The Queen Of Stone

In the land of monsters, you'll want her by your side. Nyrielle Tam--better known by her code name, Thorn--is a Dark Lantern sent undercover to a summit in the monstrous kingdom of Droaam. The beasts of Droaam have organized and want recognition from the kingdoms of Khorvaire. Breland attends to gauge its neighbors' reaction to the new state's demands of equality . . . and to take the opportunity to recover something long ago stolen by the mysterious Sheshka, Queen of the Medusas. It's up to Thorn to accomplish both, while keeping her King and Country out of war. The creator of the world of Eberron returns with a series that shows off Eberron's cross-genre capabilities--all the smarts and action of a spy thriller, with the magic and depth of world only fantasy can create. There's something here for every fan! From the Paperback edition.

The year is 2319. Lt. Comm Roy O'Hara leads his squadron against the enemy's latest Super Destroyer and is shot down over an unexplored planet. The planet holds secrets to a long lost alien weapon and the key to Roy's own destiny. Near death Roy is found by Katreena, a beautiful and mysterious woman. When she finds Roy, he's broken and battered, and saves his life with the Boto Stone. Yet she is unaware that by doing so she will create a deep bond and awaken an affect not seen for hundreds of years; the ability to communicate to each other in dreams. An unguarded moment leads to a forbidden night of intimacy; an act of betrayal to the crown, an act that will put both their lives in jeopardy. Katreena flees to save them both. Danger increases as their secret may be discovered and war erupts on their planet.

Medusa. We all know the myth. A man-hating gorgon with snakes for hair and one nasty attitude. But is that really true?Did you know that once she was a beautiful maiden with wings of white and gold? That once she knew how to laugh, how to smile, that once she even knew the love of a man. A god the world knew as War, but that she simply knew as hers. But forces of darkness have set things into motion that will change her life forever. Can love save a monster like her? Only time will tell...

AN EMPTY THRONE. A CURSED FAERY KINGDOM ON THE VERGE OF RUIN...For eighteen-year-old Meri, life is meaningless. She spends her days dodging her prostitute mother by hiding out on the rooftop of their tenement building, booze and a boy her only companions. Without hope for a future, it's easy to just give up, but under the despair something deeper waits. Something that the shadows who watch don't want her to discover. When a tumble off the roof lands her in the arms of a gargoyle come to life, nothing will ever be the same. He's there to collect her, the missing heir to the Dawn Court of Alcaria; the only one who can break the curse that imprisons her people in stone. But Meri doesn't want to be Queen and will do whatever she can to prove that she's not worthy.Until an unexpected offer from a Dark Prince changes the stakes. With freedom within her grasp, will she hand over a kingdom she doesn't remember, or can she find the courage to stand up and be the leader that her people need?THE STONE QUEEN is perfect for fans of Holly Black, Aprilynne Pike and Julie Kagawa.