"A fanciful romp through a cosmic 1812, Hugo Award–winning Levine's first novel is a treat for steampunk fantasy fans." — Library Journal (starred review)Born on Mars, sixteen-year-old Arabella Ashby enjoys many more freedoms than most girls her age, tramping around the desert with her older brother. But that liberty is not to last. Finding Mars much too unladylike for her daughters, Arabella's mother takes the girls back to London, where they're sure to f...

Arabella is now a hero, but her new status brings attention that could threaten all she holds dear, in this final cosmic adventure.Finally and truly husband and wife, Arabella Ashby and Capt. Prakash Singh are lauded as heroes in England after defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Venus. When they are invited to the Brighton palace of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, a Martian- and Venusian-inspired architectural marvel, the mechanically-bent Arabella finds he...

"Arabella embarks on another entertaining quest in an imaginative setting that combines 19th-century seafaring with pulp-style space adventure." — Publishers WeeklyThough happy to be back on her home planet of Mars, Arabella's peace is shattered when she receives distressing news. Her long-absent fiancé Capt. Prakash Singh, commander of the Honorable Mars Company airship Diana, has been taken as a prisoner of war on Venus, the very planet where th...

Follow the nineteenth-century interplanetary adventures of a fearless steampunk space warrior in this full-trilogy collection.A teenage girl enters the fray of the Napoleonic Wars in space in this enthralling series "for young and young-at-heart readers who will enjoy a retro-flavored science fiction read" ( Fantasy Literature). This complete collection includes:Arabella of MarsForced by her mother to enter London s...

Walker’s got a problem. A human salesman on an alien world, he’s got software to sell. But he doesn’t understand the language or the culture, and he’s running out of resources. Sometimes survival means understanding the difference between what’s most valuable and what’s most important. Translated into 7 languages, “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2006. “Tk’Tk’Tk,” a short story, is also available as part of Space Magic, an award-winning collection of...

Legends begin at the nexus of love and and pain and truth. Nerissa Zeebnen-Feersig is an awesome creation to behold: a mechanical, platinum-skinned beauty with a gift for telling stories. Denali Eu is a rogue and a gambler with a dangerous secret. Each takes an incredible journey, and together they give birth to a passionate, impossible story. Nominated for the Hugo and Sturgeon Awards, “The Tale of the Golden Eagle” has been translated into five languages and appeared in Science Ficti...

“Circle of Compassion” is the tale of a young priestess in an ancient China that never was, who must use a tiny magical charm to defeat a great army. It originally appeared in the anthology Gateways.“Circle of Compassion,” a short story, is also available as part of Space Magic, an award-winning collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by David D. Levine.

Inspiration, like love, strikes when you least expect it. When Phil goes seeking that creative spark in a junkyard, he discovers not only just the right thing, he discovers a rare and very specific kind of magic. “Nucleon” first appeared in Interzone, was chosen for Year’s Best Fantasy #2, and won the James White Award. “Nucleon,” a short story, is also available as part of Space Magic, an award-winning collection of science fiction and fantasy stories ...

Ocean's 11 meets The Expanse in an adventure set far in the future by an award winning author.The Kuiper Belt Job is an exciting, action-packed story about a gang called the Cannibal Club. After a heist has gone wrong, they must scatter in a storm of recriminations.Ten years later, Strange's son, Cayce, shows up at Kane's door to break Strange out of captivity. The story is told through a series of escalating "Jobs," each from a different character's point ...

Existential angst is tough enough when you’re human. When you’re a purple giraffe in a comic strip, you know you’re being watched, and none of your friends believe you, it’s even harder. A Locus Recommended Reading selection, “Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely” also appeared in Year’s Best Fantasy #5.“Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely,” a short story, is also available as part of Space Magic, an award-winning collection of science ficti...

Tony Collina's brother has just died in a steel factory accident. His friends urge him to take a stand against the factory owners, but it's 1937 and Tony has a family to support. What he's forgetting is that brotherhood changes everything, whether it's the fraternal ties of the union or the undying bonds of blood.“Brotherhood,” a short story that first appeared in the anthology Haunted Holidays, is also available as part of Space Magic, the award-winning collectio...

Clark Thatcher is one of the elite: a surgically-enhanced soldier carrying in his very bones the Army’s secret weapon. But when he decides that enough is enough, he must decide if he’s willing to pay the price—a price higher than even he, with his unique capabilities and all they cost him, ever imagined. A pulse-pounding chase through a dystopian America, “Rewind” won the Writers of the Future contest in 2002.“Rewind,” a short story, is also available as part of Space Magic