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The classic collaboration from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, soon to be an original series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant. "Good Omens . . . is something like what would have happened if Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins and Don DeLillo had collaborated. Lots of literary inventiveness in the plotting and chunks of very good writing and characterization. It's a wow. It would make one hell of a movie....

The Night Colt has one ambition: to deliver dreams to the deserving. Unfortunately, only Night Mares can take on this task, and the Colt has no hope of leading his own herd if he can't get any practice. So he's struck a deal with a Mundane. During the hours when the Night Mares rest --dusk and dawn --the duo plants stories in the air, compelling the people of Xanth to enact them --whether they want to or not. Unwilling to participate in these fantasies,...

Something's rotten in the land of Xanth -- and it's not just the undead -- in this "cheeky" adventure in the New York Times -bestselling series ( Publishers Weekly ). Horrors and hilarity collide as a fate far worse than death awaits a vivacious young visitor to "the Florida-shaped fantasy land where anything goes and the puns pack every page" ( Kirkus Reviews ). Breanna, a beautiful young newcomer to the enchanted land of Xanth, must deal with a...

A gargoyle finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place in this Xanth adventure that "should delight Anthony's many fans" ( Publishers Weekly ). As a gargoyle, Gary Gar has one job in Xanth: to protect the Swan Knee River from the pollution flowing in from Mundania. But more dirt plus less rain will crack any gargoyle's stony composure. So Gary does what any good Xanthian would do: He seeks the help of the Good Magician. But payment for his...

Santa has a third list: the death list. And Char's name just landed on it. Everyone tried to warm them. Don't go to Hope's Bluff at Christmastime. Come back in the spring. Just get out of here while you still can. Run before your name ends up on the list. But by the time Char and Abram know the whole of what's going on, it's too late. Now they're gonna need a Christmas miracle to stop Santa from destroying the small town of Hope's Bluff. Christmas...

"When Arthurian monk Habeas Yeast found religion he stopped looking for anything else. Now religion is looking for him. The recently possessed Vole Drakeforth teams up with Pimola Goosebread, passionate tea-critic and leading research scientist in particle physics. Seeking the truth behind the very nature of reality, these unlikely heroes find themselves the target of the world's most customer-focused professional killers. This is the prequel you...

This Xanth villain is full of hot air. "Anthony's unflagging sparkle, verve and wordplay spin everyday trials of Mundane life into storytelling gold" ( Publishers Weekly ). A fickle flux in the fabric of space has allowed a horrendous hurricane to blast into Xanth, stirring up mischief and madness wherever she goes. Trapped in a preposterous form by a cosmic wager, the Demon X(A/N)th must join forces with a vexatious vixen named Chlorine to save Xanth...

"Series fans will find themselves right at home" as a computer game draws two players into the illusion- pun- and dragon-filled land of Xanth ( Kirkus Reviews ). Sixteen-year-old Dug has yet to be impressed by a computer game, but that's before he gets hooked by Companions of Xanth -- and the beguilingly beautiful princess-serpent he's chosen to guide him. Nada Naga has her work cut out for her keeping Dug's eyes on the magical prize ... and off of...

There's no shortage of laughs when Jess is around; she's been cursed to have nobody take her seriously. But her dubious talent comes in handy when she meets the very handsome showman Magnus. He promises to fake taking her seriously--if Jess joins his traveling show. But first they must see the Good Magician. He will give them the use of the flying Fire Boat to tour the realm if they complete a quest. The only problem is, he can't remember what quest....

Upgrading her shape-changing abilities to lead a mission against an adversarial Demon, Squid joins a covert group disguised as traveling dancers before new friendships and a growing bond with a secret companion challenge their goals.