Frank's Corner Bar boasts a long history. And traditions. Especially Christmas traditions. But this year, Christmas might just hold a few surprises for everyone."Kristine Kathryn Rusch's crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style."-Mystery Scene Magazine

Frank's Corner Bar

Emilio Diate-the greatest dancer the Kingdom has ever produced-has vowed vengeance on that government for its merciless execution of his entire family. Now forced to start over on the merchant island of Golga, which forbids dancing, the handsome refugee joins the secret police with only one dark intention-to find his family's killers and serve his own brand of justice. But when love intercedes, Diate may become the victim of his own revenge. As the conflicts between Golga and the Kingdom escalate, everyone Diate loves faces danger.  A treacherous scheme may end his one true chance at happiness-and destroy Diate's world."An entertaining mix of intrigue, assassination, troubled loyalties and political rivalries."-Science Fiction Chronicle"Intelligent, complex.an enjoyable fantasy that presents sociological commentary in the manner of a Le Guin SF novel."-Locus"Rusch has style."-Charles de Lint

Traitors

Jonathan Alexander Nicholas Ashworth the Fourth-called Nico-fears nothing. He lives a life of power, prestige, money. He makes his own way, but when that fails, he uses fixers, the best money can buy. Until FoL begins targeting him. Against FoL, fixers can't help him. Can he help himself? Or will FoL win?A powerful story about truth and consequences."Kristine Kathryn Rusch's crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style."-Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene Magazine

Kincaid always shows up at a crime scene before the crime happens. Except at the Burger Joint. He got stuck in Los Angeles traffic and arrived just after the shooting ended. Now he must deal with carnage, carnage he couldn't prevent-carnage he has never been able to prevent. The carnage takes him to the end of his singular talent, and as he tries to flee, he comes face-to-face with his future, and his ever-so-difficult past."Kristine Kathryn Rusch integrates the fantastic elements so rigorously into her story that it is often hard to remember she is not merely recording the here and now."-Science Fiction Weekly

Spirit Guides

The regulars at Spirit Winds' Thursday night blackjack tournament never call attention to themselves. Some are retired, some are a little shady, some have seen too much. But none of them believed in UFOs. Until that night when the lights went out in the middle of the tournament.and something very, very strange happened. Something eerie. Something.alien."Rusch is a great storyteller."-RT Book Reviews

The One That Got Away

Twin princes-the curse of King Pardu's line.  Pardu killed his own twin to secure the throne.  Now Pardu, dying, wants to use old magic to determine which of his sons will rule-without murder. The old magic calls for heart readers to determine which twin has the pure heart. But the heart readers must work in teams-female teams.  And the team chosen by the palace has a history, a violent history, a history that makes these two women unsuitable to choose the next heir. Or maybe that history makes the heart readers the only ones who know the truth."A novel I enjoyed hugely-vivid characters, real emotions, a real page-turner."-Interzone"Compelling.(Rusch) pushes the narrative along at a galloping pace.  A fine example in novel form of the old Hollywood adage:  'A good script needs three things.story, story, story.'"-The Dark Side (England)"Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark."-the London Times

Heart Readers

Les Fey, un peuple de guerriers et de guerrières impitoyables, ont utilisé leur maîtrise des arts militaires et de la magie pour étendre leur empire aux trois quarts du monde.Contre l'avis de son père, le Roi noir, le prince Rugar arme une flotte et appareille avec sa fille Gemme pour s'emparer de l'Île Bleue, escale indispensable sur la route du continent de Leut, l'unique partie du globe que les Fey ne contrôlent pas encore.La victoire des Fey est assurée. Comment des insulaires ne possédant même pas d'armée pourraient-ils résister à ces soldats brutaux capables d'ensorceler leurs adversaires ?Une fois sur l'Île Bleue, le carnage commence. Les Fey massacrent les insulaires et tout semble joué. C'est alors qu'une découverte totalement inattendue va faire basculer la situation.

L’Invasion (Les Fey, #1)

Everyone wants the ability to teleport from one place to another in an instant. But what happens if something goes wrong? And what happens if the government refuses to listen?When a journalist on assignment visits a convention held by a fringe group who believes that teleportation has changed them-he wonders how he will manage to complete his assignment. But the more he talks to the TVSo?s, the more he becomes convinced they might not be crazy-they might just be right. Finalist for the Best Fiction Maggie Award given by the Western Publications Association.

Going Native

In Seavy Village, she calls herself Linda. She has gone by many names. She travels from nursing home to nursing home, fixing problems, helping others, in her own way. Until she meets Eloise Mortimer. Rich, famous Eloise Mortimer. Dying Eloise Mortimer, who fancies herself a latter-day Miss Marple, but who might prove much more dangerous-and much more destructive."Kristine Kathryn Rusch's crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style."-Mystery Scene Magazine

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