Patron saints and luchadores. Trickster gods. Freedom fighters. Infections of fire. Hong Kong. Iran. The 1860s and the end of the world. The 24 contributors include such award-winning authors as Usman T. Malik, Nisi Shawl, and Sheree Renée Thomas.
When vampire Roxanne resurrects her deceased best friends, she’s confronted by a dream-dwelling Guardian of the Underworld, who demands that she replace them in his afterlife with three equally nefarious creatures—or he’ll drag her there instead.
The Translucent Boy befriends an elderly paleontologist suffering from dementia, sending the Odd Squad on a journey to the ancient continent of Pangaea and the dystopian world of Varania.
An intrepid crew aboard an alien starship ventures inward toward the heart of human civilization—where only ruins remain. The Inverted Frontier series is a far-future, nanotech-drenched, space-faring adventure from the award-winning author of VAST.
Twelve princesses disappear nightly. Can this former soldier ease the king and queen’s heartache and earn himself a home? If you like upstanding heroes, picturesque romance, and delightful surprises, then you’ll adore this heartwarming story.
These novels continue the adventures of Dave’s popular series characters, Mike Christopher and Chanda Kasmira. Each deals with the aftermath of an alien incursion upon the Earth. They take place at the same time and even share a scene.
There’s something magical about the terror that grips you in the middle of sleep, when your heart pounds, you can’t catch your breath, and you know the monster is seconds away from grabbing you. These nine stories are designed to induce nightmares.
A Norse Dark Fantasy. Balin stands between two great Powers. One will shatter his mind; the other will destroy his soul. Only one of them can save his people. The Mist meets Nightmare on Elm Street in this classic tale of personal sacrifice.
When Artilects begin reporting a strange apocalyptic vision that only they can see, authorities assume it is a hoax–or a hack. Then one of them belonging to the wealthiest man in Africa shows up in the Basilica of Nigeria claiming to be possessed.
Ilarians must all work together to have any hope of surviving. When Gypsum, the sixth of seven sisters, joins a group known for its sexual promiscuity and playful ways, she must coax them into becoming life-saving warriors of a very different kind.
Sandy rejoins the Alliance Navy as they look to recover planetary systems lost after their surrender to the Hegemony of United Worlds and the subsequent civil war in the hegemony.
Liz Argall’s work can be found in places like Uncanny Magazine, Strange Horizons & performed on the Pulp Stage. She’s worked on roleplaying games like Geist 2nd Edition and 13th Age, and creates the webcomic thingswithout.com
