The Sea At Mughain by Jennifer Sparlin
“My lord king,” said one, “I am Eunan son of Eunan. We captured this girl on a raid, and as she is no further use to us, we thought that your household might benefit – for a reasonable price – ”
The girl was staring at the floor, as though she was past caring what happened to her.
The king sighed. “What’s your name, girl?” The girl looked up at him, but did not speak. Her eyes were a bright, forget-me-not blue. The king frowned at Eunan. “Is she deaf?”
“No – no, my lord,” said Eunan. “She just doesn’t talk.”
“She screams, though,” said the other man.
Thus begins a Celtic tale featuring intrigue, romance, and magic people of the sea, all intertwined in a conflict between families, between parents and children, and between friends. There can be but one way to resolve it.
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Hellfire & Damnation by Connie Corcoran Willis
Dante postulated nine circles of Hell. That was several centuries ago. We've come a long way since then. Where Dante wrote allegorically of politicians and religious leaders, Wilson creates rather more mundane characters and infuses them with some of the blackest secrets in the heart of humanity. From the Introduction by William F. Nolan [who wrote "Logan's Run" . . . you may recall the movie?] to the raw and bleak "An American Girl" in the 9th Circle, "Hellfire & Damnation" takes you on a tour you won't forget.
$10.95 + S&H
The Dragon's Dictionary by Marge Simon and Mary Turzillo
It's just what it says it is. If you like dragons, if you like tongue-in-cheek, if you like endearing, flying reptiles who read the morning paper before torching the knight errant, and lavish and endearing illustrations, this dictionary is for you. It's just that simple. So is ordering a copy.
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Shades of Green by Rhonda Parrish
Set in an alien landscape, "Shades of Green" could be summed up as Cinderella meets Jurassic Park, or Reptarella. It's got all the ingredients of good SF: alien characters and culture, romance, servitude, courage, calamity, green stuff, and a plotline that will keep you turning the pages.
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Redgunk Tales: Tales from the Kudzu by William R. Eakin
Bill Eakin has created a real fantasy world, Redgunk, into which he has inserted science fiction events and fantasy happenings to create unforgettable stories and characters. In these pages of this trade paperback book you'll find out How Boy Howdy Saved The World, you'll learn The Secret of the Mummy's Brain, and you'll thrill and chill to the Miracle of Swamp Gas Jackson. And these are just for starters. Here's what some others have to say about Bill Eakin's work.
"Sort of like Thomas Wolfe on acid, or James Joyce on moonshine, Bill Eakin takes the words, the rhythms, the heat, the mud, the cicadas and the kudzu of the south and turns them into stories that touch your heart while messing with your brain stem and possibly tampering with your DNA. A truly original and unique voice...."
~ Shawna McCarthy, Realms of Fantasy
"Bill Eakin is one of the more inventive writers making a name for himself today…. His southern-fried narrative is (in the opinion of this Bama Boy) one-hundred percent faithful and twice as irreverent."
~ Kurt Roth, Tangent
"Eloquent and witty, thoughtful and even heart-rending. . . . Every time I’ve read a Redgunk story recently, I’ve come away thinking the most recent was better than what I had seen before. I’m coming to realize that it’s not a question of better; each one has been good on its own. . . Bill Eakin is a brilliant storyteller."
~ Kim Mohan, Amazing Stories
Yeh, Redgunk is irresistible . . . so don't resist!
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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Charlotte Cauldron and the Prince of Nevermore by John M. Lance
What if you were the hero of a book and your author was kidnapped? Who would you turn to for help?
Charlotte Cauldron loves reading about Prince Peter’s adventures and knows everything there is to know about the Prince and his friends, the sorceress Juno Vanderspell and Frizzleroot the will-o-wisp. So when the Prince’s arch nemesis, Spartan Arrow, escapes the confines of the page and kidnaps the author, Horatio Alkazar, the Prince asks Charlotte to help rescue him. Now all they need to do is get some pirates’ cooperation, outwit goblins, slip past a dragon, and find Spartan’s tower (which would be a lot easier to do if he didn’t keep moving it).
Oh, and then there’s the little matter of defeating Spartan himself…
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Cloudburst by Tyree Campbell
In the future the Earth is warmer, and the oceans have all but dried up. In small settlements on the ocean floor, the remnants of humanity survive— traders and raiders. The few remaining books feed the campfires. Monstrous lungfish inhabit the salt marshes and snare the unwary. Saltstorms across the salt flats destroy everything in their paths. Social divisions remain intact— men hunt and steal, women breed and struggle to preserve what little knowledge remains— and act as translators for the traders.
The finest of the translators is Praise, a woman of the Scarpers. Centime, of the Dobers, is her student. If the Scarpers and Dobers unite, there will be no need for translators, and Praise will lose what little independence her abilities command. She would rather commit suicide and die free . . . but Centime has another idea: to return up to the land, and to the stars that had been humanity's destiny.
Thus begins an impossible journey, fighting the raging tribes and the fury of the elements . . . for the very Earth itself seems to oppose the two women and the little band they have gathered
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The Cold Ones by Elizabeth Donald
No, it has nothing to do with Miller Time. The Cold Ones is a novelette [perfect bound, trade paperback format] by Elizabeth Donald, and refers to [gasp!] zombies. It's not just very good, it's . . . well, here, read what James A. Moore had to say about it.
Elizabeth Donald's The Cold Ones stands out from the crowd. Zombie stories are easy. Good zombie stories are more challenging and great ones, well, those are damned hard to find. The good news is you don't have to look any further than The Cold Ones to find one of the greats. A damned fine read and highly recommended.
-- James A. Moore, author of Deeper and Blood Red
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The Curse of Blackhawk Bay by Erin Fanning
Around Lake Trillium strange events occur. Children disappear, ghosts appear, and a man bursts into flames. The lake itself is inhabited by something vast and dark. With each event there appears a crow--but what does it want? Who will be next to confront the secret of the lake and of Blackhawk Bay?
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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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Death Metal by Armand Rosamilia
Death Metal is a dark fantasy/horror novella published in trade paperback format.
No one had ever connected Daniel as the brains behind seven brutal concept albums about Satanism and the dark figure Natas, but when a teenager quotes lyrics from his literary work, Daniel fears his 10-year old daughter, Missy, is in trouble. His fears are founded when she is kidnapped. The kidnappers want Daniel to complete the last three albums for his former band--and return him to the demons he had tried to escape. Daniel can save her, but can he save himself?
"Rosamilia jams the E-major of dark crime in Death Metal. That scream you hear is the electric-soaked feedback of scorching prose." ~ Scott Nicholson, author of Scattered Ashes and multiple Stoker winner
Death Metal is a sharply written tale that starts quick and works its way to an edge-of-the seat ending you won't forget. It's one of those stories you just can't stop reading. Bravo! Or should I say Rock and Roll! ~ Laura J. Underwood, Author of The King's Wind and The Green Women
With Death Metal, Rosamilia keeps you anxious to turn each page, and leaves you wanting more. A spectacular read that will not disappoint. ~ C. S. Johnson, author of The Watching
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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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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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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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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
Only one copy left!
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Heroes Fall by Dylan Brody
Kelsey Darson falls from world to world doing what is needed of him in each new place. He meets a woman who tells him she is his lover, but he doesn't know this yet because they don't fall from world to world in the same order. He wonders why another man who falls from world to world keeps trying to kill him. He will find out in time that the strange man seeks revenge for a wrong not yet done by Kelsey, a wrong that Kelsey has done in revenge for an act the man does not yet know he is to carry out. Good, evil, love and vengeance play out in a complex, non-linear experience that reveals itself by the end to be elegant in its Moebius simplicity.
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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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The Martian Women by Tyree Campbell
Five generations of humans have settled on Mars. Society has passed through various stages: pioneer, settlement, and now industrial. Women, equals in society if not by law at the onset of colonization, are once again subservient.
Except Teresa Minerva Timberlake.
Born during a hellacious sandstorm, raised by a legendary woman, impulsive to a fault, Traci Timberlake discovers a way to travel to the distant stars, to free humanity to explore and seek its destiny. The corporations of the Inner Solar System are willing to kill Timberlake and her apprentice, Allan O'Toole, to suppress publication and prevent dissemination of this discovery.
But Traci is a fifth-generation Martian woman, and she has the history and the accomplishments of four female ancestors to call on for help, courage, and inspiration. The courtroom trial scene of Traci Timberlake is one you will never forget.
The Martian Women is a novella published in trade paperback format.
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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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The Seven Adventures of Cadida by Marva Dasef
Cadida's in trouble again. But then, when is Cadida not in trouble?
First, she gets captured by raiders and thrown into a cave to be sacrificed to a demon, which turns out to be a djinn named Bascoda, a rather clumsy genie who adopts Cadida as his mistress. Cadida manages to escape despite Bascoda's "help," but later returns to the cave to see if anyone else had been captured. She finds instead of a prisoner a rather lonely and pathetic demon who needs a new home. Then Baakir, a fire-breathing, talking, flying horse tells Cadida that his beloved Barika has been captured by pirates. Baakir is only somewhat helpful because he is not yet fully in control of his magic. Oops.
Oh, yes, there's much more . . . but you'll just have to turn the pages and find out what kind of trouble this bored little rich young lady can get into.
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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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Walking Like Morpheus by Edward Cox
HYPNOS CORPORATION: the largest purveyor of dreamtime entertainment in the world. With a standard subscription you receive a state of the art isolation tank, and access to Hypnos’ theta slipstream: a magical dream world that knows no bounds, where professional dreamers are waiting to help you become anything you want, and go anywhere you can imagine. And if you are really lucky, your dreams will be assigned to Aidan Morrish.
Aidan is the best dream guide Hypnos has to offer. Life for him is the life of a superstar. But being the best has a downside; jealousy is everywhere, and many want to ruin Aidan’s reputation. So when his client inexplicably disappears mid-dream, Hypnos revokes Aidan’s lucrative dream contract, and it seems his enemies have succeeded. Aidan knows he is being victimised, but when he sets out to prove his innocence, he discovers a secret that runs far deeper than the envy of his peers
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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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Winter by Rick Novy
Humans return to Earth after 20,000 years of time dilation. Cities are rubble. The Golden Gate Bridge is a pile of scrap metal. Hodges thinks he's going home. Yutiko, the winged alien, wishes he was going back home, for this is not the Earth he was promised. Earth has changed, yes, and the more things change . . .
Winter also includes the short story "The Adjoa Gambit," about the risks of gambling with the conquering aliens.
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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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