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Als die labile Schriftstellerin Carline McQuire an der irischen Westküste eine Morddrohung gegen ihren Mann Pat findet, gerät ihr wohlbehütetes Leben aus den Fugen. Carline ahnt nicht, in welchen Schwierigkeiten Pat tatsächlich steckt. Sie selbst leidet unter einer schrecklichen Schreibblockade. Doch plötzlich taucht eine neue Geschichte in ihrem Drucker auf. Zur gleichen Zeit reist Rachel Daugherty nach Irland auf der Suche nach ihrer Schwester – der berühmten Schriftstellerin.

In this debut collection from C. S. E. Cooney, a swan princess hunted for her bones, a broken musician and his silver pipe, and a rat named Maurice bring justice to a town under fell enchantment. A gang of courageous kids confront both a plague-destroyed world and an afterlife infested with clowns but robbed of laughter. In an island city, the murder of a child unites two lovers, but vengeance will part them. Only human sacrifice will save a city trapped in ice and darkness.

Amber Gryce believes in magic the way anyone does: as a thing of the past, marked now only by the long reign of an ancient queen sworn to live until her stolen son is returned to her. Such stories are romantic but distant for Amber, surrounded by family and wealth. But like magic, wealth can disappear. Left destitute, Amber's family retreats to a forest holding far from their city home, where Amber's love of roses leads her into the heart of enchantment

Talia's dream of avoiding marriage to her domineering landlord comes crashing to the ground the night her family's ticket out of poverty is stolen and sold by the wicked landlord himself. Now, Talia will be forced to marry him and give up the future she imagined for herself—until a mysterious stranger offers her a surprising bargain: he'll save Talia's family from the landlord's schemes if she marries the stranger that very night. Desperate for a solution, Talia agrees. As the sun rises, they are married, and Talia is whisked away from her safe, predictable life.

Queste favole nascono come pegno d'amore, e si sente. Sono favole per adulti che non hanno mai smesso di sentirsi bambini, di chiedersi il perché delle cose, di avere amici immaginari, di sognare amori che durano per sempre e mondi governati dalle leggi della fantasia. Come sono nati il giorno e la notte? Come fanno ad amarsi due innamorati che vivono su pianeti lontani? Che fareste voi nei panni del Silenzio, costretto a custodire i segreti di miliardi di persone? Se l'amore fosse una strada che nessuno sa dove porta, vi mettereste in marcia per percorrerla?

With these captivating initial glimpses into her storytelling psyche, Jo Walton shines through subtle myths and reinvented realities. Through eclectic stories, subtle vignettes, inspired poetry, and more, Walton soars with humans, machines, and magic-rising from the every day into the universe itself.