Lynn Abbey has been a noted fantasy writer for some decades. These are all the books we have in stock at the moment. Second hand are marked with quality.
66511 OUT OF TIME £ 5.40
Emma Merrigan was a university librarian, quiet and retiring, until she finds a terrified young girl hiding in the library and takes her home. From then on things get worse. Her childhood nightmares return, and the untapped powers passed down by her long-dead mother are awakened, and she finds herself in a strange, yet half-familiar universe. Excellent. Ace paperback edition. 311 pages. New.
86501 BEHIND TIME £ 5.85
The sequel to "Out of Time". Emma used to be a quiet woman with an ordinary life style, until her long-lost mother, Eleanor, gave her access to another world and powers she never dreamed of. Now Eleanor is in a coma, and in torment. What can Emma do to free her? Excellent fantasy. Ace paperback edition. 296 pages. New.
102259 TAKING TIME £ 5.20
Another novel of Emma and Blaise, curse hunters in a bleak wilderland. And now others are getting more and more involved. A modern fantasy with a three-dimensional background. Excellent. Ace paperback edition. 328 pages. New.
103827 DOWN TIME £ 5.60
She can move through time and free those fated to suffering. But sometimes duty can become a curse unto itself. Emma Merrigan and her mother Eleanor - whose time spent in the other world known as the "wasteland" has left her outwardly younger than Emma - share a tremendous power: to travel through time and prevent curses from plaguing future generations. Yet thay have long lived in conflict with each other. After years of animosity, they desire reconciliation - not an easy task, given their striking similarities. To this end, they decide to take a relaxing Caribbean cruise where the rift between them may be healed. But their magical vocation follows them on vacation when Emma notices a cursed woman on board and decides she cannot ignore such pain. Now, despite Eleanor's dire warning, Emma must visit the "wasteland" - knowing full well that she may never return. An ACE paperback edition. 330 pages. New.
104950 BENEATH THE WEB £ 3.00
The sequel to "The Wooden Sword". Created by ancient mages, the Walensor Web covers the land like a golden-domed roof made of pure basi - the life gift through which magic expresses itself. For ages the Web bound the souls of gods and men. But now a fierce war has destroyed the ancient order; the Web is dying. A goddess has vanished. And a scourge of hellfire has consumed the royal throne. Walensor's only hope lies in the hands of Berika - a young shepherdess who is just beginning to master her talent for magic. But her heart is torn between two men: the Wolf, a warrior prince who destroys everything he loves… and Dart, a mysterious boy she summoned, like a demon, from the dark forests. Divided by treachery and passion, necromancy and Webwork, Berika's choices could save - or doom - her world. An ACE paperback edition. 313 pages. Slight browning of page edges, otherwise fine.
103822 BENEATH THE WEB £ 4.00
The sequel to "The Wooden Sword". Created by ancient mages, the Walensor Web covers the land like a golden-domed roof made of pure basi - the life gift through which magic expresses itself. For ages the Web bound the souls of gods and men. But now a fierce war has destroyed the ancient order; the Web is dying. A goddess has vanished. And a scourge of hellfire has consumed the royal throne. Walensor's only hope lies in the hands of Berika - a young shepherdess who is just beginning to master her talent for magic. But her heart is torn between two men: the Wolf, a warrior prince who destroys everything he loves… and Dart, a mysterious boy she summoned, like a demon, from the dark forests. Divided by treachery and passion, necromancy and Webwork, Berika's choices could save - or doom - her world. An ACE paperback edition. 313 pages. New.
103824 THE BLACK FLAME £ 5.00
Priestess, healer, warrior, witch - Rifkind rode out of the Asheeran desert alone but for the Goddess of the Bright Moon to whom she owed her allegiance. Alone she faced the strange new world of "civilization"; alone she drove herself beyond all endurance to wrest the secret of her destiny from the all-powerful enemy who had that secret to teach. And she survived. Now new challenges beckon Rifkind from the comfort at Castle Chatelgard with the man she had thought she would love: to the untracked swamps of the Felmargue, said to be under a curse too powerful for even the gods to lift. In the center of that land of harsh magic, on a plateau no visitor has lived to describe, the Well of Knowledge survives - source of the Lost Gods' power and of the Black Flame itself. In battle to the death with the powers of the Felmargue, Rifkind will be driven to the brink of mistrusting her own Goddess - and she will meet a man who for the first time makes her mistrust herself. An ACE paperback edition. 376 pages. New.
104951 THE BLACK FLAME £ 3.00
Priestess, healer, warrior, witch - Rifkind rode out of the Asheeran desert alone but for the Goddess of the Bright Moon to whom she owed her allegiance. Alone she faced the strange new world of "civilization"; alone she drove herself beyond all endurance to wrest the secret of her destiny from the all-powerful enemy who had that secret to teach. And she survived. Now new challenges beckon Rifkind from the comfort at Castle Chatelgard with the man she had thought she would love: to the untracked swamps of the Felmargue, said to be under a curse too powerful for even the gods to lift. In the center of that land of harsh magic, on a plateau no visitor has lived to describe, the Well of Knowledge survives - source of the Lost Gods' power and of the Black Flame itself. In battle to the death with the powers of the Felmargue, Rifkind will be driven to the brink of mistrusting her own Goddess - and she will meet a man who for the first time makes her mistrust herself. An ACE paperback edition. 376 pages. Cover slightly marked and front cover has slightly bent corner. Slight creasing and bending to spine and number written inside. VG.
103826 CHRONICLES OF ATHAS BOOK 4 - CINNABAR SHADOWS £ 4.99
Water. On Athas it is life, it is currency, it is power. The watery caverns beneath Urik have become a haven for political refugees and runaway slaves, a place safe from the ravages of Athas and her defilers. Until one such defiler brings destruction to the haven. Mahtra, who fled sunlit Urik for the dark undercity, must now emerge to set all to right. But it isn't as easy as that. Her quest leads her to the palace of a sorcerer-king, to an ancient druidic grove and beyond. A TSR paperback edition in the DARK SUN series. 312 pages. New.
104952 CHRONICLES OF ATHAS BOOK 4 - CINNABAR SHADOWS £ 4.99
Water. On Athas it is life, it is currency, it is power. The watery caverns beneath Urik have become a haven for political refugees and runaway slaves, a place safe from the ravages of Athas and her defilers. Until one such defiler brings destruction to the haven. Mahtra, who fled sunlit Urik for the dark undercity, must now emerge to set all to right. But it isn't as easy as that. Her quest leads her to the palace of a sorcerer-king, to an ancient druidic grove and beyond. A TSR paperback edition in the DARK SUN series. 312 pages. Spine has slight sun fading. VG+.
104955 DAUGHTER OF THE BRIGHT MOON £ 6.00
In a desert world ruled by men Rifkind has always been the one apart. A chieftain's daughter who has been marked by the Goddess for her own, she has learned to weild a sword while all other women are bound by tribal customs to be chattels to their men. When her clan is massacred Rifkind sets forth alone on a quest for her destiny. Ace large format paperback ediiton. 410 pages. Some black and white illustrations by Steve Fabian. Slightly marked but reasonable for its age. Near Fine.
104956 DAUGHTER OF THE BRIGHT MOON £ 3.00
In a desert world ruled by men Rifkind has always been the one apart. A chieftain's daughter who has been marked by the Goddess for her own, she has learned to wield a sword while all other women are bound by tribal customs to be chattels to their men. When her clan is massacred Rifkind sets forth alone on a quest for her destiny. Ace large format paperback edition. 410 pages. Some black and white illustrations by Steve Fabian. Crease down front cover plus reading creases to spine. Reading copy. VG.
104954 THE FORGE OF VIRTUE £ 3.30
Britannia is the wondrous land Lord British made with his own hands. A place where magic is science and evil a fading memory, till now.
Four young adventurers, Lord Ironhawk's son Jordan Hawson, beautiful Althea, a headstrong blacksmith named Drum and Jordan's kid brother Squirt, heed a mystic globe's warning to find Balthan, Althea's magician brother, for a vast evil has sank its claws into Britannia, and only the elusive Balthan knows the truth behind it all. Popular Library paperback edition. 312 pages. New but slightly shelfworn. Fine.
104958 THE GREEN MAN £ 4.00
The sequel to "Unicorn and Dragon". The long, bitter winter has at last lifted from the eleventh-century English countryside - but with the spring comes the shattering of the kingdom. The old king has died and the human wolves are gathering round his empty throne, their armies at the ready.
The ancient gods of the Cymry wait patiently for the time is coming when a new human will be chosen, so his blood can make the land whole once more, with the help of the blonde witch Alison Hafwynder, last High Priestess of Avalon, and her foster sister Wildecent. Headline paperback edition. 262 pages. Few black and while illustrations by Robert Gould. New but slightly shelfworn. Fine.
104959 THE GREEN MAN £ 3.00
The sequel to "Unicorn and Dragon". The long, bitter winter has at last lifted from the eleventh-century English countryside, but with the spring comes the shattering of the kingdom. The old king has died and the human wolves are gathering round his empty throne, their armies at the ready.
The ancient gods of the Cymry wait patiently for the time is coming when a new human will be chosen, so his blood can make the land whole once more, with the help of the blonde witch Alison Hafwynder, last High Priestess of Avalon, and her foster sister Wildecent. Headline paperback edition. 262 pages. Few black and while illustrations by Robert Gould. Second/hand. 2 small creases to front cover, small stain on top of pages. VG.
104960 THE GUARDIANS £ 3.00
Lise Brown is thrilled with her new apartment; it was more than anyone freesh fromk the midwest had a right to expect in Manhattan. She loved it for the river view and the high old ceilings, but even more for the unexpected way she felt instantly at home there - as if the place had been waiting for her.
She could not know that apartment 647 contained a rift into another world, a frightening world of malevolent spirits kept contained only by the rituals of the previous tenant. She can feel the evil on the other side of the rift, growing stronger, feeding on her fear, waiting for the moment when it would be powerful enough to break through in to a helpless world. To stop it, Lisa must learm what it means to be a witch. Ace paperback edition. 380 pages. Second Hand. Dust marking to top of book and paper browned with age. VG.
57931 JERLAYNE £ 5.95
When Elmeene was young mortal iron had devasted the realm of Faerie, brought in unknowing that it was toxic to immortals. Elmeene had risked her life to discover the cure, and had saved her world. Now her youngest daughter, Jerlayne, has grown up, and in her turn sets out on a quest for answers, and finds the answer to mysteries which date back to the founding of Faerie. DAW paperback edition. 519 pages. New.
104975 RIFKIND'S CHALLENGE £ 20.00
Another Rifkind book. She has made her home in Asheeran as her tribe's healer and teacher, but she is troubled by dreams of her old friends form her days as a warrior, so she decides to return to the land of her youth, taking her son with her. Excellent story. Tor hardcover edition. 304 pages. New.
14371 SIEGE OF SHADOWS £ 5.55
It is said that the Siege of Shadows, a golden throne, holds the secrets of life, but for centuries no one has dared to play the game, until a noble brother and sister decide to discover the secrets of the Hidden God. Ace paperback edition. New.
104961 THE TEMPER OF WISDOM £ 2.99
Sequel to "The Forge of Virtue". Jordan Hawson and his companions return to Hawksnest only to receive a bitter welcome: their home has been tainted by the same evil they confronted and escaped in the northern forests. Even Jordan's father, Lord Ironhawk, is in the thrall of the corrupt Inquisitor Lohgrin.
With Jordan blind and disheartened, the Inquisitor moves swiftly and without opposition. Magician Balthan is condemned as a traitor. young Squirt becomes a fugitive in his own home, but the worst befalls Althea. The beautiful young woman will become Lohgrin's bride unless her friends find within their hearts the will and courage to free themselves from the Inquisitor's malignant sorcery. Warner paperback edition. 296 pages. New but slightly shelfworn. Slight age browning to top of book. Near Fine.
103828 UNICORN AND DRAGON £ 6.99
Wolves are loose in the English countryside. A dying monarch cannot enforce the laws and his heirs are circling like vultures. The small castle that is Hafwynder Manor is thrown into chaos by the arrival of a mysterious young stranger, too badly wounded to explain his plans. The forces of 11th century history invade Hafwynder Manor. Its safety - and perhaps the fate of all England - may depend on the deeds of the blond, impulsive Alison and her sister, the dark-haired and cunning Wildecent. With the forces of the outside world raging at the castle walls, the two young women must learn to shape their own destiny. An ibooks paperback edition. 262 pages. New.
104962 THE WOODEN SWORD £ 5.00
A generation ago the ancient forests of Walsenor swallowed up the young princeling Dart. All the kingdom presumed him dead. But, enclosed in the bark of the oldest tree, Dart was kept alive, a human vessel of the tree's greatest secrets... and most powerful magic.
Twenty years later, Dart was released with the most precious of gifts: a wooden sword, a harp, and timeless wisdom. The trees also gave him a great and terrible mission, to save his world from a powerful tyrant, a dark wizard of smoke and fire. Ace paperback edition. 247 pages. New.
104963 THE WOODEN SWORD £ 3.50
A generation ago the ancient forests of Walsenor swallowed up the young princeling Dart. All the kingdom presumed him dead. But, enclosed in the bark of the oldest tree, Dart was kept alive, a human vessel of the tree's greatest secrets... and most powerful magic.
Twenty years later, Dart was released with the most precious of gifts: a wooden sword, a harp, and timeless wisdom. The trees also gave him a great and terrible mission, to save his world from a powerful tyrant, a dark wizard of smoke and fire. Ace paperback edition. 247 pages. New.
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