Ten page-turning science fiction & fantasy short stories from Michael La Ronn, one of the most prolific science fiction & fantasy authors of his generation.With over 100 books to his name, Michael La Ronn debuts his award-winning short fiction in this groundbreaking new series.From forgotten goddesses to magical uncles to dark apocalyptic adventures, Strange Stories showcases La Ronn's vivid world-building, quirky humor, and unforgettable characters.

Boy, did I step in something deep now…Problem #1: I've never seen a wolf in my life. Now, three wolf shifters are trying to rip me apart in a parking lot.Problem #2: I left my gun at home.Problem #3: My undead servant is inside the store, chatting his face off.Lester Broussard: premium canine food? Sheeeeet…These wolves are about to get a taste of necromancer. When I’m done, they’re going to wish they never took a bite.V1.0

Keltie Sheffield buys and sells planets, but this one’s not for sale.As an interplanetary real estate agent, she dreams of owning her own planet one day. She's one sale closer to getting the life that she wants--all she has to do is sell, sell, sell.For sale: A fixer-upper Earthlike planet on the edge of the galaxy.The buyer: A religious sect seeking a home from persecution.The deal is all but done, until Keltie takes them on a planet tour.

Contains Books 1-3 of the exhilarating series that proves that the best heroes come in small packages!Meet Cyrus Grant, rat shifter.Covered in trash? Check. Getting washed through a sewer in a thunderstorm, fighting for his life?Check. Hunted by a mad scientist and an evil fae?Ugh. Just another day in the life of a rat shifter…All Cyrus wanted to do was find a job so he could stop sleeping on his sister's couch. Gett...

The first date was going great…until all hell broke loose.Cyrus Grant put his life back together after becoming a rat shifter. New job, new friends, new dating life.Best of all, he landed a first date with a beautiful woman at a French bistro. Go Cyrus!Of course the date is super awkward. Of course he spills a glass of wine on himself while cracking a terrible joke.And OF COURSE a giant, human-sized rat bursts through the window trying to ki...

Nothing good ever happens when my phone rings. I’m seriously considering installing a pigeon messenger service in my home.First call, a detective wants to investigate my necromancy. He’s with the Paranormal Crimes Division, and he’s not taking no for an answer.Second call, a mysterious woman threatens to render me cadaverous if I cooperate with the detective.Sheeeeet…What does a necromancer do when they’re backed into a corner? They practice...

The first date was going great…until all hell broke loose.Cyrus Grant put his life back together after becoming a rat shifter. New job, new friends, new dating life.Best of all, he landed a first date with a beautiful woman at a French bistro. Go Cyrus!Of course the date is super awkward. Of course he spills a glass of wine on himself while cracking a terrible joke.And OF COURSE a giant, human-sized rat bursts through the window trying to kill him.Ju...

The final chapter in the imagination-defying urban fantasy series by bestselling, award-winning author Michael La Ronn!Cheesy jokes. Dates. A bachelor pad of his own.After saving the world (twice), Cyrus Grant deserves to enjoy the single life and relax…until a demon possesses his sister.The cure: a ruthless nightclub owner who peddles dangerous magic. He offers anything for a price. And he doesn’t mean dollars.It takes a rat to fight a rat…...

Old Dark has awakened from his deadly curse, one thousand years into the future, in a world overrun with magic where he hardly recognizes the dragon race anymore.The old dragon lord's body is frail and broken, and he is locked away by Lucan Grimoire for the safety and security of the world. But his thirst for revenge has only grown stronger. Dark dreams of escaping so that he can get his revenge against the dragons that betrayed him. Nothing will stop him. But the ...

Contains Books 1-3 of the exhilarating series that proves that the best heroes come in small packages!Meet Cyrus Grant, rat shifter.Covered in trash? Check. Getting washed through a sewer in a thunderstorm, fighting for his life? Check. Hunted by a mad scientist and an evil fae?Ugh. Just another day in the life of a rat shifter…All Cyrus wanted to do was find a job so he could stop sleeping on his sister's couch. Getting turned into a rat? Not on his to-do l...

What do you get when you mix necromancers, liches, and blood-thirsty demons? Heartburn.All I wanted to do was take a nap. Then, a strange man shows up at my house. Always how it starts…Worse, insects are also invading my house, and my phone won’t stop ringing. Can’t a man get some peace in his own house?But hey, you know me. Nothing’s ever what it seems at the Lester Broussard residence. A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do to survive—any lich way...

"Merry Christmas, Kate. Why did you show up on my doorstep all of a sudden? Wait, Kate, why are you bleeding?"My friend Kate is dead. Did I mention that she was a grim reaper?Thanks, Santa. Not exactly the gift I asked for.Now I get to play Sherlock Holmes on the most wonderful day of the year. I get the feeling that whoever is behind Kate’s murder wants to finish me next.As my undead servant Bo likes to say, shizzle is afoot…Reaper’...