Prickle Moon

"The skillful first collection by prolific New Zealand fantasist Marillier (the Bridei Chronicles and others for adults and teens) includes 14 short stories, as well as an introduction by Sophie Masson and detailed author's notes. The book starts well with "Prickle Moon," a tale of the wise forced to choose between moral compromises, and mostly maintains a consistent level of quality throughout. Of particular interest are "The Angel of Death," about a veterinarian whose compassion for hopeless animals is often at odds with her duty to them, and "By Bone-light" and its embrace of secret magic. Marillier's fans will be delighted to see that her skills are as applicable to the short form as they are to the novel, and will particularly appreciate "'Twixt Twilight and Water (A Tale of Sevenwaters)," which ties in to her well-regarded Sevenwaters series."-Publishers Weekly urban fantasy,fantasy,fantasy stories,juliet marillier Prickle Moon is the first collection of stories by multiple awardwinning Australian writer Juliet Marillier.
Born in New Zealand, Juliet Marillier is the author of thirteen novels for readers of all ages. Her bestselling fantasy series include The Sevenwaters quintet, the Saga of the Light Isles, The Bridei Chronicles and the Wildwood series. She lives in Perth, in a one hundred-year-old cottage, which she shares with three dogs.
Juliet Marillier is a three-times winner of the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel. Publisher's Weekly calls her a fine folklorist and gifted narrator.
The book collects 14 tales, including the best of Marillier's published stories, and five additional tales written especially for this collection. Prickle Moon is a collection of Juliet Marilliers best short fiction. It contains eleven previously published stories and five new ones. Included are the Sevenwaters novella, "Twixt Firelight and Water", the epic Nordic story, "Otherling", and "In Coed Celyddon", a tale of the young man who would one day become King Arthur. The title story, especially written for the collection, concerns an old Scottish wise woman facing an impossible moral dilemma. Other new stories in the book include "By Bone-Light", a contemporary retelling of the Russian fairy tale "Vasilissa the Wise", and "The Angel of Death", a dark story about a puppy mill rescue.