Madeline — cursed by her former lover to live as a wild beast, yet driven to rescue their son from a legacy of evil.Thomas — so obsessed with demons that he was ordered to retire, now the only hope for a desperate village.Charlie — forced to choose between his father's power and his mother's love.These three must battle through a maze of lies, where demons may be the only true victors.

All over the world, fairy tales are told. There are big fairies and little fairies. Ugly fairies and pretty fairies. Wise fairies and silly fairies. Sweet fairies and scary fairies.Seventeen authors share their own fantastic fairy tales in this magical collection. What kind of fairy will you meet here?Featuring stories by: Lillian, Csernica, Michael Lee Johnson, Kara Race-Moore, Elizabeth Guizzetti, James Penha, Samuel Poots, Matthew A Timmins, HA Titus, C.F. Bentley, Sarah...

"He's dead. He just doesn't know it yet."Mortally wounded, Cylass is abandoned on the battlefield by comrades who would just as soon have him out of the way. But as he waits for death, a strange savior appears. The dancer, Tisha, is so much more than she seems. With forbidden magic she heals Cylass, but also draws the wrath of his former lord, Count Ar-Dayne.Guardsman and renegade mage are on the run. Will Cylass help Tisha, as she helped him? Or will he do the smart thing,...

This is a fantasy double feature — a short story and a novelette in one volume!The Guardian Stones: Mistress Henbane consults her friend, Ethan Matthias, about a mysterious peist irruption. He's happy to help. The only problem? Mount Enoch University of the Arcane is an all-male bastion that does not permit women to enter.The Eldritch Agency: Petra, a goblin exile, has made the Eldritch Agency her home for decades. Then a new Archmage seizes control, scheming to discard the...

This is a fantasy double feature — a short story and a novelette in one volume!Mistress Henbane: Ethan Mathias was the top student in a very competitive magical college — until his powers began to fade. Recovering at a country retreat, he discovers a very different magical tradition.Yunarix: Merriam is a young, aspiring hunter who's desperate to get a foot in with the Hunter's Guild. At last he has the chance to journey along with Majia Casserine, investigating an attack by...

It was just an old story. There couldn't really be a lost civilization based on trust and equality. Not when the Wizard-King Dar-Gothull rules Skaythe through cruelty and terror. But when Ar-Thea told the story of the Shining Ones to her six magelings, the legend took root in their hearts. For years, they traveled the land as Minstrels. Through stories and song, they offered light and hope in dark times. Now their secrets have been laid bare. The Minstrels flee as the regime gathers its fo...

In the throes of a convention full of geeks, Frog Jones told a story.That story is found in this book's foreword, but the key line from that story became the title of this anthology. The authors seized upon that line, much like an out-of-control bovine seizing its own halter, and stampeded into the volume you see before you.This is not just a comedy anthology. Nor is it horror, or romance, or literary, or…well, any one thing. Rather, it is all those things. Each story starts ...

Tucked deep in Colorado's Wet Mountains, where pine forests whisper with the wind and the night sky twinkles with unfiltered stars, is Mission: Wolf; a place where the voices of wolves echo across the ridges.Within these pages, authors from around the world honor that spirit in tales that span the mystical and the modern, the feral and the familiar. From legends of the first howls to stories of companionship, sacrifice, and survival, Spirit of the Wolf explores the timeles...