Book cover of The Castle Behind Thorns by Merrie Haskell. A boy holding a blacksmith hammer faces broken castle doors, from which comes a warm yellow glow. The castle is cracked and large chains connect the two halves like garlands. Thorns creep in t
black words on a white background, which state: Merrie Haskell writes for children and adults. Her novel, HANDBOOK FOR DRAGON SLAYERS, won the Schneider Family Book Award in 2014. Her books have been Junior Library Guild Selections and nominees
picture of a middle-aged white woman with brown hair, smiling and squinting, wearing a blue shirt, and standing in front of green grass and a blue sky and lake
The cover of the book HANDBOOK FOR DRAGON SLAYERS by Merrie Haskell. An illustration of a girl on horseback at sunset at the edge of a cliff. There is a dragon flying in the distance. The scene is framed on the left and right by two trees clinging t
audiobook style cover (square) in an illustrated, Art Nouveau style of "The Roman and the Regency" with the author's name at the bottom, Merrie Haskell. A man with tan skin, brown curly hair, a large nose, wearing leather Roman armor and a red cloak,
book cover for THE PRINCESS CURSE by Merrie Haskell. A young girl, pale-skinned with dark brown hair and eyes, stares out at the viewer with a calm, determined expression, holding a basket of green plants in a tight, overhand grip. Behind her is a fo
Cover for Beneath Ceaseless Skies, An Online Magazine of Literary Adventure Fantasy. A fantasy colossus statue overlooks a small sailing vessel. Authors listed include K.J. Parker, Richard Parks, Merrie Haskell, and R.Z. Held. The title and subtitle