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The Curse of Valassa
The Pestilence, god of plagues, curses a small village. His dire priest ruins the fields, fouls the water, and transforms innocent villagers into rancid ghouls who crave human flesh. Enter two farmers, displaced by years spent fighting their baron’s war. They escort a priest of the Green Lord who might cure the village, if they can first brave the afflicted and overcome the deadly plague master. Can this unlikely trio save the village without destroying it? Or will they, like the villagers, succumb to The Curse of Valassa? This story received Honorable Mention in the fourth quarter of the 2012 Writers of the Future contest.
Uncle Stone Teeth and Other Macabre Poems
From the devious mind of Stefon Mears comes a short collection of twisted tales told through poetry. From set forms such as sestina and ottava rima to free verse, Stefon spins stories of witchcraft, zombies, horror-movie slashers, and the titular folk monster, Uncle Stone Teeth.
Drinking and Conjuring Don’t Mix
“Hold my ancient tome and watch this…” Only Perry would bind a familiar spirit into a chalkboard. And only Perry would try to impress a friend by conjuring a spirit of deception while drunk. Now that spirit runs loose in the Count’s keep, and the two wizards must trap and bind the spirit – if they can find it. And time runs short. Once it adapts to their world it will summon its kin....
But Hold Me Fast and Fear Me Not
What price true love? Janet inherits her uncle’s home in a small town, including land, a river, and an otherworldly lover. Now Janet must overcome supernatural forces to rescue her man or lose him forever. Magician’s Choice author Stefon Mears brings the Scottish tale of Tam Lin to modern America – complete with motorcycle-riding fae and social shape-shifting.
Best Crime Stories of the Year Volume 2
International bestselling author Sara Paretsky selects the twenty best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Michael Connelly, Jo Nesbo, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, and more in this crime connoisseur's collection. Under the auspices of New York City's legendary mystery fiction specialty bookstore, The Mysterious Bookshop, and aided by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, international bestseller and MWA Grandmaster Sara Paretsky has selected the twenty most puzzling, most thrilling, and most mysterious short stories from the past year, collected now in one entertaining volume. The classic mystery tale will be familiar to aficionados and casual readers alike:...
Not That Kind of Wizard
Execution by Promotion? The king rewarded Harkin’s tactical maneuver with a promotion, good men, and a dangerous task: escort one old man, on foot, behind enemy lines. Only a wizard would merit such risk, but the charming old man refuses every request for a spell with a smile and a shake of his head. The route grows more perilous every day, opposition whittles at Harkin’s squad, and still the old man chants no spells. Harkin may prove himself on this assignment, if he survives learning what wizardry the old man commands. He may wish the king had executed him…
Sudden Death
They framed him ... to save him? Ramirez came home from work to a beer, a sit-com, and the messy corpse of his neighbor. Dead in his shower. Killed by a distinctive kitchen knife. With the evidence mounting against him, Ramirez flees the Bay Area and runs straight into a web of conspiracy and counter-conspiracy. How can Ramirez overcome the goals and philosophies of groups that manipulate society from the shadows? If he succeeds, what will he become? Sudden Death, by the author of Magician’s Choice and Surviving Telepathy.
Not Wisely but Too Well
Jeff had his best day of summer vacation come to an abrupt halt: the accident. Now no more soccer, no more bike tag, no more fun, but he doesn’t understand why. Perhaps re-living the day will help... “Not Wisely but Too Well” is a new story from Stefon Mears, author of Magician’s Choice and Surviving Telepathy.
Sleight of Mind
John Jacobs, the last helioship captain old enough to remember technology, has lost his long-time partner and faces ruin if he fails to fly where no commercial liner has gone before: Venus. But space remains wild between Earth and Venus, and Jacobs must overcome space elementals, mysterious pursuers, and even Earth Navy firepower to survive. Journeyman wizard Donal Cuthbert must take that flight to root out the truth about a forming interplanetary shadow government. And stop that conspiracy, even if he learns that his girlfriend serves it. But gathering information requires more than spells, and may lead to a duel he can only lose. Force alone will not help them survive. It will take a little sleight of hand … and sleight of mind.
Hunt for a New Life
Not all legends are monstrous... After failing as an apprentice wizard, the Count’s second son dreads his options: priesthood or the king’s wars. But when he spies in the forest a creature out of legend, he plans to trap it – a bride price fit for the crown princess and a better fate than he dares hope for. The hunt takes him deeper into the forest, and brings him face to face with something greater than hope: destiny.
