Fantasy
The Raven Girl
On the foggy shores of Inis Ghall, an island off the coast of Connemarra, a young girl with raven-black hair…
Kat, Incorrigible
In 1803 England, mischievous twelve-year-old Kat must deal with her stern stepmother and disapproving elder sisters who constantly criticize her…
King of Ithaka
This is a retelling of the homecoming of Odysseus in the Odyssey, recounted from the first-person viewpoint of his sixteen-year-old…
The Buntline Special: A Weird West Tale
Prepare for a wild ride! And suspension of any belief you’ve ever held about the Old West. (Readers of historical…
The Desert of Souls
In 8th-century Baghdad, the scholar Dabir and household guard captain Asim escort their bored employer to the marketplace. A wise…
Kingdom of Summer
Sir Gawain is one of the best-known figures in the legend of King Arthur, and Bradshaw brings him to life…
A Most Improper Magick
In 1803 England, mischievous twelve-year-old Kat must deal with her stern stepmother and disapproving elder sisters who constantly criticize her…
Touch
Editors' choice
On the eve of World War II, an Anglican priest returns, following a twenty year absence, to his birthplace in…
The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall
Editors' choice
When 12-year-old Florence boards the horse-drawn coach in London that will take her from the orphanage where she’s spent the…
Heidegger’s Glasses
Toward the end of World War II, a secret operation in Germany called Operation Mail flourishes in an abandoned mine shaft…
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