My newest contemporary fantasy story, “Sigils in Snow,” is out now in Street Magic IV. This time, I brought the magic home—to the snowy streets and ordinary neighbourhoods of Edmonton.
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I thought I wrote urban fantasy—until readers pointed out that the Alberta foothills aren’t terribly urban. So what *is* the difference between urban and contemporary fantasy? And just how far can contemporary fantasy stretch when the impossible collides with the world we know?
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Sometimes publishing throws you a delightful curveball.
A few weeks ago I mentioned that my new fantasy short story, “Sigils in Snow,” had been accepted for the Street Magic IV anthology. I expected to tell you about it later this summer.
Instead…it’s available today!
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Most stories don’t arrive fully formed. They begin as a name, a setting, or the faintest glimmer of an idea, then grow one decision at a time. But every so often, a story appears almost complete. Rainmaker was one of those rare exceptions. Here’s how it came to life—and why, years later, I finally gave it the cover I’d always imagined.
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The Veilwardens have spent generations maintaining the portals between Terra and Aethryn, certain that the balance between the worlds must be preserved at all costs.
But what if the balance isn’t what they think it is?
In Quieting, old assumptions begin to crack, strange events grow harder to explain, and Riva Thorn finds herself questioning truths she has always accepted.
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The veil is thinning again. After the Quieting, the first main story in The Veilwarden Chronicles by Taylen Carver, is now available for pre-order. Hidden portals. Unstable magic. A world built on dangerous balance—and the first signs that balance may be failing.
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Two original stories from Taylen Carver—Roots of the Storm and Sylvalight—are eligible for the 2026 Hugo, Nebula, Aurora, and Dragon Awards. If you’re nominating this year, here are the details.
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A quick follow-up to today’s email about The Dragon of Falconer being 99c at Barnes & Noble until the 15th. (A copy of that email/post is below.) Barnes & Noble, for some mysterious reason, decided to not put my book on discount. I had a few emails from readers pointing that out and at this
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Dragon of Falconer, which is the first book in the Harley Firebird series, is currently only 99c on Barnes & Noble. And only until the 15th. The promotion page on Barnes & Noble is here, where the book is among a great many other discounted books. Dragon of Falconer is here, if you want to
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So, I wrote myself all the way into a corner, and didn’t realize it until just a few days ago. If you’ve been following my stories for a while, you might be familiar with the Magorian and Jones series, or the Harley Firebird series, or both. They’re both set in the same fantasy world, with
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