SORCERY OF THORNS Margaret Rogerson Books about books are always fun, particularly when those books sing and bite and tell on little girls who aren’t where they should be. This is a tale about Elisabeth, a young woman who grew up in one of the Great Libraries and was taught how to care for the … More Recommended Book: SORCERY OF THORNS by Margaret Rogerson
Both stories this week are related to the past returning. The characters are wildly different: one a very young girl, reaching for a past she’s never had, and the other a woman who has tried to leave her past behind her. GRAY SKIES, RED WINGS, BLUE LIPS, BLACK HEARTS by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor is a … More Recommended Short Fiction: GRAY SKIES, RED WINGS, BLUE LIPS, BLACK HEARTS by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor & THE TASTE OF CENTURIES, THE TASTE OF HOME by Jennifer Hudak
THE KINGDOM OF BACK Marie Lu This is the story of the other Mozart, the sister of the famed musician who was a talented and impressive musician herself. Nannerl Mozart, desiring to be remembered and not to fall into the heavy shadow of her younger brother, seeks out that chance within a parallel fantasy world … More Recommended Book: THE KINGDOM OF BACK by Marie Lu
Dragons! These two tales are about two very different dragons, one fiery with fury, one quiet in her passing. HEART OF ICE by Anna Madden is set in a secondary world and is about a dragon of the water who is in pain after her hatchling has been murdered. This is her path to vengeance, … More Recommended Short Fiction: HEART OF ICE by Anna Madden & AND THE RED DRAGON PASSES by Emily Randolph-Epstein
THE STARLESS SEA Erin Morgenstern This is a story about a young man named Zachary. But it’s not just a story about a young man named Zachary. This is truly a story about dreams, about hopes, and passions, and places that don’t exist except in our hearts. This is a story about finding that missing … More Recommended Book: THE STARLESS SEA by Erin Morgenstern
Both these two stories deal with parental relationships with their daughters when those relationships are bent and twisted. My Mother’s Hand by Dante Luiz is about a sailor whose mother possesses her arm. That is probably enough of an intrigue to go read this story, but it gets better, for the tale revolves around identity … More Recommended Short Fiction: ASK THE FIREFLIES by R. P. Sand & MY MOTHER’S HAND by Dante Luiz
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