Toby didn't ask to move halfway around the world to the Czech Republic with his mom and step-mom. He certainly didn't ask to get sick. But now, at the start of fifth grade, Toby finds himself being treated for cancer in a hospital far from his friends and familiar surroundings. He starts feeling trapped until a strange creature offers him an escape. A feline-shaped gargoyle has come to life! All Toby has to do is step through the window.Follow Toby on his night of adventure as he flies over enchanting Prague with his gargoyle guide, and learns he's not alone at all. Postcards from a City of Monsters is an imaginative book in Improbable Press "Postcards" series, a middle grade fantasy set talking about issues important to kids.

The end of the world begins as literal fire rains down from the heavens. Ancient gods are released from their prison, eager to reestablish their long-lost power. But Rachel Devenue has bigger, more contemporary concerns than a divine war. Her son Adam is in the middle of a fight against leukemia, and Rachel would much rather battle cancer than gods. But when humans begin picking sides and fighting escalates, their home in Baltimore becomes a war zone. Desperate to stay away from the carnage—as well as the germ-ridden refugee center—Rachel and Adam flee to their remote mountain cottage, only to find their refuge marred by mutated, grotesque plants and animals. Eventually, the cancerous cells in Adam's body begin evolving as well, threatening his life and forcing Rachel to venture back into the eye of the storm. Left with no other choice but to sacrifice her own freedom for her son's safety, she must become an unwilling warrior in a battle unlike...