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In the first years following a brutal war, residents of the Deel Valley struggle to recover. They rebuild their homes, replant their crops, and attempt to reconcile the past they long for with the reality they’re stuck in. Most of them seek, above all, a return to some semblance of “normal.” Others seek profit and adventure. Mercenary . . .
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In the pre-dawn hours on a Saturday morning, something malevolent has awoken, striking fear and terror into unsuspecting citizens all throughout North East Ohio. Former acquaintances, neighbors, loved ones—all at random—transform into flesh-craving monsters hell bent on devouring the living. Corpses are rising from their places of unrest. Nocturnal animal-man hybrids hunt in packs. The dead are awakening from within . . .
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Original works of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Ten years of novels, short stories, and serial fiction. All free. . . .
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A collection of short stories and flash fiction. The stories tend to be dark, a blend of fantasy and horror. Topics include withered queens, tardy angels, and crawling things. . . .
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MATERIAL THINGS, the short fiction blog of Kody Boye, chronicles his writing career from its beginnings in 2007 and features complete works of short fiction. Ranging from horror, to magic realism, to dark fantasy, thrillers, to even contemporary coming-of-age and dark romantic fiction, the blog promises to provide bold new ideas that think outside the box. . . .
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“In a city of dreamers, there are bound to be nightmares.” When a contract leads Jespar Dal’Varek, mercenary and professional cynic, to the island nation of Kilé, he sees it as a chance to turn the page. He quickly finds that the “Land of Opportunities” and it’s glittering metropolis walk on a tightrope. While the upper class lives . . .
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Though pompous with its modern advancements, Sybar City has always fostered a seedy underbelly stretching back millennia. Glory, a humble scholar with a talent for occult research, is unwillingly thrust into this world of ancient malevolent races and scientific exploitation. A girl with issues, she would just as soon crawl into a bookshelf and never come back out, leaving a . . .
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As any well weathered traveler will tell you, it’s usually best to abide by the rules of the places you find yourself in. But when the first rule is that no one still alive should be there, abandoning all hope may be the least of your concerns. When eleven year old Millie finds herself stepping through the dark and . . .
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Lily thought her senior year of high school was going to be like everyone else’s, but as she takes her little sister around Halloween night, the world changes in a drastic way. It all starts when a green light flashes across the sky. Her neighbors collapse, but when they rise they change. Lily needs to keep her sister safe . . .
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The Australian suburb of South Hertling has known its share of misfortunes—supervillain attacks, unexpected time rifts, attempted robot uprisings and crashed spaceships, to name but a few. But finally the suburb has some good news! It is opening day of a new attraction in which for the first time ever, the public can see extinct creatures in captivity—Trilobite . . .
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The far future. Earth became inhospitable, the climate ravaged, disease and famine spread worldwide. After the oceans rose, the people of Earth sent a massive ship out into the stars to find a new home. Dubbed Ark One, it is mankind’s greatest accomplishment, a veritable living planet housing ten thousand people both living and cryogenically frozen. When a single . . .
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When Kaia Sommers woke up after the accident, a lot of things had changed. She was very cold, no longer needed to sleep, and she did not seem to cast a shadow. Most importantly, she was no longer dead. She soon discovered, however, that her prolonged mortality came at a terrible price. As a shade, only one in every . . .
Sep 22, 2009: “Peter and the Vampires” is a collection of stories about Peter Normal, a 10-year old boy who moves with his Mom and little sister to live with his grandfather in a big, old house outside of a small town. His grandfather is a cranky old man who tells Peter to never go in the garden, never go in the woods, and never ask about “that” door. Of course, Peter and his new friend, Dill, start breaking the rules, and find out that Peter’s new home isn’t as dull as [more . . .]
Jan 9, 2017: I read this story – what there is of it so far – in one sitting, and found it engrossing, the kind of story that keeps me on the edge of my seat.
I have so many questions, which means I’ll come back to it over and over again, hoping my questions get answers – who is Bishop? What is going on?
This story builds suspense well. I am not always a [more . . .]