Birthnight

Short story of 6k wordsOn the night that Christ was born, he received many visitors, and among those, unchronicled, the vast host of the legendary creatures who still roamed the world: the dragon, the unicorn, the phoenix, and the Queen of all Faerie, to name only a few.The immortals were called by a strange, unknown constellation, drawn to the child whose birth would herald the start of a new age-and the end of an old one. I write novels as Michelle Sagara:THE BOOKS OF THE SUNDEREDInto the DarklandsChildren of the BloodLady of MercyChains of Darkness, Chains of Light(These were published originally as Sagara books, but were reprinted under the name "Michelle Sagara West"CHRONICLES OF ELANTRA:Cast in ShadowCast in CourtlightCast in SecretCast in FuryCast in SilenceCast in ChaosCast in Ruin (September 20, 2011)Cast in Peril*THE QUEEN OF THE DEAD:Silence (May, 2012)Touch*Grave** Forthcoming