This is a fantasy double feature — a short story and a novelette in one volume!The Guardian Stones: Mistress Henbane consults her friend, Ethan Matthias, about a mysterious peist irruption. He's happy to help. The only problem? Mount Enoch University of the Arcane is an all-male bastion that does not permit women to enter.The Eldritch Agency: Petra, a goblin exile, has made the Eldritch Agency her home for decades. Then a new Archmage seizes control, scheming to discard the...

This is a fantasy double feature — a short story and a novelette in one volume!Mistress Henbane: Ethan Mathias was the top student in a very competitive magical college — until his powers began to fade. Recovering at a country retreat, he discovers a very different magical tradition.Yunarix: Merriam is a young, aspiring hunter who's desperate to get a foot in with the Hunter's Guild. At last he has the chance to journey along with Majia Casserine, investigating an attack by...

Behind the velvet curtain,Beyond the secret door,Lies a lost archiveOf literary enchantments.From the creepy to the cozy,The mysterious and the magical,The witty and the wondrous,Each tale casts its own rare spell.Welcome to Aunt Anne's Archive.

The epic war is over, the great Enemy destroyed. A ragtag band of survivors makes their way home, only to discover there were survivors on the other side, too. And even a lesser evil from that vicious host can still be a deadly threat.It's swords against sorcery, with more than just their lives on the line. The travelers, who barely know each other, must summon the courage to face one more battle.

Arkanost has Seven Exalted Orders. No more, no less. When a magus goes renegade in a far-off province, the Mage Lords demand that something be done.Ryamon is bitter and frustrated. He longs to be a Fire magus; as a Stone magus, he's miserable. If he can bring the rogue back, he has a chance - his last chance - to fulfill his dream.It's a great plan - until he actually meets Valdira.

Alemin only wanted to help an innocent. Instead, he was caught by the dreaded hunter-guards. Now he finds himself flung into the Larder, where the very walls are steeped in nightmares and his fellow inmates are vicious killers. Worse, Warden Ar-Lizelle seems intent on tracking down his friends, the Minstrels, who have devoted their lives to undermining Skaythe's tyrannical regime.On the outside, the renegade mage Lorrah receives a premonition of Alemin's plight. She's desperate to ...

All over the world, fairy tales are told. There are big fairies and little fairies. Ugly fairies and pretty fairies. Wise fairies and silly fairies. Sweet fairies and scary fairies.Seventeen authors share their own fantastic fairy tales in this magical collection. What kind of fairy will you meet here?Featuring stories by: Lillian, Csernica, Michael Lee Johnson, Kara Race-Moore, Elizabeth Guizzetti, James Penha, Samuel Poots, Matthew A Timmins, HA Titus, C.F. Bentley, Sarah...

All Berisan wants is a place to hide. The insignificant village of Opshar seems like a perfect haven. Disguised as a beggar, he can lie low and evade the brutal hunter-guards. But Berisan isn't the only one with secrets. Widowed and pregnant, Yamaya struggles to hold the farm she and her husband built, but she can't escape her sordid past. In desperation, she hires the one person who hasn't taken a side in Opshar's murky politics — the beggar, Sand. Common sense tells Berisan to walk away,...

It was just an old story. There couldn't really be a lost civilization based on trust and equality. Not when the Wizard-King Dar-Gothull rules Skaythe through cruelty and terror. But when Ar-Thea told the story of the Shining Ones to her six magelings, the legend took root in their hearts. For years, they traveled the land as Minstrels. Through stories and song, they offered light and hope in dark times. Now their secrets have been laid bare. The Minstrels flee as the regime gathers its fo...

The Holy Mothers have decreed that only women can be trusted with the awesome powers of sorcery. But Dan can no more live without magic than he could go without breathing. Disguised as a woman, he struggles to provide for his sickly daughter through illicit magic. But his life of lies has drawn a darker eye than that of the Holy Mothers...

"He's dead. He just doesn't know it yet."Mortally wounded, Cylass is abandoned on the battlefield by comrades who would just as soon have him out of the way. But as he waits for death, a strange savior appears. The dancer, Tisha, is so much more than she seems. With forbidden magic she heals Cylass, but also draws the wrath of his former lord, Count Ar-Dayne.Guardsman and renegade mage are on the run. Will Cylass help Tisha, as she helped him? Or will he do the smart thing,...

Do you like dragons? I knew you would say yes!Then let me tell you about my blog…Since 2012, Wyrmflight is the blog for everyone who loves dragons. I've had so much fun researching and writing about them, I decided to assemble my favorite posts. It's a true hoard of dragon lore. (Get it?)Here you'll find the great dragons of mythology and folklore from around the world. Discover fascinating true stories about real dragons. (There are m...