Eros & Equus: A Passion for the Horse This anthology collects prose and poetry from great horse-loving writers such as Annie Proulx, John Hawkes, Maxine Kumin, Beryl Markham, Jane Smiley, Mikhail Lermentov, Tess Gallagher, Isak Dineson, Charles Bukowski, Annie Dillard, and others. Duotone photos.
The Interloper Margaret is one of the main novelists producing modern day literary romance. This is the fifth novel in the series, containing strong female characters, engrossing storylines and accessible style. The Interloper tells the tale of Rosaria and Rolf Markham, legally separated in their early twenties and seventeen years later, inhabiting the same large residence in early nineteenth century Northamptonshire. When their daughter, Ria, falls in love with an unsuitable young man, it reawakens all the issues that caused their violent quarrels and a more mature Rosaria gradually makes the journey towards tolerance and affection for her husband. This intriguing interplay takes place alongside the passionate love story of Ria and Ross Westwood and the disappointments and machinations of their friends. The fourth novel in the literary romance series, The Long Engagement, is presently available in hardback on Amazon. www.margaretbowker.deep-ice.com
The Crown and the Sword: Rise of Solamnia, Volume Two This title continues the new Rise of Solamnia trilogy that explores the postwar era in the central region of the Dragonlance world, and key story elements from the New York Times bestselling War of the Souls series. Original.From the Publisher:Having freed himself from a dreadful accusation, Sir Jaymes Markham has rebuilt an army of Solamnic knights to defend the West against invasion. Now western Solamnia is free from the barbarian hordes, as Markham commands the orders of the Rose, Sword, and Crown. But the city of Solanthus remains under siege and is in dire straits.As Markham's forces attempt to break the siege, he receives unlooked-for help from the small hands of a kender and the inventions of an ingenious gnome. But the barbarians, under their brutish chief, are attacking with ever-growing force, and behind Markham's back, his political opponents wait for him to fail.And as the armies of Solamnia and the barbarians clash outside the walls of Solanthus, a beautiful, passionate wizard must choose between the needs of politics and the demands of her heart.About the Author:Douglas Niles has written more than thirty novels. He is best known as a fantasy author, but recently he has seen the publication of two major WW2 alternate history novels, Fox on the Rhine and Fox at the Front (co-authored with Michael Dobson). Released in hardcover by Forge, a division of Tor, Fox has been both a main selection of the Military Book Club and a Featured selection of the Science Fiction Book Club. They have been released in hardcover and paperback.He has also written extensively for the shared worlds of TSR, Inc. (now Wizards of the Coast). In addition to Wizards' Conclave, his Dragonlance titles include The Icewall Trilogy (The Messenger, The Golden Orb, Winterheim), Emperor of Ansalon, The Dragons, The Puppet King, Fistandantilus Reborn, Flint the King (with Mary Kirchoff), and The Last Thane. He is one of the most prolific Dragonlance authors. Niles is also the author of the very first Forgotten Realms novel (Darkwalker on Moonshae) and in all contributed nine novels to the Forgotten Realms line.
Meet Me in Mozambique With accomplished flair, these intricately linked stories dance around Caribbean culture. air travel to Europe. teenage study in west London, idealism and independence in Africa, and academic rivalry in Sheffield. A poet of international reputation. E.A. Markham has been gathering a store of comic pieces to complement his volumes of poetry. This collection will introduce a wise and sparkling storytelling voice to many new readers. Markham is a writer of great vitality - his political. personal and social comment is wry, power, ful and always entertaining.