A kingdom’s fate rests on the shoulders of a princess who deals with dragons in Ellen McGinty’s novel "Saints and Monsters". Meera’s back brace and blue hair draw the unjust denigration of others who consider her cursed. She is... Read More

A charismatic band of wood nymphs, shapeshifters, and a gigantic humanoid mushroom protect their home from an ancient force in Christopher Mackie’s charming fantasy novel "Cloudlanders". The story begins “years from now, in a strange... Read More

Death is owed a debt, and a mother and daughter face underworld threats, in Rania Hanna’s lush fantasy novel "The Jinn Daughter". Nadine, a jinn, consumes the souls of the dead, which take the form of pomegranate seeds. She tells their... Read More

A delivery boy tasked with delivering a package faces a series of deadly obstacles in the absurdist graphic novel "The Last Delivery". The story turns with the unpredictable intensity of a dream. Its nameless hero, uniformed and... Read More

In Brian Corley’s novel "Gilm!", a high school student attempts to woo a girl by conjuring a spell with unfortunate ramifications. After moving from Houston to dreary Portland and leaving his friends and bandmates behind, Geoff feels... Read More

Morgan Shamy’s fantasy novel "The Stricken" introduces an atmospheric world in which people lead multiple existences. In one life, Clara’s only friend is a mysterious voice, Cael, that she’s heard in her mind her entire life. He... Read More

In Zalika Reid-Benta’s fantasy novel "River Mumma", a woman without a sense of direction reconnects to her heritage while on a quest. Alicia thought that, when she finished graduate school in New York, an opportunity in publishing... Read More

A brooding, magic-wielding elf barges into a librarian’s secrets as she investigates her mother’s mysterious death in Amy Kuivalainen’s novel "Of Starlight and Midnight". After a violent war, elvish brothers Søren and Aramis are... Read More