One of the most highly respected fantasy novels ever written, THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE can be seen as both an exciting children's adventure story and an allegory about faith. The story begins when the Pevensie siblings (Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy) escape the dangers of World War II-era London by relocating to the country home of family friend Professor Kirke. One day, while playing hide-and-seek, Lucy hides in an old wardrobe and finds herself transported to the world of Narnia, a magical land frozen in eternal winter by the evil White Witch. With the help of her siblings, Lucy sets forth to free Narnia from the White Witch's reign by bringing about the return of Narnia's guardian, Aslan the lion, a quest impeded by a shocking betrayal. Although THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE was the first of the Chronicles of Narnia to be published, many readers prefer to begin the series with THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW (the sixth book published), because it describes the history of Narnia and sets the stage for the adventures of the Pevensie siblings. THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE has been adapted for the screen several times, including two live-action British TV productions (1967 and 1988), a British/American animated TV movie, and a big Hollywood film in 2005.

In this, the second volume in the Book of the Gods series, Saberhagen reinterprets Greek mythology, involving everyone and everything from Dionysus to the Minotaur and places them in a battle to reclaim the missing face of Zeus--which is merely a mask that will bestow godlike powers upon whomever wears it.

This omnibus combines the three volumes of the Empire of the East series, THE BROKEN LANDS, THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, and ARDNEH'S WORLD. Set in a post-apocalyptic landscape where magic has become the most powerful force, the series chronicles the slow rebirth of technology as a band of outsiders plot a rebellion, attempting to regain control of their blighted world.

In CORPSE, Jessica Snyder Sachs explores exactly how forensic pathologists are coming closer and closer to correctly establishing time of death--that invaluable bit of information in fiction as well as grisly fact. Their keenest tool, explains Sachs, is not DNA testing or a technological whats-it, but nature itself.

A collection of clinical tales that recounts, with sensitivity and empathy, the amazingly complex lives of people who live with neurological impairments.

Through a child's bedtime questions to his mother, this book takes the reader on a journey across the universe and back.