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Planetary Anthology: MarsTitle: Planetary Anthology Series: Mars
Short Story Title: The Martian Princess
Published by: Tuscany Bay Books
Release Date: August 2020
Authors: Jay Barnson, Kevin J Anderson, Chuck Dixon, Lou Antonelli, James Pyles, A M Freeman, Brokera Brumley, Benjamin Wheeler, K M Carroll, Dana Bell, Kai Wai Cheah, Declan Finn, Julie Frost, Marie Gennesson, David Hallquist, Sean Patrick Hazlett, Avily Jerome, Jon Mollison, C T Phipps
Editors: Lucca Dejardins
Genre:
ASIN: B085644DYV
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Mars. The Red Planet. Bringer of war, the God of war itself. The planet that gave birth to the modern era of science fiction when H.G. Wells gazed upon the red light in the night sky and envisioned an army gathering upon its plains to invade our world.

These are the stories of Mars. Stories of adventure, conflict and war.

The Martian Princess: A long-lost space luxury liner in pristine condition looks like the ultimate salvage for a down-on-their-luck crew. But what happened to the passengers and crew? And who is trailing them?

A Mighty Fortress

A Mighty FortressTitle: A Mighty Fortress
Short Story Title: The Tunnel
Series: Mormon Steampunk #4
Published by: Immortal Works
Release Date: February 2020
Authors: Michaelbrent Collings, Bryce Beatty, Berin Stephens, Elizabeth Mueller, Roy Hayward, Jenna Eatough, Kevin Folkman, James Pyles, Nate Givens, Carl Duzett, Lee Allred, Justin Riley, John D. Payne, Sean Smith, Christopher McAfee, Jay Barnson, David J. West
Editors: Holli Anderson
Genre:
ASIN: B0844MVZ94
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In this fourth installment of the incredible Mormon Steampunk series by Immortal Works Press you’ll find seventeen different tales spun by seventeen different authors, having only “steampunk” and “Mormon” in common. Tales of semi-sentient temples that walk and fly, a missionary’s unfortunate encounter with hostile natives whose mechanical knowledge far exceeds his own, a hidden treasure trove and a kidnapped girl saved by Porter Rockwell, a magical trip back in time to an airship-seized Zarahemla, a giant lake monster attacking the machinery keeping a Mormon settlement afloat, and many equally amazing stories.


This anthology includes stories by award winning, bestselling, and premier authors—Michaelbrent Collings, Bryce Beatty, Berin Stephens, Elizabeth Mueller, Roy Hayward, Jenna Eatough, Kevin Folkman, James Pyles, Nate Givens, Carl Duzett, Lee Allred, Justin Riley, John D. Payne, Sean Smith, Christopher McAfee, Jay Barnson, and David J. West.
Edited by Holli Anderson

The Tunnel: Rumors around London in the late 1800s tell of Mormons kidnapping young women and transporting them via a giant tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the land of Deseret. When journalist Ellie White's best friend vanishes shortly after joining their church, Ellie launches an investigation to discover the truth behind the rumors.


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All Made of Hinges

Mirages and Speculations

Mirages and SpeculationsTitle: Mirages and Speculations: Science Fiction and Fantasy from the Desert
Short Story Title: Voices of the Dead
Published by: Kydala Publishing
Release Date: August 2017
Authors: D J Butler, Julie Frost, Jay Barnson, Julia West, Annie Reed, Paul Genesse, David J West, M Shayne Bell, Melva L Gifford, Johnny Worthen, Gama Ray Martinez, Susan Kroupa, Virginia E Baker, Leigh Saunders, Diann T Read, Mary Pletsch, Voss Foster
Editors: Lyn Worthen
Genre:
ASIN: B074YK451D
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Is the glimmer on the horizon a lake, shimmering under the hot desert sun – or a flying saucer visiting from a distant planet? Are those swirling clouds dust devils or djinn? In Mirages and Speculations seventeen authors of science fiction and fantasy take you on journeys to high mountain deserts, scorching sands, and wind-swept plateaus. Their stories will make you laugh and make you cry, as you visit worlds both futuristic and fantastic, the products of imaginations baked under desert skies until only Mirages and Speculations remain.

Storyhack Issue 1

Title: Storyhack Issue 1
Short Story Title: Retrieving Abe
Series:
Published by: Baby Katie Media
Release Date: September 2017
Authors: Jay Barnson, Michael DeCarolis, Kevyn Winkless, John M Olsen, Julie Frost, Jon Del Arroz, David Skinner, Gene Moyers, Mike Adamson, David J West
Genre:
ASIN: B075TVYBH2
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New Rules for Rocket Nauts by Michael DeCarolis. A recently dismissed recruit watches in horror as an alien race betrays and massacres his former classmates. Now he may be the only person capable of stopping the first wave of an interstellar war.

The Price of Hunger by Kevyn Winkless. A desperate chase through the woods leads to an occupied cabin. Has Fred Moose doomed everyone to be slaughtered by the wending outside?

Retrieving Abe by Jay Barnson. Lydia Madison is the daughter of a dragon hunter, and the second of three wives in a plural marriage in a tiny village in the Utah Territory. When her husband is abducted by a dragon, only Lydia can rescue him... even if it means trading her own life for his.

Protector of Newington by John M Olsen. A wealthy inventor has been secretly sponsoring do-gooders in steam-powered suits for years. When another of his heroes faces death, can he just stand by and watch a good man die?

Brave Day Sunk in Hideous Night by Julie Frost. Ben is a PI with PTSD who also just happens to be a werewolf. He is handed a repo job that seems too easy to be true. Of course things go awry and an accident flings him into a grim future. Will he be able to make it back to his wife and friends, or will he be doomed to die amongst total strangers?

Taking Control by Jon Del Arroz. What is a seasoned outlaw to do when she's too worn out to heist?

Some things Missing from Her Profile by David Skinner. His blind date was kidnapped by Martians. He had no idea why. But he wasn't about to let them keep her.

Dream Master by Gene Moyers. What strange power could cause wealthy men to suddenly give away their fortunes and commit suicide?

Under the Gun by David J. West. A young man with a possessed gun that can't miss collides with an aging gunslinger that can't be hit. Trouble and death can't be far behind.

Circus to Boulogne by Mike Adamson. A WWII pilot is shot down over enemy-held territory. Will he make it to safety, or will he spend the rest of the war in a POW camp?

All Made of Hinges

All Made of HingesTitle: All Made of Hinges
Short Story Title: The Pipes of Columbia
Series: Mormon Steampunk #1
Published by: Immortal Works
Release Date: November 2018
Authors: D. J. Butler, John M. Olsen, Steven L. Peck, Elizabeth Mueller, Scott E. Tarbet, Jay Barnson, Joe Monson, Amanda Hamblin, Christopher McAfee, Jace Killan, John D. Payne, Lee Allred
Editors: James Wymore
Genre:
ASIN: B07KH9WFSX
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Cheerful in the face of dark opposition. Innovative to improve a backward world. Industrial as a cure for oppressive conditions. Unyielding beneath all who seek to bind and control them. Faithful until they conquer the fear of death and rise to great acts of heroism and service. Mormons and Steampunks are two faces of the same coin.

Twelve authors spin tales of true believers facing impossible odds, risking this life in the hope of gaining something better after. Mormon Battalion soldiers fight an airship, a bounty hunter crosses Porter Rockwell, cultists attempt to reanimate Brigham Young, and missionaries run into Cthulhu. These are just a few of the amazing tales by award winning, bestselling, and premier authors--
D. J. Butler, John M. Olsen, Steven L. Peck, Elizabeth Mueller, Scott E. Tarbet, Jay Barnson, Joe Monson, Amanda Hamblin, Christopher McAfee, Jace Killan, John D. Payne, and Lee Allred.

All Made of Hinges is the first installment in the incredible four-part Mormon Steampunk series by Immortal Works Press. If you love these stories, look for more in Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel, Press Forward, Saints, and A Mighty Fortress.

The Pipes of Columbia: In the 1893 World's Fair, the Columbia Exposition, a strange set of organ pipes have been stolen. A former detective is commissioned by a woman from Salt Lake City to help find the stolen merchandise, only to discover that the pipes are capable of much more than simple music in the hands of a vengeful villain!


Also in this series:
A Mighty Fortress

Blood Creek Beast

Title: Blood Creek Beast
Series: Blood Creek Saga #2
Published by: Immortal Works
Release Date: March 2019
Authors: Jay Barnson
Genre: ,
ASIN: B07NJZQVLD
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Jack needs to stop the darkness from reaching the crossroads. Jessabelle worries the darkness has already arrived.

Jack Parsons dreamed of escaping small town life, but now that he's discovered what's "just 'round the bend", he's trapped in another world entirely. While this mirror-image reality is more wondrous than Jack ever imagined, it's also laced with danger. The crossroads is under attack and it's up to Jack to protect it from the immortal Man in the White Suit.

On the other side of the crossroads, Jessabelle Rose runs for her life. The Coven plans to use her shape-shifting powers for their own dark ends. But Jessabelle can't run forever. Mysterious deaths deep in the Appalachian Mountains mean the darkness is moving closer, and Jessabelle will need to risk everything to protect her family.


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Blood Creek Phantom

Title: Blood Creek Phantom
Series: Blood Creek Saga #3
Published by: Immortal Works
Release Date: April 2020
Authors: Jay Barnson
Genre: ,
ASIN: B086DBJCM7
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Two armies—one living, one dead—march for the Crossroads. The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance.

Ghostly dead are rising in Maple Bend, and Sean Williams is witness to it all. Fighting to save Maple Bend becomes complicated when the vengeful spirit of a serial killer sets his focus on Sean. If he is going to succeed, Sean must put the dead to rest—but doing so may cost him the girl of his haunting dreams.

Living "round the bend" in self-imposed exile, Jenny Morgan still doesn't have the experience she needs to fight against the Man in the White Suit. But his daunting army approaches, ready to crush the protectors of the Crossroads. Will Jenny's powers be the last line of defense against the darkness, or the key to its victory?


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Blood Creek Devil

Title: Blood Creek Devil
Series: Blood Creek Saga #4
Published by: Immortal Works
Release Date: April 2021
Authors: Jay Barnson
Genre: ,
ASIN: B08ZPNVZ6N
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A centuries-old plan. A final battle. The fate of the Crossroads will be decided.

Jenny, Jack, Sean, and Jessabelle have battled for too long on both sides of the Crossroads. Their seemingly invincible enemy, The Man in the White Suit, will stop at nothing until he dominates both Earth and Around the Bend. But when Jenny and her companions delve into ancient mysteries, they discover secrets lost to the Wardens. If they are to defeat the dangerous Coven, they'll have to travel to the brutal void between worlds.

But the void demands unimaginable sacrifices.

The final battle against the Man in the White Suit and his forces is joined in Blood Creek Devil, the fourth and final chapter of the Blood Creek saga.


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Haunted Yuletide

Title: Haunted Yuletide
Published by: Immortal Works
Release Date: December 2020
Authors: Misha Burnett, David J. West, Lauren Stokeld, Amy Beatty, Sarah E. Seeley, L'ren Beck, Robin Cranney, Staci Olsen, Scott William Taylor, Donea Lee Weaver, John M. Olsen, James T. Lambert, Jodi Lynne Chase, Mark Minson, Allan Evans
Editors: Jay Barnson, Julie Barnson
Genre: ,
ASIN: B08MQNH3Z5
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The “Holiday Spirit” just got terrifying.

As the year comes to its end and the frigid night hours reach their peak, the old tradition of winter ghost tales makes its return. Christmas ghosts, Solstice spirits, New Year’s phantoms, and even armies of killer snowmen haunt the pages of these stories of the supernatural.

A Cup of Kindness by Misha Burnett
Stranger Come Knocking by David J. West
Don’t Disturb the Carollers by Lauren Stokeld
Echoes at Midnight by Amy Beatty
Te Amo, Mamita by Sarah E. Seeley
A Solstice Scare by Robin Cranney
Silent Night by Allan Evans
Love Me, I Pray by Staci Olsen
Angel in the Attic by Donea Lee Weaver
Ghost Train by John M. Olsen
‘Twas The Fight Before Christmas by James T. Lambert
The Ghost of Christmas Lost by L’ren Beck
Solstice Fire by Jodi Lynne Chase
All Through the House by Scott William Taylor
A Bloody Merry Christmas by Mark Minson

Of Fae and Fate

Title: Of Fae and Fate: Lesser-Known Fairy Tales, Retold
Short Story Title: Sop Paw
Published by: Immortal Works
Release Date: October 2019
Authors: Jay Barnson, John M Olsen, Amy Beatty, Rachel Huffmire, Sierra Wilson, W J Hayes
Editors: Beth Buck
Genre:
ASIN: B07YR9SJQM
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“Consider, amigo mío, that all stories begin with some grain of truth.”
“They’re no ordinary horses. They’re kelpies.”
“A strong arm wrapped around her waist and pulled her over the rail of the deck.”
“Cleanse the house on Blaubart Street.”

Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty aren’t the only fairy tales in the world, but they tend to steal most of the glory. It’s time to let others shine for a change. Sixteen talented authors each put their own spin on different fairy tales that you won’t find in animated films.

Trade your pining fair-haired princesses for fire fairies, conquistadors, plucky young men named Jack, and a fisherman’s daughter. You won’t see too many castles, but you’ll visit a haunted house, a mill, and a Russian bathhouse. This book also features not-so-wicked stepmothers, a hungry jackal, a black cat with a mysterious secret, and a ship full of pirates.
Move over, Cinderella. Make room for Mercedes.

Sop Paw: Jack goes to work for a miller, and finds himself besieged by mysterious, evil cats.