Other Books by Kara Dalkey

Sagamore
The Curse of Sagamore (#1)
The Sword of Sagamore (#2)
Heir to the throne, Prince Abderian, who wants nothing to do with the throne, finds himself wrapped in a web of political intrigue and magic, as others at court vie for power and the crown.

Mitsuko
Little Sister (#1)
The Heavenward Path (#2)
Set in the 1200s, Mitsuko is a young girl living in the Japanese imperial court.  Previously unexposed to the realities of the world, Mitsuko’s world is turned upside down when her brother-in-law is brutally murdered and her family kidnapped by a powerful warlord.  In order to save her family, she visits the nether-world where she encounters the spirit of her sister, devastated by the loss of her husband.  Mitsuko must join forces with a shapeshifter to bring her family home.

Blood of the Goddess
Goa (#1)
Bijapur (#2)
Bhagavati (#3)
In this series, Thomas, a young apothecary’s apprentice, travels from England to India and Africa to collect rare herbs for his master.  However, after becoming shipwrecked in India, Thomas meets a mysterious stranger whom teaches him about the Rasa Mahadevi, a mystical powder that can restore life to the dead.

The Nightingale
Dalkey retells the classic Hans Christian Andersen ‘The Nightingale’.  Resetting the tale in ancient Japan, Uguisu is a young musician who catches the ear of the emperor and is brought to court.  She immediately becomes embroiled in the intrigue and politics found there.

Euryale
This book re-imagines the story of Euryale, one of the Gorgon sisters – the most infamous being Medusa.  Euryale lives in isolation with only blind servants to prevent anyone from looking upon her face and offers a reward for any mortal whom can solve the riddle “what can turning stone into living flesh?”

Steel Rose
TJ, a struggling actress, enlists magical assistance to improve her performances and attract fans.  This backfires, however, when a group of elves discovers what she is doing and disapproves.  TJ suddenly finds herself trapped between two sides of a magical war.

Crystal Sage
In this humorous novel, two house cleaners discover their new client is a woman whom, after conducting strange musical experiments involving ancient Celtic manuscripts, has been transformed into a talking guitar.  Her new house cleaners set out to solve the mystery of what happened.  This book blends together Celtic and Native American mythology.

Genpei
This fantasy book reads as historical fiction.  Dalkey rewrites the real Genpei Wars between the Taira and the Minomoto in 12th century Japan, with each side enlisting aid from gods and demons in an attempt to gain advantage over the other.