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|  | | Apostle of Asphodel The conclusion to the award-winning The Asphodel Cycle is now available from Aspen Mountain Press.
Tamsen Ka’antira has grown into a woman of incredible power as the Virgin Huntress’ player in the game of the gods. After discovering the Hippolytes, a fabled race of women devoted to the arts of combat, she must lead them back to the plains of Ilia to fight the greatest war of antiquity again. The pantheon of gods awaits her in their Hall of Judgment, where the ultimate fate of the Elven Realm will be determined. Not only must she defeat her uncle, Gabril de Spesialle, but she must contend with a renegade goddess whose sole purpose is to overthrow the pantheon and rule over a universe wrappe | |  | | Breaking The Covenants A new vampire romance series that returns the vampire myth to its Gothic eighteenth century roots.
The German vampire Gunther von Wittersheim has a problem: he’s fallen in love with a mortal, Lady Marguerite Giffard. His greatest immortal enemy, Comte Alphonse de Brunel, knows, captures Marguerite and turns her into a vampire. Gunther must put aside his desire for revenge and help his beloved through the painful transition to immortality.
Vampires are bound by the Covenants, a code of law enforced by the mysterious Conclave of Elders. If Gunther kills his enemy, the Conclave will destroy him. The couple is ordered to bring de Brunel alive to the Conclave to answer for his crimes. | |  | | Metamorphosis A collection of speculative fiction writer Celina Summers' short stories--horror, fantasy, and alternate history that can be either horrifying or hysterical.
Metamorphosis is a journey through the short stories of critically acclaimed author Celina Summers. Every story deals with a transformation--from a world where the Church places the blame for original sin upon men to a New Orleans garden that brings a play to life. The collection culminates with a previously unpublished prequel to Summers' best selling epic fantasy series The Asphodel Cycle. Sometimes funny, sometimes horrifying, Metamorphosis is a romp through the realms of speculative fiction--where anything can happen and nothing is quite as it seems. | |  | | Temptation of Asphodel Temptation of Asphodel, the third novel in Celina Summers' bestselling Asphodel Cycle fantasy series will be released on November 28,2008.
The third book in author Celina Summers' bestselling The Asphodel Cycle is set to be released on November 28 and continues the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series published by Aspen Mountain Press. Temptation of Asphodel follows the successful second book, The Gift of Redemption, about which a Coffee Time Romance reviewer commented, "This has to be the best fantasy romance I have ever read." Summers' third fantasy novel promises high action and a developing heroine whose crisis of faith coincides with the mandate of her gods.
Tamsen has learned to sacrifice everything as she play | |  | | The Gift of Redemption
The highly anticipated second book of the Asphodel Cycle. Sequel to the bestseller The Reckoning of Asphodel
After the defeat of the Duke de Spesialle's armies, Tamsen de Asphodel finds herself weakened and ill. The toll of the magic she called has ravaged her body, but the demands of the Elven Realm and the kingdom of Ansienne call her to continued duty. With Brial at her side, she ignores her fragility and dives headlong into the political turmoil of both nations. Unfortunately, her uncle Spesialle is not finished with her yet. When she finds herself at his mercy, she must gather all of her wits and courage to combat him. And when the gods demand an answer to the question What gift can buy the | |  | | The Reckoning of Asphodel Tamsen de Asphodel is a girl caught between two worlds. Each half of her life contradicts the other. But when the gods have a wager, she must find a way to reconcile not only herself but the world around her. If she doesn't, an entire race will be destroyed.
The Reckoning of Asphodel
by Celina Summers
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A week later, another dawn rose upon Leselle, an orange-red sun shining angrily on the golden boughs of the city. Elven families started the long, slow descent in small groups, huddled around the wagons and carts they had assembled in the days before. These carts were piled high with heirlooms, treasures, and the old or infirm. Children dashed around the clearing, laughing. To them it was some great adventure, a chance to see the world they had been forbidden to enter.
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Archomai
by T. Cline
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Archomai (ar'-khom-ahee) is in a battle for its very existence. The keeper of the Light must face the Lord of the Dark World. |
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