New Releases by Lisa Tuttle

13 original tales to terrify in a brand new anthology showcasing the very best and bizarre in horror fiction. Featuring horror legends and worldwide bestsellers Olivie Blake, Ramsey Campbell, Lisa Tuttle, Tim Lebbon, V Castro, Ally Wilkes, Rian Hughes, Lindy Ryan, Susi Holliday, Lily Kade, TL Huchu, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Clay McLeod Chapman. Be careful what you wish for. Whether searching for love, fame, money or revenge, remember that everything comes with a price. From stepping into an unknown in nature to ignoring the warnings of locals, to finding your perfect match or facing the hidden horrors of your past, beware. The thirteen stories in this brand-new anthology explore the dark side of human nature and take us into the hidden, terrifying recesses of a world we never see. Until it’s too late . . .

A widowed writer begins to work on a biography of a novelist and artist—and soon uncovers bizarre parallels between her life and her subject’s—in this chilling and singularly strange novella by a contemporary master of horror and fantasy. The narrator of Lisa Tuttle’s uncanny novella is a recent widow, a writer adrift. Not only has she lost her husband but her muse seems to have deserted her altogether. Her agent summons her to Edinburgh to discuss her next book. What will she tell him? At once the answer comes to her: she will write the biography of Helen Ralston, best known, if at all, as the subject of W.E. Logan’s much-reproduced painting Circe, and the inspiration for his classic children’s book, Hermine in Cloud-Land. But Ralston was a novelist and artist in her own right, though her writing is no longer in print and her most radical painting, My Death, deemed too unsettling—malevolent even—to be shown in public. Over the months that follow, Ralston proves an astonishingly cooperative subject, even as her biographer uncovers eerie resonances between the older woman’s history and her own. Whose biography is she writing—really?

An anthology of 23 weird and haunting short stories on the borderlands of horror.

Sur une planète océane, où les naufragés venus de la Terre se sont divisés en deux castes, les rampants et les aériens, Mariss est une fille de pêcheur, une rampante, recueillie à la mort de ses parents par Russ, un aérien. Élevée comme telle, elle découvre le bonheur de fendre les cieux, messagère portée par les vents, grâce aux ailes léguées par les mythiques navigateurs stellaires de jadis. Hélas, le fils de Russ, Coll, est sur le point d’atteindre sa majorité. Les ailes deviendront siennes, comme le veut la coutume. Commence alors pour la jeune femme un combat acharné pour garder un sens à sa vie, une lutte infinie qui aura des répercussions sur toute la planète. Mariss saura être plus forte que la tradition, plus forte que tous les autres, car c’est elle qui chevauche les tempêtes et nul autre. Récit d’une lutte passionnelle, magnifique aventure aérienne, Elle qui chevauche les tempêtes est l’unique collaboration de l’auteur du Trône de fer, George R. R. Martin, et Lisa Tuttle.

Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine changed the publishing landscape when the anthology series first appeared in 1988. The series won the World Fantasy Award as a recognition of the power of its fiction and the transformative nature of the publication. From the beginning, award-winning author and editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch demonstrated her talent for publishing the cutting edge of late 20th century short fiction—and much of it still slices pretty deep. The stories in this volume still resonate in the 2020s. While some stories no longer define the cutting edge, they show how the short fiction field followed the template that Pulphouse laid out in its years of publication. Powerful, thought-provoking, well-told, these stories from Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine will keep readers breathless on the edge of their seats. Includes: “While She Was Out,” by Edward Bryant “The Murderer Chooses Sterility,” by Bradley Denton “The Two-Headed Man,” by Nancy A. Collins “Savage Breasts,” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman “Bits and Pieces,” by Lisa Tuttle “Willie of the Jungle,” by Steve Perry “Clearance to Land,” by Adam-Troy Castro “Soft Whisper of Midnight Snow,” by Charles de Lint “Offerings,” by Susan Palwick “On a Phantom Tide,” by William F. Wu

The second volume of THINKING HORROR: A JOURNAL OF HORROR PHILOSOPHY focuses loosely on the horror boom of the second half of the Twentieth Century and contains the following: THNKHRRR Interview: Steve Rasnic Tem, "The Word in Flesh, or Whenever We're Opened, We're Red: A Personal Meditation on Clive Barker's Books of Blood" by Gemma Files, "An Endless Laceration: The Limit Experience in Horror" by Daniel Pietersen, "The Impossible Literature of Thomas Ligotti, Puppeteer and Eschatologist" by D. P. Watt, THNKHRRR Interview: Lisa Tuttle, "'Your Worst Fear': Monstrous Feminine(ism) and the Horror Boom of the 1970s" by Andrew P. Williams, "The Grotesque in Flannery O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' and 'Good Country People'" by Kristi DeMeester, THNKHRRR Interview: John Skipp, "A Faint Sense of Double Vision" Cinematic Tensions and Transmedial Anxieties in the Fiction of Files/Barringer, Wehunt, Tremblay, Link, and Ballingrud" by Christopher Burke, THNKHRRR Interview: Nick Mamatas, "His Knife, Her Shadow" by John Glover, "Nothing Will Have Happened: Speculation and Horror in the Anthropocene" by David Peak, "Collective Abjection: Social Horror in Stephen King's It" by Mike Thorn, "'Hello from the Sewers of NYC': T.E.D. Klein's 'Children of the Kingdom'" by Michael Cisco, Cover Art by Stephen Wilson

Antología inédita en español sobre canallas. Incluye “El príncipe canalla”, precuela inicial de Juego de Tronos (George R.R. Martin) y otras historias de autores consagrados como Joe Abercrombie, Scott Lynch, Neil Gaiman o Patrick Rothfuss. -Todo el mundo ama a un canalla (Introducción) por George R.R. Martin -Tiempos duros siempre de Joe Abercrombie -¿A qué te dedicas? de Gillian Flynn -La posada de las Siete Bendiciones de Matt Hughes -El árbol torcido de Joe R. Lansdale -Bruna Enaguas de Michael Swanwick -Procedencia de David W. Ball -Los turbulentos años veinte de Carrie Vaughn -Un año y un día en la antigua Theradane de Scott Lynch -Dura como el metal de Bradley Denton -Metal pesado de Cherie Priest -El significado del amor de Daniel Abraham -Una forma mejor de morir de Paul Cornell -Mal vistos en Tiro de Steven Saylor -Una carga de marfiles de Garth Nix -Diamantes de tequila de Walter Jon Williams -La caravana a ninguna parte de Phyllis Eisenstein -El curioso caso de las esposas muertas de Lisa Tuttle -Como el Marqués recuperó su abrigo de Neil Gaiman -Una tarde de cine de Connie Willis -El árbol del relámpago de Patrick Rothfuss -El Príncipe pícaro o el hermano de un Rey de George R. R. Martin

Should you find yourself in need of a discreet investigation into any sort of mystery, crime or puzzling circumstances, think of Jesperson and Lane . . . Jesperson and Lane have just solved their first major case when a man bangs violently on their door - and almost immediately drops dead. The police rule death by natural causes, but the detectives are determined to find out what really happened . . . Mr Manning was screaming about witches before his death. The case takes them to Mr Manning's Norfolk home, a land of mysterious Shrieking Pits and ancient knowledge. Mr Manning was himself a member of the enigmatic School of Ancient British Wisdom, and not the first to suffer a similar fate. Local gossip suggests that he was secretly engaged to one of the three lovely sisters who reside at Wayside Cross - but which one? Are they really witches, as the gossips also claim? And what does all this have to do with the mysterious Shrieking Pits and a mother desperate to find her missing baby? Jesperson and Lane, at your service. 'One of the SF and fantasy & horror field's most urbane - and much under-appreciated- writers' Love Reading

A three-book young adult collection from award-winning author Lisa Tuttle, featuring Love Online, Panther in Argyll and Snake Inside. Love in the digital age has its ups and downs in Love Online. In Panther in Argyll, Dannielle possesses a rare ability: an empathetic link with creatures, particularly the black panther, her 'totem animal'. But the link means more than just understanding: Dannielle is about to discover the excitement of being able to change into a panther herself . . . And in Snake Inside Lia is convinced her mother is a murderer, several times over - but she's not a normal serial killer. Could it possible be true that she's turning into a snake to murder all these men? If Lia doesn't find out the truth, and quickly, the results could be calamitous . . . Endlessly inventive, Lisa Tuttle's young adult collection is a gripping riot of imagination with the subtlety and power of a master storyteller.

George R.R. Martin, autor de "As Crônicas de Gelo e Fogo" e "Wild Cards", e Lisa Tuttle reuniram seus talentos para presentear o leitor com Santuário dos Ventos, uma obra ambiciosa e emocionante, que, combinando ficção científica e fantasia, chega às livrarias pela LeYa. O romance, ambientado num planeta distante, conta a história de Maris e seu sonho de se tornar um dos voadores, grupo de habitantes mais prestigiado do Santuário dos Ventos. Para isso, recorrerá a tudo que estiver a seu alcance para conquistar as preciosas asas – abalando a sociedade em que vive e gerando uma série de novas questões morais entre os voadores e os "confinados à terra". Afinal: quem merece ganhar os céus? E até que ponto a benção se torna também uma maldição? Sobre os autores: George R.R. Martin nasceu em 1948 em Nova Jersey e é formado em jornalismo pela Northwestern University, em Chicago. Publicou sua primeira história de ficção científica, "O herói", em 1971, e logo se firmou como escritor de rara qualidade, ganhando três Hugo Awards, dois Nebula Awards e o prêmio Bram Stoker. Passou dez anos em Hollywood como roteirista e editor de histórias nos seriados de TV Além da Imaginação e A Bela e a Fera – neste último como roteirista e produtor. Depois, iniciou sua série fantástica "As Crônicas de Gelo e Fogo", que deu origem ao sucesso da HBO – Game of Thrones. A série conta até agora com os títulos A guerra dos tronos, A fúria dos reis, A tormenta de espadas, O festim dos corvos e A dança dos dragões, todos publicados pela LeYa. Lisa Tuttle ganhou o John W. Campbell Award de melhor escritora em 1974 e desde então escreveu vários contos e novelas, incluindo Lost Futures, que foi indicado ao Arthur C. Clark Award, e The Pillow Friend. Além disso, escreveu diversos livros infantis. Nascida no Texas, atualmente mora com o marido e a filha numa área remota na costa ocidental da Escócia

Antologia inèdita sobre històries de canalles. Inclou “El príncep canalla“, preqüela inicial de Joc de trons (George RR Martin) i altres històries d’autors consagrats com Joe Abercrombie, Scott Lynch o Patrick Rothfuss. Traduïda al valencià (varietat occidental del català) per Valentí Martí. INTRODUCCIÓ: TOTS ESTIMEM ELS CANALLES per George R. R. Martin TEMPS DURS SEMPRE per Joe Abercrombie A QUÈ ET DEDIQUES? per Gillian Flynn LA POSADA DE LES SET BENEDICCIONS per Matthew Hughes UN BRANQUILLÓ TORT per Joe R. Lansdale BRUNA SINAGÜES per Michael Swanwick PROCEDÈNCIA per David W. Ball ELS TURBULENTS ANYS VINT per Carrie Vaughn UN ANY I UN DIA A L’ANTIGA THERADANE per Scott Lynch TIRA MÉS UNA NOTA DE METALL… per Bradley Denton METALL PESAT per Cherie Priest EL SIGNIFICAT DE L’AMOR per Daniel Abraham UNA MANERA MILLOR DE MORIR per Paul Cornell MAL VISTOS A TIR per Steven Saylor UNA CÀRREGA D’IVORIS per Garth Nix DIAMANTS DE TEQUILA per Walter Jon Williams LA CARAVANA A CAP DE LLOC per Phyllis Eisenstein EL CURIÓS CAS DE LES ESPOSES MORTES per Lisa Tuttle COM EL MARQUÉS VA RECUPERAR L’ABRIC per Neil Gaiman PRÒXIMA SESSIÓ per Connie Willis L’ARBRE DEL LLAMP per Patrick Rothfuss EL PRÍNCEP CANALLA O EL GERMÀ D’UN REI per George R. R. Martin

The paranormal answer to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Jesperson and Lane are turning the Victorian era upside down in this bewitching series from John W. Campbell Award winner Lisa Tuttle. “A lively, entertaining blend of murder mystery and supernatural adventure . . . Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved.”—George R. R. Martin, on The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist & the Psychic Thief “Witch!” cries the young man after stumbling unexpectedly into the London address of the consulting-detective partnership of Mr. Jasper Jesperson and Miss Lane. He makes the startling accusation while pointing toward Miss Lane . . . then he drops dead. Thus begins the strangest case yet to land—quite literally—on the doorstep of Jesperson and Lane. According to the coroner, Charles Manning died of a heart attack—despite being in perfect health. Could he have been struck down by a witch’s spell? The late Mr. Manning’s address book leads Jesperson and Lane to the shrieking pits of Aylmerton, an ancient archaeological site reputed to be haunted by a vengeful ghost. There they sift through the local characters, each more suspicious than the last: Manning’s associate, Felix Ott, an English folklore enthusiast; Reverend Ringer, a fierce opponent of superstition; and the Bulstrode sisters, a trio of beauties with a reputation for witchcraft. But when an innocent child goes missing, suddenly Jesperson and Lane aren’t merely trying to solve one murder—they’re racing to prevent another. Don’t miss any of Lisa Tuttle’s enchanting Jesperson and Lane novels: THE CURIOUS AFFAIR OF THE SOMNAMBULIST AND THE PSYCHIC THIEF | THE WITCH AT WAYSIDE CROSS Praise for Lisa Tuttle “A stylish, distinctive storyteller.”—The Washington Post Book World “This John W. Campbell Award–winning author remains one of fantasy’s best.”—Publishers Weekly “Sleepwalkers, psychics, and the spirits of the dead (or are they?) make for a heady stew in Lisa Tuttle’s latest, The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist & the Psychic Thief, the first full-length novel about Jasper Jesperson and Miss Lane, a dauntless duo of Victorian detectives first introduced in her stories for Down These Strange Streets and Rogues. They’re an entertaining pair, and it’s great to see them back in action in a longer work. Here’s hoping this is only the first in a long series of Lane and Jesperson adventures. Tuttle does a lovely job of putting us back in the foggy streets of Victorian London in this lively, entertaining blend of murder mystery and supernatural adventure. Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved.”—George R. R. Martin, on The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist & the Psychic Thief

Richard Chizmar, Lisa Tuttle, Norman Prentiss, Kevin Quigley, and Peter Straub unmask monsters hiding in plain sight in an anthology of heart-pounding short fiction assembled by horror author and editor Brian James Freeman. DEVIL’S NIGHT by Richard Chizmar You’ve read about what happened that night. What you don’t know is the true extent of the damage. The papers got it wrong—and the truth is so much worse than you thought. THE LAST DARE by Lisa Tuttle Elaine hasn’t been back to her hometown in years. The house she lived in is gone. The tower house isn’t—nor are the stories of the fate that befalls whoever dares to go there. THE HALLOWEEN BLEED by Norman Prentiss People think there’s some sort of mystical power that allows enchantments and witchcraft to come to life on Halloween night. But real magic obeys no calendar—and true evil strikes whenever it’s least expected. SWING by Kevin Quigley In Hollywood, everyone lives forever. At least that’s what I used to think . . . before Jessica. But no one seems to live long when they’re around me. PORK PIE HAT by Peter Straub When it comes to jazz, there are players, and there are legends. “Hat” was a legend. His real name didn’t even matter. Still, he had his secrets—secrets best left buried in the past. Praise for Halloween Carnival Volume 5 “This miniature cavalcade of spine-tingling and thought-provoking horrors lives up to its name and is the perfect Halloween treat.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A lively, entertaining blend of murder mystery and supernatural adventure . . . Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved.”—George R. R. Martin Sherlock Holmes meets Penny Dreadful in the debut of a delightful Victorian-era fantasy series from John W. Campbell Award winner Lisa Tuttle. Has there ever been a more unlikely pair of consulting detectives than Jesperson and Lane? They certainly make a striking duo: Mr. Jasper Jesperson, with his shock of red hair and seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of all subjects—save common sense—and Miss Lane, whose logical mind is matched only by her fascination with psychic phenomena. Their talents are rare . . . as are their customers. So when Jesperson and Lane are hired to track the nocturnal wanderings of a sleepwalking London business owner, they’re simply happy to be working again. The case begins as a window into the séances and other supernatural parlor games that are so popular these days, and takes a sinister turn as the intrepid investigators pull back the curtain on the cutthroat rivalries underpinning polite society. But after several mediums go missing, it’s clear that Jesperson and Lane are in over their heads. For they’ve uncovered a presence beyond their understanding—an evil force that won’t hesitate to kill in order to achieve its nefarious ends. Praise for The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist & the Psychic Thief “Sleepwalkers, psychics, and the spirits of the dead (or are they?) make for a heady stew in Lisa Tuttle’s latest, The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist & the Psychic Thief, the first full-length novel about Jasper Jesperson and Miss Lane, a dauntless duo of Victorian detectives first introduced in her stories for Down These Strange Streets and Rogues. They’re an entertaining pair, and it’s great to see them back in action in a longer work. Here’s hoping this is only the first in a long series of Lane and Jesperson adventures. Tuttle does a lovely job of putting us back in the foggy streets of Victorian London in this lively, entertaining blend of murder mystery and supernatural adventure. Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved.”—George R. R. Martin

Whatever you fancy - enthralling epic fantasy or spine-tingling ghost-story, mythical thriller or riveting alternate history - Jo Fletcher Books has it all. Here at Jo Fletcher Books we pride ourselves on publishing high quality fantasy, science fiction and horror, of all types (we don't like to be bored). To demonstrate this, we've put together an anthology featuring a collection of short stories written by our wonderful authors. The Jo Fletcher Books Anthology includes stories from award-winning and bestselling writers including Lisa Tuttle, Alison Littlewood and Christopher Golden as well as many others: a showcase of the fantastic talent contained within this small but perfectly formed Imprint. Whatever your taste, there is something in here for everyone

Fiction 1. 2-Dava by Lisa Tuttle 2. Dissecting the Alien by Gregory Benford 3. The Herple is a Happy Beast, or, "Neighbors are Delicious " by Paul Di Filippo 4. Spark by R.B. Payne 5. That Part of the Brain by John Shirley 6. The Scepter of Nowhere by John C. Wright Non-Fiction 1. "A Conversation with Paul Di Filippo" by K. H. Vaughan 2. "The World of Neil Clarke" by K. H. Vaughan 3. "The Future Event of Global Transcendence" by Aaron J. French 5. "Trans-Beauty: An Interview with Nelli Kowalik" by Leah Jung 6. Horror in a Hundred Stories 7. "A Virtual Fireside Chat with David Brin: Intelligent Aliens and What it Means to be Human" 8. "Introduction to Bizarro" by Bizarro Pulp Press 9. "PKD" by Ted Hand 10. "Hubbard, Parsons, and Scientology" by Mike Lester 11. "World Horror Convention 2015 Wrap-Up" by John Palisano Columns 1. Double X Chromosome: "Metawoman" by Yvonne Navarro 2. "What Makes Not-So-Good Horror...Not So Good" by Michael R. Collings 3. "What the Hell Ever Happened to...T. Chris Martindale" by Robert Morrish 4. "Transhumanism and Video Games" by Richard Dansky 5. Murmurs in the Dark: "Frankenstein Transcendent" by Donald Tyson 6. Gary Braunbeck Column Hellnotes Reviews Hellnotes/Horror World Reviews Film Reviews

A masterful collection of stories 'guaranteed to leave you strongly disquieted' says Neil Gaiman. What happens when your everyday life begins to skew towards the inexplicable and insane? What do you do when your already fractured normality shatters? Featuring all female protagonists, A Nest of Nightmares will take you on a journey through unease and disquiet. This classic of modern horror by award-winning author Lisa Tuttle' is 'the most significant book of its kind to take a consistently feminist approach to horror fiction' (Jessica Amanda Salmonson) Settle down to a collection of contemporary chills and shivers by one of the best horror writers in the world. Includes the stories 'Bug House', 'Dollburger', 'Community Property', 'Flying to Byzantium', 'Treading the Maze', 'The Horse Lord', 'The Other Mother', 'Need', 'The Memory of Wood', 'A Friend in Need',' Stranger in the House', 'Sun City' and 'The Nest'.

LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.This month, we have original science fiction by D. Thomas Minton ("The Schrdinger War") and Will McIntosh ("Dry Bite"), along with SF reprints by Lisa Tuttle ("Ragged Claws") and Nina Allan ("Angelus"). Plus, we're featuring a reprint of the novella "The Secret Sharer" by Robert Silverberg.Plus, we have original fantasy by Seanan McGuire ("Homecoming") and a new Gorlen story by Marc Laidlaw ("Bellweather") and fantasy reprints by Gene Wolfe ("Suzanne Delage") and the first Erm Kaslo tale by Matthew Hughes ("And Then Some").All that, and of course we also have our usual assortment of author and artist spotlights, along with feature interviews with io9's Annalee Newitz and author of THE SHINING GIRLS, Lauren Beukes.

Op een planeet met honderden eilanden onderhouden zweefvliegtuigers het contact. De jonge Maris wil graag zweefvliegster worden, maar dat pakt anders uit dan ze verwacht. Vanaf ca. 16 jaar.

“Told with a true storyteller’s voice: clear, singing, persuasive, and wonderfully moving . . . a truly wonderful book.”—Jane Yolen From #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and acclaimed author Lisa Tuttle comes a timeless tale that brilliantly renders the struggle between the ironbound world of tradition and a rebellious soul seeking to prove the power of a dream. Among the scattered islands that make up the water world of Windhaven, no one holds more prestige than the silver-winged flyers, romantic figures who cross treacherous oceans, braving shifting winds and sudden storms, to bring news, gossip, songs, and stories to a waiting populace. Maris of Amberly, a fisherman’s daughter, wants nothing more than to soar on the currents high above Windhaven. So she challenges tradition, demanding that flyers be chosen by merit rather than inheritance. But even after winning that bitter battle, Maris finds that her troubles are only beginning. Now a revolution threatens to destroy the world she fought so hard to join—and force her to make the ultimate sacrifice. “Martin and Tuttle make wonderful professional music together . . . shifting easily from moments of almost unbearable tension to others of sheer poetry and exhilaration.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram “A powerful flight of the imagination . . . an entirely enjoyable reading experience, wrought by a pair of writers noted for excellence.”—Roger Zelazny “It’s romance. It’s science fiction. It’s beautiful.”—A. E. van Vogt “I didn’t mean to stay up all night to finish Windhaven, but I had to!”—Anne McCaffrey

Featuring five of the greatest authors of fantasy, romance, and science fiction, this exclusive eBook set is a chilling collection of unearthly delights and harrowing thrills. Featuring stories by Mary Jo Putney, Carrie Vaughn, Yasmine Galenorn, M.L.N. Hanover, and Lisa Tuttle these contemporary tales of ill-fated love, originally published in the anthology Songs of Love and Death (edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois) explore romance in five wildly creative settings—from the hidden supernatural side of New York City to werewolf-occupied West Texas. Available at a special low price, these stories promise to keep you up all night.

'Lisa Tuttle never disappoints' George R.R. Martin An exclusive short story from the author of THE MYSTERIES and THE SILVER BOUGH. A working wife and mother longs for more time to write, then finds a hidden room where her wish is granted, where she can work undisturbed in a place out of time...

'A strong, poignant, and outright magical tale' New York Review of Science Fiction In this exclusive short story from critically acclaimed and award-winning author Lisa Tuttle, a woman is haunted by an experience she had as a five-year-old, when she believed she had seen herself with her true love in the future... 'The Walled Garden' was originally written for Hidden Turnings, a YA fantasy anthology edited by Diana Wynne Jones and was reprinted in Lisa Tuttle's collection Ghosts and Other Lovers and The Year's Best Horror and Fantasy, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terry Windling.

"Something terrible happened to me when I was a little girl..." so begins this extraordinary, International Horror Guild Award-winning tale of abduction, survival and escape from the author Stephen Jones has called "a major force in macabre fiction.""Lisa Tuttle's stories have a way of lingering long after you've read them." - The Good Book Guide"Tuttle is at her best as a short story writer. The power and sheer quality of her work are unmistakable on every page." - Chris Morgan"For those of us who cherish short fiction, Tuttle's work is a treasure trove, a vast and fearful kingdom in itself." - Thomas Tessier

The award-winning author of The Mysteries returns with another captivating novel in which modern-day enigmas and age-old myths come together to bear spellbinding fruit. Nestled on the coast of Scotland, Appleton was once famous for its apples. Now, though the orchards are long gone, locals still dream of the town’s glory days, when good luck seemed a way of life. And outsiders are still drawn to the charming village, including three very different American women. . . . Enchanted by Appleton’s famously ornate library, divorcée Kathleen Mullaroy has left her cosmopolitan job to start anew as the town’s head librarian. . . . Widowed Nell Westray hopes for a quiet life in the place she and her husband spent their happiest moments. . . . And young Ashley Kaldis has come to find her roots. But when a sudden landslide cuts Appleton off from the wider world—and the usual constraints of reality—the village reveals itself to be an extraordinary place, inhabited by legendary beings and secret rooms. Most unexpected is a handsome stranger who will draw all three women into an Otherworld where, as in Eden, the bite of a single apple can alter the course of reality . . . if only one of them will believe.

From the critically acclaimed author of The Mysteries comes a haunting, lyrical, and provocative novel of a young woman’s coming-of-age betwixt dream and reality. Here there’s only one thing more dangerous than desire—getting what you want. . . . As a child, Agnes Grey dreamed of the perfect friend to ease her loneliness: a doll that would talk to her, tell her stories, share her secrets. Only her aunt Marjorie seemed to really understand. Something of an outcast herself, she told Agnes she’ d had just such a doll when she was a child. She called it her pillow friend. So when Agnes receives her very own pillow friend—an old-fashioned porcelain doll painted to look like an old-world gentleman—she’s certain her dreams have come true. And so they have—but in ways that Agnes could never have imagined. For as the line between fantasy and reality blurs, Agnes discovers that every dream has its price and every desire must be paid for. Be very careful what you wish for . . . he’ll surely give it to you.