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A. Kristina Casasent, Author
Delightfully Weird. Occasionally Dark
Where the dog never dies!

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The Peace of Il-Maqluba

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Anthology: Falcons of Malta

Universe: One-Off Shorts in Anthologies 9

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Beneath the candlelit tunnels of Malta, where flash cameras blind and spirits answer in blood, two mostly-human teenagers descend toward a magic that has been waiting for them for centuries.

Shade Scale: Occasionally Dark

Type: Short Story

Genre: All-Ages Modern Fantasy

Tropes: Familiar, Magical Disability, Sacrifice, Deal with the Devil, Lost City, Tragic/Bittersweet Ending, Hidden World/Masquerade

What would you sacrifice to find the one place where you are finally whole?

Editions

  • Amazon Kindle - Raconteur Press | 2025-02-10 | ASIN B0DWT9S3ZB
  • Amazon Paperback - Raconteur Press | 2025-01-31 | ISBN 979-8308928782

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