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Now in our 12th year, The Bards and Sages Quarterly has provided fans of speculative fiction with a unique mix of tales from both new and established authors. With each issue, we strive to introduce readers to exciting and entertaining voices in the horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres.
Siblings procure a new drug designed to eradicate Alzheimer’s in patients with a family... [click here for more] |
Bards and Sages |
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Cursed in life. Damned in death. The only person capable of stopping a terrible prophecy is the one born to fulfill it. For centuries, the Spirit Wall has protected the world from the terrible powers of the undead god Vagruth. But now the Spirit Wall has begun to crumble, and with it the only thing preventing the world from becoming overrun by undead hordes. Nadia Gareth knows... [click here for more] |
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The undead return with more strange, terrifying, and bizarre tales of the unlife beyond life. Zombies, ghouls, vampires, and other things that should not be shamble through the pages of this anthology. Among the tales told:
An old gunslinger and a horse thief hunt down a rather peculiar prize that does more than haunt them in Bring Me The Head Of Pepe Cortez!
The competition... [click here for more] |
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Disgraced Chinese warrior, Liao, is a mercenary for the Kingdom of Kush. In an unprecedented decision, the Chancellor of the Han Dynasty has permitted Liao to fight in a tournament against the best warriors the empire has to offer. His presence in the epic event could restore Liao’s honor.
Liao's foes claim he has no place in the prestigious tournament. Some want his defeat in the arena, while others... [click here for more] |
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Zombies. Vampires. Undead things that should not be. Now the undead share their tales, with two-dozen brain-feasting, blood-sucking, revenge seeking stories from horror writers around the globe. Includes works by award-winning writer Michael A. Kechula (also editor of Flash-Tales), Donna Taylor Burgess (editor, Naked Snake Press), Ontario Arts Council grant winner Alexander Zelenyj,... [click here for more] |
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"The Wrong Ship" is a 1,600 word short story about a programmer on the run from the authorities, who winds up stowing away on, you guessed it, the wrong spaceship. It features an artificial intelligence named Charlie, one 1980s film reference, and a stunning lack of helpfulness from the laws of physics.
This story's release was funded on Kickstarter, and it is now available under a Creative... [click here for more] |
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The sequel to The Doom Guardian.
The Spirit Wall still stands, but there are other ways to shatter a world. And Cambrea is a fragile world indeed.
Nadia and Alexandros may have escaped the battle of Gadara, but they can’t escape their growing list of enemies. The Necromancers will waste little time before seeking their revenge against those that undid decades of rituals and planning. ... [click here for more] |
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What if some of the people who do those crap jobs in Las Vegas are actually angels ... or demons ... or something in between?
The maid. The blackjack dealer. Like anybody stuck in a dead-end job, they're bitter, short-tempered and sick of your shit.
They watch.
They read our trash like an oracle reads the entrails of a crow: discarded plastic cocktail cups, used condoms, soiled sheets,... [click here for more] |
Invasive Designs |
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In a world of dark fantasy and perilous adventure, the forces of evil have triumphed. Those who remain uncorrupted by wickedness must rely upon monsters to fight against the darkness. Witches have ruled the land since the last battles of conquest, but their Grand Coven has been sundered, leaving behind remnants of a once-mighty army. The remnants of the horde include captured citizens of the conquered... [click here for more] |
Melior Via |
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Designed as advanced weapons of war, anthropomorphic tigers succeeded far beyond the plans of their creators when they hunted humanity to extinction. Purposeless—for they had been designed to kill—the tigers were left to question the meaning of their existence.
Over the years, they developed sophisticated technologies, growing in knowledge until the... [click here for more] |
Rianna Stahl |
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In three different parts of America, three very different people cope with life after death and what it means to try to adjust to immortality as they struggle to hold on to their past lives, fight to discern which conflicting instincts will help them survive, and find a place in a world that is moving on without them, whether they like it or not.
This collection includes three short flash fiction... [click here for more] |
Manda Collis |
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AURORA AWARD WINNER from a multi-award winning author. "Doug Smith is, quite simply, the finest short-story writer Canada has ever produced in the science fiction and fantasy genres, and he's also the most prolific. His stories are a treasure trove of riches that will touch your heart while making you think." —Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author... [click here for more] |
Douglas Smith |
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The Imperium is a vast human empire spanning hundreds of light years in a distant galaxy. The Imperium encompasses thousands of planets, each teaming with tales of intrigue and adventure.
The Imperium Chronicles Collection includes short stories set against the backdrop of these innumerable worlds. They include people of different social and economic backgrounds, from a wealthy,... [click here for more] |
Imperium Group, LLC |
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Stories Inc: A Collection of Narratives houses 6 short pieces of fiction by Lewi Gorsuch:
Dream Job: It's the last day on the job for an office worker that assists Morhpheus in the production of dreams.
Vertigo: An unlikely meeting is made between two girls, between two ledges.
Fad Romance: A Magic 8-Ball and a mood ring fall in love in the '70s.
The Bellman:... [click here for more] |
LKG |
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An Altier Realm Short Story.
Raith Feveris is a stranger to these lands. She is a brutal and bloody barbarian who is considered one of the most dangerous women in the land. Her wanderings takes her into the depths of danger and violence as she attempts to scrape a meagre living.
Having come across a missing preacher man in the tiny hamlet of Beebury Hill, Raith agrees to investigate a rumoured... [click here for more] |
Role Cast Die Productions |
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In an enchanted land where no one can die, can Death truly be kept away? Oz is about to find out.
Directly following the events of Glinda of Oz, Princess Ozma experiences horrible nightmares of impending death and destruction of her beloved fairy country. Despite the comfort of her best friend, Dorothy Gale, and her other companions, Ozma can't shake the feeling that something bad truly... [click here for more] |
Darkstar Eclectic Media |
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She’s not your ordinary country girl, even though she might look like one. She casts webs of power, reading the feelings of living beings and telling them what to do. Nobody knows what causes it, least of all her. Her name is Jessica, but most people call her ‘freak’. One fateful day, her ‘web’ connects with a stranger, and stray power causes the plane in which she’s travelling to crash... [click here for more] |
Capricornica Publications |
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After seventy-six percent of the world’s population was destroyed, the two remaining nation states of Europe and Japan had joined together as one unified government and set to the task of repopulating the Earth.
Birth control was outlawed along with many major taboos and the survivors set to their task with reckless abandon.
When the Earth’s population was growing at a comfortable rate... [click here for more] |
Troll in the Corner |
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A good tale can be worth more than a thousand shins. At least, that is what the Mechanical Bard says. For a tale can lead to great discovery or even great ruin... This Anthology presents to the Numenera... [click here for more] |
Metal Weave Games |
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With each issue of the Bards and Sages Quarterly, we strive to bring fans of speculative fiction an engaging and entertaining variety of stories from new and established authors in the horror, fantasy, and science fiction genres. In this issue: stories by Tom Barlow, Jason Bougger, Milo James Fowler, Blake Gilmore, Rebecca Linam, Matthew C. Lucas, DC Mallery, Matthew McAyeal, Dennis Mombauer, Aisha... [click here for more] |
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When you rock the watercraft, there is always a price to pay.
There's always one. One who upsets apple carts, one who can't just let business happen. Someone always notices; someone with the power to punish vigilantes. And a killer-for-hire has been summoned.
Dotson is just trying to keep a low profile while riding through bandit country. But there's always one, the troublemaker who... [click here for more] |
LPM Media |
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Anthology of Poetry
1991 to 2019 ... [click here for more] |
Andrew Smazogz |
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In this harsh land, Death is a constant companion.
Dotson is many things. Doctor. Natural philosopher. Avid reader. Living soul trapped in a steam driven clockwork automaton.
As a adventurer and person of medicine, he has seen death before. But this discovery, this killing, will set him on the path to confronting the biggest scourge Everash has ever known! ... [click here for more] |
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Deep under the City of Glass in the frozen southern land, an age-old machine called the Heart of the City radiates a power which locals call icefire. Most citizens are immune to it, but a few, always born with physical disabilities, can bend it to their will. For fifty years, the ruling Eagle Knights, who fly on the back of giant birds, have killed these Imperfects, fearing the return of the old royal... [click here for more] |
Capricornica Publications |
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The eerie laughter echoing across the graveyard was the least of his problems!
Murderer's Acre: the home of the peculiar and the destitute. Dotson has just arrived, his young charges in tow, seeking shelter in an odd town that overlooks a vast necropolis. The townsfolk cower in fear as a giggling entity picks them off in the night, and Dotson may be the next victim!
If that wasn't... [click here for more] |
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In the aftermath of a battle a ship drifts helplessly in space. Is the strange new warship they were fighting still out there? Will it come back for them? Commander Johnson faces a desperate race to get her destroyer back into action and save her crew.
"If you liked Alien, you'll love Independence." "I would recommend this to anyone looking for a deep science fiction story. It... [click here for more] |
Alasdair Shaw |
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Johanna is the daughter of a rich merchant in Saardam. As only child and without a mother, she has grown up with notions, such as that she wants to take over her father's river trade business in her own name. Courtesy of her eastern mother, she has an unusual ability. She sees things in willow wood: whenever she touches wood, it shows her what has happened around the tree or wooden object. Any kind... [click here for more] |
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Episode Two of the heroic fantasy adventure series Wildstar!
This is Survival of the Strongest
The Tournament of the Black Ring is a trial of the strongest warriors of the land, with the reward a guaranteed spot in the Twilight Brotherhood as a knight. All it requires is a fight to the death, winner takes all.
The father of a squire hires Alana and Karlyn Wildstar... [click here for more] |
Chris Weston |
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'That woman is a construct of custom-coded DNA, printed to our designs, and programmed with our memories. Nothing more than a biologically based computer.... 'My thoughts are no more than programming, too. The only difference is that I am a random amalgamation of genetics, whereas you were created to be exactly the way you are.' Then she smiles to herself, turns, and touches the woman gently on her... [click here for more] |
Anastasia Swift |
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The Silver Age of Science Fiction saw a wealth of compelling speculative tales — and women authors wrote some of the best of the best. Yet the stories of this era, especially those by women, have been largely unreprinted, unrepresented, and unremembered.
Until now.
Volume one of REDISCOVERY represents a historic first: fourteen selections of the best science fiction of the Silver Age, written by... [click here for more] |
Journey Press |
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A collection of short stories set in the Imperium Chronicles Universe by W. H. Mitchell. Stories include content that was incorporated into the novels The Arks of Andromeda (2017), The Dragons of Andromeda (2018), and the upcoming novel The Robots of Andromeda (late 2019) ... [click here for more] |
Imperium Group, LLC |
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Zero in the Dolomites — A Man from Z.O.M.B.I.E.Short Story
An introduction to Agent John Seven and the world of the Man from Z.O.M.B.I.E.
Seven is in Switzerland and Italy, hunting stolen bodies carrying a secret chemical created by his own agency. With only a deeply conflicted Handler, a dubious local agent and the knowledge stolen from another man’s brain, Seven must... [click here for more] |
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