Silver Pine Publishing: 9 books

A Short Story. In a kingdom where knights woo pretty ladies, and fantastical creatures tell riddles and demand tolls, the princess of the royal family disappears! The king fears the worst and sends his knights to find the kidnapped princess. He sends them to the east, to the west, to...

Twelve year old Marii cares for the burns on her father, Bridge Guardian Mikolas, after they let a mage’s family escape to avoid execution. No one comes to relieve her hurt father and she can’t leave the bridge unprotected. On Cyara, one of the islands in the Sorceress Islands group, mages...

A Short Story On a nice spring day, bridge guardian Mikolas relaxes with his daughter while on duty. No one wants to cross the magical bridge because anyone from the other side who crosses will be executed on the grounds of being a mage. That day a mage boy waddles onto the bridge before Mikolas...

A Short Story Magic only brings trouble. When natural healer Marii sees fire in the sky, she knows trouble comes for her father, bridge guardian Mikolas. The bridge he guards leads to the island which welcomes mages, and someone no longer hides their magic. Mikolas and Marii must...

The traffic light flashes yellow in an otherwise perfect neighborhood. Model houses, white picket fences, green lawns. Everything completely normal except for the broken light. A woman waiting for the car that will change everything. Another great contemporary short story from Felicia Fredlund, author of Dear Brother.

Sixteen year old Kora Leon only wants to do her job as a flying courier and work herself up through the hierarchy in the City of Shadows. Living and working in Sector E—the slums of the city—sucks. So when her boss asks her for a favor of one more delivery in a harsh snowstorm, she says...

As a valkyrie, Tyra escorts the souls of Swedish soldiers who died in combat to Valhalla. In this twenty-first century, she barely works because Sweden has not been at war for a long, long time. When taking a soldier’s soul to Valhalla, Tyra unwillingly talks to Loki when he seeks her out....

A cold and wet autumn makes a visit to the graveyard uncomfortable for twenty-something years old Silas Stone. Nothing he notices. Not when more important matters are at hand. His brother had died with things still unresolved between them. Another great contemporary short story from Felicia Fredlund, author of At the Traffic Lights.

Who’d imagine caring for pets is dangerous? Sierra lives on the planet Raun where she takes care of a family’s pets. As an Earth human on Raun, she wears googles every day to protect her eyes from the local sun. Much is different on Raun, some a lot more dangerous than on Earth. Her...