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Sankofa: Born Equal Only

by Ben Mel

Sankofa: Born Equal Only is an Afrofuturism adventure that takes on gender injustice from the perspective of rival fraternal twins, Toomi and Ras, born to be the Guardians of Maat, the first Queen to rise to the throne in the kingdom of Axindar in a post-apocalyptic medieval Africa, where the future of our technology shapes the past of our time.

Running Behind Time

by Jan Turk Petrie

It’s the Summer of 1982, and Beth Sawyer is thrilled to have landed the title role in a play. It may only be in a fringe theatre in Shepherd’s Bush, but it’s the start she’s always dreamed of. It’s the Summer of 2020, amid the global pandemic, and Tom Brookes is furloughed. Unable to face lockdown in a tiny city flat, he moves back to his mother’s cottage in the sleepy Cotswold village of Stoatsfield-under-Ridge. Neither of them expects an everyday train journey to throw their normal live... more

The Flip Side Of Sad

by Ashley Amber

James Letta is the world's newest singing sensation. But for someone who always sings such happy music, he sure is sad. While on a promo tour for his new album, James has what he thinks is the hardest day of his career... until he has to relive it. A ghostly spirit decides to trap James inside his own album in order to make him learn the lessons of its lyrics, hoping she can help him get on the flip side of sad. In just under 7,500 words, this debut novelette by Ashley Amber that she desc... more

Anoka: A Collection of Indigenous Horror

by Shane Hawk

Welcome to Anoka, Minnesota, a small city just outside of the Twin Cities dubbed "The Halloween Capital of the World" since 1937. Here before you lie several tales involving bone collectors, pagan witches, werewolves, skeletal bison, and cloned children. It is up to you to decipher between fact and fiction as the author has woven historical facts into his narratives. With his debut horror collection, Cheyenne & Arapaho author Shane Hawk explores themes of family, grief, loneliness, and identity ... more

Warrior Tithe

by T.J. Deschamps

Sparks fly between an unlikely pair with a spurned sorcerer hot on their trail.

Aoife, a kelpie, flees a marriage trap laid by her father, Mannan mac Lir and the sorcerer king Cu Roi mac Daire, only to fall prey to an iron snare in the mortal realm.

Fagan, a poor cottar, with nothing left to lose takes pity upon the kelpie he finds in his snare, setting her free. When the kelpie transforms into a beautiful fae maiden and offers to take him to the queen of Sidhe to repay him for hi... more

The Headless Boy

by Kelli Owen

Reeling from the loss of a child, Maggie finds her job at the local daycare unbearable and errands around town impossible. She knows every child, every single parent, and they're all reminders of what she's lost. Unable to heal, she sinks further into the grip of grief and depression.

Jake is a good guy, a great husband, and wants only the best for his broken wife. Therapy and medications aren't helping, and a change of scenery makes perfect sense. A new home. A fresh start.... more

Effacement

by Hieronymus Hawkes

When recording every aspect of your life has become the law, what happens when your connection to the world is severed? Pursued by a relentless government agent, Cole’s on the run to solve the mystery before they shut him up permanently.

The Psyman

by Nick Bruechle

In the future, society is divided into Gobblers; oxygen-addled and fame-addicted citizens; and Sharps, the ruling elite who live in a secret city called the Bastion, where they imbibe a high carbon dioxide atmosphere. The Gobblers work 15 hours per week, mostly in surveillance, and spend their spare time watching and interacting with YouStar in their Cocoons. The Psyman traces the lives of three friends, Biz, Necker and Bock, and their teacher Gneiss, in the years immediately after the tr... more

Saris

by Samuel Correa

David Argentino is a troubled youth about to begin a school year in a distant future where wars and revolutions have plagued the earth, and where, at an unknown location, the world’s largest school still stands.. The school is Saris, a prison-like institution run with an iron fist by the tyrannical principal known only as Headmaster. Battling depression, and a need to escape his past, David struggles to fit in. He meets the sensitive Marie, and love ensues. David delves deeply into intense soul-... more

THE QUESTFUL SEEKER

by Rosemary Anne Mills

Two young, related British soldiers, who died in battle in different ‘time zones’ are sent from heaven back to Earth to complete a quest: to deliver an important ‘message’ to mankind. The story aims to test mankind’s beliefs when faced with an unforeseen happening that is beyond reasoning and control. Time travel plays an essential element to allow the two main characters to overcome their own confusion and fears.The tone of the novel is portrayed by humorous stories exchanged between the two m... more

Destiny

by I. H. James

With a terminal global war about to eliminate the human species, a group of NASA-led pioneers leave Earth on a four-year journey to try and inhabit Proxima B – rotating around our nearest star-neighbour, Proxima Centauri – captained by the happy-go-lucky Jamie Fraser, together with Anna, his attractive West Indian second-in-command and co-pilot, Petra, a New Zealand Maori. On-board is Michael, a young innovative astrophysicist specialising in black holes and time, who, because of paranormal expe... more

Heretics

by mickey mikkelson

By International Bestselling author V.S. Holmes Without Earth, Nel has nowhere left to run Hot-tempered Dr. Nel Bently is not cut out to save the world. After her last project ended in fire and death, Nel must put aside distrust of just about everyone and embark on a lo-fi search for a deadly radio transmission. Except Earth’s survivors are torn between the austere superpower of IDH and the high-tech, grassroots Los Pobledores. More allies go missing at every turn, and Nel questions whe... more

Cracks Of Light

by John Charles Reedburg

Which would you trust---an abusive human or a comforting orb of light? When a young boy is locked in a dark closet by his mother, he begins his relationship with “The Other Side.” Cracks of Light is the first book in a series of short novels centered around human relationships with the supernatural.

Consumed: Tales Inspired by the Wendigo

by Josh Schlossberg

Hunger that changes you…consumes you…turning you into a nightmare version of what you once were. From desolate snowy mountains and apocalyptic wastelands to New York’s sex clubs and virtual encounters, Denver Horror Collective brings you, dear reader, visions of horror inspired by the Wendigo.

Northfield

by Calvin Fisher

For ten years, the earth has known nothing but suffocation. Sweeping clouds of neon death cover the surface, peeling away humanity layer by layer. The pressure of self-preservation forces survivors to harden their hearts. Mark Northfield stands as an exception. Operating as a lone mercenary, his only comfort is the memory of his dead wife. He lives by two final promises to her: never let go of life, and never let the world turn him into someone worse than the man she married. When a vengef... more

Nightlord: Sunset

by Garon Whited

Eric didn’t ask to be a vampire. In fact, he didn’t even believe in them. Biting your own tongue with your fangs does a lot of convincing. Even so, being a part-time undead isn’t as easy as you might think. It can let you hold down a day job, true, but sometimes the night “life” can be more than a little difficult, what with those bloodthirsty urges and predatory instincts kicking in, to say nothing of vampire hunters coming through magic gates. Luckily for Eric, he can rely on his trusty steed... more

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