Devan Barlow – författare

Susan never intended to be the villain in someone else's fairy tale.Except it turns out her fiancé is a cursed prince, whose true love just showed up to restore his memory.Now, their story has been made into a musical, with Susan as a tap dancing enemy of true love. And the musical is only days away from performing in a magical theatre that will make the show's version of events into reality.With the help of friends both old and new, Susan must find the mage who cast the curse before that fateful premiere. Reclaiming her old life will require a show-stopping performance, otherwise the curse will make her into a villain forever.A novel of approximately 90,000 words.

Joan just wanted to prove herself as good a jewel thief as her sisters. But a threat to expose her family means Joan has to pull off a near-impossible heist.Unfortunately, this means investigating a murder that hasn't happened yet. Worse, it means dealing with a troubled – and possibly cursed – musical.Not knowing who or what she can trust, Joan must craft her own strategy through the chaos to come. And if she's going to pull of this heist and protect her family's secret, she'll first have to solve the mystery around the murder – all while dodging dancers and dangers.

A girl bargains with a dragon. A woman dons the Green Knight's armor. A princess atop a glass hill hurls fruit at would-be rescuers.Humorous, terrifying, and downright strange retellings lurk in these poems and stories – many published for the first time in this collection, including the all-new Arthurian timeloop novella "e;All The Ways We Drown"e; in which Elaine of Astolat and Elaine of Corbenic take matters into their own hands.

Perdita's reputation is in shambles, and the curses she casts are at risk of hurting others. To make matters worse, she can't fix either problem without support from other curse casters, but that comes at a high price.If Perdita is going to set her world back in order, she must organize a successful theatrical festival and keep a magical dessert contest from wrecking too much havoc, on top of rehearsing for her own return to the stage.All of which she could manage, if it wasn't for the angry, dangerous ghost who's just shown up…

Cursed siblings sing forever on a spaceship.Enchanted pumpkins wreak havoc.Baba Yaga and the Firebird take tea.Sometimes silly, sometimes scary, sometimes startling, dozens of poems and stories – many published here for the first time – await in this second collection from Hugo Award nominee Devan Barlow.

Happiness isn't guaranteed after a Beauty breaks a Beast's curseThree sisters are trapped on the Brokenstar estate, producer of magical fruit and honey:Desperate Hester, retaining her grip on stolen magic;Murdered Julie, haunting the estate;And prisoner Cora, the pawn fighting for control.When Cora escapes, seeking the ingredients for a ritual to regain her magic, all three sisters will learn that the ties of magic -- like the ties of family – are not so easily broken.A brutal fairy tale for fans of Angela Carter and Tanith Lee.