Originally published by Villard to rave reviews, Black Body is the story of a white witch, Alba, and her struggles to survive 18th-century English society. Black Body is a sweeping tale of good and evil, and the captivating woman intimately acquainted with both. Set in England and Wales, the story is told in the form of testimony given by an imprisoned witch who must reveal all the secrets of her race or be burned and become a "Black Body." Both literary fiction and convincing fantasy, Black Body is as compelling as magic, as touching as a daughter's love. Alba is the rarest example of her race: the invert or white witch. An anomaly to her equally gentle but unsightly sisters on Man's Isle because of her uncommon beauty, Alba alone is able to pass as a "sinner"—as witches refer to normal humans—and to excite the desire of mortal men. After her mother is executed for witchcraft, Alba becomes the ward of a sinner, Lady Amanda Rathel, who brings...

As part of a treaty with a primitive race, Terran space explorers agree to dispose of an abandoned stellar craft. Trapped inside the ship, the Terrans find numerous alien corpses, and one ghost. In order to escape, the Terrans (Parno and Kathlynn) must learn the workings of the ship. The ghost tries to kill them via spontaneous combustion, offworld narcotics, drowning in alien viscera, high-tech disintegration, and common beatings. Though severely injured, Parno and Kathlynn are healed by the ship. When the entire ship begins disintegrating, Parno and Kathlynn are forced to face the ghost. If they fail, they and the ghost will achieve unending peace.

After Stan Power's ex-wife accidentally kills their daughter, heartbroken Stan vows to do anything to change this tragedy, even if it means living the events over again. And again. And again. His weapons are alchemy, magic, and a science that won't exist until he creates it.One morning, Stan has to pick himself up after falling on his face. He doesn't remember what caused the fall, but he's not injured. So, he continues with his day, which includes the terrible idea of abducting his own daughter—he just can't stand to be away from her any longer. But the abduction goes terribly wrong, and Stan's ex-wife accidentally shoots and kills the girl. Horrified, Stan runs to the body, only to trip and fall on his face.Stan picks himself up, just like he did in the beginning, and relives the same events but with important differences. This time, just before his daughter is about to be shot, he recalls what happened before. Though able to shield her body, he is shot...