Fantasy Realism

Set 10 years after the events in The Maiden, Nessa finds there's a lot of things she wishes she'd been told about the once mystical, unimaginable state of being a grown up. If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Vampires are charming, but that’s because, like everyone else, they need to eat. And if an extremely powerful entity makes a deal with you, they ain’t doing it for the warm fuzzies. And when that powerful entity tells you to rewrite 10 years of history after your journals go missing, you do it.

"You should be here; he's simply magnificent." These are the final words a biologist hears before his Margaret Mead-like wife dies at the hands of Godzilla. The words haunt him as he studies the kaiju (Japan's giant monsters) on an island reserve, attempting to understand the beauty his wife saw. Every story in the collection turns to the fantastic, the mysticism of the past, and the absurdities of the future to illuminate the spaces we occupy when we are at our most vulnerable."

Pirate life aside, all I have ever wanted was a safe place for the Lost Boys I rescued. Ambition may have led me to overstep my bounds. When my theft was discovered, the dwarves launch a devastating sneak attack against my island nation home.

Briar Pryce has the power to change the emotions of others by handing them a rose. It is a talent that has done surprisingly little for her, besides landing her a dead-end enchantment delivery job and killing any chance she had with her childhood-crush-turned-roommate. Worst of all, her ability might be responsible for getting her best friend transformed into a cat via a cursed muffin basket. Needless to say, Briar is nowhere near happily-ever-after.

The Imagination Thief by Rohan Quine is about a web of secrets, triggered by the stealing and copying of people’s imaginations and memories. It’s about the magic that can be conjured up by images of people, in imagination or on film; the split between beauty and happiness in the world; and the allure of various kinds of power.

Wyrdwood is unlike any other town in America. Home sweet home, mom, baseball, and apple pie take on whole new dimensions when Viviane, her mother, and her cohort Corona arrive just in time to become embroiled in a nasty struggle between the guardians of Purgatory and the residents of King Arthur's mythic isle. Viviane's enemies will stop at nothing to wrench open the gates of Apfallon, and Viviane is their chosen crowbar.

Otherworldly and mundane collide when a young New York psychologist takes on a charismatic patient who may be delusional or may literally come from the Otherworld of her suppressed childhood nightmares. Driven to solve the intriguing case, Anna Reilly tries to unwind the thread of John Doe’s story, but instead becomes entangled in an uncertain relationship that challenges her sexuality, sanity, and her very sense of reality.

Divine retribution for invention is now a thing of the past. Young, optimistic, quick of mind, and quick to act, Robert thinks being invited to the New School is an invitation to change the world. Nothing is as simple as it first seems, least of all change. Robert is surprised and frustrated by everything from his classmates Koria and Eloise stalking him, to protestors claiming that the new grain is poison and its inventors should be murdered like in the old days

Ikena Ralliday is plagued with nightmares of her father's brutal death at the hands of a monstrous Sinturi, those abominations which feast on humans to survive. They snatch children from their beds, infect animals with their darkness, and serve one purpose only - to overrun Nevera and destroy the magical Cloaks.

After secluding himself from the outside world, a fearsome old man, Balak, is hired by a teenage girl, Arda, to make a perilous journey across Tartaurus. With the whole continent at war, he is tasked with guiding her safely to the distant castle of Iron Gates. They will have to learn to work together if they wish to make it alive, past the hostile wildlife, enemy territory, and giants, a dangerous journey that is further complicated by the inclusion of Arda’s infant sister.

Jayné Heller thinks of herself as a realist, until she discovers reality isn't quite what she thought it was. When her uncle Eric is murdered, Jayné travels to Denver to settle his estate, only to learn that it's all hers - and vaster than she ever imagined. And along with properties across the world and an inexhaustible fortune, Eric left her a legacy of a different kind: his unfinished business with a cabal of wizards known as the Invisible College.

For god-like creatures named Mejuarian living on planet Ercutis, their world was near perfect. Mejuarian, a cross between an animal and godly beings, have a splendorous village where everyone gets along. They live in a hierarchical society, and everyone loves their king and queen. A near utopian life that allows all Mejuarian to rise to their most extraordinary levels of consciousness. That is until they discover using systems much like our own, an asteroid is on course to decimate their village and erase their long history.

Benjamin Bright had lived a normal life up until his powers awoke, plunging him into a hidden world of fairy-tale creatures, monsters, witches, and wizards. A legacy is tragically thrust upon him, and a terrible curse is bestowed that sets him on an epic adventure into the darkest depths of love, murder, betrayal, and magic.

Jane Takako Wolfsheim learns she can alter time and space after meeting a charismatic stranger named Jorge Luis Borges. Inextricably she falls for Borges. Soon, however Borges’ lies and emotional abuse, and nightmares about a demonic figure, “the man in black”, nearly drive Jane mad. After her parents are murdered, Jane flees with Borges. Both the ghost of haiku master, Basho, and the Daibutsu of Kamakura, a statue of Buddha that appears in her dreams, offer her cryptic advice.

A darkness lurks beneath the surface, brooding, waiting. The Deep writhes in currents of power, holding the Rift at bay. But the Stewards, accessors of the Deep, have not walked the lands in 300 years. Their legend lives on, but it is just that. Legend. No one living remembers. And the witches wait for their return, when all four Stewards can unite to bring about the downfall of the Rift.

Last summer, Link Miller drowned on dry land in the woods, miles away from the nearest body of water. His death was ruled a strange accident, and in the months since, his friends and family have struggled to make sense of it. But Link's close friend Noemi Amato knows the truth: Link drowned in an impossible lake that only she can find. And what's more, someone claiming to be Link has been contacting her, warning Noemi to stay out of the forest.

Keverne gets a letter signed with the King's signet ring to pick one of the Princess from Avalon; that change his life by going on a journey with Rose and Vergie to save King Oaky's kingdom. The Valiant Knight Keverne gets invited by two gallant knights Berkley and Galsworthy; which invites him, to one of the biggest celebrations held during the year, through the signet letter from King Brant. Signet is the special engraved seal on the letter that King’s sign with his signature. Keverne has to pick out most beautiful girl by looking at the back of the body along with the four others.

The Realms of Arrika had endured the deadly consequences of the Deathless invasion for years. Now it was our turn to suffer.

Resistance rumbles. Rebellion erupts. War sweeps across the continents as Rhynn and Este fight to free their people. Seth leads an army of unlikely allies into battle. As he chases the Butcher of Bloody Bend toward Jorendon, his darkest secret follows him, daring him to face a truth that could cost him all he loves.

Determined to take over the Realms of Arydd, a bane returns once more to reclaim the kingdom by force with his army of goblins. With Galddor gone from this realm the kingdom is vulnerable without his protection. The Sovereign Mountain Dragons have refused to associate with the humans any longer, leaving no hope of their assistance. Young King Turk must take unusual steps to ensure the safety of everyone in the kingdom. With the aid of Ronad, the new Dragon Sage and Ryndorix, his dragon friend, they must lead a team to retrieve the only weapon that can stop the bane once and for all.