When crime skulks the poorest streets, it's up to an unlikely hero to bring light to the darkness. But there's more to this story than just cops and robbers, and there are shadows upon shadows in the darkest corners of the city.When a notorious crime lord's lawyer is beheaded by hired killers, it's clear someone's sending a message. But Stavros Kefali didn't get to be top dog by scaring easily, so he sends his go-to guy, Darren Flaxstone, to learn who's behind it.A...

**This discounted ebundle of the Tufa Novels includes: The Hum and the Shiver, Wisp of a Thing, Long Black Curl, Chapel of Ease, Gather Her Round, and two stories, “Shall We Gather,” “The Two Weddings of Bronwyn Hyatt”"Imagine a book somewhere between American Gods and Faulkner." —Patrick Rothfuss on The Hum and the ShiverNo one knows where the Tufa came from, or how they ended up in the Smoky Mo...

One year ago, in a small Southern town of Somerton, a kindly minister saved a teenage girl from the influence of a demon, at a great personal cost. But did the exorcism work? Are exorcisms even real? Something is going on with Carlyss Bolerjack, and it may take the combined efforts of her therapist, her grandparents, and her minister to save her from whatever is living with her inside her head.While Carlyss Bolerjack battles for her soul, the rest of Somerton fights to save the sou...

An Appalachian folklorist "shares with us the rich customs of her forebears, from women's kitchen magic to burial practices to the use of herbs and stones" (Patti Wigington, author of Herb Magic and Badass Ancestors ).Natural Magic and Folkways from Those Who Call the Blue Ridge Mountains HomeThe southern Appalachians are rich in folk magic and witchery. This book explo...

When one world brushes another, asking the right question can be magic..."Shall We Gather" is an original short story by Alex Bledsoe, whose Tufa novels--beginning with the acclaimed The Hum and the Shiver--chronicle the quiet, mysterious people of unknown origin living in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A tale set in Alex Bledsoe's popular medieval noir fantasy world, starring Eddie LaCrosse.Nursing an injured arm while on the job searching for a missing kid is bad enough for sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse. But when he discovers a smuggling ring rumored to be protected by powerful magic, he seeks out old friends and new to lend a hand.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The May/June 2026 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring all-new short fiction by Eugenia Triantafyllou, AnaMaria Curtis, Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga, Hannah Yang, Angela Liu, Lavie Tidhar, and R. S. A. Garcia; essays by Una McCormack, Alex Bledsoe, Alex Jennings, and Nilah Magruder; poetry by Fran Wilde, Prosper Ìféányí, Ceridwen Hall, and S. R. Ekstein; interviews with AnaMaria Curtis and Angela Liu by Caroline M. Yoachim; Julie Dillon’s Ocean Swell as the cover; and...

Alex Bledsoe introduced the world to Eddie LaCrosse, the hard-boiled but soft-hearted detective known as a "sword jockey" who, for twenty-five gold pieces a day, plus expenses, will take on any case short of murder for hire.Like Philip Marlowe in shining armor or Sam Spade with a sword, Eddie goes down his mean medieval streets trying to walk the straight and narrow in a crooked, twisting fantasy world.Over the course of four novels, LaCrosse has encountere...

It should have been a case like any other: a missing princess, a king willing to pay in gold for her return. But before he realizes it, sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse is swept up in a web of mystery and deceit involving a brutally murdered royal heir, a queen accused of an unspeakable crime, and the tragic past he thought he'd left behind.In order to uncover the answers he seeks, Eddie must delve into the dark underbelly of society while digging deep into his own private history, drawi...

When Bronwyn Hyatt prepares for her wedding day, she finds the perfect dress from a most unexpected source. But she should remember this: never accept a gift without knowing the consequences. Set in Alex Bledsoe's Tufa universe.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The July/August 2018 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.Our Dinosaur Theme Issue! Featuring new fiction by Sam J. Miller, K.M. Szpara, R.K. Kalaw, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry & A. Merc Rustad, Brooke Bolander, Brit E.B. Hvide, Alex Bledsoe, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Anya Ow, essays by Tobias S. Buckell, Alasdair Stuart, Marissa Lingen, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, and poetry by Mari Ness, Cassandra Khaw, Brandon O' Brien, Ali Trotta and Cynthia So, interviews with K.M. Szp...

The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe is an enchanting tale of music and magic older than the hills, and the first book in the wondrous Tufa series. . . ."Imagine a book somewhere between American Gods and Faulkner. In brief: a good book. Absolutely worth your time."—Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author, on The Hum and the ShiverPrivate Bronwyn Hyatt had left her small town of Needsville for the army to esca...