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Tales of Spaceships and Magic collects ten stories from fantasy and science fiction writer Kate MacLeod:

The science fiction novelette “Required to Assist,” a mystery set on board a colony ship, where one woman alone is woken by the ship’s droids to solve a murder.

“Sword and Tattoo,” a fantasy short story where a stranger stumbles into a hidden town. He brings danger with him, but the people of the town just might be more dangerous still.

The science fiction short story “Being Neighborly,” a light-hearted tale of a human family homesteading on a world side by side with a very alien people.

“Tumbling Up,” a science fiction short story about a group of diplomats attempting to negotiate a peace with an aquatic alien species.

“Death Spiral,” a science fiction mystery where a security officer must solve a murder and keep a strange species of aliens calm at the same time.

"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.

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.