Oddly Enough
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A collection of nine short stories featuring an angel, unicorn, vampire, werewolf, and other unusual creatures.
An isolated hunting lodge sets three children against a creature tracking a forgotten jacket. Coville follows a boy guarding a carved wooden box for an angel, keeping his promise across eight decades.
The stories explore stubborn mischief in a Minnesota home where an ancient brownie invades a closet to tidy every desk. A royal palace serves as another setting when a beheaded rebel returns to counsel his king, carrying his head under his arm.
The volume gathers an elven court redeeming an ancient promise, a teenager joining a wolf pack, and a future town enforcing obedience to the flag.Dark Fantasy: Twelve-year-old Jamie discovers an icy, spiraled horn hidden beneath his uncle’s bed, unlocking a painful transformation that reveals his true identity.Scary Stories: Chosen by the Pyong Myar, young Banang climbs to the summit of the Red Temple to drink from his childhood companion and foresee oncoming war.Identity and Self-Discovery: An orphaned villager escapes the stake with help from forest wolves, only to learn his estranged father expects him to lead the pack.Mythical Creatures: Eight elves step through a liquid silver portal into a quiet bedroom to honor an ancient promise made to a dying grandmother.Also by This Author: The Monster's Ring, The Skull of Truth and Odds Are Good.