About the Book:The essence of The Seven Deadly Sins (Envy, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Pride, Sloth and Wrath) are captured in this anthology of flash fiction (fiction of extreme brevity) stories!Written by four amazing writers, their flurry of words and polished sentences reveal each of the 'sins' in a manner unique to each author. Some stories reveal the entrapment in a single scene, others exposed the characters’ fall from grace over a longer period of time.

Writers everywhere were issued a challenge—write an epic flash fiction story in under 1000 words.But there was a twist, it couldn’t be just any story. It had to tell the tale of a creature that haunts the night; one that lurks in the shadows; one that hides in dark places.Authors from the USA, UK and Canada met the challenge.From the submissions received fourteen writers were selected; some with already established writing careers, others who are breaking out and th...

Would your characters try to swindle a dragon out of his treasure? Perhaps they’d try to steal the fastest spaceship in the galaxy? Or are they after something a little more sinister that’s in need of taking? Where ever and when ever they take place, the stories of these Thieves and Scoundrels will take hold of your imagination and ransom it back to you.“Thieves and Scoundrels” holds 20 stories from 18 established and break out authors from all over the English speaking world; USA,...

Absolute XPress is proud to present it’s fourth Flash Fiction Challenge anthology – “Inhuman”.The Theme:There are other beings out there. Demons, fae, aliens, robots and more. Creatures that have been watching us for a long time. They know us. For this challenge, write from the point of view of something “Inhuman”; an exterior point of view that is able to see what it really means to be Human.This was a hard challenge, no doubt about it, but 18 autho...

They burned his world to the ground. Now he’ll infiltrate theirs.When Will Stark returns home on his birthday, he finds his life in ruins—his house engulfed in flames, his family gone, and a team of professional killers waiting to finish the job. But Will survives—and is pulled into a secret war between rival factions of a powerful, centuries-old society known as the Aliomenti.These people possess gifts beyond imagination. And they see Will as more than jus...

When a guardian does all she can to protect her charge, her power slowly dissipates. Sacrificing herself little by little is what she’s born to do, however, when her charge’s life is in imminent danger this guardian will use every last ounce of power to save her human. But will it be enough? And will her charge make it through this ordeal and go on to fulfill her own destiny? The Chimera Series - The Chimera Series offers short stories for busy people. Perfect for reading on a lunch break ...

In a village on the distant colony of Kiruna, the outcast Aino has worked hard to created a life for herself. The fragile status quo is upset when the offworlder Petr arrives and insists on becoming a part of her life. But he has no idea what it will cost him, and has cost Aino, to belong to the people who sing with inhuman voices, in Sing by Karin Tidbeck."Characters from science fiction, fantasy, and folklore rebel against being colonized, observed, categorized. They spe...

2200 words Darby had made a fortune from mining artifacts to exploit their long-lost technology, but he had spent a lot of it trying to find the hiding place of a legendary ultimate weapon. He was sure she would find it at the bottom of this hole. Soon it would be in his grasp.

A short H.P. Lovecraft-inspired horror story. When Joe and his cousin Ward broke into a tomb to try out a spell to raise an ancestor they got some unexpected results.

Three short tales of monstrous magic explore the recesses of scientific godhood.The Devil You Don't - A hoodlum pushes the limits of reality.Verdure Inferno - Agricultural development carries the seeds of its own backlash.Deuce X - A pleasure cruise to Jupiter stretches the definition of pleasure.

A strangely beautiful woman hopelessly tries to regain her memory. Along the way she encounters a malevolent witch and a majestic black unicorn. Will she ever find what it is she desperately searches for?

These are two of Andersen’s best loved fairy tales for kids, which are brought up to date and refreshed for a whole new audience. Both of these stories are at once sweet and uplifting. Generations of children and adults alike have been charmed by these classic fairy tales. Each is unique in its own right, and yet they complement each other perfectly.As bedtime short stories, both have undeniable charm and power. While The Princess and the Pea is above all fun and jolly, The Little ...