A magical and heartfelt retelling of The Steadfast Tin Soldier about finding your worth.

A quest for the source of power threatened to doom the land of XanthAs a ruler of a country steeped in enchantment, King Trent was naturally curious about the source of its magic. It made sense to order Bink, the only one of his subjects immune to supernatural harm, to undertake a quest to discover the wellspring of Xanth’s uniqueness.From the beginning, Bink and his companions, Chester the centaur and Crombie, the soldier transformed into a griffin, were h...

Part of the 8-book Tamora Pierce reissue for Fall 2006, this title in the Circle Opens quartet features spellbinding new cover art. Coincides with the release of WILL OF THE EMPRESS in trade pb. Briar Moss been training four years as a plant mage, but he hasn't put his past behind him. He meets a street girl, Evvy, using powerful magic to polish stones for a merchant, and resolves to find her a teacher. But Briar understands the city's gangs as well as he understands Evvy. When gang warfar...

A dragon's treasure turns traitor when secrets ignite.Fee is a fire mage on an impossible mission. After cutting her teeth on tales of dragons' dastardliness, she willingly straps explosives to her belly and sets off to infiltrate the home base of the shifters who rule over all mankind.Mason is the Lord Dragon tasked with protecting ordinary humans from harm. As part of his duties, he squashes a forest fire...then stumbles across a comatose woman who trigge...

The truth behind New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison is fantasy author Dawn Cook...Second in the extraordinary series featuring Alissa, a young woman seduced by the power of magic-in a brand new package.

A young Austin, Texas, wizard must make a deal with demons to save his hometown in this entrancing urban fantasy sequel.Screenwriter and noted film critic C. Robert Cargill continues the story begun in his acclaimed debut Dreams and Shadows in this bold and brilliantly crafted tale involving fairies and humans, magic and monsters . . .Six months have passed since the wizard Colby lost his best friend to an army of fairies from the Limestone Kingdom, ...

In the frozen North, one spark of love could help save dragon kind.Apprentice gem cutter Malea thought her journeyman trial would be a simple trade mission with a Jinn caravan. But when she’s secretly tasked with gathering intelligence in the icy reaches of her home country of Valdis, her path collides with Kurt—a man from her past and fellow spy and craftsman.Together, they uncover a sinister plot to kill dragons with purpose-built weapons and mag...

THE DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS-INSPIRED UNIVERSE: Twins Raistlin and Caramon investigate a frightening string of disappearances in this prequel novel to the Dragonlance Chronicles.Darkness and unrest are growing. People disappear in the night, and there are rumors of foul forces at work. To this land come Raistlin and Caramon Majere, two brothers—one a wizard, one a warrior—who are trying to eke out a living on the backroads of Ansalon. Desperate for money, they...

Barlo stares at the limp, elven form on his couch. A poisoned goblin arrow protrudes from the creature's shoulder. A long knife hangs from its belt.How could his wife think to tend the elf stranger and leave her patient armed? Elves do not belong in Dwarvenhome. Especially not ones with weapons.But the elf's presence presents another problem to the dwarven clan chief....What brings goblins so close to Dwarvenhome?...

Swarms of demons showing up for seemingly no reason? Check. Mounting military aggression between states? Check. Omens of ill tidings to come? You betcha! According to my old pal Milgazia, things are getting hairy on a world-ending scale, which means it’s time to... head back to Gyria?! C’mon, we just finished there! I was pretty sure we didn’t leave any loose ends, but I guess there’s no arguing with hordes of demidemons and a castle gate that’s shut tight around the clock... You know what...

At more than 400 years old, Vertrimyre is the longest lived wizard in history. Hes seen and experienced many, many events throughout his long years. Now his experience and knowledge tell him that danger lurks on the horizon. Because of a hidden prophecy fore-telling the fall of man, Vertrimyre must find the answers that can stop the evil that is spreading across the land.Demons are rumored to be roaming in the world of man. The only thing that can kill a demon is dragon fire. The p...

"Why don't you trust me?" he asked.Hurt and disbelief whirled in her head. "Because you don't trust me."The Lady Alon Maer, wife of duke Kien Bartheylen, is pregnant and seriously ill. Swordfighter Kyer Halidan, along with her company of friends, takes on the mission to find a cure. If they fail, Alon and her baby will die.An alluring stranger who calls himself The Guardian turns up along the way and gives Kyer tim...