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The Unwanted Guest

Palamedes Sextus and Ianthe Tridentarius match wits on a dreamlike battlefield.

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Set in Stone

A sculptor struggles when he is commanded to perpetuate the lies of a deceitful and cruel king.....

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Ace Up Her Sleeve

Set in the same thrilling world as Genoveva Dimova's The Witch's Compendium of Monsters series,...

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The Gulmohar of Mehranpur

In the small city of Mehranpur, the Nawab suspects there may be a connection between the slow wa...

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Before the Forest

Kell Woods returns to the world of her bestselling novel, After the Forest, weaving a dark and l...

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The Alice Run

A comatose patient undergoes an experimental procedure that uses favorite childhood stories to p...

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The Angel’s Share

A woman hires an exorcist to clear an infestation of 32 angels who think they're helping her. (T...

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In the Moon’s House

A new Lady Astronaut story! Dawn struggles to fit in with the rest of her team--the backup crew...

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“A profound love between two people involves, after all, the power and chance of doing profound hurt.”

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand Of Darkness