Bøger udgivet af MARY M RAICHLE

Piloting was dangerous, especially when you grieved. Keola knew that better than most. The Wave drive affected electronics, making them unreliable. It also affected human minds, sending them chasing after memories and too distracted to pilot the ship. It didn't matter. Keola had a job to do and her grief at the loss of Scarlett would have to wait until she rode the Wave all the way to the end of the line. Into the Wave is a thoughtful science fiction exploration of surfing, science and the nature of grief when you have nothing to grieve over that is sure to stick with you.

Kennet hated being king. Rudrash was a disaster after his defeat of Mage-King Rihab and Kennet had to fix it. If he could. There was a toxic volcano, not enough food and water, and no safe place for people to live.On top of that, his old enemy Elder Danek threatened Kennet's new life from beyond the grave. Come what may, Kennet had to find a home for his people, defeat the challenges ahead of him and maybe, just maybe, find a little peace before he died.City of the Dead is the exciting sequel to Artifacts of Awareness that you will be sure to remember for years to come.

Atif's life seemed as though it was set in stone until the day his father's ship ran around. Then everything changed for the worse. Starvation seemed inevitable until Atif decided that he wouldn't let it continue. He volunteered to be an apprentice to the nobility like his relatives at Breding Manor and was sent to work at Klallam Manor with Lord Samurakami Haru. But life at Klallam Manor was nearly as bad as it had been at home. All Atif can hope is that by working with Lord Haru he can find a way to make everything better for himself, his family and the new home he'd found himself in. Finding a Way is a sweet romance set in the Manor Verse where sometimes opportunities aren't found. They're seized and then pushed to give everything possible.

When Lusala was small his big sister went into space to explore and find new worlds for humanity. It's been five years for her, fifty for him. But now, finally, Osumare was home, so very late. With everything that had happened, Lusala worried that her return would be too little to bridge the gulf that had grown between them. Late Arrival is a science fiction examination of the price of space travel on those left behind that you will remember for years to come.

Tindiere. A world wracked by war, controlled by secret conflicts between hugely powerful mages, filled with the tiny joys found in the quiet moments of life. Eternal Magic collects six short stories from various ages in Tindiere, showing the spread and majesty of this war-torn world. Explore the ancient past, near history and present events of a world that never was in this intriguing collection of stories by Meyari McFarland.

Once every ten years a Priestess tended to the temple, painting its murals. Barirah was proud to have that duty but her heart ached for the children she and her wife Jabirah had not been blessed with. But a day of prayer sometimes leads to more than deepening faith and Barirah might just get her prayers answered yet. Tending the Temple is a gentle exploration of faith, motherhood and what it means to be family in the Mages of Tindiere 'verse that is sure to warm your heart.

Meyari McFarland gathers together six stories of wonder in this third themed collection, Tales of Wonder. Inside you will find dragons both dark and light, sisters struggling to make ends meet who face death together, new worlds and future modifications to both humans and orcas as sea levels rise in the face of global warming. Six stories. Six adventures. Pure excitement.

Anger and desperation drove Afya to risk the red tree at the edge of town. Her mother was dying, her little sister already dead, all because of Mother Tabussum. No one would help so Afya risked death to find a path that would bring vengeance against the woman who had destroyed Afya's entire life. A Lone Red Tree explores life, death and the places between where a body and soul can be remade into something new and far more terrible.

When the Tourmaline Seas docked in Atalya, Raelin expected a normal port of call: trade, exploration, loading cargo. What she got was a stunning offer, threats from the Delbhana and an unexpected need to step into her elder's shoes. The rest of the trip home to Aingeal raised the stakes for Raelin and her beloved ship as the lives of everyone on board rested in Raelin's unprepared hands.

Exploration of new worlds delighted Berenike. They'd yet to find one that would make an acceptable colony but she enjoyed the process of discovery. Until they landed on one bleak grey world and discovered something so far beyond her expectations that Berenike feared for her and her team's survival. Eternity in a Touch is a SF exploration of time, space and the urge to connect that spans worlds and utterly different species that is sure to entrance you.

Etsuko delighted in the challenge of meeting a new species on a new world. Meeting new aliens, learning of their cultures, was her greatest joy. Not as joyful was dealing with new coworkers who seemed to view her as an odd little threat to their much more important experiments. It would have been fine if their Commander hadn't ordered Etsuko to smooth the way in their tiny habitat. Mountainous Stretch of Wind is a humorous SF story of learning to deal with unexpected circumstances and finding joy no matter what's thrown your way that you're sure to love.

Seven journeys: Infinite Travels collects seven stories by Meyari McFarland chronicling travels physical, emotional and metaphorical. Questions of identity, of freedom, of gender and justice are examined in these seven stories that span the genres and explore whole new worlds. Infinite Travels collects seven exciting trips into the imagination of Meyari McFarland that you will never forget.

It was one of the most frustrating things in Marjory's life. Her best friend Emily was pregnant again after years of miscarriages but she wouldn't, couldn't, accept any of Marjory's charms to help her safely bear her child. Political forces from outside of their little village threatened not just Marjory's livelihood but also Emily and her baby's lives. Marjory hoped that she could find a solution before Emily lost yet another baby. Threads of Birthing is a fantasy story of family, politics and finding a path that protects everyone you care about in dire circumstances.

Eliza's comfortable life ended when her beloved grandmother died. Her cousin Sandra swooped in and took it all, from the house to Eliza's beloved dog, Miki. Nothing Eliza did worked but the one thing she would never give up on was saving Miki, no matter what it took. Bottling the Cold, Hard Heart is a cozy mystery where family and tradition are the true threats to life, love and liberty.

Youneda's life was as comfortable as it could be for an aging dragon with a horde of pottery instead of gold or jewels. One day he received a message that drew him out of his comfortable suburban lair and down to the glittering magical city of Belleview, WA. Once there, he confronted not a relic of the Opening but his own past and memories of a fire that had haunted him for decades. Memories of Fire is an urban fantasy focused on history, memory and the persistence of fear long after the cause has fled.

Everyone has plans for Haruka's life. They assume she'll marry her best friend Shahzad, youngest son of Lord Bilal of Breding Manor. They assume she's a pretty face with no mind or will of her own. Fatima's plans for her life had fallen apart around her ears. Her father and twin sister Zainab were at each other's throats, no matter how Fatima tried to keep the peace. Then Fatima's father, Count Rafi, offered her hand in marriage to Haruka with the assumption that Haruka would be delighted to accept. After a swift, firm denial, it was up to Haruka and Fatima to craft a future together that held not just their happiness but their families' as well. Crafting Home is a sweet romance where patience and determination bring the rewards both girls seek.

Dahlia had a problem: a stalker with powers that threatened not just her life but also her carefully crafted identity. Jacks had a problem, too: a magical doom that had destroyed his entire family. Only by trusting each other can they solve the problems destroying their lives. Midwife to Divinity is an urban fantasy focused on strength, challenges and claiming what you thought you'd left behind.

As her older sister's wedding begins, Keiko struggles to cope with a level of society she has never prepared for. Raised a peasant, Keiko is now a member of nobility. Despite that, she longs for the simplicity of her rural peasant life but her family's choices mean that Keiko will never go home again. Worse, everyone at the wedding assumes that Keiko will marry her future brother-in-law, Ammad, despite Keiko's fascination with the visiting Lady Tamami. Following the Trail is a sweet romance where cruel gossip and sheer determination create a trail to a new life that promises everything Keiko could ever want.

Ewould had spent his life in an uneasy compromise between his true self and the pressures of his parents and society. No matter what body he'd been born with, he was male. That changed the day he buried his husband. Come what may, Ewould decided to seize his destiny and set for to transform himself into the person he should always have been. Transformations is a powerful fantasy story of truth, identity and forcing the world to accept you as you truly are.

Meyari McFarland returns to the world of Mouse and Snake in a story of finding ones place in a whole new world. Kyle lived at the very base of the Web, the hugely complicated suspension system over drowned Seattle that supported a city of displaced people. Including him, an immigrant from space who had fallen in love with life in the Web itself. The one person who kept him safe was his cat Blue, though. Blue is a tender cyberpunk story of pets, the bonds forged by survival in inhospitable places and the power of love to conquer all.

Kinipela fought with her magic, strictly controlling the need to work the weather and waves surrounding her island. The broken heart left behind by Moanna, her ex-wife, made control that much harder. Then Kinipela's little brother arrived with news of storm clouds approaching against the wind, pulling Kinipela out of her grief and into a battle against her heart, her magic and everything she thought she was. Boiling the Ocean Away is a story of magic, loss, life and discovering your true self that is sure to excite.

Eashana knew, to the core of her being, that something was wrong. Her sisters were never this silent. But as she drifted towards the airlock, silence echoing in her ears, she also knew that they might not survive this disaster even if they worked together. From the Night is a SF story of family, history and facing danger when your home becomes the greatest threat to your survival.

When friendship is betrayed, there are always consequences. Riley knows this just as well as her former friend Torey did. Yet he wrote a book betraying everything Riley had shared, betraying magic and life itself. In a world where the magic that flows through your soul determines your gender, Riley uneasily exists between the witches and warlocks. Will vengeance open a path to a better life for Riley or destroy every future? Center is a thought-provoking story of gender, magic and destiny that is sure to entice.

Meyari McFarland returns to the world of Mouse and Snake in a story of a found family and the cycles of life. Ben's terraced garden, cut high into the mountainside where few dared to work, was his pride and joy, source of his family's food. Twenty years of working it had taught him every nook and cranny, leaving few surprises until the cool spring day he found a beaten and abandoned toddler by the blackberry bushes. Child of Spring is a tender cyberpunk story of family, the bonds forged by working the earth together and the inevitability of death even in the far future.

Meyari McFarland returns to the world of Mouse and Snake in a story of a mother's love struggling to protect her child. Banan had never been violent. She left that to Nakato, her daughter Rafah's best friend, and her other friends. But the relentless attacks against Rafah both emotionally and now electronically had her contemplating violence on a grand scale. As Banan ventured into the electronic world of the net, she discovered that the threats to Rafah were far greater than a mere broken heart. If Banan didn't get to the heart of it, she could lose not only her daughter but also her life. Electric time is a dramatic cyberpunk story set in a decaying future where global warming has won and humanity scrapes along in a world falling to pieces around them.

The last thing Mari expected when she and her sisters arrived in Aingeal City with a load of Dana trade goods was to land squarely in the middle of a marriage alliance. But with a Delbhana plot threatening everyone, that's what Mari had.Question was whether Mari could bear to leave the open road for city life and marriage?Though Dana Gavin made the idea far more tempting than Mari expected.

Refugees from a drought that destroyed their homeland, Lesedi and her family settled in a new land with a whole new climate. Lesedi struggled to find her place not only in this new society but also in her family's weather magic. One rainy day brought Lesedi despair and hope that she never expected to find. Bringing the Rains is a poignant fantasy short story about gender identity and finding one's path when everything changes.

Bot smasher Nakato dedicated her life to taking the broken tech other people had abandoned and turning it into robots designs that the world had never seen. Only two things drew her from her home high in the Web: her best friend Rafah and commissions for customers she liked. Those two things drew Nakato out of her comfortable rut when a commission for prosthetic arms for the orca War Tooth revealed just how much she had left to learn at the same time that Rafah fell into an abusive relationship that threatened her very life. Mods is a thrilling cyberpunk story set in the Mouse and Snake universe that's sure to excite.

Noa's life revolved around scavenging for valuables left behind when global warming melted the ice caps and flooded Seattle. Her little nest in the Web was all she had other than her flipper and the precious cybernetic mods her Ma had gotten her. It was a hard life but all that Noa knew. One day, a month or so after a drift-ship nearly ran into the Web's support struts, Noa explored somewhere new. What she found threatened to either end her life or transform it forever. Unfortunately, the only person she could call on for help was War Tooth, military outcast cyborg orca from the local pod. Without his assistance Noa's one chance at a better life might drift away before she had a chance to catch it. Scavenger is an exciting cyberpunk story of survival, hope and the bonds that can form at the margins of society.

Ruby's world, the artificial jungle suspended from a web of synthetic cables, threatened to collapse around her. A larger than normal storm had driven a drifting ship towards the support stanchions that held up the web. She swam with War Tooth, the military outcast cyborg orca of the local pod, to secure it and save everyone she knew. But securing the ship was only the beginning of Ruby's fight for survival. The seas and all the creatures living in it was a bigger threat to her survival than any wayward ship. The Web is an exciting cyberpunk struggle to survive in a world that's surrendered to global warming and rising seas that is sure to excite.