J. Kathleen Cheney





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J. Kathleen Cheney

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J. Kathleen Cheney is nothing if not versatile in her story telling. But, weaving through her work is a common thread, that of the improbable heroine. From worlds set in humanity’s distant post-apocalyptic future to alternate worlds of today or of the near past, Kathleen’s heroines include a siren who with help from a gentleman of the city must stop a regicidal plot, the neglected daughter of an absent king coming to terms with her shapeshifting ancestors, a blind teenager who dreams of others’ deaths and who uses her gift of touch to find their killers, and the widow of a trainer who with a most unusual horse must save her farm and way of life. All use their unusual gifts and talents to overcome obstacles and find their place in the world....more


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OF AMBERGRIS, BLOOD, AND BRANDY a novel of fantasy, suspense, and romance in an alternate turn-of-the-century Portugal in which races of shape-shifters live in secret, and a fantastical underwater work of art and a psychopathic killer become tangled in a string of murders that threaten the stability of the entire nation to Kat Sh...

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Published on May 15, 2012 15:14
Average rating: 3.78 · 72 ratings · 17 reviews · 8 distinct works
Iron Shoes
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011
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Snow Comes to Hawk's Folly
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011
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The Dragon's Child:Two Shor...
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011
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A Hand for Each: Three Shor...
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Touching the Dead
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The Dragon's Child: Two Sho...
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008
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