Since the Great Battle there has been peace between the shape-shifting black leopards known as the Caanlin. In Gylman Ruse, where the last great chief died and gave birth to this lasting peace, a monster has risen that drains life from its victims. Join the Caanlin as they journey to protect their people from mythical creatures, civil war, insurrection, and sickness in Caanlin Running.

The Delmarians and Humans have found peace after a decade of war. Now new recruits are chosen and a threat looms that could destroy both species. Garett Tylin is part Delmarian and part Human, and he has a dream to explore the universe and know all of its secrets. Will his bloodline make him stronger or hinder him when he faces the threat?

The collection begins with a brief look into the perspective of a little girl and her ailing mother in "Thank God And Be Grateful". Next is the previously published short "The Liar" told from a bona fide, true-to-life Liar. In "No Eyes, No Mouth", a man attempts to find a cure for his sister's strange condition. In the short, "How My Fantastic Farm Animals Recycle Their Waste", fantastic creatures do very ordinary things. In a coming of age story told from the perspective of a military bra...

In the Broken Peace, Keman of the Yiman has been acknowledged as the first Fa'il Caanlin to be born in generations after his defeat of the Grenim. As the Owan bring war to all the tribes with their dark magick and strange weapons, Trinia of the Owan has been given the task of killing the Fa'il Caanlin. Meanwhile, Helgan of the Shanwa has promised to bring the Fa'il Caanlin to the Owan in exchange for his tribeswoman. Will Keman survive his Night Trials with so many forces conspiring agains...

After living a life of indentured servitude to the feds, Betta Reganta finds new opportunity on a derelict space station. Getting the space station up and running is only one of the many challenges she faces. Partnering with Jadis Ter, a failed genetic experiment and owner of a neighboring power station, takes her life for an even darker turn.

Meet the Caanlin, a race of shape-shifting humans of dark skin that can become leopards. In Sight For Jaygas, a man attempts to find a purpose in his tribe. Enslaved by the Salesicans, a half-breed joins a revolt in Leopard of Night. A breeder finds love and shame in Disgraced. Finally, in Leopard Calling, a young girl, a slave owner, and a special infant cross paths.

Tyla is a host for an alien entity that has been reborn for generations. In her quest to live her life without being dominated by the alien entity, she attempts to marry a regent and becomes a fugitive.

Darweena must choose to fight for the Forest Folk in an epic battle against the beasts. Will she choose love over her home? A short story of 3700 words.

2015 REVISED EDITIONScarlet of Lysia is an honest pedlar, a young merchant traveling the wild, undefended roads to support his aging parents. Liall, called the Wolf of Omara, is the handsome, world-weary chieftain of a tribe of bandits blocking a mountain road that Scarlet needs to cross. When Liall jokingly demands a carnal toll for the privilege, Scarlet refuses and an inventive battle of wills ensues, with disastrous results.Scarlet is convinced that Liall is a worthless...

A stranger claiming knowledge of realms beyond the known world attempts to stop a war... in Max Gladstone's The Scholast in the Low Waters Kingdom, a Tor.com Original.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

In a time before the Dragon Wars consumed Tarmor, the Dragonsouls ruled over the five races. Then, during the destruction of the Cataclysm that followed the wars, the Dragonsouls disappeared. Most wizards thought them destroyed forever, and a great peace settled over the land, each of the five races finding its place, decimated and hidden as it may be. But the winds of Chaos blow eternal, and peace can never last. Secrets thought hidden are oft discovered. Though magic only remains in the ...

The original Orcs series continuesWar is throwing the land of Maras Dantia into chaos: war between the elder races and the invading humans; war between the two sects of humans themselves.As the armies gather and the magic leaks away from the land, Stryke and his warband of orcs are on the run from everyone; from the orcs that Jennasta has sent after them and from the humans who will kill any orc on sight. Stryke's quest for the artifacts that will secure th...