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"Many a reader longing for a sense of homecoming in the realm of
romantic fantasy will find it in A Strange and Stubborn
Endurance."--Jacqueline Carey "Stolen me? As soon to say a caged
bird can be stolen by the sky." Velasin vin Aaro never planned to
marry at all, let alone a girl from neighboring Tithena. When an
ugly confrontation reveals his preference for men, Vel fears he's
ruined the diplomatic union before it can even begin. But while his
family is ready to disown him, the Tithenai envoy has a different
solution: for Vel to marry his former intended's brother instead.
Caethari Aeduria always knew he might end up in a political
marriage, but his sudden betrothal to a man from Ralia, where such
relationships are forbidden, comes as a shock. With an unknown
faction willing to kill to end their new alliance, Vel and Cae have
no choice but to trust each other. Survival is one thing, but
love--as both will learn--is quite another. Byzantine politics,
lush sexual energy, and a queer love story that is by turns sweet
and sultry, Foz Meadows' A Strange and Stubborn Endurance is an
exploration of gender, identity, and self-worth. It is a book that
will live in your heart long after you turn the last page.
Mischief, Magic, Love and War. It is the Year of Our Lord 1601. The
Tuscan War rages across the world, and every lord from Navarre to
Illyria is embroiled in the fray. Cannon roar, pikemen clash, and
witches stalk the night; even the fairy courts stand on the verge
of chaos. Five stories come together at the end of the war: that of
bold Miranda and sly Puck; of wise Pomona and her prisoner
Vertumnus; of gentle Lucia and the shade of Prospero; of noble Don
Pedro and powerful Helena; and of Anne, a glovemaker's wife. On
these lovers and heroes the world itself may depend. These are the
stories Shakespeare never told. Five of the most exciting names in
genre fiction today - Jonathan Barnes, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Emma
Newman, Foz Meadows and Kate Heartfield - delve into the world the
poet created to weave together a story of courage, transformation
and magic. Including an afterword by Dr. John Lavagnino, The London
Shakespeare Centre, King's College London.
When Saffron Coulter stumbles through a hole in reality, she finds
herself trapped in Kena, a magical realm on the brink of civil war.
There, her fate becomes intertwined with that of three very
different women: Zech, the fast-thinking acolyte of a cunning,
powerful exile; Viya, the spoiled, runaway consort of the
empire-building ruler, Vex Leoden; and Gwen, an Earth-born
worldwalker whose greatest regret is putting Leoden on the throne.
Pursued by Leoden and aided by the Shavaktiin, a secretive order of
storytellers and mystics, the rebels flee to Veksh, a neighboring
matriarchy ruled by the fearsome Council of Queens. Saffron is out
of her world and out of her depth, but the further she travels, the
more she finds herself bound to her friends with ties of blood and
magic. File Under: Fantasy [ A Rough Start | Trial of Queens |
First Kill | Infinite Worlds ]
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