Luke Tarzian

Clayton Snyder

Angela Boord

Krystle Matar

D. P. Woolliscroft

Everything ends. Some go peacefully. Others, less so. A starving thief. Lovers with an impossible choice. A broken-hearted soldier. Demons bound in flesh. A cat from hell. In this collection, the end comes with the encroaching dark...Whispers & Wonder proudly presents Dark Ends, an anthology of dark fantasy novelettes from the minds of five extraordinary authors.The Laughing Heart by Stabby Nominee Luke TarzianOnce marked, always marked.Tainted by Krystle MatarWe all have our dead, who we carry with us.Strays by SPFBO 4 Semi-Finalist D.P. WoolliscroftOld Thief Motto: No matter how much you prepare, there is always a cat ready to f*ck it up.Dragonmeat by SPFBO 5 Finalist and Stabby Nominee Angela BoordWhat does dragon taste like? It tastes like freedom...Savages by SPFBO 5 Semi-Finalist and Stabby Nominee Clayton SnyderFixer Jack Nyx is about to find out some jobs aren't worth the money...All proceeds go to Feeding America. Pick up your copy today!

A Fantasy Anthology

Dark Ends

THE KING IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE PEOPLE. Mareth is a bard, a serial under achiever, a professional drunk, and general disappointment to his father. Despite this, Mareth has one thing going for him. He can smell opportunity. The King is dead and an election for the new Lord Protector has been called. If he plays his cards right, if he can sing a story that will put the right person in that chair, his future fame and drinking money is all but assured. But, alas, it turns out Mareth has a conscience after all. Neenahwi is the daughter of Jyuth, the ancient wizard who founded the Kingdom of Edland and she is not happy. It's not just that her father was the one who killed the King, or that he didn't tell her about his plans. She's not happy because her father is leaving, slinking off into retirement and now she has to clean up his mess. Alana is a servant at the palace and the unfortunate soul to draw the short straw to attend to Jyuth. Alana knows that intelligence and curiosity aren't valued in someone of her station, but sometimes she can't help herself. And so she finds herself drawn into the Wizard's schemes, and worst of all, coming up with her own plans. Chance brings this unlikely band together to battle through civil unrest, assassinations, political machinations, pirates and monsters, all for a common cause that they know, deep down, has no chance of succeeding - bringing hope to the people of Kingshold. For the first time, Kingshold and Tales of Kingshold are collected in one volume.

The Wildfire Cycle Volume 1

Kingshold

ALL IT TAKES, IS A SINGLE SPARK Llewdon, ageless elf and Emperor of Pyrfew, has his sights set on becoming a god, and only the collective sacrifice of thousands of Alfjarun from Alfaria, the Wild Continent, can carry him there. Kingshold is taken and Ioth is ash; his plans are proceeding exactly as intended. But Neenahwi and Motega of the decimated Wolfclaw clan have returned to Alfaria with the heroes of Kingshold as their companions. Can they navigate a homeland that has changed much since they were children to bring the clans together to resist Pyrfew? And what role will the fabled city of Ajiwiak, home of the first of their people have to play in their liberation? Continuing the acclaimed Wildfire Cycle, this third volume includes Ajiwiak, The Mother Tree (Book 3) and Tales of Ajiwiak (Book 3.5).

D. P. Woolliscroft

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