Items25The creator’s order
  1. 1Paladin of Souls (2003)Paladin of Souls (2003) 8.3/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2003Ista has spent years being treated as somebody to protect, manage or quietly put aside. Her decision to leave on pilgrimage gives a middle-aged widow room to become the centre of her own story. Bujold allows regret, desire and sharp judgement to travel together, without making a fresh start erase…0
  2. 2The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (2023)The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (2023) 10.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2023Amina's return to piracy has to compete with the life she has built as a mother. Her old crew, dangerous reputation and knowledge of the Indian Ocean all come with histories, so experience is something she uses and something she has to answer for. The adventure is exuberant, but the…0
  3. 3Bone Maker (2021)Bone Maker (2021)Published 1 Jan 2021Twenty-five years after their great victory, a former band of heroes has become a collection of people living with different kinds of damage. Kreya's devotion to her dead husband brings them back towards a danger that refuses to remain in the past. Durst gives their changed bodies, habits and…0
  4. 4Race the Sands (2020)Race the Sands (2020) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2020Tamra used to be a celebrated monster racer; now she is a trainer trying to recover from a damaged reputation and keep her daughter with her. That gives her work an urgency quite different from the young rider Raia's first bid for freedom. The two generations make each other's skills matter. Choose…0
  5. 5Legend (1984)Legend (1984) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 1984Druss's name has become a legend while the man himself has grown old enough to know what fighting costs. Called back to a fortress facing overwhelming odds, he brings authority earned through a lifetime of battles rather than youthful certainty. The book is direct, bloody heroic fantasy, with…0
  6. 6Kings of the wyld (2017)Kings of the wyld (2017) 8.4/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2017Clay Cooper's old mercenary band has drifted into quieter lives, bad habits and a less accommodating stage of physical fitness. Reuniting to rescue a friend's daughter gives their affection something concrete to do. Eames plays the reunion like a rock-band comeback, so the humour is broad and the…0
  7. 7The Last Hero (2001)The Last Hero (2001) 8.3/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2001Cohen and his elderly companions have spent a lifetime doing what barbarian heroes are supposed to do, and are increasingly annoyed by the world that has followed. Their final grand gesture turns accumulated experience into both a formidable resource and a problem for everybody else. Pratchett's…0
  8. 8Carpe Jugulum (1998)Carpe Jugulum (1998) 7.9/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 1998Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg have spent long enough dealing with people to distrust a charming new arrival's sales pitch. Against a family of modern-minded vampires, that experience becomes a source of resistance rather than a cue to retire gracefully. The younger witches have important parts…0
  9. 9The devil you know (2016)The devil you know (2016) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2016An old philosopher offers his soul for twenty more years to finish his life's work. Unfortunately for the demon handling the bargain, Saloninus has also spent a lifetime becoming a very accomplished liar. This short fantasy makes accumulated intellect and a thoroughly complicated reputation the…0i
  10. 10The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher (2023)The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher (2023)Published 1 Jan 2023At 83, Edna is an inconvenient choice for a system accustomed to sending teenagers on dangerous quests. Her son's death and the care she brings to other people give her decision to leave the retirement home a serious purpose beneath the jokes. The book questions what a heroic institution deserves…0i