" —from the prologue Beginning in the late 1890s

a Dutch woman in her twenties who has been waiting to find a companion to accompany her on the fabled hippie trail to Nepal

When she became pregnant

And a bereaved

Imperial Dragon Oracle won a 2010 COVR award

The Prettiest Flower Military Science Fiction " —from the prologue BeginningHedgehog loves her garden. Passers by often stop to admire her beautiful flowers. But one day Hedgehog wakes to find her pretty garden ruined! Who has eaten all her plants? Hedgehog blames each of her friends, but it wasnt any of them. Then Hedgehog has an idea. After working all day tidying and replanting her garden, she sets a trap to catch the culprit.