Lisa Silverthorne: 64 books

A young outworlder's culture and beliefs are tested when he's forced to fit into two worlds: one that celebrates violence and one that forbids it. A short story by Lisa Silverthorne. Originally published in Galaxy Magazine, July/August 1994.

A young woman ventures out into the dangerous cold dark of the moors, braving undead and hellhounds as she seeks more dye for her weaving. What kind of cloth could be so important? A short story by Lisa Silverthorne. Originally published in Blood Muse (Donald I. Fine Books, December 1995).

Sick of eating virgins and knights, Malfeas the dragon seeks more upscale dining in the kingdom. But will traditions get in the way of his sensitive palate? A short story by Lisa Silverthorne.

A sorceress, cursed by a magical silence, must defeat an evil warlord to escape her tower prison. Will this be the last drink of her magic that he ever takes? A short story by Lisa Silverthorne. Originally published in Sword & Sorceress 16 (DAW Books, June 1999).

Pulling from the list of her favorite stories for this volume of Fiction River Presents, editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch takes readers on a thrilling journey. From little rovers exploring the planets where humans cannot yet go, to human explorers flung into realms of space/time beyond their knowledge...

Urban fantasy offers a diverse playground for some extremely powerful stories. Professional writer and editor Kerrie L. Hughes pulled some fantastic tales out of fourteen top writers for this fifth installment of Fiction River. Set in urban lands from modern Portland, to a future Detroit, to a wild...

Laws change from culture to culture, decade to decade. Strange laws make criminals of ordinary citizens. Like the Massachusetts woman whose brother asks her for help, slave hunters at his heels. Or the little Irish girl who needs to protect a priest from a different kind of hunter. Or the Native American...

For the fourth anthology in the Fiction River line, paranormal romance writer Kristine Grayson invited a stellar lineup of cross-genre authors to tell heartwarming stories of love set in the holiday season. From Regency England to modern day Portland, Oregon, ghosts facilitate—or try to stop—true...

We all look up at the moon and wonder. And maybe dream. For centuries, the moon filled our imaginations. Eleven professional writers took those dreams and set original stories on moons scattered all over the galaxy. Yet, as the dreams of centuries, every story holds a human touch. From a mythical...

Step through the portal and enter the world of Faerie. What if you followed a path through a city park, and found yourself in another land? What if the archway you just passed is really a portal to Faerie? What if the guardian of an opening into our world has perished, and left the doorway...

Tucked in a tiny corner of Pike's Market is Starling's Chocolates, where a sorceress conjures magical confections to make people remember their fondest memories or forget their worst moments.  Or even fall in love.  Everything was just fine until Mr. Corporate America walked into her shop.  Will he buy her out or steal her heart?

Two Tales of Shipwrecks and Survival: A young Irish woman's search for her missing sister leads her aboard the R.M.S. Titanic where she must outwit a kidnapper and survive the worst disaster in maritime history. An Irish American's homecoming is shattered by the sinking of the R.M.S....

A goddess, trapped in the body of a harpy, struggles to save a mortal from a terrible storm and Hera's minions.  Will her love for him be enough to save them both?

An elderly woman's only link with her husband and her past is a magical music box. A princess needs a hero to save her from being sacrificed to a dragon. An underworld queen risks her heart to defy an immortal curse. A goddess-turned-harpy struggles to save her mortal love from a terrible storm. A...