Shadowbaby

Winterlands

by Barbara Hambly

A novelette of 15,000 words; a sequel to Hambly's Dragonsbane (Winterlands) series. Everyone knows that when the faerie-folk of the marshes kidnap a human child, they replace it with a changeling, a shadow-baby. When John Aversin, Dragonsbane and Thane of the Winterlands, hears that the inhabitants of a local village are accusing a changeling child of murdering its human foster-mother, he is alarmed and appalled. He knows that changelings don't kill their foster parents - and that if the villagers harm the changeling, the shadowy faeries are capable of taking horrible revenge.

Genres: Fantasy

48 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 15, 2015

About the author

aka Barbara Hamilton

Ranging from fantasy to historical fiction, Barbara Hambly has a masterful way of spinning a story. Her twisty plots involve memorable characters, lavish descriptions, scads of novel words, and interesting devices. Her work spans the Star Wars universe, antebellum New Orleans, and various fantasy worlds, sometimes linked with our own.


"I always wanted to be a writer but everyone kept telling me it was impossible to break into the field or make money. I've proven them wrong on both counts."
-Barbara Hambly

Reviews

[Nicole Luiken · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recently reread the Dragonsbane/Winterlands series and was delighted to discover that Hambly has a number of novelettes with the Further Adventures of John and Jenny. I've been slowly picking them up. I devoured this last night: changelings, stubborn farmers, murder and menacing attacks in the mist.

[Mai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cool! I love the dragonsbane stories.