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GOD WILLS IT!It all started with a Viking raid: When he is captured and forced into slavery, Aillil the Irishman must pretend to be a priest or die. Better to be a high-value priest than a low-value corpse, he thinks, and so it happens that a failed novitiate (he loved women too well) is taken up by Norway's first Christian lord, Erling Skjalgsson to bring the Word to his people.Ironically, though "Father"Aillil is as phony as a three-dollar psalm, he and he alone must conv...

A DRAFT FROM THE PASTThere's something unnerving about the October north wind. It makes a wolf in the wilderness turn southward, in search of dangerous prey. It gets inside people's ears, opening their minds to bizarre ideas. It gets under their skin, inclining them to violence.Of course there's the comet too, a spectacular one, tracked by ordinary people in back yards, and by not-so-ordinary cult members at the top of a makeshift observatory.Someth...

TIMES OUT OF JOINTAll Will Sverdrup wanted was to play Hamlet in an amateur production. He never counted on getting sucked back in time, into the body of the original, historical Hamlet in 6 Century Denmark.His fellow actors (along with the real Hamlet) never expected to be transported to an alternate universe where Shakespeare's play was realwith them perfectly placed to live (and die) their parts.But that's what happened. Now they have to decidedo they play their ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BOOK BEHIND THE FIFTH SEASON OF THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONESNAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADEHere is the fifth book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece in the making.A DANCE WITH DRAGONSIn the aftermath of a colossal battle, Daenerys Targaryen rules with her ...

One of the most revered names in science fiction and fantasy, the incomparable Roger Zelazny was honored with numerous prizes—including six Hugo and three Nebula Awards—over the course of his legendary career. Among his more than fifty books, arguably Zelazny’s most popular literary creations were his extraordinary Amber novels. Now officially licensed by the Zelazny estate, the first book in this legendary series is now finally available electronically. Carl Corey wakes up in a secluded N...

For the first time, all five novels in the epic fantasy series that inspired HBO’s Game of Thrones are together in one eBook bundle. An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other, A Song of Ice and Fire has earned George R. R. Martin—dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine—international acclaim and millions of loyal readers. Now this bundle collects the entire monumental cycle in the most convenient format available:A GAME OF THRONES

The Halcyon Fairy Book is a delightful collection of wry and insightful comments on traditional fairy tales, originally presented in her blog, along with her first collection of fairy-tale inspired original work, Toad Words.

THE BOOK BEHIND THE SECOND SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO.Here is the second book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece.A CLASH OF KINGSA comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land a...

Peace has come to Klyrode! After centuries of fighting, the Dark Army and the Magical Kingdom have signed a treaty and laid down their arms. Now the whole world is enjoying its newfound peace, thanks to the wisdom of the Dark Regent Calsi’im and the strength of the Wolf of Justice—the masked hero persona of Flio, the easygoing proprietor of the Fli-o’-Rys General Store with nigh omnipotent power.But peace has brought no rest to the Wolf of Justice himself! Work has never been busie...

THE BOOK BEHIND THE THIRD SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO.Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we ha...

With the leaders of the Demon Lord’s army pacified, the truth of Mary’s illness is finally revealed. The mysterious force eating away at her life is the very seal that keeps the Demon Lord contained! The only way to cure her is to stop the seal from ever being placed, but to do that… Routa will have to travel one thousand years into the past, back to where it all began, and rewrite history! Routa would do anything to preserve his pampered-pooch life. But when asked to put it all on the lin...

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now*Welcome to The Last KingdomDiscover the first book in the epic, bestselling series that has gripped millions.A hero will be forged from this broken land.In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphan boy has come of age. Raised by the Vikings, deadly enemies of his own Saxon people, Uhtred is a fierce and s...