Crossroads Of Darkover

Darkover's position on the galactic arm renders it strategically important, a crossroads in space. It's also a place where cultures meet and clash, where strangers encounter one another, and where lives are forever transformed. Whether the tale features a literal branching of the road, a fateful decision, a twist of fate, or a life-changing realization, the theme of "crossroads" echoes through these pages. Here assumptions are challenged, dangers braved, and hidden truths revealed. Add a touch of Darkover's special romance, a bit of humor here and there, and the result is a thrilling journey, no matter which road you follow. This volume includes stories by Robin Wayne Bailey, Jane M. H. Bigelow, Evey Brett, Rosemary & India Edghill, Leslie Fish, Rebecca Fox, Gabrielle Harbowy, Shariann Lewitt, Pat MacEwen, Deborah Millitello, Diana L. Paxson, Jenna Rhodes, Robin Rowland & Deborah J. Ross, and Marella Sands.

This omnibus features two classic, long-unavailable Darkover novels-Darkover Landfall and Two to Conquer-in one volume for the first time.

An original short fiction anthology set in Mercedes Lackey's bestselling world of Valdemar-featuring heroic Heralds and their horselike companions-and including an all-new novella by Lackey herself, as well as stories by masters such as Mickey Zucker Reichert, Judith Tarr, Tanya Huff, and others.

Unlike most of the author's novels, this is not a children's book. The novel opens as two men are discussing their situation. Mr Brace Northrop is in his doctor's consulting room and feeling depressed after a serious illness. His doctor, Manly, is trying to give him a pep talk. He says that there is now nothing wrong with him but he needs to get out and find fresh inspiration for his writing.

Crossroads in Life is a novel about the many choices we have to make in our life, determining our destiny. It is shown by the interesting stories of a wide range of characters. In the center of them is a young Eastern European girl, Ina, who comes to America, looking for her father. Being a real beauty, she barely escapes from the criminals in the human sex trafficking business. In the USA, she finds her true love and realizes her dreams. The people around the happy, successful couple make different choices in their lives and face the consequences of them. Believing in God or not also strongly affects their actions and the results. The problems of the immigrants as well as the life in post-socialist Eastern European countries are shown by the author's own experience. A realistic picture of the last years of our human history is the basis on which the writer builds her stories, sharing with the readers her experiences, ideas, and beliefs. She hopes that her book could help you make the right decisions when you are on one of your many daily crossroads in life.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume Two of Two, contains Contemporary Science Fiction Authors II.

Lisa Blower celebrates her characters with stories that they wouldn't want told. She makes the bleak funny, in a voice reminiscent of Alan Bennett, and strikes a new chord in regional and working-class fiction. With a sharp eye and tough warmth, Lisa Blower brings to life the silent histories and harsh realities of those living on the margins. The matriarch dominates these award-winning stories in Lisa Blower's debut collection. From the wise, witty and outspoken Nan of 'Broken Crockery', who has lived and worked in Stoke-on-Trent for all of her 92 years, never owning a passport, to happy hooker Ruthie in 'The Land of Make Believe' or young mum Roxanne in 'The Cherry Tree', she appears in many shapes and forms, and always with a stoicism that is hard to break down. The title is a Potteries saying that means it's looking a bit bleak, a little like rain.