New Releases by Tanya Huff

February Thaw is the second e-collection by Tanya Huff and brings together some of the short fiction that helped define the field. From an Imperial Dragon in Toronto''s Chinatown, to a heavy metal retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, to the realization that the ancient gods are one highly dysfunctional family, Huff skews our world slightly sideways. These seven stories, each with a brand new introduction by the author, remind us that the weird and the wonderful is all around us if we only bother to look.

Explore uncharted territory in this collection of heroic fantasy shorts from Tanya Huff. Annotations provide background and insight on each story. Peppered with Huff''s trademark tongue-in-cheek wit and the brilliant, funny, wise, ruthless heroines that have made her famous, this is a collection you won''t want to miss. Travel to Camelot in "Nights of the Round Table" and to ancient Egypt in "Succession". Revisit beloved fairytales in "All Things Being Relative". Sail the seas in "Blood in the Water" and "Oh Glorious Sight". Also includes "What Little Girls Are Made Of," "A Woman''s Work", and "Slow Poison". Nights Of The Round Table And Other Stories is the first of a series of Tanya Huff short story collections. Published as e-book exclusives and featuring all-new cover art, many of the stories in these collections have never been collected before, or are only available in hard-to-find limited editions.

The bestselling author of the Blood Books delivers a masterful new urban fantasy. Alysha Gale is a member of a family capable of changing the world with the charms they cast. Then she receives word that she''s inherited her grandmother''s junk shop in Calgary, only to discover upon arriving that she''ll be serving the fey community. And when Alysha learns just how much trouble is brewing in Calgary, even calling in the family to help may not be enough to save the day.

Jumping at the chance to go to Crucible, the Marine Corps training planet, to work with Major Svensson, Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr finds herself caught in a desperate fight for survival when someone begins attacking the training scenarios. Reprint.

The Blood books center around three main characters: Vicki Nelson, a homicide cop turned private detective, her former partner Mike Celluci, who is still on the force, and vampire Henry Fitzroy, who is the illegitimate son of Henry VIII and makes his living as a writer of bodice rippers. Not only are the three of them caught in a love triangle, but they are, time and again, involved in mysteries with a supernatural slant—from demons, to werewolves, to mummies—and inevitably must join forces to solve crimes and defeat supernatural enemies. Now all of Tanya Huff''s short stories about Henry, Vicki, and Mike are being released in this collection entitled Blood Bank. As an added bonus for fans of the TV series, Blood Bank includes the actual screenplay for "Stone Cold," the episode Tanya herself wrote for the Blood Ties series along with a special introduction by Tanya, detailing her own experiences with the show.

Urban fantasy meets paranormal mystery in this thrilling first installment in the Blood Books, starring paranormal private investigator Vicki Nelson. When demons descend on Toronto, Vicki must team up with two unlikely partners: her ex-flame and the vampiric, romance-writing descendant of King Henry VIII. Vicki Nelson, formerly of Toronto’s homicide unit and now a private detective, witnesses the first of many vicious attacks that are now plaguing the city of Toronto. As death follows unspeakable death, Vicki is forced to renew her tempestuous relationship with her former partner, Mike Celluci, to stop these forces of dark magic—along with another, unexpected ally… Henry Fitzroy, the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII, has learned over the course of his long life how to blend with humans, how to deny the call for blood in his veins. Without him, Vicki and Mike would not survive the ancient force of chaos that has been unleashed upon the world—but in doing so, his identity may be exposed, and his life forfeit.

This second exciting installment in the Blood Books urban fantasy series finds paranormal PI Vicki Nelson once again teaming up with the 450-year-old vampire Henry Fitzroy Henry needs Vicki’s help to find the killer who is massacring his friends one by one—members of a secretive but peaceful werewolf pack For centuries, the werewolves of Toronto have managed to live in peace and tranquility, hidden quietly away on their London, Ontario farm. But now, someone has learned their secret—and is systematically massacring this ancient race. The only one they can turn to is Henry Fitzroy. Forced to hide from the light of day, Henry can’t hunt the killer alone, so he enlists the help of Vicki Nelson, an ex-cop turned paranormal private investigator. Her ex—and former partner in the Toronto police force—Mike Celluci, complicates things further by turning up to share his suspicions about Henry’s secretive background. As they race against time to stop the murderer, they begin to fear that their combined talents may not be enough to prevent him from completing his deadly plan.

Depuis qu''elle a quitté la police, Vicki Nelson travaille à son compte. Mais sa prochaine mission se fait attendre et ses comptes sont dans le rouge. Enfin son ex-collègue, ami et rival de toujours, Michael Celluci, la contacte : on signale deux morts suspectes au Musée royal de l''Ontario. Le conservateur et un employé ont tous deux eu un arrêt cardiaque inexpliqué. Le seul fait notable est l''arrivée récente au département d''Egyptologie d''un sarcophage qui, selon les chercheurs, était vide. Pourtant une créature s''en est échappée, une créature maléfique, dévoreuse d''âmes, qui rôde désormais dans les rues de Toronto et dont la prochaine victime pourrait bien être Henry Fitzroy, l''amant de Vicki. Momie contre vampire... cette fois encore, Vicki ne va pas chômer !

The third and fourth novels in Huffs hugely popular Quarters--"No Quarter" and "The Quartered Sea"--are now available in a single omnibus edition. Original.

Ex-flic, Vicki Nelson a dû quitter la police de Toronto parce qu''elle perd la vue. Devenue détective privé, elle semble vouée aux enquêtes peu banales. Cette fois, c''est son ami Henry Fitzroy - bâtard de Henry VIII, ancien duc de Richmond et accessoirement vampire - qui lui demande d''aider ses amis, Rose Heerkens et son frère jumeau, membres d''une famille de loups-garous pacifiques. En effet, quelqu''un a découvert leur nature secrète et s''acharne à les abattre, avec des balles en argent. Bien sûr, pas question d''aller voir la police. Vicki est donc leur seul recours.

Discover the first book in the Keeper''s Chronicles, where a young woman becomes master of the possibilities of time and space, maintaining the balance between worlds to protect Earth. Austin was a black and white, far-from-young cat. Not just any cat, mind you, he was the Keeper’s cat, a very outspoken feline with extremely strong opinions he was always willing to voice. After all, who knew better than Austin what was best for the well-being of Claire—and for the not-quite-as-important rest of the universe? Claire Hansen was a Keeper, a member of that select group that kept the universe in one piece. And now she’d been Summoned to the Elysian Fields Guesthouse, a rundown bed-and-breakfast that seemed to attract the most unusual clientele. And Claire was not happy about this latest assignment, not happy at all. Not when she’d been tricked into taking over here by a horrible little gnome of a man who’d abandoned his post before she’d even figured out who he really was. Not when room six held a resident who’d been sleeping there for so many years that she really needed a good dusting—except that it was far too dangerous for anyone to get that close to her. Not when the basement housed too much temptation for anyone’s mental health. Not when she found herself surrounded by “helpers” as distracting as Dean, the hunky-yet-innocent handyman, and Jacques, a ghost with a real lust for life. And especially not when it looked like this might be the not only her most challenging mission, but one she’d be stuck handling for life....

Discover the second book in the Keeper''s Chronicles, where a young woman masters of the possibilities of time and space, maintaining the balance between worlds to protect Earth. Claire Hansen was a Keeper, gifted—or cursed—with the job of being one of Earth''s Guardians, “Summoned” to areas where anomalies existed, where rifts had opened—or had been opened. Such places were the world''s danger spots where, if they weren’t sealed in time, all the minions of Hell might break through. After she’d closed the portal into Hell at the Elysian Fields Guest House, Claire and her talking cat, Austin, found they’d acquired a new companion—Dean. Though Dean was a Bystander and shouldn’t have been allowed to even remember Keepers existed, somehow in the course of their mutual ordeal at the Elysian Fields, he’d become an indispensable part of Claire’s life. She knew she should change his memories and force him to leave her. Any other course was bound to lead to disaster. But as it turned out, it was already too late, for without Dean around Claire could easily become a danger to herself and the very fabric of space and time. Yet with Dean around—and a little of her sister Diana’s meddling thrown in—the world was headed straight for Chaos. And Claire was about to face a challenge beyond her wildest imagining—a catastrophe created by the power of love—when an angel and a devil each manifested in the mortal world as fully endowed teenagers, who didn’t have a clue how to handle their all-too-human bodies, raging hormones, and opposing needs to do good and evil....

Tanya Huff’s supernatural fantasy Smoke series, with a gothic twist • Mix of ghostly mystery, paranormal horror, and dark humor • Lamba Award nominated Fans of the X-Files and Twin Peaks will love acclaimed master of contemporary fantasy Tanya Huff’s twisted version of vampires, wizards, and TV terror. When Tony Foster relocated to Vancouver with his vampire Henry Fitzroy, he knew it was his chance to get his act together. In an example of art echoing life, Tony landed a job as production assistant for the syndicated TV show Darkest Night, a series about a vampire detective. And except for his unrequited crush on the show’s handsome costar, Lee Nicholas, Tony was pretty content. Until everything started to fall apart on the set. It began with shadowsu00adu00ad—shadows where they didn’t belong, that almost had an existence of their own. Tony tried to ignore it—until he found Nikki Waugh’s body, and felt the shadow’s touch, and a stunt crash went wrong for no discernible reason—and Tony knew that he had to find out what was threatening everyone on the set.

When Tony Foster and his TV crew find themselves shooting in an actual haunted house, all hell threatens to break loose. Can Tony keep the diabolical spirit from turning the crew against one another?

Between the covers of this "double-faced flipover" book, you''ll find two complete collections of Tanya Huff''s comical short stories featuring Magdelene (the world''s most powerful and laziest wizard) and Terazin (a top-notch thief). "Stealing Magic is charming, funny, and once again proves that Huff has no regard for the conventions and boundaries of genre... the genre is turned on its head, and to hilarious effect. The Magdelene stories in Stealing Magic are certainly some of the few ''high fantasy'' short works that I have enjoyed recently." - Challenging Destiny Stealing Magic is both appealing and amusing, and belongs in everyone''s fantasy collection.

Meisha Merlin''s second collection of Tanya Huff''s short fiction, Relative Magic features four Terizan stories (3 previously published and one newly written especially for this collection), two stories from the Blood Series (one Vicky and one Henry), and eleven other fantastic stories. The collection will also include new introductions to each story by Tanya Huff.

Famous for her acclaimed vampire bovels, Tanya Huff has created many popular fantasies, including these two classics--Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light and The Fire''s Stone--finally available in one omnibus volume...

The first “rousing” military science fiction adventure in the Confederation series—starring “an entertaining mix of oddballs” and an intriguing alien race (Locus) Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr was a battle-hardened professional. So when she and her platoon were yanked from a well-deserved leave for what was supposed to be “easy” duty as the honor guard for a diplomatic mission to the non-Confederation world of the Silsviss, she was ready for anything. Sure, there’d been rumors of the Others—the sworn enemies of the Confederation—being spotted in this sector of space. But there were always rumors. The key thing was to recruit the Silsviss into the Confederation before the Others attacked or claimed these lizard-like warriors for their side. And everything seemed to be going perfectly. Maybe too perfectly . . .

Tanya Huff, the acclaimed writer of the Blood and Kigh series, is also a fantastic short story writer. What Ho, Magic! is a collection of fifteen of Tanya''s short stories: I''ll Be Home for Christmas; Word of Honor; Shing Li-ung; First Love, Last Love; The Harder They Fall; February Thaw; The Chase is On; A Debt Unpaid; Symbols are a Percussion Instrument; Underground; and, A Midsummer Night''s Dream Team. Four stories featuring Vicki, Henry, and Mike from her Blood series: This Town Ain''t Big Enough What Manner of Man The Cards Also Say The Vengeful Spirit of Lake Nepeakea. This is also the first printing of her new novella: The Vengeful Spirit of Lake Nepeaka, and includes an introduction to the book by Michelle Sagara West.

The world of Ardhan is slowly losing its magic, but one wizard remains--a master of evil bent on claiming lordship over the entire world. To stop him, the Elders send Crystal, the Child of the Grove, daughter of Power and the last-born wizard to walk the world. The final war is about to begin.