A few months after the events of "Loose Threads" (included in Three Windows) Suncat Morningsky, Kaichang Belgardis and Verneen Halannim, the Truesingers, find themselves back on Suncat's home world, as part of a new band, Gestalt. Still struggling to adjust to new lives and new relationships, they are not prepared for the turmoil that is poised to engulf them. Argenthome is not yet entirely at peace, and what is to come will test the mettle of these young musicians and force them to come to terms with sudden and irrevocable change...

Please note: This is a reissue in one volume of my first two self-published books, Three Windows and Two Magicians, with an extra story, Tension, added to make up the weight.

Three medium-length stories (not long enough for novels, too long for shorts) covering MR Jamesian horror, dystopian fantasy and "soft" science fiction.

Nothing is ever free… Serein was born into a world where you either had the ability to use magic or you did not. For the longest time, Serein believed she was like any other Mirthless and unable to use magic. Serein was fine with her non-magic lot in life, until it caused her to have a target on her back. Dahlia was an opportunistic businesswoman always looking for a way to make money. When she found one of her mother's spells that could give Mirthless the ability to use magic, she knew she could find a way to turn a profit with her new service---if she could find a test subject. The day Dahlia chose Serein to be her test subject was supposed to be the start of a new beginning for the both of them. Dahlia thought Serein would be happy to finally have magic, but she was not. Now Serein must live with the price of her magic, which may just cost her everything.

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