Josepha Sherman

Susan Shwartz

One year after the end of the Dominion War, the Romulan Star Empire comes under attack by a mysterious and alarmingly powerful enemy calling itself the Watraii, a species with a long-standing vendetta against the Romulans. Yet though they remain tenuously allied, the Federation, the Romulans, and the Klingons are unready to become embroiled in another sustained conflict, forcing Ambassador Spock, Admiral Uhura, Admiral Chekov, Captain Saavik, and some unexpected allies to defy their governments in order to meet the new threat head-on. But the first blood drawn may prove to be among the dearest of all. Unknown to the defenders, the secret behind the Watraii's attack is buried in Vulcan's violent ancient past, during the time of Surak himself, when the proto-Romulans -- staunch opponents of Surak's reforms -- were compelled to take their chances among the cold and distant stars. Now Spock must begin the first leg of a long and dangerous road to learn the truth...before his hopes for the future become ashes.

Star Trek: The Original Series: Vulcan's Soul #1: Exodus

Andre Norton

Silver Snow, summoned to be a concubine to the Emperor, is condemned to the Palace of Solitude for her lack of gentility, then given as wife to a Mongolian chief whose life she must save by magic

A Fantasy of Han China

Imperial Lady

To prevent the Alpha Quadrant from plunging into war once again, Spock and his allies attempt to bridge a gap separating the estranged branches of the Vulcan race, an effort that comes with a terrible personal price.

Star Trek: The Original Series: Vulcan's Soul #3: Epiphany

Gene Roddenberry

As war continues between the Romulan Star Empire and the mysterious Watraii, Ambassador Spock and his allies search for the Watraii home base and for the answers to the secret connection between the alien invaders and the Vulcan race, one that dates back millennia to the time of Surak. Original.

Exiles

Still reeling from Captain James T. Kirk's death, Captain Spock is forced to make the most difficult choice of his life when an enemy surfaces from his past with a plan to destroy a world. Reprint.

Vulcan's Forge

Alexandre Dumas

Lou Cameron

The Count of Monte Cristo

Sent on a mission in deep space to recreate a cold audit trail, ambitious financial analyst CC hopes to prove her worth to her employers, but her subsequent discovery of numerous plots reveals a network of insider trading and fraud that threatens to crash Earth's entire monetary system. By the author of Second Chances.

Hostile Takeover

Habitats

Ambassador Spock secretly journeys to the planet Romulus at the request of a Romulan commander to help her prevent a catastrophe that could ignite the entire quadrant and becomes enmeshed in the treacherous intrigues of the Romulan empire, while Commander Saavik and Captain Jean-Luc Picard set out to rescue him. Reprint.

Vulcan's Heart

Martin Harry Greenberg

Original stories written by women fantasists.

Sisters in Fantasy 2

The center of the greatest empire in the world, the seat of Christianity, Byzantium is a revered city. Marked by gargantuan monuments to God and peopled by the most royal of princes, and the most affluent citizens, Byzantium cannot possibly ever fall. Now under siege by Islam, the Byzantine Empire must look to Christians from the West for help in winning back Jerusalem, the most hallowed of cities. The Byzantines must prevent the disintegration of their empire while protecting the faith of many, but at what expense?

Cross and Crescent

The time for the transfer of power from one generation to the next has come. The rites require Queen Olwen to kill herself with the Queensblade in order to ensure the bounty of the kingdom. First, the Princess, Olwen's daughter Gwenlliant, must discover the powers in order to inherit the crown and the kingdom, for only in Gwenlliant rests the power to bring back the bounty of the land and the kingdom of the ages. Gwenlliant must go forth from the Isles of Mist to the shores of Byzantium in order to discover her ancient birthright. Attacked along the way by the assassins of the spirit of darkness and nearly becoming a sacrifice in the dark and bloody vaults of the Stone King, Gwenlliant must overcome hardship and steal her way to succession for only then will her kingdom survive.

Queensblade

The first in a thrilling trilogy from the bestselling authors of Vulcan’s Forge and Vulcan’s Heart chronicles the latter-day adventures of one of Star Trek’s most beloved characters, shedding new light on his world’s fascinating history. One year after the end of the Dominion War, the Romulan Star Empire comes under attack by a mysterious and alarmingly powerful enemy calling itself the Watraii, a species with a long-standing vendetta against the Romulans. Yet though they remain tenuously allied, the Federation, the Romulans, and the Klingons are ill-prepared to become embroiled in another sustained conflict, forcing Ambassador Spock, Admiral Uhura, Admiral Chekov, Captain Saavik, and some unexpected allies to defy their governments in order to meet the new threat head-on. But the first blood drawn may prove to be among the dearest of all. Unknown to the defenders, the secret behind the Watraii’s attack is buried in Vulcan’s violent ancient past, during the time of Surak himself. Now Spock must begin the first leg of a long and dangerous road to learn the truth...before his hopes for the future become ashes.

Vulcan's Soul #1: Exodus

Suppose They Gave a Peace and Other Stories

Judith Tarr

S. M. Stirling

Jerry Pournelle

Harry Turtledove

Three hundred years ago the Saurons arrived on Haven and destroyed all technology but their own. Now a woman has sparked a rebellion, uniting the many tribes of Haven. At Shangri-La valley, this rabble in arms has destroyed the Sauron force there. The final target of Aiysha's army is Sauron Citadel.

Blood Vengeance

In a departure for this very well-reviewed fantasist, Susan Shwartz has returned to her science fiction roots with a riveting novel of honor and its loss, love and its betrayal, and the exploration of what it means to be a true hero. What Susan Shwartz has done is to take a well-loved tale and it in an unconventional setting. Second Chances is nothing less than an homage to Joseph Conrad-think of Lord Jim in space. Just as Conrad explored in great depth the perplexing, ambiguous problem of lost honor and guilt, expiation and heroism, Shwartz has created in her Jim a man haunted by guilt over an act of supposed cowardice and his lifelong efforts to somehow atone for that action-whether or not he merited the disgrace. As Conrad's Jim was a tragic and ultimately noble hero, so too is Shwartz's Jim. A professional soldier whose time has passed, Jim is stationed about the corporate BioShip Irian Jaya security for a commercial venture critical to humanity's continued survival. The war that sundered whole worlds is over and now he's just another "tin soldier," a prop for the military to look good to war-weary civilians. But he's never stopped caring about those who scorn him and the ideals that he still clings to. That caring is tested, however, when he is thrust into a scandal not of his making. He chooses to carry the burden of guilt, no matter what. Because of his pride . . . . and maybe because that's the one thing he has left. Out of this madness will come the biggest battle for his honor and his soul. And perhaps, a promise of a second chance. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Second Chances

A fantasy of an alternate Byzantine Empire by a Hugo and Nebula Award finalist. Byzantium lies at the intersection of East and West, in the heart of the most opulent empire the world has ever known. Warrior Prince Marric has to fight for his right to defend his position as heir of the kingship. Last in the powerful line of kings descended from Alexander the Great, he is ordained by the gods of the people to rule alongside his beloved and wise sister, Alexa. But a sorcerer of dark magic has usurped the throne and Marric is exiled. To win back his rule, he must learn the arts of magic in order to defeat the dark sorcerer. In the land of Egypt, amidst the slave markets and the luxurious perfumed villas of the wealthy, he encounters a silver‐haired slave girl who can teach him the arts of magic, for Marric knows that he cannot vanquish his enemy with sword and strength alone.

Byzantium's Crown

In the tenth century, the center of the world is not Rome, but Byzantium--a glorious empire, upon which the sun never sets. Constantinople, the center of this mighty dynasty, is starting to unravel. The great kings and princes, the holy city, the affluence of the empire will be scattered to the winds. Attacked by the Turks on all sides, Byzantium looks to its emperor for deliverance. Leo Ducas, heir to the Byzantine crown, must fight for his inheritance, but he doesn’t truly know who his enemies are. Shunned by the citizens of Constantinople, Leo flees the city and great works are revealed to him. He learns of a realm that falls outside his Christian training, a realm of magic and wisdom...

Susan Shwartz

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