Kategoria BISAC: Fiction >> Fantasy - Collections & Anthologies

We are all at the mercy of time, moving towards a significant moment. This collection of stories takes us through the events leading up to death and beyond for a number of characters living in different periods of history. They meet their maker in a variety of circumstances which are rarely peaceful.
"His last breath choked out without ceremony, as Joe's boys went through his pockets and relieved him of every dime. What did a corpse want with money after all?"( A Deadly Game)
Taking the action further, the dead come to terms with their new situation, some with difficulty.

This edition of the collected short stories is a distillation of many works written by Fred Feldman.
They focus on the private lives of outwardly successful middle class Americans. These stories examine their personal successes and many hidden insecurities.This edition of the collected short stories is a distillation of many works written by Fred Feldman.
They focus on the private lives of outwardly successful middle class Americans. These stories examine their personal successes and many hidden insecurities.

Issue fifty-six of Theaker's Quarterly Fiction is two hundred and forty pages long, and features six stories of fantasy, horror and science fiction: "Concerning Strange Events at the Manor of Sir Hugh de Villiers, Valiant Knight" David Penn (transcribed from the Middle English), "Three Bodies" by Cam Rhys Lay, "The Christmas Cracker" by Rafe McGregor, "Mr Kitchell Says Thank You" by Charles Wilkinson, "The Cutting Room" by Chuck Von Nordheim, and "Gliese and the Walking Man" by Howard Watts. They are arranged roughly in chronological order, so fantasy fans should start at the beginning, and...

Guest edited by Bill Campbell of Rosarium Publishing Fiction: The Time Keepers by Jean Gillingham For the Love of a Minotaur by Melissa Gardner All the Fishes, Singing by Hester J. Rook The Evening Laxmi Danced by Sunil Sharma The Soulless by Walter Dinjos Cover art by Sally Cantirino

Sebastian tries to survive in a world that has fallen to the zombie apocolypse. Elaine attempts to prove the legend of a wolf-like man to be myth. A Vampire Queen mourns the loss of her husband who's body was never found. Eva walks home from a friend's house and has an encounter with a man who calls himself the Grinch. Lana learns her best friend isn't quite who he used to be and she struggles to cope with her loss. Cara meets with her counselor and she has a hard time opening up about her relationship with her parents.

Welcome to the World of Ollundra The tales of Ollundra brings together several aspiring fantasy writers to create the first chapter in the Chronicles of Ollundra This collection of five novellas includes the Sins of the Father by Josh Vogt which covers the tale of an assassin who finds his mission is not as straight forward as he once thought, and that blood is indeed thicker than water, while the Fall and Redemption of Davaldion by Craig Teal follows the demon hunter Damitri who finds himself the charge of a spoilt maiden, and discovers that even the most corrupted of souls can be redeemed....

A centaur sex slave, an elf who must face the demon of lust, a giant clam that threatens to swallow Charleston whole, a unique book editor, a haunted trailer park and many other crazy adventures regarding King Agua the Lizardman and Planet Nagaoka.

Journey to the North Pole and beyond in seven holiday tales for the young at heart:

"The Gingerbread Reindeer" - When Santa finds himself one reindeer short for the Christmas run, the frost-elf Boreas enchants a replacement. But there's more than elf-magic being worked, and when an ancient foe threatens them all, the gingerbread reindeer finds he's made of more than just flour and sugar.

"Special Delivery" - It's Christmas Eve, and Phillip Cottington--a.k.a. the Easter Bunny--is already planning for spring. But when a letter intended for Santa gets delivered to...

This collection of published and unpublished short stories takes you on a journey of love, loss, mystery and memory. These Intriguing, moving yet unsettling tales take you into the lives of seemingly ordinary souls meeting the challenges of life in not-so-ordinary ways from the creative to the confronting from the magical to the menacing, leaving the reader not quite so sure that life is as it appears. You will meet:

• A man down on his luck who gets a new lease on life after an encounter in his landlady's kitchen
• A next door neighbour whose paintings take on a life of...

This story is about an otter named Blue Tail and his friends Seena and Soopa. This book is about friendship, struggles, and everyday life in the sea. The characters are playful, colorful, and exciting. Zeedar is a threat to the sealtods, and an exciting rescue is in store.

Horrifying illusions. Classified government operations. Heavily guarded secrets. Cryptic rumors. Dangerous prisoners. Irresistible passion. Demonic magic. Piers Anthony weaves this and more into Writer's Retweet, a collection of five short stories abounding in the adventure, magic, and naughtiness that fans have come to know and love from this author. In "Experiment," "Discovery," and "Mission," painfully average Bigelow Bilge and Paula Plaintiff are thrust unwillingly into a world fraught with terrifying, victim-specific illusions. Who-or what-is the source of these horrifying encounters?...

A terminally-ill man meets a woman on the ski slopes of the French Alps, where she rescues him in impossible circumstances. After waking in a military hospital, an accident victim no longer needs food and is forbidden to look into a mirror. What is the meaning of the ghostly parade in the seventeenth-century manor Gryphon's Court? A plague of vampires descends on a quiet country village. A children's entertainer tells a private enquiry agent an incredible story.

Six stories of adventure, magic, deceit, love, and desire ... Within these pages you will find a slave-mercenary struggling to save the life of his mistress, a palace guard defending his city against the destroyer of prophecy, a wanderer who brings more than past grief into the lives of four sisters, two men who go on a dangerous hunt to kill the witches destroying their village, an outcast trying to outwit the village oracle and get justice for her murdered mother, and a captain who discovers how high the cost is to return the dead to their rightful homes.

Mythical Monsters, Magic and Mysteries, a Maniacal Monarch, Spirits, Ghastly Games with Fabulous Names, Pumpkins, and... Exploding Frogs?

From reimagined fairy tales, to traditional fantasy tales of redemption, to ridiculous parody fun, this short story collection features a decade's worth of published fiction set in the kingdom of Ratrilpot. Relive the mayhem of Mother Knows Best, the silly spectacle of Survival Idols, and the triumph of Talt Tales: The Hunt for Closure. Or embark on new adventures featuring Tristan Talt, Grandma Goodwitch, and Lavender...

A snow girl made by a brother and sister magically comes to life, but melts and disappears when their no-nonsense father insists she is a real girl and brings her inside to the stove to warm up.