All four novels in the saga of a young woman caught between a rebellious nomadic people and their alien oppressors: "Truly an epic masterpiece" (SF Site).In Jaran, the Earth of the future is just one of the planets ruled by the vast Chapalii empire. The volatility of these alien overlords is something with which Tess Soerensen is all too familiar. Her brother, Charles, rebelled against them and was rewarded by being elevated into their interstellar system. ...

A woman seeks her destiny among a clan of nomadic warriors trapped in interstellar intrigue: "Absorbing . . . There should be more SF like this" (Jo Walton).In the past, humans were the dominant star-traveling species in the universe—until the Chapalil came, conquered, and absorbed the Earth into their intergalactic empire.One of the only humans ever granted nobility by the Chapalil, Charles Soerenson once led a failed rebellion against the alien overlords. ...

From the author of the Crown of Stars series, "a sweeping tale of loyalty and betrayal, ambition and intrigue, impelled by the mysteries that lie at its heart" (Jacqueline Carey, New York Times–bestselling author).Winner of the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Epic FantasyIn the realm of the Hundred, the Black Wolves have become the elite warriors of the king. For fifteen years, they've been chasing the last...

Transported to a magical world, a young couple must find a labyrinth city's hidden treasure to return home in this novel from the author of Crown of Stars.With marriage comes change, and for Sanjay and Chryse, that change is literally world altering. After their wedding reception, they accidentally drop a gift—a pack of special tarot cards—onto an elevator floor. The cards scatter, the lights go out, and all at once, they find themselves transported to Ang...

The bestselling author of Court of Fives sets off the Highroad trilogy with "a fast-paced space opera with a likable, courageous female protagonist" ( Library Journal).Willful as well as physically brave, Lily Ransome is dissatisfied by the options available to her on Unruli: She can either join her family's lucrative mining business or begin procreating. When Heredes, her beloved martial arts instructor, tutor, and father figure, is kidnapped by ...

**“This is a great collection, a fun collection, an important collection, a highly recommended collection. The Very Best of Kate Elliott is the very best that genre fiction can offer.”**-—Book SmugglersKickass heroines and riveting storytelling are the calling cards of groundbreaking fantasy author Kate Elliott (Crown of Stars, Crossroads, Court of Fives). In this long-awaited retrospective collection, her bold a...

Enter the Post-Roman Afro-Celtic icepunk regency fantasy world of the Spiritwalker Trilogy (Cold Magic, Cold Fire, Cold Steel)—starring Phoenician spies, well-dressed men, revolutionary women, and lawyer dinosaurs—with eleven vivid stories gathered in one place by RT Reviewers' Choice winner and Nebula, World Fantasy, Norton, and Locus Awards finalist Kate Elliott.When the emperor of Rome needs a rare book stolen from a well-guarded woman, he hires a rogue with his own dangerous se...

In this "delightful SF adventure," plucky interstellar adventurer Lily Ransome faces off against a despotic empire ( Locus).Lilyaka Hae Ransome grew up on the colonized planet of Unruli. Strong-willed and with a warrior's spirit, she broke free of her preordained life as part of a privileged mining family, choosing instead to venture into space in search of her missing martial arts instructor and mentor, Heredes. The journey took her into...

In the second book of Kate Elliott's Novels of the Jaran, Tess Soerensen is pulled between two powerful men—her brother and her husband—and their competing revolutionsOn the planet Rhui, the nomadic tribes of the jaran are uniting the settled cities of their homeland one by one. Their charismatic leader, Ilya Bakhtiian, has his loyal wife by his side, but there is something about her he doesn't know: Tess Soerensen is a human. And not just any human—back home, her b...

The thrilling conclusion to the "vivid space opera" trilogy from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Court of Fives series (SF Mistressworks).Lily Ransome forsook her conventional fate on the planet of Unruli for swashbuckling adventure among the stars. She has been embroiled in a cosmic rebellion and—with a lively band of outcasts and pirates—gone to war against a vicious empire. But in the wake of that battle, Lily and her crew are abandoned by t...

Following the events of An Earthly Crown, the jaran conquest of Rhui intensifies as rebel hearts simmer with conflicting loyaltiesAcross Rhui, the jaran have been taking over towns and bending all non-jaran to the law of their rule. With Ilya Bakhtiian in charge, the nomadic fighters are now preparing an assault on the royal city of Karkand. But within the campaign, another struggle looms. Ilya's wife, Tess, is not from Rhui, but from Earth, and her brothe...

**"Non-stop action! Space battles! Intrigue! This is the kind of space opera that I love best—but Elliott does it even better."—**New York Times bestselling author Ann LeckieNew York Times bestselling author Kate Elliott brings us a thrilling new science fiction adventure set in a rich universe full of political intrigue with Unconquerable Sun.Bookpage's Best Books of the YearAutost...