Celebrate the holiday spirit with three very different, but very musical, stories from author Anne B. Walsh: "Laeti Triumphantes": Isabel de Maine and Nevan O'Grady find they have similar taste in Christmas carols... what else will they share at Christmas, 1786? From the universe of the Chronicles of Glenscar. "Glorious Song of Old": Eleven-year-old Carol lives on a world where music is forbidden, but that doesn't stop her from wanting it. When a starship set up as a zoo comes to her planet deep in December, she discovers a secret about the creatures on display. The spirit of Christmas prompts her to set the captives free, but that might mean her own dreams will never come true... "The Angel and the Rose": Lady mage Cecily Ashe and her betrothed, Barnabas Lecomte of the Order of Middle Knights, invite you to a ball in honor of their Christmastime wedding. Commoners, or those without magic, need not apply. Come in costume, from a story you doubt the other guests will know. But keep your wits about you, for at this ball, nothing is as it seems...
Cat lovers rejoice This collection of speculative shorts from the pen of Anne B. Walsh has something for everyone: "Qui Sola Ambulat": In 1750's England, will Anthea marry for a home, or will she heed a fortune teller's advice and walk the Way of the Cat? "Wreathed About with Peace": Join Carle Farra on the world of Trycanta as he and his feline companion pick flowers for their friends' wedding day. "Music Hath Charms": Elspeth was only trying to search her ship's computer for songs. Instead she found the mysterious, quasi-human Aelur... And many more
Dig out the fuzzy slippers, turn on the Christmas songs, and settle in with a good story as author Anne B. Walsh presents her third collection of holiday-themed fantasy and science fiction: "The Tenth Lady" Starsong, princess of the clan of Free Sky, is trying her best to get to a Christmas performance, but again and again she must stop along the way to help others. Will she arrive in time to dance for the baby in the manger? Or could her lateness, perhaps, be a still more precious gift? "Wherever You May Be" In a world where belief powers magic, the ability to properly portray a Midwinter tale of hope could be the difference between one town's salvation and its doom. Can Khor, director of drama, and Libby, lady wizard, overcome centuries of custom to save their home? "Not That Hat" All snowmen are created magical, but some snowmen are created more magical than others...
'Tis the season for stories by the fireside, and who better to tell them than Anne B. Walsh? Get into the holiday mood with her fourth collection of Christmas and winter-themed tales, featuring: Sun and Moon and Stars of Light: Amanda Evans believes she escaped her homeworld six months ago, married to her beloved Dai. Her grandparents say Dai was killed in an explosion eight months ago. Who knows the truth? Only the Aelur players of the starship "Wild Rover", and their answer will leave everyone wondering where story ends and reality begins... The Christmas Cat: Edwin and Anthea Marlowe tell their children a tale about a little cat who did not know what to give the baby Jesus, but ended up giving the best gifts of all. The Twelve Signs of Christmas: A series of vignettes depicting moments from the author's childhood Christmases. And yes, everything in them really did happen. More or less.
Throughout 2015, science fiction and fantasy author Anne B. Walsh has continued her tradition of posting flash fiction on her blog, Anne's Randomness, once a week on Fiction Friday or Made-Up Monday. Now all those posts have been compiled into one collection, including the full-length version of Anne's retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen tale "The Most Incredible Thing", which was posted across eight weeks, making it the longest Fiction Friday piece ever From Fairy Tale Fridays to Madcap Mondays, the tales in this collection are suitable for any day of the week. Travel back in time with the Chronicles of Glenscar on Thunder Thursdays, to another world with the Tales of Anosir on Trycanta Tuesdays, or even into the greater galaxy on Spacebound Saturdays When and where will you end up? Pick a page, any page...
Find your festive mood with Anne B. Walsh's sixth holiday short story collection. Will you visit a spacefaring Santa aboard the starship North Pole, "For Goodness Sake"? Delve underground for some "Straight Shooting" in a Winterfest archery contest? Sail the North Atlantic on the brig Molly Porter, guided by the "Star of the Sea"? Bake up a batch of gingerbread with "Somebody's Children"?
