Cat Rambo: 39 books

In this short story, which originally appeared in Fantasy Magazine, a sorceress in the Southern Isles mourns her dying lover while being wooed by a pirate lover. Find out why Endeavour, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominated Cat Rambo’s been called one of the strongest storytellers in...

Cat Rambo's newest collection of fantasy fiction contains both work original to the collection as well as work from Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Tor.com, and other leading fantasy fiction magazines. The work is presented in the same double-sided format as Rambo's previous collection, Near + Far, of which...

In this Nebula-nominated short story, a Minor Propagandist on Planet Porcelain finds love. Rambo's crisp, evocative prose combines with an innovative and poetic world to create a showcase of the heights that speculative fiction can reach. Find out why Endeavour, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award...

In this short supernatural horror story set in Jaco Beach, a visit to a Costa Rican nature sanctuary turns very strange indeed for Joshua when the tourists he'd hoped to fleece turn out to be something other than expected. World Fantasy, Nebula, and Endeavour Award nominated speculative fiction...

In this short story, which originally appeared in the online magazine Beneath Ceaseless Skies, general Aife Croffadottir is acknowledged one of the finest military minds of her time -- which is why the sorcerer Balthus commands her to his service even after her death. How will she come to terms with...

What's a female superhero to do in the face of the everpresent patriarchy? In this short story, which originally appeared in online magazine Strange Horizons, Ms. Liberty, the mysterious X, Dr. Zenith Arcane, Zanycat, Rocketwoman, the Sphinx, and Kilroy team up to fight not just villains, but the...

In a wacky world filled with advertising zeppelins, muffin-baking robots, and software-generated fiction, a writer finds herself pursued by heiress Mimsy and her ambitious servitor. This short story originally appeared in online magazine Crossed Genres and is reprinted in Rambo's collection, Near...

In this short story, which originally appeared in Lightspeed Magazine, an exiled alien mourns for the race that will no longer accept it. Find out why Endeavour, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominated Cat Rambo’s been called one of the strongest storytellers in a generation of speculative...

Behind the Mask is a multi-author collection with stories by award-winning authors Kelly Link, Cat Rambo, Carrie Vaughn, Seanan McGuire, Lavie Tidhar, Sarah Pinsker, Keith Rosson, Kate Marshall, Chris Large and others. It is partially a prose nod to the comic world - the bombast, the larger-than-life,...

Steampunk short story, part of the Altered America series. In a darker version of America, an ongoing war fights for the precious substance called phlogiston. A Native American nurse tends soldiers destroyed by the war, but finds himself enmeshed in a struggle with the doctor that runs the asylum...

Kallakak just wants to run his shop and mourn his mate, but instead he's plagued wtth problems: the rapacious Jellidoos want to seize his shop, while his newly arrived relatives are causing all manner of mayhem on Twicefar Station. All the while, political revolution threatens, and he's trying to...

In this short story, which originally appeared in online magazine Daily Science Fiction, George leaves copies of himself to his friends and family when he dies. The problem is -- what happens when you're only a copy? Find out why Endeavour, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominated Cat Rambo’s...

In this short story, which originally appeared un Superficial Flesh, a teenage girl in smalltown faces one of the most difficult challenges she'll ever endure: upcoming adulthood. As she stands on the brink between innocence and experience, will magic be able to help her cope with what lies ahead? Find...

In this short story, life on tumultuous TwiceFar station is much the lonely existence same day to day for Bo. But when he comes upon a mysterious woman who claims to come from an alternate universe, he must face his strange attraction to her. Find out why Endeavour, Nebula, and World Fantasy...