Sacred artists follow a thousand paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world. Lindon is unsouled, forbidden to learn the sacred arts of his clan.

As she peered over the edge of the gallery, Sabrina Cameron trembled at the sight of the sun-bronzed giant striding into view.

Liadan, the daughter of Sorcha, must take up her mother's quest to save her brothers from the spell that has held them captive.

Stross's Merchant Princes series reaches a spectacular climax in this sixth volume. Praised by Nobel laureate Paul Krugman as great fun, this is state-of-the-art, cutting-edge science fiction at its best.

Rethinking the traditional dichotomy between state and nonstate societies, Sneath conceives of a "headless state" in which a configuration of statelike power was formed by the horizontal relations among power holders and was reproduced with ...

The two unforgettable heroes from Garwood's "The Secret", Scottish chieftains Ramsey Sinclair and Brodick Buchanan, help the beautiful Gillian fight for her home, her family, and her father's reputation.

Book 1 of Sword of Shadows, by the Bestselling Author of A Fortress of Grey Ice

"St. Martin's Paperbacks historical romance"--Spine.

Compares the ancient sources and modern interpretative models to present a new interpretation of the Roman gens.