The Cyborg and the Sorcerer. The cyborg code, named Slant, was sent out as an Independent Reconnaissance Unit during an interstellar war between Earth and its colonies. The fighting ended three hundred years ago, but Slant's computer does not admit this he is compelled to carry on as if the war were still raging. Then he comes across a planet where his sensors register 'gravitation anomalies' The computer interprets these as enemy weapons research. The local inhabitants call...

Men have been at war for centuries with the reptilian race called "Basics." As conquerors always have, the winners of each bloody encounter have made slaves of the losers-but in this far-future war, each side has improved upon its slaves with genetic engineering. And so at last there came to be two neighboring worlds: Aerlith, where men have raised a race of fearsome dragons to be their servants, and nearby Coralyne, where the descendants of those very dragons are served by strong,...

Marwen is the only child of the king. When she inherits his kingdom, the powerful men of the aristocracy look upon her as nothing but a girl - a figurehead to be manipulated and married off. The prince of a neighboring territory looks upon her as a prize of war - and an easy way to seize the neighboring crown. Although she is cunning and ruthless, Marwen does not stand along against her enemies. She has allies among the people who still cherish the memory of the ancient hill queens. Above all...

Blood Trillium. It is now twelve years since the events recorded in Black Trillium. Haramis has devoted herself to the study of magic and science. Anigel governs her provinces with affection, seeking always the bright side of life. Kadiya has not changed still impetuous, wild and careless. When Kadiya loses her trillium talisman in deep waters off the Windlorn Isles, the stage is set for a once peaceful world to plunge into war and catastrophe.

Robinson Crusoe. Crusoe runs away to sea, is shipwrecked, and leads a solitary existence on an uninhabited island near the Orinoco River for 24 years. He meets the difficulties of primitive life with ingenuity and at length finds a companion in a native whom he saves from cannibals.