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A Breath of Time

Series: Romantic Fantasy
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Following the success of Flame Tree's Gothic Fantasy collections, this new title gathers together Romantic Fantasy stories inspired by the ecstasy and mystery of Time. Time, at once fleeting and eternal, is a tricksy, intangible dimension. A Breath of Time, part of Flame Tree's exciting new... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Time – fleeting and eternal – shapes love in A Breath of Time, a new collection filled with stories of lost loves, love discovered, love unreachable unless Time itself is conquered; of ancient forests returning to haunt the present and great adventures through dreams and timeless mountain tops, all with hearts beating to the rhythm of romance.

Following the success of Flame Tree's Gothic Fantasy collections, this new title gathers together Romantic Fantasy stories inspired by the ecstasy and mystery of Time.

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Following the success of Flame Tree's Gothic Fantasy collections, this new title gathers together Romantic Fantasy stories inspired by the ecstasy and mystery of Time. Time, at once fleeting and eternal, is a tricksy, intangible dimension.

A Breath of Time, part of Flame Tree's exciting new series of Romantic Fantasy titles, is a collection filled with stories of lost loves, love discovered, love unreachable unless Time itself is conquered; stories of time-bending, time travelling, time distorting; of alternate history and parallel timelines, of ancient forests returning to haunt the present and great adventures through dreams and timeless mountain tops, all with hearts beating to the rhythm of romance.

Series: Romantic Fantasy

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781835627822

Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Flame Tree Publishing

Illustration: 25 Line drawings, black and white

Contributors:

  • Literature and Science Flame Tree Studio
  • Contributions by Corey D. Evans
  • Contributions by Chase Anderson
  • Contributions by Kate Duarte
  • Contributions by Janet Forbes
  • Foreword by Georgia Summers
  • Contributions by AnaMaria Curtis
  • Contributions by Kim Claussen
  • Contributions by Rebecca Ferrier
  • Contributions by Sarina Dorie

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 792g

Pages: 416

Collections

Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Romantasy (Fantasy Romance) Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: Romantic Fantasy

About the Author

Georgia Summers (Foreword) is a half-British, half-Trinidadian writer, who spent most of her life living across the world, including Russia, Colombia and the US. When she's not doing bookish things, she's planning her next great adventure. She currently lives in London, but she dreams of one day living in a haunted chateau with a ghost that cleans. She is the author of The City of Stardust and The Bookshop Below.

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