The aftermath can be as dangerous as the attack. Marii, a girl learning the trade of the natural healer, spends time with her father, when he is on duty guarding a dangerous magical bridge. Trouble has already happened. With her father almost unconscious from pain, Marii must use everything she has ever learnt to keep them both alive. Her skills as a healer will not be enough. This is the third story in Felicia Fredlund's excellent Sorceress Islands series. A particularly dark fantasy short story.

Sins of a Mage - Sorceress Islands, #3

A cold and wet autumn makes a visit to the graveyard uncomfortable for twenty-something years old Silas Stone. Nothing he notices. Not when more important matters are at hand. His brother had died with things still unresolved between them. Another great contemporary short story from Felicia Fredlund, author of At the Traffic Lights.

Dear Brother

Fiction River crosses the border (and sometimes the galaxy) in this latest volume of Fiction River Presents. From a look into the Canadian side of World War II to the streets of London's East End to worlds altogether alien, Writers Without Borders offers up international perspectives from Fiction River authors living outside the US. Spanning genre lines from historical mystery to fantasy to science fiction, this volume proves why Astro Guys says: "The Fiction River series is a wonderful mind-expanding read."Table of Contents"Neutrality" by Karen L. Abrahamson"Because" by Melissa Yi"Dog Boy Remembers" by Jane Yolen"The Red-Stained Wishing Tree" by Eric Stocklassa"The Magnificent Citadel" by Rebecca M. Senese"Impressions in the Snow" by Mark Leslie"She Walks in Beauty" by Brenda Carre"Magic and Sacrifice" by Felicia Fredlund"Muggins Rules" by Russ Crossley"Winning the Ocean Pearl" by T. D. Edge"Blown" by Diana Deverell"Closing the Big Bang" by Michèle Laframboise"The Verdant Gene" by Marcelle Dubé"The Moon was Bitter and Hungry" by JC AndrijeskiThe settings for these stories are just as diverse as their authors. From the snows of Canada in deep winter, to the mean streets of New York, to London's East End, these stories prove that the imagination has no bounds; Cultures may be different, but they need not divide us."[Fiction River] is one of the best and most exciting publications in the field today."-Adventures Fantastic

Fiction River Presents: Writers Without Borders - Fiction River Presents, #7

When Christmas comes to the City of Shadows, fun and love won't be at the top of the agenda for everyone. Two stories show two different but similar faces of this city. In Santa Delivery, Courier Kora Leon wakes up in the middle of the night because she gets a message from "Santa" to deliver some "presents" for him. Except the recipients don't know Santa's coming. Kora needs to break and enter Santa-style and she doesn't know how dangerous the owners will be. Discovery is not an option. In Christmas and Family and Favors, Maura put together a great family Christmas dinner, but her only brother hasn't arrived yet. When she hears from him, she learns he left home at the time he should have arrived. With Christmas traffic to navigate he'll be late, but how late?These are two great holiday short stories in Felicia Fredlund's Shadow Courier world.

Santa Delivery Plus - Shadow Courier

Magic only brings trouble. Marii, a girl learning the trade of a natural healer, loves spending time with her father who guards a dangerous magical bridge. He loves his family and only wants them to stay safe. She often keeps him company when he guards the bridge, but this time she sees fire in the sky. That can only mean danger. But danger has many disguises, and staying safe is not as easy as it ought to be. This is the second story in Felicia Fredlund's Sorceress Islands series. A dark fantasy short story well worth the read.

Burning Bright - Sorceress Islands, #2

The traffic light flashes yellow in an otherwise perfect neighborhood. Model houses, white picket fences, green lawns. Everything completely normal except for the broken light. A woman waiting for the car that will change everything. Another great short story from Felicia Fredlund, author of Dear Brother.

At the Traffic Lights

The Book of Time records the God and Goddess' moves on the eternal Game of Time, deciding the fate of humans and their world. Every day, the God and Goddess play and the Book of Time records. It is only a matter of time until someone makes a mistake and the magic of the Gods goes haywire. A deity filled fantasy short story from Felicia Fredlund, author of Magic and Sacrifice."The story is interesting and well written."-Tangent Online

The Game of Time

A Short Story. In a kingdom where knights woo pretty ladies, and fantastical creatures tell riddles and demand tolls, the princess of the royal family disappears!The king fears the worst and sends his knights to find the kidnapped princess. He sends them to the east, to the west, to the south, and to the north. Of Sir Lucas, the most skilled knight of them all, the king demands that he find the princess or not come back to the castle for one whole year. Sir Lucas needs to find the princess or pine for his home and the king for a whole year.

You Can't Walk Your Rabbit Without a Leash

As a valkyrie, Tyra escorts the souls of Swedish soldiers who died in combat to Valhalla. In this twenty-first century, she barely works because Sweden has not been at war for a long, long time. When taking a soldier's soul to Valhalla, Tyra unwillingly talks to Loki when he seeks her out. Right then, she feels the call from another soul. Her turn for another calling should not have come that quickly, but off she goes despite her bad feeling. A great urban fantasy short story from Felicia Fredlund, author of the dark fantasy series Sorceress Islands.

A Soul Calling

Who'd imagine caring for pets is dangerous?Sierra lives on the planet Raun where she takes care of a family's pets. As an Earth human on Raun, she wears googles every day to protect her eyes from the local sun. Much is different on Raun, some a lot more dangerous than on Earth. Her charges, the Raun version of cats (similar but also not), can make a lot of trouble for her. And why wouldn't cats do that?A science fiction short story from Felicia Fredlund, author of the Sorceress Islands series.

When She Gained Her Soul

Two countries at war. Only a magical barrier between them keeps the fighting to one day a year. Maora and her husband fights on that one day, fighting for the country that creates the barrier every year. Bloodied and hurt, they barely keep the tide at bay. Will they fail and doom their country? Is there a way to end the war?An epic fantasy short story from Felicia Fredlund, author of The Game of Time.

Magic and Sacrifice

Kora Leon, young flying courier for the City of Shadow's poorest sector, craves freedom enough that she often bends the rules to get it. Her shift has almost ended, when she gets assigned a last minute express delivery as a blizzard turns the city white. A city that always teems with unsavory and dangerous people, and not even blizzards keeps them inside. This is a dark Science Fantasy short story from Felicia Fredlund, author of the dark fantasy series Sorceress Islands.

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