When Rhonda holds a vigil for World Aids Day in the tiny Oregon Coast town of Rickets Rock, she hopes to find someone, anyone, to mourn with her. But she just might wind up saving someone instead. This powerful story about compassion and acceptance demonstrates Kristine Kathryn Rusch's mastery of short fiction.

Vigil - Seavy Village

Rebekah uses her Sight to fight for good. She works for the Voodoo Project, although her work involves psy ops, not voodoo. She fears retirement and a normal life. So she keeps working, going on missions, never knowing when she will face her last mission... Because she can see anyone's future-except her own."The climax, when it comes, is clever and satisfying.this paranoid, edgy piece .dances into Orwell territory"-Tangent Online"A short, hard punch."-Locus

The Voodoo Project

"Kristine Kathryn Rusch ventures into (darker than) Zenna Henderson territory in her effective and atmospheric two-track story 'The End of the World.'"-SF SiteSmall-town detective Becca Keller must struggle with her own demons when her ex-husband calls her to help with a mass grave unearthed at the site of his resort-restoration project in the Oregon desert. Her investigation unearths more questions than answers-about the bones and about the past. Winner of the UPC Special Award, The End of The World explores the complexities and range of the human condition.

The End of the World

From the moment of her birth, Brooke Cross was a loser.  Conceived to win a First Baby of the Millennium contest, Brooke came five minutes late.  Her mother never let her forget it.  So Brooke, estranged from her mother, became a history professor and tries to live in obscurity.  Until Professor Eldon Franke recruits her for a study of Millennium Babies, a study that will change her life. Winner of science fiction's prestigious Hugo Award."Never one for melodrama or overwrought prose, Rusch concentrates instead on the slow and deliberate amassing of insightful, low-keyed incidents and details to serve as the foundation for some neat stefnal conceits."-Asimov's SF Magazine"This is science fiction writing at its best."-EssentialWriters.com

Millennium Babies

AUTHOR PREFERRED EDITIONWhen Lyssa Buckingham left her hometown of Anchor Bay, Oregon, she never planned to return. She thought she could escape her family's legacy. She thought wrong. To help Lyssa's daughter, 10-year-old Emily, Lyssa must rejoin her family and come to terms with its magical heritage. Now Lyssa fears she and Emily might pay the greatest price of them all. To quell the coming storm and save the lives of everyone in Seavy County, Lyssa must uncover the truth about her family's past-even if it changes her daughter's future forever. FantasyLife and Other Stories pierces the thin veil between the magical world and the human one to reveal the darkness and sacrifice that holds them together. Also includes a special introduction by the author, as well as the Seavy County stories "The Women of Whale Rock, " "Strange Creatures, " and "The Light in Whale Cove." "Rusch does her usual artful job with [FantasyLife], mixing light contemporary fantasy with suspense and even a tinge of horror."-Science Fiction Chronicle "Welcome to a world brimming with mermaids, sirens, selkies and all the fantastical creatures one can imagine. [FantasyLife] by Kristine Kathryn Rusch is not only a richly woven fantasy novel, but also the story of one woman coming to terms with her own destiny."-Romance Review Today "FantasyLife is a triumph, and a work of magic in its own right."-Wigglefish.com

FantasyLife and Other Stories

Nothing compares to a good ghost story. And in Haunted, some of the best short fiction writers in the business explore the many different ways to haunt someone: literally, figuratively, happily, angrily. From a man haunted by his wife's favorite appliance to a possessed building protective of its new family to a chilling twist on the modern practice of ghosting, the thirteen authors of Fiction River's latest volume provide unforgettable stories that will haunt the reader for years to come."If you would deign to be inspired by a mixture of good manners and the macabre, leather and lace and clockwork nightmares, romance and horror, please pick this up and see if it doesn't warm the cockles of your modern cynicism."-Elitist Book Reviews on Fiction River: Alchemy & SteamTable of Contents"She's No Shimmer" by David H. Hendrickson"Land of the Living" by Dayle A. Dermatis"Clean" by Michael Kowal"The Ghost of Station Four" by Angela Penrose"The Clockwork Harp" by Anthea Sharp"Christmas Ghosts in Silver Chains" by Dave Raines"Hoarding" by Thea Hutcheson"Machowski's Watch" by Eric Kent Edstrom"The Crow War of Willows Beach" by Brenda Carre"Mother Daughter" by Brigid Collins"The Ribbon Tree" by Leah Cutter"Holly Hock" by Kerrie L. Hughes"Ghosting" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Fiction River: Haunted - Fiction River: An Original Anthology Magazine, #19

Rachel knows the law better than most judges, and the clients she defends pay her accordingly. Especially boneheaded clients, whom she charges a stupidity fee. But as New Year's Eve approaches, someone from her past needs her help. A sexy someone. Someone she doesn't want to represent. Someone who might just cause more trouble that Rachel imagines."Kristine Kathryn Rusch's crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style."-Mystery Scene Magazine

Other People's Stupidity

What pairs better than peppermint and hot chocolate? Romance and the holidays, of course!In this year's most charming WMG Holiday Spectacular anthology, award-winning editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers a sweet collection of romantic holiday stories to add a bit more love to the season. Let Anthea Lawson take you to a Christmas gathering no one really wants to organize or attend, but must because of an inheritance. Join Stefon Mears as he imagines the perfect bookstore and then lets us explore it. Read how Ron Collins turns the most unromantic Christmas Eve location-an emergency room-into the most wonderful place to spend the holidays. And let Annie Reed's charming tale of the ways love can surprise us warm your heart. Along with stories by Julia Vee, Melissa Yi, Robert Jeschonek and more, these eleven wonderful writers touch the soul with these warm tales of holiday happy endings. Includes:"Ice Dancing and Crab Apple Sorbet" by Melissa Yi"Patterns" by Irette Y. Patterson"A Little More Aloha" by Julia Vee"Trapped Between Book Lovers" by Stefon Mears"She Wanted It to be Perfect" by Ron Collins"The Mistletoe Duke" by Anthea Lawson"The Ditty and the Ornament" by Deb Miller"A Fluffy Black Ball of Pure Naughtiness" by Kari Kilgore"When Nicky Met Holly" by Annie Reed"A Decidedly Fly-By-Night Angel" by Robert Jeschonek"Wings for Keiko" by Jessi Hammond

Candy Cane Kisses - Holiday Anthology Series, #10

Gift first saw the lights as a baby. The faerie lights promised him a different life from the one he would know in the castle. But he couldn't resist the pull of the mortal world. And that curiosity might change the course of not one, but two, kingdoms forever. An unforgettable story about magic, choices and love, which inspired part of World Fantasy Award winner Kristine Kathryn Rusch's international bestselling Fey series."A very good, very large fantasy.nicely done and with a particularly satisfying and unexpected resolution."-Science Fiction Chronicle on The Sacrifice

Vigil - Seavy Village

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