G. A. A. Deadwick is pleased to present to you a high fantasy novel about the most unexpected heroes in a land filled with magic and wonder. Working and rotting at a whorehouse, Snow Riverstrong does not know the importance of her Spellborn blood. It takes the visit of an old Priest to begin a journey unforeseen, away from home, into the wilderness, and across the seas of Teldaria, on a path to prevent the destruction of a beloved land. An angry cloud threatens to eradicate everyone and everything in Teldaria. It is Snow’s duty, and the duty of seven others, to prevent such a grim fate. In the world of Urk — in a world flooded with whimsical creatures, plagued by witches, marked by scars of the dead, and filled with magic and wonder — anything is possible. Will our adventurers succeed in defeating The Black Cloud that afflicts the Teldarian lands? The Epics of Uuruk presents to you The Prophecy of Spellborn, the journey of eight legendary Spellborn, a journey to victory or slaughter, or both.

From “one of the greatest writers of this century,” a fantasy masterpiece about the aftermath of a marriage between a mortal prince and an elfin princess. —Arthur C. Clarke Before the fellowships and wardrobes and dire wolves . . . . . . there was the village of Erl and the Kingdom of Elfland. Considered formative to the development of the fairy tale and high fantasy subgenres, The King of Elfland's Daughter follows Alveric, who leaves home on a quest with a few basic instructions: locate the Princess Lirazel in Elfland, convince her to return to Erl and marry him, and together produce the first magical Lord of Erl. But what happens when a village gets exactly what it asked for? How does an elf learn to live as a human? Is love lost once, lost forever? The people of Erl are about to find out. Take a walk through the fields we know and see if you can spot the pale-blue peaks of the Elfland Mountains. Fans of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Neil Gaiman will adore Lord Dunsany’s influential 1924 classic as much as those authors themselves did. “No amount of mere description can convey more than a fraction of Lord Dunsany's pervasive charm.” —H. P. Lovecraft “We find that he has but tranfigured with beauty the common sights of the world.” —William Butler Yeats “No one can understand modern fantasy without understanding its roots, and Lord Dunsany's work is immediately significant as well as enjoyable even today.” —Katharine Kerr “A fantasy novel in a class with the Tolkien books.”—L. Sprague de Camp

Fans of Julie Kagawa’s Talon and Renee Ahdieh’s The Wrath and the Dawn will devour this action-packed fantasy adventure about a girl who chooses to surrender herself to a deadly dragon rather than marry an enemy prince. When two warring kingdoms unified against a deadly dragon laying waste to both their lands, they had to make a choice: vow to marry their heirs to one another, or forfeit their lives to the dragon. Now, centuries later, everyone expects Princess Sorrowlynn to choose the barbarian prince over the fire-breathing beast—but she is determined to control her own destiny or die trying. As she is lowered into the dragon’s chamber, she assumes her life is over until Prince Golmarr follows her with the hopes of being her hero and slaying the dragon. But the beast has a different plan. . . . There are no safe havens for Sorrow or Golmarr—not even with each other—and the stakes couldn’t be higher as they risk everything to protect their kingdom. "[A]n exciting and magical adventure, with heaping helpings of romance." —Booklist "[For] readers looking for new fantasy works about princes, princesses, and dragons." —SLJ

A secret society. An ancient foe. The fate of the dragons hangs in the balance.Two humans, two dragons, a mage, an elf, and a dwarf. The Circle of Seven has protected Dracoterra from power hungry wizards for over a century. But when the wizards send a cunning emissary through the shield, the last of the dragons are once again in danger. And if the wizards eliminate them, the whole world will suffer.The Circle prepares for war, but their foe has something different in mind. He lurks in corners and attacks from shadows. What devious trap is he setting? And how can the Circle stop him when they don't even know what kind of creature he is?Can the Circle of Seven protect Dracoterra from this new threat? Or will history repeat itself, taking the last of the dragons with it?The Spellborn and the Dragons is a clean fantasy adventure. If you like wise dragons, snarky dwarves, and elves with a sense of adventure, you'll love the first installment of Cassandra Key's epic fantasy series, The Dragons of Norn. Get your copy today!

Why do word puzzles fascinate us? How do they help develop problem-solving skills? How do they teach us about geography, literature, sports, and popular culture? How are they an international language? Jonathan Berkowitz offers a brief history of wordplay, with insights into puzzles and the brain. He offers tips on how to solve puzzles and explains the educational value of puzzles. Challenges in the form of rebuses, anagrams, codes and cryptograms, crosswords, and wordplay with numbers supply even more fun! The Whirl of Words is a unique, rich, and intriguing tour of a wide variety of word puzzles certain to stimulate a brain work-out.