A young Roman legionnaire faces sand demons, genies, and the whole Indian pantheon when he embarks on a quest in search of a stolen gold eagle, the symbol of Rome's power. By the authors of Imperial Lady.

Empire of the Eagle

NORTON, ANDRE

Shwartz, Susan

Literature & Fiction

Tor Books

A magical retelling of the legend of the Wandering Jew follows Kundry--the harlot who is condemned to wander the Earth for all eternity for laughing at the crucifixion of Christ--the evil sorcerer Klingsor, and Parsival the fool.

The Grail of Hearts

United States

After centuries of power and tyranny, the Byzantine Empire is falling. Fierce Turkish armies attack the empire's borders from without; treacherous aristocratic intrigues attack its heart from within. Young Leo Ducas, heir to a noble family, goes to battle to serve his emperor and his God. But even on the battlefield, Leo's worst enemies are not the Turks, but his own treasonous kinsmen. Shattered and scarred, Leo returns to Byzantium in disgrace. There he finds only dissension and madness. His cousins are in exile, his parents dishonored. When the holiest of churches proves no sanctuary against the evil magics that brought down an emperor, Leo flees to the borders of the empire. On the caravan routes and in the crude hermitages, Leo sees wonders and magics that no Christian man has a right to behold. Among the ruins of empires older than Byzantium, he encounters plots and conspiracies even more insidious than those he has fought before ... and finds a beautiful Jewess who may hold the key that will unite all the peoples of Asia Minor.

Shards of Empire

Second Chances

In a departure for this very well-reviewed fantasist, Susan Shwartz has returned to her science fiction roots with a riveting novel of honor and its loss, love and its betrayal, and the exploration of what it means to be a true hero. What Susan Shwartz has done is to take a well-loved tale and it in an unconventional setting. Second Chances is nothing less than an homage to Joseph Conrad-think of Lord Jim in space. Just as Conrad explored in great depth the perplexing, ambiguous problem of lost honor and guilt, expiation and heroism, Shwartz has created in her Jim a man haunted by guilt over an act of supposed cowardice and his lifelong efforts to somehow atone for that action-whether or not he merited the disgrace. As Conrad's Jim was a tragic and ultimately noble hero, so too is Shwartz's Jim. A professional soldier whose time has passed, Jim is stationed about the corporate BioShip Irian Jaya security for a commercial venture critical to humanity's continued survival. The war that sundered whole worlds is over and now he's just another "tin soldier," a prop for the military to look good to war-weary civilians. But he's never stopped caring about those who scorn him and the ideals that he still clings to. That caring is tested, however, when he is thrust into a scandal not of his making. He chooses to carry the burden of guilt, no matter what. Because of his pride . . . . and maybe because that's the one thing he has left. Out of this madness will come the biggest battle for his honor and his soul. And perhaps, a promise of a second chance.

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Silver Snow, summoned to be a concubine to the Emperor, is condemned by her lack of gentility to the Palace of Solitude, then given as wife to a Mongolian chief whose life she must save by magic

Imperial Lady: A Fantasy of Han China (Tor Fantasy)

Fantasy

Byzantium lies at the intersection of East and West, in the heart of the most opulent empire the world has ever known. Warrior Prince Marric has to fight for his right to defend his position as heir of the kingship. Last in the powerful line of kings descended from Alexander the Great, he is ordained by the gods of the people to rule alongside his beloved and wise sister, Alexa. But a sorcerer of dark magic has usurped the throne and Marric is exiled. To win back his rule, he must learn the arts of magic in order to defeat the dark sorcerer. 
In the land of Egypt, amidst the slave markets and the luxurious perfumed villas of the wealthy, he encounters a silver-haired slave girl who can teach him the arts of magic. For Marric knows that he cannot vanquish his enemy with sword and strength alone.

Byzantium's Crown

Pan Books

Thirteen top-notch fantasy writers contribute tales of exotic, magical Arabian nights replete with feasts, silks, sorcerers, magic carpet rides, and a host of enchanting characters

Arabesques: More Tales of the Arabian Nights

Avon/Books

Cheated out of his throne, Prince Marric, the last descendent of Alexander the Great, must learn the powers of magic in order to assume his rightful place

Popular Library

The usurper who defeated Marric with magic attempts to destroy Marric's sister, Alexa, who, in desperation, turns to the Druids of the Misty Isles for help

The Woman of Flowers

On distant Pennllyn, a barbaric fate awaits the Princess Gwenlliant. For here it is decreed that every queen must one day slay herself with the sacrificial dagger called Queensblade. This is the 3 volume in the Heirs to Byzantium.

Queensblade

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Empire of the Eagle

The Grail of Hearts

Shards of Empire

Second Chances

Imperial Lady: A Fantasy of Han China (Tor Fantasy)

Byzantium's Crown

Arabesques: More Tales of the Arabian Nights

Byzantium's Crown

The Woman of Flowers

Queensblade