Fictionate.Me Publishing presents Mirror, Mirror: A Speculative Fairy Tale Anthology, our platform's first-ever short story collection. This is a collection of fairy tale retellings from a group of talented international authors, hand-picked from the entries of our April 2022 Short Fiction Fairy Tale Retelling Contest. These unique stories take your favorite childhood fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and others, giving them a speculative spin. Characters have b...

An otherworldly visitor.A shattered promise.And an unpaid debt.Alma didn't know her days on Earth were numbered, but when a mysterious visitor from a distant galaxy reappears after a centuries-old deal was struck, everything changes.Set days before aliens from space collect their debt from Earth, follow Alma and her family in this sci-fi retelling of the classic terrifying fairy tale, The Pied Piper of Hamelin.*This is a standalone short story*

Worlds will collide. Magic meets tech. Lena lives on Naukan, a planet overrun with illness and insanity--A world of dying technology. When a mysterious, antlered creature appears, it could be the hope Naukan needs, even if that hope is in something as far-fetched as magic. Could this be Lena's chance to save the people of her planet, learn more about Naukan's sister planet, Kuozlon, and possibly process the romantic feelings she has towards her best friend and fellow survivor?

The living mourn the dead. The dead mourn the living. But more than that, the dead mourn life itself. Julie returned to her home after the death of her parents. She doesn't know what direction her life will take after dropping out of college to move back. With no dreams or ambitions, her only goal is to restore the home. She doesn't realize the dead have a plan to restore their home, too. *Standalone short

Love that never had a chance.Adrift among the stars. An anomaly in space changes everything. When Sariah and Orion, both captains aboard their respective ships, meet years after their relationship ended before it began, an anomaly in the universe brings them together in ways they couldn't have imagined.

A strange dog. An even stranger realm. Silas follows a mysterious dog through a portal to a strange place where logic is absent. Meet a unicorn in denial, talking luggage, and more oddities in "Brutus." *This is a standalone short story.

Unmoored: Worlds of Pure Chaos is a spellbinding collection of science fantasy stories that will transport you to extraordinary worlds. Imagine medieval castles coexisting with spaceships, dragons cohabitating with robots, and ancient magic intermingled with advanced tech. This action-packed anthology, crafted by a talented group of international authors, offers an exhilarating escape from reality. You'll be transported to worlds that will challenge your sense of what's possible and break ...

A bonus short story featuring Silhara and Martise from Master of Crows.In The Light Within, Silhara of Neith, now known as "the god-smiter," travels as the guest of honor to the winter festival of his father's people.The crow mage who destroyed one god must ignite sacred fires in honor of another. Yet the winter festival only reminds Silhara that the brightest light within him isn't the fire of a deity but the devotion of one woman.A tale of hope and celebration.

A boy on a quest for manhood. A girl on a quest for ancient technology. One is hunting the predator; the other becomes the prey.Their worlds collide in a deadly chase through a once great city known only as the Zirchon Ruins.A short story prelude in the Chronicles of Tov.Sign up for the author’s New Releases mailing list from the link inside the book and pick up your copy of the first two chapters of the Forge Series Book 1: Dawn of Trials, due to launch mid-November...

An impossible quest for a legendary item.I love questing for loot.And the more difficult the quest, the greater the reward.So when I'm offered a chance to retrieve the ultimate treasure of all, I signed up. Yet no one warned me the task would be impossible. Against overwhelming odds I'm also expected to defeat an ancient evil - one with the power of a god.But you know what?Some loot is worth risking it all.-litrpg, fa...

A young mage is stranded in a strange village when his master leaves him. All that he has with him is his friend Freckles, his pet toad. He wanders the city looking for work or a way out, but discovers that magic is banned, and goes on the run. When a threat enters the city, he must decide whether to continue hiding, or help save the people.This story comes with an excerpt of The Crimson Claymore.Craig A. Price Jr is the author of The Crimson Claymore, an Epic Fantasy adven...

One brother will be king and another a powerful mage, but it is a simple spell that will truly change their lives.Magic always comes at a price, but who will pay it?