The Heronmaster is the second collection of Alex McGilvery's stories. They include the title story, which is the tale of Leaper who grows from a tadpole to become a legend. Murder in the Woods is a noir style mystery with animals rather than people. Nick, a young wolf, is forced to seek out the answer to Bob the moose's disappearance. Sammy is a the story of a young man on a cruise with his new car, the elderly man he takes with him and a red balloon. Madison's Meteor tells the story of Frank Madison, a farmer outside of the town of Madison which has fallen on hard times with the closing of the plant - the main employer for the town. Frank finds a meteor one night and changes start in both him and the town.
They've never gone on a quest. They've never done anything that wasn't in The Book. God appears in Paul's kitchen during breakfast and sends Paul on a quest. The quest begins by taking the first person he meets as his companion. Daniel comes by to trade for vegetable and begins a Tuesday that ends with them on the road away from their home with only a Page from Paul's Book to guide them. Paul and Daniel learn very quickly that the world is bigger and stranger than anything they'd known before. Only as they starting succeeding in their quest do the friends realize they are fighting an ancient and powerful evil. If they win, their world will never be the same. If they lose, all hope of love and beauty may be lost. Imagine that Adam and Eve not only refused to eat the forbidden fruit, but pestered God morning and night to tell them what to do so they wouldn't displease God. Imagine they were given Books to follow so they would never anger God. Imagine if those Books were wrong.
When age rules the country, it's hard being young. Trey runs away from the youth reserve sure he's no more than spare parts for a father he barely remembers. The Council of Elders has its own questions about him. When Trey finds the Underground and joins the fight to give rights back to the Youngers, he starts a chain of events beyond anyone's control.
Only one more year to survive High School. It would be so much easier if Petunia could sit back and let the bullies take out their cruelty on Marilyn. Who had the body of every girl's dreams, only she wasn't a boy, but a girl. Loathed by the students, feared by the administration. Petunia was her only friend. Together, they may just make it through.
Sparkles and Blood is a collection of four of my horror novellas, including a never before published story. From carnivorous frogs to a post-apocalyptic Beowulf, from the meeting of movie vampire with the real things to a teen at a Christian school who learns she's a witch, these are stories that may chill you, but not cover you with gore.
Ten year old Justine has lived with the loss of her mother for two years. Even while she misses her Mom, she is discovering the gifts they share. When bullying at school makes Justine's life miserable she befriends a tree she calls Drasil. It isn't fair that life causes so much pain for Justine, so her father is happy when she makes a new friend, even when that friend is a tree. She tells stories of visiting a land where peace is valued above everything else and hospitality is the primary virtue. Her father listens to her stories and marvels at how she changes, even as he wonders if her stories are true or the fantasy of a lonely young girl. When the stories get darker and more dangerous he worries that she is being hurt even in this land of peace. He has no idea how much they will both be changed as they get caught up in the struggle between a people who believe in peace, and those who trust in war.
Calliope had everything she wanted. Then the Khirshans took it away. She swears to destroy everything and bring the Empire to its knees. They laugh at her, but she's not joking.
Calliope accompanies her father on a scientific expedition as their artist, never expecting to encounter a sea serpent, or learn there is something she loves more than art.
Calliope is starting a new life in a new country. Now she must prepare for war. Calliope has escaped the Kershian Empire, but she isn't safe yet. The empire plans to retake Sombu and conquer the entire continent. Llathia, the engine smith is working to build an airship to rival the empire's. Calliope wants to help, but llathia doesn't want to lose the project. As war rapidly approaches the two women will have to work together to be ready in time.
Leedles can't control her magic and it gets her exiled from her peaceful village. A branch from the golden Peace Tree is chained to her wrist as a reminder of her failure. Karl agrees to guide her to the nearest town, and she begins her journey into a world bigger and stranger than anything she had imagined.
The world is a big place, and it is getting bigger. After the fall of the Empire, the younger generation take up the call to bring peace and justice. From remote fishing villages, from the desert, to a crushed imperial city, they are going to learn that peace doesn't come easily.
A collection of award-winning speculative short fiction! QuaranCon's top entries from both the 2020 and 2021 short fiction contests, these six stories all deal with themes of isolation and innovation, and are sure to keep you entertained in bite sized moments of adventure.
Like Mushrooms blends the visual with the poetic image. Photos of mushrooms, mostly from the west coast of Canada are interspersed with poems about life and nature.
Rodrigo is trapped in the Empire, his face on posters as an enemy spy. When the Emperor is murdered and the Rehego blamed, Rodrigo's world becomes chaos. In Belandria the experiment with citizen councils to rule alongside the noble is stalled, then someone tries to spark a civil war.
Marriette is set on the throne as Regent with no preparation. There are all too many people willing to take advantage of her inexperience. When the King and Queen vanish on their pilgrimage the power struggles get deadly, and there is more than just her life on the line if she falters.
When the Crown Prince asked Cal to build an airship, she never imagined it would involve politics, intrigue, and danger. No matter the circumstance, Cal is determined to give her country the best airship in the world.
Sparkles and Blood is a collection of four of my horror novellas, including a never before published story. From carnivorous frogs to a post-apocalyptic Beowulf, from the meeting of movie vampire with the real things to a teen at a Christian school who learns she's a witch, these are stories that may chill you, but not cover you with gore.
Only one more year to survive High School. It would be so much easier if Petunia could sit back and let the bullies take out their cruelty on Marilyn. Who had the body of every girl's dreams, only she wasn't a boy, but a girl. Loathed by the students, feared by the administration. Petunia was her only friend. Together, they may just make it through.
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