Here we have books 1-4 of Magisterium, by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare. They are all first edition, first printing hardcovers with dust jackets, and are ex-library copies.

There is writing on the top edge of each text block, indicating each book's number in the series. The first free end paper of each book also has writing on it, and there are library stamps on each book's title page. The dust jackets are in excellent condition, as they were formerly wrapped in mylar sleeves. Beneath the dust jackets, the hardcover boards show some light damage or discoloration where the tape which was holding on the mylar sleeves was removed, but it isn't visible when the dust jackets are on. There is some light edge wear here and there,

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Washington

Magisterium, books 1-4 The Iron Trial / The Copper Gauntlet / The Bronze Key / The Silver Mask

Lewis Carroll

Here we have a hardcover cloth bound edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, with artwork by Yayoi Kusama. This Penguin Classics edition is profusely illustrated and decorated, with artwork on virtually every page.

It is still like new, with a tight, square binding, crisp corners, and vibrant colors. There are no rips, creases, or markings in the text block

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

With Artwork by Yayoi Kusama

Lewis Carroll’s whimsically timeless tale, beautifully illustrated by world-renowned pop artist Yayoi Kusama. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Since childhood, Kusama has been afflicted with a condition that makes her see spots, which means she sees the world in a surreal, almost hallucinogenic way that sits very well with the Wonderland of Alice. She is fascinated by childhood and the way adults have the ability, at their most creative, to see things the way children do, a central concern of the Alice books. The classic book is colour illustrated with a clothbound jacket, and produced to very high specification. Kusama's images are interspersed throughout the text. Produced in collaboration with the Kusama Studio, Tokyo and Gagosian Gallery.

Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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Hugh Howey

Here we have a handsome trade paperback of Wool, by Hugh Howey. There is minimal wear at the edges and corners. There are no rips or markings inside or out.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The first book in the acclaimed, New York Times best-selling trilogy, Wool is the story of a community living in an underground silo completely unaware of the fate of the outside world. When the silo's sheriff asks to leave the silo, a series of events unravels the very fabric of their fragile lives. In a world where all commodities are precious and running out, truth and hope may be the most rare...and the most needed.

Wool

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Here we have a complete set of the 5 Percy Jackson and the Olympians books, by Rick Riordan, in trade paperback. This was originally a box set, and while the box is gone, all five volumes are present and in excellent condition. The set includes:
I - The Lightning Thief
II - The Sea of Monsters
III - The Titan's Curse
IV - The Battle of the Labyrinth
V - The Last Olympian
All books are in great shape, with square spines and crisp corners. The Last Olympian has some gentle creasing on the front cover. The other books have some occasional light edge wear. There are no rips, creases, or markings inside.

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Complete Set

Here we have a rare first edition copy of "Always Coming Home", by Ursula K. Le Guin, and published in 1985 by Harper & Row. The book is a large trade paperback, and contains no cassette. The original edition did include a cassette, but it is no longer present.

The condition is quite good; the corners of the cover have some light creasing, and there is a bit of curling at the lower front corner. There are also some creases on the spine from past reading, but they are fairly subtle. There is some edge wear, and some discoloration/staining on the edges of the text block.

A Novel

Always Coming Home

Here we have a vintage hardcover, with dust jacket, of City, by Clifford D. Simak. This is a book club edition, published in 1952.

The condition is excellent. The binding is tight and square, and there are no rips, creases, or markings inside or out. There is some UV sun fading on the spine of the dust jacket, and at edges of hardcover boards. There is also some light edge wear on the dust jacket, chiefly at corners, and some foxing on the text block.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

City

Here we have a mass market paperback edition of Venus on the Half-Shell, by Kilgore Trout (a pen name used by Philip Jose Farmer). It was published by Dell in 1975, and features teal dyed edges on the text block.

The condition is excellent. There is some light edge wear, some toning on the pages, and some foxing on the inside of the covers.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Venus On a Half Shell

Amie Kaufman

Jay Kristoff

Here we have a trade paperback copy of Obsidio, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. This is book 3 in the Illuminae Files. It is in great condition; there is some edge wear, corner wrinkling, and a slight curve to the spine. 

Kady, Ezra, Hanna, Nik, and 2,000 other refugees must return by container ship to Kerenza, where they meet Rhys, once close to Kady's cousin, Asha, and now their enemy.

Obsidio

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S. A. Chakraborty

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Library Journal | Vulture | The Verge | SYFYWire *Finalist for the World Fantasy Award: Best Novel *Nominated for the Locus Award: Best First Novel *Finalist for the British Fantasy Award: Best Newcomer Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty perfect for fans of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and Uprooted, in which the future of a magical Middle Eastern kingdom rests in the hands of a clever and defiant young con artist with miraculous healing gifts. Featuring a stepback and extra content including a bonus scene and an excerpt from The Kingdom of Copper. On the streets of eighteenth-century Cairo, Nahri is a con woman of unsurpassed skill. She makes her living swindling Ottoman nobles, hoping to one day earn enough to change her fortunes. But when Nahri accidentally summons Dara, an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn warrior, during one of her cons, she learns that even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences. Forced to flee Cairo, Dara and Nahri journey together across hot, windswept sands teeming with creatures of fire and rivers where the mythical marid sleep, past ruins of once-magnificent human metropolises and mountains where the circling birds of prey are more than what they seem, to Daevabad, the legendary city of brass. It’s a city steeped in magic and fire, where blood can be as dangerous as any spell; a city where old resentments run deep and the royal court rules with a tenuous grip; a city to which Nahri is irrevocably bound—and where her very presence threatens to ignite a war that has been simmering for centuries.

The City of Brass

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Raymond E. Feist

Here we have a hardcover with dust jacket of Fairy Tale, by Raymond E. Feist. It is in excellent condition. There is some edge wear on the dust jacket, and a former owners name on the first free endpaper. The binding is tight and square, and there are no rips, creases, or other markings.

Phil Hastings was a lucky man-he had money, a growing reputation as a screenwriter, a happy, loving family with three kids, and he'd just moved into the house of his dreams in rural of magic-and about to be altered irrevocably by a magic more real than any he dared imagine. For with the Magic came the Bad Thing, and the Faerie, and then the cool. . .and the resurrection of a primordial war with a forgotten people-a war that not only the Hastings but the whole human race could lose. From the Paperback edition.

Faerie Tale

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Matthew Woodring Stover

Here we have a mass market paperback copy of Heroes Die, by Matthew Woodring Stover. It is almost like new, but there are a few subtle wrinkles near the edges of the back cover (see photos). There are no rips, creases, or markings inside or outside the book.

A Fantasy Novel

A man shouldn’t die with no understanding of why he’s been murdered Renowned throughout the land of Ankhana as the Blade of Tyshalle, Caine has killed his share of monarchs and commoners, villains and heroes. He is relentless, unstoppable, simply the best there is at what he does. At home on Earth, Caine is Hari Michaelson, a superstar whose adventures in Ankhana command an audience of billions. Yet he is shackled by a rigid caste society, bound to ignore the grim fact that he kills men on a far-off world for the entertainment of his own planet—and bound to keep his rage in check. But now Michaelson has crossed the line. His estranged wife, Pallas Rill, has mysteriously disappeared in the slums of Ankhana. To save her, he must confront the greatest challenge of his life: a lethal game of cat and mouse with the most treacherous rulers of two worlds . . .

Heroes Die

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Here we have a vintage hardcover edition of Candide, by Voltaire. It is quarter-bound in red leather, with gilt decorations and titling. It was published by Fine Editions Press in 1957, and includes an introduction by Thomas Yoseloff.

The head edge of the spine is worn, as is the tail edge, to a lesser extent. There is minimal wear to the corners of the clothbound hardcover boards. There are no rips, creases, markings or other damage ot the book.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Candide

Patrick Rothfuss

Here we have a trade paperback copy of The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss. This is book two in The KingKiller Chronicle, following the sensational The Name of the Wind. This particular copy is from the first paperback edition, first printing, in 2012.

The condition is very good. The only significant flaw is some edge wear at the hinges, along either edge of the spine. There is a slight curve to the spine as well, but there are no creases. The covers still lay flat, and there are no rips, creases, or markings inside the text block.

Kvothe continues on his quest to reclaim the honor of his family in the Fae realm and learn the truth about the death of his parents and Amyr, the Chandrian.

The Wise Man's Fear

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Lev Grossman

Here we have a first edition, first printing hardcover, in dust jacket, of The Magician King, by Lev Grossman. This is the second book in  his Magicians trilogy.

It is still like new, and is free from any damage or wear. There are no rips, creases, or markings inside or out.

The Magician King

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Martha Wells

Here we have a first edition, first printing hardcover copy, in dust jacket, of Witch King, by Martha Wells. This is the first book in her Rising World series, and was published in 2023.

It is still like new, in every respect. There are no rips, creases, wrinkles, markings or other damage to the book or the dust jacket.

A LibraryReads Pick!

From the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes a remarkable story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose.

"I didn't know you were a... demon."
"You idiot. I'm the demon."
Kai's having a long day in Martha Wells' WITCH KING....

After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai's magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well.

But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence?

Kai will need to pull his allies close and draw on all his pain magic if he is to answer even the least of these questions.

He's not going to like the answers.

WITCH KING is Martha Wells's first new fantasy in over a decade, drawing together her signature ability to create characters we adore and identify with, alongside breathtaking action and adventure, and the wit and charm we've come to expect from one of the leading writers of her generation.

Witch King

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Mark Lawrence

Here we have two mass market paperbacks from the Book of the Ancestor, by Mark Lawrence:
• Red Sister (Book 1)
• Holy Sister (Book 3)
Both books are in excellent condition, with some light edge wear. Red Sister has obviously been read, and the spine has a bit of a curve. There are also some minor creases at the bottom corners of its front cover. Holy Sister is pretty much like new.

Entering a convent at nine years old to be trained for combat, Nona begins learning the ways of blade and fist. But when her violent past is revealed, she finds herself at the center of a battle for a crumbling empire in a dying universe.

Red Sister & Holy Sister

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Terry Pratchett

Here we have a mass market paperback of Nation, by Terry Pratchett. It was printed in the UK. It is almost like new, but there is some slight edge wear.

Alone on a desert island — everything and everyone he knows and loves has been washed away in a storm — Mau is the last surviving member of his nation. He’s completely alone — or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. She has no toes, wears strange lacy trousers like the grandfather bird, and gives him a stick that can make fire. Daphne, sole survivor of the wreck of the Sweet Judy, almost immediately regrets trying to shoot the native boy. Thank goodness the powder was wet and the gun only produced a spark. She’s certain her father, distant cousin of the Royal family, will come and rescue her but it seems, for now, that all she has for company is the boy and the foul-mouthed ship’s parrot, until other survivors arrive to take refuge on the island. Together, Mau and Daphne discover some remarkable things (including how to milk a pig, and why spitting in beer is a good thing), and start to forge a new nation. Encompassing themes of death and nationhood, Terry Pratchett’s new novel is, as can be expected, extremely funny, witty and wise. Mau’s ancestors have something to teach us all. Mau just wishes they would shut up about it and let him get on with saving everyone’s lives!

Nation

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Here we have a vintage hardcover edition of Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift. It was printed in 1930 by the John C. Winston Company. It is fully illustrated, featuring a number of color plates and a variety of black line art illustrations throughout. It has a color plate on the cover, and gold titling on the spine. The front end papers are decorated with maps of the area Gulliver covered in his journey.

Overall it is in excellent condition. The hinges are intact and reliable, the cover shows some light edge wear, and the corners are bumped. The text block has some toning.

Gulliver’s Travels (1930 Illustrated Edition)

S. J. Parris

Here we have two books from the Giordano Bruno series, by S. J. Parris. Both are in trade paperback format, and are UK imports. The series is historical fiction, and blends mystery and thriller in 16th century Europe.
 • Treachery (Book 4 of 6)
• Conspiracy (Book 5 of 6)
Both are in excellent condition. There is some minor edge wear, and light soiling. The spine of Conspiracy is slightly curved, and the corners have some slight curling. There is writing inside both books, on the first free end paper, where a former owner labeled their respective placement within the series.

Summer, 1585. As English ships are held captive in Spain, fear mounts of an Invincible Armada, built by King Philip II, and intended to invade English shores. Sir Francis Drake prepares to embark on an expedition by royal commission to cross the Atlantic and seize major Spanish ports, diverting Philip's American treasure supplies to Queen Elizabeth. Giordano Bruno, radical philosopher and spy, accompanies his friend Sir Philip Sidney to Plymouth to oversee Drake's departure. Unbeknownst to Bruno, Sidney intends to join the mission - and he wants Bruno to go too. But when a ship captain is brutally murdered, and Drake's life threatened, it becomes clear that someone plans to destroy the expedition before it begins.

Treachery & Conspiracy

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R. A. Salvatore

Here we have a trade paperback omnibus of the complete Spearwielder's Trilogy, by R. A. Salvatore. Spearwielder's Tale combines all three books from the trilogy into a single volume:
• The Woods Out Back
• The Dragon's Dagger
• Dragonslayer's Return
The book is in great condition. The binding is square and tight, and the covers lay flat. There is some edge wear, and one corner at the head of the spine is bumped. One corner of the cover has a slight crease, and there are several small dings on the edges of the text block.

Bored with life after college, Gary Leger wanders into the woods behind his house and stumbles into a fantasy world, peopled with elves, dwarves, witches, and dragons, where he takes on the role of the realm's lost hero, in an omnibus edition featuring the fantasy tales from the Spearwielder's Trilogy--The Woods Out Back, The Dragon's Dagger, and Dragonslayer's Return. Original.

Spearwielder's Tale

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Tad Williams

Here we have the first two books from the Shadowmarch series by Tad Williams. Both are in mass market paperback format,. and are from the first edition, first mass market paperback printing. The cover art is by Michael Whelan.
• Shadowmarch (Book 1, 2006)
• Shadowplay (Book 2, 2009)
Both are in great condition, and are still square and clean. There is some creasing on the covers, mainly at the corners, and up the middle of the spines, as is typical with these super thick paperbacks. There are also some pages with dog-eared or curled corners. There are no rips, markings, or other damage inside or out.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Shadowmarch Volume I & II 

A year ago, the March Kingdoms were at peace, and the Eddon family held the throne. Now the family has been shattered. King Olin Eddon is a prisoner in a faraway land, and Olin's heir Kendrick is dead--slain by treachery and dark, bloody magic.

With their father and brother taken from them, the royal twins Barrick and Briony have done their best to hold the kingdom together, but now Barrick has been captured in a failed war against the immortal Twilight People and Briony has been forced to flee.

Behind the Shadowline, Prince Barrick is lost and spellbound in the land of the fairies, while Princess Briony finds both allies and deadly enemies in unexpected places far from the land of her birth.

During their desperate journeys the twins discover that even a land's rulers may know little of its true history, and that both families and nations can hide dark and terrible secrets.

But even if Barrick and Briony survive learning the astonishing truths at the heart of their own family and of Southmarch itself, they must still find a way to do the impossible: they must reclaim their kingdom and rescue their home and people from a multitude of powerful enemies--from traitors, tyrants, a god-king, and even the angry gods themselves.

Shadowmarch & Shadowplay

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Here we have a mass market paperback copy of Prince of Fools, the first book in The Red Queen's War series, by Mark Lawrence.

The condition is excellent. The spine has several visible creases, and is slightly cocked, but the covers still lay flat and the spine is not broken. There is some light edge wear, but not much.

First in a brand new series from the author of The Broken Empire Trilogy. The Red Queen is old but the kings of the Broken Empire dread her like no other. For all her reign she has fought the long war, contested in secret, against the powers that stand behind nations, for higher stakes than land or gold. Her greatest weapon is The Silent Sister?unseen by most and unspoken of by all. The Red Queen's grandson, Prince Jalan Kendeth?drinker, gambler, seducer of women?is one who can see The Silent Sister. Tenth in line for the throne and content with his role as a minor royal, he pretends that the hideous crone is not there. But war is coming. Witnesses claim an undead army is on the march, and the Red Queen has called on her family to defend the realm. Jal thinks it's all a rumor?nothing that will affect him. But he is wrong?

Prince of Fools

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Here we have a hardcover first edition, first printing of Night Watch, by Terry Pratchett. It is the 29th book set in the Discworld, and the sixth volume starring The City Watch, though almost all Discworld books read as standalones, and they can be read in any order.

The condition is like new. The book has no markings, rips, creases or other damage, though there is some very light soiling on the edges of the text block. There is some slight wrinkling or wear on the dust jacket, at the head and tail of the spine. See the images for full details of the condition.

This morning, Commander Vimes of the City Watch had it all. He was a Duke. He was rich. He was respected. He had a silver cigar case. He was about to become a father.

This morning he thought longingly about the good old days.

Tonight, he's in them.

Flung back in time by a mysterious accident, Sam Vimes has to start all over again. He must get a new name and a job, and there's only one job he's good at: cop in the Watch. He must track down a brutal murderer. He must find his younger self and teach him everything he knows. He must whip the cowardly, despised Night Watch into a crack fighting force -- fast. Because Sam Vimes knows what's going to happen. He remembers it. He was there. It's part of history. And you can't change history . . .

But Sam is going to. He has no choice. Otherwise, a bloody revolution will start, and good men will die. Sam saw their names on old headstones just this morning -- but tonight they're young men who think they have a future. And rather than let them die, Sam will do anything -- turn traitor, burn buildings, take over a revolt, anything -- to snatch them from the jaws of history. He will do it even if victory will mean giving up the only future he knows.

For if he succeeds, he's got no wife, no child, no riches, no fame -- all that will simply vanish. But if he doesn't try, he wouldn't be Sam Vimes.

And so the battle is on. He knows how it's going to end; after all, he was there. His name is on one of those headstones. But that's just a minor detail . . .

Night Watch (First Edition)

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Here we have a clothbound hardcover copy of Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy. As part of Alfred Knopf's The Everyman's Library, it is bound in handsome burgundy cloth over hardcover boards, with black and gold titling and decorations on the spine. The sewn-in ribbon bookmark matches the binding cloth.

The binding is tight and square. The pages are crisp and clean. There are no marks, rips, or creases inside or out. The ribbon bookmark is frayed at the end.

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians Complete Set

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Always Coming Home

Clifford D. Simak

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Venus On a Half Shell

Amie Kaufman; Jay Kristoff

Obsidio

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Raymond E. Feist

Faerie Tale

Matthew Woodring Stover

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Candide

Patrick Rothfuss

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Lev Grossman

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Witch King

Mark Lawrence

Red Sister & Holy Sister

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Nation

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S. J. Parris

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