The Tangleroot Palace

The Tangleroot Palace is a collection of seven short works, including a concluding novella, that move across fantasy, horror, science fiction, steampunk, alternate history, and dystopian terrain. The stories center on magic, survival, identity, and women making hard choices in worlds shaped by forests, war, and hidden powers.

Across the collection, readers encounter hoodoo practice, Sleeping Beauty reimagining, a war-torn alternate history, a supervillain-themed science-fiction tale, a haunted-forest story, a post-apocalyptic survival tale, and a princess story about choosing her own destiny. Several pieces are repeatedly described as dark, eerie, romantic, and emotionally intense, with queer relationships and strong women recurring throughout.

The book also includes brief author notes after each story, giving background on when and why the pieces were written. Some readers experience the collection as deeply atmospheric and imaginative, while others find certain stories less developed or more confusing because of the compressed format and varied origins.