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The Barbarians Are Massing At The Southern Border The King Must Make A Risky Decision

The Barbarians have destroyed the last three armies of the king and they are amassing at the southern border. The king is forced to make a risky decision and follow the advice of the ancient seer and give a skilled but young captain in the army full control of the last of his forces. Kelyk is young and skilled, some would call him blessed. But he had no idea the horrors he would face when he accepted the task from the king. In this fast paced and exciting story, you will lose...

Edwina Harvey’s short fiction embraces the everyday, the faraway, the otherworldly. The ‘stuff’ in these stories ranges from the quest for mythical gold or the exploration of far-flung vistas of the Galaxy to the desire to simply enjoy the sunshine, while the ‘things’ may have wings, fangs, horns, or a variable number of limbs.

(The ‘things’, of course, are also people.)

The earliest of these stories were first published over three decades ago, while the most recent are new to this volume.

These aren't your mother's fairy tales.



Throughout history parents have told their children stories to help them sleep, to keep them entertained. But we're pretty sure none of those parents had this in mind. These are the fairy tales that will give you and your children nightmares. From the darkest depths of Grimm and Anderson come the immortal mash-ups with the creations of HP Lovecraft.



The stories in Twice Upon an Apocalypse will scare and delight “Children” of all ages!



Introduction by Gary A. Braunbeck

“The...

The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella written by Franz Kafka which was first published in 1915.

One day, Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant insect (the most common translation of the German description ungeheuer Ungeziefer, literally monstrous vermin). He reflects on how dreary life as a traveling salesman is.

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AWARD-WINNING DARK FANTASY WITH ACTION, SNARK, AND DEMONS GALORE

"If you love action-packed dark edged urban fantasy with mystery, humor and a lot of foul language then check this one out." - Sharon Stogner, I Smell Sheep

Straight out of the pages of the legendary vampire novel Dracula comes a demon hunter for the modern world. Mina Murray and Jonathan Harker had a son. They named him Quincy. His guardian angel calls him Q. Dracula calls him nephew.

Demons call him The Reaper.

"There are things in this world that men and women aren't...

Over cocktails an executive describes to a friend the disturbing history of a strangely potent guardian angel. A young mom tries to perfect and prolong her daughter's childhood with obsessive parenting. A critic's petty denouncement of an ingEnue's performance leads to a theatrical night of reckoning. A cult member makes nice for a parole board hearing years after committing an infamous crime.

A multiple Shirley Jackson Award nominee, S.P. Miskowski serves up an uncompromising collection of thirteen modern tales of desire and self-destruction. Strange is the Night offers further...

In this, the final issue of Fantastic Stories of the Imagination people of color take over! Special Guest editor Nisi Shawl has assembled a breath taking array of stories by some of the best writers in the science fiction and fantasy field today, and they just happen to be people of color. 

People of color have been publishing some of the highest quality science fiction and fantasy since the genre’s earliest days. Yet, there still persists a perception that science fiction and fantasy is somehow a white field. This special issue of Fantastic Stories should help...