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A Matter of Names [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Rishara is a City Guard, patrolling the streets, keeping the peace, and happy with herself and her life. Then a man she doesn't recognize attacks her, calling her Aedra. She kills him--and he reappears the next morning, alive again, and telling a wild story. He says she isn't the woman she thinks she is, but an infamous mercenary captain, Aedra of Nemia, who has had her memory stolen by the Imperial Wizard. And, he says, the Imperial Wizard is his twin brother, who once destroyed both himself an... more info>> (Published: 1998)
Words: 7456 - Reading Time: 21-29 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Beat Surrender [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Vita brevis, ars longa: Life is short, art long ... unless your art is graffiti. Satan is the King of the Murals, the best graffiti artist in San Francisco, and he knows it's a short life for both himself and his art. Then a vampire offers him immortality. A creator of blasphemous art, Satan believes he has nothing to lose and everything to gain. But he may lose much more than his immortal soul. He may lose everything he truly values. (Published: 1995)
Words: 4891 - Reading Time: 13-19 min.
Category: Horror
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Brass in Pocket [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Janey Middleton likes her job at the Williamsboro Public Library. She doesn't have to touch anyone. If she touches someone, she feels what's in their minds--bad thoughts and emotions. Lust. Pity. Disgust. Then her ex-boyfriend, Lewis McDaniels, comes into the library. And right behind him comes a scary girl in a Mohawk and those ugly punk-rock fashions Janey's seen in Time Magazine. This freak is nothing like Janey or anyone she's ever seen--but when the freak grabs her, she discovers they have ... more info>> (Published: 2000)
Words: 4800 - Reading Time: 13-19 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Dances With Elves [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Rooso the blacksmith has left his smithy and his village. He wants to live among the elves, who live in harmony with nature. Surely they are the greatest, purest, wisest people in the world. But what if the elves won't grant his wish? Worse, what if they do? (Published: 1998)
Words: 1302 - Reading Time: 3-5 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Feeding the Cat [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Genetically engineered cats are improved to be the perfect pet. Aren't they? (Published: 1996)
Words: 176 - Reading Time: 0-0 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Gabriella [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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The youngest of Lord Lorenso's ten daughters, Lady Gabriella was raised to be a swordsman ... but she feels like the court's trained monkey. Promised a position in the Prince's Guard, Gabriella duels to entertain the Prince of Taniria and his decadent court, and suspects she'll never be a royal guard. But when treachery fells the prince, Gabriella may be uniquely positioned to discover the noble conspirators. (Published: 1995)
Words: 6761 - Reading Time: 19-27 min.
Category: Fantasy
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I Was There When They Made the Video [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Carnival's video is really live. The musicians really played their instruments. The cops really came. The Beautiful People really started the riot. The Beautiful People say they're just normal people downloaded into robots, but they're the walking dead. I know. I was there when they made the video. (Published: 1997)
Words: 8101 - Reading Time: 23-32 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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I'm Nothing Without You [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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It's so hard to meet a man. And Laurel has more trouble than most women, because her head has fallen off her shoulders. (Published: 1994)
Words: 2735 - Reading Time: 7-10 min.
Category: Fantasy
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On the Last Day of School [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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On the isolated colony world of Lambda Aurigae III, Mike Stein-Carver gets in a fight over a girl and flees human territory. The trisexual aliens known as Shahashee are the native race of this world, and they are repulsively ugly to human eyes--yet they exercise a weird, compelling sexual power over many humans. And now Mike is alone among among the Shahashee. (Published: 1997)
Words: 4645 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Photo Opportunity [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Some believe that photographing a person steals that person's soul. Those who believe this are wrong ... and right. (Published: 1995)
Words: 2284 - Reading Time: 6-9 min.
Category: Mainstream
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Regenesis [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Genetic engineering is fashion. People grow tails, extra fingers, third eyes ... but not everyone believes genetic engineering is good. Extremists murder genetic engineers; terrorists bomb gene-therapy clinics; religious fanatics announce the end of the world. However, some opponents of genetic engineering are willing to use it--and their goal is to engineer the end of the world. (Published: 2000)
Words: 959 - Reading Time: 2-3 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Six-Guns of the Sierra Nevada [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Three gun-slingers ride into a ferocious mountain blizzard, in pursuit of the Robin Hood Gang. There's a bounty on the gang leader--returning with his head will mean a fortune in gold for J.K. and the Sierra Kid. But the renegade pair have no idea their new companion, Carl Rhein, is a time-traveler--one with a bloody plan to change history. (Published: 1998)
Words: 1764 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Accursed Villa [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Lone survivor of a treacherous massacre, Lady Kiona flees enemy soldiers to hide in a ruined villa?--but the evening light must have tricked her eyes. For the villa is no ruin, and has three residents who take her in. But to what end? The lord of the villa is a mage, and his wall features a degenerate, frightening mural of tortures enjoyed.... (Published: 1998)
Words: 5263 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
Category: Fantasy
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The Big Chill [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Renegade Rawlins is San Francisco's most popular "shock jock." He views himself as a radical rebel as he dispenses commentary and spins Golden Oldies on the Bay Area's premier classic rock station. But ghosts from the past pose an eerie threat to Rawlins's career, his identity?--and his future. (Published: 1994)
Words: 1927 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
Category: Fantasy
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The Froglover [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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The aliens known as Frogs have conquered Earth, reducing humans to primitive subjugation. But the Frogs' technology and comforts are available to humans who will work for them. Most humans despise these collaborators?-especially the women known as froglovers. But Katie's best friend's sister is a froglover, and when she meets her friend's sister and the sister's alien lover, Katie faces a momentous decision. (Published: 1994)
Words: 4444 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Justice-Bearer [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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When drought ravages Tyldan, the villagers hire a wandering Western barbarian to slay the witch who lives near the village. But the drought may have another cause. And the witch may not be what she seems.... (Published: 1994)
Words: 1562 - Reading Time: 4-6 min.
Category: Fantasy
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The Longest Night [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Jarl Harald Icebeard's roving band has returned late from raiding the Christian lands. The months-long night has fallen over northern Norway. But the vikings expect to enjoy their winter rest--until they discover a demon from the Christian South roams their night-stricken land, killing hardened warriors easily--and drinking their blood.... (Published: 1995)
Words: 1267 - Reading Time: 3-5 min.
Category: Horror
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The Lost Homeland [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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It can't get any better for Monica Dixon Mahaney. Her best friend, Acadie Dubay Atkins, is moving in with her, and she's going into the Maine woods to cut the perfect tree for their first Christmas together. But the forest is said to be haunted--and Monica has glimpsed the ghost of her dead husband. Now she finds herself deep in the isolated depths of the forest, face to face with a jealous, vengeful living man--Acadie's husband. (Published: 2001)
Words: 7768 - Reading Time: 22-31 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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The Midwife [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Emily Sylvester has suffered a grievous loss: her son died at birth. And she fears her midwife is his murderer, and a witch in Satan's employ.... (Published: 1995)
Words: 4506 - Reading Time: 12-18 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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The Robbery [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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While she's away, a home invader breaks into Sarah Martin's house?--again. She knows who the home invader is. The police know who the home invader is?--but they can do nothing. Can an ancient magic set things right? (Published: 1995) 1
Words: 1995 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
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The Sealed Sky [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Nanotechnology heals all wounds, and no one dies--except Lantry Stiller's wife, destroyed in a freak orbital accident as he helplessly watched. Now he lives far from the starship he once dreamed of, in an isolated valley of Earth, and hides from sight of the stars. But their son, Kyle, loves the stars, and wants more than anything to go into space. Lantry will do anything to make sure their son never goes to the stars. (Published: 2000)
Words: 1914 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Through the Gate [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Apprentice-sorceress Katrisha never has any fun. She lives in the middle of the woods, and her mother, the sorceress Eliasha, won't let her travel through their Gate to other Worlds. So one day, while her mother is away, Katrisha spells open the Gate?-and lets a horn-headed demon into her World. And her troubles are just beginning.... (Published: 1993)
Words: 4732 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Fantasy
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When the Summons Came From Camelot [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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At long last, Michael, Baron of Segreves, has been invited to join King Arthur's Round Table and the Quest for the Holy Grail. Surely it is a great honor. But the knights of the Round Table are adulterers, murderers, and madmen. And Sir Michael has not yet slain the Dragon of Segreves.... (Published: 1995)
Words: 2995 - Reading Time: 8-11 min.
Category: Fantasy
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White Beauty [MultiFormat]
by Cynthia Ward
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Baiting their trap with a beautiful virgin, armed men lie in wait for the rare unicorn. They intend to kill the graceful animal and steal its horn. When the trap is sprung, they learn the unicorn's deadly, diabolical secret. (Published: 1998)
Words: 663 - Reading Time: 1-2 min.
Category: Fantasy
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