A. L. Butcher

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About A. L. Butcher

British-born A. L. Butcher is an avid reader and creator of worlds, a poet, and a dreamer, a lover of science, natural history, history, and monkeys. Her prose has been described as 'dark and gritty' and her poetry as 'evocative'. She writes with a sure and sometimes erotic sensibility of things that might have been, never were, but could be.

Alex is the author of the Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles and the Tales of Erana lyrical fantasy series. She also has several short stories in the fantasy, fantasy romance genres with occasional forays into gothic style horror, including the Legacy of the Mask series. With a background in politics, classical studies, ancient history and myth, her affinities bring an eclectic and unique flavour in her work, mixing reality and dream in alchemical proportions that bring her characters and worlds to life.

She also curates speculative fiction themed book bundles on BundleRabbit - for the most part the Here Be Series

Alex is also proud to be a writer for Perseid Press where her work features in Heroika: Dragon Eaters, Heroika Skirmishers - where she was editor and cover designer as well as writer; and Lovers in Hell - part of the acclaimed Heroes in Hell series. http://www.theperseidpress.com/
Awards: Outside the Walls, co-written with Diana L. Wicker received a Chill with a Book Reader's Award in 2017.

NN Light Book Heaven awards:

The Kitchen Imps and Other Dark Tales won best fantasy for 2018
Echoes of a Song - one of her Phantom tales - won best fantasy in 2019

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Marcus Alexander Hart

AM Scott

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L. L. Thomsen

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Here Be Fairies (Here Be - Myth, Monsters and Mayhem) May 1, 2018

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch , Brigid Collins , Anthea Sharp , Liz Pierce , Alexandra Brandt , Diana Benedict , Leslie Claire Walker , J.M. Ney-Grimm , Leah Cutter , A. L. Butcher

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Fairies, fair folk, imps, trolls, and pixies—they haunt our myths from Ireland to Iceland and everywhere else. Join in the fairy fun, or fairy fear, as good, bad, and mischievous they show themselves. Dare you take the trip to Fairyland? No one who returns is ever quite the same.

Table of Contents
1. "Flower Fairies" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2. "BrideThief" by Brigid Collins
3. "Feyland: The Dark Realm" by Anthea Sharp
4. "Phouka" by Liz Pierce
5. "The Giving Year" by Alexandra Brandt
6. "Summerland's Paladin" by Diana Benedict
7. "Real Girl" by Leslie Claire Walker
8. "The Troll's Belt" by J.M. Ney-Grimm
9. "The Clockwork Fairy Kingdom" by Leah Cutter
10. "The Kitchen Imps and Other Dark Tales" by A. L. Butcher
11. "Faerie Fruit" by Charlotte E. English
12. "By Winter's Forbidden Rite" by DeAnna Knippling
13. "Dark Dancer" by Jaleta Clegg

Might Have Been: Tales and Retales (Might Have Been Series Book 1) Nov 5, 2019

by Leah Cutter , Kristine Grayson , DeAnna Knippling , AJ Tipton , Annie Reed , Robert Jeschonek , J.A. Marlow , J.M. Ney-Grimm , Ann Hunter , A. L. Butcher

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From retellings of classic fairy tales to legends and lore told around the hearth, this collection presents stories of wonder and fantasy—some straight up and others with a twist.

Children’s tales from Serbia and Russia feature water spirits and household sprites, knight princes and giants, whirlwinds and the Golden Horde.

An unusual visit to Wonderland follows Alice as she encounters the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and Humpty Dumpty under horror’s shadow. The secrets of a most infamous castle, Burg Frankenstein, deliver up ghosts.

While a trio of sexy gender-swap tales yield Snow White, Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast with spice.

Romeo and Juliet—and vampires, the Three Little Pigs as you’ve never seen them, Cinderella embracing witchcraft...these are the Might Have Been, folklore, granny tales, and fairy tales turned upside down or glimpsed darkly in the mirror.

Table of Contents
1. "Fairy Tale Fates" by Leah Cutter
2. "The Charming Trilogy Vol. 1" by Kristine Grayson
3. "The Legends of Castle Frankenstein" by DeAnna Knippling
4. "Snow Truer Love" by AJ Tipton
5. "Brick Houses (Uncollected Anthology: Fairy Tales)" by Annie Reed
6. "The Return of Alice" by Robert Jeschonek
7. "Into the Forest Shadows" by J.A. Marlow
8. "Handsome and the Beast" by AJ Tipton
9. "THE RUSSIAN STORY BOOK - 12 Illustrated Children's Stories from Mother Russia" by Richard Wilson
10. "Tales of Old Giralliya" by J.M. Ney-Grimm
11. "R+J Sucks, vol 1" by Ann Hunter
12. "Hunting Red" by AJ Tipton
13. "Lost: Cinderella's Secret Witch Diaries (Book 1)" by Ron Vitale
14. "Return to Wonderland" by Tanya Lisle
15. "Fairy Tales Revisited on Silvery Earth" by Barbara G.Tarn
16. "Redd's Hoodie" by Karen C. Klein
17. "HERO TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE SERBIANS - over 80 Serbian tales and legends" by Woislav M. Petrovitch

*Not all stories suitable for kids.

Here Be Merfolk (Here Be - Myth, Monsters and Mayhem) Jan 26, 2019

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch , Alexandra Brandt , Alan Dean Foster , Debbie Mumford , Robert Jeschonek , Kate MacLeod , J.M. Ney-Grimm , Linda Jordan , Linda Maye Adams , A L Butcher

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The call of the deep rings ever in our ears, from myth and legend to crime and mystery. Sea-people, mer and monster, immortals and reluctant heroes feature in this sea-worthy bundle.

Table of Contents
1. "The Women of Whale Rock" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2. "We, the Ocean" by Alexandra Brandt
3. "Oshenerth" by Alan Dean Foster
4. "Deep Dreaming" by Debbie Mumford
5. "Dolphin Knight" by Robert Jeschonek
6. "On Desperate Seas" by Kate MacLeod
7. "Fate's Door" by J.M. Ney-Grimm
8. "The Murky Depths" by Linda Jordan
9. "Dark, From the Sea" by Linda Maye Adams
10. "Ondine" by Brenda Carre

Bellator: An Anthology of Warriors of Space & Magic Aug 1, 2014

by A.L Butcher , Mia Darien

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Science Fiction and Fantasy, two genres that are both unalike and inextricably entwined, stretching the imagination to the expansive boundaries of time, space, and magic. These boundaries are often filled with warriors and war, fights and causes worth fighting for, and that's what you'll find in this anthology.

From fighting aliens in space to demons in a world of magic, you'll find many stories to suit your starship's entertainment collection or your favorite bard at the local tavern...or just your imagination here and now. Sit back and enjoy twelve stories from authors both familiar and new!

100% of the author proceeds to be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Here Be Magic (Here Be - Myth, Monsters and Mayhem) Aug 4, 2019

by Dayle A. Dermatis , J.M. Ney-Grimm , Karen C. Klein , S. E. Lindberg , Barbara G.Tarn , A. L. Butcher , Diana L. Wicker , Michael Jasper , Linda Maye Adams , Alison Naomi Holt

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Magic invites . . .

Curses and blessing, sorcerous time travel, shape-shifters, hidden enchantment and corrupted blood.

Magic demands . . .

Saving those you love, courage, betrayal and fights against unspeakable forces.

Magic promises . . .

Last best hopes, reluctant and desperate heroes, ancient power unleashed and the compulsion to overcome death itself.

Magic risks . . .

Forbidden spells and deadly bargains.

Here be magic!

From life to death, from realm to realm, from past to future and in between—dare you adventure with wizards?

Table of Contents
1. "Good Scrying Gone Bad" by Dayle A. Dermatis
2. "Troll-magic" by J.M. Ney-Grimm
3. "Shakespeare's Curse" by Karen C. Klein
4. "Lords of Dyscrasia" by Seth Lindberg
5. "Chronicles of the Varian Empire - The Spell" by Barbara G.Tarn
6. "Hunting Wild" by J.M. Ney-Grimm
7. "Tales of Erana: The Warrior's Curse" by A. L. Butcher
8. "Legacy of Mist and Shadow" by Diana L. Wicker
9. "A Sudden Outbreak of Magic" by Michael Jasper
10. "Words of Rain and Shadows" by Linda Maye Adams
11. "Tales of Erana" by A. L. Butcher
12. "Mage of Merigor" by Alison Naomi Holt
13. "Drinking and Conjuring Don't Mix" by Stefon Mears

Outside the Walls Aug 24, 2015

by A. L. Butcher , Diana L. Wicker

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When the tide of war flows many are caught in its wake. Who will gain entry to the city and who will be forced to remain outside the walls?

A short fantasy tale of love, loyalty and courage in war.

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Here Be Dragons (Here Be - Myth, Monsters and Mayhem) Mar 31, 2018

by John D. Payne , A. L. Butcher , J.M. Ney-Grimm , Karen Wrighton , Deb Logan , Lousia Swann , Russ Crossley , Diana L. Wicker , Rita Schulz , Karen L. Abrahamson

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They stalk our myths and hunt our past—dragons—humankind’s greatest and oldest foe. Good, bad, legendary and deadly. Dare you enter the dragon’s lair?

Thirteen tales of dragons, their friends and their foes.

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1. "The Crown and the Dragon" by John D. Payne
2. "Dragon Writers" by Lisa Mangum
3. "Of Blood and Scales" by A. L. Butcher
4. "Devouring Light" by J.M. Ney-Grimm
5. "Ascension of the Whyte" by Karen Wrighton
6. "Of Dragons and Centaurs" by Deb Logan
7. "Night of the Clockwork Dragon" by Louisa Swann
8. "The Legend of G and the Dragonettes" by Russ Crossley
9. "The Dreamweaver's Journey" by Diana L. Wicker
10. "Graybill" by Rita Schulz
11. "Star-drake" by J.M. Ney-Grimm
12. "Like At Loch Ness" by Karen L. Abrahamson
13. "Winter Glory" by J.M. Ney-Grimm

Here Be Aliens: Myth, Monsters and Mayhem (Here Be - Myth, Monsters and Mayhem) Apr 25, 2020

by A.L. Butcher , Stefon Mears , Robert Jeschonek , Laurel A. Rockefeller , DeAnna Knippling , Kristine Kathryn Rusch , Meyari McFarland , Barbara G.Tarn , Linda Maye Adams , David Sloma

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They come from distant stars and worlds beyond our own. Strange, dangerous, fascinating - dare you face the aliens? Dare you learn their secrets?

Here Be Aliens!

Table of Contents
1. "Fade to Gold" by Stefon Mears
2. "Scifi Motherlode" by Robert Jeschonek
3. "The Great Succession Crisis" by Laurel A. Rockefeller
4. "Alien Blue" by DeAnna Knippling
5. "Alien Influences" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
6. "The Sun Doctors" by Meyari McFarland
7. "Adventurer (Star Minds Lone Wolves)" by Barbara G.Tarn
8. "Cursed Planet" by Linda Maye Adams
9. "Earth Plan" by David Sloma
10. "Chasing Chipmunks" by Rebecca S. W. Bates

Part of the Here Be - Monsters, Myth and Mayhem series. https://bundlerabbit.com/s/here-be-series

Here Be Ghosts (Here Be - Myth, Monsters and Mayhem) Sep 23, 2018

by Dayle A. Dermatis , Linda Jordan , Debbie Mumford , J.M. Ney-Grimm , Kate MacLeod , Steve Vernon , A. L. Butcher , Leah Cutter , Ann Stratton , Joe Bonadonna

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Who are they? What are they? The souls of the long departed, or wicked manifestations of sin?

Tales of ghosts and spectres have enthralled us since time began. From ghostly servants, spectral possession, a space-going ghostbuster, to Halloween horrors, wicked toads and missing children these tales bring chills and thrills.

Ancient horrors, long-dead rockers, family secrets and helpful murder victims join them in providing the shivers and the quivers.

Dare you venture with the dead-walking.

13 tales of spooks, lost souls, and weird adventures.

Table of Contents
1. "Communication Breakdown" by Dayle A. Dermatis
2. "Alfred Lets Loose" by Linda Jordan
3. "Seventh" by Debbie Mumford
4. "Crossing the Naiad" by J.M. Ney-Grimm
5. "Full Circle" by Kate MacLeod
6. "Roadside Ghosts: A Collection of Horror and Dark Fantasy" by Steve Vernon
7. "The Palace" by Leah Cutter
8. "A Burning Rainbow Man" by Ann Stratton
9. "The Whole World for Each" by Kate MacLeod
10. "The Queen of Toads" by Joe Bonadonna
11. "Ghosts and Ghoulies" by Deb Logan
12. "The Secret of Blossom Rise: A Ghost Story" by A. L. Butcher
13. "The Popcorn Thief" by Leah Cutter

Here Be Elves (Here Be - Myth, Monsters and Mayhem) Jan 29, 2020

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch , Annie Reed , Chrissy Wissler , Stefon Mears , Kevin Partner , A. L. Butcher , Marcelle Dube , J.M. Ney-Grimm , Lisa Silverthorne , Robert Jeschonek

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A shapeshifter who spies for the fey conquerors of the mortal world fights her urge to help an oppressed human child. Her duty points one way. Her inclination, another. How will she choose?

The only elf able to stand in for the big guy—Santa himself, away on sabbatical—can’t be found. His cohorts hire an elf PI plus partner—Diz and Dee—to track down the necessary missing fellow.

A faie knight, banished from the realm under the knowe, loves the bright world and the mortals who dwell there. But the faie king wants his knight back, and he prefers tricks and cheats for tactics.

A healer mage discovers a young man dying of fey magic on the steps of her perfume shop. Battling the fairy queen to save him puts her heart at risk.

Celtic elves, dangerous and beautiful. Scandinavian elves, mischievous pranksters. Norse elves, warriors and consorts to the gods. Santa’s elves, practical and plucky. The Fair Folk beguile imagination with their mystery, allure, and hints of madness.

Consort with the fey in the 13 tales of Here Be Elves—magic, myth, and mayhem await you.

Table of Contents
1. "Destiny" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2. "The Case of the Missing Elf" by Annie Reed
3. "Hidden in Mist" by Chrissy Wissler
4. "Forty Years Among the Elves" by Stefon Mears
5. "Myths and Magic" by Kevin Partner
6. "The Shining Citadel" by A. L. Butcher
7. "Kirwan's Son" by Marcelle Dube
8. "Blood Silver" by J.M. Ney-Grimm
9. "By the Chimney With Care" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
10. "Jar of Souls" by Lisa Silverthorne
11. "Hidden in Myth" by Chrissy Wissler
12. "The Merchant of Elves" by Robert Jeschonek
13. "Elf Saga, Book 1: Doomsday" by Joseph Robert Lewis

Here Be Brave New Worlds: Myth, Monsters And Mayhem (Here Be - Myth, Monsters and Mayhem) Apr 4, 2020

by A. L. Butcher , J. D. Brink , Robert Jeschonek , Charles Eugene Anderson , Leah Cutter , Don Viecelli , Barbara G.Tarn , Joseph Robert Lewis , Karen L. Abrahamson , Russ Crossley

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Worlds on the brink of apocalypse, or already there.

Nature’s wrath and dominion over humanity, and humanity’s folly incarnate.

Dark magic, terrifying tech, greed, ravaged environments, rare courage and grim hope in lost cities and fallen worlds.

Brave new worlds or last best hopes -- Dare you glimpse the future?

# Table of Contents
1. "Platypus" by J. D. Brink
2. "Six Scifi Stories Volume Four" by Robert Jeschonek
3. "Dystopia" by Charles Eugene Anderson
4. "Of Myst and Folly" by Leah Cutter
5. "UTOPIAS - Book 1" by Don Viecelli
6. "Brainwaves" by Barbara G.Tarn
7. "Ultraviolet" by Joseph Robert Lewis
8. "Terra Incognita" by Karen L. Abrahamson
9. "The Reckoning" by Russ Crossley
10. "Ice Monarch" by Michèle Laframboise
11. "The Last Ant" by Dawn Blair
12. "The Consensus" by Harvey Stanbrough
13. "The Last Forest" by A. L. Butcher

Lovers in Hell (Heroes in Hell) Sep 10, 2018

by Janet Morris , Christopher Morris , Nancy Asire , Joe Bonadonna , S.E. Lindberg , Michael E. Dellert , Michael H. Hanson , A.L. Butcher , Andrew P. Weston

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Only fools fall in love, and hell is filled with fools. Our damned lovers include: Christopher Marlowe and Will Shakespeare, Napoleon and Wellington, Orpheus and Eurydice, Hatshepsut and Senenmut, Abelard and Heloise, Helen and Penelope, Saint Teresa and Satan's Reaper, Madge Kendall and the Elephant Man, and more . . . -- all of whom pay a hellish price for indulging their affections.

Shakespeare said "To be wise and love exceeds man's might," and in Lovers in Hell, the damned in hell exceed all bounds as they search for their true loves, punish the perfidious, and avoid getting caught up in Satan's snares. In ten stories of misery and madness, hell's most loveless seek to slake the thirst that can never be quenched, and find true love amid the lies of ages.

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