Published Novels, Story Anthologies & Short Story Series by Francesca Astraea

Books

My books are available via the RNIB Bookshare for learners with print disabilities; just search for my name or the book titles.

Rotting Trees (2025)

The first full length Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities novel and first in a trilogy. A young adult contemporary fantasy. Book two coming 2026.

green and white book cover reading 'Rotting Trees Bezzina's Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities I Francesca Astraea'

The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes (2020)

A young adult high fantasy novella consisting of three connected short stories.

blue and white illustrated cover of 'The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories of Unlikely Heroes' by Francesca Astraea, including stars, a large dragon, a skull, moon, swords, a rabbit and a tower

Short Stories in Anthologies & Magazines

The Archive for Fair Folk Studies’ Anthology of Twenty-First Century Research into Fairies in the UK: An Account of Somerset Pixies (2025)

Shortlisted for the Burnham Book Festival adult short story contest 2025, and available to buy in the festival’s 2025 anthology.

Manifested (2022)

Included in The Creative Zine, summer 2022.

Other Short Stories

  • I often share short stories on Patreon and then, at a later date, on my stories blog.
  • My short stories are usually stand alone, unless they are part of the Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities world, the Major Arcana series or Ines’ Adventures in Paganism.