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In the year 1348, Tomas, a disgraced knight, comes upon a girl orphaned by the Black Plague who tells him that the disease is only part of a greater cataclysm--that the fallen angels under Lucifer are rising in a second war on heaven.

Fundamentalist minister Alexander Hergensheimer knew that Armageddon was near. Somehow, he had to bring his beloved heathen, Margrethe, to a state of grace--and, while he was at it, save the rest of the world.

On the Day of the Dead, at the Solona Music Hall, Altagracia Quintero meets John Burns--just two weeks too late. Grace, who works at Sanchez Motorworks customizing hot rods, loves John, but both of them have unfinished business. 

When an unexpected accident cuts Chris' life short, separating him from his beloved wife, Annie, the divided soul mates will do anything to reach each other across the boundaries between life and death.

Welcome to Newford, where ancient myths and magic spill into the modern world. Meet Jilly, painting wonders in the city streets; Geordie, playing fiddle while he dreams of a ghost; and the Angel of Grasso Street, gathering the fey and the lost.

Young Alvin Maker is born into an alternative frontier America, where folk magic is real and he himself is gifted with power. But he must learn to use it wisely, for dark forces are arrayed against him.

The badly damaged Tantamount docked at Port Border, seeking repairs, new crew members, and work. First Officer Nel Vaughn tries to drown her memories of the disastrous battle with the Guild in dingy taverns.

But there’s little time for remorse and healing. Port Border is overrun with Alliance soldiers and their mysterious cargo, the Draugr. Soon, Violet, the kitsune cabin girl, discovers an old enemy hidden in the dusty port town.

Kara Fonti finally has a home, people she considers family, and a magical ability that keeps Reo free from his Guild. Nothing can ruin her happiness; not Mage Guild, not her mother, not even the fact that Reo is avoiding her.

But when her friend Chal goes missing in Seyoya, Kara leaves her safe haven, determined to use all of her talents to find him. And she does, by falling into the same magical trap.

When wild magic creates chaos, Kara, with Reo at her side, is the only one who can stop it. Or can she?

Twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors explore the depth and breadth of caring and of giving. They find insight, joy, devastation, and heroism in grand sweeps and in tiny niches. And, like wasps made of stinging words, there is pain in giving, and in working one's way through to the light. Our lives and relationships are complex. But in the end, there is hope, and there is love. These are their stories. Children giving care. Dogs and cats giving care. Sidekicks, military, monks, ghosts, robots. Even aliens. Care given by lovers, family, professionals.

All emotions are universal. We born, we dream, we strive, we die...Where the stars rise? Stories that bind us together regardless where we come from or where we are going-on Earth or in space. Futuristic Istanbul. Kerala waters. Cebu jungles. Gyeongbok Palace. Post-apocalyptic Tokyo. Follow twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors and their stories seen from an Asian perspective and envisioned through Asian eyes. Even beyond being Asian, the characters are diverse within themselves as they explore magic and science and deal with love, race, and politics.