Home is behind, the world ahead. - J.R.R. TolkienOld gods outwitted by heroes. Magical weapons that bring good and evil. Dragons winging over the city or walking upon the earth. A wizard witnessing endless battles. These stories and more explore the theme of Re-Quest.Leave home behind and wander magical worlds in these 16 fantasy tales from an international roster of authors. Featuring fiction from Robert E. Howard, Douglas Smith, James Dorr, Lillian Csernica, Gregory L. No...

Beginnings are always messy. ~ John GalsworthySpacecrafts hurtling toward alien worlds. Second chances for civilizations. First contact. Rebirth. Non-humans looking for a new life. Opportunities for fresh starts and do-overs far from Earth. These stories and more explore the theme of Re-Launch.Send your imagination into orbit with 18 science fiction tales from an international roster of authors.Featuring fiction from Douglas Smith, James Do...

More portals, including science fiction ones that either take to other worlds, aliens, back in time or other dimensions. With some traditional portal fantasy and a couple of weird tales of passages between worlds. 10 portal stories of discovery that sometimes lead to love."And Then There Are Cats" by Jamie Ferguson"The Avalon Pub" by Barbara G.Tarn"What We're Going To Do Next" by Jennifer Rachel Baumer"The Angle Between Worlds" by Stefon Mears"Sideways" ...

Space opera galore! Real planets and star systems as well as made up one, hard SF and science fantasy, mystery and romance. Humans trying to meet aliens for the first time or trying to avoid them. Humans living with aliens in so-called harmony. Earth-based civilizations and alien humanoids.From Alpha Centauri to Epsilon Eridani and everything in between, the Milky Way in all its glory!“Murder on Marawa Prime” by Vonnie Winslow Crist“Astromancer” by Debbie Mumford