title: Thirteen Offerings: Stories of Ithiria (Volume 1)
author: April Wahlin
description: April Wahlin, a California native, has been a writer of fantasy since the age of 16, and several of her short stories have been featured in Fantasy magazines. She is also noted as the winner of Fox's reality show Search for the Next Elvira. Being a lover of all things pop-culture and nerdy, she has been a dedicated staff member of Comic Con International for over a decade. Thirteen Offerings is the first in her World of Ithiria series, the next installment to be published is Pandora Syndrome.
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    1. [Cover](cover.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Title Page](s001-BookTitlePage-01.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Copyright](s002-Copyright-01.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Translator’s note](s004-Preface-01.xhtml)
  
  
  * [French Doll](s005-Chapter-001.xhtml)
  
  
  * [An Unscheduled PTA Meeting](s006-Chapter-002.xhtml)
  
  
  * [The Bear Siblings](s007-Chapter-003.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Ten Months and Ten Days](s008-Chapter-004.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Penance](s009-Chapter-005.xhtml)
  
  
  * [The Final Chapter](s010-Chapter-006.xhtml)
  
  
  * [About the Author](s011-AboutTheAuthor-01.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Also by Kanae Minato](s012-AdCard-01.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Newsletter](s013-Appendix-01.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real
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