A themed anthology concerned with issues around migrants (immigrants, refugees) and their difficult existence. Twelve luminous stories (from authors like Seanan McGuire, Marie Brennan, Brenda Cooper, Pat McEwen, Aliette de Bodard - as well as some writers whose very first published story appears in this collection) and two heartbreaking poems by Jane Yolen make up this charity anthology the profits from which are going directly to two organizations working with migrant populations most directly in need of assistance. Contents Foreword / by Alma Alexander Song for an Immigrant / poem by Jane Yolen At the Crossroads of Shadow and Bone / Aliette de Bodard River of Stars / Seanan McGuire The Natural Order / Irene Radford The Pillars / Gregory L. Norris Heroes / Brenda Cooper The Notice / Joyce Reynolds-Ward Can't Find My Way Home / Randee Dawn The Horse Head Violin / Jacey Bedford The Bones of Our Ancestors, the Blood of Our Flowers / Alma Alexander How Can You Tell Me? / Nora Saroyan Into the Wind / Marie Brennan The Forever Boy / Patricia MacEwen This Desert Is the Place / poem by Jane Yolen
Author
Alma Alexander is a scientist by education, duchess by historical accident, and an author who has written more than a score of novels, including 'The Secrets of Jin-shei', published in dozens of editions and languages around the world. Known as the Duchess of Fantasy, she is also a blogger sharing writing tips, and glimpses of both the mundane and magic of a fantasy author's life. Her latest novels include 'Val Hall', a series about a retirement home for Superheroes, Third Class; 'Embers of Heaven' a Jin-shei follow-up; 'Empress', a love story; and 'Midnight at Spanish Gardens'. Coming in July is 'The Second Star', a novel about the big eternal questions – about who, or what, God is; about our own immortal souls and their salvation; what it really means to be human; and whether it is possible to go out to where the monsters dwell and expect to come home again unchanged. It is a story of how humans meet the stars, and find themselves there. Her YA include the four-book Worldweavers series, and 'The Were Chronicles' trilogy. Her work has been translated into 14 languages worldwide, including Hebrew,Turkish, and Catalan. She is currently at work on a new series of alternate history novels with roots in Eastern Europe. She lives in Bellingham, WA, with her husband, two cats, and assorted visiting wildlife. Visit her website/blog at www.AlmaAlexander.org or AlmaAlexanderAuthor.com, like her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alma-A...
