The Case Files of Gwen Conner


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Gwen Conner’s world isn’t your typical fantasy setting. She solves mysteries in a land where magic is used to create telephones, dictation machines, and streetcars. It’s also a world of scheming criminals, cheating spouses, and charming con artists. This collection contains fourteen Gwen Conner stories. This collection combines the previous two volumes of collected short stories into one single volume. It includes the stories “Spook Wagon,” “The “Affair” of the Love Letters,” and “The Plum Grove Robbery Case,” among others.




Black Hans


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It starts with a toolmaker named Hans, a trading journey, and the taking of a horse. One high-handed act by a nobleman’s servant will lead to crime, corruption, and the direct intervention of the Witch Princess Mileta. The tale of “Black Hans” will start small but engulf a kingdom.




Balia


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Balia is born with a mighty talent for magic and a destiny not in the land of her birth. Naturally that leads to travel and adventure. Is she going to spend her whole life looking for her place? Or will she find her destiny sooner rather than later?




Problem on Polonius


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Ensign Mateo Hobson is an Alliance Patrol officer with no career direction. He’s given a chance to find it in the Intelligence Directorate. His mission is to go to the planet Polonius, which wants to join the Alliance, and find out why no one’s been arrested for a crime spree on that world. He’ll also learn why some names of Hamlet characters are used for town names and some aren’t, and why some cop-donut jokes cannot be killed.




The Behemoth of Brittigord


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An old wizard of Brittigord has a notion to use magic to create a monster to defend his kingdom. The King supports the idea but his son does not. Meanwhile, the witch lover of a Princess in a rival kingdom has made a dark discovery about magic. Are these two notions doomed to clash tragically? What suffering will result from “the Behemoth of Brittigord?”




The Island in the Lake


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A strange thing has happened in the eastern part of the kingdom of Hedfestyr. Three lizard-kin have built an island in the middle of a lake. Is this good for the kingdom or dire news? Queen Godwa dispatches her cousin Lefwin to meet the lizard-kin and determine their intentions. What he learns about them, about the distant past of the land, and about knowledge is general opens his eyes. Yet Hedfestyr has troublesome rivals. Will the impact of the island in the lake give the kingdom power or hope?




Queen of Night and Day


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Domenza moves from her land to another kingdom to marry a King. She’s of noble birth, and the marriage will benefit both lands. Domenza wants to be both useful and helpful to her new husband. This sets her on the path of being an influence in the land of Atrebor. Her dark hair and tanned skin mark her as “the Queen of Night.” She will try to bring reason and justice to the land. Will doing so make her a “Queen of Night and Day?”




Queen’s Return


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A young woman travels to a distant land to learn magic. In time she discovers an evil enchantment cast over the castle. The enchantment has prevented daughters from being born into the royal family. But it won’t be enough just to smash the enchantment. What else must she do when the chance of rule by a Queen returns to this kingdom?




The Sun Spirit


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Violetta is the cousin of the Lord of Crossroads. She has no interest in the usual pursuits of the nobility. She wants to be one of the Defenders and fight injustice. However, Violetta has no ability to cast spells. What she does have is the ability to think, to reason, to lie, and to follow where the truth takes her. Twice before with Defenders she proved her skill and courage. She’s therefore sent to the Royal Academy of Magery to learn what the Defenders learn. In these five novellas, Violetta travels the kingdom in search of cheaters, liars, and murderers. It’s not work for a Lady, but it is work for Violetta, the Sun Spirit.




The Andrew Manson Steampunk Mysteries


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Andrew Manson is an inventor with a passion for mechanics and a knack for getting embroiled in mysteries. From Florida to New York City, to Washington, and back again, Andrew finds himself dealing with shady characters in an America where airships won the Civil War. Will Andrew be able to get his combustion engine working? Will he ever escape trouble? And what about the fashionable young woman in the Airship Dress? This volume contains all five Andrew Manson mystery stories, including the previously published short novels WILLOW HILL and EIGHTY HOUSE.