Cyborg vampires. Telepathic tentacled krakens. Lycans that generate lightning. Shape-shifting harpies. Sword-wielding phoenixes. Water-walking merpeople. Humans who can control the forces of nature. And more.Nue-Gaea is a world where humans and therians, anthropomorphic beasts and shape-shifters, coexist and the laws are enforced by peacekeepers known as Chimeras. The Chimeras are comprised of units made of therians and humans, using the strengths of every creature to protect all l...

This anthology is for the lover of science fiction, horror, and fantasy who just can’t find the time for leisure reading. If that’s you, then why are you even reading this blurb?! Skip the intro, title page, dedication and credits, and use the most limited, unrenewable resource you have to enjoy 99 pieces of strange, super short flash fiction from the mind of Yours Truly. Find a moment to thank me later!

Bringing together 34 flash fiction stories from 14 authors, SPARK offers a host of stories to thrill, move, and challenge fans of short-short fiction. A woman physically at war with her mother's legacy inside her own body, a young girl given a vision of a utopic past at the end of the world, a man psychically bonded to the living weapon for which he is the failsafe, a harem of "female" androids newly capable of questioning their subservient status—these are a few of the characters you'll m...

With the culture festival behind them, it’s finally time for some rest and relaxation! Or it would be, were it not for the two-mom tag team ambush being sprung on Akiteru. With both mothers keen on interrogating Akiteru about his relationship with their daughters, there’ll be no time for relaxing at all! While Aki deals with them and tries to figure out what happened between his aunt and uncle, a battle rages on behind the screens as Mashiro and Iroha compete for his affections.Wil...

*A novella of The Cat's Eye Chronicles! This story includes a preview of Book 4, Ferran's Map.By the age of nineteen, all Harpies know how to fly—except Caprion. He has yet pass the test of the Singing and gain his wings. His family has disowned him in shame and people are beginning to talk. Now an evil voice haunts his dreams, taunting him, drawing out his worst fears—that he will remain wingless forever.Caprion decides to find the root of this insidious voice, no...

"A heady, infectious celebration."-The New Yorker"Shaughnessy's voice is smart, sexy, self-aware, hip . . . consistently wry, and ever savvy."-Harvard ReviewBrenda Shaughnessy's heartrending third collection explores dark subjects-trauma, childbirth, loss of faith-and stark questions: What is the use of pain and grief? Is there another dimension in which our suffering might be transformed? Can we change ourselves? Yearning for new gods, new worlds, and new...

Everyone loves their grandma but these three are just a little...different. They have certain skills in war and strategy developed over forty years through military training and discipline. They are the definition of "never judge a book by its cover." They now work as contractors for the extra money. Follow the hapless Clem as he is hired to drive the three on their latest mission of destruction.

Soar to new heights of Science Fiction & Fantasy.Who are the top science fiction writers and illustrators of the future? The answer is here. Get to know tomorrow’s brightest creative talents chosen by some of today’s bestselling authors and celebrated artists including Kevin J. Anderson, Orson Scott Card, Larry Elmore, Brandon Sanderson, Dan dos Santos, and Robert J. Sawyer.Enter brilliantly realized worlds of dystopian politics, magical re...

LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales. This month, we have original science fiction by Indrapramit Das ("The Worldless") and Adam-Troy Castro ("Death Every Seventy-Two Minutes"), along with SF reprints by Ra...

Our young narrator has many skins. Shedding and taking on new ones help them to find their way back home after leaving to avoid more tragedies and assaults. But what price do they have to pay to acquire the one true skin that fits the best?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Now with four bonus stories! Is man by nature evil, or stupid, or both? These short-short stories (plus seven bonus stories) let you decide. Great short reading for travel, leisure, or any occasion where you need to conscipuously ignore the person next to you. Short-short stories, humor.

This is a collection of very short stories. Eachone is intended to be read in a single sitting,with the goal of being entertaining, with theoccasional deep thought tossed in. Most of thetime, humor reigns.The stories are so short and enticing, that theyare great, fun, quick reads and page-turners.If this set of stories is successful, there aredozens more ready to be compiled, with anunlimited stash yet to be created.