Valery: 107 books

Real humour is always black, says Valery Ronshin, a highly imaginative and prolific writer whose work includes a strong element of mysticism. His fresh and distinctive literary style recalls that of the 20th century Russian writers of the absurd such as Daniil Kharms. Ronshin's reality is necessarily...

It's now or never. Myra will no longer take abuse from her stifling parents. In a fit of rage, she seizes control of her own life, and her own sexuality.

What do you do when you're not who you thought you were? When Lira is returned to the alternate dimension of her birth, she discovers that she is Our Lady of Joy, the only Emotion Conduit to survive to maturity in that world's history. While being so important might seem like a dream come true...

In Deep Space, Nobody Wants to be Left Behind. In the last few days of a two-year assignment, a survey team, isolated on a beautiful but toxic planet, finds out that mistakes and accidents can extract a brutal price. Now, things are coming apart at every turn as their equipment and shelter...

Book 2 of The Necromancer Princess Trilogy Alec Reegan is a man with few choices. Spymaster to the King of Belmontis by tradition, he detests Samuel Hollings, the current king. But threat and duty have conspired to keep him bound to the crown, despite his hatred for the man wearing it. So...

Abigail Richards has come to Weymine Manor as a pastry chef, hoping it will ease the grief she still feels after losing her husband. Never having worked for the toffs before, she's not sure what to expect. But to Abby's surprise, her employer is nothing like she had imagined. As Lord High...

Emily thought she and her sisters were the only ones. But they're not. Genetically altered, raised and trained to be an assassin just like her sisters, Nina and Sara, Emily has been enjoying life since gaining her freedom nearly a year ago. No longer a girl called Eight, now she's Emily instead....

Book 7 of the Our Lady of Joy series. As news comes of an arriving delegation from the Marches tasked with repairing relations between nations, Lira vows not to lose the life and people she so greatly loves, Rease chief among them.  Yet even as they anxiously wait for the worst of the...

Like her sisters Nina and Emily, Sara is enjoying her life as a normal young woman, especially her new role as big sister to the younger children. So when a dog-fighting ring threatens the peaceful community they have come to love, she and her sisters spring into action once more to shut it...

Book 5 in the Our Lady of Joy series.  Now back in the Western Marches and reunited with her family and beloved pets, Lira continues to recover from her time away, diligently safeguarded by her Wolf. While the girl he loves continues to heal, Rease focuses on rebuilding her confidence even as...

Book 6 in the Our Lady of Joy series. Now back at Eastlake with their beloved pets, Lira and Rease become even closer while Jonas and Dove plan their wedding with the help of their extended family. Finally suspecting that Mouse might have feelings for her, Iranti takes desperate measures to...

Book Three in the Our Lady of Joy series. Having fled the Western Marches to avoid either losing her Guardian or being used as a figurehead in a brewing national struggle, Lira now finds herself a guest of the Queen of Isura Okun in the Southern Marches, accompanied by Rease, Night, their kittens,...

Book Four in the Our Lady of Joy series. Alone and denied any allies after being abducted and sold to the Chancellor of the Marches, Lira stubbornly fights against being reduced to nothing but a resource by her imprisonment, a decision which she will soon come to regret.  Badly wounded...

Russian illustrator and journalist Valery Carrick settled in Norway after the October Revolution. He is noted for his illustrations and retellings of folktales for children. ‘The Cock and the Bean’ is the First in the series of Russian folk tales we are republishing. The Images have been remastered for your enjoyment.