Denny and Nikki share a similar history. Or so it seems to Denny when Nikki shows up, bruised and withdrawn, in the quiet Oregon Coast town he now calls home. But history creates a powerful pull on the psyche. Sometimes in good ways. Sometimes in bad. And sometimes, the end of a journey actually marks a new beginning.[Rusch's] short fiction is golden.-The Kansas City Star

Hitchhiking Across and Ancient Sea

Après cinq ans d'attente dans la grisaille des Terres d'ombre, Rugar, le maître des Fey, n'a toujours qu'une idée en tête : s'emparer de l'Île bleue et trouver une parade à l'eau bénite, mortelle pour son peuple. Il a décidé cette fois d'enlever sa petite-fille Adrianna, une métamorphe très puissante qui serait une alliée de choix. 
Tandis que la tension s'accroît entre les deux peuples, le roi Nicolas tente de son côté d'éliminer le Rocaan, l'assassin de son épouse. Mais le chef des religieux est le seul à connaître le secret de l'eau bénite...
Le sort de l'Île bleue est plus que jamais incertain. Quelle magie pourra sauver le royaume ? Les enfants de Nicolas sont désormais la clé de voûte de ce sombre conflit entre Fey et Insulaires.

Les fey Tome 4 ; les represailles

When an African-American woman arrives whipped and tortured at the Club on Lake Superior, she interrupts a meeting of powerbrokers setting up the 1924 senate election. Russell hoped to use the meeting to garner support for his candidate, Joe Stanislawski. But the interruption disrupts Russell's plans. When Joe rushes to the woods where the woman says the men who beat her are still beating her husband, Russell follows. But what Joe does next surprises everyone involved. And Russell discovers that in politics, the smallest event can change everything."A dark, yet fascinating tale."-RT Book Reviews on The Enemy Within

Fighting Bob

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 Moon, shaken by the Anniversary Day tragedies, deals with devastation. The Earth Alliance believes another attack imminent, but no one knows where or when it will strike. Just like no one knows who ordered the attacks in the first place. The Moon's chief security office, Noelle DeRicci, does her best to hold the United Domes government together. But Retrieval Artist Miles Flint, dissatisfied with the investigation into the Anniversary Day events, begins an investigation of his own. He builds a coalition of shady operatives, off-the-books detectives, and his own daughter, Talia, in a race against time. A race, he quickly learns, that implicates organizations he trusts-and people he loves. Rusch offers up a well-told mystery with interesting characters and a complex, riveting storyline that includes a healthy dose of suspense, all building toward an ending that may not be what it appears.-RT Book ReviewsThe latest Retrieval Artist science fiction thriller is an engaging investigative whodunit starring popular Miles Flint on a comeback mission. The suspenseful storyline is fast-paced and filled with twists as the hero comes out of retirement to confront his worst nightmare.-GeneGoRoundReviews.comWe have to admit that we're a newcomer to the series, but may have to dig in to the earlier books. Blowback does stand on its own as a great read!-Astroguyz.com

Blowback: A Retrieval Artist Novel - Retrieval Artist, #11

Kristine Kathryn Rusch's alternate history stories have won or been nominated for every award in the sf field. "The Arrival of Truth" shows why. In pre-Civil War Virginia, some slaves tell a story about Sojourner and the Truth. One young girl, forced to give up her own children and nurse a white baby, wonders what the Truth will mean. Will it set her free? Or will it force her to make terrible choices of her own?In "The Arrival of Truth, " Kristine Kathryn Rusch casts light on the powerful struggle between right and wrong, slavery and freedom."Rusch is a great storyteller."-RT Book Reviews

The Arrival of Truth

Everyone thinks of Kyle as the good-for-nothing only son of Jackson Worthington. But Kyle keeps his real nature hidden: from his father, from his classmates, from everyone. Until he discovers a body in an alley on the way home from school. The police can't solve the crime, but Kyle can-unless his very wealthy and very powerful father stops him."Kristine Kathryn Rusch's crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style."-Mystery Scene Magazine

What the Monster Saw

Kimi enjoys her new life and her new job at the outlet mall, even during the Thanksgiving shopping rush. But Kimi hides secrets. And she fears she might need to run. Again."Kristine Kathryn Rusch's crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style."-Mystery Scene Magazine

The Thanksgiving After

Caitlin Carter seeks purpose. She needs to, or so her counselors at the VA keep telling her. Find a reason to live. Forget the past. The past haunts her, especially because she lives in her old hometown. The place where the trouble started. Until she finds exploring her past might help her find a future.just not the way she expects. A powerful story about veterans and the traumas they continue to face even at home."Rusch's short fiction is golden."-Kansas City Star

Hitchhiking Across and Ancient Sea

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