Tales from Ysthar Books in Order

On a blue-moon night just before school resumes, Alberta teenager Tyler explores the land beyond his father's ranch. An unusual discovery behind a wind farm interrupts an otherwise ordinary summer weekend and brings mystery into a familiar rural landscape.

William Shakespeare strays beyond the fields he knows and arrives at the Black Bull of Inkebarrow. A wrong turn carries him away from the familiar course of history toward an encounter with magic in this brief fantasy tale.

A fairy prince sets out expecting amusement and the chance to cause trouble. His search for mischief instead brings an unexpected encounter, taking his outing beyond its original purpose in a short tale set in the world of Ysthar.

Raphael, guardian of the magic hidden behind the ordinary world, is prepared to sacrifice almost everything to prevent its destruction. The sudden return of his long-lost twin unsettles those plans, exposing a struggle in which saving himself may prove hardest.

Five standalone stories follow very different people into encounters with poetry, myth, and magic in a world resembling our own. A storyteller, a fairy prince, ordinary siblings, a Canadian teenager, and Shakespeare each find unexpected passages beyond familiar experience.