by Allyson Longueira | Jul 14, 2017
Un-Familiar: A Winston & Ruby Story
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Winston’s familiar Ruby, a small black cat, avoids dogs whenever possible. So when Winston finds her in cahoots with a toy poodle-Chihuahua mix, he wants to know why.
Ruby, usually so vocal, says nothing. Her silence, that dog, and a storm in the Oregon Coast community of Seavy Village all combine into one of the most memorable days of Winston’s life.
Part of Fabulous Familiars, an Uncollected Anthology.
“Rusch is a great storyteller.”
—RT Book Reviews
by Allyson Longueira | Sep 1, 2014
The Women of Whale Rock
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Whale Rock’s sheriff, Dan Retsler, considers himself a practical man. But he has no explanation for the horrible deaths that take place on his beach. Nor does he know why so many locals fear the sea. The answer lies in legends of mermaids—not the pretty kind, but the kind that lure sailors to their deaths. Retsler doesn’t believe in them, but nothing quite explains the women he sees, near the beach when he investigates a friend’s sudden and tragic death.
Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark.
by Allyson Longueira | Aug 31, 2014
Strange Creatures
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
When the storm of the century hits Whale Rock, Sheriff Dan Retsler does everything he can to prevent hundreds of deaths. Everything except the thing that could have prevented the storm in the first place.
He should have listened to the beautiful woman who came to his office before the storm hit. He should have believed in her magic. But he didn’t. And now he must face himself—and the horrible results of a storm he could have prevented.
Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark.
by Allyson Longueira | Aug 30, 2014
The Light in Whale Cove
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Sheriff Dan Retsler finally believes in magic. He has to, after all he’s experienced in Whale Rock. But he can’t take it any longer, so he’s moving away from the magical town. His successor has arrived just as the ghosts return to the lighthouse. Now he must train a newcomer in the dark side of Whale Rock, while making sure the terror entombed in the lighthouse won’t move into the town itself.
Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark.
by Allyson Longueira | Aug 28, 2014
Unnatural Disaster
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Whale Rock Police Chief Jaclyn Tadero faces the Oregon Coast’s version of the perfect storm: a tsunami warning during a winter squall. And thanks to Seavy County Coroner Hamilton Denne, she finds herself scouring the beach for idiots drawn to the tsunami’s approach. Tadero thinks Denne sent her on a fool’s errand—until she stumbles across something on the beach. Something that poses a far greater threat than the tsunami, the storm, or anything else the former Chicago cop has ever faced.
“Kristine Kathryn Rusch integrates the fantastic elements so rigorously into her story that it is often hard to remember she is not merely recording the here and now.”
