Kirjahaku

Can a sorceress (who is turning into a dragon) find happiness with the ghost of a unicorn? "Fiddler's Rose" is an epic quest wrapped around a love story set in a quasi-medieval magical otherworld, told almost entirely in deft, naturalistic dialog that is usually witty, sometimes hilarious, and occasionally profound. The main characters are very real, in spite of the fact that neither of them is quite human. While the format significantly limits sensory information, it also presents emotional reality with rare clarity as the characters face horror, despair, and joy in the course of their journey.

Nine short medieval fantasy stories will take the reader from twilight to darkness and back into the light. Some monsters are people; some people are monsters. Strange forces like courage, honor, friendship, and love can drive all of them-- and all of us. Included stories range from grim military tales through a feminist re-telling of "Cinderella" to a truly sweet bed-time story.

Grandilar is a world where evil has triumphed. Soul-draining necromancers rule a terrified population who have been convinced that the shape-shifters who are their only hope are even more evil than the wizards. Quill is an orc who finds himself in this world with no past that he remembers, and a head full of history and legend. He finds friends and purpose while searching for his past and struggling to survive.A Dragon Storm story.