Volume 1 of the latest newpub genre fiction anthology magazine is here!
The inaugural issue of Silence and Starsong Magazine contains stories in a variety of genres from science fiction and horror to fantasy and action/adventure. There are authors you already know and love as well as promising newcomers. All share a common goal: to inspire wonder and awe through stories of high strangeness and other modern fairytales for grown-ups.
A Matter of Honor by Jason McCuiston
Decades of religious war have forced friends and foes under one roof for the night. Will bonds of friendship and fragments of a common faith be enough to protect them from a supernatural enemy?
A Wanderer of Ur by Gaston Nerval
Long ago, much more easily did strange beings pass through the veil between earth and heaven. Thark ventures into the wilderness, seeking out the terrors that cause the cities to tremble.
Archangel by Frederick Gero Heimbach
American missile silos promise annihilation by the heat of a thousand suns. In Czarist Russia, however, even more sinister weapons lurk beneath the ocean.
The Two Godly Fishmongers: A Tale of Strange Providences by Kevin White
In Merrie Olde England, two feuding fishmongers encounter a strange providence that takes them beyond their earthly sphere. As they break from their everyday affairs will they also break off their quarrel?
Free Lunch by S. Kirk Pierzchala
Sally knows that the most crucial part of dealing with the uncanny is: don’t eat mystery food. Free meals may have strange strings attached.
Have Ye Offered Unto Me by Zachary Grafman
The day-to-day life of an academic is accompanied by worries that seem mundane to most of us. Yet, what is discussed in the lecture hall or inscribed in dusty tomes, does not always remain in the realm of speculation.
The Gamer by Nathan Karnes
The gamer had frequented dull locales in the past, but rarely so mundane as this. This was dangerous. In his profession it was almost guaranteed that something exciting would happen about the same time that he carried out his business.
The Secret of Phelim Darke by S. Kirk Pierzchala
All the gurus will say that “communication is key” for married couples. For some couples, however, the secrets between them are almost beyond imagination.
The Shadow of the Stain by Patrick Lauser
Two sisters discover the heavy cost that comes from deeds carried out in secret. What’s done in the dark will inevitably be brought into the light.
Hidden Empire by T.R. Alexander
In the world of espionage and counterintelligence, the men who secretly guide the ships of state will take whatever advantages they can get. When Joseph Cartwright is dispatched to CIA headquarters, he discovers just how far the agency is willing to go.
