Warren Lapine

Night KingsIt began like any other night, but this one had a special feeling to it. The moon came up full and splendid above the skyline, and its light spread like spilled buttermilk among the canyons of the city. The remains of the day's storm exhaled mists which fled wraith-like across the pavements. But it wasn't just the moon and the fog. Something had been building for several weeks now. My sleep had been troubled. And business was too good. . . Night HeirsThe full moon rose up over the city, gloriously shining through and reflecting on the mists rising from the pavement, the only remnants of a late afternoon storm. The moon seemed enormous in that illusionary way that it can just upon rising. I would have liked to be able to enjoy the beauty of that magnificent orb, but I knew the portents. My life was about to change and I didn't want it to. Business was good, entirely too good. . .

Manna From Heaven is once again available. The new edition includes an introduction by Stephen Brust, and six shorts set in the Amber Universe. In addition to the 16 stories that ran in the original print edition, this edition has three additional stories. "Nine Starships Waiting," "Tunnel Vision," and "The Three Descents of Jeremy Baker." A must for any science fiction, fantasy, or Zelazny fan. Stories included are: "Godson""Manna from Heaven""Corrida""Prince of the Powers of this World""The Furies""The Deadliest Game""Kalifriki of the Thread""Come Back to the Killing Ground, Alice, My Love""Lady of Steel""Come to Me Not in Winter's White" (with Harlan Ellison)"The New Pleasure""The House of the Hanged Man""Epithalamium""The Last Inn on the Road" (with Danny Plachta)"Stowaway""Angel, Dark Angel""Nine Starships Waiting""Tunnel Vision""The Three Descents of Jeremy Baker"Six From AMBER"Prologue to Trumps of Doom""Blue Horse, Dancing Mountains""The Salesman's Tale""The Shroudling and the Guisel""Coming to a Cord""Hall of Mirrors"