Luke may not be the brightest ember in hell–or in his new job at Safeway–but for a demon he’s almost poetic, and his love for Banshee is like a cheese spreader digging at the overripe brie of his soulless heart. Read more…
Boy meets girl. Girl meets dragon (who’d rather not mention he’s a 200 year old virgin). Girl finds powerful magic and accidentally screws up a whole realm. Can the dragons, the unscaled, the sky openers and the sacred splatwort tree get together and fix Arabesque? Maybe not exactly in the ways they intended … Read more…
Hummingbird is coming of age, and she’s got a serious crush on Bear. But the sacred splatwort tree is prophesying again, and the furry inhabitants of Welfland have got climate problems. Queen Fox makes a mess of her love life, but hopefully it won’t start a war. Plus Brrekk, adorable giant wyvern, makes his singing debut. Read more…
Ginn, star performer in the Dragon Firedancing Troupe, rescues a gorgeous manic elf named Violent. Bear and Hummingbird’s clunky romance heats up as they are snowed in by the Hiddlenfolk’s mysteries. Even The Darkeye finally loses her cool. Read more…
Fantasia and Lunari are sent as envoys to Elvenrealm, but it’s a hash from the start when 11 year old Lunari jumps ship to go on a spontaneous playdate with the king’s youngest son Gnat. Warning–this novel includes polyamorous elves, slavery, questionable love scenes, mystic pixies with psychedelic pee, and two kids flying through it all on a winged harp. Read more…
A story about a boy and his beloved giant spider Boo, a veterinary assistant with evil plans and a scaly rash, a troll with architectural aspirations, and an annoyingly zen dragon with a hot tub. Also a romantic Shakespearean twin mixup. What could go wrong? Read more…
Loner Yara doesn’t want to balloon across the sea to find a husband like other young women, but her brother Baz does, so they switch. Few know of their secret trade at first: a weird elvish shaman, a pair of old lesbian beachcombers, and Qui-oo the kelpdweller. Love, however, is about to complicate everything … Read more…
About the author
Raised by an English professor, an artist and two librarians amid walls of books, Andrea has drawn and written stories since age six. She’s an experienced runaway, unwed mother, musician and goatherd. She lives in Northern California between the redwoods and the sea, playing the fiddle while the deer eat her garden.
She likes character-based stories in which people’s cultural assumptions are challenged. A few current inspirations: Travis Baldree, Becky Chambers, TJ Klune, John Scalzi, Wen Spencer
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Short Stories
Banshee (urban fantasy, 2800 words)
Luke may not be the brightest ember in hell–or in his new job at Safeway–but for a demon he’s almost poetic, and his love for Banshee is like a cheese spreader digging at the overripe brie of his soulless heart.
Read more…
The Architect (fiction, 1400 words)
At an architects’ convention, Stephanie encounters an old flame. There’s something odd about him. Or is it her?
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Fantasy Novels
The Unscaled (Serpentil fantasy series Book 1)
Boy meets girl. Girl meets dragon (who’d rather not mention he’s a 200 year old virgin). Girl finds powerful magic and accidentally screws up a whole realm. Can the dragons, the unscaled, the sky openers and the sacred splatwort tree get together and fix Arabesque? Maybe not exactly in the ways they intended …
Read more…
The Talisman Seekers (Serpentil Book 2)
Hummingbird is coming of age, and she’s got a serious crush on Bear. But the sacred splatwort tree is prophesying again, and the furry inhabitants of Welfland have got climate problems. Queen Fox makes a mess of her love life, but hopefully it won’t start a war. Plus Brrekk, adorable giant wyvern, makes his singing debut.
Read more…
The Fire Dancers (Serpentil Book 3)
Ginn, star performer in the Dragon Firedancing Troupe, rescues a gorgeous manic elf named Violent. Bear and Hummingbird’s clunky romance heats up as they are snowed in by the Hiddlenfolk’s mysteries. Even The Darkeye finally loses her cool.
Read more…
Lunari Conquers the Elves (Serpentil Book 4)
Fantasia and Lunari are sent as envoys to Elvenrealm, but it’s a hash from the start when 11 year old Lunari jumps ship to go on a spontaneous playdate with the king’s youngest son Gnat. Warning–this novel includes polyamorous elves, slavery, questionable love scenes, mystic pixies with psychedelic pee, and two kids flying through it all on a winged harp.
Read more…
A Web Spun by Moonlight (A Serpentil Novel)
A story about a boy and his beloved giant spider Boo, a veterinary assistant with evil plans and a scaly rash, a troll with architectural aspirations, and an annoyingly zen dragon with a hot tub. Also a romantic Shakespearean twin mixup. What could go wrong?
Read more…
Brides of the Sea (A Serpentil Novel)
Loner Yara doesn’t want to balloon across the sea to find a husband like other young women, but her brother Baz does, so they switch. Few know of their secret trade at first: a weird elvish shaman, a pair of old lesbian beachcombers, and Qui-oo the kelpdweller. Love, however, is about to complicate everything …
Read more…
About the author
Raised by an English professor, an artist and two librarians amid walls of books, Andrea has drawn and written stories since age six. She’s an experienced runaway, unwed mother, musician and goatherd. She lives in Northern California between the redwoods and the sea, playing the fiddle while the deer eat her garden.
She likes character-based stories in which people’s cultural assumptions are challenged. A few current inspirations: Travis Baldree, Becky Chambers, TJ Klune, John Scalzi, Wen Spencer
Please contact me at:
Email: mcfarland.andrea@gmail.com