The prince-heir's life hangs by a thread, and the last person to see him conscious was the king's bastard, Shianan Becknam. As rumor grows of Commander Becknam's possible fratricide, Shianan pushes away...

After generations of war, the fragile new peace hangs by a thread, as Ryuven attacks continue despite the treaty. Shianan leads an exhausted army facing a fresh and magically superior foe. Worried for...

Someone is waging war against Christmas.Mrs. Claus—like you've never imagined her—is going to stop them. The war on Christmas is real this year, with supply chain issues ranging from lost toys to murdered...

I was out of money and options when this mysterious woman offered me five thousand dollars to get a tattoo. That seemed like a no-brainer. When I got tired of the tattoo, I figured I would just magically...

You want a dog who is confident and happy, able to immediately distinguish between friend and threat, capable of intense focus on her work, and able to relax and play with you when you need some puppy...

In the final days of the Genpei War, a court lady, now a Buddhist nun, sits on an undecorated ship with her tiny grandson, the rightful emperor of Japan. They have fled the revolting Minamoto clan across...

Marsden cannot remember his real name, nor how he came to be a valet for the schoolboy son of a powerful magician. Phantom wisps of incense and narrow glimpses of memory are all he has, until he chances...

In a terrified mountainside village, tradesmen and goods are vanishing into chill air. Tsurugu no Kiyomori must determine whether the disappearances are the work of human thieves or supernatural youkai....

Arash is a slave drummer accompanying the Megistanes and other scholars on their journey to find the new king, whose star they have seen in the heavens. He does not understand their enthusiasm for this...

How are animals trained in a zoo for the most endangered species of all? Join Marian and Ana as they travel through a zoo full of magical, mythical creatures, where good training allows for better care...

The sequel to Shard & Shield in the acclaimed The Shard Of Elan series! Shianan Becknam, commander, count, and bastard, has survived committing treason and the murder plot against him. Now that the...

Sequel to the award-winning Kitsune-Tsuki Following the search for the shape-shifting kitsune, onmyōji Tsurugu no Kiyomori serves Naka no Yoritomo and his new wife Kaede, protecting their household from...

"I'm loving it! Laura has managed not only to write a clear and incredibly important book, she's really funny too! Her way of writing, the images in her language, and the diagrams make this book really...

Jacob just wanted to have a good time with his friend Samantha and fellow geeks at the fan convention. But when dead bodies start turning up, Jacob has to start a little early on his hoped-for detective...

The defensive new shield to protect the human world from marauding Ryuven is not yet erected, and Commander Shianan Becknam has been assigned to invesigate a series of Ryuven raids on a farming village....

She tells Greek legends to entertain Norse gods—until one of her stories leads to murder.When Euthalia's father trades her to Viking raiders, her best hope is to be made a wife instead of a slave. She...

He can save her life—if he sacrifices those he swore to protect. King's bastard Shianan Becknam buries himself in his military career to avoid the dangers of drawing political attention. When the artifact...

Winner of the 2012 Luminis Prize!"Once I started reading, I could not put it down. The story is thrilling and magical.""Twisty! Turny! Magical! Wonderful!""...I figured I knew exactly how it was going...

They eat us to live. We eat them to live forever.When Tomás Torres arrives at a remote research facility to consult on an unsuccessful breeding program for a rare species, he finds his new patients are...

These are the first and second stories of Robin Archer, the half-Fae charged by the Fairy Queen to protect human children from human predators. With snark, a gun, and a touch of magic, Robin works at...

Japan has long fascinated with its unique culture and elaborite folklore. This anthology collects fantasy stories inspired by the culture and literary traditions of the Japanese. From steadfast samurai...

No one is perfect—not even a witch. Witches have amazing power at their fingertips to do unbelievable things. That magic can come in really handy sometimes too. They can make someone fall in love, poison...

There’s always something magical about horses, isn’t there? Whether winged or at home in the water, mechanical or mythological, the equines that gallop through these pages span the fantasy spectrum. In...

What do you get when you take the high tech/low life settings of cyberpunk and sprinkle them with the magic and possibilities of fairy tales? Trolls under teleportation bridges, masquerades held in virtual...

Fairies threaten the world of artifice and technology, forcing the royal family to solve a riddle to stop their world from irrevocable change; a dishonest merchant uses automatons as vessels for his secrets...

When you think of Mrs. Claus, do you imagine a quiet North Pole homebody who finds complete fulfillment in baking cookies, petting reindeer and crafting toys alongside elves? How about a magic-wielding...

Hay-men, mommets, tattie bogles, kakashi, tao-tao—whether formed of straw or other materials, the tradition of scarecrows is pervasive in farming cultures around the world. The scarecrow serves as decoy,...

Associated with life and death, disease and luck, corvids have long captured mankind's attention, showing up in mythology as the companions or manifisations of dieties, and starring in stories from Aesop...

Unicorns locked away in the cargo holds of spaceships, becoming roller skating phenoms or leaving sparkly rainbow poop in a poor bartender's living room are just the start. There's a demi-god trying to...

Meet Robin Goodfellow as you've never seen him before, watch damsels in distress rescue themselves, get swept away with the selkies and enjoy tales of hobs, green men, pixies and phookas. One thing is...