The Mer Cycle, Book Three
by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-261-7
She is the sign of God on earth; she is the personification of evil. She is the rebirth of the religion of Caraid-land; she is its complete undoing. Some call her Taminy-Osmaer—Divinely Glorious. Some call her Taminy-Wicke and ward against her.
Which of these is the petite seventeen-year-old who has fled with her followers to the high crags of the Gyldan-Baenn? This is the question that tears Caraid-land apart, splitting families, pitting the noble Houses against each other and throwing the religious order into chaos.
Daimhin Feich—the man who would be king—knows only this: Taminy-a-Cuinn, whether angel or demon, has something he must have if he is to redeem his own fortunes and that of his House. Among her devotees is the young ruler of the divided nation and Daimhin Feich means to get the boy back by any means, even if it destroys the land he hopes to rule.
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A Collection of Short Fiction
by Nancy Jane Moore
$4.99 (Collection) ISBN 978-1-61138-258-7
“Break all rules, including these.”
So advises one of the stories in this reprint collection. These stories jump — conscientiously — from a homage to Alexandre Dumas to an action-packed adventure set in the near future. There’s also an epic fantasy or space opera — take your pick — told in aphorisms, a contemplation on death, and a tale of what happens when walls begin to divide a place. As Lyndon Perry wrote of the now-out-of print PS Publishing hardcover edition, “Moore’s style rises above a particular perspective and stands on its own as quality short fiction.”
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Book Three of the Tenebrae
by Julianne Lee
$2.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-257-0
U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Alex MacNeil and his wife, Lindsay, are stranded in medieval Scotland, brought there by magic. They’re pledged to Robert the Bruce, and their loyalty to each other will be tested to an extreme when Lindsay is abducted by her would-be faerie lover.
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Knight Tenebrae
Knight’s Blood
Knight’s Lady
Two Stories
by Katharine Kerr
$0.99 (Collection) ISBN 978-1-61138-256-3
Two stories from the time of King Arthur, when magic was real and dangerous.
Backstage Boys Book Two
by Jennifer Stevenson
$4.99 (Novel)
ISBN 978-0-98284-405-2
A blue-collar romantic comedy of feuds, follies, and getting your fingernails dirty
Bobbyjay and Daisy are considered the dumbest members of their two families. When his male relatives get creative during the smelt run, Bobbyjay and Daisy have to get engaged to prevent these stagehand Montagues and Capulets from reanimating their old blood feud. But the two families would rather make war, not love. They’ll stop at nothing zany to break the match.
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Backstage Boys Book One
by Jennifer Stevenson
$4.99 (Novel)
ISBN 978-1-61138-012-5
A sexy, funny duel of wills and wits between a small town preacher’s daughter and a blue-collar prince of the blood.
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And “The Three Veils” – Two Ælven Stories
by Pati Nagle
$2.99 (Short Story Collection) ISBN 978-1-61138-255-6
Felisan, Governor of Alpinon, recalls the battle in which he and Jharan were certain they would be slain.
On their way to Glenhallow, Eliani and her kindred must pass the battlefield at Skyruach, site of the greatest ælven conflict centuries before. As she and her kin listen to her father, Felisan, tell of the battle, she ponders the difficult decisions she must make when they reach the city where Turisan awaits her. Must she accept and use the mindspeech she shares with him?
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Book Two of the Tenebrae
by Julianne Lee
$3.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-254-9
U.S. Navy Pilot Lieutenant Alex MacNeil and his wife Lindsay have returned from their adventure in fourteenth century Scotland, and Lindsay has given birth to a son. But the magic is not through with them yet. The MacNeils’ child has been kidnapped by Nemed, the elfin king and the couple’s sworn enemy.
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The Tenebrae Series:
Knight Tenebrae
Knight’s Blood
Knight’s Lady
Book Two of the Mer Cycle
by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
$4.99 $2.99 for a limited time in celebration of the release of Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff’s The Crystal Rose (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-248-8
They said Taminy-a-Cuinn was a sorceress, and that she drowned in the Meri’s Sea seeking a station denied her by tradition and nature. One hundred years have passed and Taminy has walked out of the Sea and back into the land of the living for a purpose only she knows.
Some call this a miracle—some call it a diabolical plot. Will the truth be known before Caraid-land is torn apart?
Taminy is the sequel to The Meri.
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An Ælven Story
by Pati Nagle
$2.99 (Short Story) ISBN 978-1-61138-250-1
This is a novella (a short novel).
Fleeing the savages who destroyed his home, an ælven bladesmith must forge a new weapon to destroy the enemies standing between him and freedom.
Wounded and grieving the death of his love, Ghaláran helps another survivor escape the raiders who destroyed their village.
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by Linda Nagata
$7.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-937197-14-8
There Needs to Be a War Going on Somewhere:
Lieutenant James Shelley commands a high-tech squad of soldiers in a rural district within the African Sahel. They hunt insurgents each night on a harrowing patrol, guided by three simple goals: protect civilians, kill the enemy, and stay alive—because in a for-profit war manufactured by the defense industry there can be no cause worth dying for. To keep his soldiers safe, Shelley uses every high-tech asset available to him—but his best weapon is a flawless sense of imminent danger . . . as if God is with him, whispering warnings in his ear.
Hazard Notice: contains military grade profanity.
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Book One of the Tenebrae
by Julianne Lee
$3.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-238-9
An American fighter jet is discovered in Scotland’s Firth of Clyde. It appears to have been there for centuries, but that is impossible.
American Navy Lieutenant Alex MacNeil is interviewed by Lindsay Pawlowski of the London Times about the plane. Then, with Lindsay aboard, his jet crashes after passing through a fiery vortex. On the ground, they encounter men wearing armor and bearing swords.
To stay alive, Alex and Lindsay must take care. Lindsay disguises herself as Alex’s squire as they learn to live in the Scotland of Robert the Bruce.
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The Tenebrae Series:
Knight Tenebrae
Knight’s Blood
Knight’s Lady
by Patricia Rice
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-242-6
“Mac” MacTavish impulsively steals his late sister’s neglected children, only to discover it’s easier to handle a clipper in a hurricane than steer two ornery brats. What he needs is a nanny until he can take the children back to his parents in America.
Knowing herself to be too plain and large to attract a husband, Bea Cavendish has settled for a quiet life of feathering her father’s nest—until he dies, and she’s left with an estate she doesn’t know how to manage. Alone and terrified, she doesn’t know what to make of the very big, very angry man appearing at her door with two adorable hooligans in tow.
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by Patricia Rice
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-243-3
Her pious father’s murder leaves Faith Montague orphaned and lost on the dangerous road to London, only to be rescued by a notorious highwayman.
Morgan de Lacy, a lawless rake with the bearing of a nobleman, treats her finer than those who should have loved and protected her. Recognizing a fine gem when he sees one, de Lacy sets about seducing his orphaned companion. His caresses incite passion—his fiery kisses tantalize, and Faith is in peril of losing herself to temptation. She may be the brash Irishman’s captive, but pride will not allow her to surrender to a man whose lust for revenge terrifies her.
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by Katharine Kerr
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-246-4
The Aliens are invading! Or are they?
When Maggie Corey throws the Devil over her back in 1960s San Francisco, she has no idea of what she’s set in motion, nor will she live to see the end of it. Over the next hundred years, however, her descendants see pieces of the puzzle fall into place in this “mosaic novel”, a very different take on fiction from the author of the Deverry series of epic fantasies.
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An Ælven Story
by Pati Nagle
$2.99 (Novella) ISBN 978-1-61138-245-7
This is a novella (a short novel).
In the aftermath of battle, the people of Southfæld must cope with devastating losses, including their governor…and seven of his successors.
The Battle of Skyruach is over. Jharan, a captain of the Southfæld Guard, grieves for his friend Maronin as he gathers the remnants of their two companies into one. Encamped on the battlefield, the ælven army prepares to mourn the loss of Southfæld’s governor, even as two of the governor’s subordinates come seeking Jharan with news that will change his life.
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by Patricia Rice
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-247-1
Previously published as Touched By Magic
She was woman enough to tempt a saint–and lady enough to be dangerous
Lady Cassandra Howard has frequented gambling hells as her father’s lucky charm since childhood – but luck ran out along the way. Now, her brother intends to sell her into marriage with a wealthy, dissolute rake. Cass has done many things for her family, but this won’t be one of them.
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California Malcolms #2
by Patricia Rice
$6.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-205-1
Dorothea Franklin’s life is sliding toward disaster just as surely as her house is crumbling into the Pacific. Her unusual talent for feng shui can’t bring harmony to her invalid father or prevent her brother from dying in an experimental helicopter crash. Or has he?
She turns to computer genius Conan Oswin, whose brother also reportedly died that day. When Dorothea informs Conan that she didn’t feel the vibrations of her brother’s death, he wants to dismiss her illogic… but his instinct for trouble is already on full alert. His attraction to her is almost as distracting as her nonsense about chi and harmony — nonsense that plants doubts about the deadly crash. If only she would quit twisting his head with temptation, he might be able to save their brothers and her life.
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A Romance Sampler from Book View Café
edited by Pati Nagle
$1.99 (Sampler) ISBN 978-1-61138-244-0
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‘Tis the season of romance…
Book View Café’s masters of romance offer a new selection of delectable tidbits to tantalize your taste for passion. Lovingly gathered into one convenient ebook, this array of samples from current romance and romantic novels by award-winning and bestselling writers is like a box of bon-bons. A sweet Regency delight, something dark and rich, a touch of the fantastic — which will you taste first?
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by Judith Tarr
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-240-2
Once upon a time, the Caliph of Baghdad sends the Emperor Charlemagne a wonderful gift: an elephant named Abul Abbas. That gift brings great magic into the royal court, and a great betrayal. With the help of a stableboy who is more than he seems, and the Elephant himself, the Emperor’s daughter Rowan must learn to master that magic and save her father’s life.
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Stories by the Octavia E. Butler Scholars
edited by Nisi Shawl
$8.01 (Anthology) ISBN 978-1-61138-237-2
Donate $8.01 to the Octavia E. Butler Scholarship Fund. Reap the reward right now.
Every year, the Carl Brandon Society, whose goal is to increase diversity in the field of science fiction, presents scholarships to two students of color accepted to the prestigious Clarion and Clarion West writers’ workshops. The scholarships, named in honor of the brilliant African-American writer Octavia Butler, pay workshop tuition and housing fees for the recipients.
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David D. Levine’s short stories have appeared in Asimov’s, F&SF, Analog, Realms of Fantasy, and numerous other magazines, websites, and anthologies, including four Year’s Best volumes (two SF, two Fantasy). He’s won a Hugo (Best Short Story, for “Tk’Tk’Tk“) and has received many other awards and nominations. David lives in Portland, Oregon, where he’s spent more than half his life, and is now happily retired after working for 24 years at Tektronix, Intel, and McAfee.
David likes to think of himself as a writer who takes the classic ideas of Golden Age SF and gives them a fresh, up-to-date presentation… the SF equivalent of a New Beetle or Mini Cooper. He co-edits the fanzine Bento with his wife, Kate Yule, and their website is at BentoPress.com.
Please join us in welcoming David to Book View Café. Our bookstore houses his collection, Space Magic, as well as the individual stories.
Over on the BVC Blog, David offers an excerpt from Space Magic: the beginning of “Wind from a Dying Star,” and blogs about writing “The Tale of the Golden Eagle.”
by Gregory Frost
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-236-5
What terrible knowledge did he possess that had to be destroyed?
The Fantasy…The Memory…The Box: A catatonic spacer has experienced it. He can reveal nothing.
The Fire…The Pain…The Dead: The mega-corporations nurture it–to maximize profits and enslave a planet. They will reveal nothing.
The Scent…The Visions…The Secret: Guerrilla activist and rebel journalist Thomasina Lyell has discovered it–and the conspiracy threatening the basis of human civilization. She must experience it herself, its destructive, mind-shattering power. She must reveal everything!
The Future Before Her Eyes. The Story of a Lifetime, a World gone Mad. Her Doom…and the Death of Humankind.
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A Swords of Power story
by Pati Nagle
$2.99 (novella) ISBN 978-1-61138-234-1
This is a novella (a short novel)
Midwinter, a time of darkness, a time to release past sorrows…
Lord Paethor, young and haunted, accepts a mission from his king: to retrieve the enchanted sword Farslayer – or die in the attempt.
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Book One of the Mer Cycle
by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
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(Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-233-4
The Mer Cycle begins…
In the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Cyne Colfre, a fifteen year-old girl named Mereddyd-a-Lagan sought to wield powers reserved, until now, for men. Would she attain the station of Osraed … or die a heretic like the one who went before her?
“…be sure to pick up Taminy, the enthralling continuation of Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff’s powerful and evocative first book, The Meri. …this intricately wrought character study…set(s) the stage beautifully for the forthcoming Crystal Rose. Ms. Bohnhoff is a superlative talent with an exquisite gift for pure storytelling magic.” — Romantic Times)
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A Prequel to Lies and Prophecy
by Marie Brennan
Free (Novelette) ISBN 978-1-61138-235-8
In this prequel to the urban fantasy novel Lies and Prophecy, Kim is ready for her freshman year at college—but her challenges include more than just choosing courses and learning to live with a roommate.
Welton University has welcomed a new student, one of the strange and powerful wilders. If Julian Fiain is going to fit in among his fellow psychics, he’s going to need friends.
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by Patricia Burroughs
$2.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-224-2
Why live in the boring present when you have a century’s worth of vintage couture to live up to? Why be ordinary with centuries of Vandermeir scandals to shape your destiny?
Paisley Vandermeir was born on a hippie commune, transplanted to high society Manhattan at the vulnerable age of seven, and finally rescued and nurtured by her wild Aunt Izzy, whose Roaring 20s exploits still tarnish the family name. Paisley is the very definition of a “Vandermeir scandal” waiting to happen. It’s simply a matter of what and when.
Now, it’s Christmas in Manhattan and Paisley Vandermeir has a scandalous scheme to set herself free from society’s expectations once and for all.
Enter Christopher Quincy Maitland, the blond and gorgeous Rock of Gibraltar who carries the weight of his family’s fortune on his shoulders–safe, dependable, scandal proof. Or is he?
When irresistible force meets immovable object, what happens next is SCANDALOUS.
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Dragon Virus
by Laura Anne Gilman
$4.99 (story collection)
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ISBN 978-1-61138-178-8
“Laura Anne Gilman makes you care. You care about her characters and their choices; you care about what’s happening to their world.”
—Walter Jon Williams
It began soon after the Millennium. Reports of newborns with strange malformations, too weak to live…caused by a single genetic mutation. Or, as the press quickly dubbed it, the Dragon Virus. Scientists predicted that it was an evolutionary dead end; that the mutation would burn itself out quickly; that it was nothing to be worried about.
They were wrong.
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by Judith Tarr
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-208-2
Three lives. Three worlds. Three times. Three young women, past, present, and future, come together to solve an age-old mystery and save a world.
Meredith has the summer all planned. She’ll hang out with her friends, ride her horse, and spend time with her mom, who is recovering from cancer. Then her mom drops a bomb: she’s sending Meredith to Egypt to dig up mummies with her aunt the archaeologist. Meredith doesn’t want to go. At all. But there are more forces at work than a sixteenth-birthday present she doesn’t want and a summer she didn’t plan—and a greater adventure than she could ever have imagined.
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Two Alien Stories
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$2.99 (Collection) ISBN 978-1-61138-214-3
Two linked stories by Vonda N. McIntyre: “Wings” and “The Mountains of Sunset, the Mountains of Dawn.” Alien people abandon their dying planet in a generation ship, but a few are left behind.
“Wings” was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula awards.
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