Five Stories for the Dark Months
- Authors
- Traylor, Katherine
- Publisher
- Smashwords
- Tags
- dark fantasy , ice , coffee , ragnarok , river , alone , young adult , demon , spy , burning , the blue child , adventure , unhappy , hapless , girl , bloody mary , la belle dame sans merci , stranger , apocalypse , betrayal , romance , party , zombies , teenager , horror , spirit , threatening , triumph , child , teenage , journey , snowshoe , fairy tale retelling , fantasy , eldritch , women , friend , woman , norse mythology , frozen , fairies , mirror witch , forest , retelling , flower , friendship , psychopomp , dangerous , ominous , travel , fairy , baby , ghost , cabin , winter , frightening , broken , death , cafe , glass , ferryman , scary , halloween , fairy tale , soul , tree , spies , snow , soldier , picnic , children , dead , mirror , men , guard , escape
- ISBN
- 9781301607907
- Date
- 2013-01-05T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.15 MB
- Lang
- en
Five Stories for the Dark Months contains five dark fantasy and horror stories by Katherine Traylor, all written in 2011 and 2012.
1. Under Glass: A girl discovers the danger of being rude to a mirror.
2. Warmth in Winter: A young border guard and a foreign spy must avoid pursuit while traveling through a forest full of hungry ghosts.
3. Sans Merci: During a stolen coffee break, a young father meets a beautiful stranger who is much more than she seems.
4. Over the River: A young woman wanders to the riverbank on Halloween and is invited to a strange party.
5. Boon: A very dark Thumbelina retelling, inspired by zombies and Norse mythology.