CONTENTS
THE MYSTERY
DRUM BEATS
TORTURE
DRESSED IN A SKIN OF MAGIC
THE ANGRIEST WOMEN IN MALTUBA
TALES OF BLOOD AND DEATH
GOLDEN THREADS
THE BLUE AND GOLDEN MACAW
OTHER FAMILIES
FOOD TO SATE THE SOUL
AFTER MIDNIGHT
TWELVE BELLS
TIE STRIKE OF MIDNIGHT
FREE
SOUR FACE AND THE SMILING MAN
ZAWADI
SURRENDER
THE GREAT SPIRITS
FOREIGN TONGUES
TIE LAST EMBERS
IN THE COOL OF EVENING
SOMETHING OF A SHOCK
UGLY LEGACY
THE MONSTER WITHIN
HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
MZAA
IN THE MANSION OF TIE PAST
CAST OFF THE SHADOW
IN THE HUT OF THE PRESENT
UGLY WORDS
SMILE THIEF
FAMILIAR
COMPETITION
THE TRICK AND THE TRICKSTER
THE LURE OF MAGIC
TIE SLIPPER TEST
MOST ENTERTAINING COMPETITOR OF THE DAY
A WOMAN’S HONOR
THE BATTLE FOR THE SKY
THE KILLER IN THEIR MIDST
PEST
LOVE IN SECRET
ANYONE COULD SEE IT WAS A MAGIC SLIPPER
TENDER
STALKING
SOMETHING MAGICAL
FIVE HOURS TO MIDNIGHT
RIPPLES OF MAGIC
BIRD OF PREY
INSATIABLE HUNGER
A CHILD OF MAGIC
WHY SHOULDN’T YOU BE HAPPY
SECOND ACQUAINTANCE
THE HERO
I AM...MAGIC
SHELTERED BY THE MONSTER
UNTOUCHABLE
NO SUCH THING
AUTHOR’S NOTE