The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places... In a future of bleakness and roboticism, a totalitarian government enforces upon the people a lifestyle that lulls them into a state of obedience. Your career and social status are predestined and you cannot alter it - this is a reality that walks a fine line between evoking sensations of fear and inducing a sense of futility. A dystopian reality can sometimes turn out to be as powerful and strong as it can be fragile, collapsing in on itself from one second to the next. As a race, we are fascinated with what comes next, what's over the hill and, inevitably, what happens if we're left all alone. How can things go on? What lessons can we learn? Broken Worlds takes a peep into an all too possible future. Narration and style change from story to story, but the core of this volume is human emotion. Coloured by their cultures and backgrounds, the storytellers featured in this volume take the idea of a society at extremes and weave a variety of outcomes. We invite you to read and hope you enjoy this collection. The Sad Man by Thomas Brown (competition winner) From the fifth-floor window of his inner-city flat, a man keeps watch for his friend, the Sad Man. Pioneer by Joe Saxon Lidia lives in the waterworks, always hungry, until she receives a message from the supervisors of the upper floors. The Insects by Gavin Bryce Thia is a city with millions of electronic eyes. On his retirement day, Roman Huxley has planned a special retirement present for the entire megacity. Screens by Alix Owen A story inspired by the advent of Google Glass; when one young man contracts a biomechanical disease, he is forced to see what the world has become while everybody else was social networking. Machinations by Shira Hereld A marriage is slowly falling apart as both partners become more and more reliant on mechanical Andros for everything from housework to intimacy. The Architect by Gavin Haran A local obituarist tracks the sinister transformation of his town through the introduction of mysterious architectural constructions with unexpected consequences The Deepening Well by Sam Hurcom Can a state of mind be considered dystopian - how would the end of history affect the last survivng individual? 3AM Job by Mark Schultz On a future Earth, where absolute free market capitalism controls the globe, a freelance butcher accepts an early morning job which turns out to be far more profitable than it seems at first glance. The Farm by George Vernon A farmer and his family are threatened by their rebellious herd. Also in the collection... Vision of Paradise by Clare Banks The Last CanvaS by Paul Dawson The Leadership Gene by Francis Beckett Watch by Miles Gatrell Water Rats by Terry Holland The Rebel's Daughter by Virgina Ballesty Meat is Murder by David Turnbull Equity Lamp by Adam "Bucho" Rodenburger Dreg Town by Steph Minns It was the Best of Times by Konstantine Paradias Carved in Ice by Doxa J. Zannou Silva's Plague by Ian Green Urbanova by Christian Cook Cover art, Broken Worlds by Daniel Tyka

Broken Worlds: Dystopian Stories

Paradias, Konstantine

Beckett, Francis

Seddon, Holly

Rodenburger, Adam "Bucho"

Owen, Alix

Hurcom, Sam

Haran, Gavin

Banks, Clare

Vernon, George

Brown, Thomas

Literature & Fiction

Almond Press

What do a giant hummingbird, a vast, city-sized, energy-guzzling blob and a sentient planetoid have in common? They all want to mess up your day, in a BIG way.Think you’ve read every giant monster story there is to read? Think again. How about a colossal, rampaging giraffe? How about THIRTY of them? Beavers are pretty cute, eh? Not when they’re snapping your boat in two and gnawing your legs off. How about a little frog? How about a bloody massive frog, straight from the pits of Hell? A vast, bloodthirsty bug tears through the streets and a mountainous rhinoceros creature answers the prayers of a desperate man. These abominations fight tooth and claw for your attention along with giant hounds, kangaroos, wasps and sea creatures. Then there’s ancient Mayan monsters, Lovecraftian terrors from beyond the realms of sanity and insidious beasts of every shape conjured up by human meddling. Oh, and did we mention the platypus?So here they are, seventeen stories, seventeen monsters, all here to delight and disgust you as they return to their STOMPING GROUNDS!

Stomping Grounds (Short Sharp Shocks)

Henderson, C.J.

Morgan, Christine

Smith, Aaron

Bernard, David

Martin III, Edward

Loveland, Patrick

Blakeslee, Doug

Bacon, Martha

Genre Fiction

April Moon Books

The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be. That is one of the main ideas behind the cosmic horror H.P. Lovecraft gave to the world, what would later be commonly known as the Cthulhu Mythos. The Old Ones, that ancient evil, dormant but still very much alive, would one day awaken and return to once more lay claim to our world. That cryptic sentence that was penned in the infamous Necronomicon wasn’t a threat, it wasn’t vague enough to be prophecy, it wasn’t even a warning, as there is nothing that can be done to stop or avoid it. No, it was a promise, a certainty that one day these omnipotent, ageless, entities would return. It was only a matter of time before the Stars became Right, and that time is now.Return of the Old Ones tells the tales of those terrible end times. Comprised of three books, this anthology shows what lead up to the Old Ones coming back, what happened on that fateful day when the gates were flung wide, and how the world was forever changed in the aftermath. From stories of personal apocalypses to recounts of epic, but futile, battles, to the bleak desperation that would be mankind’s only inheritance. Return of the Old Ones: it’s coming, be ready.

Return of the Old Ones: Apocalyptic Lovecraftian Horror

Goodfellow, Cody

Morris, Edward

Stone, Sam

Erdelac, Edward M.

Thomas, Jeffrey

Baker, Neil

Jones, Scott R Jones

Dark Regions Press, LLC

Strong-jawed private eyes facing off against unknowable ancient evil in Lovecraftian-noir horror. No fainting librarians here, these are tough, capable heroes. And while they may survive their encounters with cosmic evil to fight another day, a terrible price was always paid. Friends were lost, relationships were destroyed, minds were broken. With scars both mental and physical, these champions would get only the briefest of respites before having to rise again to face the next challenge. Knowing that only death or madness would bring their fighting to an end, they nevertheless continued to wage war against the forces of the Cthulhu Mythos. What other choice did they have? This is the world created by author C.J. Henderson who gave readers such modern day pulp heroes as Jack Hagee, Teddy London, Piers Knight, and his most recent creation: Frank Nardi, former N.Y.C. detective, now head of the Arkham Detective Agency. Before C.J. Henderson’s untimely death, many weird fiction authors were invited to this book to play in his world of stoic P.I.s, beautiful dames, and horrible monsters. We are thrilled to bring you the four Frank Nardi stories C.J. finished before his death, and all new stories set in H.P. Lovecraft’s modern day witch-haunted town of Arkham.

Arkham Detective Agency

Price, Robert M.

Meikle, William

Dunwoody, David

Bailey, Michael

Stiles, Paula R.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Third Flatiron Anthologies feature multiple winners of science fiction and fantasy reader polls and recommended reading lists. 
"Infinite Lives: Short Tales of Longevity" is a new speculative fiction anthology with the themes of longevity, immortality, and technological life extension.
In "Infinite Lives," a man cursed with immortality finally finds joy when technology defeats death, an astronaut finds himself spaghettified by a black hole, a fairy queen returns to earth to bid goodbye to her dying human lover, the Grim Reaper finds an enthusiastic successor in a coffee shop barrista, a rebel subvert AIs who don't allow death, a rich oligarch tricks his way into the Garden of Eden for a taste of the Tree of Life, a conquistador and his war dog put their dip in the fountain of youth to good use, aliens convince a scientist to abandon her immortality drug and let evolution take its course, a wooden puppet rues the day he never became a real boy, a war criminal pays back the lives she took, a grandmother decides ageism has got to stop, and a Zoroastrian angel battles a demon through eternity, until a truce becomes love. These and many more stories entertain while exploring the pros and cons of longevity and how it is achieved.
"Infinite Lives" presents 28 original stories from an international groupof contributors. Writers include Brian Trent, Sloane Leong, Matt Thompson, J. B. Toner, Larry C. Kay, David F. Schultz, D. A. Campisi, Russell Dorn, Samson Stormcrow Hayes, Ingrid Garcia, Maureen Bowden, Brandon Butler, Caias Ward, Leah Miller, Megan Branning, Robert Walton, K. G. Anderson, Louis Evans, John Paul Davies, David Cleden, Tom Pappalardo, Philip John Schweitzer, Martin M. Clark, Wulf Moon, Mack Moyer, Konstantine Paradias, E. E. King, and Sarah Totton. Edited by Juliana Rew.

Infinite Lives: Short Tales of Longevity (Third Flatiron Anthologies)

Trent, Brian

Shultz, David F.

Leong, Sloane

Rew, Juliana

Moon, Wulf

Anderson, K.G.

Garcia, Ingrid

King, E.E.

Clark, Martin M.

Short Stories & Anthologies

Third Flatiron Publishing

Reprinting the original Angelic Knight Press release, this is the re-skinned imprint edition beneath the Ragnarok banner. Fairly Wicked Tales is a book for adults who harbor the wicked child within. DESCRIPTIONReprinting the original Angelic Knight Press release (2014), this is the re-skinned inprint edition beneath the Ragnarok banner. Fairly Wicked Tales is a book for adults who harbor the wicked child within. ONCE UPON A SCREAM...Think you know the real story behind those fables and fairy tales you read as a child? Stories are written from the viewpoint of the heroes, but the lines between hero and villain, good and evil, are often blurred. We’ve gathered twenty-three tales that turn those stories you think you know on their heads by letting the villains have their say. • What if Snow White wasn’t as pure as the newly driven snow?• What if Red Riding Hood was far more dangerous than the Big Bad Wolf?• What if Rapunzel was hell-bent on revenge? Forget Disney. Forget the Brothers Grimm, Say hello to Fairly Wicked Tales — re-imaginings of both fairy tales and fables. CONTENTS"Song of Bones" by Vekah McKeown"Red" by Katie Young"Sweetheart, the Dream Is Not Yet Ended" by Gary W. Olson"Crumbs" by Adam Millard"A Thrice Spun Tale" by Suzi M"His Heart’s Desire" by Fay Lee"Little Beauty" by Matthew Alan Hughes"Hare’s Tale" by Jay Wilburn"The Golden Goose" by Robert Holt"A Prick of the Quill" by Lizz-Ayn Shaarawi"Sacrificed"by Laura Snapp"The Glass Coffin" by Dawn Cartwright"The Price of the Sea" by David Matteri"A Blue Light Turned Black" by Wilson Geiger"Let Down Your Hair" by Eugenia Rose"The Wolf Who Cried Boy" by Armand Rosamilia"It Comes at Night" by JP Behrens"Bloodily Ever After" by Reece A.A. Barnard"Al-Adrian and the Magic Lamp" by Tais Teng"The Fisherman and His Wife" by Bennie Newsome"Rum’s Daughter" by Eric Bakutis"The Ash Maid’s Revenge" by Konstantine Paradias"Gingerbread" by Hal Bodner

Fairly Wicked Tales

Rosamilia, Armand

Millard, Adam

Shaarawi, Lizz-Ayn

Bodner, Hal

Hughes, Matthew Alan

McKeown, Vekah

Olson, Gary W.

Rose, Eugenia

Angelic Knight Press

Bizarro Pulp Press presents… A showcase of the written word that represents the best of the weird and the grotesque; More Bizarro Than Bizarro is a gallery of the strange and unusual, including possibly-dead detectives, a beer-head invasion, some especially delicious cookies, the dream of Jackie Kennedy, and of course, the best story of a talking penis ever written in the history of classical literature.

More Bizarro than Bizarro

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Paul, Christoph

Johnson, MP

Vlasaty, Daniel

Hughes, Rhys.

Cantoral, Leza

Sandra, Mandy De

Communale, John Wayne

Proenca, Pedro

Science Fiction

JournalStone

Schlock!: Volume 16 Issue 15

Rhodes, James

Herzog, Carlton

Davis, Tyler

Murphy, Gary

Farnsworth, EW

Ludford, Dave

Matthews, Tris

Porter, Robbie

Day, Brian Keith

Independently published

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