Ghostwood

Originally published in Enchanted Forests, ed. Katharine Kerr and Martin H. Greenberg. A short story of 9k wordsA young man is visiting his sister at her cottage-in the middle of a bitterly cold winter. Who does that? He doesn't particularly like cottages, he's not fond of nature when it's not contained in planters, and he's not a fan of the cold.But he's here, in a winter forest, with his sister … and shambling corpses that seem to follow him wherever he goes.What happened here? Why are they after him? 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