Stephen R
Donaldson
Stephen
Reeder Donaldson was born in 1947 in
Cleveland, Ohio. From the age of three until he was sixteen he lived in
India, where his father, an orthopedic surgeon, worked extensively with
lepers. It was after hearing one of his father's speeches on the
subject of leprosy that he conceived the character of Thomas Covenant.
He graduated from the College of Wooster, Ohio, and attended Kent State
University, where he received an M.A. in English. He now lives in New
Mexico.
His first epic fantasy
trilogy, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the
Unbeliever, was published in 1977 and rapidly became a classic,
establishing Stephen Donaldson as one of the most important figures in
modern fantasy. It was named Best Novel of the Year by the British
Fantasy Society, and earned the author the John W. Campbell Award as
best new writer. In 1980 his success continued with the publication of
the first volume in this equally popular second trilogy - The Second
Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. His other work includes a collection of
short stories, Daughter of Regals, the two books in the bestselling
Mordant's Need series, The Mirror of Her Dreams and A Man Rides Trough,
and Strange Dreams, a personal selection of favorite fantasy short
stories.
Mordant's Need
The Mirror of Her Dreams
Michael Whelan
|
A Man Rides Through
Michael Whelan
|
The Mirror of
Her Dreams
Terisa
is drawn into the kingdom of Mordant through her mirror. She
discovers a land of magic and intrigue where every clique vies for
control of the kingdom.
A Man Rides
Through
Aided
by the powerful magic of Vagel, the evil Arch-Imager, the merciless
armies are marching against the kingdom of Mordant. In its hour of
greatest need, two unlikely champions emerge. One is Geraden, whose
inability to master the simplest skills of Imagery has made him a
laughingstock. The other is Terisa Morgan, transferred to Mordant from
a Manhattan apartment by Geraden's faulty magic. Together, Geraden and
Terisa discover undreamed-of talents within themselves--talents that
make them more than a match for any Imager . . . including Vagel
himself.
Unfortunately, those talents also mark them for death.
Branded as traitors, they are forced to flee the castle for their
lives. Now, all but defenseless in a war-torn countryside ravaged by
the vilest horrors Imagery can spawn, Geraden and Terisa must put aside
past failures and find the courage to embrace their powers--and their
love--before Vagel can spring his final trap.
The
Gap Into Conflict
| The
Real Story |
Paul Youll |
Fred
Gambino |
The Gap into
Conflict: The Real Story
Angus
Thermopyle was an ore pirate and a murderer; even the
most disreputable asteroid pilots of Delta Sector stayed out of his
way.
Those who didn’t ended up in the lockup – or
dead. But when Thermopyle arrived at
Mallorys Bar & Sleep with a gorgeous woman by his side the regulars
had to
take notice. Her name was Morn Hyland,
and she had been a police officer – until she met up with Thermopyle.
But
one person in Mallorys Bar wasn’t
intimidated. Nick Succorso had his own
reputation as a bold pirate and he had a sleek frigate fitted for deep
space. Everyone knew that Thermopyle
and Succorso were on a collision course.
What nobody expected was how quickly it would all be over – or
how
devastating the victory would be. It
was a common enough example of rivalry and revenge – or so everyone
thought. The real story was
something entirely different . . .
| Forbidden Knowledge |
Stephen
Youll |
Fred
Gambino |
The Gap into
Vision: Forbidden Knowledge
Beautiful,
brilliant, and dangerous, Morn Hyland is an
ex-police officer for the United Mining Companies – and the target of
two
ruthless, powerful men. One is the
charismatic ore-pirate Nick Succorso, who sees Morn as booty wrested
from his
vicious rival, Angus Thermopyle. Thermopyle once made the mistake of
underestimating Morn and now he’s about to pay the ultimate
price.
Both men think
they can possess her, but
Morn is no one’s trophy – and no one’s pawn.
Meanwhile,
within the borders of Forbidden Space, wait the
Amnion, an alien race capable of horrific atrocities. The Amnion
want something unspeakable from humanity – and they
will go to unthinkable lengths to get it.
| A
Hungry God Arises |
Stephen
Youll |
Fred
Gambino |
The Gap into
Power: A Hungry God Arises
The
stage is set for confrontation at Billingate – illegal
shipyard, haven for pirates and brigands, where every vice flourishes
and every
appetite can be sated.
Gateway to the
alien realm of the Amnion, the shipyard is a clearinghouse for all they
require
to fulfill their mutagenic plans against humanity.
It is here that the fate of Morn Hyland is to be
decided
amid a kaleidoscopic whirl of plot and counterplot, treachery and
betrayal.
As schemes unravel to reveal yet deeper designs,
Morn, Nick,
and Angus’ lives may all be forfeit as pawns in the titanic game played out between Warden Dios, dedicated
director of the UMC Police, and the Dragon, greed-driven ruler of the
UMC. Here the future of mankind hangs on
the
uncertain fortune of Morn Hyland . . .
| Chaos
and
Order |
|
Paul
Youll |
Fred
Gambino
|
The Gap into
Maddness: Chaos & Order
They are a handful of fugitives from an
outlaw
world, old enemies trapped on a renegade spaceship in a desperate bit
for
survival. Among the unlikely crew of
the Trumpet are Morn Hyland, once a UMCP cop, now a prisoner of
the
electrodes planted in her brain; her son, Davies, “force grown” to
adulthood by
the alien, Amnion; the amoral space buccaneer Nick Succorso; and the
unstoppable cyborg Angus Thermopyle.
Locked in a lethal battle for control of the ship, they are also
the
target of the police ship Punisher.
But Punisher’s human captain is torn between duty and
sympathy. She’s been ordered to kill
everyone aboard Trumpet – everyone except for the one whose
blood
carries the key to the ultimate alien triumph: the ability to appear
perfectly
human
| This Day All Gods Die |
Paul Youll
|
Fred
Gambino
|
The Gap into
Ruin: This Day all Gods Die
Drifting in space, sabotaged by a crewman
tainted with an alien mutagen, the starship Trumpet broadcasts
to any ship
in range the formula of the mutagen’s antidote – a drug the United
Mining
Companies has suppressed for its own sinister purposes.
Aboard the crippled ship, the fugitives and
survivors – Morn Hyland, an ex-UMCP cop, Angus Thermopyle, a newly
freed cyborg,
and unwilling saboteur Ciro Vasaczk – must make a desperate gamble. Pursued by the UMCP ship Punisher,
threatened by the return of an Amnion combat vessel, they will hijack
the
police craft by any means necessary . . . and take it back to Earth.
The
Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Collections
Daughter
of Regals and other tales
Michael Whelan
|
Reave the Just and other stories
Gerald DiMaccio
|
Daughter of Regals
and other tales
Reave The Just
and other stories
Stephen R Donaldson
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