Angela Slatter
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Mistress Gideon is a witch. The locals of Edda's Meadow, if they suspect it of her, say nary a word-Gideon has been good to them, and it's always better to keep on her good side. Just in case.
When a foolish young shapeshifter goes against the wishes of her pack, and gets herself very publicly caught, the authorities find it impossible to deny the existence of the supernatural in their midst any longer; Gideon and her like are captured, bound for...
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When a strange creature approaches Selke's campfire, intent on filling its stomach with who knows what (or whom), Selke disarms it with her own meal and the promise of stories, eager to prolong her life while she searches for salvation.There follows the tale of Gwynn, a young witch determined to survive the prince's court and avoid the fate of his many wives; the story of a dital harp, imbued with the magic of its maker to aid in her quest for revenge,...
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Traversing the borderlands between terror and lush, fantastic beauty, Winter Children and Other Chilling Tales, Angela Slatter's eighth collection of short fiction, gathers twelve tales of horror, the uncanny, and dark lament.
Here, you will find Lovecraftian terrors, Aussie vampires, fell magic, ancient wisdom, wayward children, and twisted moments of desire gone horribly wrong. From the otherworldly threats of "The Song of Sighs" and "Only the...
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Angela Slatter's No Good Deed is a dark fantasy tale of magic, ghosts, and marriage set in her World Fantasy Award-winning Sourdough universe.Isobel assumed her wedding would be the grandest day of her life, but when she wakes in a ghost-filled tomb still wearing her bridal veil, it's clear events have taken an unexpected turn.With the assistance of a vengeful spirit Isobel escapes her imprisonment, but her new husband Adolphus will not be pleased...
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"Sure, writers have demons and inner critics that whisper horrible, discouraging things to us. But some of us give them undignified pet names and enroll them in short courses to get them off our hands..." In these essays, Angela Slatter-the World Fantasy Award-winning author of the Sourdough Stories, the Verity Fassbinder Series, and more-explores the relationship between the writer, their work, and the publishing industry they inhabit. Drawn from...
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Welcome to The Heart is a Mirror for Sinners and Other Stories.Slatter's work has been described by the legendary Ramsey Campbell as "enviably original, and told in prose as stylish as it's precise. Not just disturbing but often touching, her work enriches and revives the tale of terror."From the fierce changeling children of 'Finnegan's Field' to shades of old gods in 'Egyptian Revival', from the Lovecraftian echoes of 'Lavinia's Wood' to a new kind...
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Angela Slatter's first U.S. collection features twelve of the award-winning Australian author's finest, darkest fairy tales, and adds two new stories to her marvelous cauldron of fiction. Stories peopled by women and girls-fearless, frightened, brave, bold, frail, and fantastical-who take the paths less travelled, accept (and offer) poisoned apples, and embrace transformation in all its forms. Reminiscent of Angela Carter at her best, Slatter's work...
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From the award-winning Angela Slatter, author of The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, All The Murmuring Bones, and The Path of Thorns, comes a collection of twelve short stories showcasing the scope of her extraordinary talent. In The Wrong Girl and Other Warnings, Slatter shows us that 'innocent' should never be mistaken for 'safe', while spinning tales of witches, Victorian-era detectives, bad parents, unrepentant killers, and ancient wisdom....
10) Vigil
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A rich and immersive urban fantasy from award-winning author, Angela Slatter.
Verity Fassbinder has her feet in two worlds.
The daughter of one human and one Weyrd parent, she has very little power herself, but does claim unusual strength and the ability to walk between one world and the other as a couple of her talents. A rarity, she is charged with keeping the peace, and ensuring the Weyrd remain hidden.
But now Sirens are dying, illegal wine made...
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Titan Books
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2022.
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"Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little about being a governess but she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and perhaps more than that. And she has secrets of her own, dark and terrible - and Morwood is a house that eats secrets. With a monstrous revenge in mind, Asher plans to make it choke. However, she becomes fond of her charges, of the people of the Tarn, and she begins...
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Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editor Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints: "Some There Be That Shadows Kiss" by James Bennett"Dusk" by Angela Slatter (reprint)"You, the Listener, on a Heavenly Trip" by Françoise Harvey"W is for Whispers" by Steve Rasnic Tem (reprint)
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Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by Clara Madrigano and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:
"Of Gentle Wolves" by James Bennett
"The Names of the Drowned are These" by Angela Slatter (reprint)
"Silk-Wrapped Love Story" by Phoenix Alexander
"The Memory Eater" by H. Pueyo (reprint)
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Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"Mother Love" by Clara Madrigano"No Good Deed" by Angela Slatter (reprint)"Forwarded" by Steve Rasnic Tem"The Man at Table Nine" by Ray Cluley (reprint)
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Sara May Blackburn has always been an odd girl. Plagued by mysterious powers her whole life, Sara heads to New York to seek Miss Brook at the Linton School for Girls.
But the school is shrouded in strangeness, and the more secrets Sara discovers, the more dangerous and challenging her studies become. Sara must reveal the forces that seek to control her power.
Join Hellboy creator Mike Mignola as he partners with celebrated author Angela Slatter...
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Titan Books
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2023.
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"In this follow-up to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology, you'll unearth curses old and new. From a very different take on Snow White, to a new interpretation of The Red Shoes, the best in fantasy spin straw into gold, and invite you into the labyrinth"--
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Titan Books
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2019.
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Brand-new stories of witches and witchcraft written by popular female fantasy authors, including Kelley Armstrong, Rachel Caine and Sherrilyn Kenyon writing in their own bestselling universes! These are tales of witches, wickedness, evil, and cunning.
19) Cursed
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2020.
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"All the better to read you with... It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents... Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world -- expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock...
