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Speculative Realms
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Speculative Realms (2008) (edit title/settings)

by Sasha Beattie (Editor) (edit contributors)

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Where there's a will, there's a way. If you want something badly enough, you will find the means to get it. Let demons, mages, technology and love show you the way. A collection of fantasy, science fiction and horror stories.

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"Of Bones and Blades" by Jeff Parish - A powerful mage hunts down a dragon in the hopes of using its bones to forge mighty weapons. Only one will survive, and the dragon is immune to magic.

"Summer of the Widows" by Sherry D. Ramsey - Suspected of murder, a wizard’s apprentice must find... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

"Of Bones and Blades" by Jeff Parish - A powerful mage hunts down a dragon in the hopes of using its bones to forge mighty weapons. Only one will survive, and the dragon is immune to magic.

"Summer of the Widows" by Sherry D. Ramsey - Suspected of murder, a wizard’s apprentice must find the real killer and save her master from an even more dangerous threat–marriage!

"Brittle Bones" by Lorne Dixon - A dying fox seeks sanctuary in her final hours inside an abandoned house built on the fault line between life and death. Unfortunately for the vixen, she is not alone.

"The Gun" by Ian Whates - Discovered on a body-strewn battlefield, the intelligent gun seems almost too good to be true; and perhaps it is, but that doesn’t matter. All that matters is killing the enemy, and if there’s one thing the Gun is good for, it’s killing…

"KARMA" by Sasha Beattie - A mother’s determination escalates to obsession as she searches for her daughter beyond the grave.

"The Widower’s Tale" by Davin Ireland - A reclusive hitman discovers vengeance can’t always be left for dead.

"Where Strength Lies" by Karen Lee Field - When warrior mages try to abduct her son, a woman must trust her past to ensure her son’s future.

"KanjiKiss" by Lancer Kind - A young man moves from the country to the big city to learn how shooting varmints relates to love and the Internet.

"Shouting at the Stone" by TW Williams - In a world where the most powerful magic is the loudest, a mage who has lost his voice must find a way to save the woman he loves.

"Second Chance" by David Meadows - A failed writer discovers that somebody is stealing his manuscripts — before he even writes them!

"To Hell and Back" by Rob Rosen - A boy’s love for his father is endless, timeless, and deeper than the very pits of hell itself.

"The Guardian" by Lyall Henderson - Aboard the most powerful warship in the galaxy, a soldier must sacrifice what he loves most to save his people.

"Children of Ba-Seku" by Christopher Donahue - A desperate prince will use one of Egypt’s darkest secrets to try and turn back bronze-wielding invaders.

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  • “"I might even let you live if you tell me what you want."”
    Dragon
  • “"There's women and then there's wives."”
    Old Peddler
  • “"I didn't kill her."”
    Human
  • “"I facilitate the killing of many enemies."”
    Gun
  • “"It's a pity to lose such a brilliant mind, Doctor Harrison,..."”
    Woman
  • “"And you claim the ghost of a former colleague is now haunting you, is that it?"”
    Doctor
  • “"I don't know what rumours you've heard, but I can assure you that magic runs in the veins of some people."”
    Mage
  • “"Every few minutes, it flashes the sender's ID into my optic nerve."”
    Man
  • “"...magic finds its own way out, no matter which side of the sea you call home..."”
    Mage
  • “"The pen dropped from his lifeless fingers."”
    Writer
  • “"Souls only, no humans allowed."”
    Demon
  • “"They lived in a culture where sex and relationships were punishable by death."”
    Narrator
  • “"...and curse the false-pharaoh to suffer one hundred deaths for leaving us no choice..."”
    Prince
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Table of Contents edit see section history

Of Bones and Blades by Jeff Parish

Summer of the Widows by Sherry D. Ramsey

Brittle Bones by Lorne Dixon

The Gun by Ian Whates

KARMA by Sasha Beattie

The Widower’s Tale by Davin Ireland

Where Strength Lies by Karen Lee Field

KanjiKiss by Lancer Kind

Shouting at the Stone by TW Williams

Second Chance by David Meadows

To Hell and Back by Rob Rosen

The Guardian by Lyall Henderson

Children of Ba-Seku by Christopher Donahue

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Sasha Beattie (Editor)

Other Contributors:

  1. Lorne Dixon (Contributor)
  2. Christopher Donahue (Contributor)
  3. Karen Lee Field (Contributor)
  4. Lyall Henderson (Contributor)
  5. Davin Ireland (Contributor)
  6. Lancer Kind (Contributor)
  7. David Meadows (Contributor)
  8. Jeff Parish (Contributor)
  9. Sherry D. Ramsey (Contributor)
  10. Rob Rosen (Contributor)
  11. Ian Whates (Contributor)
  12. TW Williams (Contributor)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Lulu
Country: US
Publication Date: December 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4092-1943-9
Page Count: 192

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Not suitable for young readers.

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