From Publishers WeeklyThis intense third installment of Zindell's Lightstone epic (after 2007's The Silver Sword) finds seventh son Prince Valashu, descendant of the Star People, fighting both self-doubts and skeptical monarchs in his attempt to unite the free peoples of Ea against the magical assassins and mercenary armies following Morjin the Liar, the fallen angel known as the Great Red Dragon. In addition to the conventional fantasy hero challenges of tourneys, battles, quests and romance, Valashu struggles to determine his true place among the legendary figures looming large over the Grail-like Lightstone, which he stole from Morjin and must now reunite with its destined wielder. Zindell packs in frequent and substantial references to mythology and excerpts of prophetic poetry, sometimes mingling created theology with real-world mythical terms and sly pop culture references such as Valashu's lightning bolt–shaped forehead scar. This gives Ea an unusual depth and richness at the expense of slowing down and sometimes confusing the plot. (Apr.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review"Fans of Terry Goodkind, Greg Keyes, and Steven Erickson will find much to like."--Publishers Weekly on The Silver SwordPraise for The Lightstone “Here begins a saga that, substantially revised from its original British edition, may prove Zindell’s breakthrough to a larger audience. Seasoned fantasy readers will recall Tolkien as Valashu and Maram pursue their classic quest.”--Booklist (starred) “[With] vivid characters and richly detailed settings Zindell stirs together the grail legend, a dash of Blake and a sprinkling of Tolkien in this classic fantasy quest.”--Publishers Weekly Views: 65
When Peter Davenport's eyes meet those of a beautiful young servant, his pulse quickens. There is something about the intriguing beauty that stirs his blood in a way that no woman ever has before, and he is driven to discover everything about her. Unfortunately he learns that Jemima is in trouble up to her beautiful ears! Despite his promise to protect her, Peter is stunned when Jemima abruptly disappears, and devotes his life to finding the woman who made him believe a marriage and children were possible.Jemima knows she is taking a risk trusting this battle-hardened nobleman, and when a ghost from her past puts Peter's life in danger, Jemima knows she has made a huge mistake involving this battle-hardened nobleman. Ignoring her heart, she has no choice but to flee the one man who makes her feel safe and protected.Although he does find her, he is horrified to learn that she is awaiting execution for a murder. Peter is a warrior who never backs down from a fight, but even... Views: 65
In the sequel to his much heralded The Rain and The Fire and The Will of God, Donald Wetzel continues the story of John, or Jack, and Rodney, two boys whose innocence, honor, and integrity is tested as they search a river for a lost boat and find more than they had bargained for along the way. Views: 65
From one of the classic writers of post-war English literature comes a stunning novel of love, betrayal and redemption. Married but obstinately set in their separate ways, Hugh and Kristy Foster know nothing of Al-Bustan, a far-flung island in the Indian Ocean. Too late they discover how it seethes with unrest and intrigue. Yet now when they need each other, the sullen, muttering forest seems only to intensify their differences. Views: 65
"He is just about the only American leader who ever did anything right in Vietnam....Nixon makes a strong case." —Chicago TribuneIn his bestselling No More Vietnams, Richard Nixon analyzes America's military involvement in Southeast Asia—including his own role as commander-in-chief from 1969 to 1974—and presciently calls for a new American approach to conflicts in the Third World. Views: 65
Biographer Patricia Butler unravels the strange stories behind Manilow's Brooklyn upbringing, his change from youthful executive to freelance musician and his dramatic partnership with Bette Midler. Paperback edition. Views: 65
Descend to the depths of primal horror with this chilling collection of original stories drawn from H. P. Lovecraft's shocking, terrifying, and eerily prescientCthulhu Mythos. In twenty-one dark visions, a host of outstanding contemporary writers tap into our innermost fears, with tales set in a misbegotten new world that could have been spawned only by the master of the macabre himself, H. P. Lovecraft. Inside you'll find:DETAILS by China Miéville: A curious boy discovers that within the splinters of cracked wood or the tangle of tree branches, the devil is in the details.VISITATION by James Robert Smith: When Edgar Allan Poe arrives, a callow man finally gets what he always wanted--and what he may eternally despise. MEET ME ON THE OTHER SIDE by Yvonne Navarro: A couple in love with terror travels beyond their wildest dreams--and into their nightmares.A FATAL EXCEPTION HAS OCCURRED AT . . . by Alan Dean Foster:... Views: 65
The Finest Line is the erotic love story of Mairead Kavanagh, a potential Olympic gymnast and James Vaughn her chauffeur. Mairead seeks to hide her involvement with the suspicious death of a friend. Her plight is only made harder by her attraction to her chauffeur. His disciplined and dominant persona elicits her masochistic sexuality that she has struggled to suppress. Views: 65
The Coast of Utopia is Tom Stoppard’s long-awaited and monumental trilogy that explores a group of friends who come of age under the Tsarist autocracy of Nicholas I, and for whom the term intelligentsia” was coined. Among them are the anarchist Michael Bakunin, who was to challenge Marx for the soul of the masses; Ivan Turgenev, author of some of the most enduring works in Russian literature; the brilliant, erratic young critic Vissarion Belinsky; and Alexander Herzen, a nobleman's son and the first self-proclaimed socialist in Russia, who becomes the main focus of this drama of politics, love, loss and betrayal. In The Coast of Utopia, Stoppard presents an inspired examination of the struggle between romantic anarchy, utopian idealism and practical reformation in what The New York Times calls, The biggest theatrical event of the year. . . . Brilliant, sprawling. . . . A rich pageant.” Views: 65
