Ace of Aces Books

He is called the "Anointed One", the Maz-Sherah, named so by Merod the Priest of the Blood. He feels no different than any other vampyre as he flees with Pythia, a mortal vampire since she put on the Gorgon Mask, from a land torn apart from feuding vampires who want to take over another vampyre's land and believe they have the right to do so. Although Aleric doesn't trust Pythia, she is carrying his child and so he keeps an eye on her knowing she can turn on him at any second.

The veil between the worlds is thinning, and Medya, The Dark Mother, is trying to return to the realm she was exiled from and lay waste to all that opposed her. On the battlefield where the sorcerers fight the crusaders, Pythia and Aleric raise an army from the dying who choose to accept the Sacred Kiss. Aleric, with another vampire, travels to the city of Myrrad. There the serpent God gives him the weapons needed in the upcoming battle against Medya and the Myrrydanai priests at Taranis-H, also called White Robes. Inside the city are Pythia and his two mortal children. If Aleric loses the war, all he loves will be destroyed.

This is the last book in the Vampyricon Trilogy and it ties up all the loose ends and ensures all the key questions not addressed in the previous two books are answered. Although more action oriented than the first two books (see THE PRIEST OF BLOOD and THE LADY OF SERPENTS) in this fabulous series, the characters are fully developed and readers get a better understanding of what motivates them. Douglas Clegg is equally a good storyteller in the horror realm as he is the fantasy area and readers who like him in one genre will also like him in the others. His world-building is so magical that spellbound readers find themselves transported into the Clegg realm to trek alongside Aleric.

Harriet Klausner

Clegg has created a classic with this trilogy and this last book is stunning. This author's imagination is on fire and its a real treat to read book after book that is as creative as these are. Mythology, archetypes, grand themes and dark passions... this is Clegg at his best and the genre at its best.

This quizzels are so much fun. Once you get started you can't stop. My teacher introduced them to me in the quest program. I asked the name of them and she told me where I could find them. All of the quizzels are like little mysteries. They start of pretty easy but then get really hard. I think that these quizzle are amazingly fun. Wayne Williams sure did a good job creating them.

I think that anyone should buy quizzles. They are very fun, and they challenge people's minds. As my teacher would say," Think Already

Readers just discovering this trilogy are lucky, because they can buy them all at one time--but beware, you may be up all night reading them. Sira's destiny is such an exciting one--a most satisfying conclusion to the three books.

This book proves that Louise Marley is a true writer. From the opening paragraph to the last sentence, you are enthralled in the world of Nevya. The wonderful charcters and amazing setting are weaved together with expert craftmanship. If you are ever looking to read a great book, I would definitely read Receive the Gift.

This book and the book in my title are equal in the reading of THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN. You will enjoy them both.

Victory or Death! General George Armstrong Custer was determined to find one or the other in the valley of the Little Bighorn - and so he led two hundred and twenty-five men of the 7th Cavalry into one of the bloodiest massacres in American history. In this riveting first=person account, told in thr voice of a hard-bitten civilian scout, Spur Award-winning author Lewis B. Patten vividly recreates the dramatic events that led up to the clash of arms on that momentous blood-soaked Sabbath.

Nash ranks in there with characters like Monte Walsh and Gus MacCrae. The book had a profound effect on me, causing me to review my own past. I'd love to have a hardcover copy of the sequel, "Passage to Quivira." Tks.

A wonderful character study. Beautifully evocative of the southwest at the crossroads of this century. Ignacio Ortiz is a man to be admired. Thank-you, Mr. Zollinger, for bringing him to us

An excellent dark fantasy novel that takes place in the capital of the decadent kingdom of Rossacotta. Full of warped characters, bizarre customs and a murder mystery (actually more than one - people keep getting bumped off during the cover-up and investigation). Two main points of view: Nimnestl is the chief bodyguard to the 9 year old king, and Polijn is an apprentice minstrel.

Looks like the author doesn't write anymore (sad) - last published short story according to Locus was in 1998.

I found this the second volume (published first for some reason) in the far corner on the top row of my bookshelf because Dan Crawford seems to have disapeared after the third book These very different and fun story's had been pushed aside by new additions to my libary but since we have been going through this fantasy dry spell (at least good fantasy) I went digging for something to read......They tell the story of the adventures of a exiled warrior woman of noble birth with a very short fuse and a dry sense of humour named Nimnestl. A necromancer who much to his own disgust is apparently on the side of truth "his truth" and justice "his justice" named Kaftus and Polijn a young girl from the streets who uses common sense and basic mistrust of everyone to survive .With Conan the child King they all serve are without a doubt some of the most intresting characters I have ever enjoyed reading about the story's are quick and well writen with alot of strange twists that will keep people guessing Dan Crawford has a way of changing tracks so that the story you thought was a sub-plot becomes the main focus and what you thought was the central story of the book gets finished half way through ,in two of the three books in a fun style that made me laugh outloud as I read it. These three books Rouse a Sleeping Cat, A Wild Dog and Lone , and the The Sure Death of a Mouse are very good and well worth a read. The Pixies should have got more screen time I think... Please write more

Debonair adventurer Simon Templar aka The Saint, is on a tour of the American West. His first stop is a ranch in Arizona where he rescues a lovely damsel from being swindled (or worse) from a gang of Nazis - yes Nazis the story was originally published more than fifty years ago. His next stop is Palm Springs where he joins a most unusual household as a bodyguard and finally takes a trip to Tinseltown and takes a whirl at the movie business.

Like many babyboomers I would sit in front of the tv, eagerly awaiting for the lilting tune that would signal the arrival of The Saint. Each week he would whisk me away to yet another exotic location where he would dispense his own particular brand of justice to another villain. Before my time others had eagerly awaited the latest Saint story to appear in their favorite magazine, or perhaps a new movie adventure at the local theater. This collection of vintage Saint stories will appeal to those of us who have these fond memories, who will recognize some of the outdated "current" references and will not be puzzled by a culture that has long ago passed away. Anyone who is unfamiliar with The Saint and his exploits will probably be unimpressed by this collection - their loss.

The book contains three stories , all dealing with the Saint's adventures in the West.The best is the first one where the Saint stops a gang of Nazis from mining Uranium in a ranch.The other two stories will also appeal to any reader.

Norman Franks' SE 5/5A ACES OF WORLD WAR 1 joins others in Osprey's 'Aircraft of the Aces' series to chart the Royal Aircraft Factory and its famous unit No. 56 during World War 1. Collections strong in either military history of the era or aviation history will find it packed with over a hundred photos, nearly forty new color art works, and detailed biographies of all pilots.

The Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a was one of Britain's two best fighters, the other being the Sopwith Camel. While the Camel reigned supreme at lower and medium altitudes, the SE 5a handled affairs at higher altitudes. Almost 100 British, Commonwealth and American pilots made ace in the SE 5/5a, many of their exploits being chronicled in this Osprey 'Aircraft of the Aces' volume by Norman Franks.

The SE 5a aces list reads like a 'Who's Who' of famous WWI pilots - Ball, McCudden, Mannock, Beauchamp Proctor, Rhys Davids, 'Taffy' Jones, George McElroy, Bill Lambert, 'Grid' Caldwell, etc. Relating the exploits of all those men would obviously require a book double or triple the length of this Osprey volume.

Within the book's 80-odd pages of text however Franks does a good job of touching upon each SE 5/5a squadron as they were formed and highlighting the backgrounds and successes of each's top-scoring pilots. Inclusion of several first-person accounts of dogfights is a definite plus.

Eleven pages of color profiles by Harry Dempsey and over 110 black & white photographs help illustrate the combat career of this sturdy warhorse and its brave pilots.

Nicely done, an excellent introduction.

it was a great page turner that keep you spellbound throughout the whole book.

A very elusive book, The Serpent's Egg is also a rare delight to all who may find it. Stevermer has filled this book with a mysterious object called The Serpent's Egg with strange powers, a murdered hero, an evil duke, and a group of conspirators trying to warn the queen against the duke. Throw in excellent, quirky characters, some good old fashioned swashbuckling, a good handful of letters and sonnets, and a twisting plot...Highly recommended. Also try Stevermer and Wrede's Sorcery and Cecelia, and Stevermer's A College of Magics for more quasi-historical fantasy.

This book was very well written. Full of action and suspense. At the end, Had me (a full grown man) crying like a woman at a chick flick. BRAVO!!! " Thank You Nancy"

This and later books of Garroc are set in the Geoffrey of Monmouth Old England. Berberick does the Old English stuff as well as an Inkling. She's good at magic too. Read 'The Panther's Hoard' too.