Harper Collins

Kate Blackwell is one of the richest and most powerful women in the world. She is an enigma a woman surrounded by a thousand unanswered questions. Her father was a diamond prospector who struck it rich beyond his wildest dreams. Her mother was the daughter of a crooked Afrikaaner merchant. Her conception was itself an act of hate filled vengeance. ...

Published in Great Britain in 1981 and available here for the first time, this gripping novel serves up often giddily hilarious fantasy that nonetheless deals unflinchingly with some ugly issues. At least twice in the course of the multi-layered narrative, the heroine has not the faintest idea who she is'a powerful metaphor for the novel's...

prime;I think my fatherprime;s rage at the trenches took me oversbquo; when I was very youngsbquo; and has never left me. Do children feel their parentsprime; emotions? Yessbquo; we dosbquo; and it is a legacy I could have done without. What is the use of it? It is as if that old war is in my own memorysbquo; my own consciousness.prime; In...

It begins with a glimpse or a passing thought. It ends in obsession.One day a renowned author discovers that his wife, a war correspondent, has disappeared leaving no trace. Though time brings more success and new love, he remains mystified and increasingly fascinated by her absence. Was she kidnapped, blackmailed, or simply bored with their...

The Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by Fëanor, most gifted of the Elves. When the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, stole the jewels for his own ends, Fëanor and his kindred took up arms and waged a long and terrible war to recover them. This is the story of their rebellion against the gods and the history of the heroic First Age of...

In a land on the brink of peace-watched jealously by a ruthless cult from across the sea and beset by hidden enemies-five extraordinary humans must serve as sword and shield of the Gods. Auraya is one. Her heroism saved a village from destruction; now Auraya has been named Priestess of the White. The limits of her unique talents must be...