Confederation — (2000-2010) Publisher: In the distant future, humans and several other races have been granted membership in the Confederation — at a price. They must act as soldier/protectors of the far more civilized races who have long since turned away from war….
Peacekeeper — (2015-2018) A spin-off set in the Confederation universe: Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr had been the very model of a Confederation Marine. But when she learned the truth about the war the Confederation was fighting, she left the military for good. But Torin couldn’t walk away from preserving and protecting everything the Confederation represented. Instead, she drew together an elite corps of friends and allies to take on covert missions that the Justice Department and the Corps could not—or would not—officially touch. Torin just hoped the one they were about to embark on wouldn’t be the death of them. Ancient H’san grave goods are showing up on the black market—grave goods from just before the formation of the Confederation, when the H’san gave up war and buried their planet-destroying weapons…as grave goods for the death of war. Someone is searching for these weapons and they’re very close to finding them. As the Elder Races have turned away from war, those searchers can only be members of the Younger Races. Fortunately, only the Corps Intelligence Service has this information. Unfortunately, they can do nothing about it—bound by laws of full disclosure, their every move is monitored. Though Torin Kerr and her team are no longer a part of the military, the six of them tackling the H’san defenses and the lethally armed grave robbers are the only chance the Confederation has. The only chance to avoid millions more dead. But the more Torin learns about the relationship between the Elder Races and the Younger, the more she begins to fear war might be an unavoidable result.
Smoke and Shadows — (2004-2006) Sequels to The Blood Books. Publisher: Together, Vicki and Henry faced and survived perils ranging from demons, werewolves, and mummies to zombies and restless spirits crying out for revenge. In their trials they were aided-willingly or not-by an assortment of allies. Among these allies was a street kid named Tony Foster. Claimed by Vicki as a reliable snitch and by Henry as “one of his own,” Tony found himself rescued from his dead-end existence and given a chance for a better life. Relocating to Vancouver with Henry, and forced to get his act together, Tony embarked on a career in Vancouver’s burgeoning TV industry, landing a job as a production assistant at CB Productions. In an example of art echoing life, the syndicated TV series Tony worked for was “Darkest Night,” a show about the adventures of a vampire detective.
Quarters — (1994-1999) The original four novels (Sing the Four Quarters, Fifth Quarter, No Quarter, The Quartered Sea) have been reissued as two omnibus editions. Publisher: From the princess who renounces her royal blood to become a bard able to sing elemental magic, to the twin assassins Bannon and Vree caught up in a magical trap they may not survive, these unforgettable characters make both novels thrilling adventure and the most intriguing kind of fantasy.
Novels of Crystal — (1988-1989) Omnibus edition contains the two original novels (Child of the Grove and The Last Wizard). Publisher: In the Age of Mortals — the Elder Races have withdrawn almost completely from the world of humans and gone, too, are the dreaded wizards. Or so the people of the Ardhan believe, for, unbeknownst to them, there is one wizard who still survives, a master of evil bent upon claiming lordship over the entire world.No mere mortal can hope to stand against his diabolical sorcery, and so the Elders have chosen to intervene one final time. Their gift to Ardhan is Crystal, the Child of the Grove, daughter of the Power and the last-born wizard who will ever walk the world. And thus the battle lines are drawn, and the final war — between both mortal armies and immortal wizards — is about to begin!
Stand-alones:
Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light — (1989) Publisher: First published in 1989 and taking place in downtown Toronto, one of the earliest of the modern urban fantasies, Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light is the story of a fight against encroaching darkness by a developmentally handicapped young woman, a street musician with no idea of his potential, a bag-lady who’s tired of picking up the pieces, and an adept of the light. Mixing actual Toronto ghost-stories with traditional Faire, a police procedural, and a cat, Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light opened a gate at street level to the urban fantasy that followed.
The Fire’s Stone — (1990) Publisher: A wizard, a drunkard, and a thief – three strangers who must learn to work together or Ischia is lost beneath a sea of lava. But Aaron, the thief, is hiding more than stolen jewels. Chandra, the wizard, is running from a political marriage. And Darvish, the prince Chandra is intended to marry and the man Aaron has hidden the most from, well, Darvish really needs a drink. Before they can hope to save Ischia, they must save themselves.
What Ho, Magic! — (1999) Publisher: Tanya Huff, the acclaimed writer of the Blood and Kigh series, is also a fantastic short story writer. What Ho, Magic! is a collection of fifteen of Tanya’s short stories: “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” “Word of Honor” “Shing Li-ung”, “First Love, Last Love” “The Harder They Fall” “February Thaw” “The Chase is On” “A Debt Unpaid” “Symbols are a Percussion Instrument” “Underground” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream Team” Four stories featuring Vicki, Henry, and Mike from her Blood series: “This Town Ain’t Big Enough” “What Manner of Man” “The Cards Also Say” “The Vengeful Spirit of Lake Nepeakea”. This is also the first printing of her new novella: “The Vengeful Spirit of Lake Nepeaka”. With an introduction to the book by Michelle Sagara West.
Stealing Magic — (1999) Publisher: Between the covers of this “double-faced flipover” book, you’ll find two complete collections of Tanya Huff’s comical short stories featuring Magdelene (the world’s most powerful and laziest wizard) and Terazin (a top-notch thief). “Stealing Magic is charming, funny, and once again proves that Huff has no regard for the conventions and boundaries of genre… — the genre is turned on its head, and to hilarious effect. The Magdelene stories in Stealing Magic are certainly some of the few ‘high fantasy’ short works that I have enjoyed recently.” – Challenging Destiny Stealing Magic is both appealing and amusing, and belongs in everyone’s fantasy collection.
Relative Magic — (2003) Publisher: Meisha Merlin’s second collection of Tanya Huff’s short fiction, Relative Magic features four Terizan stories (3 previously published and one newly written especially for this collection), two stories from the Blood Series (one Vicky and one Henry), and eleven other fantastic. The collection will also include new introductions to each story by Tanya Huff.
Finding Magic — (2007) Publisher: Introduction by Julie E. Czerneda. Afterword by Dr. Erica L. Neely. Table of Contents for Finding Magic: I Knew a Guy Once; Choice of Ending; He Said, Sidhe Said; After School Specials; Finding Marcus
Jack; Slow Poison; Tuesday Evening Six Thirty to Seven; Blood in the Water; Not That Kind of War; Under Summons; A Woman’s Work…; The Things Everyone Knows; We Two May Meet; The Demon’s Den; Brock; All the Ages of Men.
Nights of the Round Table: And Other Stories — (2011) Publisher: Explore uncharted territory in this collection of heroic fantasy shorts from Tanya Huff. Annotations provide background and insight on each story. Peppered with Huff’s trademark tongue-in-cheek wit and the brilliant, funny, wise, ruthless heroines that have made her famous, this is a collection you won’t want to miss. Travel to Camelot in “Nights of the Round Table” and to ancient Egypt in “Succession”. Revisit beloved fairytales in “All Things Being Relative”. Sail the seas in “Blood in the Water” and “Oh Glorious Sight”. Also includes “What Little Girls Are Made Of,” “A Woman’s Work”, and “Slow Poison”. NIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE AND OTHER STORIES is the first of a series of Tanya Huff short story collections. Published as e-book exclusives and featuring all-new cover art, many of the stories in these collections have never been collected before, or are only available in hard-to-find limited editions.
February Thaw: And Other Stories of Contemporary Fantasy — (2011) Publisher: FEBRUARY THAW is the second e-collection by Tanya Huff and brings together some of the short fiction that helped define the field. From an Imperial Dragon in Toronto’s Chinatown, to a heavy metal retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, to the realization that the ancient gods are one highly dysfunctional family, Huff skews our world slightly sideways. These seven stories, each with a brand new introduction by the author, remind us that the weird and the wonderful is all around us if we only bother to look.
The Silvered — (2012) Publisher: From the author of the bestselling Blood books, a brilliant new tale of shape-changers, mages, soothsayers,and a power-mad emperor. The Empire has declared war on the small, were-ruled kingdom of Aydori, capturing five women of the Mage-Pack, including the wife of the were Pack-leader. With the Pack off defending the border, it falls to Mirian Maylin and Tomas Hagen — she a low-level mage, he younger brother to the Pack-leader — to save them. Together the two set out on the kidnappers’ trail, racing into the heart of enemy territory. But with every step the odds against their survival, let alone their success, grow steeper…
Swan’s Braid and Other Tales of Terizan — (2013) Publisher: A new short story collection from Tanya Huff. You can’t belong to the Thieves’ Guild if you can’t break into the Thieves’ Guild. When Terizan dropped out of the secret passage, past the net, and into the Inner Sanctum, she was astonished to discover that no one else had ever made it that far. Unfortunately, neither Terizan nor the Guild are thrilled about the sudden perception that she’s the best thief in Oreen – the title comes with expectations and the Guild only ever expects the worst. In these five tales, mercenary captains, murderous royal families, ghosts, gods, and wizards prove that while it may not always be lonely at the top, it’s definitely annoying. Good thing half a dozen gods owe Terizan a favour.
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