Now in paperback along with its sequel, what Booklist calls “an eerie, atmospheric tale, full of terror and courage, set in a convincingly realized magical realm.” Do not wander in the deeps where the Shriker's shadow creeps. When he rises from beneath. Beware the sharpness of his teeth. For over 300 years, a monster known as the Shriker has roamed Shalem Wood, terrorizing the villagers who live on its edges and slaughtering those unfortunate enough to wander on to his path. The people of Noor have lived in fear for so long that most of them have forgotten that once upon a time the Shriker was just a loyal dog, until the day when he was cruelly betrayed by his master and cursed to live a bloodthirsty life, always seeking revenge for the fate his owner dealt him. But Miles and Hanna Ferrell have not forgotten where the Shriker came from--how could they? It was their ancestor who betrayed the dog... A tale of terror and magic that channels Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Beast of Noor tells the story of two siblings determined to set their family free and break the curse of the Shriker or die trying.

Seven hundred years after the days of the dragon wars, magic again is stirring and three teenagers join forces to help bind the broken kingdoms of Noor and Otherworld.

Fifteen-year-old Miles Ferrell uses the rare and special gift he is given to break the curse of the Shriker, a murderous creature reportedly brought to Shalem Wood by his family's clan centuries before.

Companion to: Dragonswood and Dragon's keep.

The Hellbangers are the "enfants terribles" of a sleepy, diamonds rich country. Photographer Pep Bonet (1974, Mallorca) has been following Overthrust, a heavy metal band from Botswana, Africa, and shows us a growing, exciting and thoroughly organic heavy metal community. Ten years ago, one group existed. Today there are more than ten - and their fans are growing every year. The inhabitants of Botswana portrayed in this book are tattooed, loudly and proudly dress in leather, and play heavy death metal music. Imagine the DIY ingenuity of their 'costume creation' involving harvested animal skulls and other natural elements. With names like Demon and Gunsmoke, it would be easy though to think they are thugs, but "We try to be examples. Rock is a wild thing, but also something for the heart", says Gunsmoke, the heavy metal head. Here too, the lyrics of the songs are very critical towards societies, just like their western peers. Metal in Botswana is rebellious movement against authorities. This is the story of what looks at first to be an unlikely union, yet one which powerfully illustrates how music, how heavy metal music, has become a positively unifying force in an unlikely part of the world. With text contributions written by Pep Bonet and Steffan Chirazi, and a foreword by Rob Halford from Judas Priest.

The author of "Dragon's Keep" delivers a gripping fantasy about a young man's fight to conquer death and save the life of the girl he loves.

Consciousness is an aberration in the Cosmos and must be eradicated. So says the Inner, a bodyless visitor to the Milky Way Galaxy. In an effort to destroy consciousness, he sets up the environment to play his game, The Kill. If he can get two gamers, one from Earth and one from Genesis, to enter the electromagnetic eye on Genesis, the magnetosphere which protects Earth from charged cosmic particles will be destroyed. His gamers, Lodgemen and Sacred Sisters ritualize their avatars and it’s game on. But the gamers, Luther Keyes and Sek, the Beast of Genesis wound each other, exchange blood, and break the rules of The Kill. As the controller searches for consciousness while struggling to retain control of his game, Luther, a former playboy,now in the throes of his first love, realizes that whether he wins or loses The Kill, the outcome will mean Earth’s demise. This science fiction/fantasy/romance follows the Inner on his relentless search for consciousness, and Luther Keyes, as he finds true love and realizes he may have to lose it to save us all.