by Dave Smeds (Author)

A new full-length collection of fantasy by Dave Smeds, author of The Sorcery Within and The Schemes of Dragons.

A lover spun from moonlight. A wife banished for carrying the child of a demon in her womb. A queen, beheaded years ago, whose sage counsel may yet save the realm. Here are tales of swords, of magic, of romance. And of the struggle to be splendid of heart, whether the opponent lies within or without.

Author Biography

Dave Smeds, a Nebula Award finalist, is the author of the novels The Sorcery Within, The Schemes of Dragons, X-Men: Law of the Jungle, and Piper in the Night. His short fiction has appeared in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, F&SF, and Realms of Fantasy, as well as anthologies such as In the Field of Fire, Full Spectrum 4, Peter S. Beagle's Immortal Unicorn, David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible, Warriors of Blood and Dream, Best New Horror 7, Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers, Lace & Blade and many volumes of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress series.

His work, called "stylistically innovative, symbolically daring examples of craftsmanship at the highest level" by the New York Times Book Review, has seen print in over a dozen countries.