Presenting a gripping new supernatural anthology featuring some of newpub’s finest!
Supernatural evils lay hidden, deep in the shadows of society. Be these dangers man or beast, they will strike at unsuspecting, everyday people. What if there are no selfless wizards around when a demon steps from the alley? What if there are no supers to be found when the ancient demigod awakens? What if there is no prophesy and no chosen one to stand in the way of the dark forces? In these cases, the regular people must must courage to face the foe. The protagonists in these stories have no magic powers, but they refuse to be powerless. This collection of 17 short stories brings you new adventures and new dangers, all in modern settings.
Welcome to Volume Two of the Sidearm & Sorcery series. This anthology includes:
- Flaxen Wires by Bryce Beattie
- First Kiss, First Kill by Beth Buck
- They Delved Too Deep by Misha Burnett
- City Eater by JD Cowan
- Swamp Serpents by Nathan Dabney
- In the Hall of the Crocodile King by Michael DeCarolis
- Personal Mythologies by Dale Glaser
- Scent of the Sand Wurm by James Krake
- A Moonblessed Hunt by John Longtain
- Den of the Necrolord by TJ Marquis
- Ain’t No Grave by Jason McCuiston
- The Red Horse of War by Z. M. Renick
- Souldrinker by Frank Sawielijew
- A Shilling for your Troubles by Mark Schultis
- The Baron of Nevada & His Branded Broads by David Skinner
- Infestation by H.A. Titus
- The Galveston Incident by Luke West
I’m excited! I have my first published story in there!
Congratulations!
Well done!
Sounds cool! I’ve always been somewhat in favour of the “normal” badass hero fighting the bad guys even when he doesn’t have powers. It’s got a kind of cool feeling to it. Kind of like what inspires people to like Imperial Guard over Space Marines in 40K.
‘What if there is no prophesy and no chosen one…’
Y’see, this is my problem. I love reading this stuff, but every time I run over a howler like this, it completely breaks the spell for me.
Please, please, please, for the love of all that is literary, LEARN TO F*ING SPELL!!! MS Word is not a proof-reading tool.
Prophesy (with an s) is a verb, it means to make a Prophecy (with a c), which is a noun. They’re not even pronounced the same. (Do you know what verbs and nouns are?)
Get thee hence to a dictionary, and tatoo on your braaiinzz the differences between the following words:
Hoard and Horde
Council and Counsel
Wave and Waive
They’re and their
There and Their
Then and Than
Shown and Shone (this only applies in certain accents)
That’s all for now. [slams door, mutters to self]