)
Hardcover, Stein & Day Pub
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Midnight's Childrenby Salman RushdieISBN 0812976533 (0-8129-7653-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Midnight's Children'Book summary:Anyone who has spent time in the developing world will know that one of Bombay's claims to fame is the enormous film industry that churns out hundreds of musical fantasies each year. The other, of course, is native son Salman Rushdie--less prolific, perhaps than Bollywood, but in his own way just as fantastical. Though Rushdie's novels lack the requisite six musical numbers that punctuate every Bombay talkie, they often share basic plot points with their cinematic counterparts. Take, for example, his 1980 Booker Prize-winning Midnight's Children: two children born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947--the moment at which India became an independent nation--are switched in the hospital. The infant scion of a wealthy Muslim family is sent to be raised in a Hindu tenement, while the legitimate heir to such squalor ends up establishing squatters' rights to his unlucky hospital mate's luxurious bassinet. Switched babies are standard fare for a Hindi film, and one can't help but feel that Rushdie's world-view--and certainly his sense of the fantastical--has been shaped by the films of his childhood. But whereas the movies, while entertaining, are markedly mediocre, Midnight's Children is a masterpiece, brilliant written, wildly unpredictable, hilarious and heartbreaking in equal measure.
Rushdie's narrator, Saleem Sinai, is the Hindu child raised by wealthy Muslims. Near the beginning of the novel, he informs us that he is falling apart--literally:
I mean quite simply that I have begun to crack all over like an old jug--that my poor body, singular, unlovely, buffeted by too much history, subjected to drainage above and drainage below, mutilated by doors, brained by spittoons, has started coming apart at the seams. In short, I am literally disintegrating, slowly for the moment, although there are signs of an acceleration.
In light of this unfortunate physical degeneration, Saleem has decided to write his life story, and, incidentally, that of India's, before he crumbles into "(approximately) six hundred and thirty million particles of anonymous, and necessarily oblivious, dust." It seems that within one hour of midnight on India's independence day, 1,001 children were born. All of those children were endowed with special powers: some can travel through time, for example; one can change gender. Saleem's gift is telepathy, and it is via this power that he discovers the truth of his birth: that he is, in fact, the product of the illicit coupling of an Indian mother and an English father, and has usurped another's place. His gift also reveals the identities of all the other children and the fact that it is in his power to gather them for a "midnight parliament" to save the nation. To do so, however, would lay him open to that other child, christened Shiva, who has grown up to be a brutish killer. Saleem's dilemma plays out against the backdrop of the first years of independence: the partition of India and Pakistan, the ascendancy of "The Widow" Indira Gandhi, war, and, eventually, the imposition of martial law.We've seen this mix of magical thinking and political reality before in the works of Günter Grass and Gabriel García Márquez. What sets Rushdie apart is his mad prose pyrotechnics, the exuberant acrobatics of rhyme and alliteration, pun, wordplay, proper and "Babu" English chasing each other across the page in a dizzying, exhilarating cataract of words. Rushdie can be laugh-out-loud funny, but make no mistake--this is an angry book, and its author's outrage lends his language wings. Midnight's Children is Salman Rushdie's irate, affectionate love song to his native land--not so different from a Bombay talkie, after all. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Moon Calledby Andre NortonISBN 0812515331 (0-8125-1533-1)
Softcover, Tor Books
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My Journey to Lhasaby Alexandra David-NeelISBN 0807059013 (0-8070-5901-3)
Softcover, Beacon Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'My Journey to Lhasa'Book summary:In any time, Alexandra David-Neel would have been considered an extraordinary woman, but in the Victorian era, she was truly exceptional. Born in 1868, David-Neel eschewed the dances, dinners, and formal marriages common to women of her era and social standing in order to indulge her fierce independence and insatiable intellectual curiosity. Her interest in comparative religions dated back to early childhood; even as a student in a Catholic convent school, she kept statues of both Christ and the Buddha in her room. She made her first trip to Asia in 1891, then supported herself as a light-opera singer and journalist before marrying a seemingly conventional man, Philip Neel. Fortunately for both Alexandra David-Neel and for posterity, Philip was less stodgy than his position as a well-off engineer might imply; though he did not accompany her, he supported his wife's explorations and even acted as her literary agent when she began to write about the places she visited. Alexandra and Philip remained the closest of friends until his death in 1941.
David-Neel spent years traveling in India and China, but perhaps her most daring adventure was the trip to Tibet's forbidden city of Lhasa. She was 55 years old at the time, fluent in Tibetan and well versed in both Sanskrit and Buddhism. Disguised as a man, she spent four treacherous months on the road before finally becoming the first European woman ever to enter Lhasa. My Journey to Lhasa is David-Neel's own account of her astounding journey, one fraught with hardship and danger. It is both a chronicle of a bygone time and a testimonial to a remarkable human. [via]
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Never on a Broomstickby Frank Robert DonovanISBN 0811711196 (0-8117-1119-6)
Hardcover, Stackpole Books
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Obernewtynby Isobelle CarmodyISBN 0812584228 (0-8125-8422-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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One-Armed Queenby Jane YolenISBN 0812564790 (0-8125-6479-0)
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The Order Warby L.E. ModesittISBN 0812534042 (0-8125-3404-2)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Order War'Book summary:Part of the Saga of "Recluse". The White Wizards of Fairhaven, have completed their highway and now threaten the ancient matriarchy of Sarronnyn. The ruler of Sarronnyn appeals to the Black Order of Wizards of Recluse for help, and Justen finds he must fight both Recluse and Fairhaven. [via]
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The Outlandersby David B. CoeISBN 0812571134 (0-8125-7113-4)
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Pagan Anger Magic: Positive Transformations From Negative Energiesby Tammy SullivanISBN 0806526718 (0-8065-2671-8)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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The Phoenix Guardsby Steven BrustISBN 0812506898 (0-8125-0689-8)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Phoenix Guards'Book summary:A thousand years before the birth of Vlad Taltos, the Dragaeran Empire is a hotbed of intrigue, sorcery, intrigue, swashbuckling adventure, and intrigue. For those who would be heroes, it is a delightful time to be alive--and an easy place to die.[via]
Khaavren of the House of Tiassa is a son of landless nobility, possessor of a good sword and "tolerably well acquainted with its use." Along with three loyal friends, he enthusiastically seeks out danger and excitement. But in a realm renowned for repartee and betrayals, where power is as mutable as magic, a young man like Khaavren, newly come from the countryside, had best be wary. His life depends on it. And so does the future of Dragaera.
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Pinocchioby Carlo Collodi, Margaret Hillert, Laurie HamiltonISBN 0813656036 (0-8136-5603-6)
Softcover, Modern Curriculum Pr
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The Pinocchio of Carlo Collodiby Carlo Collodi, James T. Teahan, Alexa JaffursISBN 080523912X (0-8052-3912-X)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Plucker: An Illustrated Novelby BromISBN 0810957922 (0-8109-5792-2)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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Prophecyby Elizabeth HaydonISBN 0812570820 (0-8125-7082-0)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prophecy'Book summary:Three cheers for Elizabeth Haydon! One great book (Rhapsody: Child of Blood) might be a fluke. But its sequel, Prophecy: Child of Earth, keeps right on developing great characters in a believable fantasy world without sacrificing the momentum of a terrific story. Best of all, Haydon promises to bring the current adventure to a conclusion in the next book, so no need to fear TNS (the never-ending saga).
Prophecy continues the stories of Rhapsody, the Namer who uses song, herb-lore, and affinities with fire and starlight to heal and protect, and her adoptive family: Achmed the Snake, an obnoxious former assassin and King of the savage Firbolg race, and Grunthor, his huge, cheerfully cannibalistic sidekick. Rhapsody travels in the company of the mysterious Ashe, who becomes much less mysterious as the story progresses. She meets a dragon, trains with a Lirin swordmistress who once carried Rhapsody's fiery sword, Daystar Clarion, and races to prevent the assassination of the Patriarch of Sepulvarta. Meanwhile, Achmed and Grunthor discover secrets of their mountain stronghold and learn more of their own powers. Together they repel renewed attacks by the F'dor, a demon seeking apocalyptic destruction. But they have not yet identified the demon's host or disarmed all of its agents, and time is running out.
Fans of epic fantasy will find Haydon a worthy successor to Tolkien, ranking with Robin Hobb and Guy Gavriel Kay. Just don't start reading too late in the day--once you've begun, you won't want to stop. --Nona Vero [via]
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Ragwitchby Garth NixISBN 0812535065 (0-8125-3506-5)
Softcover, Tor Books
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The Raven Ringby Patricia C. WredeISBN 0812514327 (0-8125-1432-7)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Requiem for the Sunby Elizabeth HaydonISBN 081256541X (0-8125-6541-X)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Requiem for the Sun'Book summary:Requiem for the Sun is the standalone sequel to the USA Today-bestselling Rhapsody trilogy (Rhapsody , Prophecy , and Destiny ). This novel will please fans of Elizabeth Haydon's high-fantasy series, but it may confuse newcomers because numerous characters from the trilogy return, and most are introduced in the book's early pages.
In the peace following the events of the trilogy, the singer Rhapsody believes she and her husband, the part-dragon Lord Cymrian, can at last start a family. Meanwhile, the assassin-king Achmed seeks to rebuild Canrif, his mountain capital. Then Lord Cymrian rejects Rhapsody's heart's desire; the giant Sergeant-Major Grunthor hears the earth itself screaming; the Dowager Empress of Sorbold, a realm of deep magic, dies under suspicious circumstances; and a powerful unknown enemy, as ancient and youthful as Rhapsody, seeks stealthily to steal her for himself. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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Ruby Slippers, Golden Tearsby Not AvailableISBN 0809571501 (0-8095-7150-1)
Softcover, Prime Books
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The Runelordsby David FarlandISBN 0812541626 (0-8125-4162-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Runelords'Book summary:The Runelords is that rare book that will remind you why you started reading fantasy in the first place. Much of the setting--and even some of the story--is conventional fantasy fare, but David Farland, aside from being a masterful storyteller, has built his world around a complex and thought-provoking social system involving the exchange of "endowments." Attributes such as stamina, grace, and wit are a currency: a vassal may help his lord by endowing him with all of his strength, for instance, and in turn the vassal comes under the lord's care as his "dedicate," too weak to even walk. A Runelord might have hundreds of such endowments, giving him superhuman senses and abilities, but he then must care for the hundreds that he has deprived of strength, or beauty, or sight.
Runelords excels because this novel idea is not mere window dressing--Farland uses it to explore fundamental questions of life and morality. The story's hero, the young Runelord Gaborn, struggles to define his role in this "shameful economy" while keeping his commitments to himself, to his people, to the woman he loves, and to the earth itself. We end up asking ourselves the same questions: Should you choose your friends based on insight or virtue? Is it better to be just or good? Competent fantasy lets you escape to adventure in faraway lands, but exceptional fantasy makes sure you have something to think about when you get back. Runelords accomplishes the latter. --Paul Hughes [via]
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Second Book of Swordsby Fred SaberhagenISBN 0812519345 (0-8125-1934-5)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Sexuality, Magic, and Perversionby F. KingISBN 0806504544 (0-8065-0454-4)
Softcover, Carol Pub Group
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Silver Spikeby Glen CookISBN 0812502205 (0-8125-0220-5)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Snow White and Rose Redby Patricia C. WredeISBN 0812534972 (0-8125-3497-2)
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Songs of Earth and Powerby Greg BearISBN 0812536037 (0-8125-3603-7)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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The Stein and Day Handbook of Magicby Marvin KayeISBN 0812862031 (0-8128-6203-1)
Softcover, Stein & Day Pub
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The Sunlight Dialoguesby John Champlin Gardner, Charles JohnsonISBN 0811216705 (0-8112-1670-5)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Swell Foopby Piers AnthonyISBN 0812574745 (0-8125-7474-5)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Swell Foop'Book summary:Someone-or some thing-has kidnapped the dreaded Demon Earth. If he isn't found, the very fabric of our world will unravel, removing the Earth's gravitational field, and, incidentally, that of the magical land of Xanth as well! To combat this dastardly deed, six bold adventurers must locate the mysterious object known as the Swell Foop, and wield it in a deadly cosmic contest against an awesome enemy.[via]
The twenty-fifth exhilarating episode in Piers Anthony's fabulous saga of Xanth, Swell Foop blends laughter and romance, wonder and danger, in one of the most intricate and intriguing tales in the history of the series.
Swell Foop, the twenty-fifth volume in Piers Anthony's bestselling Xanth fantasy adventures, is one of the most intricate and intriguing tales in the history of the series.More editions of Swell Foop:
Through the Darknessby Harry TurtledoveISBN 081258919X (0-8125-8919-X)
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The Towers of the Sunsetby L.E. ModesittISBN 0812519671 (0-8125-1967-1)
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Traderby Charles De LintISBN 0812551575 (0-8125-5157-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Trader'Book summary:When a mischievous spirit grants loser Johnny Devlin's wish for someone else's life, luthier Max Trader wakes up in Johnny's body, surrounded by the emotionally vacant shambles Johnny has left behind, bankrupt and farther down in the world than he has ever imagined being. Jarred from his complacent, self-contained path, Max has only his inner resources for both emotional and financial support. He wants his life back, but, as he struggles for it, he realizes that he will no longer be satisfied with things as they were. Fans of de Lint's previous work will enjoy this gently didactic story set in the fictional town of Newford's thirtysomethingish community of arty waifs and folk musicians. [via]
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Up in Heavalby Anthony PiersISBN 0812574990 (0-8125-7499-0)
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Velveteen Rabbitby Margery WilliamsISBN 0812536274 (0-8125-3627-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Velveteen Rabbit'Book summary:A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in Margery Williams's timeless tale of the transformative power of love. Given as a Christmas gift to a young boy, the Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all of the other toys, waiting for the day when the Boy (as he is called) will choose him as a playmate. In time, the shy Rabbit befriends the tattered Skin Horse, the wisest resident of the nursery, who reveals the goal of all nursery toys: to be made "real" through the love of a human. "'Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.'" This sentimental classic--perfect for any child who's ever thought that maybe, just maybe, his or her toys have feelings--has been charming children since its first publication in 1922. (A great read-aloud for all ages, but children ages 8 and up can read it on their own.) [via]
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Water Sleepsby Glen CookISBN 0812555341 (0-8125-5534-1)
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White Jennaby Jane YolenISBN 0812518403 (0-8125-1840-3)
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Wicca Craftby Gerina DunwichISBN 0806512385 (0-8065-1238-5)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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The Wind in the Willowsby Kenneth Grahame, Paul Bransom, J. Moussaieff MassonISBN 0812973658 (0-8129-7365-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wind in the Willows'Book summary:"[Mole] thought his happiness was complete when, as he meandered aimlessly along, suddenly he stood by the edge of a full-fed river. Never in his life had he seen a river before--this sleek, sinuous, full-bodied animal, chasing and chuckling, gripping things with a gurgle and leaving them with a laugh, to fling itself on fresh playmates that shook themselves free, and were caught and held again." Such is the cautious, agreeable Mole's first introduction to the river and the Life Adventurous. Emerging from his home at Mole End one spring, his whole world changes when he hooks up with the good-natured, boat-loving Water Rat, the boastful Toad of Toad Hall, the society- hating Badger who lives in the frightening Wild Wood, and countless other mostly well-meaning creatures. Michael Hague's exquisitely detailed, breathtaking color illustrations on almost every generous spread--along with Kenneth Grahame's elegant, delightfully old-fashioned characterizations of the animals--make this book a wonderful read-aloud. Grahame's The Wind in the Willows has enchanted readers for four generations, and this lavishly illustrated gift edition is perhaps the finest around. (All ages, or 9 to 12) [via]
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Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: Ancient Greece and Romeby Bengt Ankarloo, Stuart ClarkISBN 0812217055 (0-8122-1705-5)
Softcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: The Period of the Witch Trialsby Bengt Ankarloo, Stuart Clark, William MonterISBN 081221787X (0-8122-1787-X)
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The Wood Wifeby Terri WindlingISBN 0812549295 (0-8125-4929-5)
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Xone of Contentionby Piers AnthonyISBN 0812555236 (0-8125-5523-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Xone of Contention'Book summary:New York Times bestselling author of Zombie Lover[via]
A wild and wonderful new magical adventure that leads from Xanth to Earth - and back again!
A cataclysmic cloud hangs over the enchanted land of land of Xanth. Three courageous couples must venture into the O-Xone, a cybernetic interface between Xanth and our own world, to rescue the enchanted realm from destruction.
A xany new fantasy xaga from the Master of Merriment, Xone of Contention is chock-filled with danger, excitement and xillions of laughs!
After a year filled with harrowing adventures, all Breanna of the Black Wave and her newfound love Justin Tree want is a little time to get to know each other better, and explore the wonders of the enchanted land of Xanth. But their incipient idyll is soon shattered by a stunning discovery. A climatic catastrophe is causing a massive meltdown that threatens to inundate the ancient forests of Xanth.
The only way to avert this dire disaster is to undertake a voyage into the distant mists of the past, to find the moment when this ghastly greenhouse effect began. And the only people who can safely make that journey are those unaffected by Xanth's magic - normal, ordinary humans from our own world.
So Breanna and Justin turn for help to the Demon X(A/N)th (a.k.a. Nimby) and his lovely consort Chlorine. Together, they devise a daring plan. Making use of the O-Xone, a magical computer network that links the worlds of Xanth and Earth, Nimby and Chlorine make contact with Pia and Edsel, a young couple from Earth who are working on a Xanth game, and arrange to exchange bodies with them.
But an unexpected surprise awaits them on their arrival. The Demon Earth has challenged the Demon Xanth to a deadly duel for the highest possible stakes - dominion over both worlds. While Pia and Edsel range through the farthest reaches of time and space to save Xanth from destruction, Nimby must learn to live by the strange rules of our world, and defeat his ancient enemy without the benefit of his own awesome powers.
Brimming with magic, merriment, laughter and love, Xone of Contention is a rousing new fantasy saga in the grand Xanth tradition.More editions of Xone of Contention:
Yon Ill Windby Piers AnthonyISBN 0812555104 (0-8125-5510-4)
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Your Book of Shadows: How to Write Your Own Magickal Spellsby Patricia TelescoISBN 080652071X (0-8065-2071-X)
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Zombie Loverby Piers AnthonyISBN 0812555120 (0-8125-5512-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Zombie Lover'Book summary:Horrors and Hilarity Collide as a Vivacious Young Visitor to Xanth Faces a Fate Far Worse than Death.[via]
Breanna, a beautiful young newcomer to the enchanted land of Zanth, must deal with a distressing dilemma. She has unwittingly attracted the affections of King Xeth, ruler of Xanth's Zombies, who yearns to make her Queen of the Undead! Her quest to preserve her innocence, and find her destiny, takes her on an exhilarating excursion packed with perils, puzzles, and piles of puns. Zombie Lover will provide a profusion of macabre merriment for
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