This charming collection opens in a New England world of gracious spinsters, widow-hostesses, and lingering colonial elegance, where homemade wines and cordials seem to rise from gardens, parlors, and memory itself. More than a recipe book, it is a nostalgic tribute to domestic tradition, hospitality, and the old-fashioned romance of flavors drawn from fruits, flowers, herbs, and shrubs. Within that atmosphere, the book becomes a practical manual for making and preserving drinks at home. I...

Originally published in 1988, A Matter of Oaths is a space opera with heart, intergalactic intrigue and epic space battles.When Commander Rallya of the patrol ship Bhattya hires Rafe as their new Web officer, she knows she is taking a risk. As an oath breaker, Rafe has suffered the ultimate punishment – identity wipe – but luckily for him, there's no one else around qualified for the job.Shunned by his previous shipmates, Rafe is ready to keep his ...

"The Great White North" by Helen S. Wright is a captivating exploration of the vast and diverse landscapes of Canada. Through vivid descriptions and engaging narratives, Wright takes readers on a journey from the rugged mountains of the Rockies to the serene shores of the Atlantic. The book delves into the rich cultural tapestry of the nation, highlighting the traditions and stories of its Indigenous peoples alongside the influences of European settlers. Each chapter immerses the reader in...

A grave old world, majestically swinging upon its axis, the mystery of its northern extremity locked closely within its breast, is suddenly electrified by the news that at last man, for centuries baffled in his heroic efforts, has revealed its hidden secret, and that Old Glory, symbol of the daring of the moderns, floats from the Pole itself. What a thrill of interest passes over the nations of the earth; universal excitement; universal rejoicings. Cablegram, Marconigram, carry the wonderf...

Sketches of those who braved the 'Great White North' in exploration and adventure.

"Thoughtful, heartbreaking . . . King expertly explores the myriad routes to family, hope, and love in a repressive country." — Publishers WeeklyUnder the One Child Policy, everyone plotted to have a son.Now 40 million of them can't find wives.China's One Child Policy and its cultural preference for male heirs have created a society overrun by unmarriageable men. An Excess Male is one such leftover man's quest for love and family unde...

Follow twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors on their journeys through Asia and beyond. Stories that explore magic and science. Stories about love, revenge, and choices. Stories that challenge ideas about race, belonging, and politics. Stories about where we come from and where weare going. Each wrestling between ghostly pasts and uncertain future. Each trying to find a voice in history.ALL EMOTIONS ARE UNIVERSAL. WE LIVE, WE DREAM, WE STRIVE, WE...

The greatest gift to us is caring. What would the world be like without someone to care for or to care with? Would love survive if we don't care? From the world of twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors comes a world that can be funny, heartwarming, strange, or sad. Or not what we expect. Recommended by Publishers Weekly.How can a henchman keep up with a mischievous retired supervillain? Can a dog help a hockey player score again? Will an odd cou...

Journey with twenty-one speculative fiction authors through the fractured borders of human migration to examine the dreams, struggles, and triumphs of those who choose—or are forced—to leave home and familiar places.Recommended by Booklist (American Library Association), Library Journal, School Library Journal, Foreword Reviews, and Locus.Migration. A transformation of time, place, and being . . .WHO ARE THE SHADES...

"A stunning debut." Margot Livesy, New York Times bestselling authorA dystopian fantasy about war, faith, and waiting for space shuttles.Set five hundred years in the future, Wonderblood is Julia Whicker's fascinating literary debut, set in a barren United States, an apocalyptic wasteland where warring factions compete for control of the land in strange and dangerous carnivals. A mad cow-like disease called "Bent Head" has...

* WINNER OF THE AUREALIS AWARD 2018 *PRAISE FOR THE SERIES'Stories that speak to both head and heart' - SFX'Breath-taking, staggering, sublime' - REACTOR'These volumes stand with the very best original anthology series ever in the field' - LOCUSCONFLICT IS ETERNALWe have always fought. War is the furnace that forges ne...

Nick Clark Windo's " The Feed examines our addiction to technology through the lens of a bleak dystopia . . . A deft and extremely clever work of sci-fi."*The Feed is accessible everywhere, by everyone, at any time. It instantaneously links us to all information and global events as they break. Every interaction, every emotion, every image can be shared through it; it is the essential tool everyone relies on to know and understand the thoughts and feelings ...