Andre Norton

Lyn McConchie

In a first new Witch World tale in more than ten years, gifted young witch Aisling returns from exile in disguise to prevent her power-hungry brother, Kirion, from continuing his reign of cruelty and murder. By the co-authors of Beast Master's Ark and Key to the Keplian. Reprint.

The Duke's Ballad

Dusty Rainbolt

Esther Jones

Sometimes loved, sometimes worshipped, sometimes demonized, the cat has been humankind's companion throughout thousands of years. The mystical cat explores the magical side of the feline, helper and imp, guide and god, you'll read 19 of the best cat stories by authors such as Lyn McConchie, Alma Alexander, Dusty Rainbolt, Cynthia Ward, S. A. Bolich, and Frog and Esther Jones.

The Mystical Cat

Miss Emily Jackson’s Burmese cat Mandalay often brings home odd items -- but a bloodstained alpaca? Her friends Sherlock Holmes and John Watson investigate a murder in a circus, leading to threats on Miss Emily's life. They race to discover the ruthless murderer and keep Miss Emily safe.

Sherlock Holmes in Cat with Enough Rope

Leife Shallcross

Charlotte Nash

Claire McKenna

M. Darusha Wehm

Grant Stone

Dirk Flinthart

Douglas A. Van Belle

Stephen Dedman

Janeen Webb

David Freer

Michelle Goldsmith

Alex Isle

Ian Nichols

Speculative fiction collection offering 14 short stories by Australian and New Zealand authors: Stephen Dedman, Dirk Flinthart, Dave Freer, Michelle Goldsmith, Alex Isle, Lyn McConchie, Claire McKenna, Charlotte Nash, Ian Nichols, Leife Shallcross, Grant Stone, Douglas A Van Belle, Janeen Webb, M Darusha Wehm

A Collection of 14 Speculative Short Stories by Australian and New Zealand Authors

Use Only as Directed

Jackson Kuhl

David Summers

Sam Knight

David Riley

C. Killmer

J. Campbell

R. Conine

Henrik Ramsager

In our action-packed eleventh issue, mankind has defeated the Martians yet what the invaders brought with them proves more tenacious. A Sioux warrior discovers passages not just between two worlds but between millions, while a rancher's widow plagued by rustlers receives some help from a colder past. Meantime, folks always think they know how to handle alien technology -- but they never do. Featuring seven hard-riding stories by Sam Knight, C. J. Killmer, J. A. Campbell, Lyn McConchie, Henrik Ramsager, R. A. Conine, and Jackson Kuhl with an article by David Lee Summers. Plus, join contributors David Boop, Joel Jenkins, John Howard, and others in our first Wild West Writing Challenge showcasing some amazing and really short gunfights.

Where Science Fiction Meets the Wild West

Science Fiction Trails 11

Former schoolmaster Collin Melrose is found dead, but why is he sitting in the wrong chair? And did Lily Klimpton kill herself after her lover’s death, or did she die at the hands of another? In Found Dead, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson return to unravel two mysterious tales by the devious Lyn McConchie. Local squire’s daughter Miss Bibiana Paget befriends the ailing Collin Melrose, who lives near her family’s estate. Melrose does not have long to live, so Miss Bibi isn’t shocked when she visits his cottage and discovers him dead. Yet why would a man who couldn’t walk unaided be sitting in a chair that was not his favorite, the one he always sat in? Something is very wrong, and Miss Bibi consults Holmes and Watson. Can they untangle the knotted threads of Melrose’s past and expose a killer? In their second case, Holmes and Watson visit the Isle of Sheppey to investigate Lily Klimpton’s death. Was it suicide, as everyone but her family believes, or was she murdered? And is her death related to that of Alistair Johnson, her erstwhile employer and paramour? Holmes and Watson’s investigations uncover a far deeper evil than they first suspected—but can they prevent more deaths and capture those responsible?

Sherlock Holmes: Found Dead

In a Witch World adventure, Lorcan makes a stand in the dale of the maiden Meive, where together they hope to create a safe haven for those who have lost land or kin during a devastating war.

Silver May Tarnish

On a mission to collect and dispense genetic material to preserve endangered species, Tani arrives on Arzor and joins forces with Beast Master Hosteen Storm to save the planet from a terrifying force as she begins to realize her own talents.

Beast Master's Ark

All of Witch World knows to fear the hated, fire-eyed Keplian horses who lure riders to their deaths. All that is, save for one young Native American girl new to Witch World, who rescues a Keplian mare and her foal and discovers an awesome truth--the Keplians were created to serve light, not darkness, and to ride with humans. This is the first in a new trilogy.

Secrets of the Witch World

The Key of the Keplian

Jessica Amanda Salmonson

Janrae Frank

A world once destroyed by a godwar and now healing since the arrival of the young gods who imprisoned the hellgod. A world seething with danger, intrigue, and wild magic, its lands scarred by the wars waged by both men and Gods. These are the lands that Chimquar the Lionhawk travels. A woman who passes for a man. A priest. A parent. A soldier. Fighting against that which would devour her simply for choosing to live her life on its own terms. Chimquar the Lionhawk first appeared in the World Fantasy Award Winning Anthology Amazons Edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. Now, in this collected volume of her tales, find out why Chimquar has been called the most complex character to exist in Heroic Fantasy and one of the first female-passing-for-male protagonist to exist in the genre.

In the Darkness, Hunting

A fast-paced Witch World adventure by the authors of The Duke's Ballad finds heir Lorcan making a stand in the dale of the maiden Meive, where they hope to create a safe haven for those who have lost land or kin during a devastating war. Reprint.

During a visit to Arzor, Laris, a young woman in bondage to the circus manager Dedran, who works with a number of alien species, stumbles upon her master's disturbing ties to the interstellar Thieves Guild, which seeks to create telepathic beasts for their own sinister purposes and is targeting beast masters for destruction.

Beast Master's Circus

Lyn McConchie again carries the reader back to the Victorian London of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, this time with two Beastly Mysteries. When Lord Temberton opens an Anglo-Saxon barrow and finds a securely locked Elizabethan chest seven mummified penguins placed around it in a circle, it is to Sherlock Holmes that he turns for answers. Is this sabotage? A practical joke? Or something more sinister? Holmes, together with Watson, must unravel the journeys of an Antarctic traveler, the family history of an old lady, and discover the mind and motive behind this bizarre interment. A fourteen-year-old boy is missing. Could he have run away or is there a more dire reason for his disappearance? The lad's grandfather begs Holmes for help, but he is engaged on an urgent case for a Lady of Royal Blood, so Holmes sends his faithful Watson in his stead. The supposedly peaceful countryside harbors a multitude of criminals, but there is no trace of the missing boy. Only Holmes can put together the clues that lead to a desperate search and a shocking revelation!

Sherlock Holmes -- Beastly Mysteries

Laris is a young orphaned ex-refugee gifted with the beast master ability allowing her to communicate with animals. Her closest companion is a remarkably intelligent and mysterious cat-like creature named Prauo, whose origin is shrouded in mystery. Laris, having made a home for herself with the Quades, a family of Arzor ranchers, also has become friends with beast masters Tani and Hosteen Storm, who help her develop her beast master skills. When Laris inherits a spaceship from a distant relative, she realizes that she might now fulfill her dream of finding Prauo's home planet. But it won't be easy, and she is relieved when she is able to convince her new extended family to embark with her on a journey into the unknown depths of space. What Laris and her friends find in space, however, tests their beast master abilities and threatens their lives. Prauo's homeworld is beset by dangers the intrepid travelers could not have anticipated. It will take all of their talents and experience to get back to Arzor alive.

Beast Master's Quest

Laris is a young orphaned ex-refugee gifted with the beast master ability allowing her to communicate with animals. Her closest companion is a remarkably intelligent and mysterious cat-like creature named Prauo, whose origin is shrouded in mystery. Laris, having made a home for herself with the Quades, a family of Arzor ranchers, also has become friends with beast masters Tani and Hosteen Storm, who help her develop her beast master skills. When Laris inherits a spaceship from a distant relative, she realizes that she might now fulfill her dream of finding Prauo's home planet. But it won't be easy, and she is relieved when she is able to convince her new extended family to embark with her on a journey into the unknown depths of space. What Laris and her friends find in space, however, tests their beast master abilities and threatens their lives. Prauo's homeworld is beset by dangers the intrepid travelers could not have anticipated. It will take all of their talents and experience to get back to Arzor alive. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

An Beast Master Adventure

The Dales of Andre Norton's Witch World have endured wars, natural disasters, the predations of strange creatures, and treachery. None loves the land as well as Lorcan, orphaned at birth, who has sought his birthright for as long as he can remember. Exiled from his native land when it was invaded by Alizon, he spent his youth in Paltendale where he was treated as an outsider, especially by Hogeth, an heir of that dale, who resented Lorcan's presence when both were still young men. When he came of age, Lorcan left to seek his own destiny. Since then, he has fought valiantly to rid the Dales of the Alizon invaders, but not even his efforts can prevent the deaths of many people, and the destruction of many keeps and garths. The war now over, he has survived, but so have those who would plunder the lands of the survivors. And among the plundering bandits is his nemesis from Paltendale, now more bitter and determined to vanquish Lorcan. During his travels Lorcan has joined with five blank shields, who, fighting together for common cause, become his boon companions. Then he meets a young noble lass, from a dale known as Honeycoombe for its beekeeping. Her dale has been decimated by the war, but with Lorcan and his band, she will try to rebuild a home where they all can live in peace. Lorcan feels that he might at last find happiness with the valiant fair maiden. But Hogeth now leads marauders across the dales, destroying what they cannot rightfully have, and there will be no peace in the dales until Lorcan and Hogeth settle their old, bitter score.

In Karsten, Ciara of Elmsgarth is only a small girl when the edict is carried out to kill all with Witch blood, and take all they own. As a mob murderers her family, Ciara is rescued and protected by the powerful Lord Tarnoor and his son, Trovagh. As the years pass, Ciara and Trovagh grow to love each other and marry, raising children of their own. Then an evil sorcerer rises to power, and his vendetta against Ciara threatens all she loves.

A Chronicle of Witch World

Ciara's Song

In the ruins of a dead and dying world, a quiet university student is drawn to a fierce immoral fighter. Two women who were alone, have found each other, and together they may change their world. Jo is at Victoria University when a mutated form of plague strikes the world, killing all but one percent of the world-wide population. Yet there are other survivors who wish only to dominate and rule those remaining putting Jo's hopes at risk.

A Novel

Vestiges of Flames

When Miss Emily Jackson’s friend Janet Highvin is accused of poisoning her husband, Miss Emily immediately consults her friends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Only Holmes and Watson—with help from Miss Emily’s brown Burmese cat Mandalay—can uncover the truth and save an innocent woman from the hangman!

A Holmes and Watson / Miss Emily and Mandalay Novella

Sherlock Holmes in Cat and Mouse

When Miss Emily Jackson brings a small, second-hand table home, her brown Burmese cat Mandalay will not stop frantically scratching at the table top. What should she do? Consult her friends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, of course! Holmes discovers the reason for Mandalay’s actions, and they follow a series of bizarre clues that reveal past horrors, including theft, debauchery, and death!

Lyn McConchie

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