The people of Sumner are odd. Their village, far to the north where the weather is worst, is lost to a world of snow and ice and freezing death. No one trusts Sumner. No one goes there...until now.King Fialsun’s soldiers are battle weary. They have spent years carving an empire that starts from the south and rises up like an inexorable branch, twisting east and west and now to new territories in the north. Despite growing dissent, Fialsun’s power remains absolute and his might infi...

"The King has died and our city mourns. From the ashes of his old administration confusion rises and our enemies from the south send dark agents to take advantage of our weakness. I have something they want. I am charged with its security but even I am at a loss as to why it is so important and relentlessly they pursue me."My name is Flendin the Blade and I am a thief. Providence bestowed a monster and a devil to watch over me, proving that friendships can be forged in the most unl...

Six Short StoriesA montage of Monsters !They were people before they were turned. Witness how they were made.Learn of their backstories. Their origins. Who they loved before they were Turned and what motivated them.IRemmansIn a village besieged by the Turned making Golem, one woman is about to be introduced into his diabolical army. Can you guess who she may become?IIRanduRandu likes apples. A lot.IIITh...

Short Story Companion to Dark of WinterAll Roads Lead To Ammin - Four short stories focusing on certain characters from the novel DARK OF WINTER have been brought together for the first time. They were tales lost to the world of snow and ice in the northern territories. No one knew about them - until now.These short stories shed some light on the inhabitants of the village of Sumner and the mighty King. Learn how it all begins... before the DARK OF WINTER s...

“My name is Flendin the Blade and this is the end of my tale“I am wounded by the loss of dear friends yet unable to engage with those that stay close to me“Bent remains unconscious and Smidgen seems deeply and irrevocably changed since his resurrection“The Bag I was charged to protect now talks, sings, gurgles, spits and curses. It is determined, like most things, to bring me down; a constant reminder that my life can never be the same again“Esa was taken an...

"Dark days are these."I am mourning the loss of my friend. I am a broken man, incomplete."I left my home on a quest to destroy the bag or hide it forever but my heart died the day my friend did and I now lack motivation, purpose and hope."Every day is a struggle to exist. Every day is a fight."The witches are coming for me. Three remain. Two travel from their mysterious Kingdom of Kakkakin and the third has spent an eternity alone. Epochs of isolation have d...

Game of Thrones fans will love the New York Times bestselling Abhorsen series. Sabriel, the first installment in the trilogy, launched critically acclaimed author Garth Nix onto the fantasy scene as a rising star.Dark Secrets, Deep Love, and Dangerous MagicSent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with the random power of Free Magic or the Dead who refuse to stay dead in the Old Kingdom. But during her final semester, her ...

In this riveting sequel to Sabriel, master of fantasy and globally bestselling author Garth Nix returns to the fantastic world of the Old Kingdom.Who is Lirael? And what is her destiny?Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother, ignorant of her father’s identity, Lirael resembles no one else in her large extended family living in the Clayr’s Glacier. She doesn’t even have the Sight — t...

“[McCaffrey is the] master of the well-told tale.”—Chicago Sun-TimesAs long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the dragonriders, Pern’s greatest weapon against Thread. But not everyone on Pern was protected. Some, like Jayge’s trader clan, simply...

Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winning tales and exclusive new short stories from the master of grimdark fantasy, Joe Abercrombie.Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words are as deadly as the weapons in this rogue's gallery of side-shows, back-stories, and sharp endings from the world of the First Law.The Union army may be full of bastards, but there's only one who thinks he can save the day single-handed when the Gurkish...

The long-awaited beginning of the fourth story arc – Sword of the Canon – in the epic fantasy series, the Wars of Light and Shadow.Betrayed and double-crossed, Arithon s’Ffalenn is held captive by the Order of the Koriathain. The desperate Fellowship Sorcerers have gambled the weal of Athera and forced through the perilous bargain that spared him, as the last Prince of Rathain, and their sole hope of unity. To suspend the Prime Matriarch’s decree of execution, Arithon lives only to...

Author's Note - The following story takes place in the same world as my novel Blood Song, the first volume in the Raven’s Shadow trilogy. I wrote it because I wanted to more fully explore characters who appear in Blood Song and the sequels Tower Lord and Queen of Fire. Readers familiar with my work are sure to recognise a certain pale-eyed, raspy voiced Sword Master of the Sixth Order and those curious as to the origins of the Tower Lord...