Melanie Hatfield: 14 books

If you enjoy fantastical tales of adventure, bravery and chivalry, then you should seek such yawn fests elsewhere. Kingdom of the Snark: Three Snarky Tales is a collection of three short stories featuring characters from the off-kilter fantasy comedy novel Kingdom of the Snark: The Quest for the Sword....

If a whimsical fantasy like The Hobbit was written with the adult oriented humor of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, you would have Kingdom of the Snark: The Quest for the Sword, the first in a series of humorous fantasy. Renee the Righteous is a young Quester who must find the long-lost Sword...

Elizabeth Grayson’s job as an assistant for an entertainment law firm in Beverly Hills was a living nightmare. She thought she was finally free when her boss, Harold Berkowitz, died of a sudden heart attack…until he was regenerated as a zombie and made her job even worse. It doesn’t help her...

Randall the Rambunctious is a mighty (but aging) Quester known by the maidens of Quaal for his moniker—and that is the way Randall likes it. His fun loving lifestyle comes to a sudden halt when his brother forces him back to his home kingdom of Turrack under the command of the king and queen. The...

Tina the Terrible is dead and buried, but her ghost still haunts Princess Azedeh. The future queen longs for a life of action, but cannot risk exposing the truth behind her double life. When a magical enemy threatens her kingdom, she must learn how to protect the land without the disguise.

The zany New Adult fantasy/comedy adventure series continues in “Kingdom of the Snark: An Affair with Wizards,” being the part of the trilogy where everyone gets laid. The failure of Renee the Righteous’ quest for the Sword of Power tortures her conscience. Desperate to find another...

As noted by the not so humble narrator in “Kingdom of the Snark: The Quest for the Sword,” the monastery of Quaal defended their home and their lives from the nunnery in what was known as the War of the Nuns. There used to be many books filled with poems and songs that go on and on (to the point...

Under the guise of Tina the Terrible, Princess Azedeh fights evil within her kingdom. When an impostor uses Tina’s persona to murder the wealthy, she must investigate before another innocent life is taken. Her pursuit takes a turn when she discovers the impostor may be a victim who idolizes the...

As her assassin persona of Tina the Terrible, Princess Azedeh has conquered treacherous foes and even death. Now she faces her most terrifying challenge: picking a future king. When her parents host the traditional Royal Pairing Ball, Azedeh feels the heat of social expectations breathing down her...

How far would you go to protect the ones you love? Princess Azedeh, heir to the throne of Turrack, slays the evil in her kingdom under the guise of Tina the Terrible, the most feared assassin in the land. When a creature of dark magic terrorizes her home, she must journey to a dangerous land...

The adventure comes to its long-winded conclusion in "Kingdom of the Snark: Kingdom Smackdown," being the part of the tale where the entire kingdom comes together for one final epic battle. Transition never goes smoothly for Renee the Righteous. Just as she is about to be crowned...

War is hell, but peace is torture. Fayna the Fearless and Audraine the Insane are Questers who survived battle. That was a year ago, and the memories haunt them. When a dragon from that war returns to threaten their home, they must overcome their past in order save the ones they love.

In homage to Gloria Anzaldúa and her iconic work Borderlands/La Frontera, award-winning poets ire'ne lara silva and Dan Vera have assembled the work of 54 writers who reflect on the complex terrain—the deeply felt psychic, social, and geopolitical borderlands—that Anzaldúa inhabited, theorized,...