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Pope Joan
Pope Joan
Written by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307452368
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Pope Joan
A Novel
Written by Donna Woolfolk Cross


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $15.00

Soon to be a major motion picture from the company that brought you The Name of the Rose


"Pope Joan has all the elements one wants in a historical drama–love, sex, violence, duplicity, and long-buried secrets. Cross has written an engaging book."–Los Angeles Times Book Review

For a thousand years her existence... Read more >
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Pope Joan
Pope Joan
Written by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307453198
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Pope Joan
A Novel
Written by Donna Woolfolk Cross


Format: eBook
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $15.00

"Engaging . . . Pope Joan has all the elements: love, sex, violence, duplicity, and long-buried secrets."
--Los Angeles Times Book Review

For a thousand years men have denied her existence--Pope Joan, the woman who disguised herself as a man and rose to rule Christianity for two years. Now this compelling novel animates... Read more >
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Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Written by Derrek Hines
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307527974
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Gilgamesh

Written by Derrek Hines


Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2009
Price: $9.95

In his thrillingly contemporary retelling of the world’s oldest epic, award-winning poet Derrek Hines brings us as close as we may ever come to re-creating the power it had over its original listeners more than four thousand years ago in the ancient Near East.

Gilgamesh, the semi-divine ruler of Uruk, is a... Read more >
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Grail Prince
Grail Prince
Written by Nancy McKenzie
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307415356
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Grail Prince

Written by Nancy McKenzie


Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95

The wheel is turning and the world will change. . . . And a son of Lancelot, with a bloody sword and a righteous heart, shall renew the Light in Britain before the descent of savage dark. . . .

So spoke the Lady of the Lake. Now her grim prophecy is... Read more >
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Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Written by Derrek Hines
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400077335
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Gilgamesh

Written by Derrek Hines


Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2004
Price: $9.95

In his thrillingly contemporary retelling of the world’s oldest epic, award-winning poet Derrek Hines brings us as close as we may ever come to re-creating the power it had over its original listeners more than four thousand years ago in the ancient Near East.

Gilgamesh, the semi-divine ruler of Uruk, is a... Read more >
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Prince of Dreams
Prince of Dreams
Written by Nancy McKenzie
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ISBN: 9780345456502
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Prince of Dreams
A Tale of Tristan and Esyllte
Written by Nancy McKenzie


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: December 30, 2003
Price: $14.95

It is a generation after the fall of Camelot. The legendary figures of Britain’s brief but shining renaissance—Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere—are gone but not forgotten. Their memories live on in song and story. But Arthur’s dream of a united Britain is fading fast. The hard-won alliance of independent kingdoms is fracturing. Sensing... Read more >
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Prince of Dreams
Prince of Dreams
Written by Nancy McKenzie
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ISBN: 9780345472014
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Prince of Dreams
A Tale of Tristan and Esyllte
Written by Nancy McKenzie


Format: eBook
On Sale: December 30, 2003
Price: $14.95

It is a generation after the fall of Camelot. The legendary figures of Britain’s brief but shining renaissance–Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere–are gone but not forgotten. Their memories live on in song and story. But Arthur’s dream of a united Britain is fading fast. The hard-won alliance of independent kingdoms is fracturing. Sensing... Read more >
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Wit'ch Star
Wit'ch Star
Written by James Clemens
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345442659
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Wit'ch Star

Written by James Clemens


Format: Paperback, 608 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2003
Price: $7.99

Rarely has a young writer won a place among the major talents in fantasy fiction as quickly as James Clemens. In the first four novels of his breathtaking epic, The Banned and the Banished, Clemens has woven an ever-deepening spell of wonderment with his boundless imagination and matchless storytelling gifts. Now... Read more >
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Grail Prince
Grail Prince
Written by Nancy McKenzie
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ISBN: 9780345456489
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Grail Prince

Written by Nancy McKenzie


Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2003
Price: $14.95

The wheel is turning and the world will change. . . . And a son of Lancelot, with a bloody sword and a righteous heart, shall renew the Light in Britain before the descent of savage dark. . . .

So spoke the Lady of the Lake. Now her grim prophecy is... Read more >
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Wit'ch Gate
Wit'ch Gate
Written by James Clemens
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345442642
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Wit'ch Gate

Written by James Clemens


Format: Paperback, 544 pages
On Sale: October 29, 2002
Price: $7.50

“A WORLD OF MAGIC THAT’S NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE.”
–JOHN SAUL

In a spectacular feat of daring and magic, Elena and her army of outlaws and rebels have defeated evil’s minions and released the mystic secrets of the Blood Diary. But the malevolent Dark Lord has unleashed the Weirgates–black wells of ferocious energy... Read more >
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The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
Written by Terry Brooks
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345462053
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The Sword of Shannara Trilogy

Written by Terry Brooks


Format: eBook
On Sale: October 1, 2002
Price: $35.00

Twenty-five years ago, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks wrote a novel that brought to life a dazzling world that would become one of the most popular fantasy epics of all time, beloved by millions of fans around the world. Ten more Shannara books would follow. Now, for the first... Read more >
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The Forensic Casebook
The Forensic Casebook
Written by Ngaire E. Genge
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345452030
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The Forensic Casebook
The Science of Crime Scene Investigation
Written by Ngaire E. Genge


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: August 27, 2002
Price: $17.95

THE ULTIMATE READERS’ GUIDE TO THE ART OF FORENSICS!

An intrepid investigator crawls through miles of air conditioning ducts to capture the implicating fibers of a suspect’s wool jacket . . . A forensic entomologist discovers insects in the grill of a car and nails down a drug dealer’s precise geographical path...
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The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
Written by Terry Brooks
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780345453754
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The Sword of Shannara Trilogy

Written by Terry Brooks


Format: Hardcover, 1200 pages
On Sale: August 27, 2002
Price: $35.00

Twenty-five years ago, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks wrote a novel that brought to life a dazzling world that would become one of the most popular fantasy epics of all time, beloved by millions of fans around the world. Ten more Shannara books would follow. Now, for the first... Read more >
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Wit'ch Gate
Wit'ch Gate
Written by James Clemens
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345449580
Our Price: $7.50
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Wit'ch Gate

Written by James Clemens


Format: eBook
On Sale: February 5, 2002
Price: $7.50

The dazzling epic of The Banned and the Banished has established James Clemens as an exciting new voice in fantasy fiction. Now his remarkable skills reach their peak with Wit’ch Gate, as one girl remains her realm’s only hope against the forces of darkness . . .

In a spectacular feat of... Read more >
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The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
Written by Robert Foster
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345449764
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The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
From The Hobbit Through The Lord of the Rings and Beyond
Written by Robert Foster


Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: December 4, 2001
Price: $16.00

For the millions who have already ventured to Middle-earth, and for the countless others who have yet to embark on the journey–here is the one indispensable A-to-Z guide that brings Tolkien’s universe to life.

EVERY CHARACTER
From Adaldrida Brandybuck to Zaragamba–every Hobbit, Elf, Dwarf, Man, Orc, or other resident of Middle-earth is vividly... Read more >
Two Strange Tales
Two Strange Tales
Written by Mircea Eliade
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781570626630
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Two Strange Tales

Written by Mircea Eliade


Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2001
Price: $17.00

"No event in our world is real, my friend. Everything that occurs in this universe is illusory... And in a world of appearances, in which no thing and no event has any permanence, any reality of its own—whoever is master of certain forces can do anything he wishes..." So speaks a... Read more >
The Mabinogion
The Mabinogion
Translated by Everyman's Library
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375411755
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The Mabinogion

Translated by Everyman's Library


Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2001
Price: $20.00

(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed)

Preface by John Updike

The 11 stories of The Mabinogion, first assembled on paper in the fourteenth century, reach far back into the earlier oral traditions of Welsh poetry.

Closely linked to the Arthurian legends--King Arthur himself is a character--they summon up a world of mystery and magic... Read more >
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