Magic Under the Big Top

<p>C<span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(71 70 70 1)>ircus enthusiasts will recognize this collection as a love letter to the source of its inspiration and appreciate the authors' showcasing of the love and dedication of circus performers and the allure of the big top. - Kirkus</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Welcome to the greatest show on earth... and beyond!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Run away to the dazzling world of circuses where the line between reality and magic blurs with this spellbinding collection of short stories.</p><p><br></p><p>Discover a princess who moonlights as a trapeze artist defying both gravity and royal expectations. Journey with a trick rider at a magic steampunk circus where gears and sorcery intertwine. Feel the thunderous applause as a pro wrestler fights to make his mark at a traveling show and experience the tender heart of a strongman who falls for a small-town girl.</p><p><br></p><p>An artist who finds himself in a madcap house brimming with eccentric circus performers where creativity knows no bounds. A teen who attends a prestigious camp under a false identity only to find herself in hot water when she starts crushing on her aerial partner. A runaway who stumbles upon a fae circus and an interstellar thief who ventures into an enigmatic show inside a black hole.</p><p><br></p><p>From contemporary fiction to historical tales to sci-fi and fantasy discover mystery adventure danger romance and more under the big top. So step right up and prepare to be amazed!</p><p><br></p><p>Stories by Amy Bearce Paige Daniels Dorothy Dreyer Mary Fan Janina Franck Leigh Hellman Jamie Krakover Karissa Laurel Adriano Moraes Milan Obradovic Selenia Paz and Lisa Toohey.</p><p><br></p><p>Featuring illustrations by Sean Eddingfield Ben Falco Martina Localzo Adriano Moraes and Marcella W.</p><p><br></p><p>With a foreword by Hovey Burgess.</p>