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A collection of nine fantastic, spine-tingling stories. Magic. Mystery. Murder. Heartbreak and Hope. Defeat and Victory. The incredible and Horrific. Fantasy Uprising delivers a heaping serving of the best in fantasy. Foxwick Rising by Cherie Reich: The fate of the Kingdom of Foxwick lies in their hands. Foxwick Rising includes five short stories from Reich's People of Foxwick and Their Neighbors. Fireseed One by Catherine Stine: On a devastated Earth in 2089, the son of a famous marine biologist must travel to a lethal hotzone with his worst enemy who helped destroy the world’s food source, to search for Fireseed One, a mythical hybrid plant that may not even exist. Givin' up the Ghost by...
Newly departed Crystal Ball has her hands full investigating her own murder, but she shifts focus to her great-grandmother’s disappearance in order to recover a missing family heirloom in time for her niece’s wedding. At first, Harlow Grayson refuses to take part in Crystal’s crazy scheme aboard a resurrected riverboat with iffy connections. But the lure of an entire month free of Crystal’s ghostly presence should they succeed reels her in like clickbait. When Harlow activates Crystal’s multicolored pen, she maneuvers between the physical and ethereal worlds and discovers not all is as it seems. Against the backdrop of 1920s glitz and glamor, cracks in the Starlight Riverboat’s makeup are showing. Can the sleuths solve the mystery and escape before things get out of hand? This mystery short side jaunt occurs during the first Ask Crystal Ball holiday novella, For Santa’s Sake, Harlow! and was first published in the Spirits in the Water short story anthology by Untethered Realms in 2017.
Christmas Spirit takes on a whole new meaning… When Crystal Ball goes missing during the holidays, Harlow Grayson gets stuck writing the Ask Crystal Ball psychic column. Although Harlow is a firm skeptic, the column is popular, and a deadline is looming. But when Harlow activates a multicolored pen she finds in Crystal’s desk, releasing her ghost, everything Harlow thought she believed (or didn’t believe) is tossed out like used Christmas wrapping. How did Crystal wind up dead? She doesn’t know, but she’s determined to find out with Harlow’s help. Harlow wants no part of it, but it’s hard to argue with a ghost. After a second co-worker turns up dead, Harlow realizes that she’d better find the killer before the entire staff winds up in the obituary column. For Santa’s Sake, Harlow! Is a light paranormal cozy mystery novella infused with the holiday spirit, a spirit who loves the holidays — all of them! — and an investigative reporter who’s coming around to her new reality.
A jazz club without jazz? Franny, the lovable ghost of a Victorian madam of some repute, has taken to hanging out at a new club called the Blue Note, a 1940s retro WWII era jazz club. She’s crushing hard on the previous owner, a ghost named Eddie, who won’t let the new owner play live music on stage. Any attempt ends up in chaos, blown amps and shorted microphones. Franny’s plans to cozy up to the gangster proves impossible when his gang closes ranks. What's a ghost gal to do? Franny calls in her very much alive roommate, Indigo Eady, a seasoned ghost whisperer with a proven track record. She's got a way with spooks. But how is she to solve this mystery when she can’t get near Eddie?
When pirates have a score to settle, no one rests in peace. After a construction crew knocks a hole in the wall at the Blind Badger Pub, they unleash a spectral group of marauding pirates who pass through every night like clockwork. The pub resounds with their pounding footsteps and booming accusations of betrayal. Desperate to reclaim peace, pub owner Badger turns to his friend and ghost-whispering sleuth Indigo Eady to solve the unusual haunting. To stop the recurring paranormal activity, Indigo must join the pirates on their nightly loop through the pub, then somehow alter the cycle. But when the spooks are a bunch of eighteenth-century pillagers, one an ancestor of Badger’s, things get dicey for Indigo. Will Indigo survive the deadly ordeal when she steps into their world? This mystery short is a throw-back to Indigo’s teenage years previously published as Ghostly Guardian in the Twisted Earths anthology by Untethered Realms in 2014.
A haunted journey on a riverboat, water sprites borne of pennies, preternatural creatures, ancient serpents, and the Lady of the Lake lurk in dark waters. Raging storms and magical rainbow fountains. Water is spectacularly beautiful but also treacherous. Gwen Gardner gives us Shake, Rattle and Row. Harlow Grayson has the chance to rid herself of a pesky ghost but she must first brave a haunted riverboat and recover a family heirloom. What she finds might be more than she can handle. Jeff Chapman offers The Water Wight. When a drowned girl changes her mind about suicide, Merliss and her associates face a fearsome, preternatural creature. M. Pax presents The Wallows. Evernee Weems wants to esc...
When an intervention forces her to move in with an aunt, Beth becomes a misfit in a new school and unexpectedly falls for star athlete Ryan, whose secrets and compulsion to engage in daring behaviors prompts an intense relationship.
From popular science fiction and fantasy authors comes Mayhem in the Air, a supernatural anthology of ten thrilling tales. Meet hot robots, hungry winds and the goddess of chaos. Explore alien planets, purgatorial realms, and a shocking place where people bury the living with their dead. Mayhem in the Air is the second, long-awaited story collection from the dynamic and inventive Untethered Realms group. “A Strange Penitence” by Catherine Stine – A young artist pays a supernatural price when a drawing trip to North Carolina turns deadly. “Mass Transit” by Graeme Ing – For Emily, mind over matter is not just a saying, but the gateway to her career among the largest starships built...
Twisted Earths is a collection of tales from Untethered Realms, a group of speculative fiction authors. The stories are as varied and rich as the types of soil on this and other planets—sandy loam, clay, knotted with roots and vines, dreaded paths through unexplored planets, and in enchanted forests, lit by candlelight and two moons. M. Pax, author of the series, The Backworlds and The Rifters spins a tale called Patchworker 2.0. Specialists with digital interfaces are the only ones who can distinguish between biological energy and mechanical pulses, and "patch" AIs, which hold the world together. Patchworker Evalyn Shore meets up with an AI with deadly intent. Cherie Reich, known for her ...
From USA Today, Amazon bestselling, and popular science fiction and fantasy authors comes Ghosts of Fire, a supernatural anthology of ten thrilling tales. Meet paranormal detectives, imprisoned dragons, dark demons, cursed jewels, and handsome prophets. Explore shifting realms trapped in mirrors and a disturbing future where a president aims to rid the world of Otherkind. Ghosts of Fire is the third, long-awaited Elements story collection from the dynamic and inventive Untethered Realms group. “The Flaming Emerald” by Jeff Chapman: When Orville finds an emerald in a pawnshop, Jimmy suspects there’s trouble ahead, which is precisely what they encounter, trouble of a very weird and super...