An action-packed pair of fantasy adventures from the Hugo Award–winning and New York Times–bestselling author. Werenight: The second son of the Baron of Fox Keep, young Gerin never wanted title or responsibility, but both were thrust upon him when his father and brother were ambushed and slain by enemy Trokmê. Now the Trokmê are returning, led by a powerful new wizard, and Gerin's only chance for victory is to find a mage who can battle the...

"James Bulloch, a sea captain turned Confederate agent, arrived in Liverpool at a crucial moment during the U.S. Civil War: a Union blockade was preventing Southern cotton exports from reaching Britain, threatening to destroy what was left of the Confederate economy-unless Bulloch could secretly arrange for the construction of a fleet of warships to break the northern grip on the South. Shortly thereafter, Union operative Thomas Dudley, a pious Quaker...

A villager in love with a city woman tries to kill his wife; later he repents and spends a happy day with her.

The farcial story of a miser, Foxwell J. Sly, and his manservant Simon Able, who connive to bilk three greedy men out of their most precious possessions by promising that each will receive Sly's wealth as sole heir. Based on the 17th-century play "Volpone" by Ben Jonson.

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