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Dragons, hunters, lovers, monsters, AI, wizards, fairies, assassins, psychics, scientists, explorers, dying gods, Oh my! This short fiction anthology has it all, including the First Place-Winning story 'Psychic Poker'.
Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Hominids says
"Lazarus Black is a terrific writer with an irresistible narrative flare. A real winner — you can bet on it!"
Table of Contents
Dragons, hunters, lovers, monsters, AI, wizards, fairies, assassins, psychics, scientists, explorers, dying gods, Oh my! This short fiction anthology has it all, including the First Place-Winning story 'Psychic Poker'.
- "Double Eagle" - A neurotic detective encounters a nightmarish villain.
- "God’s Gauntlet" - A scientist must use the latest in genetic manipulation to give herself every advantage to escape being buried alive.
- "Sacred Waves" (Novella) - A NYC publicist must save an enigmatic man from the mob, the government, and the deadly thirst of the general public.
- "Hairless Hullgaroths" - On an distant world, two students must decipher an alien language unlike anything they have ever seen.
- "Watch to the End" - An AI companion of an old woman on Mars must convince her that life is still worth living.
- "Dart: The Sliver-Master’s Slave" (Novella) - A fairy-like assassin hunts an evil wizard and a dragon to earn his freedom, only to learn nothing is what it seems.
- "Oilcan Jim" - In 1945, a slingshot-wielding hoodlum terrorizes a tiny farm town....or does he?
- "Butcher Breeds" - An ornithologist finds herself the subject a serial killer's interest. But can she find him before he finds her?
- "Dragon Soup" (Novella) - A Golden Knight must save a dragon's life so that he can save hers in return.
- "Psychic Poker" (First Place Award Winner!) - The Award-Winning story of a bloke from down-under dragged into an illicit poker game where every player is Psychic and no one wants to be there.
- The True Dragon of Atlanta (Chapters 1 & 2) - The first two chapters of The True Dragon of Atlanta, Lazarus Black's urban fantasy novel due to release in Summer of 2023