Fantasy: Historical Books

	Ursun's Teeth (Warhammer) by: Graham McNeill publisher: Games Workshop, published: 2004-04-01 ASIN: 1844160769 sales rank: 2686061 price: $24.99 (new), $0.01 (used)	Following the war-torn events in The Ambassador, grizzled ex-general Kaspar von Velten returns to the frozen lands of Kislev to continue his role as the Empire's ambassador to the court of the Tsarina. But with the massed hordes of Chaos rampaging from the north, Kaspar must uncover the dark agents hidden within the city before they can bring the defences tumbling down. As a combined Empire/Kislevite army ride out to meet the dark Lord Archaon in battle at a vital rock formation known as Ursun's Teeth, Kaspar faces a desperate race against time! Graham McNeill's second fantasy novel is set against a grand backdrop of war, political intrigue and Chaos!
	Some New Kind of Slaughter or Lost in the Flood (and How We Found Home Again) by: A. David Lewis publisher: Archaia Comics, published: 2009-08-12 ASIN: 193238653X sales rank: 1246546 price: $7.84 (new), $6.52 (used)	If there is one constant throughout most of Earth's historical nations, cultures, and religions, it is the threat and the destruction of the Great Flood. In the wake of the recent Indian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and alarm over global warming, the award-winning creators of The Lone and Level Sands return to plumb the depths of the world's great myths with this graphic novel exploring how this legendary fear may be more relevant now than ever before. Like Noah, sea-bound Ziusudra and other heroes across time must strive against the coming Floods and the baffling will of the gods.
	Thraxas Under Siege by: Martin Scott publisher: Baen, published: 2006-10-03 ASIN: 1416520880 sales rank: 2185770 price: $84.00 (new), $85.00 (used)	In the enchanted city of Turai, the overweight, beer-guzzling private eye Thraxas is probably your only hope. And this time, the entire city is in trouble, besieged by an army of rampaging Orcs. Now a ship has managed to slip past the Orcs to make port, and it was carrying a talisman which could save the city. Unfortunately, it and the ship's captain have vanished without a trace. And if Thraxas can't recover it before it falls into the wrong hands, Turai will be doomed. Which could seriously interfere with the big card game that Thraxas had been looking forward to...
	Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, Book 1) by: Lian Hearn publisher: Riverhead Hardcover, published: 2002-08-26 ASIN: 1573222259 sales rank: 462276 price: $3.30 (new), $0.01 (used)	Every now and then a novel appears, completely unlike anything that has appeared before. Across the Nightingale Floor is such a work-a magical creation of a world beyond time. Set in an imaginary, ancient Japanese society dominated by warring clans, Across the Nightingale Floor is a story of a boy who is suddenly plucked from his life in a remote and peaceful village to find himself a pawn in a political scheme, filled with treacherous warlords, rivalry-and the intensity of first love. In a culture ruled by codes of honor and formal rituals, Takeo must look inside himself to discover the powers that will enable him to fulfill his destiny. A work of transcendent storytelling with an appeal that crosses genres, genders, and generations, Across the Nightingale Floor is a rich and brilliantly constructed tale, mythic in its themes and epic in its vision. It is poised to become the most captivating novel of the year.
	From Time to Time: The Sequel to Time and Again by: Jack Finney publisher: Simon & Schuster, published: 1995-02-16 ASIN: 0671898841 sales rank: 1297082 price: $2.10 (new), $0.01 (used)	Set 25 years after the events in his "mind-boggling, imagination-stretching" (San Francisco Examiner) Time and Again, the sequel finds Ruben Prien still at work with the Project, still dreaming of altering man's fate by going back in time to "adjust" events--or, as some might say, to interfere with destiny.