Novels
Orcas Afterlife
The Empress and The Moon
The cat’s out of the bag…
Gregorio Andromedus has finally gone too far, and Calendula Isadora— Callie to her friends— has revealed his soul-stealing crimes to witchkind. But with her mother in peril, and her baby daughter exhibiting strange powers, Callie can’ t wait around for her elders to bring him to justice. It’ s up to her to take down her mentor-turned-nemesis, using a strategy no witch in her community has ever employed before: with the help of her human friends.
With journeys through cat portals and into spiritual planes, this final volume of the Nightcraft Quartet reveals not only the fate of witchkind, but shows Callie who she truly is. Sometimes, even a witch scientist has to trust her gut.
What fate will the cards reveal?
The Chameleon Chronicles Box Set: Books 1-5
Camille Tate has always run away…but now she’s ready to stop vanishing whenever life gets too frightening.
This special box set contains all five volumes of the Chameleon Chronicles.
Orcas Intrigue: When a broken heart sends Cam to remote Orcas Island to try her hand at caretaking and writing a screenplay, she finds quiet beaches and cozy bookstores, plus a host of intriguing folks, including a rugged boat-builder, a glamorous neighbor, and a reassuring sheriff’s deputy.
But an escalating nest of mysteries and the haunting sense of being watched soon leave Cam wondering if she can believe her own perceptions. As intrigue turns to danger, she must decide whether there is anyone she can trust, or if it’s time for her to vanish yet again.
Orcas Intruder: Camille Tate always tells herself to calm down…but her instincts always warn her to disappear.
After her first, frightening weeks on Orcas Island, Cam is hoping that a quiet Thanksgiving with her foster parents and a few friends will help her recover from the horror of witnessing a shooting and being kidnapped.
But her employers, the Brixtons, are returning to their estate for the holiday as well. Then a few unexpected visitors from Cam’s past show up. When her neighbor’s home is ransacked, Cam’s peaceful holiday vanishes completely as she realizes the intrigue that has haunted her new island life is far from over.
Orcas Investigation: Camille Tate has begun to feel at home…but staying in one place has dangers for a woman who always fades away.
Winter comes to Orcas, and ice strands Cam indoors to work on her script, do some caretaking, and recover from the dangers of her earlier time on the island. But Cam is grieving her friends, lost to betrayal, travel, and whatever called Lisa Cannon away with barely a word.
JoJo, the rakish son of her boss, offers a charming distraction from this loneliness, and all the things Cam should be doing. With him at her side, Cam is swept into a new investigation. Against a backdrop of hilarious island politics and eccentric neighbors, the secrets of Cam’s childhood—and her mysterious gift—begin to surface.
Orcas Illusion: Camille Tate has finally found her stride…but is it all an illusion?
Just when life should finally be settling down for Cam, new challenges arrive to knock her off balance again.
Lisa Cannon has returned after being off island all winter, and Cam is both excited to be her new personal assistant, and nervous about showing her the play she’s written. But Lisa’s return brings much more trouble than that.
JoJo Brixton, that charming rascal, is back, and determined to win Cam’s forgiveness with his usual blend of humor, insouciance, and charm. Then there’s Colin, who has had just about enough of the friend zone. Kevin and his Intruder, Paige Berry and her air of mystery, pets, raccoons, and play revisions add plenty of chaos too. But then a stranger comes prowling, a friend falls deathly ill, and Cam finds herself embroiled in Orcas intrigue again.
When Cam and her friend Jen dig deep to resolve all these mysteries, both the law and other more shadowy figures go to surprising lengths to keep these “amateurs” out of their business, and away from the truth.
Orcas Intermission: Camille Tate is ready to be seen…but is her world ready to see her?
Reeling from her recent recruitment as a confidential informant in the island’s ongoing more-than-murder investigation, Cam is flummoxed by an escalating avalanche of secrets divulged by everyone from her boss, Lisa Cannon, to her friend Paige Berry, and the rakishly charming JoJo Brixton, among others. No one and nothing is what it seemed; and as each new revelation leads to even deeper ones, it becomes a struggle to focus on her fabulous new day job: bringing her recently completed play, Salon Confidential, to the stage! In all the chaos, Cam nearly misses the one thing that’s so clear to everyone around her: how much she herself is changing.
In this fast-moving, humorous, heartbreaking and heartwarming final volume of The Chameleon Chronicles, Cam faces more than one old nemesis, a slew of surprising new challenges, the long arm of the law, and her innermost fears…as a truly unforgettable opening night draws ever nearer.
The Lovers Three
After a long trip to the Old Country, Callie blissfully awaits the finalization of her marriage contract to a dreamy warlock, the father of her beautiful newborn child. She loves her house, she loves her baby, and she loves her life.
What could be better?
Except…something’s not right. Having a newborn and adjusting to motherhood is a lot, but her frazzled mind is due to something more sinister than a post-pregnancy brain. When Callie starts to remember the dangerous secrets she uncovered in the Old Country, she also remembers the stakes. The future of witchkind depends not only on her recovering her memories from the golem she entrusted them to, but also revealing the plans of one of their leaders. Gregorio Andromedus is a man Callie once trusted, her mentor and teacher, and the father of her betrothed. He’s also responsible for the death of her best friend–and his plans for witchkind would mean sacrificing everything Callie cares about.
But to take him down, she might have to risk it all…
Orcas Intermission
Camille Tate is ready to be seen…but is her world ready to see her?
Reeling from her recent recruitment as a confidential informant in the island’s ongoing more-than-murder investigation, Cam is flummoxed by an escalating avalanche of secrets divulged by everyone from her boss, Lisa Cannon, to her friend Paige Berry, and the rakishly charming JoJo Brixton, among others. No one and nothing is what it seemed; and as each new revelation leads to deeper ones, it becomes a struggle to focus on her fabulous new day job: bringing her recently completed play, Salon Confidential, to the stage! In all the chaos, Cam nearly misses the one thing that’s so clear to everyone around her: how much she herself is changing.
In this fast-moving, humorous, heartbreaking and heartwarming final volume of The Chameleon Chronicles, Cam faces more than one old nemesis, a slew of surprising new challenges, the long arm of the law, and her innermost fears…as a truly unforgettable opening night draws ever nearer.
Orcas Illusion
Camille Tate has finally found her stride…but is it all an illusion?
A Sword in The Sun
“Page’s enchanting worldbuilding and charming heroine will draw readers in”–Publishers Weekly
Calendula Isadora (Callie to her friends) is a powerful witch with a mind for science…magical science. Her independent ways, not to mention her unseemly affection for her human boyfriend, put her at odds with her San Francisco coven. The last straw comes when she builds and animates a massive golem. Really, such things are simply not done among respectable witchkind. Then a sexy Old Country warlock arrives on the scene, just to complicate things further, as Callie’s best friend, Logandina, falls ill with an inexplicable malady. As Callie delves deeper into the swirl of mysteries surrounding her, the witchkind powers-that-be try to keep her in her place. Naturally, she defies them, with help from her mentor, eight-hundred-year-old Gregorio Andromedus, her mother, a “wild magic” witch with a talent for the tarot, and a few new friends. But when illusion, deception, danger and intrigue are the common currency, how can any witch know who to trust or where to turn? Can Callie rely on anyone besides herself–and her familiar, Elnor?
The Queen and The Tower
Calendula Isadora (Callie to her friends) is a powerful witch with a mind for science…magical science. Her independent ways, not to mention her unseemly affection for her human boyfriend, put her at odds with her San Francisco coven. The last straw comes when she builds and animates a massive golem. Really, such things are simply not done among respectable witchkind. Then a sexy Old Country warlock arrives on the scene, just to complicate things further, as Callie’s best friend, Logandina, falls ill with an inexplicable malady. As Callie delves deeper into the swirl of mysteries surrounding her, the witchkind powers-that-be try to keep her in her place. Naturally, she defies them, with help from her mentor, eight-hundred-year-old Gregorio Andromedus, her mother, a “wild magic” witch with a talent for the tarot, and a few new friends. But when illusion, deception, danger and intrigue are the common currency, how can any witch know who to trust or where to turn? Can Callie rely on anyone besides herself-and her familiar, Elnor?
Orcas Intrigue
Can a woman prone to vanishing when life gets tough learn to stand her ground–and find herself in the process?
Camille Tate has always run away…but vanishing whenever life gets too frightening has never solved anything.
When a broken heart sends Cam to remote Orcas Island to try her hand at caretaking and writing a screenplay, she finds quiet beaches and cozy bookstores, plus a host of intriguing folks, including a rugged boat-builder, a glamorous neighbor, and a reassuring sheriff’s deputy.
But an escalating nest of mysteries and the haunting sense of being watched soon leave Cam wondering if she can believe her own perceptions. As intrigue turns to danger, she must decide whether there is anyone she can trust, or if it’s time for her to vanish yet again.
Orcas Intruder
After all the intrigue of the last few weeks, Camille Tate just wants to have a quiet Thanksgiving weekend with her family at her new home on Orcas Island. But when her next-door neighbor Lisa’s home is broken into and ransacked, Cam realizes the intrigue is far from over.
Orcas Investigation
Camille Tate has found the spot she would like to call home . . . but staying in one place has dangers for a woman who always fades away.
When winter comes to Orcas, ice strands Cam indoors. It’s time to work on her script, do some caretaking, and recover from the danger of her early time on the island. But Cam is grieving her friends, lost to betrayal, travel, and whatever called Lisa Cannon away with barely a word.
What will break Cam’s loneliness? JoJo, the rakish son of her boss, offers a charming distraction from all the things Cam should be doing. With him at her side, Cam is swept into a new investigation. Against a backdrop of hilarious island politics and eccentric neighbors, the secrets of Cam’s childhood—and her mysterious gift—begin to surface.
Eel River
It’s all groovy, mellow fun on the back-to-the-land commune…until the monster shows up.
Strange things begin happening on the back-to-the-land commune. Yet the adults, busy grooving out with easy drugs and free love, shrug off each tragedy. Only the ten-year-old Princess understands what’s really going on. A dark presence has emerged on the Land, and it seems that it speaks to her.
Can she hold onto her tenuous influence over the presence long enough to save her family?
Our Lady of the Islands: Re-released by Outland Entertainment
Set in the lush and dangerous world of Jay Lake’s Green, Our Lady of the Islands is a vibrant, enchanting tale of political intrigue and divine mystery.
“… a celebration of female friendship and cooperation. Page has done a phenomenal job of completing Lake’s work after his death, honoring his contributions and vision while giving the novel an emotionally authentic, coherent voice.”
– Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Collections and Essays
I Was a Trophy Wife & Other Essays
“These essays will make you laugh, cry, wince, and wonder.” Karen G. Berry, author of Shopping at the Used Man Store
Essays about life, love, loss, creativity, money–and, above all, finding one’s voice.
The Usual Path to Publication
With as many “success stories” as there are authors, there is no usual path to publication. Here, for your edification and entertainment, are a double dozen (and more) examples.
An essay collection of the many Unusual, inspirational, bizarre, even dreadful tales of how writers actually got published — and how even that is not the end of the story.
Black-Eyed Peas on New Year’s Day: An Anthology of Hope
2020 wasn’t kind to any of us, was it? Pandemic, economic collapse, out-of-control wildfires the world ’round, ice storms, murder hornets…and that’s without even discussing politics.
It’s time to send some good energy out there into the world. Good luck, good wishes, good magic, talismans and rituals and lucky charms—you name it, we’ve got it here.
BLACK-EYED PEAS ON NEW YEAR’S DAY is a multi-genre anthology focused on hope. Here you’ll find more than a double dozen tales—fantasy, science fiction, literary, even nonfiction—that will bring a smile to your face and some optimism to your heart.
After all, we’re all in this together. (Except the murder hornets. They’re not welcome here.)
Eastlick and Other Stories
OH GIVE ME STORIES, LOTS OF STORIES A dragon’s tears; Gilgamesh returned; lovers in space; gin, beer, blood; passion and heartbreak; wild legends, gritty truths—and one truly plucky realtor—you’ll find all this and more in Eastlick and Other Stories. Shannon Page’s kaleidoscopic collection of marvelous tales meanders from post-apocalyptic Cyprus, medieval Venice, and the Age of Legends, to the far reaches of outer space—and inner space too. As Janna Silverstein writes in her Introduction, “Like a good glass of wine, a good short story offers complexity and buzz.” Sit down here with Shannon and her friends, pour a glass from any bottle in this fine cellar, and take a moment to savor the experience. Then enjoy another—and another. Unlike other vintages you may have sampled, these will leave you feeling only better in the morning.
Stories
Reprint of “Oh Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above” (co-written with Mark J. Ferrari)–in Maximum Velocity: The Best of the Full-Throttle Space Tales.
“The Longest Night of the Year,” in Naughty or Nice: A Holiday Anthology, from Evil Girlfriend Media. This book is included in the Holiday Story Bundle from Kevin J. Anderson. After the Holiday Story Bundle is done, the book will be available for purchase through normal channels. The first two months of profit will benefit a Cystic Fibrosis charity.
“Mad Gus Missteps” (co-written with Mark J. Ferrari)–in How Beer Saved the World, from Sky Warrior Press. (also reprinted in Eastlick and Other Stories)
“Water Proof” (co-written with Chaz Brenchley)–in BuzzyMag.com, August 17, 2012.
“Night Without Darkness” (co-written with Mark J. Ferrari)–in Gears and Levers, from Sky Warrior Press.
“Home”–in the e-book anthology Scenes from the Second Storey, Morrígan Books; print version forthcoming.
“Oh Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above” (co-written with Mark J. Ferrari)–in Space Tramps: Full Throttle Space Tales #5, Flying Pen Press.
“A People Who Always Know” (co-written with Jay Lake)–in The Modern Fae’s Guide to Surviving Humanity, DAW Books.
“Bane”–in Human Tales, Dark Quest Books.
“A Place To Come Home To” (co-written with Jay Lake)–in When the Hero Comes Home, Dragon Moon Press, August 2011.
“If This Were A Romance…” (co-written with Jay Lake)–in Love & Rockets, DAW Books.
“From the Countries of Her Dreams” (co-written with Jay Lake)–November 22, 2010 issue of Fantasy Magazine.
“The Hippie Monster of Eel River”–in Close Encounters of the Urban Kind, Apex Book Company.
“Embers” (co-written with Jay Lake)–in The Feathered Edge: Tales of Magic, Love, and Daring, from Sky Warrior Publishing in both print trade paperback and ebook editions.
“The Passion of Mother Vajpai” (co-written with Jay Lake)–in Tales of Dark Fantasy 2, Subterranean Press, January 2011.
“In the Emperor’s Garden” (co-written with Jay Lake)–March 15, 2010 issue of Fantasy Magazine.
“Rolling Steel” (co-written with Jay Lake)–April 2009 issue of Clarkesworld. Reprinted in The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk, edited by Sean Wallace.
“Bone Island” (co-written with Jay Lake)–in Interzone 225, November/December 2009.
“Eastlick” –in Black Static, May 2009.
“To Stone” (co-written with Jay Lake)–in Three Crow Press e-zine, May 2009.
“By the Sea”–in the award-winning anthology Grants Pass.
“Abyss”–in Literal Translations Issue 9 Read Excerpt
“To the One” (flash fiction)–in Literal Translations Issue 9
“Gil, After All”–in the forthcoming anthology In the Footsteps of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh Press
Articles, Interviews, ETC.
Author Interview on The Practice of Creativity blog, by Michele Tracy Berger, November 1, 2016.
“Witches, Stitches & Bitches: A Three Little Words Anthology and a Visit from Amazing Editor Shannon Page, at On the Broomstick, September 30, 2013.
“Author Spotlight: Jay Lake and Shannon Page,” by Jennifer Konieczny, November 29, 2010.
“Dual Voices: Jay Lake and Shannon Page”, by T. J. McIntyre, Fantasy Magazine, March 18, 2010.
“On a Certain Day” at Tor.com, January 13, 2010.
ON COLLABORATION
(a small essay, published here)
A Very Old Story, Presented in Its Entirety, Just Because.
Around the World in Sixty Days