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Macrame Owls and Encores: Prelude to Monsters, maybe.
Paperback
Series: Monsters, Maybe.
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 15 2026
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.29 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Some legends are born from truth. Others are written by the people who won.
For centuries, Medusa, the Minotaur, Pegasus, and the Cyclops have been remembered as monsters, villains, and heroic symbols. But history has never been especially interested in getting their stories right.
Macramé Owls & Encores brings together four humorous, character-driven short stories that reveal what these legendary figures were doing before the events of Monsters, Maybe. began.
Meet Medusa, who prefers weaving tapestries to petrifying unexpected visitors. Watch Wally the Minotaur prepare for the performance of his life. Join Pegasus as he turns heroism into a thriving commercial enterprise. Then sail toward the remote island of a one-eyed giant who may be far more welcoming than the stories suggest.
Together, these four tales form the prelude to Monsters, Maybe., a sweeping fantasy adventure spanning decades, kingdoms, gods, monsters, and the young people whose lives become entangled with them. The complete story continues in the novels Rescue at Pelegon's Retreat and A Crown of Dust and Shadow before reaching its final reflections in Memoirs of Arrogance and Excellence.
Funny, thoughtful, and occasionally ridiculous, Macramé Owls & Encores asks a simple question: What if history had the monsters right in name only?
Come meet the cast before the adventure begins.
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