Aaron Vlek

Azami and Selim, Rafiq, Michaela, Ramsay and the others have recovered from the big storm and moved on to new challenges in their lives. Azami has begun life at the university under the tutelage of Michaela and someone has even caught his eye, someone very interesting. But then a late night fire at the bakery, Ramsay Hamza's bakery where Azami has been living and apprenticing, changes everything and throws Azami into a world he has come to wonder really exists or not; The world of the Jinn. Jinn Sanctuary reunites readers of Jinn Theory with old friends and introduces new people to the colorful mix. There's Nurhan Sahin, a once-wealthy dowager and friend of Rafiq's; Shaykh Khalid Edrissi, head of an order of dervishes who is home to some of those who'd gotten mixed up with Shaykh Hassan Abusalem, people like Azami's and Rafiq's friend Suhayl; the shaykh's daughter Ceyda, a colorful and defiant blogger and political hacker; twins Sadri and Abdi whose idealism has taken a dark turn; and of course, the jinn; one good, one bad, and one insane. But are they really what they seem? Jinn Sanctuary explores the Sufi conceptions of Contraction and Expansion in one possible narrative that reconciles all opposites and reveals a beautifully sublime order in the world; one ordained by the will of Allah, and as close to us all as our own jugular. It spans the centuries as one of the jinn reveals his history among the sons of Adam, and the daughters of Eve; and, someone else has returned, under highly unusual circumstances. Jinn Sanctuary is the newest installment in The Jinn Quartet and acts both as a stand-alone sequel to Jinn Theory as well as Number 2 in the series.

Jinn Sanctuary

David Cleden

Calvin Demmer

Josh Schlossberg

Thom Clink

J.M. Williams

Mickie Bolling-Burke

Rhema Sayers

N. Immanuel Velez

Bill Suboski

Celebrating our 9th year in publication! Each issue of the Bards and Sages Quarterly is compiled to bring readers an eclectic and entertaining collection of works from both new and established voices in the speculative fiction genres. In this issue, stories by Mickie Bolling-Burke, David Cleden, Thom Clink, Calvin Demmer, Matthew Harrison, Malcolm Laughton, Shannon M Metcalf, Rob Munns, L.D. Oxford, Jay Requard, Rhema Sayers, Josh Schlossberg, Bill Suboski, Jeff Stehman, N. Immanuel Velez, Aaron Vlek, and J.M. Williams.

Bards and Sages Quarterly (July 2017)

Michael Gardner

Dawn Vogel

Milo James Fowler

Margret A. Treiber

Claire Salcedo

Rhonda Eikamp

T. R. North

The Society of Misfit Stories Presents this eclectic collection of exceptional novelettes and novellas from some of the most unique voices in the speculative genres. This diverse anthology offers readers an enticing assortment of high fantasy, alien adventure, paranormal investigations, haunts both real and imagined, and more.In Volume II:Last Chances by Michael GardnerThe Good Seed by Tom HowardThe Last Hunt by Claire SalcedoJustice is Blind by Dawn VogelIndigo Alyeska by Rhonda EikampRolling Reality by Margret A. TreiberUp In Smoke by Milo James FowlerThe Case of the Yuletide Bride by Aaron VlekFire in the Woods by T.R. NorthRed Sun Rising by Mike Adamson The Municipality of Lost Souls by Jeannie WycherleyZombie Island by Derek MukForbidden Fruit by Calvin DemmerThe Thousand-Year Colony by Russell HemmellThe Mail Order Bride by Nidhi SinghA Whisper in Scales by E. K. WagnerThe Soul in the Machine by Daniel KilkellyThree Times a Ronin Shouts by S.H. MansouriA Portrait of Life by Fred McGavranEmily in the Wall by Neil DaviesThe Borrowscale Defection by Susanne DuttonBlood and Sand: A Cult Love Story by Larry GriffinMetal Skin by Francis J BurnsDown in the Clockwork City by Mark William ChaseLet Them Eat Cake by Aaron MoskalikThe Abbot's Garden by Stewart C BakerThe Man that Moved the Mountain by Nestor DelfinoA Totem's Tale by BeemanPost-Modem Alchemy by Michael Andre-DriussiA Christmas Tree by Rhema SayersUnseen by Jacob AdamsUnwelcome Guests by Shannon LawrenceSingle Combat by David W. LandrumThe Resurrection of Hasan II by Hamad Al-RayesThe Worst of Times by Elana Gomel

The Society of Misfit Stories Presents... Volume II

Amanda K. Thompson

James Zaharis

Derek James Cottrell

Florian Heller

Teo Kos

Ash SIlverlock

Anna Cates

Julia Martins

Tyler Bourassa

Though originally meant as a stand-alone anthology, the Bardic Tales and Sage Advice collection has evolved into an annual celebration of speculative fiction. Our Eighth installment of the series features the winners of our annual charity writing competition and our Reader's Choice Awards poll. This anthology includes works by Amanda K. Thompson, James Zaharis, Derek James Cottrell, Florian Heller, Teo Kos, Ash Silverlock, Anna Cates, Tyler Bourassa, Aaron Vlek, and Julia Martins.

Bardic Tales and Sage Advice (Vol. VIII)

Aaron Vlek

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