Résultats pour "A Birthday" dans Fantasy

Stan and Charmaine are a married couple trying to stay afloat in the midst of an economic and social collapse. Job loss has forced them to live in their car, leaving them vulnerable to roving gangs. They desperately need to turn their situation around - and fast. The Positron Project in the town of Consilience seems to be the answer to their prayers. No one is unemployed, and everyone gets a comfortable, clean house to live in...for six months out of the year. On alternating months, residents of Consilience must leave their homes and function as inmates.

"When a fortune cookie on my birthday said “you will meet a tall, dark stranger”, I had laughed it off, but my mom wasn't so sure. As a powerful witch, she mixes potions like a professional chef, and casts incantations like a poet. And me? My greatest accomplishment is burning a can of soup. A practical witch I am not. So when my dreams begin to piece together an ugly picture, I'm not sure what to do or who to trust. And that tall, dark stranger turns out to be more than just a figment of my imagination. This is more than a simple birthday hex.

A story collection that transcends generational divides to highlight the power of hope and joy, from the beloved author of A Wrinkle In Time. ★ "Luminous." —Kirkus Reviews This powerful collection of short stories traces an emotional arc inspired by Madeleine L'Engle's early life and career...