Aaron Hollingsworth

When the only child of Hephaestus and Aphrodite is born as the spiritual embodiment of Temperance and Tact, Zeus commands that the new god be raised in turn by each Olympian for the fulfillment of his secret destiny. However, not all of the gods are content with this new addition to the family, as Cytherus repeatedly finds himself the target of Ares. To what lengths will the Instigator of Strife and War go to destroy this Last Son of Olympus? How can the holy power of Self-Restraint hope to win out against divine retribution? True to mythological tradition, this book contains twenty etiological tales detailing the origins of various natural and cultural phenomena, including which muses influenced Herodotus, the nefarious purpose of the Antikythera Mechanism, why the Olympians migrated to Italy, the singular geography of the Iberian peninsula, and the founding of Stoic philosophy. These stories also provide anecdotes and insights into the characters and behaviors of the classical divinities and monsters. Most importantly, it tells the story of a boy who grew up in a dysfunctional family, a boy who learned not only what he was taught, but what he needed to figure out on his own.

The Life of Cytherus

The Citheresia

Matthew Baugh

H.P. Lovecraft

Garnett Elliott

Brian McNaughton

Manuel Arenas

Simon Whitechapel

DJ Tyrer

James Chambers

Keith Chapman

Michael Minnis

Richard Tierney

Dan Clore

Wade German

Colin Harker

Ron Hilger

Glenn Rahman

Ashley Dioses

Henry J. Vester III

David Reid Ross

Trevor O. Childers

Cardinal Cox

Ron Shiflet

Grace Stillman

NOT THE END OF THE STORY The lore of Averoigne didn’t end with Clark Ashton Smith. Over the decades other writers, fascinated by this “Lovecraft country” of medieval France, added their own contributions. For the first time collected together into one volume, you can read over two dozen poems and stories of Averoigne (including some never before published) by Mythos authors like DJ Tyrer, Richard Tierney, Brian McNaughton, Michael Minnis, and James Chambers. Revisit Vyônes and Périgon, meet Luc le Chaudronnier and Azédarac once again,as old foes like the Gargoyles of Vyônes Cathedral and the Colossus of Ylourgne return to wreck more havoc. But new threats are always lurking in the shadows. Join the peasantry of Averoigne in their struggles to survive in their cursed, monster-haunted homeland as they face threats ranging from ghostly cats to man-eating ogres. Tales of harpies and werewolves, witches and necromancers, changelings and cockatrices await you, as well as villains of the more human variety like fanatical Inquisitors, heretical cults, and druids serving dark gods. Includes the following short stories: THE ORACLE OF SADOQUA by Ron Hilger THE WEDDING OF SHEILA-NA-GOG by G. Arthur Rahman & Richard L. Tierney THE CULT OF THE SINGING FLAME by David Reid Ross THE DOOM OF AZÉDARAC by Ron Hilger THE PINK FLOWER OF SAINT ZÉNOBIE by Aaron Hollingsworth HUGH THE DISCERNING by Garnett Elliott THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF GHOSTLY CATS by Michael Minnis UNHALLOWED GROUND, UNHOLY FLESH by James Chambers THE LITTLE AND THE BIG by Michael Minnis THE PASSING OF BELZÉVUTHE by Simon Whitechapel THE BUTCHER OF VYÔNES by Michael Minnis BLACK ART IN VYÔNES by Keith Chapman THE COCKATRICE OF CORDELIERS by Michael Minnis CLOTAIRE OF THE CROSS by Colin Harker SYMPOSIUM OF THE GARGOYLE by Simon Whitechapel THE QUARRY by Simon Whitechapel THE GARGOYLES OF NOTRE DAME by Matthew Baugh THE RETURN OF THE COLOSSUS by Brian McNaughton THE MUSE OF AVEROIGNE by Ron Hilger & Henry J. Vester III THE FELL FÊTE by Manuel Arenas BOUFONOULA by D.J. Tyrer A HONEYMOON IN AVEROIGNE by Trevor O. Childers ... PLUS over a dozen poems of Averoigne by H.P. Lovecraft, DJ Tyrer, Ashley Dioses, Wade German, Cardinal Cox, Ron Shiflet and others, AND a Map of Averoigne by multiple Hugo-award winning artist Tim Kirk!

Tribute Tales in the World of Clark Ashton Smith

The Averoigne Legacy

Laid out upon these frail leaves is a banquet of delectable misfortunes and savory tragedies. Partake of these melancholy morsels of bile and brine, of wrath and regret. Sample vintages of fermented tears and distilled blood. Lick the sharp edges of cursed blades, and nibble frail hopes set on platters of tarnished silver. Strange sorrows warp the palette of perception and bring about subtle ruin and uncanny vigor. Indulge in the filling robustness of TAINTED STEEL. -Asmodeus and the Swordsman -The Magick Sword That Slays Tyrants -The Red Glade -Locks of Sif -Humphrey's Letter -Bonsai Treant -His Favorite Story -The Pink Flower of Saint Zenobie -An Assassin's Honeymoon -The Man with Twelve Fingers -You and John and the Snake -The Apple's Journey -Repunae -When River Fought Sea -Black Hole Constellation -The Hare's Revenge -Piasa: Rite of Talons

Tales of the Weird and Woeful

Tainted Steel

When the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte is kidnapped by the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask, whom can he trust to get her back?The Broken Bards of Paris!What three men, despite deformity and unrequited love, will unite to become a trio of heroic troubadours?The Broken Bards of Paris!When France is in peril, who will sing the songs, fight the throngs, and right the wrongs?The Broken Bards of Paris!Join Cyrano De Bergerac, Quasimodo the Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Erik the Opera Ghost in their first daring ensemble adventure! With special appearances by Voltaire, Joan of Arc, and Napoleon himself!

The Broken Bards of Paris

Every forest has its perils. But in the Wilds of Chume, the perils are manifold! Inside every plant hides a beast to protect it. The air echoes with the melodies of the Chuma, whimsical natives who live in harmony with this mad wildness. Countless weird wonders and pernicious predators fill this fey forest that has not changed since time immemorial.From the huncell of Fevär, an incursion of humans invade this land in a campaign of expansion and conquest. Led by the master bladeweaver, Lärisa Ivoryhide, they bring firearms, civilization, and theurgic swords to cut through the ancient powers of the Wilds. The Chaos of Nature must contend with the Law of the Sword. Through all of this, four friends must trek to the distant realm of Veluora the Red to rescue one of their own. Can Will Foundling, a self-professed master of the woodlands, make sense of this weird wilderness before it consumes him? Can Hindin Revetz, a wounded warrior, find succor in the captivity of strange foes? Will Sir Röger Yamus at last find redemption when he battles the beast within? And can Polly, who is now split into two separate beings, find the most elusive of all things: herself? In this third volume of the series, Four Winds-One Storm must become the winds of change in a changing world.

The Wilds of Chume

Four Winds-One Storm

This is the story of a drug deal gone bad. Having committed the crime of selling a potent poison to a desperate youth, a destitute apothecary must decide how to spend his ill-gained fortune. Resolving to start his career afresh, he flees to the city of Verona to set up a new shop of medicinal healing and alchemical discovery. But plans go awry when he finds himself in the middle of a woeful tragedy he had unwittingly helped to cause. Can his knowledge of nature's secrets and the inspiration of a fairy queen help restore the six lives lost? Will his exploits go undetected by a hellbent inquisitor and a noble assassin? Or was the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet only the beginning of Verona's doom? This sick-minded sequel is both travesty and tribute to Shakespeare's classic play. New characters are introduced as old ones are re-envisioned in a madcap escapade of murder, magic, mystery, man-eating, and malicious mayhem. No flesh is safe from the eerie evil hidden in the minds of men, not even the flesh of the dead...

A Supernatural Sequel to Romeo and Juliet

The Apothecary of Mantua

Stephanie Hollingsworth

Every city has its dangers. But in the city of Embrenil, the thieves steal eyesight as well as coin. No one knows why its citizens are being mystically blinded. Is it merely a way to make victims easier to rob? Or are these blindings part of a greater conspiracy? With no leads and options limited, the Embrenil Civic Police enlist the aid of four supernatural individuals to solve the case and combat the dark powers of the Mystic Mafia. This first volume in the series introduces a team like no other as they seek answers, get wrongly accused, get drunk, get lucky, fight undead assassins, protect a vain beer baron, battle powerful theurges, fall from high places, and learn the secrets that threaten the entire city. In a world where anything is possible, the truth becomes harder to find.

The Bone Brick City

Four Winds - One Storm

Aaron Hollingsworth

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