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King's Men    by Karen de Lange
Price: Free! 5810 words. Language: English. Published on April 6, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.

Loyalty between a mercenary and his employer needs to be a reciprocal arrangement. When three men are betrayed one time too many, they decide that it's time to stop running and start fighting - elsewise there will be nowhere left for them to run to.
The Rule    by Paul Guthrie
Price: Free! 2040 words. Language: English. Published on April 6, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.

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For a Romany girl in Ireland in 1692 there are no rights, only rules. Who she can marry. Where her family may camp. And a special rule if she can work the tatcho dook, the true magic.
Aeternum Amor    by Megan Hammer
Price: Free! 18420 words. Language: English. Published on April 6, 2012. Fiction » Horror » Undead.

When Koios agreed to become a vampire ten years ago, it was to save who he thought was the love of his life. When he found her, it was already too late. Since then, he has carried the guilt of her death on himself. But when out on a hunt, he comes across a person strikingly familiar to him. He is forced to choose between loyalty to the ones who created him, and the love he once knew.
Carnage (Variant A)    by Vladimir Duran
Price: Free! 5090 words. Language: English. Published on April 5, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Urban.

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A Rising Knight: Vol1, Issue 1. He was a killer by fifteen, a warrior by sixteen, a revolutionary by seventeen, a legend by eighteen, he won't live to be nineteen. If you knew fire and death awaited would you still take that first step? He will be born in darkness and baptized in blood. He will choose a name and standard. He will spit at the feet of god and slay his angels.
Orion's Arm    by James M M Baldwin
Price: $3.99 USD. 33930 words. Language: English. Published on April 4, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

These stories will transport you from Earth to Venus, to Mars, to the Europan ice moon of Jupiter, to another solar system, and to black holes beyond our earthly imaginations. You will travel forward and backward in time. You will also look inward, into the power of the human mind.
On the Edge    by Gill Shutt
Price: $0.99 USD. 13160 words. Language: English. Published by Greyhart Press  on April 4, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.

“This is the story of Sh-har Tianami taken from the Rememberings in the Year of the Strangers. Listen to me, for I am dead.” Sh-har Tianami welcomed the outsiders to Home Tree Island, evangelists for the living god Rru-Tia. But when the silvered words were spoken, and old allegiances broken, this new god would demand blood... A fantasy novelette, a perfect reading-length for a single sitting.
Morpheus Tales Dark Sorcery Special Ebook    by Tommy B. Smith
Price: $2.99 USD. 22150 words. Language: English. Published by Morpheus Tales Publishing  on April 4, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.

Morpheus Tales and Editor Tommy B. Smith have combined their skills and resources to bring together the highest quality fiction in this amazing special issue. Dark Sorcery at its very best. Dark fiction to rip your reality apart.
Michael (Origins Part 3)    by W Bradley
Price: Free! 2620 words. Language: English. Published on April 3, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

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Michael finds himself captured by an entity he hadn't expected. His military training had not taught him to deal with abduction on this scale. Could he escape a seemingly inescapable cell? This is a short story of 2,600 words. It is part three in the 'Origins' series of stories which connect with one another in unexpected ways.
Vampires and Shapeshifters    by James D. Macdonald
Price: $2.99 USD. 27210 words. Language: English. Published on April 3, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.

Werewolves ... and worse. A collection of dark fantasies from Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald.
Ghosts and Legends    by James D. Macdonald
Price: $2.99 USD. 16970 words. Language: English. Published on April 3, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.

A collection of fantasy stories by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald. From King Arthur's court to modern New Hampshire, from the high seas to high society, join us as we speak Ghosts and Legends.