Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver meets V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic (but short)Born with a shard of ice for a heart, supernatural circus performer Tryxan is doomed to a loveless, unfeeling life. They tour Australia with their troupe, resigned to their cold existence, until an opportunity arises: participate in a magic show that will either cure their shard – or kill them.But the show does neither. Instead of plunging to death or salvation, Tryxan is dragged t...

B.R.A.G. Medallion HonoreeScholomance snark meets Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. secrecy in this YA urban science fantasy set in Australia.Gabby is in her final year of high school and facing the Question: what does she want to do with her life? A shame ‘wizarding’ isn’t on the list of university courses.Just as Gabby despairs that she’ll never find the answer, lightning strikes – literally. She uncovers a conspiracy, meets a myst...

Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver meets V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic (but short)Prince Eliott has only ever wanted freedom. Freedom from royal marriage obligations, freedom from the war his queen and mother is waging.When he refuses to lead the Queen’s army, Eliott is imprisoned with five other rogue and rebel princes as part of a treaty to preserve the realm’s alliances. By day, the princes sit in their tower. By night, they sneak out to dance. The Queen send...

16 stories. 16 Australian authors. One theme. Beginnings.Esmeralda is trapped in a nightmare, unable to wake and escape from the darkness.A simple bus trip turns into a fight for survival.Alone in a strange place with no memories of who she is or how she got there, Alora's world changes forever.These are just some of the stories that you will find in this thrilling collection of speculative tales.

Expelled from university after an accident stripped her of magic, Ursa Torpalfab returns home gutted. The spectacular career she'd envisioned flying among the stars is over – unless her father, a powerful magician, can help her get her magic back. But when she goes to meet him, he's missing, and her family can't – or won't – tell her where he is.Disavowed spy Del Fevre is hiding from his former agency, painting illusions to pay the bills. But the charmed art that keeps food on his ...

You only get one Year 12 School Ball. For Gabby, that's a blessing; for Zenna, it's a waste; and for Jairo, an ageless god who's forgotten who he is, it's a chance to save the world. How do you fix a world without magic? Jairo has a plan, but he can't do it alone. When a mysterious client contracts his performance troupe to put on a show for a school ball, he takes the job with apprehension, worried that it will stall his efforts to repair the plane between worlds....

A storm gathers over Darkhaven.Gabby has made her choice. Now she must face the consequences. With her family in disarray and Darkhaven still reeling from the attack, that would be hard enough, but the Netica Project is more sinister than anyone thought.Worse, Liam, Gabby's only real friend at Darkhaven, isn't recovering from the attack. The Taskforce are still conducting their grisly experiments, Luci has vanished, and with a host of new Eventers ...

Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver meets V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic (but short)When the world is at war, there is no time for love.Or so Hugo, crown prince and traitor to his kingdom, believes when he is dragged home to account for his crimes. Crimes Hugo won't repent, because his father is a tyrant, and everything Hugo has done has been in an effort to save his beloved realm from war and destruction.As punishment, the King demands H...

Memories. Donovan is drowning in them. Keraun is running from them. And Gabby wishes she could find them, because without past life memories, magic doesn't work.Finally, Gabby gets what she's always wanted: proof that not only is magic real, it's her destiny. But there's something deeply wrong with the world, and before she can explore her newfound talents, she has to fix it.Donovan is certain the Netica Project is part of the problem with Earth's magic. Wi...

An incendiary anti-capitalist response to climate change rooted in hope for the future, this book is a tool or a weapon, depending on how you use itDespite the naysayers, climate change is a fact. We know that global temperatures are rising, that weather patterns are changing, that forest fires, droughts, flooding, severe storms, and heat waves are the new normal. We know this planet is teetering on the edge of climate collapse, an apocalyptic event that threatens ...

It’s issue 50 of Luna Station Quarterly!In honor of such a round, resplendent number, the eighteen stories contained within these covers span the breadth and depth of what LSQ has offered you, our loyal readers, through the years.This special, extra length issue has happy stories and sad stories. It has space stories and magick stories and school stories. It has mythological beings and ghosts and a bone key that opens a bone door in the middle of a desert.It even ha...

“Zoe E. Fox is an inspirational soul whose personal journey initiated her true path as a powerful intuitive healer and transformative guide.” Sonia ChoquetteClear past wounds, awaken your soul’s power, and embrace your multidimensional glow-up.Do you long to navigate life’s challenges with ease, consciously co-create with the universe, and build a radiant future that reflects your soul’s true essence? If your answer is a resounding...