No one in Marmawell believes that the dragons will return to plague the land. Marwen, the Oldwife's apprentice, knows better: she can feel the dark magic approaching. But who will listen to a "soulless one", a girl without a tapestry to tell her destiny? Marwen's destiny, though mysterious, is greater than anyone could know. The future of the world is in her hands. Marwen's saga continues in The Prism Moon and The Taker's Key.

Kaeldra's foster-sister is dying. Only dragon's milk can save her. But dragons are just legends, aren't they? Kaeldra's quest seems impossible, but it is only the beginning; she is soon on the run from would-be dragon slayers, trying desperately to protect three hungry and undisciplined draclings. Further entries in the Dragon Chronicles series are Flight of The Dragon Kyn and Sign of the Dove.

Sheltered and spoiled, princess Antia is determined to be difficult when she discovers her aunt's plans to marry her off to a foreign prince. But when her beloved tutor asks her to visit Roshan and search out its secret for him, she agrees to play along with her aunt's scheme. At first Antia sees only dirt, flies and poverty but gradually she feels a kinship with the harsh desert country and begins to question her part in the conspiracy. The story continues into the next generation in The Promise.

Nora hears the horn, a calling. The summons comes in the dark of night, taking her from her bed, her family and her world. She is kidnapped by the king of Erland to be a nanny to his infant son and he promises to set her free when the boy can walk. But when his queen dies, the king begins to have other plans for Nora and it seems she may never return to her own world.

Trapped in her bed while recovering from a virus, Anne Stavely notices something very odd about Hexwood: many go in, but none come out. When she is finally on her feet again, Anne is determined to investigate. Once inside she finds more questions than answers. Time and reality seem to be badly distorted inside the wood, and the chaos is spreading farther all the time! By the author of Charmed Life and The Darkholm series.

Menolly does not belong. Her people are fisherfolk, but her greatest desire is to make music. Ashamed and angered by her ambitions, Menolly's parents refuse to let her pursue her gift. When life without music becomes unbearable, Menolly braves the deadly rain of Threadfall to make a new life for herself outside the caves of Seahold. Her courage and resourcefulness lead her to great adventure and to the mystery of the fire-lizards, tiny relations to the great dragons of Pern. Readers will want to follow Menolly's further exploits in Dragonsinger and Dragondrums.

Sybel has always lived alone. On an isolated mountain, she cares for a menagerie of mythical beasts, containing their power with her magic. One day she is brought a baby, a distant relative she is told, and one who is in great danger. Reluctantly she gives him shelter, and learns to love him more than all her magical beasts together. But Tam is of the world, and must go back to it; Sybel finds that her love will draw her into the land of men after him, into its hatreds, wars and suffering.

Orphaned, Harry Crewe goes to join her brother, a desert soldier in the farthest outpost of the Homelander Empire. Once there, she finds herself insatiably curious about the Darian people whose great kingdom has faded into the hills, and strangely drawn to these dark mountains where the old magic still lives. But trouble is brewing: soon the Darian king is asking for help in battling enemies who are "not quite human" and Harry's part in the upcoming struggle is greater than anyone could guess. For more exciting swordplay, amazing horses and demonic foes, try the prequel, The Hero and The Crown.

Sabriel is a fairly ordinary schoolgirl in a world that seems a lot like England, but appearances can be deceiving. Outside the walls of the city is a wild land where creatures from beyond death wander free. Sabriel's father, the Abhorsen, must chase these spirits out of the world. But the Abhorsen is old and the dead are strong. Soon Sabriel too must take her stand against the forces of the dark.

Alanna wants more than anything to be a knight but she is to be sent to a convent, as befits a noble girl; her brother Tom is destined for knighthood, but craves a life of study as a magician. Once on the road to their separate fates, Alanna convinces Tom's that she should take his place and he should seek his own dream. If they are careful, no one will know... This is the first in a quartet following Alanna's struggles and triumphs from age eleven into her mid-twenties. Don't miss the next installments in the Song of the Lioness series: In The Hands Of The Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like A Man, and Lioness Rampant.

Sand is one of the raeth-kin; she and the other women of her clan have the extraordinary ability to communicate with dolphins, calling them to drive fish into the nets and feed their people. But Sand wants more from life than privilege that comes at the cost of freedom. In search of a better life she runs away on her wedding day, only to find that rebellion also has its price!

In a land which is not quite Medieval England, people are suffering: food is scarce, taxes are high and the law is unmerciful. Gwyn, the inkeeper's daughter, finds it impossible to watch with indifference. What the people need is a hero, a bandit like the mythical Jackaroo who will rob the rich to feed the poor. If only the old tales were true... This is the first in a series of novels about "the Kingdom" Other titles include On Fortune's Wheel and Elske.