An excerpt from Sanctum, Blood Brothers by Nos Jondi. Get your Backer copy on Kickstarter today!“Please tell me you haven’t screwed your sword, Darius,” Chikondi said. The others in the room laughed. “Very funny,” Darius said, replacing his sword in the sheath attached to his back. ‘This is going to be all blood and guts, you [read more…]
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An excerpt from Woe for a Faerie by Bokerah BrumleyAilin New Haven City I couldn’t stop Hannah’s murder. Transforming took too long, and I already knew I wouldn’t arrive in time to save the little girl from her attacker. “Help me, Ailin,” she screeched, reaching across realms with her mind. “He’s killing me. I can’t breathe. His [read more…]
An excerpt from Heroes Fall by Morgon NewquistIThe Rage of Achilles RAGE — Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles… Serenity City burned around him. His eyes watered from the smoke and his lungs burned from breathing it. The black cloud swallowed the sky above him. The sun, the skyscrapers, his coworkers’ news copters…it devoured everything. Portia screamed [read more…]
An excerpt from This Strange Engine by Philip Ligon This way he spoke set off the voice in my head, which said to run. Their game grew tiresome. My arm throbbed, my head hurt, and I needed rest. Yes, even more than wanting to feel the magic in my blood or drinking Branagh’s Ale to [read more…]
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An excerpt from Hollow City by Kai Wai CheahDo Unto Others How do you take down someone who always hits what he shoots at? Take him before he gets his hands on a weapon. And if he does grab a gun, do unto him before he does unto you. I felt those thoughts percolating in the team’s heads. They were [read more…]
An excerpt from Honor At Stake by Declan FinnMarco stared at her and said, “What’s wrong? Are you all right?” Amanda smiled weakly. “What makes you ask?” He took her arm and led her inside. “The guys on station in Astoria called in to tell me that you showed up to Lily’s house. Vega called me directly. However, [read more…]
Edge by Russell NewquistMy motorcycle hung, thirty feet up the side of a brick wall, suspended only by luck and willpower – which is about how I managed to hold onto the katana, too. Motorcycles are different from cars. Cars, by their nature, want to stay upright. If you leave a car alone, it’ll stay upright. [read more…]
An excerpt from Fade by Daniel Humphreys As good times went, I had to say that getting knocked out was not in any way an enjoyable experience. As I slowly returned to consciousness, the painful throbbing of my head competed with a tugging sensation on each wrist to see who would win the contest of pain. [read more…]
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An excerpt from This Strange Engine by Philip Ligon“Are you mad?” I asked as I tried to pry him off.And in that second, that seemingly insignificant moment of time, something sharp raked across my back. It burned like a hot poker pressed hard against my skin. I turned and saw a long shadow disappear behind [read more…]