Synopsis:
"Isobel, upon her sixteenth birthday, makes the choice to work for the
devil in his territory west of the Mississippi. But this is not the
devil you know. This is a being who deals fairly with immense—but not
unlimited—power, who offers opportunities to people who want to make a
deal, and they always get what they deserve. But his land is a wild west
that needs a human touch, and that’s where Izzy comes in. Inadvertently
trained by him to see the clues in and manipulations of human desire,
Izzy is raised to be his left hand and travel circuit through the
territory. As we all know, where there is magic there is chaos…and
death."
Synopsis:
"Every two thousand years, the dark star Oma appears in the sky, bringing
with it a tide of death and destruction. And those who survive must
contend with friends and enemies newly imbued with violent powers. The
kingdom of Saiduan already lies in ruin, decimated by invaders from
another world who share the faces of those they seek to destroy.
Now
the nation of Dhai is under siege by the same force. Their only hope
for survival lies in the hands of an illegitimate ruler and a scullery
maid with a powerful – but unpredictable –magic. As the foreign Empire
spreads across the world like a disease, one of their former allies
takes up her Empress’s sword again to unseat them, and two enslaved
scholars begin a treacherous journey home with a long-lost secret that
they hope is the key to the Empire’s undoing."
Synopsis:
"Lo-Melkhiin killed three hundred girls before he came to her village,
looking for a wife. When she sees the dust cloud on the horizon she
knows he has arrived. She knows he will want the loveliest girl: her
sister. She vows she will not let her be next. And so she is taken in
her sister's place, and she believes death will soon follow. But back in
their village her sister is mourning. Through her pain, she calls upon
the desert winds, conjuring a subtle unseen magic, and something besides
death stirs the air in it's place. Lo-Melkhiin's court is a dangerous
palace filled with pretty things: intricate statues with wretched eyes,
exquisite threads to weave the most beautiful garments. She sees
everything as if for the last time. But the first sun sets and rises,
and she is not dead. Night after night Lo-Melkhiin comes to her, and
listens to the stories she tells and day after day she is awoken by the
sunrise. Exploring the palace, she begins to unlock years of fear that
have tormented and silenced a kingdom. Lo-Melkhiin was not always a
cruel ruler. Something went wrong. The words she speaks to him every
night are given strange life of their own. She makes things appear.
Little things, at first: a dress from home, a vision of her sister. With
each tale she spins, her power grows. Soon she dreams of bigger, more
terrible magic: power enough to save a king, if she can put an end to
rule of a monster."
Synopsis:
"For a moment, things seemed to be under control for Breq, the soldier
who used to be a warship. Then a search of Athoek Station's slums turns
up someone who shouldn't exist, and a messenger from the mysterious
Presger empire arrives, as does Breq's enemy, the divided and quite
possibly insane Anaander Mianaai - ruler of an empire at war with
itself.
Breq refuses to flee with her ship and crew, because that
would leave the people of Athoek in terrible danger. The odds aren't
good, but that's never stopped her before."
Synopsis:
"Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles
the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin’s
ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. These never-before-collected
adventures recount an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron
Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living
consciousness.
Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne,
there was Dunk and Egg. A young, naïve but ultimately courageous hedge
knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals—in stature if not
experience. Tagging along is his diminutive squire, a boy called
Egg—whose true name (hidden from all he and Dunk encounter) is Aegon
Targaryen. Though more improbable heroes may not be found in all of
Westeros, great destinies lay ahead for these two . . . as do powerful
foes, royal intrigue, and outrageous exploits.
Featuring more than 160 all-new illustrations by Gary Gianni, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a must-have collection that proves chivalry isn’t dead—yet."
(Tor.com novella)
Synopsis:
"When you need a memory to be wiped, call me.
Transferring
unwanted memories to my own mind is the only form of magic I've ever
mastered. But now, I'm holding so many memories I'm not always sure
which ones are actually mine, any more.
Some of them are
sensitive; all of them are private. And there are those who are willing
to kill to access the secrets I'm trying to bury..."
Synopsis:
"The trilogy's heroes are now figures of myth and legend, even objects
of religious veneration. They are succeeded by wonderful new
characters, chief among them Waxillium Ladrian, known as Wax, hereditary
Lord of House Ladrian but also, until recently, a lawman in the
ungoverned frontier region known as the Roughs. There he worked with his
eccentric but effective buddy, Wayne. They are "twinborn," meaning they
are able to use both Allomantic and Feruchemical magic.
Shadows of Self
shows Mistborn's society evolving as technology and magic mix, the
economy grows, democracy contends with corruption, and religion becomes a
growing cultural force, with four faiths competing for converts.
This
bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society now faces its first
instance of terrorism, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and
religious conflict. Wax and Wayne, assisted by the lovely, brilliant
Marasi, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife stops Scadrial's
progress in its tracks."
