Beyond the familiar tropes of knights and castles, elves and dragons, there is a whole world of possibilities for fantasy literature. This anthology collects fantasy stories whose inspiration lies beyond the traditional medieval European basis. It brings exciting new stories and overlooked voices into the fantasy genre. This volume contains stories set in imaginative other-worlds where society can take many different patterns. Stories by: Tanith Lee, Neil Williamson, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Phenderson Djeli Clark, Meghan Hutchins, Tom Fletcher, Melissa Mead, and more A girl stows-away on a ship battling to obtain scarce water in a world where the seas are made of lava. As dark forces destroy his city, a man has visions of a different life in a peaceful world. Which is the dream and which reality? Can an island woman negotiate a dangerous deal with death mages to silence the volcano that threatens her people? A shaman's young assistant is poisoned for discovering a dangerous secret. An investigator tries to decipher the message from assassins who use very aggressive flower arranging. Includes stories set in the worlds of Tanith Lee's Tales from the Flat Earth, Neil Williamson's The Moon King, and Tom Fletcher's Gleam. Enjoy nineteen stories of fantasy, adventure, and magic set in unique lands beyond the edge of the known world.

Myriad Lands: Vol 2, Beyond the Edge - Myriad Lands, #2

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Edited by award winning editors Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sean Wallace and brought to you by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"The Better Part of Drowning" by Octavia Cade"Silk Bones" by Neil Williamson (reprint)"The Sound of His Voice Like the Colour of Salt" by L Chan"Sugared Heat" by Lisa L. Hannett (reprint)

The Dark Issue 30 - The Dark, #30

Digital magazine featuring the very best in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and HorrorThe latest fiction from established writers alongside the best new stories from emerging talents and debut authors. On-point articles and regular columns, exploring genre fiction in all its forms. Interviews with leading authors and artists. Insightful and informative book reviews by a carefully selected cadre of reviewers, assessing current titles and imminent releases from publishers big and small. This is the table of contents for the festive issue. Introduction - Ian WhatesThe Summer Husband - Angela SlatterThe Neighbourhood Watch -Neil WilliamsonLovers on the Yuleton Lip - Aliya WhiteleyBut Once a Year - Ramsey CampbellPoruguese Essay - George TomAll That's Red Earth - Mike CareyFive Ways to Accidentally Save the Earth from Alien Conquest - Gareth D. JonesThe Elektron Mill - Sean McMullenA Bayesian Analysis of Wishes - Karen BrenchleyLife in the Fast Lane - featuring Jenny CampbellIn the Weeds - Anne C. Perry & Jared ShurinStepping Towards New Voices in SFF - Stewart HotstonReviews SectionInterview with Xueting Christine Ni

ParSec Issue#2 - ParSec, #2

A digital magazine featuring the very best in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and HorrorThe latest fiction from established writers alongside the best new stories from emerging talents and debut authors. On-point articles and regular columns, exploring genre fiction in all its forms. Interviews with leading authors and artists. Insightful and informative book reviews by a carefully selected cadre of reviewers, assessing current titles and imminent releases from publishers big and small. This is the table of contents for the festive issue. Introduction - Ian Whates Blaise of Glory - Alexis Ames It Only Amplifies -Shih-Li Kow Zugzwang - Neil Williamson Daytrip To Glastonbury - Jane Rogers Radicalised - Lavie Tidhar The Equality Virus - Gwyneth Jones The Relative Promise of Dead Things in the Dark - A. P. Howell Umbilical - Teika Marija Smits When All This Became Normal - Simon Morden Letters To My Daughter - Tim Anderson Five-O-Clock In The Bar At The End Of The World - Bryony Pearce In the Weeds - Anne C. Perry & Jared Shurin Life in the Fast Lane - featuring Alistair Sims (independent bookshop owner) Reviews Interview with and scientist Simon Morden

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