Dragon in Chains is a stunning Oriental fantasy by Daniel Fox, which is the pen-name of the award-winning British writer Chaz Brenchley, known for the historical fantasy series The Books of Outremer. Dragon in Chains was conceived after a visit to Taiwan and both the story and world-building draws heavily on a vision of feudal China.
Last year Jo Graham made her debut as a novelist with Black Ships, a poignant and intimate re-working of the story of Vergil’s Aeneid, set in the Mediterranean Bronze Age, a world poised on the brink of collapse. Graham remains firmly entrenched in the Antique world with her second novel though it is set in a much later period where the Hellenistic culture that spread throughout the Ancient world in the wake of Alexander the Great . . .
Rifling Paradise is the second novel of the critically acclaimed novelist and poet Jem Poster. The praise is indeed well-deserved – Rifling Paradise is a very well-crafted piece of literary fiction; it is intense, vivid and thoughtful in its exploration of the hidden passions, forbidden desires and the unspoken social codes of Victorian society . . .
Douglas Jackson is a new Scottish writer who became a bit of a local sensation when he recently secured a six-figure deal with Transworld Publishers; a deal that includes his debut Caligula and a sequel titled Claudius. As the title suggests, the story of Caligula is set in Ancient Rome, more specifically in the 1st century AD . . .
Author: Paul Waters Publisher: Overlook Press Publishing Date: February 2009 Binding: Hardback The Republic of Vengeance marks the entry of a new and interesting author…
Author: Pamela Freeman Publisher: Orbit Publishing Date: June 2008 Binding: Paperback Cover Artist: Darian Causby Blood Ties is written by the Australian author Pamela Freeman…
Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky Publisher: Tor UK / Pan MacMillan Publishing Date: July 2008 Binding: Paperback Cover Artist: Dominic Harman Empire in Black and Gold is…
Short Fiction Round Table: Best American Fantasy 2008
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Author: Elizabeth Bear Publisher: Roc Publishing Date: January 2009 Binding: Mass Market Paperback Cover Artist: Paul Youll Whiskey and Water is the second novel published…
Author: Elizabeth Bear Publisher: Roc Publishing Date: June 2008 Binding: Mass Market Paperback Cover Artist: Paul Youll Elizabeth Bear is a very talented, imaginative and…
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