Alexandra Rowland Books in Order

Accused of witchcraft and treason in a foreign country, an itinerant storyteller faces execution from his prison cell. With little understanding of the surrounding political struggle, he uses stories to influence the rulers deciding his fate.

Still troubled by his former master's destructive influence, storyteller Ylfing becomes a translator for a wealthy merchant. When his tales fuel a speculative frenzy over exotic flowers, he must decide whether his words can avert the disaster they helped create.

This illustrated field guide imagines how faeries and other mythical beings have adapted to modern cities, migration, and environmental change. Profiles of more than fifty creatures combine folklore with an exploration of where magic might survive today.

Disgraced at court, Prince Kadou investigates a guild burglary to prove his loyalty to his sister, the queen. Working with his stern new bodyguard, he uncovers a counterfeiting conspiracy that threatens the kingdom and complicates their growing attachment.

Eisl has spent his life beside a mountain ravine, terrified of the god beneath its bridge. A visiting storyteller awakens his desire to see the wider world, but leaving home means confronting the fear that has confined him.

Theatre director Saba vows to keep her troupe out of trouble so they can retain their patron. Rival performers refuse to cooperate, drawing the company into an escalating feud of sabotage, betrayal, and revenge that threatens their survival.

A kingdom has already seen eighteen kings before autumn begins. This short fantasy story uses that extraordinary succession of rulers to explore the human cost of political power and the instability behind the changing crown.

Two devotees meet at the edge of a sacred forest: one must embrace its god's terror, while the other tends protective lanterns. Their shared journey tests faith, courage, and what each is prepared to sacrifice for duty.

After stealing a valuable state secret, former spy Avra flees to sea and seeks help from his pirate ex. Selling the information promises a fortune, but hostile officials, a mysterious new crewmate, and dangerous waters complicate their escape.

Royal bodyguard Tadek has privately mourned the princess whose kindness rescued him from poverty twenty years earlier. An encounter beside her portrait offers a chance to speak about the loyalty and grief he has long kept hidden.

Tam has resented Lord Lyford since childhood despite their long-running intimate relationship. Discovering his rival enjoys a goddess's favour drives him to leave home, beginning a difficult search for forgiveness, self-respect, and the affection he believes he cannot have.

A scholar translates a newly discovered manuscript that may explain an emperor’s ten-year disappearance. A scribe’s account and an enslaved man’s flight expose the violence, obsession, and distorted love beneath an ancient empire’s outward grandeur.