Re: Fortannis short story book
The book is done. It's now being sent to various fantasy authors who have agreed to provide quotes for the cover (assuming they like the book!). We have Tad Williams, Jay Lake, Jody Lynn Nye, and Jonathan Maberry so far. There may be more added.
So hopefully this will be available by early summer. Then we'll start working on the next one! (I'm already accepting submissions, so get writing!)
Here are the stories with very short descriptions that hopefully do not give away too much:
"The Zombie King's Plan" (Michael A. Ventrella): Terin and the gang (from my previous novels) discover a strange biata girl whose memory was placed into magical rings that have been stolen by the Zombie King. As they work to retrieve them, they discover that something just isn't right...
"Stealing the Sky" (Danny Birt): A brave captain who had his arm bitten off by a gryphon from the lands of Thessi vows revenge. Finally, he gathered his army and, with the help of the dwarves, moved forward with a most unusual plan.
"Listen to a Tale, My Friends" (Michael Strauss): A traveling minstrel with a tale of a necromancer surprises the local townspeople.
"Bad Debts" (Bernie Mojzes): An evil ritual must be stopped by a woman who must deal with her ex-lover and his new flame first.
"Grip of Chaos" (Laurel Anne Hill): When his squire brother does not return from his quest to fight the Ice Queen, a young lad is forced to investigate the necromantic creature.
"The Great Green Kettle Pie Recipe Caper" (Roy C. Booth and Brian Woods): A timid hobling decides the only way to obtain his favorite pie from the baker who refuses to share is to break in and steal the recipe -- but things never go as planned.
"Behind the Bar" (Mark Mench): Surely no one would expect Nigel the tavernkeeper of being the man who robbed the dark elves? He's been here all along, hasn't he?
"A Rock is a Rock is a Rock … Or Is It?" (J. Thomas Ross): A group of goblin children sneak into the human's cave to learn what's so important about what they're mining, and discover a strange secret!
"The Messenger's Trap" (Matthew C. Plourde): A mercenary is not sure who to trust when he is released from prison upon his promise to simply deliver a message...
"Faith" (Tera Fulbright): A biata bent on revenge learns his true mettle when faced with a life-threatening emergency.
"A Child's Tale" (Davey Beauchamp): The kids love to hear stories of their heroes Oliver Songbringer and Aramis Llyrr, but will they act as bravely when they encounter danger in the woods?
"Suffer the Liar" (Ron F. Leota): Two con men who spin tales of mighty adventures suddenly find themselves forced to fight Ice Trolls; can they find a way to save their skins from both the monsters and the townspeople?
"The Long Sleep" (Nick Bond): The forest has awoken its defender, who must seek out the necromancers who have stolen something important.
"The Otherside Alliance" (Jon Cory): A lazy knight must obtain an alliance with Duke Frost for his king, and comes up with a brilliant plan to achieve the Duke's support...so long as no one sees through the ruse.
