Casita Catalina

the home page of author Catherine Wells

Hello from the Sonoran desert!

Thanks for tuning in to my home page. Here's the latest information on my books, short stories and plays, plus announcements of any upcoming personal appearances and booksignings.

News and Announcements

For "Stones of Destiny" fans, you can read about the real Macbeath here.

01/18/08 - Woo-hoo! The "Wastelands" anthology is now available in bookstores. Octavia Butler, Orson Scott Card, Steven King, not to mention yours truly. My husband likes to say I'm mentioned on the cover--right there where it says "And Many Others."

10/11/07 - A friend of mine who read "Stones of Destiny" said he found himself wishing for a map to help him understand the geography. In case you feel the same, there is a map of Scotland with pertinent sites marked at The Land of Macbeth. It doesn't show Cirech and Ce, which are modern Aberdineshire, but imagine them just north of Dunsinane Hill.

10/01/07 - It's here! After a series of frustrating delays, "Stones of Destiny" is now available for order from amazon.com US. (It has been available at amazon.uk for some time.) Spread the word!

Anthologies

Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse

edited by John Joseph Adams

Nightshade Books, January 2008, ISBN 1597801054

Look for my short story "Artie's Angels" in which a pack of bicyclists bring an Arthurian code to a dying world.

Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction

edited by Al Sarrantonio

Penguin-Putnum, December 2001, ISBN 0451458591

In this collection of short fiction, my story "'Bassador" tells a tale of redemption from limited possibilities, where Powers use ignorance to oppress, and the rebels are librarians in black leather jackets!

The Doom of Camelot

edited by James Lowden

Green Knight Press, August 2000, ISBN 1928999093

"A Hermit's Tale" leads this collection of stories about what caused the downfall of Arthur's kingdom. Drawn from some of the earliest legends of Arthur and other Celtic heroes, "A Hermit's Tale" is a historical take on the rise and fall of the greatest War Leader in 6th century Britain, as told by one of the few survivors of the Battle of Camlan. Order from amazon.com or directly from Wizard's Attic.

Short Fiction

· "Ghost Town," Asimov's Magazine of Science Fiction, May/June 2008

· "Point of Origin," Asimov's Magazine of Science Fiction, August 2005

· "Sysop," Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, Summer 2004

· "The Sea-Maid," Realms of Fantasy, February 2002

· "Artie's Angels," Realms of Fantasy, December 2001

· "The Nechtanite and the Inforat," Analog, October 2000

Novels

Stones of Destiny

Four O'Clock Press, ISBN 9781906146191

In 11th Century Scotland, a fierce warlord arose whose legend endures today. But was he truly a usurper? or did he save his country from an inept king?

cover art by Lance Dworshak