A revisionist, politically satirical history of Camelot told through the stories of a young slave

The Camelot Papers

Literature & Fiction

DAVID,Peter

Literary

Second Age, Incorporated

On the Damned World, it’s every man for himself. Only it’s not just mankind who inhabits this crumbling, desolate world. Twelve very different species, creatures out of Earth’s mythology that live on the land, in the sea, and underground, vie for survival in a hostile land. While the bloodsucking Piri fight the one-eyed Ocular, the aquatic Merks exploit their cousins the Markene and the Sirene, and the Trulls fight among themselves as they, like the other races that unwillingly share the world after having been thrust there by a fate they don’t understand, battle for survival. But amid the chaos of the ravaged earth there are signs of hope for a brighter future. A human woman is about to be carried off by two pug-ugly Mandraques who think she’d make a cool battle prize. But one of a motley tribe of bottom-feeders can’t bear the thought of what would happen to her if she’s captured, so he gathers his courage and saves her, much to his own surprise. Leading a precarious existence and making bad deals with powerful people, the bottom-feeders manage to survive until they are forced to return a favor once done for them by the king of the Ocular. They must find and bring to him the legendary Orb of Light, fabled to be the key to the world’s salvation. But as their quest for the Orb begins, none of its seekers realize that the fabled Orb, once known by a much more ominous name, could lead to the utter destruction of the only world they’ve got...

Darkness of the Light (The Hidden Earth Chronicles)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

On the Damned World, it’s every man for himself. Only it’s not just mankind who dwells here . . . The Earth of the future is not one you’d recognize. Creatures previously thought to be simply myth— vampires, two-legged dragons, abominable snowmen, and nine other races—have overrun the planet and made it their own. Humanity is nearly extinct. But now the Twelve Races have discovered that their own fortunes are inextricably linked with the remnants of the human race. And so one of the last remaining humans, a young slave girl named Jepp (who holds the key to the future of the world), is on her way to a fateful meeting with the most powerful creature on the face of the planet. Except the question isn’t what will happen when she gets there . . . but if she’s going to make it there alive.

Heights of the Depths (The Hidden Earth Chronicles)

“What happened next?” That's what Peter David’s daughter, Caroline, asked him after he finished reading her Tigerheart, his modern exploration of the world of Peter Pan. At the time, he didn't know. And then, a few months later, when Caroline complained that her imagination had simply disappeared, he saw the possibilities. Together they produced the tale of Mary Dear, the young adopted sister of Tigerheart’s hero Paul. When Mary’s best friend discovers in distress that her imagination has fled, Mary has to embark upon a daring adventure to track it down and return it, with her only companions: a plush winged lion and a disenfranchised princess with no ability to feel emotions...

Fearless: A Tale of a Runaway Imagination

David, Caroline

Fantasy

Sir Apropos of Nothing

Apropos is a product of a violent childhood. Estranged from his prostitute mother, fatherless since his unfortunate conception, Apropos makes his living as a thief. But when the death of a young girl rattles his conscience, and when he forges an unlikely alliance with a hero of true nobility, Apropos finds himself confronting for the first time in his life the selfish nature of his maverick, every-man-for-himself ethos. At times a loyal friend, at others a ruthless betrayer, Apropos is fast approaching the moment when he must choose between honor and safety, between the core of nobility residing in his heart and the shame that has haunted him through life. A darkly atmospheric tale rich with tension and unexpected turns of fate, SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING is crafted by Peter David with both penetrating wit and subtle poignancy. Treating the fantasy genre to an invigorating overhaul, David delivers something altogether new and original, starring a character as familiar as yesterday—and as new as tomorrow.

Humor & Satire

He’s back. Despite absolutely no requests at all, Sir Apropos of Nothing—he who was spawned from the violent assault of a tavern wench by a group of drunken knights—has returned. This time his voyages take him to the land of Rogypt, a surprisingly ancient realm where the tragic people known as the Shews labor endlessly in building pyramids for their masters. When Apropos inadvertently interferes with he who is destined to be their savior, no less than a deity reaches down and points His fickle finger upon him, informing him it is now his responsibility to liberate the people. All that stands in his way? An unpredictable young ruler, his insanely duplicitous sister and, oh yes, an ancient mummy’s curse. So basically, just a typical day for the roguish Apropos.

Pyramid Schemes: A Tale of Sir Apropos of Nothing

41st annual VastiCon. 
40 inches of snow. 
38 travelers trapped in the hotel bar with booze to drink and stories to tell . . .\nIn the late 14th century, writer Geoffrey Chaucer provided the work that later generations would remember him for: The Canterbury Tales. Written in Middle English, it depicted the stories of a group of pilgrims on their way to visit the Shrine of St. Thomas Becket in Canterbury. 
Some centuries later, a group of science fiction and fantasy fans were trapped at a convention hotel thanks to a snowfall of several feet. 
Stuck in the hotel for extra days, they had to find something to do to fill the time. 
And as they gathered in the hotel bar, with ninjas next to zombies and Amazons next to Trekkies, they told each other stories like the pilgrims of long ago—making sure to remain in character.

The Fans Are Buried Tales

PEEL, JOHN

Fingeroth, Danny

Jeschonek, Robert

Friedman, Michael Jan

Greenberger, Robert

Fan, Mary

DeCandido, Keith R.A.

Duffy, Jo

Rosenberg, Aaron

Short Stories & Anthologies

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