John Betancourt

The first volume in a new trilogy based on Roger Zelazny's Amber universe offers a prequel to the existing novels in the series, chronicling the lives of some of Amber's immortal characters and answering questions about the creation of Amber, the war between Chaos and Amber, and the nature of the universal, sentient forces represented by Amber and Chaos.

Roger Zelazny's the Dawn of Amber

All Hail King Oberon! At last, Dworkin has created the magic Pattern, and Amber has been established with its own myriad of shadow worlds. Now, King Oberon works on repairing Castle Amber after winning his epic battle with the forces of Chaos. And his world is at peace . . . until he is attacked by a nightmare creature that refuses to die, while everything in its path withers and turns to dust. Oberon leads the monster away from Amber, on through an almost infinite number of Shadows, and still the creature presses ever closer. At last, Oberon travels to the world of the Pattern itself—his source of power—to make a stand against it. His fight, from the center of the Pattern, rips the world asunder—even damaging the Pattern itself. But Oberon manages to defeat the deadly monstrosity . . . and the Pattern repairs itself. Still, much time has passed, and much damage has been done. Among other things, when Oberon returns to Amber, his father tells him that the Pattern has been magically transported to the bowels of the castle. Further examination reveals that the original Pattern remains where it was drawn, and Castle Amber now possesses its identical double. But more damage than that may have been done. In a single evening, Oberon discovers that Amber hosts another race of creatures—a whole civilization living beneath the ocean in a mirror duplicate of Amber. He learns that it, too, has had a copy of the Pattern appear in its depths, that the Queen of the undersea kingdom knows all about him and desires him to get rid of the Pattern from her realm; and that she has plans for him . . . and the powers to perhaps make her wishes real. “Fans of the late Roger Zelazny’s popular AMBER series should flock to this...”—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Roger Zelazny's Shadows of Amber (HC)

The Wrath of Poseidon (Hercules)

Hercules

In CHAOS AND AMBER, Dworkin and his son Oberon arrive at the Courts of Chaos to discover, and confront, their hidden enemies. But things don't go as planned. Oberon has a terrible physical reaction to being in Chaos, while assassination attempts are made on both his and Dworkin's lives—and the traitor in their family remains a hidden but quite real threat. Dworkin takes Oberon on a desperate journey, pressing deeper into Shadow than ever before. Here, Oberon discovers more of the true nature of his father...and of his real mother. But they have been followed, and a horde of hell-creatures attacks. Ultimately, Dworkin must create a new Pattern with his own blood to save himself, his family, and the future.

Roger Zelazny's Chaos and Amber (HC)

Pourchassés par les créatures de l'enfer jusqu'au cœur même de leur royaume, Juniper, les fils de Dworkin sont contraints de fuir dans des Ombres lointaines pour survivre. De leur côté, Oberon, Aber et leur père gagnent les Cours du Chaos afin de percer à jour l'identité de ceux qui veulent mettre un terme définitif à la lignée de Dworkin. Mais ce dernier disparaît au bout de quelques jours et c'est aux deux frères qu'il incombe de démêler les fils du sombre complot qui vise leur famille. Entre tentatives d'assassinat, duels truqués et intrigues de palais, Oberon découvrira la véritable nature de ses pouvoirs en même temps que celle, mortelle, des Cours du Chaos... Deuxième volume du Prélude aux Neuf Princes d'Ambre, Ambre et Chaos poursuit l'exploration des origines d'Ambre et du roi Oberon, mystérieux géniteur du prince Corwin, héros de l'extraordinaire saga imaginée par Roger Zelazny.

Ambre Et Chaos

" Neuf princes du Chaos, les uns des autres éloignés ; Six princesses du Chaos, où sont-elles allées errer ? " Lieutenant de l'armée du roi Elnar, souverain d'un pays en guerre contre des créatures inhumaines, le jeune Obere est sauvé in extremis d'un guet-apens par l'intervention de son oncle Dworkin, qui avait disparu depuis de nombreuses années et que tous croyaient mort. Ce dernier emmène Obere jusqu'au royaume de Juniper, au terme d'un périple magique à travers de multiples mondes. Là, le jeune guerrier va découvrir sa véritable identité : il se nomme Oberon, il est le fils d'un seigneur du Chaos, et peut-être est-il capable de voyager parmi les Ombres, entre les dimensions... Explorant les origines d'Ambre et celles du roi Oberon, mythique et mystérieux géniteur du prince Corwin, Les Neuf Princes du Chaos ouvre un nouveau chapitre de l'extraordinaire saga imaginée par Roger Zelazny.

Les Neufs Princes du Chaos

Ce troisième volume poursuit l'exploration des origines d'Ambre et du roi Oberon, mystérieux géniteur du prince Corwin.

Naissance D Ambre

The stories collected in this volume are in honor of the magazine that for generations of fantasy readers held a special magic. Some of the stories are horror and some are fantasy; some are set today and some in alternate worlds; some take place in the future and others in the distant past. But all of the stories have two things in common: great writing and classic storytelling.

The Best of Weird Tales

Robert E. Weinberg

Selected carefully by well-respected editor Robert Weinberg, H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos: A Weird Tales Retrospective offers both readers and scholars a definitive collection of short fiction from the pages of Weird Tales - presenting from the past to the present a look into the classic and new contributions to Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.

A Weird Tales Retrospective

H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos

Nicholas Cartere

Has Nick Carter finally met his match? A new master-criminal is on the New York scene—and armed with medical knowledge, a talent for impersonation, and a brazen set of schemes that even use Nick to his advantage, he's pulled off a series of thefts that no one seems able to stop.

Nick Carter in The Blue Veil

Sean Wallace

The best stories of the year: here is a collection of the best horror prose written in 2005, by some of the genre's greatest authors, and selected by two of horror's most respected editors. In this volume you'll find stories by Joe Lansdale, Jack Cady, Holly Phillips, Nicholas Royle, Joe Hill, Caitlin Kiernan, M. Rickert, Richard Bowes, Barbara Roden, Clive Barker, Laird Barron, Jeff VanderMeer, Ramsey Campbell, Nick Mamatas, Michael Marshall Smith, Simon Owens and David Niall Wilson.

The Best of the Year

Horror

Roger Fulton

Provides episode listings, cast and credits for both classic and obscure science fiction TV shows from the last fifty years

The Sci-fi Channel Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction

Russell Thorndike

Posing as a respectable vicar in Dymchurch at the turn of the 18th century, Dr. Syn is actually the retired pirate Captain Clegg. Clegg, believed hanged in Rye, is no longer being sought by the authorities. However, country life proves too tame for the good "Dr. Syn," and his attention turns to smuggling. He takes on a secret identity, "The Scarecrow," and leads a gang of smugglers known as the Marsh Men. They travel Romney Marsh by night on horseback, sometimes using mounts painted with phosphorus to give them a spectral appearance, spreading legends of supernatural evil and menace. Although a criminal, Syn's appeal is almost Robin Hoodlike. He uses his ill-gotten gains to help his parish, and the King's Men sent to ferret out him and his men are hardly a sympathetic lot, even though they represent the forces of law. It's little wonder that the Doctor Syn proved a hit among readers of its day.

A Smuggler Tale of the Romney Marsh

Doctor Syn

In the nationally bestselling Roger Zelazny’s THE DAWN OF AMBER, John Gregory Betancourt began the epic exploration into how the world of Amber and all of its shadow worlds came into existence. The young warrior named Oberon, who is destined to found a dynasty and rule over Amber, was rescued from attacking hell creatures by his father, Dworkin, and introduced to his brothers and sisters—and his heritage as a Prince of the Courts of Chaos. But the shadow world called Juniper, the home of Dworkin and his kin, came under deadly attack by unknown and overwhelming forces. After sending the rest of the family to distant shadow worlds for their own safety, Dworkin and Oberon, and Oberon’s half-brother Aber, traveled to the center of the known universe and the lair of their enemies, the Courts of Chaos, to put an end to the undeclared blood feud. In TO RULE IN AMBER, the story picks up when Oberon takes on the reins of leadership, and he carves an empire from the new universe created by his father. Enemies new and old lie in wait, and creating a kingdom for himself and his heirs requires delicate political maneuvering, a will of iron, and the might of a born warrior. Power-mad siblings, a madman for a father, assassins, and the King of Chaos are just the beginning of his troubles. Oberon must learn to master them all, if he is To Rule in Amber. The more Oberon tries to do to clear the family name, the worse the situation becomes, until the mysteriously missing Dworkin Trumps into the scene and snatches him away. Dworkin has no intention of trying to clear his name right now, especially since he is a traitor, having stolen the magical object known as the Jewel of Judgement. This he needs to create a new, equally powerful universe from which to oppose the Courts of Chaos, the universe that will be known as Amber . . . a universe built from magic, will power, and royal blood.

Roger Zelaznys To Rule In Amber (HC)

Farnsworth Wright

The first issue of Oriental Stories, edited by Farnsworth Wright, includes work by such "Weird Tales" regulars as Robert E. Howard, Frank Owen, Otis Adelbert Kline, and many more.

Oriental Stories, Vol 1, No. 1 (October-November 1930)

The legendary pirate king Ulrich gets more than he had bargained for when he enters into an unholy pact with The Hag, the Abomination, to free his kingdom from savage orog and goblin tribes. Original. 75,000 first printing.

The Hag's Contract

Anne McCaffrey

Collects hundreds of recipes devised by such top science fiction and fantasy authors as Larry Niven, Ursula LeGuin, and Poul Anderson

Cooking with Anne McCaffrey

Serve it Forth

A compilation of recipes contributed by science fiction and fantasy authors, with personal notes.

Serve It Forth

Robert Leslie Bellem

Lew Merrill

The famous "Spicy" pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s are among the rarest and most sought-after publications by collectors. The "Spicy" magazines -- which included Spicy Mystery, Spicy Adventure, Spicy Detective, and others -- published a titilating mix of fantasy, horror, mystery, action-adventure, and suspense, punctuated by episodes of torture, sadism, sex, and other risque elements. Although tame by current standards, and sometimes of dubious literary merit, these publications presented tales which thrilled a sensation-hungry audience. Despite the themes and constraints of the market, writers who would later become famous -- including Hugh B. Cave, E. Hoffman Price, Robert Leslie Bellem, and many more -- were frequent contributors. The December 1939 issue of Spicy Adventure Stories includes contributions from Robert Leslie Bellem, Lew Merrill (Victor Rousseau), Hugh Speer, Ken Cooper, Clayton Maxwell, Clark Nelson, and Harley L. Court.

Spicy Adventure Stories (December 1939)

Pulp Classics

In an ancient Earth ruled by magic, young Ker Orrum discovers the perils of sorcery as he journeys into a dark world of vision without sight as he takes on the deadly wrath of the Faceless Demons. Reprint.

Bastian Ludwig

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