The title story "With These Hands" is a powerful tale that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit, as an oil company executive finds himself the sole survivor of an Arctic plane crash. Fighting for his life against the perilous cold and looming starvation, he resists the temptation to surrender to death--only to discover a life-affirming strength he never knew he had. Vivid in scope and displaying the diverse talents of a master storyteller, the...

When an outsider appears in the ThunderClan's midst, it drives the Clans further apart and as tension mounts they must decide who they can trust before it is too late.

"A displaced community fights for hope on the ragged edge of survival"--Cover. A group of rabbits flees to a safe haven after their home is invaded. Their king tries to bring the community back together in their new land but some rabbits are hesitant to settle. Former coal miner, Fleck, chooses to be loyal to his king, vowing to protect him and his son as all the rabbits struggle to create a home for themselves.

Sophos, the unwilling prince of Sounis, has disappeared without a trace. Eugenides, the new and unlikely king of Attolia, has never stopped wondering what happened to his friend. Nor has the queen of Eddis, who once offered Sophos her hand. As time goes by it becomes less and less certain that the queen of Eddis and her thief will ever see Sophos again.

Thirteen-year-old nonbinary tiger spirit Sebin must decide where their loyalties lie when their traitorous uncle hijacks the battle cruiser that happens to be Sebin's first assignment in the Cadet Program.

A disturbing tape has made its way to General Charles Ferguson, adviser to the Prime Minister, and from him to the President of the United States : battlefield chatter from an ambush in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in which twelve U.S. Army Rangers and a British medical team died. Most of the Taliban voices are Afghan, but not all of them -- shockingly, some of them are British, and one in particular, the voice of the commander bears an Irish accent....

Everyone knows the legends. . .but does anyone know the truth? Fiercetooth, a NightWing obsessed with what could have -- and should have -- been. Deathbringer, desperate to prove himself as the next great NightWing assassin. Six-Claws, a loyal SandWing, who will soon find that loyalty comes with a price. Foeslayer the NightWing, a dragon-in-love turned kidnapper, and Prince Arctic of the IceWings, a runaway turned captive. In these four short stories,...