A KEY IN HER HEART AND OTHER SUBVERSIONS

“KT’s stories are many things all at once. They are magical and macabre. They are beautiful and bewildering, daring and grim, offering concise commentary on everything from climate change to cultural displacement. KT draws readers into seemingly ordinary worlds, only to tip everything on end when least expected. The twenty stories contained in this collection offer an overview of KT’s fearless style and dry wit. A Key in Her Heart and Other Subversions is perhaps best described as chameleonic, as changeable and unpredictable as a summer storm at sea. Some stories are filled with fairy tale sensibilities and mythic wonder. Others explore dystopian landscapes and eldritch origins. A few lean into the ideals of old-school science fiction while others are cutting-edge hybrids existing in the liminal space between the known and unknown—terra incognita.” —Carina Bissett, author and World Fantasy Award winner

“Blending folklore and fairy tales with gothic horror and the fantastic, this is a harrowing collection of stories that is not without redemption. In fact, it is the catharsis of justice served and vengeance wrought that makes this collection so satisfying. One of my favorite authors writing today.” —Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, and Thriller Award finalist

“A Key in Her Heart and Other Subversions is a wondrous quilt of tales about women who could be your aunty or mother, or the one quietly minding the store. They are threaded with darkness and mischief, heartbreak, desire, and revenge and display KT Wagner’s remarkable versatility in each world she reveals. A truly captivating read.” —Colleen Anderson, multiple nominee and award winner, including the Rhysling Award

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Product Details:

Author: KT Wagner

Publication Date: October 30, 2026

Price:

Paperback: $15.95 plus $3.00 shipping, handling and sales tax. Total price: $18.95

Electronic: $4.95

Print Length: 170 pages

Publisher: Trepidatio Publishing, an imprint of JournalStone