Pat Murphy Books in Order

A Neanderthal boy pursuing a sacred cave bear follows it through a strange opening into the future. Displaced among unfamiliar people and technology, he struggles to preserve his connection with nature and find a way to help his own people.

Archaeologist Elizabeth Butler sees the people who once inhabited the places she excavates, a gift she keeps secret. When the past begins speaking back during her work among Mayan ruins, her unusual ability becomes increasingly difficult to control.

After a devastating plague, surviving artists transform San Francisco into an imaginative refuge. When a general threatens to impose his own order, newcomer Jax and painter Danny-Boy join a resistance that uses creativity to challenge military force.

Nineteen speculative stories explore the uncertain boundaries between hope, fear and transformation. A chimpanzee carries a dead girl’s personality, a farmer grows a wife, and other encounters reveal unsettling consequences beneath seemingly familiar desires and assumptions.

Pat Cadigan, Karen Joy Fowler, and Pat Murphy each contribute six science fiction stories to this collection. An introduction by Sarah Lefanu accompanies works including His Vegetable Wife, Lieserl, Clay Devils, and the title story.

Growing up on the Missouri frontier, Nadya discovers she is a werewolf like her parents. Personal tragedy sends her west in search of freedom, where companionship and danger test her ability to live as both woman and wolf.

Developed with the Exploratorium, this collection invites families to explore science through experiments using accessible materials. Projects involving sound, flight, mixtures and optical illusions pair practical activities with explanations that encourage children and adults to investigate further.

Puzzles, word games, number challenges and optical illusions invite young readers to explore how their minds work. Activities developed by the Exploratorium examine memory, strategy and perception, encouraging families to investigate the surprises and shortcuts involved in thinking.

Asteroid miner Bailey retrieves a drifting message pod and contacts its owners, expecting a simple exchange. Instead, the discovery brings a legendary adventurer to his home and sends him aboard a starship bound for the galaxy’s center.

Orphaned during California’s Gold Rush, young Sarah is rescued by a wolf and grows up within the pack. Her encounters with people and dangerous wilderness adventures make her a local legend known as the Wild Angel of the Sierras.

Newly divorced librarian Susan Galina takes a cruise into the Bermuda Triangle and meets her favorite writer, Max Merriwell. As strange events blur the boundaries between identities and fiction, she must navigate realities that refuse to stay fixed.

This collection turns mathematics into practical experiments, games and puzzles using everyday materials. Developed through the Exploratorium’s approach to learning, the activities explore topics including graphing, fractions, ratios and problem solving through participation and investigation.

Unhappy about moving to California, twelve-year-old Joan finds an unexpected friend in Sarah, who calls herself Fox. Their shared storytelling leads to a writing contest and a summer class that encourages them to discover answers of their own.

Jennifer and her coworkers design miniature fairy worlds for a toy company while maintaining private imaginative worlds of their own. Their work and personal fantasies open questions about belief and the things that happen beyond conscious explanation.

Across archaeological sites, California suburbs, Western landscapes and imagined worlds, women confront trouble and take charge of their lives. These speculative stories explore resistance, desire and transformation through characters unwilling to accept the roles offered to them.

Mel enjoys running the Enchanted Jungle, a roadside attraction in Florida’s Everglades. Live parrots, concrete dinosaurs and unexpected wonders populate the unusual place at the center of this science fiction story.

When Mary Darling’s children disappear, Sherlock Holmes suspects their mother rather than understanding what has happened. Escaping an attempt to confine her, Mary begins an international search, finding unlikely allies as she works to bring her family home.