An extraordinary island fantasy from the author of Slights. The island is the world, and the centre of the island is the Tree. When they are 18, each person must leave their home and walk the Tree. Years later, when they return -- if they return -- they will be changed. When Lillah embarks on her own journey, however, she never expected to deviate from the sacred path! and enter the Tree.

Walking the Tree

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Warren, Kaaron

Science Fiction

Harpercollins Pb

Slights

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Angry Robot

The Time-Ball Tower of Tempuston houses the worst criminals in history. Given the option of the death penalty or eternal life, they chose eternal life.They have a long time to regret that choice.

Tide of Stone

Omnium Gatherum Media

STEVIE IS A KILLER.But she brings her victims back to life to demand of them: "WHAT DO YOU SEE?P"Now she's about to find out for herself...After an accident in which her mother dies, Stevie has a near-death experience, and finds herself in a room full of people - everyone she's ever annoyed. They clutch at her, scratch and tear at her. But she finds herself drawn back to this place, again and again, determined to unlock its secrets. Which means she has to die, again and again. And Stevie starts to wonder whether other people see the same room... when they die.The most disturbing novel of 2010... read it if you dare.File Under: Horror [ Real-life Terror | Damaged Lives | Family Secrets | Beyond Death ]E-book ISBN: 978-0-85766-008-4

United States

Botanica is an island, but almost all of the island is taken up by the Tree. Little knowing how they came to be here, small communities live around the coast line. The Tree provides them shelter, kindling, medicine – and a place of legends, for there are ghosts within the trees who snatch children and the dying. Lillah has come of age and is now ready to leave her community and walk the tree for five years, learning all Botanica has to teach her. Before setting off, Lillah is asked by the dying mother of a young boy to take him with her. In a country where a plague killed half the population, Morace will otherwise be killed in case he has the same disease. But can Lillah keep the boy’s secret, or will she have to resort to breaking the oldest taboo on Botanica? Another astonishingly imaginative novel from the acclaimed author of Slights. FILE UNDER: Fantasy [A Stunning World / An Epic Journey / A Terrifying Secret / Ghosts in the Tree]

World Literature

Mistification

Marvo is a stage magician. His magic is real. Marvo grows up without knowing his parents, without knowing his heritage, without knowing much about life. The magicians have always been with us, since the beginning of civilisation. They fill our heads with the mist, keeping us from witnessing the stark reality of existence. But are things so bad that Marvo will bring it down on all of us, forever? Marvo begins to understand those around him, and his place in the world; he discovers that his remarkable powers can be put to good, or to evil. He only has to choose... FILE UNDER: Horror [Sleight of Hand / Find the Lady / All is Illusion / Death Rules]

Shadows &amp; Tall Trees is the flagship publication of Undertow Publications, a small press based near Toronto. In 2010 and 2013 the journal was a finalist for the British Fantasy Award for Best Periodical/Magazine. Featuring notable visionaries including Robert Shearman, Steve Rasnic Tem, Alison Moore, Nicholas Royle, and Nina Allan, the stories published in Shadows &amp; Tall Trees have been selected for reprint in Year's Best Weird Fiction, The Best Horror of the Year, The Best British Stories, The Year's Best Dark Fantasy &amp; Horror, Imaginarium: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing, The Year's Best Australian Fantasy &amp; Horror, and Wilde Stories: The Best Gay Speculative Fiction.

Shadows & Tall Trees 2014

Shearman, Robert

ChiZine Publications

The Refuge Collection Book 1: Heaven to Some...

Kane, Professor of English Paul

Campbell, Ramsey

Refuge Collection

The Refuge Collection is a collection of dark, supernatural and terrifying tales set in and around the mythical town of Refuge, where every house is different, and so are the people who live there. People seek Refuge for all sorts of reasons, sometimes without recalling why or how they arrived. Leaving is a different matter. The town is often described by those who live there as 'Heaven to Some, Hell to Others.' The Refuge Collection is also a collection of award-winning (and emerging) writers and artists who've come together from across the world to build our little town of Refuge. Each writer has added to the places, people and events that take place in Refuge, slowly building the mythology and adding to the slowly revealed plot. There are 6 volumes of 6 tales from Refuge, mostly intended to be short, stand-alones to enjoy by lamplight, sitting on a bench in a churchyard, or even on the late night commuter train. These are tales to make your hair stand on end, pump your blood a little faster, and hopefully fill your head with visions and dreams you'll remember for a very long time. 'We all need refuge at some point in our lives, but some people need Refuge a little more.' *All profits will be donated to Sanctuary Australia Foundation and Refugee Action UK.

MURRAY, Lee

Campbell, Martin

Australian author Kaaron Warren is widely recognized as one of the leading writers today of speculative and dark short fiction. She’s published four novels, multiple novellas, and well over one hundred heart-rending tales of horror, science fiction, and beautiful fantasy, and is the first author ever to simultaneously win all three of Australia’s top speculative fiction writing awards (Ditmar, Shadows, and Aurealis awards for The Grief Hole).Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to her work, the second in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover—or learn more of—the distinct voice of Kaaron Warren, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.Included within these pages are:•Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book•Author interview•Complete bibliography•Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)•… and more!Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Kaaron Warren.Table of Contents includes:• Introduction by Eric J. Guignard• Kaaron Warren: A Biography• Guarding the Mound (fiction)• Guarding the Mound: A Commentary• Born and Bread (fiction)• Born and Bread: A Commentary• Death's Door Café (fiction)• Death's Door Café: A Commentary• The Wrong Seat (fiction)• The Wrong Seat: A Commentary• Sins of the Ancestors (fiction)• Sins of the Ancestors: A Commentary• Crisis Apparition (fiction)• Crisis Apparition: A Commentary• Why Kaaron Warren Matters by Michael Arnzen, PhD• In Conversation with Kaaron Warren• Tips for Finalizing Your Short Story: An Essay by Kaaron Warren• A Bibliography of English Language Fiction for Kaaron Warren

Exploring Dark Short Fiction #2: A Primer to Kaaron Warren

Guignard, Eric J.

Arnzen, Michael

Dark Moon Books

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Walking the Tree

Slights

Tide of Stone

Slights

Walking the Tree

Mistification

Shadows & Tall Trees 2014

The Refuge Collection Book 1: Heaven to Some...

The Refuge Collection Book 1: Heaven to Some...

Exploring Dark Short Fiction #2: A Primer to Kaaron Warren