Flight From Reckoning (Part 4) By MICHAEL TIERNEY While Fastrick may have humiliated the leader of the Hands, the real conflict is just beginning! Gow of the Purple Order has come in person as a representative of the God Father, aiming to thwart whatever rebellion the Sturn are planning! They Always Come Back By FRANK SAWIELIJEW By tradition, slaves are given a month to experience and enjoy life as a freedman… Atilio, like most slaves, hopes to use his liberty to escape slavery once and for all! Reborn From the Blackened Bayou By JACOB CALTA Esmeralda Sinclair’s property is suddenly overrun by zombies emerging from the swamp! Can she drive them back with the help of two strangers in an old Dodge?! Master of the Hounds By MISHA BURNETT Pietr discovers and cares for a mother dog in a ravaged village… Pietr, once a deserter, grows alongside the pups he saves to find courage as the leader of his pack! The Gallowsport Resurrections By DANIEL J. MINUCCI Cursewright Ammas Mourthia has been brought in to investigate a miracle-worker in Gallowsport… Sinister forces may be behind the resurrections he performs! Pact of the Ruin Witch By J. E. TABOR Witches and warlocks vye for control of ruins in the Waste from which they draw their power! A young man sets out determined to rescue a witch who saved his life! Dreams of an Eden By JED JALECO DEL ROSARIO A rogue “archaeologist” has betrayed his pirate employers for a chance at untold wealth hidden in the Precursor ruins overrun by mysterious giant creatures! The Fang of Yog-Bora By BLAKE CARPENTER Seeking objects of tremendous power, a wandering mage finds a town beset by a petty sorcerer! Is the vile relic this madman wields one of the treasures he seeks? Cool Beans By TEEL JAMES GLENN Jack Silence faces his more chilling case when a Goblin grocer is found dead in his own freezer! Can he broker a deal for stolen magic beans before a killer closes in!? An Elegant Adventure By JIM BREYFOGLE A band of performers moonlights as adventurers for hire, but a heist gone wrong left two of them maimed, in both body and spirit… Can they still aid a young noble courting a girl whose wealthy-but-common father is targeted by criminals?! A Serial Killer’s Diary By RODICA BRETIN Kayla Blackmoon has been kidnapped by Russell Morgan’s prime henchman, Denton Quin! Quin has vile plans for the psychic that even his master disapproves of!