WOMEN OF POWERTwo sisters, one a mercenary, one a practitioner of earth magic, learn that the irony of love knows no justice...A sorceress must come to the aid of a creature out of legend...A seeress has her life forever changed by a "voice" she never dreamed she would hear...A spell-gifted swords-woman learns that even an ancient magical inheritance can change in nature...Join Mercedes Lackey, Elisabeth Waters, Jennifer Roberson, Diana L Paxson and their fellow venturers to the lands where women of power - whether practitioners of the magical arts, or professionally trained with sword and dagger - need ask no protection from any man, in 22 original stories of honor, bravery, justice, and adventures

    After watching it, one of them vanishes...A heart transplant recipient gets much more than he bargained for when he digs into his donor's sinister past...Mourning the death of their son, a young couple is plunged into madness after encountering something otherworldly in the wilderness...DREAMS IN BLACK STATIC is a collection of eight terrifying stories by Ambrose Ibsen, author of The Haunting of Beacon Hill and Asylum. The tales included are:"Me and Mr. Ray" **"Decatur Road" **"Dreams in Black Static" **"Distortional Addict" **"Trim" **"Subterrane Dream" **"Orchard""The Uncanny" **** = Appearing in print for the first time

    These are very short stories, under a thousand words each. Some have actual bunnies. Some take rather offbeat trips through the underworld. And some just have a character that shares the sleep-deprived author's mixed metaphors.All proceeds from this anthology are going to local animal shelters. Pink snowbunnies can take care of themselves, but thank you for helping us support those animals who do need a little assistance.Stories included in the anthology:Domestic Disturbance, by T.L. HaddixWedding Heaven, Ltd, by A.J. BraithwaiteWhen, by Robin ReedWhere's JoJo? A Bunny's Guide to Family Dysfunction, by Julie ChristensenWingman, by Nathan LowellIt Finally Happens..., by Heather Marie AdkinsCareful What You Wish For, by Barbra AnninoOf Demons and Bunnies, by Nichole ChasePink Snowbunnies are the New Pink Ribbon, by Jimi RipleyOne Wrong Turn Deserves Another, by Asher MacDonaldMarissa's Tattoo, by Steve SilkinEulogy, by Suzanne TyrpakThe Taste of Pink Snow, by Susan Helene GottfriedRevenge of the Peeps, by Camille LaGuireLove in a Time of Bunnies, by Coral MooreThe Bunni and the Bird, by Penny CunninghamThe Recession is Hell, by Randi RoguePink Snowbunnies Acrostic, by Molly BlackDon't Mess with the Meadow, by Rex JamesonA Gift for a Very Special Girl, by Debora Geary

    R. James is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature. One of James' most important achievements was to redefine the ghost story for the new century by dispensing with many of the formal gothic trappings of his predecessors, and replacing them with more realistic contemporary settings.According to James, a story must "put the reader into the position of saying to himself: 'If I'm not careful, something of this kind may happen to me!'"

     "Those who try to change Form without likewise shifting Function are doomed to a lifetime of agony and mediocrity--or they make the best assassins." -Auld Wynfor Ganlin An orphan with powers not seen in a thousand years, trapped in a world only she can see, her life a waking nightmare. A boy long ago lost to his family, forced to masquerade as the enemy by one of his own, his continued facade his people's only hope of salvation. An immortal trapped in the flesh of a man, a prisoner for something he has not yet done, fleeing something he thought he had killed. A girl abandoned in the mountains, without memories or a note, her people the stuff of legends, but whose villages have never been found. Meet these and many more incredible characters as they engage in a complex struggle for survival in the latest gripping King book, set in a realm about to plunge in a downward spiral of politics, death, and treachery. Like all King novels, every chapter of this epic fantasy adventure will leave you immersed in her world until you've turned the very last page, going toe-to-toe with the classics. If you enjoy sword and sorcery and are looking for a heart-pounding action & adventure, get ready to be blown away. This is an ILLUSTRATED serialized novel, with each part being approximately 70,000 words, and containing exclusive access to Lance MacCarty's desktop backgrounds and full-resolution downloadable images of the scenes contained within the book.

    This is a communal effort by the Pushcart Press staff, contributing editors, and hundreds of small presses. For this edition distinguished poets Julie Sheehan and Tom Sleigh served as poetry editors. The result is an introduction to a literary world that few readers have access to, where much of today's important new writing is published, far from the commercial influence of the conglomerates. In reviewing last year's edition, Donna Seaman of Booklist commented: "A brimming, vibrant anthology-the perfect introduction to new writers and adventurous new work by established writers . . . extraordinary in its range of voices and subjects. Here is literature to have and to hold." The Pushcart Prize has been chosen for the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement recognition by the National Book Critics Circle and the Writers for Writers award from Poets Writers / Barnes Noble.

    Desperate to win back his father’s approval, the boy hatches a plan involving his father’s love of slasher films. If the boy can become a real-life slasher right out of the movies, it just might be an opportunity to make his father proud again, no matter what the cost.In Iain Rob Wright’s “The Reckoning,” the year is 2035 and people live inside their individual worlds. Amelie’s ‘pod’ is a marvel of tech-centric existence, taking care of her every need. But when a serial killer that the press have named ’The Reckoning’ comes calling for Amelie, her futuristic living space turns deadly.In William Malmborg's "Billy's Blade," a budding serial killer bites off more than he can chew when he tries to stab Stacy Collins to death on the Prairie Path. A ruthless investigative journalist, Stacy goes on the offensive, goading the killer with unflattering articles, all in hopes of sparking a second encounter. Will Billy and Stacy meet again?Jeff Strand’s “Twentieth Anniversary Screening” recounts the grisly events surrounding the terrible slasher flick THE ROOFER, remembered only because an obsessed fan tried to reenact the murders as they played out on the screen. When the same theater shows the film twenty years later, will the warnings that this is a really, really bad idea be justified?

    A slim, sinister text called The King in Yellow drove those who read it to madness. Despite suppression by anxious authorities, it spread through global culture, and history itself, like a virus. Now the contagion bears hideous fruit.New Tales of the Yellow Sign expands the classic horror mythos of weird tales pioneer and Lovecraft precursor Robert W. Chambers into new vistas of unease and imagination. Over the course of eight troubling stories, writer and visionary game designer Robin D. Laws lures you into diseased timelines, impossible pasts, and the all-too-terrifying present.Sterilize your suicide chamber, harken to the remorseless clicking of your black box, and whistle for the monstrous creature that lives in your basement. The pallid mask awaits.

    Tinged with a taste of terror!"Collector's Items:" A lot of people want to get Augie Kolodney, the fattest, toughest racketeer in America; but no one wants to get and keep him the way Dr. Glendon, connoisseur of precious "one-of-a-kinds," does..."The Messiah on Mott Street:" As his grandfather lies dying, a little boy searches the ghetto for a miracle maker and finds a black mailman who is the true Messiah - or the Angel of Death..."The Different Ones:" Poor Victor, born helpless and deformed, tormented by children and adults alike... until he finds peace on a horror-filled planet."Lindemann's Catch:" The hardest fishing captain out of Boston ran his ship and his men with an iron hand; right up until the day he netted a monster..."Suggestion:" Harvey Hemple always wanted to be the life of the party - until he became the death of it...Tune in to more great tales of terror on Rod Serling's Night Gallery!

    On the night he decides to strike, his life, and his world, are forever changed. Alien scientists from across the cosmos, abduct and place Kazaka in deep storage for centuries. When they revive him with the intent to subject him to extraterrestrial evisceration, the ninja escapes. The shadow warrior then begins to hunt his captors, one by one, leading up to a battle that will shake the galaxy.The Bear That Fell From the StarsA different kind of alien terror. NOTE: This is a Novella of approx. 20,000 words, or about 60 pages.Science Fiction Fantasy and not hard SciFi.Some scenes of graphic violence.

    From a child's struggles to control magical powers for the first time, to the epic clashes of forces of good and evil on a titanic scale, here are more than twenty of the finest in contemporary and classic wizardry tales. Ranging from Michael Moorcock's "Master of Chaos," the story of a knight traveling to a castle on the edge of the world to face the ultimate sorcerer, to Peter Crowther's "The Eternal Altercation," in which a man is forced into the eternal battle between hope and despair on a sorcerer-controlled train, The Mammoth Book of Sorcerers' Tales also includes stories from Ursula Le Guin, Steve Rasnic Tem, James Bibby, Robert Weinberg, A. C. Benson, Michael Kurland, and Louise Cooper.Contains:Ten Things I Know About the Wizard by Steve Rasnic TemVillaggio Sogno by Richard A. LupoffThe Game of Magical Death by Doug HornigThe Infestation by Tom HoltThe Witch's Bicycle by Timm PrattThe Sage of Theare by Diana Wynne JonesTimekeeper by John MorressyThe Double Shadow by Clark Ashton SmithThe Rite Stuff by Michael KurlandMaster of Chaos by Michael MoorcockSeven Drops of Blood by Robert WeinbergTo Become a Sorcerer by Darrell SchweitzerNo. 252 Rue M. le Prince by Ralph Adams CramThe Bones of the Earth by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Closed Window by A.C. BensonDisillusioned by Lawrence Schimel and Mike ResnickIn the Realm of Dragons by Esther M. FriesnerForever by Tim LebbonThe Wizard of Ashes and Rain by David SandnerThe Walker Behind by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Last Witch by James BibbyLast Rites by Louise CooperThe Eternal Altercation by Peter Crowther

    The bestselling Sword and Sorceress series continues with this exciting 20th edition of all-new stories. It's all here: hard-hitting action, spellbinding magic, butt-kicking heroines... and some of the most popular names in fantasy today.

    It opens at an almost breakneck pace, with Pharaoh deposed and killed, his wife and child in hiding, and the goddesses stirring. A secret religious order raises the Pharaoh's daughter, and she meets and falls in love with the usurper's disguised son. The climax features traditional adventure-fiction excitement (battle and torture).

     Introduction · Marion Zimmer BradleyEquona’s Mare · Diana L. PaxsonThe Hand of Fatima · Shariann LewittCommencement · Lynne Armstrong-JonesA Lesser of Evils · Morning Glory ZellAnd Sáavüld Danced… · Kier NeustaedterStone of Light · Linda GordonChange of Command · Nancy Jane MooreThe Starry King · Vera NazarianMirror Image · Nina BoalSleeping Dogs · Jennifer RobersonShadowlands · Elisabeth WatersThe Making of a Legend [Vows and Honor] · Mercedes LackeyBurnt Offerings · Mary FenoglioRatsbane [Cynthia] · Dorothy J. HeydtWolf Hunt · Bobbi MillerPearl · Carl ThelenName of the Demoness · Jessie D. EakerHands · Lois TiltonWolfrunner · Mary E. ChooUntil We Meet Again · J.A. BrebnerBlack Wolf · Gemma TarlachArtist: Corey Wolfe

    She was right about one of them. This story first appeared in the anthology CHANGING THE WORLD in 2009.