Worlds of Light & Darkness

by Angela Yuriko Smith & Scot Noel, ed.

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Pub Date May 25 2021 | Archive Date May 12 2021

Uproar Books | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles

General Fiction (Adult) | Horror | Sci Fi & Fantasy

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Description

A haunted father who discovers a place where incomplete things—and people—are made whole. A mischievous satyr who hatches a plan to set loose chaos on a global scale. A workaholic witch in search of her kitty companion. Invasive technology to rewrite the human brain. Dragon slayers. Zombies. Time travelers. Ice skaters.

These twenty short stories stretch across multiple universes and beyond death—and yet, they remain intimate, personal, emotional. They demonstrate the strength of the human spirit to find hope and seek a better tomorrow in even the darkest times.

A selection of the best speculative fiction from DreamForge and Space & Time literary magazines, these are the stories we need today as we struggle through a pandemic, divisive politics, rampant misinformation, a belligerent defiance of facts and science, and new technologies that are already spiraling beyond our control.

Read, my friends… and take hope.

This short story anthology includes:

Answered Prayers
By Scott Edelman

Pioneer
By Mark Gallacher

The Ghost of a Smile
By John Jos. Miller

The Spiral Ranch
By Sarena Ulibarri

An Infinite Number
By David Amburgey

Sing! & Remember
By Lauren C. Teffeau

A Sip of Pombé
By Gustavo Bondoni

Born from Memory
By Jane Lindskold

Tea with Gibbons
By Tyler Tork

The Weight of Mountains
By L. Deni Colter

Sapiens
By Davide Mana

The Dead Don’t Dream
By Gordon Linzner

Collecting Violet
By Austin Gragg

Humani
By John Palisano

Joy of Life
By Alessandro Manzetti

Artifact
By Jonathan Maberry

The Feline, the Witch, and the Universe
By Jennifer Shelby

Hands of a Toolmaker
By Eric Del Carlo

A Farewell to Worms
By John Linwood Grant

A Glass Darkly
By Ian Rogers

A Note From the Publisher

Other contributors: Scott Edelman, Mark Gallacher, John Jos. Miller, Sarena Ulibarri, David Amburgey, Lauren C. Teffeau, Gustavo Bondoni, Jane Lindskold, Tyler Tork, L. Deni Colter, Davide Mana, Gordon Linzner, Austin Gragg, John Palisano, Alessandro Manzetti, Jonathan Maberry, Jennifer Shelby, Eric Del Carlo, John Linwood Grant, Ian Rogers

Paperback: 978-1-949671-24-7

Other contributors: Scott Edelman, Mark Gallacher, John Jos. Miller, Sarena Ulibarri, David Amburgey, Lauren C. Teffeau, Gustavo Bondoni, Jane Lindskold, Tyler Tork, L. Deni Colter, Davide Mana...