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Tails of Wonder and Imagination<\/span><\/a> edited by Ellen Datlow<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n From legendary editor Ellen Datlow, Tails of Wonder collects the best of the last thirty years of science fiction and fantasy stories about cats from an all-star list of contributors. The Stephen King Story is UNCOLLECTED, and has not been in print since the Horrorstory III anthology.<\/p>\n \n Red Inferno: 1945<\/span><\/a> by Robert Conroy<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n In April 1945, the Allies are charging toward Berlin from the west, the Russians from the east. For Hitler, the situation is hopeless. But at this turning point in history, another war is about to explode.<\/p>\n To win World War II, the Allies dealt with the devil. Joseph Stalin helped FDR, Churchill, and Truman crush Hitler. But what if \u201cUncle Joe\u201d had given in to his desire to possess Germany and all of Europe? In this stunning novel, Robert Conroy picks up the history of the war just as American troops cross the Elbe into Germany. Then Stalin slams them with the brute force of his enormous Soviet army.<\/p>\n From American soldiers and German civilians trapped in the ruins of Potsdam to U.S. military men fighting behind enemy lines, from a scholarly Russia expert who becomes a secret player in a new war to Stalin\u2019s cult of killers in Moscow, this saga captures the human face of international conflict. With the Soviets vastly outnumbering the Americans\u2014but undercut by chronic fuel shortages and mistrust\u2014Eisenhower employs a brilliant strategy of retreat to buy critical time for air superiority. Soon, Truman makes a series of controversial decisions, enlisting German help and planning to devastate the massive Red Army by using America\u2019s ultimate and most secret weapon.<\/p>\n \n The Conqueror’s Shadow<\/span><\/a> by Ari Marmell<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n With The Conqueror\u2019s Shadow<\/span>, Ari Marmell brings a welcome seasoning of wit to the genre, proving that dark fantasy can address the enduring questions of good and evil and still retain a sense of humor. Playful yet intense, sharply sarcastic yet deeply sincere, The Conqueror\u2019s Shadow announces the appearance of a unique talent\u2014and an antihero like no other.<\/p>\n They called him the Terror of the East. His past shrouded in mystery, his identity hidden beneath a suit of enchanted black armor and a skull-like helm, Corvis Rebaine carved a bloody path through Imphallion, aided by Davro, a savage ogre, and Seilloah, a witch with a taste for human flesh. No shield or weapon could stop his demon-forged axe. And no magic could match the spells of his demon slave, Khanda.<\/p>\n Yet just when ultimate victory was in his grasp, Rebaine faltered. His plans of conquest, born from a desire to see Imphallion governed with firmness and honesty, shattered. Amid the chaos of a collapsing army, Rebaine vanished, taking only a single hostage\u2014the young noblewoman Tyannon\u2014to guarantee his escape.<\/p>\n Seventeen years later, Rebaine and Tyannon are married, living in obscurity and raising their children, a daughter and a son. Rebaine has put his past behind him, given up his dreams of conquest. Not even news of Audriss\u2014an upstart warlord following Rebaine\u2019s old path of conquest\u2014can stir the retired warrior to action.<\/p>\n Until his daughter is assaulted by Audriss\u2019s goons.<\/p>\n Now, to rescue the country he once tried to conquer, Rebaine once more dons the armor of the Terror of the East and seeks out his former allies. But Davro has become a peaceful farmer. Seilloah has no wish to leave her haunted forest home. And Khanda . . . well, to describe his feelings for his former master as undying hatred would be an understatement.<\/p>\n But even if Rebaine can convince his onetime comrades to join him, he faces a greater challenge: Does he dare to reawaken the part of him that gloried in cruelty, blood, and destruction? With the safety of his family at stake, can he dare not to?<\/p>\n \n Jade Man’s Skin<\/span><\/a> by Daniel Fox<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n In this soaring epic, Daniel Fox weaves the ancient myths and legends of feudal China into a fantasy world of brutal war and brittle passion, immortal gods and mystical creatures.<\/p>\n With the long-chained dragon now free and the rebels\u2019 invasion smashed by her exultant fury, the balance of power has changed. Young emperor Chien Hua is no longer struggling for survival; now he is ambitious to strike back. As treacherous General Ping Wen whispers in the emperor\u2019s ear, not even Chien Hua\u2019s beloved concubine or his most trusted bodyguard can reason with him. Worse, prolonged exposure to magical jade is changing him radically: His increasingly godlike powers are making him dangerously rash.<\/p>\n But with the dragon patrolling the skies above and the strait beneath, the emperor\u2019s forces have no hope of launching a counterattack\u2014until a goddess moves to interfere. Yet neither the clash of armies nor the opposing wills of goddess and dragon can decide ultimate victory or defeat. The fate of the war lies in the blood-deep bonds between the dragon and the boy Han, her jailer and her liberator\u2014and in the prices both will pay for their freedom.<\/p>\n More in Part I<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. 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