Short Story Collections

Three stories of power, innocence, and magic. Kinzel the Foolish:  Meet Kinzel, 'prentice to Mad Siljan the herb lady.  Not quite the village fool.  Not quite.  And does it take a fool, or a wise child, to bargain with a unicorn? Kinzel the Innocent: Against his master's -- and his own! -- expectation, Kinzel has won a wizard's staff, and, having done so, he can no longer stay in his master's house.  So, he sets to see the world, finding it as wondrous as the world seems to find him. It's a good life, but it may be a short one, for Kinzel has made powerful enemies. Kinzel the Arbiter:  Two wealthy townsmen vie for the affections -- and the gifts -- of the grey crow.  But to whom does the crow belong?  That is the question the traveling wise man Kinzel is called upon to decide. Kinzel a triple decker delight Like other great 20th-century fantasies it is rooted in concepts and powers that are older than conscious memory. . .Lee and Miller have included int he pages of The Naming of Kinzel most elements of classic fantasy" -- Morning Sentinel

Meet William Drew Faro the 4th -- a human from Khareton's TriGrace Academy -- and Trikura Dai -- a rock-chewing space-faring Chenri who is definitely not of this world! Now imagine a star-spanning civilization where information is bought, sold, and bartered, where scary dimensional folds allow hyperlfight between stars, and where a young terran student information broker has been given the OK to "go farshloggin" -- to take up the path that will permit him "walk Osara" with the Chenri, the canniest information brokers of them all. He's willing. He faces pirates, politics, police, and plots. All he has to do is survive... In Master Walk, award-winning science fiction authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller bring a new YA universe to life. Introducing The Advocacy, a rough-and-tumble civilization that has a mix of sentient races and a lot to learn!

Not officially a "Liaden Universe Adventure", Calamity's Child is SRM Publisher's first chapbook of 2006 and features two Sharon Lee and Steve Miller stories ...one is the off-the-beaten track Liaden Universe novelette "Sweet Waters," which appeared in magazines in both the UK and the US (3SF and Absolute Magnitude), and the second is "Night at the Opera," a fantasy-mystery first seen in the critcally acclaimed Rosemary Edghill anthology Murder by Magic in October of 2004.

Double Vision is a collection of many of Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's non-Liaden material, some written collaboratively, some individually, starting in the 1970s. Ranging from tech SF to soft fantasy, from whimsy to hard-edged, the stories -- more than 25 of them, as well as several poems and a feature report -- show the growth as well as the depth of the authors, and make a great addition to any library. The contents, not the final order -- Ginger and the Bully of Lower gate Court / The Big Ice / The Cat’s Job / Coffee Cat / Charioteer / Choices / Cards / A Matter of Ceremony / The Girl, the Cat, and the Deviant / The Inventoried / The Afterimage / Rain Day / The Handsome Prince / Stolen Laughter / Master of The Winds / Passionato / The Solution / The Pretender / The Silver Pathway / Stormshelter / The Naming of Kinzel / Kinzel The Innocent / Kinzel The Arbiter / And Hawks for Heralds / The Winter Consort / Candlelight / The Year They Brought The Bears to Belfast / Gonna Boogie With Granny Time / Master Walk / Notes From The Wilds of Maine

Maine novelist and journalist Sharon Lee brings a new dimension to the old saying, "Be careful what you wish for" when she explores what happens to people who follow their dreams a step beyond the here-and-now in these unique short fictions. In the short-short "Coffeecat," Lee teases us with a fun story about the reality of morning coffee. If you think you really know the right way to go about getting your java, read this! In "The AfterImage" we get an incisive look at beauty contests of the future, when today's often hit-or-miss use of cosmetic surgery has given way to the body-sculpting perfection of microscopic nanotech reconstruction. How much are YOU willing to give to be beautiful? "Passionato" offers readers a chance to see a collector at work. This collector has sought out artists of all types: sculptors and painters, poets and authors, and in his own fey way shares their inmost dreams and passions. In a world of cookie-cutter worldbuilding and PC fantasy, Sharon Lee may be the last original voice of the old Sense of Wonder tradition. -- Rosemary Edghill

A Yours, Mine and Ours collection of short stories from Liaden Universe® authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. In Steve Miller's "And Hawks for Heralds," we meet Rove Captain Slate, who doesn't believe in magic, and who only wants to cross a bridge and settle his men for the night. Unfortunately, the Bispham is on duty, and he's taken exception to the Rove Captain and his men. "Master of the Winds," by Sharon Lee follows two hopeful young people during their test to become the Kitemaster's apprentice. Only one can succeed. Lee and Miller join forces in "Candlelight," the story of a family-by-intent, and the craft that holds them together.

Two decades of fantastic writing. Sharon Lee's science fiction and fantasy career began in 1980 and since her first professional sale she's entertained thousands with her carefully crafted fiction. Perhaps best known for the Liaden Universe® stories and novels co-written with Steve Miller, Lee's solo short fiction is also a treat. Endeavors of Will features eight early short stories -- including Balrog Award nominee "A Matter of Ceremony" form Amazing Stories -- as well as one of her rare poems. The stories here range from out-and-out adventure to subtle mood pieces. They first appeared in such varied magazines as Star Triad, Amazing Stories, Charles de Lint's Dragonfields, and Owlflight, as well as Fantasy Book, the SPWAO Showcase, and Times Lost, Worlds Forgotten. If you're in the market for a highly readable and somewhat unpredictable collection of fantasy and science fiction, with subtle humor, irony, and good story sense, Endeavors of Will by Sharon Lee may well be what you're looking for! Included in this collection are: Stolen Laughter, The Winter Consort, The Pretender, The Silver Pathway, Stormshelter, The Girl, The Cat and Deviant, A Matter of Ceremony, The Handsome Prince, and the poem Cards.

Welcome to the Changing Land, the last, and some would say, the least of six linked, magical, worlds. Archers Beach, Maine is one of those places in the Changing Land where the weird crosses into the mundane. Where the sea isn't the only magic working, and the Guardian just the first of many spirits of small places who partake of and protect the Land. Here for the first time, are all of the Archers Beach short stories, collected into one volume. A perfect companion for the audiobook from Tantor. Included in this book are: Emancipated Child,", "How Nathan Archer Came to be a Prince of the Land of the Flowers," "The Gift of Music," "The night don't seem so lonely," "Will-o'-the-Wisp," "The Wolf 's Bride," "The Road to Pomona's," "The Vestals of Midnight," and "Wolf in the Wind." The author's foreword is original to this volume. "This is how things would be if the fae world actually did impinge on our own world." -- SFRevu "A beautiful relaxing read, delivered by a master storywright." -- Alma A. Hromic