'a new original voice' – Joanne Harris 'A unique voice... in Markham those who feel that they are voiceless or trapped have found a distinct champion.' – Wales Arts Review When Taban wishes for the world to end something out there . . . hears him. Soon the young boy is being stalked by a fox whose salivating jaws drag him into strange dreams. Dreams where he is a revolutionary with ancient psychic powers fighting against a tyrannical regime. He awakes with glowing scars that only he can se...

This e-book is part of the Ulysses' Shelter project started in 2017 with the objective to build a network of exchange literary residencies aimed at young writers and literary translators. The second stage of Ulysses' Shelter is once again being co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, and coordinated by Croatian publishing house and literary agency Sandorf, with four partners, Literature Across Frontiers and Wales Literature Exchange in Wales, Krokodil in Serbia, T...

The people of the lost English-Welsh border town Goregree are losers and weirdos, sometimes pathetic, sometimes terrible. They all long for something more, but are trapped by poverty, disease, and addiction to a unique local drug. Inspired by the author's hometown of Bridgend, Bad Ideas \ Chemicals follows a group of 20-somethings on a bad night out in a depressed, strange little town. Markham started writing Goregree in his freshman year when Bridgend was in the tabloids for suic...

Neon Yang's space opera "Waiting on a Bright Moon" is a Tor.com Original short storyXin is an ansible, using her song magic to connect the originworld of the Imperial Authority and its far-flung colonies— a role that is forced upon magically-gifted women “of a certain closeness”. When a dead body comes through her portal at a time of growing rebellion, Xin is drawn deep into a station-wide conspiracy along with Ouyang Suqing, one of the station’s m...

The first short story set in Peter Newman’s incredible world of THE VAGRANT.'It's a story that grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and refused to let go…' Fantasy Faction

Discovering she's under a curse is only the start of Mona's problems.I never wanted a cat, but the ever-kittens don't seem to care, and now I have more than ever.The last thing I expected when I came to Grimalkin was to learn I'd been cursed. And yet, now I am. I have no choice but to find a way to break it. But first, I need to work out who cast it in the first place.At least I have some warlocks by my side to lend a helping hand.-Second...

Messing with black magic has serious consequences.Betrayal is a strong word, and now I'm being accused of it.At least I'm not the one in custody for a crime I didn't commit, though that's caused its own problems. If I'm going to follow my heart, I need to prove one of my warlocks is innocent. The problem is, I don't know how to do that without condemning myself.-Third Time's A Crime is book three of Grimalkin Academy, an urban fantasy academy se...

Nobody can resist his call…. not even her…The Piper's music is alive, drawing souls from the world of the living to the lands of the dead. Those who hear him have no choice but to follow - when the Piper calls you, you will do as you are told.Everything changes…even the unchangeable…Autumn is on the run from the Cult of the Hundred after witnessing something she should never have seen. She's fighting for survival; she doesn't have t...

The clock is ticking for finding a curse to Mona's curse.I'm so close to having the answer, so why am I still cursed?With my friends, kittens, and guys around, I'm starting to feel like I have a grip on what's going on. All I have to do is experiment until I stop conjuring kittens every time I do magic. And let's not forget the black magic plot that's afoot. I know something's going on, but I need to know more if I'm to clear our names.Then there's the...

'She turns her head and smiles. Something is wrong with her face. The bones have been recarved. Her lips are thin and her nose is a dark blade. Teeth small and yellow. The lashes of her hazel eyes have thickened and her brows are drawn together, an expression he has never seen, a look that is almost craven.'Mrs Fox is the story of a husband who is shocked out of his complacency when his wife undergoes a remarkable transformation."The poetic use of language, the dexterity an...

He gave up eternity for love… and lost. Now he’s back for a second chance.Caleb is a half-angel with a one mission: find his reincarnated soulmate, Genna, and convince her to share her soul with him before dangerous angels drag him back to purgatory forever.It should be simple, but there’s a complication he never saw coming: Genna’s roommate, Maia.Cynical and guarded, Maia sees ghosts—and she’s sure the handsome, mysterious man...

The Girl with the Louding Voice meets The Water Dancer in Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ’s magical, award-winning literary debut, Dazzling, offering a new take on West African mythology.Treasure and her mother lost everything when Treasure’s father died. Haggling for scraps in the market, Treasure meets a man who promises to change their fortunes, but his feet are hovering just a few inches above the ground. He’s a ...