Secondhand Fantasy Fiction Bargain Book Box SP4013

Secondhand Fantasy Fiction Bargain Book Box SP4013

Twenty-five titles from the golden age of fantasy, anchored by nine volumes of Katharine Kerr’s Deverry cycle, four Anne McCaffrey Pern and Crystal Singer novels, Stephen R. Lawhead’s complete Pendragon Cycle, Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander, R.A. Salvatore, Sheri S. Tepper, and more. Please note these are secondhand copies and may show light signs of wear.

1. Daggerspell — Katharine Kerr — The opening volume of Kerr’s epic Deverry cycle, set in a Celtic-inspired world where a young noblewoman and her guardian begin a story of love, magic, and wyrd that will echo across centuries. One of the great unsung achievements of 20th-century fantasy.
2. Darkspell — Katharine Kerr — The second Deverry novel; the complex interplay of past lives and unresolved destinies deepens. Kerr’s interlocking narrative structure grows more ambitious with each volume.
3. Dawnspell — Katharine Kerr — The third Deverry volume, following the threads of reincarnation and magical obligation across time. The world-building is as precise as it is expansive.
4. Dragonspell — Katharine Kerr — The fourth entry and the first of the Dragon Mage sequence; the dweomer-lore of Deverry reaches new complexity and ambition.
5. The Red Wyvern — Katharine Kerr — The first of the Dragon Mage books within the Deverry cycle; new characters and new dangers in a world grown extraordinarily rich.
6. The Black Raven — Katharine Kerr — The second Dragon Mage book, continuing the extraordinary interweaving of past-life karma and present danger that defines the series.
7. Dragonflight — Anne McCaffrey — The first and most celebrated of the Pern novels, in which Lessa becomes the first woman in centuries to ride a queen dragon. Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards; the book that launched one of science fiction and fantasy’s most beloved series.
8. The Lord of Necrond — Jane Welch — The third volume of Welch’s Book of Ond trilogy; epic fantasy set in a detailed secondary world from a writer who constructs her mythologies with unusual care.
9. Sunrise on Mercury — Robert Silverberg — An early story collection from the multi-award-winning grandmaster, showing Silverberg’s storytelling gifts in concentrated form.
10. A Time of Exile — Katharine Kerr — The seventh Deverry novel, beginning a new phase of the cycle as the wyrd of past lives plays out in ways both expected and devastating.
11. A Time of Omens — Katharine Kerr — The eighth Deverry novel; Kerr’s long view of destiny and consequence is at its most moving as earlier threads approach resolution.
12. A Time of War (Days of Blood and Fire) — Katharine Kerr — The ninth Deverry novel; battle, sacrifice, and the most complex magic yet in a cycle that has sustained its ambition across nine volumes.
13. Crystal Line — Anne McCaffrey — The conclusion of the Crystal Singer trilogy, following Killashandra Ree through her final adventures on the crystal-rich planet Ballybran.
14. Merlin — Stephen R. Lawhead — The second book of the Pendragon Cycle, following the prophet and counsellor through a version of the Arthurian legend grounded in early British history.
15. Shadow Moon — George Lucas & Chris Claremont — The first novel in the Chronicles of the Shadow War, set in the world of the film Willow; a fantasy continuation of Lucas’s world co-written with the celebrated comics writer.
16. Night Masks — R.A. Salvatore — The third book of the Cleric Quintet in the Forgotten Realms setting; Salvatore’s plotting in this series is at its sharpest and most unpredictable.
17. Legacy of the Darksword — Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman — A continuation of the Darksword trilogy, returning to the enchanted realm of Thimhallan with these authors’ characteristic combination of theological imagination and adventure.
18. Pawn of Prophecy — David Eddings — The first of the Belgariad, in which a farm boy named Garion discovers that destiny has grander plans for him than pulling turnips. Eddings’s warmth, wit, and gift for ensemble characterisation make the series one of the most re-readable in fantasy.
19. Outlander — Diana Gabaldon — A nurse in 1945 Scotland is transported to 1743 through a standing stone, and falls into Jacobite intrigue and dangerous romance. Now a major television series; the book that launched the most ambitious historical fantasy sequence of the past thirty years.
20. The True Game — Sheri S. Tepper — First British publication of Tepper’s extraordinary trilogy, set in a world where each person is born with a supernatural Game-piece power. One of the most original and underappreciated fantasy settings of the 1980s.
21. Taliesin — Stephen R. Lawhead — The opening volume of the Pendragon Cycle, tracing the Arthurian legend from its earliest Celtic roots. Lawhead’s scholarship and storytelling combine to remarkable effect.
22. Arthur — Stephen R. Lawhead — The third and concluding Pendragon Cycle volume, following Arthur from his rise to his fall in Lawhead’s historically grounded and deeply spiritual retelling.
23. Dragonsdawn — Anne McCaffrey — The Pern prequel, revealing how human colonists came to the planet and forged the first bond between human and dragon. Essential for any reader who wants to understand how Pern came to be.
24. Dragonsinger — Anne McCaffrey — The second Harper Hall novel, in which Menolly begins her training at the Harper Hall; McCaffrey at her most warmly observed.
25. Riverwind the Plainsman — Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. Carter — The first of the Dragonlance Preludes II series, following the backstory of Riverwind before the events of the Chronicles. Essential reading for Dragonlance devotees.