Angelika Rust

My name is Angelika Rust. I was born in Vienna in 1977. These days, I live in Germany, with my husband, two children, a despotic couple of cats, and a hyperactive dog. After having tried almost every possible job from pizza delivery girl to HR consultant, I now make a living knowing a little English.

No, I haven’t yet figured out what I want to be when I grow up, whenever that may be. In the meantime, I write the occasional book.

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Tales of Istonnia

The Tales of Istonnia are a series of stand-alone fantasy novels in a setting reminiscent of Renaissance Italy.

Now, what will you come across, when walking the streets of Istonnia?

Rats, of course. Because a rat’s a rat’s a rat’s a rat, and you would do well to remember that. The little beasts are everywhere, breeding and scurrying around like, um, rats. No walking, talking animals, mind. These rats are as human as you or me. They are the city’s scum, the flotsam and jetsam of a post-medieval society, trying in their morally questionable way to get by, bowing their heads to no ruler or regent, save one: Vicco Cambrosi.

In case you’re thinking of the mafia now, you’ve got it exactly right. I’ll have to warn you, though. This is, after all, a fantasy series. It doesn’t have to be entirely real. Hence, this version of the mafia is idealized, or maybe romanticized. What’s the saying? There’s honor among thieves. Even the bad guys can be good people, now and then.

What are you safe from on these streets?

Elves. Dragons. Vampires. Magic in general. None of the usual fantasy clichés apply here. Same goes for chosen teenage heroes, or soppy love stories.

You might meet the occasional ghost, though. And there may be love. Just not the soppy kind.

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There’s a storm coming. You’d better come in. Look, the candle’s burning in Reka’s kitchen window. It’ll be warm inside. Enter, and may the fire bless you.

 

Resident Witch

This series is all about a girl named Alice.
And Trouble. Capital T.
Imagine all the crap in fantasy books being real, but no one’s ever bothered to tell you. Also, you’re responsible. Because someone has to be. The job of Resident Witch is vacant, and the demons don’t care you’re only sixteen.
The soundtrack helps, though. Because music is a magic of its own.
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A Tree’s Heart

A soldier.

An oath.

An invisible conspiracy.

A prince in danger.

A realm on the verge of another civil war.

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