Wyngraf #4

Curl up with heartwarming fiction in the tradition of Legends & Lattes and The Hobbit. Wyngraf #4 includes ten all-new tales of magic, romance, adventure, dragons, and lots of food—including our first-ever recipe!—plus a lengthy interview with Phyllis Ann Karr, author of the 1986 cozy fantasy classic At Amberleaf Fair.

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* The Gentle World: A Conversation with Phyllis Ann Karr. Phyllis and editor Nathaniel Webb discuss her career, her influences, and the challenges of publishing a cozy fantasy novel when cozy fantasy wasn't a thing. At Amberleaf Fair prefigures cozy fantasy in a number of fascinating ways—learn the surprising story of the novel's genesis!

* “The Story Collector” by J.A. Collignon. You travel the land, learning stranger’s stories but always moving on. There hasn’t been a town to convince you to settle down… yet.

* “The Three Speaking Peoples” by S. B. Kleinman. Has Jeremy told you the story of how he got his sword? No? Well—

* “Never-Ever-Ever” by Shanna Germain. For a bard, a ringing in the ear means nothing less than forced retirement. But retirement isn’t an option when a rebellion relies on your music.

* “The Stormwalker” by Aidan Redwing. A ranger’s hospitality is put to the test when a creature of legend shares his tent on a stormy night. But what does the specter really want?

* “The Search for Dragonfire Chili” by Lydia Rose Hecker. If Chef Nethra’s ever going to open her own restaurant, she’ll need a signature dish. But that means an ingredient no one else can offer…

* “The Woodworker’s Guest” by Natasha Inwood. Drazhen was the happiest man in town until he lost his family. Can a strange visitor bring hope back to his life?

* “Jam Today” by Sonia Focke. What do you sell to a man on a quest for happiness?

* “A Brief Theory of Time Compression: or Interrupting Discrete Pasts” by Erin Keating. Professor Baldric Bragg of the Time Mages’ Academy visits the past to be alone—until one day, someone follows him there.

* “A Bard Comes to Bridgemoor” by Coby Anthony Rosser. In this rollicking tale of adventure, a bard, a bowfisher, and a goblin rogue band together to strike a blow for freedom (and eat a little riverboat food).

* “The Last First Flight of the Phoenix” by Jennifer Hudak. Every year, the Phoenix makes a huge production: immolation, rebirth, celebration. Zackery the catbird is officially fed up.