Feral Tales

Twelve tales of fantasy and horror from award-winning author Jen Frankel, including three featuring characters from her "Blood & Magic" series. Are you ready for them? Because they can't WAIT to meet YOU. He Is Fifteen: A young teacher walks the line with a deadly fixation on a student. Monstrous: The FBI's newest recruit can look into the minds of murderers - but she doesn't agree on who are the dangerous ones. The Inner Life of Owl Woman: A strange friendship between a superheroine and supervillainess bears the oddest of fruit. Bait: Determined to save a young man from being kidnapped, a girl discovers nothing is what it seems. Deal: On a camping trip, a bullied girl remakes her destiny, with horrific results. Hallowed Ground: A pair of biologists dare to bring a child into their jungle world, but the jungle will claim her for its own. A Small World: When the world seems too small, a woman finds she can step right out of it. Dialogue With Snakes: A young stage manager enters the "Endless Forest" determined to be the first to make it through, or perhaps never return. A Christmas in Arabia: When all its adults are called to war, a mystical snow descends on a tiny desert town. From "Blood & Magic" The Orange-Sky Storm: Deep in the country, one young boy apprentices himself to a magician, and his brother must bear the cost. A Girl's First Grimoire: Maggie Stuart, desperate to claim her occult legacy, searches for a book in a place it can't be. 364 Days a Year: Cassandra can see on one day a year - with her eyes and her second sight. Now, if only everyone will leave her alone long enough to do a jigsaw puzzle