Two full-length novels of the Witch World, set in the time of the greatest and most terrible cataclysm in its history: the Turning.Long ago, the realm of the Witch World was in mortal peril from ruthless, seemingly unstoppable invaders. In a final, desperate bid for salvation, all of the witches of Escarp combined their strength and moved the very mountains to stop the enemy. But in doing so, they forever changed the face of their world, sacrificing themselves and ...

Two novellas—Mary H. Schaub's "Exile," in which a disfigured witch struggles to regain her powers, and P. M. Griffin's "Falcon Hope," in which two unlikely allies try to save their peoples from extinction—are accompanied by "The Chronicler," by series creator Andre Norton.

Armed for Justice. Trained to Kill. They Were the Planet’s Only Hope. . . .The Amonites: Innocent colonists eager to escape their impoverished homeworld and begin a new life on the unspoiled planet Vishnu. Colonists' zeal and spacers' greed have led them to a planet unexplored and untested. No one knows what malevolent life it may harbor. If trouble strikes, the Amonites will be alone, with no allies in sight.Enter Commando—Colonel Islaen Connor: Beautiful. Intelligent. Dea...

A deadly cargo is hidden on an even deadlier world.Stellar Patrol Ranger Taigue Murchu has to track down a band of drug-runners before they unleash their toxic contraband on an unsuspecting population. The war-torn Federation has no resources to hunt the pirates and even fewer to confront them if they did, so it’s up to the under-funded and under-manned, not to mention the universally disliked, Stellar Patrol.The most likely drop-point for the contraband is Ruby, a frozen p...

An afterlife mixup sends a good man to HellWhen Peter ends up in that long tunnel and endures a review of his life, he’s slated to go to Paradise. Instead, the afterlife machinery reverses, spitting him out into a wasteland of scrub brush and darkness.This is not ParadiseIn fact, the residents call it HellReduced to Stone Age technology, Peter and the last remaining humans struggle to survive against hellhounds and monster men. Beyond an uncrossable sea lies...

Galactic Force. Military Might.They Battle Tomorrow’s Deadliest Enemies…Armed for justice, trained to kill—they are the best of the best. Star Commandos. A military elite, forged in a galactic conflict. War's end marks the beginning of their mission: to protect human colonies from the blood-drenched clutches of post-war scavengers.On the newly settled planet Jade, Commando-Colonel Islaen Connor falls prey to a cosmic conspiracy fired by greed. A savage band of outla...

The immortal space saga of the STAR COMMANDOS continues. In the third volume of this compelling and endearing adventure series, Colonel Islaen Conner, her consort, former Arcturian Admiral and War Prince Varn Tarl Sogan, her old friend and former Commando Captain Jake Karmikel, along with Bandit the Jadite, meet beautiful and resourceful demolitions expert Sergeant Bethe Danlo. Together, the Commandos must travel to the depths of the treacherous caverns of the planet Hades on a mission to ...

When mechanical problems strand the Commandos on the ocean planet Elaine of Avalon, the unit struggles to get their ship airborne again. Unfortunately, this tiny world suffered a tragic loss at the hands of the Arcturians during the War. Specifically, at the hands of one Admiral Varn Tarl Sogan. It’s a wound they never forgot. They want revenge.As the commandos grapple with an escalating conspiracy, the planet itself seems set against them. The monsters of Elaine’s deeps swirl to t...

A frozen planet.An enslaved people.An elite commando squad controls the destiny of a solar system . . .The immortal space saga of the STAR COMMANDOS continues. In the fifth volume of this compelling and endearing adventure series, the STAR COMMANDOS face their greatest challenge yet. Ships have been disappearing in Quandon Sector, and the Commandos identify the planet Omrai as the possible site of the problem. They planet secretly and nearly fall victim to the world...

A blood-thirsty madman.An avenging commando.The final showdown...Armed for justice, trained to kill—they are the best of the best. Star Commandos. A Military elite, forged in a galactic conflict. War’s end marks the beginning of their mission: to protect human colonies from the blood-drenched clutches of post-war scavengers.It was the Commandos’ worst defeat: a bloody raid, a stolen shipment of arms, and the slaughter of innocents . . . with no survivors. No...

The immortal space saga of the STAR COMMANDOS continues. In the fourth volume of this compelling and endearing adventure series, the STAR COMMANDOS journey to Mirelle of Eri, the dreaded Death Planet, to foil the conspiracy of a rogue pirate fleet. Yet the greatest danger isn't the pirates and their weaponry, but rather the plague of deadly fungus lying dormant in the caves of the watery planet, waiting for prey to consume with its flesh-eating spores."The most suspenseful and nail...

A murderous cult.Nature’s deadly strength unleashed.Sometimes the most terrible enemy is time . . .The peaceful, self-sufficient people of Tambora of Pele seem an unlikely target for Admiral Varn Tarl Sogan's hatred and anger. A turquoise-hued paradise world on the fringes of the universe, Tambora is light years away from other systems ravaged by the great intergalactic War.But beneath Tambora's beauty lurks a terrible peril. A radical sect secretly arms its...