Children fear the monster under the bed or the creature in the closet. But Victorian climbing boys, the poorest of the poor, have neither beds nor closets. What sort of monster would they fear? [Author Note: Thin Man was inspired by a pair of poems by William Blake, both titled The Chimney Sweeper. The ... more »

An air of pleasant anticipation hung so thickly over the Halls, Holds, and Weyrs of Pern that it had affected even the businesslike ways of Moreta, the Weyrwoman of Fort Weyr, where her dragon, Queen Orlith, would soon clutch. Then without warning, a runnerbeast fell ill. Soon myriads of holders, craftsmen ... more »

In a time when the deadly scourge Thread has not fallen on Pern for centuries--and many dare to hope that Thread will never fall again--a boy is born to Harper Hall. A musical prodigy who has the ability to speak with the dragons, he is called Robinton, and he is destined to be one of the most famous ... more »

That poor Pied Piper never wanted to be a stay-at-home father. Maybe he should have thought a little harder about what it would be like to be stuck inside a cave with a hundred kids before delivering his ultimatum to the townsfolk of Hamelin. more »

As director of the Jerhattan Parapsychic Center, telepath Rhyssa Owen coordinated the job assignments for psychically gifted Talents. And though she had her hands full dealing with the unreasonable demand for kinetics to work on the space platform that would be humankind's stepping-stone to the stars ... more »

A desperate mother spirits away her infant son, seemingly drawn (chased, perhaps?) to the small English village of Thornyhill. She ends up on the doorstep of old Bartlemy, a curious man who has lived on the forested land for as long as anyone can remember-and who comes to believe that the child is destined ... more »

This is a modern look at witches with a tongue-in-cheek premise about why some people gain weight after marriage while others remain bone thin. This is the kind of story that you want to pass around to all the women in the office, regardless of their weight. The usual comment is: I knew it had to be ... more »

She came in from the rain, a delicate pure thing of feminine beauty and refinement. And now things will never be the same again for one disfuctional royal family. An erotic dark fantasy retelling of the familiar fairytale The Princess and the Pea, told from the point of view of the young, sensually obsessed ... more »

Raven (a.k.a. Micah of Greenfarm), the young son of a poor tenant farmer, lives just outside of Camelot. Like other poor farmers, he has no interaction with the reigning monarch, the great King Arthur, but his station means nothing to him when some of King Arthur's knights rape and murder his sister ... more »

After a beating that left her near death and killed her cat, Anna escaped to a whole new life. Now a cat that looks like her Star has arrived in her backyard. Is it real, a ghost or a figment of her terrified imagination? more »

Both apprehensive and excited about her new school -- The Lesley Simonton School for the Magically Gifted -- Tria Tesserel is nevertheless unprepapred for her biggest shock of all: her new roommate Lina. Impatient with rules and homework, Lina violates Simonton rules by using her power at will and against ... more »

He can set fires with his mind, influence the actions of animals, and has the remarkable and unique ability to read auras. Orphaned at age 14, Gage, a SpiritKin, vows to hunt down his parents' murderers and kill them. But standing in the way of his quest for revenge is the heir to the throne, who coerces ... more »