Cirrus@Austlit

'Montague. A city of doors, dreams and danger, ruled by a mysterious Queen who keeps a collection of Scarab Children locked in the city’s highest tower. A hub of the Labyrinth, where lands intersect and people can lose themselves with the twist of a handle, the creak of a door hinge.

'Twins Dee and Zet are the latest in a long line who are sent to live in Montague’s lighthouse. The city needs them and their dreams to keep it safe and its thousands of doors to other lands open. But the Queen needs them for a very different reason; a reason that sets brother against brother, imperiling Montague and all who call it home.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Lisette comes from a long line of executioners and is learning the trade from her mother. When Lisette’s secret is discovered, her life takes an unexpected turn.

'Living on the edge of the Desert of Loss, catching the echoes of the condemned before they pass through into the labyrinth, is not for the faint-hearted. Then the echoes begin to speak back, carrying a message from the dead, and setting Lisette in search of answers. A search that leads her to the very last place she should be.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

In a post-apocalyptic future, the written word is feared, and librarians wear tattoos drawn in ink from the ashes of the books that were burned.

'Devon finds the unexpected in the dusk dive. But the history of her family and the Asrai goes back further than she could have known.

'Cooperation and coexistence appear at the end of this delightful fantasy, even if only for a brief moment.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Mary is time-tripping with Charlie, her tiny automaton partner, and very much enjoying 1923. Although ultimately from the future, their travels have taken them everywhen, to all the most special moments.... But they are there on business, not just time tourists, and their clients pay with a small amount of their time (Lois Tilton, Locus Online).

A time traveller and her automaton companion encounter a strange visitor who is more than she seems.