Ewaipanoma by Mary Turzillo
Ellen Klages, Nebula award winner and author of The Green Glass Sea, says: "Mary Turzillo is a renaissance woman. Who else could pull off a tale of Elizabethan glory, forbidden love, and strange beings from beyond the stars! Prithee, reader! Take up this tale of forbidden love and alien visitors to the realm of the Virgin Queen. Thou shalt not put it down!"
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As The Crow Flies by Lorraine Brown
Sara's empathy with animals takes its cue from Francis of Assisi, but her husband Isaiah regards her as backward and in need of guidance--administered physically as often as necessary. Sara is a good witch with a good heart, and willing to tolerate Evil. But how much can she take?
Lorraine Brown's "As The Crow Flies" is a battle between the mundane and the arcane. Evil has the advantage of weapons and physical strength. But Sara has lots of little friends . . .
This story chapbook includes illustrations by Marge Simon.
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The Battle for Newhome by Terry Hickman
The Battle For Newhome is a tale of heroism and conflict on a world inhabited by murderous creatures called slitters, whose very name says it all. This science fiction novella introduces the reader to Feren, the heroine of a terrible battle at Crippled Guard who must now find a way to forge an alliance between the human colonists and the slitters. Illustrations by Faith Taylor.
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Cadida and the Cave Demon by Marva Dasef
Confined to her quarters after being kidnapped in the previous episode, Cadida decides to dig her way out for a breath of fresh air. Summoning Bascoda, her own personal genie, she asks to be taken back to the cave where she was held captive, so that she might rescue anyone about to be fed to the cave demon. Once again she must survive by her wits. Yep, she's in trouble again.
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Cadida and the Djinn by Marva Dasef
What's a bored little rich girl to do? Why, get herself captured by raiders and thrown into a cave to be sacrificed to a demon, that's what. Cadida soon discovers there isn't a demon, but a Djinn named Bascoda on the lookout for a new master. After that? Cadida has to figure out for herself how to escape from the raiders. Her brand-new genie proves less than useful and a handsome sheik doesn't come to her rescue. Having to rely on her own wits, Cadida discovers she's more resourceful than she knew.
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Cloudburst by Tyree Campbell
Cloudburst is a novella of The Drying Earth, published in magazine format. After the oceans have all but evaporated, little bands of humans eke out a primitive existence in the marshes and salt flats on the sea beds. Clouds cover everything, but a few dreamers and outcasts believe there is land above the clouds, where people came from. Cloudburst is a tale of these few humans who are driven to regain the stars that should have been theirs. Illustrated tastefully by 7ARS.
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Darkness, Darkness by Jane Gwaltney
They say you are what you eat. What if you are also what you read? And what if the one you love is a dead ringer for the author?
Jane Gwaltney’s novella takes you into a maelstrom of madness where, just as the singer becomes the song, so too does the writer become the story . . . and the story of madness becomes the writer. Heavy with the flavor of Poe, this tale is a must-read on a dark night.
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The Deadbolt Casebook by David Kopaska-Merkel
The Deadbolt Casebook is a sequence of six detective stories, written in
a humorous and offbeat vein, based on nursery rhymes. There is nothing else
out there like it. Think Mother Goose meets Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, with
a dash of Mike Hammer and a tablespoon of Lewis Carroll. Lavishly
illustrated by Marcia Borell [no relation] and Morgan Kopaska-Merkel.
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Dragon Sight by Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz
Boy loathes girl. Girl avoids dragon. Dragon loves boy. Dragon loathes girl. Girl loves boy. Boy loves dragon. Consider the possibilities . . . oh, and did I mention the curse? "Dragon Sight" is illustrated by 7ARS.
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Egg of the Damned by April French
In the land of Alish, murder is illegal but assassination is not. Tarn seeks the Philosopher's Egg in a fantasy murder mystery. Highly, highly recommended reading, this original novella skillfully blends fantasy, Gothic horror, and murder mystery a la Conan Doyle. Published in magazine format, Egg Of The Damned is illustrated by Marcia A. Borell.
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Family Tradition by Dev Jarrett
Horror stays in the family . . . a trip by Wes and Amy to "meet the folks" includes some very spooky rural denizens who have been subscribing to a magazine for quite a few years, have unusual dietary requirements, and seem to be fond of deadly hijinx, especially at the expense of Wes, the prospective son-in-law. Soon enough wes discovers the truth about Amy's family . . . but is it already too late?
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Feeding The Crows by Jude-Marie Green
Stephanie discovers that the ancient woman who has been funding her Avian influenza research has been trying to commit suicide in order to be reunited with her dead lover. She cannot die until all the crows are dead— thus the research. But there is an alternative . . . if Stephanie will cooperate.
Immortality comes with a price. Stephanie can afford it . . . but does she have a choice?
Jude-Marie Green's Feeding The Crows takes you into a state of existence where death is only an option . . .
Illustrated by Megan Stringfellow
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Flashing the Dark by Bruce Boston
Flashing The Dark is a collection of 40 short-short stories by Bruce Boston. This trade paperback features five years of Boston stories, from "The Telltale Stomach" to "The Final Fragrance," with stops in between to find out why Charles Dickens got replicated and why you should never trust a Spargan. If you like superb fiction in bite-sized format for easy assimilation, this book is for you. Cover illustration by Marge B. Simon.
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Following Seas by Beth Hudson
Noemie dresses as a cabin boy and secures a position aboard the Sea Crow in order to be with her lover, who does not recognize her in her disguise. Far along at sea, the ship is assaulted by storms and a monster from the deeps. Noemie acquired magic from a weatherwitch before she came aboard. But will it be enough to hold back the Great Storm? And what can she use to counter the sea monster? All hands on deck! Illustrated by 7ARS, this rollicking fantasy adventure is not for the faint-of-heart.
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Gemstones by Tyree Campbell
What happens to your DNA and to you when you consume genetically altered grains--breakfast cereals, tacos, waffles? Selected the #2 story for 2001 in The Best of Soft SF Contest, the #2 story for December, 2001, by the Index of Online Fiction, and voted best of issue for The Fifth Di..., this special release of "Gemstones" is now exquisitely and alluringly illustrated by critically acclaimed artist Teri Santitoro.
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The Ghost People by James Steimle
What really happened to the Neanderthals? Were they replaced and killed off by modern man? Or are they still living among us, hidden in remote lands?
James Steimle's tale, written as H. G. Wells might have approached it, takes you into a world where the past is the present, if we could only recognize it for what it is...a world whose denizens are lavishly illustrated by David L. Transue. Turn these pages, and tumble into a new reality of evolution.
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The Green Women by Laura J. Underwood
Green is the leitmotif of this land. The rivers run green and so does the bathwater. The women are green— they have strange teeth and no men. Their song is fearful. And Eithne and Conor have come to be among them. In the keep where they are staying, Eithne soon begins to catch glimmers of shadows, of something with teeth in the water. A wall appears out of nowhere. And the dame of the house, Mistress Greenwater, tells Eithne to "Lock and bar your door this night. Pray that your man sleeps heavy. Come morning, ride from this place. Forget what you have seen here and never come back."
Illustrated by Marcia Borell, The Green Women is a Celtic tale of dark magic that you won't want to miss.
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Hasp Deadbolt, Private Eye by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
Nursery rhyme criminals beware: Hasp Deadbolt is back in town!
In the most eagerly awaited sequel since Jaws 4, the intrepid Deadbolt, whose previous exploits involved chinaware abduction, bunny love, and rodent mutilation, now turns his finely honed detective skills to more mundane nursery rhyme offenses, such as theft, obesity, and sheep abuse. Chill as the cagey sleuth learns the shocking truth about Miss Peep. Thrill as he searches for Mrs. Green's pussy. Gasp as he discovers just what those sheep were doing in the alley.
Hasp Deadbolt, Private Eye comprises five more of those nursery rhyme crimes solved by an adult detective. Hercule Poirot, move over! Sherlock Holmes, step aside! Hasp Deadbolt is the finest sleuth of our times.
Take It On The Mutton
A Deep Subject
The Hilltop Caper
The Purloined Letter
In The Alley, With The Candlestick
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Humpback IV by Mark Anthony Brennan
What happens when whales have the right to bear arms? When dogs and monkeys are injected with gene-splices for intelligence? Find out how a lawyer and the mother of all whales resolve their differences in this exciting tale by one of the genre's fine crafters of science fiction. Humpback IV is a whale of a tale, and swimmingly illustrated by Marcia Borell and 7ARS.
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The Ice Queen by Terrie Leigh Relf
The Ice Queen is an illustrated story in chapbook format. It is a science fiction/fantasy tale that takes the protagonist on a journey to determine what happened to a missing landing party on a frozen moon...and the discovery of a previously unknown life form on that moon. Lavishly illustrated by Teri Santitoro, Michael Connolly, and Marcia Borell. Contains some intimate language.
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Kella and the Dimensional Mirror by Gavin Salisbury
Kella is raised around a magic shop. She wants to know what happened to her parents, and she meets a few owls along the way. But the adventure begins when she meets her grandfather in the mirror.
Illustrated by 7ARS, Kella and the Dimensional Mirror is a rollicking fantasy adventure for the next generation of readers--and for this one, too.
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Living Stone by Edward Cox
When stones fall from the sky . . .
Old Herne is terrorising Forest Gate, and the London police are stumped. For three months his victims have been found dead at the church down Cernunnos Lane, their bodies brutalised beyond recognition. Leading the investigation is Oscar. He is yet to uncover one single clue that reveals the killer’s identity or his motives. He does, however, have the prestigious honour of being the only person to have seen Old Herne and lived . . . trouble is, Oscar can’t remember what he saw, and now he has been kicked off the case.
However, Oscar isn’t deterred. Dogged by nightmares and visions of shadowy monsters, he becomes obsessed in his pursuit of the killer and the truth behind his lost memories. But even he couldn’t guess that Old Herne’s origins hark back to the turn of the first millennium, and a legacy left by the man who dared to meddle with stones from the sky.
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The Machine Man Letters by Monte Davis
He carries a 450in³ loaded with 850 Bubble Brights, and he means business! He foils a robbery with a gumball machine, lusts after a semi-colon, and swindles a Nigerian widow out of millions of dollars. Oh, and a page from his Tarzan book is missing.
Monte Davis's "The Machine Man Letters" gives us a glimpse of what it must be like to be sane in an asylum.
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Maera the Minoan by Marsheila Rockwell
This first release in a series of Lesser Known Myths takes the interestingly-clad heroine on an epic journey from Cnossos, the capital of the Minoan Civilization, through some perils you might know, and others you've never heard of until now, all the way to the Land of Beyond, as Maera struggles to save her people, outwit the gods, and have a rollicking good time to boot. The illustrations by Teri Santitoro and award-winning Janis Marshall make this an attraction you won't want to miss.
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The Martian Women by Tyree Campbell
Magazine format.
The Martian Women covers five generations of Timberlake women on Mars, from pioneers to housewives to explorers. It's the tale of a struggle to freedom in space and time, with delicate and tasteful illustrations by 7ARS and a kickin' cover by Laura Givens. Caution: sexual situations may offend some readers. Or not.
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The Missionary by Sandra C. Stixrude
Father Gabriel arrives on Altair Tertia, where three previous missionaries have failed to do God's work, including Father Julius, whom the natives tried to stuff into a tree. The natives look like winged angels without reproductive organs. And they answer to an authority that may be higher than Father Gabriel's.
So what's a missionary to do when he has to convert an entire planet? Not just the people . . . but the actual, whole planet.
It's a question of authority . . .
Illustrated by 7ARS
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A Nice Girl Like You by Tyree Campbell
A professional killer and a genetically-altered refugee find common cause in destroying the corporation responsible for torturing them in the past. Emer McClafferty and the woman-celery-cheetah Tsebieh, a telekine, meet in a tavern and team up to stop genetic mind alteration and control . . . and develop a tenuous and delicate relationship in the process. The tale must end in the death of one of these women . . . or must it?
Signed by author upon request.
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Pretty by Philip S. Meckley
Alice travels to England to study English, meets a handsome stranger, and visits him in his manor. The place is so large that there is no end to its secrets, and Alice soon finds herself embroiled in the most sordid of them. It's best just to stay under the covers when things go bump in the night, but she can't do that.
Because she's the one that's going bump.
There's no rabbit hole at Ensleigh Manor, but Alice falls anyway, into a nightmare she cannot escape. Because, you see, it's not a nightmare that she has fallen into. It's reality.
Illustrated by 7ARS, Philip S. Meckley's tale of unimaginable horror takes the reader directly into a Wodehouse world with all the trappings of the English upper crust. Meckley, a collector of ghost stories, is always looking for the perfect scare. With "Pretty," perhaps he can stop looking.
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A Problem in Translation by J Alan Erwine
What you say may not be what someone thinks you mean...especially when dealing with beings on other planets. And what they say may not be what you thought you heard. Contains interesting synonyms.
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Tales of Spirit Visions by Cathy Buburuz
Native Americans understood fantasy and spirits while we were still wearing woad. Award-winning Canadian writer Cathy Buburuz examines the social conflicts that arise when cultures collide, in two of her finest stories, "Somewhere in Saskatchewan" and "Good Medicine." Janis Marshall and Teri Santitoro have illustrated Cathy's visions in a style that blends the very best of both cultures.
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TALES OF WEUPP: Little People Must Surrender by Ralan Conley, illustrated by Jesse Bunch
For all her young life Myla Trogsen has lived a lonely, isolated existence. Afflicted with a rare genetic disorder, she must use a wheelchair or motorized scooter to get around. Home schooled by her mother, she is constantly reminded by her that in times of trouble, "Little people must surrender."
Now, two years after her parents untimely deaths in a car crash, she sometimes feels the need to visit the nearby town, even though it almost always makes her feel embarrassed, frustrated, angry, and even lonelier. But this time a near accident with a truck literally blows her off the road and into another world.
The people she meets all look like her -- small, white-haired, and older than their age, in fact they see her as beautiful. Do they suffer from the same disease as she? The planet itself seems to be a living entity and may have summoned her for some reason. But what is it? The people of a remote village are being held captive by the Zyots, a hulking warrior race. How can she rescue them?
And weirdest of all, her motorized scooter now performs like a souped-up four-wheel-drive ATV. And doesn't seem to need a recharge -- but for how long?
Unlike her home world (or is it?) of Earth, in the magical world of Weupp, she fits right in ... and there's also a prince to rescue.
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The Teddy Bears of Tomorrow by Joel A. Sutherland
At the Teddy Bear Academy you have to be perfect, and Rumpleton is not. He has let down his Mom and Dad, and has no place to go. But Rumpleton is a tough little teddy, and he doesn't give up. With the help of a mouse named Jove and a little bit of magic, he finds a door into a magic world. But there's a problem with the door . . .
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The Token by Theodora Fair
Swans are one of the magic links between the mundane and the arcane, with beings able to shift from human form to swan and back again. As swans, they're in mortal danger from hunters. And if a hunter should inadvertently shoot the one he loves . . .
In either world there are always consequences when the two worlds mix. But Archer never expected this one . . .
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Urbania by L.A. Story Houry
What would you be willing to do to be accepted into the perfect society? How far would you go to escape from it?
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Widdershins by Raymond Yeo
"Nicholas," said Elizabeth, stepping into the room, "do you remember what it was like when we had the upper hand?”
"I remember running from angry Christians who wanted to purify my soul with a wagon-load of kindling and a gallon of lamp oil.”
Now the last two survivors of the Widdershins family join forces for one final plunge into the world of demons. Who will live, and who will die?
Illustrated by Marge B. Simon.
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Xenomorph by Tyree Campbell
Is being human a consequence of genetics? Or does it require a civilized behavior pattern? And what happens when human civilization encounters a species whose sexual behavior is a form of communication? "Xenomorph" has it all--and more! Now "tastefully" illustrated by talented artist Teri Santitoro, Sam's Dot Publishing is proud to present this original story by the author of Nyx and The Dog at the Foot of the Bed.
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