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In the final novels of his ten-book Amber series, Roger Zelazny rewarded readers with several startling revelations about his fantasy universe. Fans discovered for the first time that Amber is not the one true world of which all others are but Shadows. Rather, the mysterious Courts of Chaos preceded the creation of Amber. It was also revealed that the mad mage Dworkin was the father of Oberon, founder of Amber's ruling dynasty, and that Dworkin's origins go further back in time than the founding of Amber itself.

The Dawn of Amber is a prequel series, exploring events that precede...

"Fans of the late Roger Zelazny's popular Amber series should flock to this.... Betancourt captures the fantastic nature of the original and peppers his story with Amber-familiar terms such as Logrus, that mystical gift which enables its holders to accomplish seemingly impossible tasks and travel vast distances instantly; Trumps, the illustrated cards that assist those with Logrus to travel and even to foretell the future; and Courts of Chaos, the center of this pre-Amberian world."

-Publishers' Weekly

"Betancourt creates a thrill-a-minute series ... that should appeal to...

Fans of the late Roger Zelazny's popular Amber series should flock to this workmanlike, authorized prequel, the first of a projected trilogy, by Betancourt (Infection and three other Star Trek novels). Readers familiar with the heroes Corwin and Merlin from the earlier books will soon catch on that Betancourt's protagonist, the Conan-like Oberon (aka Obere), will one day be their father. In the realm of Chaos, Obere is as handy with his sword as with his sweethearts, serving the king of an outlying world. He is innocent of the magic that rules in his universe until he discovers he is not an...

In this volume, a new universe, with its infinite shadow reflections, is brought into being by Dworkin via the Pattern he has created with his own blood. But his creation has caused a great upheaval in the faraway Courts of Chaos. While Oberon uses Trumps to bring over family members to the relative safety of his new world, Dworkin--who has become unhinged from the extraordinary strains of creating the universe--mysteriously disappears.

Assassins, shapeshifters, Pattern ghosts and double-crosses work against both Uthor and the house of Dworkin. Oberon must use all of his skills and...

Wharton (1862-1937) had immense commercial and critical success--most notably with her novel "The Age of Innocence" (1920), which won a Pulitzer Prize. Some of her finest fantastic and detective work was first collected in 1909 in "Tales of Men and Ghosts." Without a doubt, this is a landmark book. (Classics)

Posing as a respectable vicar in Dymchurch at the turn of the 18th century, Dr. Syn is actually the retired pirate Captain Clegg. Clegg, believed hanged in Rye, is no longer being sought by the authorities. However, country life proves too tame for Syn, however, and his attention turns to smuggling.

Aline Solini--a beautiful Russian adventuress who has abandoned her Russian husband and is now in search of greater conquests in Europe--arrives in Marisi, on the eve of World War II. A charming period piece, this story has a languid evocation of a long-lost Europe that will captivate fans of Stout's later works, as well as readers of historical novels.

In the nationally bestselling Roger Zelazny's The Dawn of Amber, John Gregory Betancourt began the epic exploration into how the world of Amber and all of its shadow worlds came into existence. The young warrior named Oberon, who is destined to found a dynasty and rule over Amber, was rescued from attacking hell creatures by his father, Dworkin, and introduced to his brothers and sisters--and his heritage as a Prince of the Courts of Chaos.

But the shadow world called Juniper, the home of Dworkin and his kin, came under deadly attack by unknown and overwhelming forces. After sending...

A thrill-a-minute ride set in the days of Spanish colonialism in California, where thugs and greedy tyrants try to wrest every penny from peasants--and the one hero who defends the common man is the mysterious masked stranger who calls himself Zorro--The Fox.

Facsimile reprint of the July, 1933 issue of the legendary pulp magazine, "The Magic Carpet." Included in this volume are works by H. Bedford-Jones, Robert E. Howard, Seabury Quinn, more.

Collected here are 13 of the best short stories published in "Weird Tales'" first year of publication--1923--classics by many who would later play an integral part in the "Unique Magazine, " such as H.P. Lovecraft, Frank Owen, and Farnsworth Wright.