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St Martin's Press To Reign in Hell
The time is the Beginning. The place is Heaven. The story is the Revolt of the Angelsa war of magic, corruption and intrigue that could destroy the universe.Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure.Originally published in 1984, Steven Brust''s To Reign in Hell is a retelling of Satan''s revolt against Heaven with much more sympathy for Lucifer and his allies. Heaven is threatened by the reemergence of a cataclysmic event, a wave of energy that can destroy life and result in the loss of many angels. In preparation for this Fourth Wave, the angel Yaweh consults the angel Satan. A plan to build Earth, a new and larger Heaven that would be equipped to withstand the disaster, is constructed. Satan questions the plan because doing so will sacrifice the lives of other angels, much like the Fourth Wave itself threatens to
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St Martin's Press Tsalmoth
Hold on to your hats and get ready for another swashbuckling adventure in Tsalmoth, set in Steven Brust's bestselling Vlad Taltos series!First comes love. Then comes marriageVlad Taltos is in love. With a former assassin who may just be better than he is at the Game. Women like this don't come along every day and no way is he passing up a sure bet.So a wedding is being planned. Along with a shady deal gone wrong and a dead man who owes Vlad money. Setting up the first and trying to deal with the second is bad enough. And then bigger powers decide that Vlad is the perfect patsy to shake the power structure of the kingdom.More''s the pity that his soul is sent walkabout to do it.How might Vlad get his soul back and have any shot at a happy ending? Well, there's the tale
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St Martin's Press Tsalmoth
First comes love. Then comes marriage… Vlad Taltos is in love. With a former assassin who may just be better than he is at the Game. Women like this don’t come along every day and no way is he passing up a sure bet. So a wedding is being planned. Along with a shady deal gone wrong and a dead man who owes Vlad money. Setting up the first and trying to deal with the second is bad enough. And then bigger powers decide that Vlad is the perfect patsy to shake the power structure of the kingdom. More's the pity that his soul is sent walkabout to do it. How might Vlad get his soul back and have any shot at a happy ending? Well, there’s the tale…
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St Martin's Press Lyorn
All The World''s A Happy Stage. Until the knives come out... Lyorn is the next adventure in Steven Brust's bestselling Vlad Taltos seriesAnother OpeningAnother Cataclysm?Vlad Taltos is on the run. Again. This time from one of the most powerful forces in his world, the Left Hand, who are intent on ending his very lucrative career. Permanently.He finds a hidey-hole in a theatre where the players are putting on a show that was banned centuries agoand is trying to be shut down by the House that once literally killed to keep it from being played.Vlad will take on a number of roles to save his own skin. And the skins of those he loves.And along the way, he might find a part that was tailor-made for him.One that he might not wantbut was always his destiny.
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