FantasyLife and Other Stories

Seavy County
Whale Rock Stories
Fantasy

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FantasyLife and Other Stories

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

When Lyssa Buckingham left her hometown of Anchor Bay, Oregon, she never planned to return. She thought she could escape her family’s legacy. She thought wrong.

To help Lyssa’s daughter, 10-year-old Emily, Lyssa must rejoin her family and come to terms with its magical heritage. Now Lyssa fears she and Emily might pay the greatest price of them all.

To quell the coming storm and save the lives of everyone in Seavy County, Lyssa must uncover the truth about her family’s past—even if it changes her daughter’s future forever.

FantasyLife and Other Stories pierces the thin veil between the magical world and the human one to reveal the darkness and sacrifice that holds them together. Also includes a special introduction by the author, as well as the Seavy County stories “The Women of Whale Rock,” “Strange Creatures,” and “The Light in Whale Cove.”

“FantasyLife is a triumph, and a work of magic in its own right.”
—Wigglefish.com

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The Women of Whale Rock

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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.

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Strange Creatures

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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.

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The Light in Whale Cove

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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.

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Unnatural Disaster

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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.”

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