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The Laughing Gnome Sonata, Bartholomew Figglebrass at the crimson piano in Madame Velouria’s Conservatory as the Echo Pulse returns to Echoterra

The Laughing Gnome Sonata

Audience: All readers

In Echoterra’s Lower Glandrick, the reopening of Madame Velouria’s Conservatory sets Bartholomew Figglebrass against a cursed crimson piano that holds the mi...

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The Ember Bridge Captured Tale

The Ember Bridge

Audience: Dark or intense

A glowing river beneath an ancient stone bridge begins remembering every grief the village tried to bury. In The Ember Bridge, Mara Vey must cross into the f...

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Moon Orchard Hollow Captured Tale

Moon Orchard Hollow

Audience: Grown-up humor

In Moon Orchard Hollow, one foolish baker steals from the Bad Decision Orchard under a full moon and accidentally triggers a village-wide audit of pride, gos...

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The Blossomclaw Crablet Captured Tale

The Blossomclaw Crablet

Audience: Grown-up humor

A tiny flower-crowned crab with big glossy eyes and an even bigger ego becomes the accidental center of a Sugarwild Garden legend when her flair for dramatic...

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The Lavender Door in the Hill Captured Tale

The Lavender Door in the Hill

Audience: Grown-up humor

Behind a lavender door tucked into a storm-kissed hill, the hidden village of Underbloom has a serious housing problem: the hill is alive, the rooms are movi...

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The Teal Roof Tea House Captured Tale

The Teal Roof Tea House

Audience: All readers

At the storm-lit edge of Ribbonhollow Valley, The Teal Roof Tea House serves tea warm enough to comfort the weary—and honest enough to ruin everyone’s evenin...

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The Scarlet Violin House Captured Tale

The Scarlet Violin House

Audience: All readers

When Juniper Wrenwick seeks shelter inside the strange and sassy Scarlet Violin House, she discovers a valley haunted by unfinished songs, old regrets, and a...

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