Tales from Places Strange and Familiar

Kate MacLeod

Aug 2025 · Ratatoskr Press

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About this ebook

Tales from Places Strange and Familiar collects five stories from fantasy and science fiction writer Kate MacLeod:

"While the Rat's Away," a science fiction story of travelers stowing away on a very unusual client ship.

"The Fair Folk," a fantasy tale of fairs, magic and tricky bargains.

"The Rod of Circe," a fantasy caper set in a magical version of modern day Minneapolis.

"Winter's End," a melancholy tale of a winter that never seems to end.

"Heat Death," a science fiction mystery story set in the near future on the edges of the Chihuahuan Desert in the brutal heat of midsummer.

About the author

Kate MacLeod has written stories which have appeared in Analog, Strange Horizons and Mythic Delirium, among other places. She has written young adult science fictions novel series such as The Travels of Scout Shannon and The Ritchie and Fitz Sci-Fi Murder Mysteries. The first book in her latest series, The Forgotten Planet, is currently out in stores everywhere. She also contributed to a serialized science fiction podcast called The Tales of the Chai Makhani Trio. You can learn more about her work at KateMacLeodWrites.com and at RatatoskrPressBooks.com.

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