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...

Julie Kagawa’s bestselling series The Iron Fey captivated the imagination—and hearts—of readers of all ages with its mix of magic, fantasy and romance. Enjoy this special bridge novella, which takes place between The Iron King and The Iron Daughter**.**Meghan Chase used to be an ordinary girl, until she discovered that she’s really a faery princess. After escaping from the clutches of the deadly I...

"The Desecrator" is an original short story from the Draegaran Empire, by bestselling author Stephen Brust. This is a tale of the Hawklord Daymar, and of a particular Morganti blade. Vlad Taltos fans will enjoy new insight into Stephen Brust's fantasy series.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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...

Named one of io9's "May Science Fiction And Fantasy Books Everyone Will Be Talking About!"From Aidan Moher—Hugo Award-winning editor of A Dribble of Ink—comes Tide of Shadows and Other Stories, a collection of five science fiction and fantasy stories spanning adventure, comic whimsy, and powerful drama—from a star-faring military science fiction tale of love and sacrifice, to a romp through the dragon-infested Kingdom of Copperkettle Vale.“A Night for Spirits and Snowflakes...

Is there more?The question is in the mind of a slave boy raised in a compound. He escapes his captors and explores a post apocalyptic world. Along the way, he finds that there is indeed more to life.

Deep in the Lurr Forest there is a valley called Saint Elm's Deep. This secret valley stays in a perpetual state of Spring and hosts the thousands of Fae who live there. The Heart Tree's magic sustains the boundaries that protect them all and their lush forest, but the hoar witch has poisoned its roots.Queen Corydalis needs a certain shard to cast a beckoning so that the Emerald Eyed Champion of lore might come and save them all, for he is the only one who can end the hoar witch, a...

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?

Kings, Queens and Witches in sleeping castles can be full of surprises! An old name, some mysterious dreams... The heroine, helped by her friends Roiteleau & Croquignol, tries to find a hidden piece of her past. But sometimes the borderline between dream and reality is thin ....