'I burned through it . . . Great book: Tinker Tailer Soldier Spook' Ian McDonald Loss is a thing of the past. Murder is obsolete. Death is just the beginning.*****How do you catch a spy who's already dead?In 1938, death is no longer feared but exploited.Since the discovery of the afterlife, the British Empire has extended its reach into Summerland, a metropolis for the recently dec...

From the Pulitzer Prize winning Michael Chabon comes this bestselling novel for readers of all ages that blends fantasy and folklore with that most American coming-of-age ritual: baseball—now in a new edition, with an original introduction by the author.Ethan Feld is having a terrible summer: his father has moved them to Clam Island, Washington, where Ethan has quickly established himself as the least gifted baseball player the island has ever seen. Ethan’s luck be...

The "queen of the summer novel" explores the power of community, family, and honesty-and proves that even from the ashes of sorrow new love can take flight (Kirkus Reviews).A warm June evening, a local tradition: the students of Nantucket High have gathered for a bonfire on the beach. What begins as a graduation night celebration ends in tragedy after a horrible car crash leaves the driver, Penny Alistair, dead, and her twin brother in a coma. The other pa...

An unforgettable novel from one of America’s greatest living storytellers, ‘Summerland’ is about redemption and the true nature of heroism.Ethan is a young hero on a quest though the strange world of American Faery. Since baseball is the favourite game of American fairies, or ‘ferishers’ as the North American Fairy Folk call themselves, this is necessarily a story of baseball, too. Zeppelins, werefoxes, Indians and Indian mythology, sasquatches, wendigos, Alaska, the haunted 161-ye...

October, 1946. The Red Cross escort a group of child refugees from Europe to England. Among them is Brigitta - a serious, silent figure with worn clothes and a small cardboard suitcase containing a single grey glove. Arriving in London, Brigitta breaks from the group and runs . . .Brigitta's mission: to reach Summerland Hall and find the one person who can solve a wartime mystery. But Summerland holds secrets and shadows of its own... and perhaps the key to a new life and new beginn...

Princess Talia from Summerland has been hiding across the veil in the human world for the past five years.Starring in a hit television show as human actress, Natalie Thurmont, her charmed new life is shattered when the past comes knocking on her door."Across the Veil" won Romance in the Backseat book review's Paranormal Fight Club short story contest.Short Fiction (6,200 words)

Princess Kathryn crosses the veil for one last adventure before her life is sacrificed to save her people. She visits Comic-Con International in San Diego hoping to blend in and avoid the guards, but when she crosses paths with a human, he kindles forbidden desires in her heart.Scott Jones is a down and out auto mechanic who longs for his luck to change, but he had no idea a real water sprite would turn his world upside down and show him a new world across the veil. Her zest for li...

Abriette is a warrior, a winter elf fighting for the survival of her people on the dark side of Summerland. She has one mission, to cross the veil into the world of man and find the last true believer, the wisher who can restore their winter magic. According to legend, only his blood can save them, but he is nothing like she expects. His music threatens to melt her cold heart and the strange feelings he inspires might jeopardize everything.Darren Slater is down on his luck, way dow...

The "queen of the summer novel" explores the power of community, family, and honesty-and proves that even from the ashes of sorrow new love can take flight (Kirkus Reviews).A warm June evening, a local tradition: the students of Nantucket High have gathered for a bonfire on the beach. What begins as a graduation night celebration ends in tragedy after a horrible car crash leaves the driver, Penny Alistair, dead, and her twin brother in a coma. The other pa...

Set in England, at the end of WW2, a powerful novel about identity, bravery and tolerance with messages that are as strong and relevant today as they were in 1946.October, 1946. The Red Cross escort a group of child refugees from Europe to England. Among them is Brigitta - a serious, silent figure with worn clothes and a small cardboard suitcase containing a single grey glove. Arriving in London, Brigitta breaks from the group and runs . . .Brigitta's missi...

Step across the veil where magic meets mankind...Across the Veil - Princess Talia from Summerland has been hiding in the human world as actress, Natalie Thurmont, but her new life is shattered when the past comes knocking at her door.Forbidden Hearts - Princess Kathryn crosses the veil for one last adventure before her life is sacrificed to save her people, but a human kindles forbidden desires in her heart, and vo...

Your loved ones are waiting for you... in Summerland.Dan Birger has found a place to live in a warm climate where he can commune with nature year round, but the small town he has chosen is less than welcoming. You see, Dan is a medium, and this town prefers a more traditional belief system.He isn't the only one disliked by the locals. A New Age religious group, known as Agnificence, resonates with the town's younger generation, and like a virus, th...