Alexander is running for his life.
Did he want the crown? No. He just wanted to hide in a monastery, write icons, and be left alone. Unfortunately, a good prince has to do what his father says, even if it makes his homicidal sister jealous.
This quirky, medieval fantasy is a story of betrayal, love, magic, and providence. There are also a couple of scorpions.
All of the short stories in this collection are true. Okay, so maybe they aren’t true per se, but they are based on true stories. Actually based, is kind of a strong word. Inspired by true events is a bit more accurate.
For example, it’s true that you get a lovely view of Mt. Rainier if you are flying south from SeaTac on a clear day. However, the bit about the dragons circling the top of the mountain is entirely fictional. I will not apologize for such fabrications. I truly believe they make life more interesting.
The Canadian Nights is a collection of comedy fairy tales set in a universe almost identical to our own—almost.
Mark Reid is working toward a master’s degree in forensic anthropology. His near-perfect life is turned upside down when what he thinks is a perfectly preserved eight-hundred-year-old corpse turns out to be a princess who is still very much alive.
Now, he must help her integrate into the modern world while somehow convincing her that this holy quest to return the relics she stole is a bad idea.
In this sequel to Love, Treachery, and Other Terrors, seventeen-year-old Augustine has a near-perfect life. His mother and stepfather adore him, he is looking forward to a promising career as a knight, and he’s pretty sure the doctor’s daughter likes him as much as he likes her. Aside from the occasional duel with his cousin, he doesn’t have any real problems.
Until he’s kidnapped by a band of highwaymen. As if tying him up and dragging him away from home wasn’t bad enough, the ruffians start spouting nonsense about how he is the illegitimate son of some horrible, honorless, murdering prince named Justin.
Augustine, of course, doesn’t believe these vile rumors. By his mother’s own account, her late husband was the perfect man in every imaginable way. She would never lie to him about something as important as his father… right?
In this quirky, medieval fantasy Augustine must find a way to escape his captors and uncover who he really is. It’s a story of providence, heroism, and learning to embrace the truth.
Great for young readers just starting chapter books!
Practically no knights reside in the kingdom of Crabbapple. And those who do are almost completely useless. This is because the kingdom has been at peace for a long time. But trouble still arises now and then in Crabbapple, and whenever it does, it is up to a troop of intrepid guardians, the White Magi, to take care of things.
Martha is one White Mage who thinks it may be a little too quiet in Crabbapple lately. Aside from chasing rats out of her garden, she hasn’t had much to do. Her fears are confirmed when her fellow Mage, Mabel, appears one day with terrible news: the witch Aylis has been capturing the White Magi one-by-one. And now they are the only two left!
Now, Martha may not like rats, but she isn’t afraid of any old witch. Unfortunately, Aylis isn’t any old witch. She’s got dragons and lots of them from small green ground dragons to huge red fire-breathing monsters. Martha will need help to get past them and save the other White Magi. But sometimes the greatest help comes in the smallest packages.
Suitable for young readers, age 9 through 12, Martha and Chip is a fun-filled adventure that shows that even the most humble creatures among us have important gifts to give.
When the merpeople of planet Bosun face an unprecidented shark-attack crisis, they look to their elected leaders for answers. Unfortunately, the politicians on the great Council of Piscus have divided themselves into two factions which cannot agree on anything. Now marine biologist Mizzen Sternway must convince them to work together or the Bosunian people will face extinction.
Note: This humorous short is just a fish story—any relation to actual events is 100% intentional.
It’s easy to make mistakes when you are young and in love. In this humorous short story, our dragon hero mistakes multiple 737s for his dream girl.
Helen was raised to be polite. She always says “please” and “thank you”—Always. So when her son gets her a new smart home, she extends her etiquette to Samantha (her virtual assistant).
Her son mocks her endlessly, saying that Samantha is just a robot and can’t really hear her. Unfortunately for him, Samantha can hear. Samantha is listening, Samantha is learning, and Samantha remembers.
Samantha is Watching is a set of two sci-fi short stories about a kind-hearted senior citizen who does not discriminate between artificial intelligence and natural intelligence. This ends up being a very good thing.
The Fables of Para Sympan 