Miscellaneous

Restoree (1967) .
	"There was the sudden stench of a dead sea creature... There was the horror of a huge, black shape closing over her... There was nothing... Then there were pieces of memory... isolated fragments that were so horrible her mind refused to accept them... intense heat and shivering cold... excruciating pain... dismembered pieces of the human body... sawn bones and searing screams... And when she awoke she found she was in a world that was not Earth, and with a face and body that were not her face and body."

Ring of Fear (1971) .
	"Nialla Dunn's past in California resurfaces to haunt her - the murder of her father, paying off a blackmailer, and her rape by her father's employer. The memories return as small incidents, potentially dangerous, happen to her on the east coast. A whirlwind romance and marriage push bitter thoughts out of her mind. Then the phone calls start again. The blackmailer has returned."

The Mark of Merlin (1971) .
	"Carla Murdoch had learned what it was to be alone, growing up on different army posts. But now her loneliness is terrible - for her officer father met a mysterious death on a foreign battlefield, and Carla has been sent to live in her new guardian's England mansion… a remote snowbound place where she finds she isn't really wanted. Together with her dog, Merlin, Carla must make a new start and faces demons within and without - for her father's killer is now on her trail too!"

The Kilternan Legacy (1975) .
	"Irene Teasey, recently divorced and raising two teenage children, unexpectedly inherits the estate of her great aunt from the little known Irish side of her family in Dublin. Wishing to escape her former husband, Irene packs up kids and clothes and heads off to Dublin for a long relaxing vacation. Once there she is quickly embroiled in the mysteries of her tenants, conniving greedy relatives, and romance."

Get Off the Unicorn (1977) .
	"Lady in the Tower The Rowan was one of a select group of telepaths - a complete Prime, one of only five. Then one day another Prime appeared mysteriously from the outer boundaries of space, asking for help in a savage battle against evil!" Finder's Keeper Young Peter had a unique gift which earned him and his mother a little money, and gave pleasure to others. Then, one day, an unscrupulous man forced Peter to use his precious gift in a crooked scheme - and Peter grew up fast! Honeymoon Helva and her new brawn were sent on an especially urgent mission… a mission that not only put them both into great danger, but a mission that also caused them to break the ultimate taboo!" The Smallest Dragonboy The only thing Keevan wanted in life was to be a dragonrider, just like his father… but everything seemed to stand in the way!"

Stitch in Snow (1985) .
	"Dana Jane Lovell wrote books, knitted Arran sweaters, and tried not to worry about her grown-up son. She'd been widowed young and was lonely -- though she usually didn't admit it. The man at Denver airport was large, distinguished, mysterious about his private life, and said his name was Dan. She thought he'd be a witty and amusing traveling companion. But they'd both reckoned without the storm -- the deluge of snow that cut them off from the world they both knew and hurled them into a breathtaking relationship."

The Year of the Lucy (1986) .
	"Lucy Farnoll had died seven years ago and with the loss of her close friend's support, Mirelle's life was stuck in a rut. Her marriage is in trouble from internal conflicts as well as troublesome relatives. Long-suppressed memories of her childhood and parents, and her too long restrained talent as an artist of sculpture collide together in 1961. Two chance meetings with James Howell lead to a close friendship that helps her face the past, strengthen the present, and set a course for the future."

The Lady / The Carradyne Touch (1987) .
	"AMIDST THE GRANDEUR OF THE EMERALD COUNTRYSIDE, A MAGNIFICENT STORY UNFOLDS... They are the Carradynes, who for far more than 200 years have bred and trained horses of the finest calibre on Cornanaugh - a land so beautiful it inspires the soul. But all is not idyllic at hearth and home. At the centre of the conflict is Catriona, the youngest child, a girl who dreams of riding her family's big jumpers and show horses. Her father, Michael, is keenly aware of her immense talent, and he urges her on - only to lock walls with his insufferably pious and overbearing wife, Isabel, a woman who cannot bear horses, who cannot bear his touch. Her goal is to put stiff dresses, tight shoes, and perfect manners of Catriona. It is a stalemate of pride and passion - until the day Lady Selina Healy enters their lives. Poised, beautiful, and warm, she too knows imprisonment in a loveless marriage, she too admires good horses, she too finds enchantment in Cornanaugh. She falls in love... with Catriona, who becomes the child she never had; with the splendid lush land; and with Michael, the consummate horseman and gentleman..."

An Exchange of Gifts (1995) .
	"When Meanne, the princess of the realm, runs away from her father's castle and an unwanted suitor, little does she realize the hardships and difficulties that lie ahead of her. Loneliness is the worst part - until she finds a fellow refugee, a boy named Wisp. Together they must make new lives for themselves. Yet they both have secrets - hidden pasts and magical powers that can tear them apart!"

Black Horses for the King (1996) .
	"Lord Artos - later to rule as the legendary King Arthur - knew he could defeat the Saxon invaders if only he could find a race of horses swift and strong enough to carry warriors in full regalia fast and far. And so he set out for the Continent in search of the famed horses of the desert. The key to Lord Artos's plan was the young Galwyn Varianus, whose gift for horse trading was second only to his skill with horses. What no one expected was how crucial Galwyn would be to the upcoming battles - as he mastered the secrets of the iron shoes that would protect the desert horses' delicate hooves…"

No One Noticed The Cat (1996) .
	"Mangan Tighe had been the perfect regent. Having sufficiently provided for the future peace and prosperity of Esphania and for the smooth ascension to the throne of his young prince, Jamas, the wizened old Mangan had quietly passed away - with a grin upon his face. For the very clever Mangan had left behind an extraordinary guardian to help Jamas beat the news and heavy burden of leadership: Niffy the cat. Niffy, no ordinary feline, will accompany Prince Jamas everywhere, perusing every document and decree, and - in her own peculiar way - offering guidance. And it is guidance that the prince desperately needs. The realms and kingdoms that now include Jamas' Esphania are a belligerent and unruly lot, constantly jostling and fighting for local mastery. The worst of them is ruled by a greedy kind and his treacherous usurper queen, who scheme to annex Esphania and crush its royal household. And as young Jamas falls hopelessly in love, compounding the court conspiracy that surrounds him, the sharp-eyed, nimble Niffy may be the only one capable of preventing total disaster and her noble master's untimely demise."

If Wishes Were Horses (1998) .
	"Known far and wide for her healing touch, Lady Talarrie Eircelly offers sanctuary for villagers with every manner of ailment - from the heart to the head. But she finds her true mettle tested when her husband is sent into battle, leaving a houseful of children behind, and no cure for their father's absence. With her husband away she watches her two oldest, Tracell, and Tirza, approach their sixteenth birthdays. While Tirza will receive the gift of a special crystal, even Lady Eircelly cannot give Tracell what he wants and needs most - a new horse. Though Lady Eircelly's magic has its limits, her heart has no bounds. And in the waning months of the twins' childhood, she gives them two unforgettable gifts: the power to find hope in hardship, and the faith to trust in love, the greatest magic of all…"

A Diversity of Dragons (with Richard Woods) (1997) .
	"Every dragon that ever breathed fire lives in the wondrous book! Who better to ask about dragons than Anne McCaffrey, whose million-copy bestsellers about the Dragonriders of Pern appear regularly on the New York Times list, and her academic friend, Richard Woods, the dragon taxonomist par excellence. Hence, A Diversity of Dragons - a fascinating exploration of dracomachy, draconocides and dragonbanes through the ages, with magical illustrations by John Howe (of Tolkien fame). Soar on imagination's wings and see them all: from the ancient legends to the modern creations; from the fire-breather that battled Beowulf to the delightful beasts of Jane Yolen and Terry Pratchett. Everything you ever wanted to know about the most fabulous creatures to ever inhabit our collective memory is here, and more, snorting fire and phosphine gas and ploughing the waters of primordial chaos. The Babylonians knew him, the Sumerians, the ancient Egyptians. He is found not only in the Bible, but in China, in the Norse sagas and the lost myths of the Americas. But Anne McCaffrey is a storyteller, not an encyclopedist; and dragons are wary of dry and dusty places, like lecture rooms and libraries.  So this book begins (as must all good tales) with a mysterious visitor and ends (as do all true dragon encounters) with an adventure almost too wondrous for words to tell."

Cooking Books

Cooking Out Of This World (editor) (1973) .
	"Written by an assortment of science fiction writers recording their favorite recipes for posterity without any regard for the immediate consequences whatsoever... Contributors include Brian W Adiss, Poul Anderson, Alfred Bester, Anthony Boucher, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Reginald Bretnor, John Brunner, Edward Bryant, Doris Pitkin Buck, Kenneth Bulmer, Grant Carrington, Jack Dann, Avram Davidson, Thomas M Disch, Sonya Dorman, George Alec Effinger, Harlan Ellison, and Carol Emshwiller."

Serve It Forth (with John Gregory Betancourt) (1996) .
	"This unique cookbook is a collection of hundreds of recipes for dishes ranging from simple, easy-to-prepare meals to mouthwatering gourmet creations, all provided by famous science fiction and fantasy authors. Each recipe also features an entertaining anecdote or helpful hints from the author/cook."

Omnibuses

The Worlds of Anne McCaffrey (Restoree, Decision at Doona and The Ship Who Sang) (1981) .
	"Anne McCaffrey, winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, is among the most entertaining, imaginative and original writers of Science Fiction today. This volume contains three of her most exciting and engrossing novels. Restoree The only hint of danger was a weird, pungent smell; that and a dark shape looming over her. Then there were fragments of recollection so terrifying that her mind refused to accept them... intense heat and cold, pieces of dismembered bodies, rending screams. When she woke, she was in a different world - literally - with a face that was not her own. She had become a Restoree... Decision at Doona Doona was a planet as close to Paradise as could be imagined - endowed with placid lakes, cool streams, sweeping green fields and majestic mountains. The Hrrubans needed it to provide a decadent race with a new spirit of adventure and challenge. The Terrans needed it as a home for refugees from an impossibly crowded earth. So both sent a colonising party; and soon both began to think of Doona as home. Then, one day, the mammal known as 'Man' came face to face with the four-pawed mammal known as 'Hrubban'! The Ship Who Sang The body was hopelessly crippled... but the brain was perfect. So technology was put to rescuing the brain. It was placed in an environment that conditioned it to live in the fabricated body of a spaceship where it could act as a computer - infinitely more complex than anything previously devised. But the ship's brain was more than a mere instrument; it possessed attributes no computer ould reproduce - a personality, strngths, weaknesses, savagery, gentleness. The brain was that of a woman called Helva..."

Three Gothic Novels (The Ring of Fear, The Mark of Merlin and The Kilternan Legacy) (1990) .
	"The reissue of these fetching murder-mystery romances, out of print for 20 years, will please young and old alike. The stories resembles episodes of TV's "Murder She Wrote," with their quaint wholesomeness, plucky heroines, and mildly suspenseful plots… each is told by a young, adventurous, wryly humourous woman, who has suffered the loss of a close relative and becomes embroiled in a search for a murderer - winning love along the way. Ring of Fear contains a double mystery surrounding the pitchfork murder of horse shower Nialla Dunn's father, a famed horse trainer. In Mark of Merlin, the college age narrator reluctantly moves in with a guardian after her father's death in World War II and finds his secret war chest. The Kilternan Legacy, the least suspenseful and most romantic of the three, centres on an American's inheritance from her deceased aunt, which she must claim in Ireland - where intrigue and murder await her. Enjoyable reading through and through."

The Three Women (The Ring of Fear, The Mark of Merlin and The Kilternan Legacy) (1992) .
	"Three romances…Three mysteries…Three spellbinding, heartwarming stories of love and danger. Nialla in Ring of Fear The brutal murder of her horse-trainer father-and fear that his killer is after her-keeps Nialla Dunn on the move and in disguise. Falling in love with handsome, wealthy Rafe Clery is the last thing on her mind… Carla in The Mark of Merlin Even powerful blizzards can't keep Carla Murdock from finishing her father's last mission for military intelligence-and defrosting the icy emotions of the gruff young major who was supposed to be her guardian but who became much more than a mere protector. Irene in The Kilternan Legacy Irene Teasey and her teenage twins have barely arrived in Ireland when trouble strikes: sleazy land-developers make a play for Irene's newly-inherited property and Irene finds herself attracted to the one man her Great-Aunt insisted she have nothing to do with!"