Oregon Coast / Seavy Village Books
A stranger who resembles a character Thomas once played drives the popular actor to madness as he roams the moonlit beaches near Thomas' home, butchering innocent victims
Fifty years after a young man dies in Devil's Churn, a tourist attraction that is credited with being the most evil place in the sea, the man returns, alive and well, and looking no older than the day he disappeared. Original.
Strange things have always happened in Seavy County, the most rugged stretch of Oregon's coastline. Violent storms spring up like magic, even when the rest of the state enjoys sunshine; unearthly beings are sometimes glimpsed in the twilight; and those who live there understand that a rare enchantment still lives in the world, although they seldom speak of it. For Seavy County is home to not just animal life, but to fantasy life as well: mythical creatures long vanished from the rest of the planet. The last survivors of a bygone age, they lead a precarious existence, skirting the fringes of modern civilization. The Buckingham family has protected the hidden wonders of Seavy County for generations. Forty years ago, Lyssa Buckingham's father lost his life doing just that. Lyssa fled from Seavy County, searching for a more normal life, but found tragedy and heartbreak instead. With her ten-year-old daughter, Emily, in tow, she has come home at last, just as the malignant forces that killed her father are gathering strength once more. Now Lyssa must make some hard choices. About the county, about Emily -- and about the fragile fantasy life that surrounds them all.
The regulars at Spirit Winds’ Thursday night blackjack tournament never call attention to themselves. Some are retired, some are a little shady, some have seen too much. But none of them believed in UFOs. Until that night when the lights went out in the middle of the tournament…and something very, very strange happened. Something eerie. Something…alien. “Rusch is a great storyteller.” —RT Book Reviews
Pamela Jackson’s secrets forced her to change her identity and move to the Oregon Coast. When Pamela finds herself called to jury duty—and worse, selected for the jury on a murder trial—she fears she must see it through to keep up appearances as an upstanding citizen. But Pamela might know a little too much about murder to pull it off. “Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style.”—Ed Gorman Mystery Scene Magazine
Buster's final wish - a Viking funeral. Although Winston, a small magician with a small talent, wants to give his familiar his ideal funeral, he can't imagine how he'll manage a burning boat at sea. Still, a Viking funeral is a small price to pay for years of companionship. Or is it a small price? Winston will break all kinds of laws - magical and otherwise - to give his beloved cat the proper good-bye. Award-winning, bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch has published books under many names and in many genres. Her fantasy novels about the Fey have been published all over the world,and were recently rereleased in the United States as audio books. She has won the World Fantasy Award and is the former editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine. She also writes fantasy novels under the name Kristine Grayson. Rusch has written a number of novels and stories set in Seavy County, with more to come. Over the next three years, WMG Publishing is putting her entire backlist into e-books. For more information on her work, go to kristinekathrynrusch.com.
Whale Rock’s sheriff, Dan Retsler, considers himself a practical man. But he has no explanation for the horrible deaths that take place on his beach. Nor does he know why so many locals fear the sea. The answer lies in legends of mermaids—not the pretty kind, but the kind that lure sailors to their deaths. Retsler doesn’t believe in them, but nothing quite explains the women he sees, near the beach when he investigates a friend’s sudden and tragic death. Award-winning, bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch has published books under many names and in many genres. Her fantasy novels about the Fey have been published all over the world,and were recently rereleased in the United States as audio books by Audible.com. She has won the World Fantasy Award and is the former editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine. She also writes fantasy novels under the name Kristine Grayson. She has written a number of novels and stories set in Seavy County, with more to come. Over the next three years, WMG Publishing is putting her entire backlist into e-books.
Ruby had the idea - help the magic users in New Orleans survive Hurricane Katrina. Pretty charitable for a tiny cat. Winston thought he knew why. The southeast asia tsunami scared her, made her realize her home on the Oregon Coast was vulnerable to natural disaster too. But when her offer of help turns into a rescue, Ruby watches helplessly as other familiars move into her little house. And Winston expects her to rebel, because she is, afterall, a cat… Award-winning, bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch has published books under many names and in many genres. Her fantasy novels about the Fey have been published all over the world,and were recently rereleased in the United States as audio books. She has won the World Fantasy Award and is the former editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine. She also writes fantasy novels under the name Kristine Grayson. For more information on her work, go to kristinekathrynrusch.com.
When a beautiful but scared woman tries to hire Winston Karpathian, he wonders why. Winston possesses only small magic, nothing spectacular, and certainly nothing helpful for a woman like that. But when she turns up dead, Winston must work with a detective who doesn’t believe in magic to find the woman’s killer. Because Winston believes that the woman’s request for a spell might have more to do with her death than the weapon that killed her. “Rusch is a great storyteller.” — RT Book Reviews
Patricia Taylor’s spinning class instructor hates her: maybe because of the extra eighty pounds she carries on her frame or maybe because of the way she struggles while everyone else in class does just fine. But when her instructor ends up dead, Patricia must deal with her feelings for him and for everyone else in her small coastal town—including the killer. An Edgar Award finalist and one of the top ten stories of the year in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine . “Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style.” —Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene Magazine
Ruby has vanished. Gone. Disappeared. And Winston doesn’t know why. But he quickly learns that familiars all over the Northwest have gone missing under mysterious circumstances. He can’t lose Ruby. She’s not just his familiar. She’s his cat—and his only family. He has to find her, before she’s lost forever. Rusch is a great storyteller. —Romantic Times Award-winning, bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch has published books under many names and in many genres. Her fantasy novels about the Fey have been published all over the world,and were recently rereleased in the United States as audio books by Audible.com. She has won the World Fantasy Award and is the former editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine. She also writes fantasy novels under the name Kristine Grayson. .
When the storm of the century hits Whale Rock, Sheriff Dan Retsler does everything he can to prevent hundreds of deaths. Everything except the thing that could have prevented the storm in the first place. He should have listened to the beautiful woman who came to his office before the storm hit. He should have believed in her magic. But he didn’t. And now he must face himself—and the horrible results of a storm he could have prevented. “Fantasy creatures and paranormal powers in a great writing style.” —The Best Reviews on Fantasy Life Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark. —The Times (London) USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in almost every genre. Generally, she uses her real name (Rusch) for most of her writing. Under that name, she publishes bestselling science fiction and fantasy, award-winning mysteries, acclaimed mainstream fiction, controversial nonfiction, and the occasional romance. Her novels have made bestseller lists around the world and her short fiction has appeared in eighteen best of the year collections. She has won more than twenty-five awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Le Prix Imaginales, the Asimov’s Readers Choice award, and the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Award. To keep up with everything she does, go to kriswrites.com. To track her many pen names and series, see their individual websites (krisnelscott.com, kristinegrayson.com, krisdelake.com, retrievalartist.com, divingintothewreck.com, fictionriver.com). She lives and occasionally sleeps in Oregon.
When they were boys, Scott and Richard went into Felton Woods in the middle of the night and took pictures of a mysterious phenomenon, it changed their lives. Scott went to MIT and used his science background to be come a crash site detective. Richard married too young and had three children, never leaving Seavy Village. Now Richard has died in Felton Woods, and his daughter Stacy wants to know why. Scott investigates, but what he finds will change everyone’s lives—again. Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark. —the Times of London [Rusch’s horror stories are] horror in the same way that Robert Bloch’s Psycho is—horror of the soul. —Locus “Blind,” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch was first published in Alien Abductions, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and John Helfers, Daw Books, October, 1999. She has written a number of novels and stories set in Seavy County, with more to come. Over the next three years, WMG Publishing is putting her entire backlist into e-books. If you liked “Blind,” you might try these publications by Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Façade Fantasy Life The One That Got Away Strange Creatures The Women of Whale Rock
Sheriff Dan Retsler finally believes in magic. He has to, after all he’s experienced in Whale Rock. But he can’t take it any longer, so he’s moving away from the magical town. His successor has arrived just as the ghosts return to the lighthouse. Now he must train a newcomer in the dark side of Whale Rock, while making sure the terror entombed in the lighthouse won’t move into the town itself. Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark. —the Times of London [Rusch’s horror stories are] horror in the same way that Robert Bloch’s Psycho is—horror of the soul. —Locus Award-winning, bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch has published books under many names and in many genres. Her fantasy novels about the Fey have been published all over the world,and were recently rereleased in the United States as audio books by Audible.com. She has won the World Fantasy Award and is the former editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine. She also writes fantasy novels under the name Kristine Grayson. If you liked “The Light at Whale Cove,” you might try these other publications by Kristine Kathryn Rusch: The Devil’s Churn Façade Fantasy Life Strange Creatures The Women of Whale Rock
Lawyer F. Reed Hamlin has everything—money, success, a small amount of fame. But no close relationships, and no family. Until he hears on the news that police have caught a Vietnam protester who bombed a munitions site. An anti-war radical who has hidden for twenty years. An anti-war radical also known as Reed’s mother. “Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style.” — Mystery Scene Magazine
Centuries ago, a tsunami hit the Oregon Coast, destroying miles of coastline. When beach erosion reveals the stumps of a dead forest from that disaster, Anne and Louisa cut school to see the trees. But they freak Louisa out. She sees faces trapped inside the wood—and she believes she has the magic to free them. “Rusch builds up the suspense with two believable, clearly different young girls.” —Best SF
When veteran New York Times reporter Frank Butler vacations at his grandmother’s old house in Bonner Bay, Oregon, he ignores the town’s strange goings-on. The locals usually appreciate his discretion. Except this year. This year, everyone has an opinion about the new strangers in town, and no one agrees. Not even Frank, who might have to give up some journalistic integrity to save his favorite place on Earth. Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark. —the Times of London
The entire neighborhood hates Wicked the dog. Wicked, the aptly named baggage that arrived with Ike’s daughter and granddaughter after they escaped his bastard son-in-law. Wicked barks all the time—until the day he gets kidnapped, and the entire neighborhood spirals out of control. “Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style.” —Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene Magazine
Oscar cleans portable toilets for a living. He loves the job—it takes him to beautiful isolated places, like the Lonely Rocks Wayside on the Oregon Coast. Nothing really grosses him out either—until he discovers the body, slashed to death, with a knife still in the chest. When he also sees a break in the guardrail above the ocean, a second car, and a ruined bicycle, Oscar realizes his troubles have just begun. “Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark.” —The London Times
Alone for Christmas, Michela longs for the past, the future—anything but the present. The present holds pain, loneliness, longing, loathing. The present offers nothing but ghosts and nightmares about regret of past wrongs. To see her son again, Michela must face her ghosts on this Christmas Eve night—even if by doing so she becomes one herself. Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark. —the London Times [Rusch’s horror stories are] horror in the same way that Robert Bloch’s Psycho is—horror of the soul. — Locus
Triwell doesn’t adopt strays. He feels like a stray himself, a man who has lost everything even though he has a house and an antiquarian bookstore in Seavy Village on the Oregon Coast. But the cat adopted him. And she proves a mystery. A mystery who lives with him. A mystery he will solve one summer in a surprising—and deadly—way. “Rusch is a great storyteller.” —RT Book Reviews
Whale Rock Police Chief Jaclyn Tadero faces the Oregon Coast’s version of the perfect storm: a tsunami warning during a winter squall. And thanks to Seavy County Coroner Hamilton Denne, she finds herself scouring the beach for idiots drawn to the tsunami’s approach. Tadero thinks Denne sent her on a fool’s errand—until she stumbles across something on the beach. Something that poses a far greater threat than the tsunami, the storm, or anything else the former Chicago cop has ever faced. “Fantasy creatures and paranormal powers in a great writing style.” —The Best Reviews on Fantasy Life Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark. —The Times (London)
People often misquote Benjamin Franklin on the only certainties in life—death and taxes. But Patrick wonders about the truth in that. Once, young and foundering, he embarked on a quest to challenge life’s inevitabilities. Now, older and jaded, he comes face to face with his past, forcing him to question everything he believes. “Rusch is a great storyteller.” —RT Book Reviews