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Flying Over Water [MultiFormat]
by Ellen Klages
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At its heart, this is a fairy tale with a happy ending, but not the one you expect. It is an ugly duckling story in which there are no swans. 2000 Nebula Award(R) Finalist
Words: 4715 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Travel Agency [MultiFormat]
by Ellen Klages
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"Travel Agency" is a short tale about the magic of books. 2002
Words: 1025 - Reading Time: 2-4 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Triangle [MultiFormat]
by Ellen Klages
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This is a story about present sins and past horrors, and the persistance of evil. 2001 Spectrum Award Finalist
Words: 3898 - Reading Time: 11-15 min.
Category: Horror
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The Green Glass Sea [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader]
by Ellen Klages
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Ellen Klages's award-winning debut novel is now in paperback! It is 1943, and eleven-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is en route to New Mexico, to live with her mathematician father. Soon she arrives at a town that, officially, doesn't exist. It is called Los Alamos, and it is abuzz with activity, as scientists and mathematicians from all over America and Europe work on the biggest secret of all--"the gadget." None of them--not J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project; not the mathem... more info>>
Category: Historical Fiction
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A Taste of Summer [MultiFormat]
by Ellen Klages
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As the title might hint, this is a very Bradburyan piece that slides between the boundaries of "science fiction" and "fantasy." Matty Rodgers is a nine-year-old girl summering in rural Michigan. During a thunderstorm, she takes refuge at the corner ice cream store, where she meets the proprietors' sister. Nan is a food chemist whose hobby is creating concoctions that go far beyond the ordinary 31 flavors. The writing is beautiful, and Klages has created characters so subtly and truly drawn that ... more info>> 2002 Nebula Award(R) Preliminary Ballot Nominee
Words: 5730 - Reading Time: 16-22 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Basement Magic [MultiFormat]
by Ellen Klages
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"Basement Magic" is about power and how it is used and abused. It is a fairy tale, half-Grimm, half-Disney, set against the beginning of the Space Age. 2003 Nebula Award(R) Winner
Words: 11298 - Reading Time: 32-45 min.
Category: Fantasy
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