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Of Books, and Earth, and Courtship

…city of magical factions where Fallen angels mingle with magicians, alchemists and witches… Emmanuelle is the Fallen archivist of House Silverspires, and only wants a quiet life with her books. But when Selene, the latest student of Lucifer Morningstar, walks into the library, Emmanuelle finds herself drawn in an adventure to steal from another House. It’s a thrilling and dangerous task, but the most dangerous thing about it might just be Selene…

Court of Birth, Court of Strength

…Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances The Dominion of the Fallen Reading Order (Complete) 0.2. “Of Books, and Earth, and Courtship” | 0.5. “In Morningstar’s Shadow” | 0.6. “Against the Encroaching Darkness” | 0.7. “The Death of Aiguillon” | 0.8 “Court of Birth, Court of Strength” | 0.9. “The House, in Winter” | Book 1. The House of Shattered Wings | 1.5. “Children of Thorns, Children of Water” | Book 2. The House of Binding Thorns | Book 3. The House o…

Pearl

…a flame. How long since he’s last slept? The Empress’s courtier was right—but no, no, that’s not it. The Empress doesn’t understand. None of them understand. Where to Buy Amazon Us Buy now 2017 Locus Award Finalist

The Church of Accelerated Redemption (with Gareth L Powell)

…trust? “Full of character and wit” – Zone SF “Wonderful and full of promise.” – SF Revu Where to Buy Amazon US Buy Now Cover credits: Image credits: Brian Jeffery Beggerly (IMG_4417 on Flickr), licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Generic 2.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ (image cropped, resized and layered with text) Cover layout: Aliette de Bodard…

Against the Encroaching Darkness

…grief; merely what would carry them forward, what would ensure the newly founded House would survive the death of her founder. Most Houses, she knew, didn’t. And Lazarus, that bastard child of Eugénie’s ideals—her place of refuge, her small band of dependents patiently gathered through the years—was no exception. Where to Buy Grimdark Magazine website Buy Now The Dominion of the Fallen Reading Order (Novels Only) Book 1. The House of Shattered Win…

The Breath of War

…for reading me in record time and convincing me it wasn’t totally broken (I was actually all set to bin the story and start afresh). Finalist for a Nebula Award for Best Short Story (2014)….

In Blue Lily’s wake

…no doubt long since used to its presence. The ship, after all, had been dead for eleven years. Where to Buy Amazon US||Indiebound Buy Now…

First Presentation

…A Xuya universe story, forthcoming in David Brin’s and Stephen W Potts’s Chasing Shadows. Domestic drama, children, and the price of the future… Where to Buy Indiebound Buy Now…

A Salvaging of Ghosts

…er gloves, but her daughter’s ghost is just by her side, at the hole in the side of the ship’s hull, blurred and indistinct—when the currents of unreality catch her. Her tether to The Azure Serpent, her only lifeline to the ship, stretches; snaps. And then she’s gone, carried forward into the depths. 2017 Locus Award Finalist.

The Frost on Jade Buds

…d had happened to her in her youth still stifled her metabolism–and, in truth, perhaps it did. Neither Thuy nor any of the family–or, indeed, any inhabitant of the Scattered Pearls Belt–really knew the full extent of what happened to her, or how to reverse it. “You look well, elder sister,” Chi said. The words would have suited the imperial court; would have been appropriate for an elder of Chi’s generation. There were other, more familiar ones, m…