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(Nearly) Complete Bibliography of works by Carrie Vaughn

(I didn't include the high school literary magazine,
or the "GI Joe" fanfic I wrote when I was 14. No, I won't post it on the site.)


Novels:

Kitty and the Silver Bullet, Grand Central Publishing, 2008.
Kitty Takes a Holiday, Warner Books/Hachette Book Group, 2007
Kitty Goes to Washington, Warner Books, 2006
Kitty and The Midnight Hour, Warner Books, 2005

Long Time Listener, First Time Werewolf, Science Fiction Book Club omnibus edition, 2007. (Includes Kitty and The Midnight Hour, Kitty Goes to Washington, and Kitty Takes a Holiday.)

Wild Cards:
"Chosen Ones," Inside Straight, 2008.

Short Stories:

"Free Space" Baen's Universe, August 2007
A desperate chase on a refurbished space station uncovers nasty secrets.

"Kitty's Zombie New Year" Weird Tales #345.
A new year's party goes a bit wrong for Kitty...

"Swing Time" Baen's Universe, June 2007.
Like dancing with the stars? Try dancing through time.

"Marrying In" Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2007
Helluva way to get a green card...

"A Princess of Spain" The Secret History of Vampires, ed. by Darrell Schweitzer, from DAW Books, April 2007
Catherine of Aragon finds danger and intrigue in the court of Henry VII.

"Looking After Family" Realms of Fantasy, February 2007.
A sixteen year old Cormac hunts his first werewolf.

"Crows" Talebones, #34 Winter 2006
The battle is over, but not for one desperate man with a hopeless task.

"Of Swords and Horses" Realms of Fantasy, December 2006.
Those left behind also pay a price.

"For Fear of Dragons" Weird Tales, Oct-Nov 2006.
The designated virgin sacrifice has other ideas about her true destiny.
Reprinted in Weird Tales, The 21st Century: Vol. 1, from Prime Books, 2007.

"Winnowing the Herd," Strange Horizons, Oct. 16, 2006
A Kitty story of sorts, takes place before the first novel: It's the staff appreciation party at KNOB.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner Dozois.**

"The Last Moments of a Doomed Race" Son and Foe #4, 2006.
Epic in scope, rather smaller in size.

"Real City," Futurismic.com, June 2006.
In the future, a group of filmmakers wants to make a movie without CGI and blue screens.

"Kitty and the Mosh Pit of the Damned" Weird Tales #338
Punk show. Soul-stealer. Nail gun. It's Kitty's night on the town!

"The Whimsical Lives of Bean Counters" Talebones 31, Winter 2005
In which we examine the magic of being an accountant.

"Draw Thy Breath in Pain," Paradox, Issue 8, December 2005
The ghost of a certain Danish prince compels a certain Elizabethan playwright to tell his story.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 19th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin Grant.**

"Danaë at Sea" TEL: Stories, edited by Jay Lake, Fall 2005. Available from Wheatland Press.
A story about women put to sea in sealed caskets.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner Dozois.**

"Dances from the Unseelie Court," The Eggplant Online Library, May 2005
An excerpt from a book which does not exist.

"The Bravest of Us Touched the Sky" Talebones 29, Winter 2004
In 1943, two WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) embark on a secret mission with unexpected consequences .
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 18th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin Grant.**

"Peace in Our Time," Futurismic.com, December 2004
Someone has to play Taps at the funeral.

"This is the Highest Step in the World" All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories, October 2004
Inspired by a harrowing true story from the heyday of U.S. aerospace research.
Read about the real mission here.

"After the Golden Age" The Dogtown Review 1, May 2004
What do superheroes do when faced with the end of the world?

"Kitty Loses Her Faith" Weird Tales, #333, Fall 2003
The further adventures of Kitty Norville, a werewolf with her own call-in radio talk show for the supernaturally disadvantaged.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 17th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin Grant.**

"A Hunter's Ode to His Bait" Realms of Fantasy, February 2003
An unexpected complication arises in the life of a unicorn hunter.

"Strife Lingers in Memory" Realms of Fantasy, December 2002
The war is over, the rightful king has married his one true love--and some battles remain yet to be fought.

"The Heroic Death of Lieutenant Michkov" Polyphony 1, Fall 2002.
History depends on what stories are told about a given place, time, and hero.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 16th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling.**

"The Librarian's Daughter" Realms of Fantasy, August 2002
This is a story about a girl, her horse, and the man who almost came between them.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 16th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling.**

"Silence Before Starlight" Talebones 23, Winter 2001
In orbit above Europa, two astronauts cling to their sanity.
See a full-color version of Frank Wu's way-cool illustration for this story: www.frankwu.com

"Doctor Kitty Solves All Your Love Problems" Weird Tales 324, Summer 2001.
Kitty Norville's popular call-in radio advice show for supernatural beings runs into trouble when a vampire hunter gets in on the act.

"In Time"Talebones 21, Spring 2001
Emily Dickinson and her dog Carlo have one last adventure.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 19th Annual Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner Dozois.**

"A Riddle in Nine Syllables" Talebones 20, Fall 2000.
Alien parasite meets maternal instinct.

"The Haunting of Princess Elizabeth" Sword and Sorceress XVII, edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, DAW Books, May 2000.
A young Elizabeth Tudor is haunted by the ghosts of Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, and Jane Grey.

"The Girl with the Pre-Raphaelite Hair" Talebones 17, Fall 1999.
A twisted love triangle between a telepath, an AI, and the scientist who controls them both.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 13th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling.**

"PCS" Military Lifestyle Magazine, July 1994.