From the farthest reaches of our galaxy to the cozy-yet-mysterious spaces under beds and behind sofa cushions, from mystical realms of fantasy to the here-and-now and the very near future, the nineteen authors in this fourth collection of science fiction and fantasy by authors featured on the Aurora Award-winning podcast The Worldshapers offer readers a kaleidoscope of fantastical adventures in the company of unforgettable characters.
The editor of a tyrannical bestselling author thinks she’s finally escaped their hellish relationship when the author dies . . . but she couldn’t be more wrong. A retired ghost-hunter’s life takes an unexpected turn when an immensely valuable magical vase from the nineteenth century is brought to her attention. At the end of a millennia-long journey to the edge of the galaxy, a man who has lived a hundred lifetimes is reunited with his first true love in the midst of a battle for survival. Scarecrows that appear overnight on a lonely man’s lawn prove to be far more than the teenagers’ prank he thinks them to be. A man travels back in time to confront the attacker who destroyed his life, only to make a horrifying discovery. The Monster Under the Bed finally meets his match . . .
Shapers of Worlds Volume IV has new stories by David Boop, Michaelbrent Collings, Roy M. Griffis, Sarah A. Hoyt, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Noah Lemelson, Edward M. Lerner, David Liss, Gail Z. Martin, Joshua Palmatier, Richard Paolinelli, Jean-Louis Trudel, James van Pelt, Garon Whited, and Edward Willett, plus previously published stories by James Kennedy, Mark Leslie, R.S. Mellette, and Lavie Tidhar. Each story features an illustration by Wendi Nordell.
Travel into the past, the present, and the future in stories set in our world, in deep space, in worlds scattered across the multiverse, and in worlds that exist only in the imagination, all shaped by an outstanding collection of authors, many of them bestsellers and award-winners.
An unforgettablejourney awaits. All you have to do is turn the page . . .
Tabela de Conteúdo
Introduction
“Matter of Life and Death” by Sherrilyn Kenyon
“Advent” by James Kennedy
“Yiwu” by Lavie Tidhar
“Presumed Alien” by David Boop
“Soldier of Fortune” by Edward M. Lerner
“Done With Mirrors” by Sarah A. Hoyt
“The End of the Sagittarius Arc” by Jean-Louis Trudel
“The Doting Duke and his Gravely Disturbed Daughters: The Books of the Bard, Scroll One” by Roy M. Griffis
“There’s Some Thing Under the Bed” by Garon Whited
“I Really Need to Clear My Inbox” by Noah Lemelson
“BWDOC” by James van Pelt
“Monster in the Second Reel” by Richard Paolinelli
“Souvenirs” by Gail Z. Martin
“Nineteenth-Century Vase” by David Liss
“Garbage” by Joshua Palmatier”
“The Sound of the Chain” by R.S. Mellette
“The Canceller” by Edward Willett
“A Murder of Scarecrows” by Mark Leslie
“The Things Fenton Found” by Michaelbrent Collings
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Sobre o autor
WENDI NORDELL has been drawing for as long as she could hold a pencil. It has always been a favourite pastime and eventually became an occasional job. While her three children were growing up, she painted many murals, including the pediatrics wing in a hospital, a school entrance, and in many homes. She also attended festivals and craft shows, selling hand-drawn gift cards, bookmarks, and illustrations. Now that her children are grown, she has pursued an illustration career, illustrating a dozen books in the last five years, mostly for children, but also including Edward Willett’s science-fiction and fantasy poetry collection I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust. Recently, Wendi decided to improve her artistic skills and abilities by returning to the Alberta University of the Arts, pursuing a degree in illustration. Wendi has almost always picked up books based on their cover art, and if there are illustrations inside the book she thinks that’s even better. She truly hopes that her illustrations enhance readers’ experience with books–including this one!Mais ebooks do mesmo autor(es) / Editor
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