The First Betrayal & Sea Change, by Patricia Bray (Bantam Spectra, 2006/2007)

Slowly recovering from a mysterious illness which nearly destroyed both mind and body five years ago, Brother Josan has resigned himself, however reluctantly, to a life of quiet solitude as a lighthouse keeper in a remote part of the kingdom … Continue reading

Clockwork Phoenix, edited by Mike Allen (Norilana Books, 2008)

Billed as “Tales of Beauty and Strangeness,” Clockwork Phoenix is editor Mike Allen’s latest effort to inject a little more weirdness and artistic fantasy into the market, working from his own particular tastes of what he personally enjoys reading. His … Continue reading

Trolls’ Eye View, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (Viking, 2009)

In this new collection of short stories from acclaimed anthologists Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, fifteen of the field’s best fantasy authors tackle the subject of fairy tales, retold from the viewpoint of the villain, and aimed at a younger … Continue reading

Warrior Wisewoman, edited by Roby James (Norilana Books, 2008)

Meant in part as a science fiction companion to the long-running (and recently-resurrected) fantasy anthology series Sword and Sorceress, Warrior Wisewoman is . . . well, a complex creature, if one reads the note of explanation in the back. There, … Continue reading

New Project: Scheherazade's Facade

In addition to my unexpected career tangent into writing erotic, I’ve also taken on the job of editing an anthology. Scheherazade’s Facade: Fantastical Tales of Gender Bending, Cross-Dressing and Transformation will feature all new fantasy stories, and will be published … Continue reading