Katharina Gerlach

Scotland's Guardians

The Dwarf and the Twins

A Fantasy Romance novel set in Stone Age Africa The sun's rays parch Juma as she leads her all male family toward the main village. Nothing and no one will stop her from becoming the chieftess' apprentice. So she ignores the heat. Everything will be better near the lake. But the fields that should sprout green by now lie bare, with precious soil cracked and dry. Even the lake, thought to be everlasting, dwindles. Juma discovers that heat daemon Mubuntu is out of control and that the rain goddess is still sleeping. But only Netinu, the chieftess' son, believes her, and he seems more interested in courting her than in the welfare of the tribe. With her dreams going up in flames, Juma prepares to battle the daemon and wake the goddess - and maybe, in the process, prove herself worthy of becoming chieftess. A few words from the author This Fantasy story is loosely based on Theodor Storm's novella "Die Regentrude" (Germany 1863) but is set in Africa in a tribe of the little known Nok. All we know about this culture is that they left very beautiful clay statues and kilns behind. As far as we know, they went directly from using stone to iron tools without first using copper and brass like the rest of the word. What little I was able to find out about the Nok, I found so fascinating that I wanted to make them come alive again. And what better way to do that than with a love story.

A Fantasy Romance Novel Set in Stone Age Africa

Juma's Rain

Shawn Klimek

Juneta Key

Elizabeth Shaffer

Ronel Janse van Vuuren

Avery Vanderlyle

Elizabeth McCleary

Vanessa Finaughty

Tom Vetter

Vanessa Wells

What happens when gods wane, retire, or just decide they need a change of employment? 13 writers took up the challenge and let their imaginations run wild in this anthology that is nearly-always amusing, somewhat insightful, and completely irreverent as we imagine the gods of yore in retirement: Pan by Vanessa Wells: Gwen Henson is a witch trainee with a nose for trouble; when she gets into something deeper than she and her mentor can deal with, they are forced to contact a cantankerous former god for assistance, only to find that his help comes at a price...but doesn't everything? A Low Key Game Night by Elizabeth Shaffer: Family Game night is always a risky situation when a former god of mischief is involved; add in a son bringing a new mortal girlfriend to meet the godly household and the stakes get a bit more interesting than anyone intended. For Want of a Feather by Andrew Dunlop: When the God in charge of afterlife management goes AWOL, two intrepid (if somewhat dead) souls and a talking cat set off to find him. What they find isn't exactly what they anticipated. Out of Luck by Vanessa Finaighty: Loki, God of Mischief has a history of going too far: when one of his pranks goes wrong, he and the rest of the Gods are out of luck...literally. Rule 34 by Avery Vanderlyle: When the Primal Terror goes AWOL, Demeter is forced to chase him down in order to keep humanity from destroying themselves; unfortunately, he has a new hobby, and it's for mature audiences only. Immanent Domain by Wendy Smyer Yu: When Cara accidentally invokes Coyote after a terrible date, the young woman has to channel her inner trickster so that the bored deity doesn't wreck her life. God of Morning by Elizabeth McCleary: When Morrow, god of morning is informed he is in danger of losing his position to Chaos god of well...chaos, he has to pull himself out of his recent funk and find joy in the morning once more. Zeus Really Needs To Go by Shawn Klimek: Lactose intolerance and a distinct lack of a statute of limitations combine to give the former King of Olympus one very bad day. Breaking the Habit by Ronel Janse von Vuuren: Odin finds that escaping his throne to make mischief at a rest home might be exactly what the doctor ordered. The New Chief Medical Officer by Tom Vetter: Controlled chaos reigns in the Elysian Fields Retirement facility. The new chief medical officer arrives to take charge; but when retired gods are involved, nothing is ever as easy as it seems at first glance. Playing Hooky by Juneta Key: Death's FA is having a heck of day.Harbinger of Doom by Katharina Gerlach: A mortal with a distasteful job finds that he can be more than he ever dreamed, if he simply has the courage to reach out and take what he wants. Whither Athena by Marshall J. Moore: In which Althea Stagg has a client she can't refuse and a missing Goddess who has no intention of returning: caught between two primal beings, what's a demi-goddess detective to do?

Grumpy Old Gods

Ausgezeichnet mit dem Qindie-Logo. Qindie steht fur qualitativ hochwertige Indie Publikationen Es war einmal in einer Welt, in der Magie und Technik mit unerwarteten Konsequenzen aufeinander treffen... Amber Ash arbeitet unter den wachsamen Augen ihres Stiefvaters im Spielzeugladen ihrer Familie und traumt von Magie. Als sie eine Fee in einem Kafig kauft, nimmt ihr Leben eine ungewohnliche Wendung, obwohl die Magie der Fee schwach ist. Kann Amber ihre eifersuchtige Stiefschwester austricksen und ihre eigene Magie entdecken? Was ware, wenn die Brudern Grimm ubersehen hatten, wie fahig "Aschenputtel" wirklich ist? Dieses Buch enthalt zusatzlich eine Bonusgeschichte und das Originalmarchen Uber die Serie Diese Fantasy Serie besticht durch die Verknupfung von Zauberei und Technologie und eignet sich fur Leser aller Altersgruppen. Sie erzahlt beliebte und weniger bekannte Marchen aus ungewohnten Perspektiven. Angesiedelt sind die Fantasy Kurzgeschichten in einer magischen Welt auf der Schwelle zum Zeitalter der Dampfmaschinen (Steampunk). Wen die traditionelle Eroffnung: "Es war einmal" nicht kalt lasst, den werden diese Geschichten begeistern.

Aschenputtel

Amber Ash

Once upon a time in a world where magic and technology collide with unexpected consequences... Ember Ash toils in the family's clockwork shop under her stepfather's watchful eye and dreams of magic. When she buys a fairy in a cage, her life takes a turn for the weird even though the fairy's magic is but weak. Can Ember outwit her jealous stepsister and find a magic of her own? What if the Brother's Grimm hadn't realized how capable "Cinderella" really was? The book includes a bonus story and the original fairy tale About the Series This fantasy novella series combines sorcery and science. It features retellings of your favorite fairy tales and of tales you've never heard. The retellings are suitable for teens and older readers alike, mixing steampunk fiction with magical elements in a fantasy world on the threshold of technological advance. If the traditional "once upon a time" opening still captures your imagination, you will love these tales.

Cinderella

Ember Ash

Katharina Gerlach

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