A wonderful and wide variety of short stories for talented authors.Nicole Givens KurtzRod A. WhiteMike RusetskyBrenda CarreJohn A. TuresDarin KennedyH.K. SladeAaron DaMommioShane PorteousBrian MacDonaldKelly ZimmerSierra JacksonLarina WarnockAna CordobaRosemary Williams

Nine fantasy tales to intrigue:~ Witness the epic in The Wind has a Beard.~ Journey with heart in Ash.~ Resist the indomitable in The Causeway of the Giants.~ Stamp out injustice in The Castle of the Clouds.~ Flirt with power in The Glory Crown.~ Traverse the heretical in Gods Sky.~ Venture against the vast in Secrets of the Tower.~ Court the cursed in October ...

Tournament Games features seven short tales of old set in the middle ages.From whimsical Knights to battle hardened warriors; a murder mystery to the fall of Camelot; mythical creatures & ghosts; even a young girls deepest desire for the prized zither at the tournament, each story offers a glimpse into an age gone by.

The trials and tribulations of settling the western half of America over a hundred and fifty years ago are legendary. With the numerous mountain ranges came the inevitable need for the settlers to cross them. This premise is what prompted Zimbell House to create this anthology.The Mountain Pass tells twelve such tales from the perspective of eleven new writers. Some are heart-wrenching, and others are humorous, but all give a glimpse of the courage and perseverance it took for thes...

Seven dark and craftily written short stories by Carole Kelly.Enter Carole’s world of Dark Fantasy, where dysfunctional relationships, dystopian worlds, and psychological horror reign.Carole Kelly’s bites of fiction dive mercilessly into the gristle of dysfunctional relationships and flawed thinking, while relentlessly pulling you deeper through the dimensions of reality… before her twists of plot spit you out on the other side.Featuring Premier Australian Talent:

The werewolf king Gorgoza is dead leaving the west in turmoil. With the king's passing it is only a matter of time before someone has claimed the western empire for themselves, leaving the east ripe for invasion. Against the werewolf hordes no eastern kingdom stands a chance for survival.But all hope is not yet lost for there may be a way to destroy the monsters of the west. Such a chance comes from the most unlikely of sources, Cada Varl the Immortal, the being responsible for the...

Hal Dawson's life in a quiet English village is shattered when swart-elves from another world attempt to kill him.Rescuing Hal, his old friend Gangrel tells him that the swart-elves are allies of Muspell, the fire-giant, who plots to destroy the world of the gods. Gangrel sends Hal on a quest through the Nine Worlds of Norse myth in search of the dwarf who will forge the foretold Runeblade - Muspell's bane.Forger of the Runeblade is the first book in the Runeblade Saga.

An evil not seen in hundreds of years has awakened in the highland nation of Badelgard. The Ulfr – the original inhabitants of the land whose evil was matched only by their power over death – stir from their barrows.The dead walk again at the command of an Ulfr witch. The fate of the High King and the possession of the High Throne grow more and more uncertain. Tensions flare between the lowborn commoners and the highborn descendants of the Seven Wardens.In the middle of it ...

Valanandir's throat spasms as he tries not to choke.He spits out a salty mouthful of seawater and grips some nearby rigging one-handed as the ship rocks beneath him.Under skies devoid of moon or sun, Valanandir fights for his life alongside his Sea Elf crew. But his ship already burns like a funeral pyre in the middle of the storm-tossed ocean....And far more than he realizes depends on his survival.Lose y...

Kron Darkbow seeks vengeance, and he plans to have it no matter the costs. Returning to the city of his birth after 15 years, he hunts down the wizard responsible for the deaths of those he loved only to find out another was responsible for the murders. That other is Belgad the Liar, a former barbarian chieftain who is now boss of the city's underworld.Following his path for blood, Kron comes across the magical healer, Randall Tendbones, and accidentally reveals Randall's darkest s...

FROM PALACE . . . Dennis flees the crystal walls of Emath when he learns the truth behind the city his father rules.TO WILDERNESS . . . The jungle enfolds him, tests his sword arm with monsters and his courage with nightmares more terrible than any monster.FROM LOVE . . . Sword and spirit can win Dennis a princess--TO BLACKEST WIZARDRY . . . But he can overcome the final evil only at the risk of all he has become--and his soul besides.At the publisher's requ...

Adventure strikes Risgan, treasure-hunter, gambler, collector of magic relics.From jungle pygmies to powerful shamans to sea pirates, it's a fight to the end, on land, sea and air.Shipwrecked off a dangerous coast in an unknown land, Risgan stumbles upon a mysterious cult in the ruin of ancient temple grounds. An odd but alluring acolyte takes him under her wing, but the legend of their long dead saint leaves Risgan's blood running cold. The miracle-working...