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Misty and the Magic Pumpkin Knife
by Ruth Nestvold
Series: Tales From Far Beyond North.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 5,450.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: February 4, 2015
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Misty Mankin hated Halloween. She hated ghosts and princesses and black and orange. Especially orange. She hated frozen pumpkin pie, the most common kind in Rolynka, Alaska. She hated witches and masks and what qualified as seasonal office parties near the Arctic Circle. She hated all the interruptions of her evening accompanied by screaming and giggling and variations from innocent to profane...
Beyond the Waters of the World
by Ruth Nestvold
Series: Looking Through Lace, Book 2.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 23,580.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: August 24, 2016
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi
The Allied Interstellar Community first contact team on the planet Kailazh is faced with even more challenges than most. But dealing with an alien culture is not only difficult for those who arrive on a foreign world. What of the inhabitants of the planet, who now have to deal with realities so strange to their way of thinking, it will have an impact on everything they believe? Kislan is a...
Looking Through Lace
by Ruth Nestvold
Series: Looking Through Lace, Book 1.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 21,820.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: August 24, 2016
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » High tech, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
As the only woman on the first contact team, xenolinguist Toni Donato expected her assignment on Christmas would be to analyze the secret women's language -- but then the chief linguist begins to sabotage her work. What is behind it? Why do the men and women have separate languages in the first place? What Toni learns turns everything she thought they knew on its head. Originally published in...
Island of Glass
by Ruth Nestvold
Series: The Age of Magic:The Glassmakers, Book 1.
Price:
Free!
Words: 26,520.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: January 2, 2017
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Fairy tales, Fiction » Coming of age, Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Historical » General
Seventeen-year-old Chiara Dragoni is a master glassmaker of Venice, a position that is both a privilege — and a trap. For the glassmakers of Murano are forbidden to ever leave the islands of the Venetian lagoon. When Chiara's uncle is caught on the mainland and thrown into the dungeon of the Doge's Palace, she must use all her talents, including magic, to help free him. But the gift she creates...
In the Middle of Nowhere With Company
by Ruth Nestvold
Series: Tales From Far Beyond North.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 5,430.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: April 18, 2013
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fairy tales, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Jordyn has brought the birds of sorrow with her to Rolynka, Alaska, where she hopes to start over after a tragic accident. But in Rolynka, nothing is quite the way it seems, and the help of neighbors takes very strange forms. "In the Middle of Nowhere with Company" is a short story of about 5000 words, or 20 pages. It is the first in the series "Tales From Far Beyond North."
Oregon Elsewise: Eight short stories of an Oregon that never was
by Ruth Nestvold
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 40,840.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: February 1, 2016
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Oregon is a strange an wonderful place. These short stories explore that strangeness through the genres of fantasy and science fiction. Here a sampling: "The Old Man and the Sneakers": It began the summer the Nikes washed up on the beach by the dozen — but never by the pair. The old man knew it was a sign ... "The Sea Gives, the Sea Takes Away": After a painful divorce, Elisabeth returns to her...
Starting Out as an Indie Author: A Beginner's Guide to Preparing, Publishing and Marketing Your EBooks
by Ruth Nestvold
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 41,790.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: February 24, 2017
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing & books, Essay » Author profile
Have you written your first book and are considering self-publishing? Perhaps you have started looking into the possibility and are feeling overwhelmed by all the options, all the things you need to do and learn in order to become an indie author? Or maybe you aren't even sure yet whether self-publishing is for you or not, and you want to find out more of what is involved before you decide...
Gawain and Ragnell
by Ruth Nestvold
Series: The Pendragon Chronicles.
Price:
Free!
Words: 17,930.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: September 29, 2013
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fairy tales, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Gawain was not only Arthur's champion, he was the champion of the ladies as well. He loved many women, but none too much -- until one of his lovers told him she intended to marry another man. Now, a year later, he is running away from his disappointment, traveling north to fight against a mysterious warrior who has taken the hill-fort of the lady Ragnell. But there is a mystery to Ragnell too...
The Leaving Sweater
by Ruth Nestvold
Series: Tales From Far Beyond North.
Price:
Free!
Words: 3,160.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: February 26, 2013
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
So you think magic isn't necessary in order to leave? Think again ... Victoria Askew doesn't want to leave remote Rolynka, Alaska when she finishes high school; it's all she's ever known. At least, not until her mother knits her the most beautiful sweater she's ever seen, a sweater imbued with magic -- a leaving sweater. "The Leaving Sweater" is a magic realist short story of about 2500 words...
Almost All the Way Home From the Stars: Science Fiction Short Stories
by Ruth Nestvold & Jay Lake
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 32,630.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: May 15, 2013
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Alternative history, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
Near future dystopia, colonies in space, galactic empires: this collection has it all! "Almost All the Way Home From the Stars" is a collection of seven science fiction short stories by award winning writers Jay Lake and Ruth Nestvold. The settings range from galactic empires on distant worlds, to a dystopia in the near future warped by fundamentalism, to an alternate US where slavery was never...
Mars; A Traveler's Guide
by Ruth Nestvold
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 3,490.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: December 30, 2014
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
Red Planet Adventures provides customized tours on Mars. Naturally, they have been optimized for safety. Soon, satellite coverage on the planet will even reach 100%! But what happens in the meantime ... ? "Mars: A Traveler's Guide" was originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in January 2008. It was nominated for the Nebula Award in 2009. "Ruth Nestvold's clever story...
From Earth to Mars and Beyond
by Ruth Nestvold
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 53,420.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: December 31, 2012
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
"From Earth to Mars and Beyond" is a collection of ten previously published science fiction stories by award-winning author Ruth Nestvold. But reader be warned: these stories of galactic empires, space exploration and first contact tend to be on the dark side and do not depict an ideal future world. Here a selection: "The Far Side of the Moon" - Women from all over the world have been...
Looking Through Lace Boxed Set
by Ruth Nestvold
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 44,670.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: July 11, 2017
by
Red Dragon Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
"Science fiction at its best!" "Compelling and thought provoking!" - Reader reviews Looking Through Lace As the only woman on the first contact team, xenolinguist Toni Donato expected her assignment on Christmas / Kailazh would be to analyze the secret women's language -- but then the chief linguist begins to sabotage her work. What is behind it? Why do the men and women have separate languages...
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