books by Daw (collectors stormqueen universe)

books by Daw

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14 reviews
Arkadi Strugatski, Boris Strugatski

DAW, 1977

About a world that passed away? No way!
Somebody commented that this book was about a world that had passed away, about Russian scientists of the 60's. I beg to disagree! That spirit is alive, now more than ever. I happen to be a computer programmer/researcher myself (just like the protagonist in the book), and the truth is, this is an archetypal book for most of us, the researcher's Bible, if you like. True, there is a lot of ...

Magic's Price (The Last Herald-Mage Series, Book 3)

101 reviews
Mercedes Lackey

DAW, 1990

An Utterly Engrossing Series!
I picked up this series because I was in the process of writing a fantasy novel with a gay hero and I wanted to see what other works were out there. I had never read Ms. Lackey's work, so I didn't know what to expect. I was not just pleasantly surprised by this trilogy, I was completely captivated by it and very sad when I reached the final page. The plot is interesting and the pace is quick. The ...

The Heritage of Hastur (Darkover - Against the Terrans: The Second Age)

13 reviews
Marion Zimmer Bradley

DAW, 1977

One of the best of the Darkover novels.
Certainly exceptional at the time it was written; it is not one of the earliest written Darkover novels, but it was written much closer to the beginning than to the end of MZB's career, and it is at least as good as, and perhaps better than, many of the books that were written after she'd developed a great deal more experience and seasoning as a writer. It is one of the best "coming of age" ...

The Law of Becoming (The Jaran, Book 4)

12 reviews
Kate Elliott

DAW, 1994

Check Kate's website
She plans on several more books in the Jaran series, but it doesn't sound like she'll be getting back to those until she finishes her sequel to _The Golden Key_ (which is an excellent book too, btw) which she'll do after she finishes "Crown of Stars". In other words, we've a long time to wait for more in this fantastic series.

Goblin War (Jig the Goblin)

15 reviews
Jim C. Hines

DAW, 2008

leaves me wishing for more ...
I heard that Hines is currently working on a new fantasy series. While I am looking forward for new work from this fresh, rising talent I do hope that he returns to Jig the Goblin someday. A friend recommended this trilogy to me just a month ago and I read all the books back to back. Hine's writing is a perfect blend of humor and fantasy - they match if not surpass the better books of Piers ...

Stormqueen! (Darkover, Age of Chaos: Bk. 2)

10 reviews
Marion Zimmer Bradley

DAW, 1978

Way too wild!
This was the first Darkover book I ever read, when I was about eleven. I found it fascinating but confusing. I didn't really appreciate it until after I had read The Forbidden Tower and The Bloody Sun. Even those these novels are set hundreds or even thousands of years after the Ages of Chaos in which Stormqueen is set, they give you the background necessary to understand what was going on in ...

Thendara House (Darkover)

10 reviews
Marion Zimmer Bradley

DAW, 1983

a surprisingly complex story and one of Darkover's best
"Thendara House" is a sequel, of sorts, to the previous Darkover novel "The Shattered Chain." The reason I say "of sorts" is that Bradley has always intended for each Darkover novel to work as standalone novel. The events of "Thendara House" just happen to be set after those in "The Shattered Chain" and continue the story introduced in that novel. This is a novel of the Renunciates, an order ...

No Quarter (Daw Book Collectors)

10 reviews
Tanya Huff

DAW, 1996

Just amazing...
I love the character development and the changing relationships between the characters. Tanya Huff gives us a lot of action, suspense, and different forms of love: romantic, sibling-love, friendship, and love twisted by madness & bitterness. The writing is deep without being overtly philosophical. No Quarter is a fast-paced, edgy story about Gyhard, a man without a body of his own, sharing the ...

Serpent's Reach (Alliance-Union Universe)

11 reviews
C. J. Cherryh

DAW, 1980

One of C.J. Cherryh's best.
There are many reasons I love Serpent's Reach. 1) It is the first book by C.J. Cherryh that I bought (as I was judging it by the cover). 2. The Majat are a insect-like alien race and I like both insects and alien races, so for me it is a real treat. 3. C.J. Cherryh's might SEEM to start out slow, but she is really creating a setting and a foundation for a perfect story. If you liked this book, ...

Gameplayers of Zan

9 reviews
M. A. Foster

DAW, 1979

A superb piece of work
There is so much to this novel, it's hard to decide what to talk about. I must summarize up front by saying this is Foster's best work, and as a writer, he is right up there with the best of the rest. In "Gameplayers," centuries have passed since the experimentation with human genetics produced the Ler, and the Earth is now shared between the densely-populated humans and their ...

Night's Master

11 reviews
Tanith Lee

DAW, 1981

Strange and Lovely
Night's Master reads like a twisted fairy tale for adults. Lee's writing is very elegant and compelling. The world of the demons is wonderfully imagined, and full of vivid, dreamlike imagery. It's affecting and thought-provoking, and I was able to totally immerse myself in Lee's world. This is a wonderful escape from reality, far beyond the typical sword-and-sorcery shenanigans.

Bloody Sun (Darkover)

9 reviews
Marion Zimmer Bradley

DAW, 1994

A marvelous novel of self-discovery and cultural evolution
Not only is The Bloody Sun a fantastic read on its own merits, it is also a pivotal book in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series, marking the transition of the planet Darkover from its zealous self-isolation from the Terran presence toward the growing spirit of cooperation that marks the Second Age. For generations, Darkover has consisted of seven domains loosely ruled by the Comyn, the ...

The Flesh, the Blood, and the Fire

9 reviews
S. A. Swiniarski

DAW, 1998

Crossing genres
This one will thrill mystery, history and horror buffs alike. Swiniarski creates characters, both human and undead, who are fascinating, realistic and dynamic. He also calls upon history to set a chilling background: the unsolved Cleveland Torso Murders, the media-frenzied career of Eliot Ness, and the mix of emotions surrounding the Depression and the world at war. The novel takes a look ...