The Stellar Order. Rumors say they communicate with real aliens. Rumors say they knew the truth. Hiram longs for the truth. Hiram would die for the truth. And before the night ends, he will."Refracted to the Stars", a science fiction short story. From Stefon Mears, author of Stealing from Pirates and Fade to Gold.

Refracted to the Stars

Dusk. When darkness rises and daylight safety ebbs away. Even here, in a suburb of Portland, Oregon, where streets border forestland. Harold fears the night. Legacy of a fright at Crater Lake. But a success seminar sends Harold outside the safety of his home, facing his greatest fear. Unaware that something followed him from Crater Lake..."Face Your Fears!" a tense, scary short story about dealing with fears, both mundane and supernatural. From Stefon Mears, author of The House on Cedar Street and the Ars Portlandia series.

Face Your Fears!

Clans killing clans. The bane of goblinkind. Elves, dwarves, humans, orcs - they all laugh at goblins. Slaughter goblins. Enslave goblins. Grik imagines a different future. A future where even elves fear goblins. But first Grik must stop the killing."A Goblin Peace" - a tense high fantasy short story full of fighting and betrayal. From Stefon Mears, author of Half a Wizard and With a Broken Sword.

A Goblin Peace

A dozen amazing short stories, from the twisted to the hilarious. Every month Stefon Mears' Patreon supporters enjoy two new short stories. Stories never published anywhere before, but collected here for the first time. In this collection you'll find tales like. "Strictly Monsters" -- monsters want to star in movies, and a poor human must wrangle them "Haunt My House" -- a top psychic gets a strange request from a man with money to burn "Abductors Anonymous" -- For the first step, Kzika-Hak must admit his problem, and attend a meeting "When Floating Castles Don't" -- Jamon Greensky must solve a bizarre magical conundrum before it kills hundred All these and eight more, ranging from mystery to science fiction to fantasy. All from the wild imagination of Stefon Mears, author of the popular Cavan Oltblood, Rise of Magic and Spells for Hire series. The Patreon Collection presents those page-turners, whole and unabridged, along with introductions to each story written just for this collection. Volume 8 includes the stories from July-December 2020.

The Patreon Collection, Volume 8

Running around a high school track. A common form of exercise, even in rainy Portland, Oregon. An easy choice, for a man growing too sedentary behind his computer. Running at dusk seems the obvious choice. After work, but before evening activities. But at dusk, the veil of worlds thins. At dusk, sometimes things slip through. And tonight, a simple jog turns into one man's race for his life. "Running for Health" - a chilling short story of dark fantasy horror, teetering at the brink of madness. Don't miss this one! From Stefon Mears, author of The House on Cedar Street and Devil's Night.

Running for Health

Cats roam everywhere on the planet. Everywhere. Their breed names often betray their place of origin-or their strange origin story in some now-lost land. This collection honors that feline diversity in odd ways as much as possible. And the strange lands that cats not only originate from, but find themselves in. These cats prowl in a witch's hut, an enchanted shop, post-apocalyptic cities such as Las Vegas and Seattle, as well as across an ancient land where they once ruled as gods. Come settle in for a journey through the kitty-cat cosmos. Includes:"Cat Web" by Meyari McFarland"Burning Bright" by Leigh Saunders"The Poop Thief" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch"Cat in a Different Place" by Dean Wesley Smith"A Silly Question" by E. Nesbit"The Witch's Cat" by Manly Wade Wellman"Life, with Cats" by Annie Reed"Night of the Hogtied Alien" by Stefon Mears"Fur Tsunami" by Kent Patterson

The Year of the Cat: A Cat of Strange Lands - The Year of the Cat, #4

A beautiful sunrise over the ocean west of Hawaii. Perfect morning for a skydive. Even better morning for a murder. Eric Jarlsson plummets toward his death. His parachute, sabotaged. Useless. Two thousand feet above an unforgiving sea. And the fishing net of a god. "Skydiving to the Gods" a contemporary fantasy short story featuring adventure, magic, romance, conspiracy and Norse gods. From Norse myth scholar Stefon Mears, author of the Spells for Hire series and the Jumpstart Duchy series.

Skydiving to the Gods

Take your wildest imagination, and you might just come up with a Pulphouser: a rare creature only found on the pages of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. Add in some more strange creatures and critters, and you might just find yourself running-straight to your favorite chair to dive into the ten stories in this wacky volume!So, welcome to the Pulphouse Zone, with an abundance of creatures and critters that only exist in Pulphouse. Includes:"Blackbeard's Aliens" by Robert Jeschonek"Vamp until Doomsday" by Stefon Mears"The Injustice Collector" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch"Dog Steps" by Rob Vagle"For the Love of Killer" by Mary Jo Rabe"Dog People" by Robert J. McCarter"The Poodles of Panama" by Kent Patterson"The True Story of Stanley and Stella" by Johanna Rothman"Starlings" by Jerry Oltion"Brick Houses" by Annie Reed

Run!! Creatures, Critters, and Pulphousers... - Pulphouse Books

Volner, a happy student nearing the end of college. Tonight he dreams a medieval battle scene. Arrows flying. Cascading clashes of steel. Screams of men and horses. The smell of mud and blood and worse. A golden knight atop a giant golden unicorn. The knight raises a great ridged mace. Charges. Volner awakens, safe and sound. But soon both power and death come hunting for him. Along with a birthright beyond his wildest dreams. Prince of a Thousand Worlds, a rollicking fantasy adventure full of thrills and excitement, magic and spaceships, intrigues and battles and more. All set across a background of countless fascinating worlds. Fans of the Chronicles of Amber, don't miss this one! From Stefon Mears, author of the Cavan Oltblood series, the Rise of Magic series, and the Spells for Hire series.

Refracted to the Stars

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