Sergeant Guthrie Hackett finds himself the prisoner of Lord Verkain, King of Kobalos. Can Guthrie escape? Are his companions still alive? And what role does Verkain play in the war between Ursia and the barbaric Dartague? More importantly, Guthrie soon suspects the knights who are his companions have learned he is a mage. This could spell his death. But first he has to escape Verkain and find his way out of a wilderness teaming with the Dartague enemy. Also available Mage Hunter: Episode 1: Blooded Snow Mage Hunter: Episode 2: Sundered Shields Mage Hunter: Episode 3: Bared Blades Mage Hunter: Episode 4: Hammered Iron Mage Hunter: Episode 5: Changeless Fate Mage Hunter Omnibus

Finding his fate entwined with magic, Sergeant Guthrie Hackett escapes the barbaric Dartague once more and returns to Captain Werner's militia camp to discover a forward branch of the Ursian military has arrived in readiness for a thrust against the barbarian attackers. With the army are two mage hunters, knights of the Holy Order of the Gauntlet, their mission to hunt down and slay the wyrd woman who leads the Dartague. With Guthrie ordered to lead the way, the knights trek into the Dartague mountains and head for the wyrd woman's encampment. What they eventually discover is a new figure behind the scenes, one who has the potential to make matters more complex and much worse for the Ursians. Also available Mage Hunter: Episode 1: Blooded Snow Mage Hunter: Episode 2: Sundered Shields Mage Hunter: Episode 3: Bared Blades Mage Hunter: Episode 4: Hammered Iron Mage Hunter: Episode 5: Changeless Fate Mage Hunter Omnibus

Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever he the same...

Winner of the International Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction Animal tracks, word magic, the speech of stones, the power of letters, and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intellectual tour de force that returns us to our senses and to the sensuous terrain that sustains us. This major work of ecological philosophy startles the senses out of habitual ways of perception. For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patters) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity with the natural world? What will it take for us to recover a sustaining relation with the breathing earth? In The Spell of the Sensuous David Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand of magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which--even at its most abstract--echoes the calls and cries of the earth. On every page of this lyrical work, Abram weaves his arguments with a passion, a precision, and an intellectual daring that recall such writers as Loren Eisleley, Annie Dillard, and Barry Lopez.

Vast legions of gods, mages, humans, dragons and all manner of creatures play out the fate of the Malazan Empire in this first book in a major epic fantasy series from Steven Erikson. The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins. For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his squad of Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail, surviving cadre mage of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the many dead. But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, yet holds out. It is to this ancient citadel that Laseen turns her predatory gaze. However, it would appear that the Empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister, shadowbound forces are gathering as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand... Conceived and written on a panoramic scale, Gardens of the Moon is epic fantasy of the highest order--an enthralling adventure by an outstanding new voice. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

“A readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture” from a world-renowned Sumerian scholar (American Journal of Archaeology). The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them. Professor Kramer communicates his enthusiasm for his subject as he outlines the history of the Sumerian civilization and describes their cities, religion, literature, education, scientific achievements, social structure, and psychology. Finally, he considers the legacy of Sumer to the ancient and modern world. “An uncontested authority on the civilization of Sumer, Professor Kramer writes with grace and urbanity.” —Library Journal