Fantasy Short Stories

"Yellachile's Cage", a story by Robert McCammon, was first published in his short fiction collection Blue World.

A Kingdom in Ruin. A Goddess’s Last Hope. A Love Written in the Stars. Long ago, Elowyn, the goddess of the forest, fell in love with the King of Eldoria and bore him a daughter. As a gift, she blessed his bloodline with an enchanted forest, a living bridge between their worlds. Under her favor, Eldoria flourished for centuries. Until war shattered everything. In a ruthless bid for power, a rival kingdom waged war against Eldoria, determined to sever its divine connection. Flames consumed the once-thriving forest, leaving it a wasteland of ash and sorrow. The goddess’s favor faded, and ...

Brian was a book lover, always seeking the solace of dusty bookstores and the scent of well-worn pages. His tastes veered towards contemporary fiction, but he couldn't resist the allure of antiquated shops filled with stories from ages past. Fate intervened on one such visit when a seemingly ordinary book tumbled from a shelf and struck him, becoming slightly damaged in the process.

A garrison on asteroid Y-3, a beautiful place actually. First published in 1953 by Philip K. Dick, this science fiction short story proposes that if you're overworked, become a plant, and that is just what the personnel on asteroid Y-3 are doing. The problem becomes how does Dr. Henry Harris who has been sent to resolve the problem avoided becoming one of them and taking root?

When we came to America, we brought anger and socialism and hunger. We also brought our demons. In Burning Girls and Other Stories, Veronica Schanoes crosses borders and genres with stories of fierce women at the margins of society burning their way toward the center. This debut collection introduces listeners to a fantasist in the vein of Karen Russell and Kelly Link, with a voice all her own.

Sympathy with the sea, with the weird, and with monsters fills the stories of Imperfect Commentaries. Ruthanna Emrys' collection offers listeners feminist and #ownvoices Neo-Lovecraftian fiction, anthropological science fiction, and fantasies of belonging, plus miscellaneous deleted scenes, poems, and secret story origins. Listeners familiar with her novels (Winter Tide and Deep Roots) will see the first appearance of Aphra Marsh, an Innsmouth survivor, still recovering from her losses and making a life for herself in late-1940s San Francisco.

"Doom City”, a story by Robert McCammon, was originally published in 1987 in Greystone Bay II.

As Eva Moretti continues her work at the Ghent International Exhibition, in addition to nursing her beloved Jed, a familiar darkness slips back into the light. Jed, rousing from a coma, is still healing from a devastating fall, yet senses something far worse—an enemy once thought gone, now moving in the shadows. Old secrets surface. Fires ignite. And in a city caught between celebration and collapse, Eva and Jed must face what they’ve been avoiding: the truth.

Book 6 in the Popular Claimed Series- a hot and heavy world of MM bonding and breeding on a planet far from Earth Despite recently defeating their enemies, the Arabellians find themselves under attack once more as one last Vulturian threat circles their atmosphere, disrupting their peace. Lucerado finds himself lingering between life and death as he waits for his true love to bring him back from the brink. Can Shane overcome the forces of darkness to become enchanted by the alien? Author Note: This is a shorter story gay science fiction romance and is the sixth and perhaps last in the ...

The best-selling Extinction Cycle series by Nicholas Sansbury Smith first introduced listeners to a world ravaged by an engineered virus that turned men into monsters. Humanity's only hope was not a cure, but another bioweapon. When deployed it killed 90 percent of the infected, but the remaining 10 percent transformed into even more terrifying creatures called Variants. Here's a collection of Extinction Cycle short stories that explore the human spirit and the fight for survival in the face of overwhelming odds from some of the leading voices in the post-apocalyptic genre.

When these mocha beauties catch the eye of a wealthy white man, their lives will never be the same. Can the girls accept their lovers' seed and make him a black baby, or will the passion be too much to handle? These two stories are packed full of hot, naughty action. 1. My Body Is His by Sandra Bosslin 2. A Black Baby For My Billionaire by LaShaunda Brown Warning: These books might be too hot for you to read without a change of panties. Adult readers only.

In a post-apocalyptic America, Deaver Teague makes a living salvaging things left behind from before the war. When he hears some truck drivers talking about a hidden cache of gold in a Mormon temple in flooded Salt Lake City, he enlists some friends to look for it.

This story is included in Orson Scott Card's collection The Folk of the Fringe.

This collection of spine-chilling stories is sure to scare you silly. A movie about alien invasion transforms into real life. A hunt in a snowy forest suddenly turns dangerous when a monster appears. A great-aunt comes back from the dead, just in time for a little girl's birthday party.

Dive into a world of forbidden desire with BDSM Short Stories: Please Daddy, I’m a Good Girl, a scorching collection of five electrifying tales crafted to ignite your deepest fantasies and keep your vibrator humming night after night. Penned by the sultry maestro Celeste Moreau, this anthology is a siren’s call to women craving intense, consensual BDSM that pushes boundaries and delivers explosive pleasure. Each story—The Velvet Cage, The Midnight Masquerade, The Crimson Altar, The Penthouse Pact, and The Garden of Surrender—pulses with raw, filthy passion, designed to make you wet,...

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Recalling his past experiences and bisexual awakening from his younger years, a bi husband engages in forbidden trysts with Mike from his office, which spill out into his everyday life. Aided and actively encouraged by his sexy hotwife, Clara, who just loves to join in with her trusty strap-on, he includes Mike in his adventurous marital sexual playtime and sensual fantasies. At Clara's suggestion, Jake from the office is invited to join in the hot, bisexual fun, and the four indulge in the most incredibly steamy, explicit MMMF group fun imaginable.

After three days of hosting his vampiric brothers and their mates, Magnus is at his wit’s end. A sworn viking bachelor, he needs a break from the happy couples. The moment the doorbell rings, he takes the chance to get away from it all. Only to come face to face with a beautiful delivery woman who stirs his blood in a way that only a fated mate could. Donna knows her vision is true the second she meets Magnus’ gaze. Knowing he could send her away before they really get to know each other, she’s careful to hide her true intentions. She wants Magnus to get to know the real her, not just...

A classic tale featuring two of the most-memorable characters in sword and sorcery, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser.

Over a span of 50 years, the late Fritz Leiber wrote dozens of adventures, set in the fictional city of Lankhmar, featuring the seven-foot-tall barbarian and the diminuitive thief. The stories were recognized with both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

Wolf-shifter Niles Van Holtz is young, good looking, and in line to become the Alpha Male of his family's Pack. So why does his gorgeous, young professor, Dr. Irene Conridge, act like he doesn't exist? When her enemies start coming out of the woodwork, Niles is there to protect her. Now, while he's securing her safety, she'll be hanging out at his house-right where he wants her.

From the author of Aevalorn Tales comes a story about betrayal and vengeance. In the Library of the Dead, the aged Tenrali Bubruco, Lower Magistrate of the City State of Caerleon, comes seeking revenge. Aided by Godwick Emberfoot, a Halfling Warlock, and his pseudodragon familiar, Greymalken, Tenrali shares his tale of betrayal and injustice to Godwick so that the spirit of a dead friend can be contacted and an old wrong can be settled. But Godwick has his own agenda. What begins as a quest for retribution unfolds into an epic journey through the depths of forbidden knowledge and the cost ...