The Dead Dragon Job

The Dead Dragon Job

Anne Lyle

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Twenty years ago a dragon took their loot - now they're stealing it back! When Lord Jesper Winterglass rides into town with a dead dragon in tow, he instantly becomes the hero of the hour. The fact that no dragon has been seen near the city in centuries, or that the gold and jewels in the creature's hoard must presumably have belonged to someone else once upon a time, doesn't seem to bother Ravensby's citizens. Most of them, anyway. Detective Inspector Freya Gitasdottir has built her career on finding missing persons and lost valuables, and her investigations into the hoard's original owners soon lead her to alleged jewel thief Lucian Thorne. But is he really a hardened criminal, or simply another victim of the arrogant, decadent Gentry who rule the kingdom of Alfheim? Freya's loyalties—and her magical talents—are stretched to the limit as she tries to find a middle way between the letter of the law and the dictates of her...
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The Merchant of Dreams

The Merchant of Dreams

Anne Lyle

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Exiled from the court of Queen Elizabeth for accusing a powerful nobleman of treason, swordsman-turned-spy Mal Catlyn has been living in France with his young valet Coby Hendricks for the past year. But Mal harbours a darker secret: he and his twin brother share a soul that once belonged to a skrayling, one of the mystical creatures from the New World. When Mal’s dream about a skrayling shipwreck in the Mediterranean proves reality, it sets him on a path to the beautiful, treacherous city of Venice - and a conflict of loyalties that will place him and his friends in greater danger than ever. File Under: Fantasy
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The Prince of Lies

The Prince of Lies

Anne Lyle

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Elizabethan spy Mal Catlyn has everything he ever wanted – his twin brother Sandy restored to health, his family estate reclaimed and a son to inherit it – but his work is far from over. The renegade skraylings, the guisers, are still plotting – their leader, Jathekkil, has reincarnated as the young Prince Henry Tudor. But while he is still young, Mal has a slim chance of eliminating his enemies whilst they are at their weakest. With Sandy’s help, Mal learns to harness his own magic in the fight against the guisers, but it may be too late to save England. Schemes set in motion decades ago are at last coming to fruition, and the barrier between the dreamlands and the waking world is wearing thin… File Under: Fantasy [ Princes in the Tower | Revenger's Tragedy | Much Ado | Boys Will Be Boys ]
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