Looking for holiday gifts for family and friends? Shopping for yourself? Consider a few of my books…
Epic fantasy. Magic. Multiple lives. My River of Souls stories include not only the eponymous trilogy itself, but also the prequel duology Mage and Empire, as well as several related shorter works, Thief of War, River of Souls, and Nocturnall.
Therez Zhalina is the daughter of one of Melnek’s most prominent merchants. Hers is a life of wealth and privilege, and she knows her duty—to marry well and to the family’s advantage. But when Therez meets the much older man her father chose, she realizes he is far crueler than her father could ever be.
She decides to run. This choice will change her life forever.
Science fiction. Political thriller. No Unnecessary Men. The Janet Watson Chronicles.
Set in a near future Washington, D.C., a clever, incisive, and fresh feminist twist on a classic literary icon—Sherlock Holmes—in which Dr. Janet Watson and covert agent Sara Holmes will use espionage, advanced technology, and the power of deduction to unmask a murderer targeting Civil War veterans.
“Readers who pick this up for the novelty of Watson and Holmes as black women will be impressed by how well O’Dell realizes them as full, rich characters. This is a real treat for fans of Conan Doyle and SF mysteries.” — Publishers Weekly
Alternate history. The Time Roads is a series of linked novellas about mathematics, murder, and time.
As the young queen Áine Lasairíona Devereaux takes the throne, Europe hovers on the brink of war. In a series of braided stories, Claire O’Dell has created a tale about a queen who seeks to guard her kingdom, and the brilliant Éireann scientists who strive to conquer the nature of time.
“Different and cunning, The Time Roads serves up history too magical, too thoughtful, and too explosive to be dubbed merely ‘alternate.’” —Cherie Priest, author of The Clockwork Century series