Leah Cypess

When a young sorceress is exiled to teach magic to a clan of assassins, she will find that secrets can be even deadlier than swords. Teen Vogue proclaimed, "It's impossible not to fall deep into the dark yet alluring world of sorcery and secret assassins." A dangerous and eerie fantasy about murder, shocking discoveries, and fiery star-crossed romance that readers of Cinda Williams Chima and Robin LaFevers won't be able to put down. Ileni is losing her magic. And that means she's losing everything: her position as the rising star of her people, her purpose in life, and even the young man she loves. Sent to the assassins' cave hidden deep within the mountains, she expects no one will ever hear from her again. The last two sorcerers sent died within weeks of each other. Accidents? Or something more sinister? As Ileni navigates the dangers—both natural and human—of the caves, she'll discover secrets that have been kept for decades. And she'll find an ally in Sorin, the deadly young man who could be the assassins' next leader. With Sorin determined to protect her, sparks—magical and romantic—will fly. But will even he understand the choice she must make in the end?

Death Sworn

Naomi Novik

Indrapramit Das

Rebecca Roanhorse

Amal El-Mohtar

John Chu

Sarah Gailey

Carlos Hernandez

Alyssa Wong

J.Y. Yang

Jeffrey Ford

T. Kingfisher

Kat Howard

Stephen Graham Jones

Seanan McGuire

Ann Leckie

Arkady Martine

Carmen Maria Machado

An all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers. Madeleine L’Engle once said, “When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.” The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim the myths that shaped our collective past, and use them to explore our present and future. From Hades and Persephone to Kali, from Loki to Inanna, this anthology explores retellings of myths across cultures and civilizations. Featuring award-winning and critically acclaimed writers such as Seanan McGuire, Naomi Novik, Rebecca Roanhorse, JY Yang, Alyssa Wong, Indrapramit Das, Carlos Hernandez, Sarah Gailey, Ann Leckie, John Chu, Urusla Vernon, Carmen Maria Machado, Stephen Graham Jones, Arkady Martine, Amal El-Mohtar, Jeffrey Ford, and more, The Mythic Dream is sure to become a new classic.

The Mythic Dream

A young sorceress's entire life has been shaped to destroy the empire controlling her world. She could change history. But everything she thinks she knows is a lie. The sequel to the critically acclaimed Death Sworn will thrill fans of Leigh Bardugo and Robin LaFevers. At seventeen, Ileni lost her magical power and was exiled to the hidden caves of the assassins. She trained the assassins in magic—and fell in love with one of them. And she discovered her entire life had been built on a lie. After all of this, she wants to see the truth for herself. She infiltrates the Imperial Academy of Sorcery. She will see everything she despises about the corrupt empire—its thirst for power, merciless control, and careless violence. But she also finds something she never expected—friends, and a place to belong. Ileni no longer knows whose side she is on. Leah Cypess spins an intricate and beautiful conclusion to Death Sworn.

Death Marked

Sent by her father, the king of Raellia, who is trying to forge an empire out of warring tribes, Darri arrives in Ghostland and discovers that her sister, whom she planned to rescue, may not want to leave this land where the dead mingle freely with the living.

Nightspell

This middle grade debut is Sleeping Beauty like you've never seen it before, about a girl who lives in the shadow of her older sister and the curse that has haunted her from birth. For years, Briony has lived in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Rosalin, and the curse that has haunted her from birth--that on the day of her sixteenth birthday she would prick her finger on a spindle and cause everyone in the castle to fall into a 100-year sleep. When the day the curse is set to fall over the kingdom finally arrives, nothing--not even Briony--can stop its evil magic. You know the story. But here's something you don't know. When Briony finally wakes up, it's up to her to find out what's really going on, and to save her family and friends from the murderous Thornwood. But who is going to listen to her? This is a story of sisterhood, of friendship, and of the ability of even little sisters to forge their own destiny. The first in a three-book series of fairy tale retellings, these are the stories of the siblings who never made it into the storybook.

Thornwood

A short stand-alone digital novella set in the world of Leah Cypess's Nightspell, where ghosts exist alongside humans and nearly every lavish ball is part murder mystery. In the kingdom of Ghostland, every murdered soul comes back as a ghost, and every ghost has only one desire—vengeance. Emilie had everything she'd ever wanted—beautiful dresses, a perfectly decorated room, a party every night, and the eye of a nobleman. But then she's killed. And now she'll stop at nothing to find out who did it. No one in the palace of Ghostland is above suspicion—not even the people closest to her. This haunting fantasy novella is filled with supernatural thrills and surprising plot twists. Epic Reads Impulse is a digital imprint with new releases each month.

A Nightspell Novella

Buried Above Ground

"When Tirza is accused of stealing Queen Ella's glass slippers, she must find the true culprit before the King and Queen lose their patience"--

Glass Slippers

Piper's Promise

Stepsister

Christopher Caldwell

Sarah Monette

Tina Connolly

Kylie Lee Baker

Natalia Theodoridou

Wen-yi Lee

The January/February 2022 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Leah Cypess, Christopher Caldwell, Natalia Theodoridou, Sarah Monette, Kylie Lee Baker, Wen-yi- Lee, and Tina Connolly. Reprint fiction by Caroline M. Yoachim. Essays by Alex Jennings, Lincoln Michel, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, and Louis Evans, poetry by Mehnaz Sahibzada, Sonya Taaffe, Dominik Parisien, and Lisabelle Tay, interviews with Christopher Caldwell and Sarah Monette by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Galen Dara, and editorials by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, and Meg Elison. Uncanny Magazine is a bimonthly science fiction and fantasy magazine first published in November 2014. Edited by 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 Hugo award winners for best semiprozine, and 2018 Hugo award winners for Best Editor, Short Form, Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, Meg Elison, and Chimedum Ohaegbu, each issue of Uncanny includes new stories, poetry, articles, and interviews.

January/February 2022

Uncanny Magazine Issue 44

Nanny's Day

Changelings & Other Stories

Timshala

The Shifter is an immortal creature bound by an ancient spell to protect the kings of Samorna. When the realm is peaceful, she retreats to the Mistwood.But when she is needed she always comes. Isabel remembers nothing. Nothing before the prince rode into her forest to take her back to the castle. Nothing about who she is supposed to be, or the powers she is supposed to have. Prince Rokan needs Isabel to be his Shifter. He needs her ability to shift to animal form, to wind, to mist. He needs her lethal speed and superhuman strength. And he needs her loyalty—because without it, she may be his greatest threat. Isabel knows that her prince is lying to her, but she can't help wanting to protect him from the dangers and intrigues of the court . . . until a deadly truth shatters the bond between them. Now Isabel faces a choice that threatens her loyalty, her heart . . . and everything she thought she knew.

Mistwood

Patrick Parrinder

Alex Shvartsman

Eleanor Wood

Allen Stroud

Wang Jinkang

Han Song

Zhao Haihong

Russell James

Amdi Silvestri

Ronald Ferguson

Yao Haijun

Bao shu

Chen Zijun

He Xi

If you love the mission of science fiction, the interchange between cultures, the hopeful and inexorable trajectory of technology and ideas, you'll love this anthology of new stories from Chinese and English language writers. An impressive joint project, this outstanding new anthology brings the best of Chinese and English science fiction in a mediation on the theme of Exploration in Space. New, emerging, established and much-lauded writers from both cultures are brought together to demonstrate that technology and humanity when they work together bring challenges, joy and benefits to all of humankind. From Baoshu comes 'A Trip to the End', from Allen Stroud 'The First', from He Xi 'Never Meet Again in Life', from Amdi Silvestri 'A Minuet of Corpses' and under the guiding eye of Patrick Parrinder (President of the H.G. Wells society) and Yao Haijun (celebrated editor of Science Fiction World in China) fifteen authors create a series of worlds which will enthral and entertain.

Adventures in Space (Short stories by Chinese and English Science Fiction writers)

Wenn Geheimnisse tödlicher sind als Schwerter Ileni ist der aufgehende Stern am Magierhimmel der Renegai – bis sie auf unerklärliche Weise ihre Kräfte verliert, und damit ihr Ansehen, ihre Zukunft und sogar ihre große Liebe. Gemäß einem alten Abkommen wird sie alleine ins Höhlenreich der verfeindeten Assassinen gesandt, um diese in Magie zu unterrichten. Ein Himmelfahrtskommando, wurden ihre beiden Vorgänger doch ermordet! Als Ileni Nachforschungen anstellt, findet sie in dem gut aussehenden Assassinen Sorin einen unerwarteten Verbündeten. Doch dann kommt sie einem furchtbaren Geheimnis auf die Spur, das alles erschüttert, woran sie je geglaubt hat – und steht vor einer tödlichen Entscheidung ...

Death Marked - Die Magierin der Assassinen

Ileni kann die Welt für immer verändern. Wenn sie das tut, wozu sie von jeher bestimmt war: das Imperium zu zerstören. Doch Ileni weiß nicht mehr, wem sie noch trauen kann. Ist das Imperium wirklich eine Bedrohung? Oder wollte man sie das nur glauben machen? Und welche Rolle spielt Sorin, der ebenso anziehende wie mysteriöse Assassine? In der Akademie der Magier, dem Herz des Imperiums, sucht sie nach der Wahrheit – und macht eine überraschende Entdeckung, denn dieser Ort hütet nicht nur böse Geheimnisse ... Plötzlich muss Ileni sich neu entscheiden, auf wessen Seite sie steht.

Death Marked - Das Geheimnis der Magierin

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