A man named, Galloway, returns home following an unknown journey. After reentering the vacant cottage of his youth nestled in the midst of a great valley, he sits down to tell the story of his time as only he can: meditating on transformation, loss, the nature of the divine, light and dark, and a soul's refusal to surrender; he transports us back to the days of his youth, telling of what caused him to flee the lands of his home, and what journey and lessons ultimately brought him back. Set...

We are pleased to present the second volume of our study on Psychoana lytic Practice, which we entitle Clinical Studies. Together, the two volumes fulfill the functions usually expected of a textbook on theory and tech nique. In fact, some reviewers have asked why such a title was not cho sen. One of the reasons for our narrower choice was that our primary concern is focused on those aspects of psychoanalytic theory that are relevant to treatment. The first volume, entitled Principles, has...

"An epic fantasy in the Tolkien tradition, with a strong girl hero. . . . I couldn’t put it down!" – Tamora PierceMaerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She doesn’t yet know she has inherited a powerful gift, one that marks her as a member of the noble School of Pellinor and enables her to see the world as no other can. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the ...

From a Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy, the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning sword and sorcery series.Long before George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones became a worldwide phenomenon, Fritz Leiber ruled the literary universe of sword and sorcery. This novel and two short story collections chronicle the adventures of Leiber's endearing and groundbreaking antiheroes: the barbarian Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, a former wizard's apprentice—featuring the...

The Wildside book of Fantasy presents 20 great fantasy tales by modern masters. Included are stories by Tanith Lee, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Gene Wolfe, Fritz Leiber, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Robert E. Howard, and many more. A choice selection of tales!THE DEAD MAN, by Gene WolfeBRIGHT STREETS OF AIR, by Nina Kiriki HoffmanTHE DOLPHIN AND THE DEEP, by Thomas Burnett SwannTHE SWORDSMEN OF VARNIS, by Clive JacksonTHE EMPEROR OF GONDWANALAND, by Paul Di Filippo

The epic saga begun in The Crystal Gryphon continues in the Witch World as the destiny of two embattled lovers may decide the fate of all . . .Kerovan of Ulmsdale released his wife, Joisan, of all obligations to him. Though their love is unbreakable, he could not burden her with his unrest as he was beckoned to wander the Waste in search of his true destiny.But Joisan, unable to bear his absence, leaves her refuge to find him. And with both of them...

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser take to the sea in the classic sword and sorcery series that "has lost none of its luminous magic" ( San Francisco Chronicle ).Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning Grand Master of Science FictionSwords in the Mist, a story collection in the Lankhmar series, thrusts our indentured, sword-swinging servants into "The Cloud of Hate", its power, and its purpose. "Lean Times ...

The final book in the seminal sword-and-sorcery series from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy.After their adventures in Swords and Ice Magic, Fafhrd the barbarian and Gray Mouser the thief remain on Rime Isle with their loves, seeking lives of respectability and peace. Fafhrd works to regain his archery skills after losing his left hand to Odin in battle. Meanwhile, the Gray Mouser embarks on a trading expedition...

The story of how humanity first came to the Witch World—and almost doomed themselves as they discovered the dangers of their new home.Long ago, after the Elder People deserted the place known as Witch World, a portal opened from another realm, bringing the people of Hallack to colonize the abandoned lands. But although the old inhabitants had gone, the Old Gods still existed to confound the new mortals beneath them.This is the story of the first ones: Elron...

Stories of sword and sorcery by a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy.Before The Lord of the Rings took the world by storm, Leiber's fantastic but thoroughly flawed antiheroes, Fafhrd and Gray Mouser, adventured deep within the caves of Inner Earth, albeit a different one. They wondered and wandered to the edges of the Outer Sea, across the Land of Nehwon and throughout every nook and cranny of gothic Lankhmar, Nehwon'...

Clark Ashton Smith’s Works  contained 13 works written by Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893 – August 14, 1961) was a self-educated American poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. He achieved early local recognition, largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling, for traditional verse in the vein of Swinburne. As a poet, Smith is grouped with the West Coast Romantics alongside Ambrose Bierce, Joaquin Miller, Sterling, Nora May Fr...

Vazkor, who assumed the name of the warrior father he had never known, seeks his mother, a survivor of the hated Old Race known as the White Witch. He has sworn to kill her, to avenge his father and all the humans who had suffered at the hands of the Old Race. But as he searches, his own powers—his fearful heritage—grow. Can Vazkor rid the world once and for all of his own creator?Hunting the White Witch is the concluding volume of the Birthgrave Trilogy. Rediscover this r...