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An isolated village. Conquered by another world. Haunted by a hidden evil. When a soldier’s grisly murder sparks unrest in the tiny hamlet of Skolja, Brohr’s past marks him as the prime suspect. On the run from the Tyrianite Legion, he uncovers an unthinkable secret about the raging spirit that haunts him, and the pact his grandfather struck long ago.

The most brilliant mind in a thousand years has been tortured and twisted by human cruelty. His solution: Burn the world down and start from scratch. Almost no one can stop him. A single obstacle stands in his way. He must destroy the BrainTrust and its medical researcher extraordinaire, Dr. Dash. With millions dying, nuclear war in the offing, and the BrainTrust under siege, the fight for the very soul of humanity hinges on a last desperate question: Who remains to defy the darkness?

Världen har gått under och de få överlevande människorna som är kvar rotar runt bland resterna efter civilisationen. De är helt ensamma i den öde världen - det är i alla fall vad de tror. Snart blir det uppenbart att det finns en mörk, hemsk kraft därute i mörkret som vill dem illa. För att överleva måste de ta till all list de kan frammana, men också hjälpas åt. Men viljan hos de överlevande börjar långsamt att brytas ner under den tunga pressen, och sprickor uppstår i deras gemenskap.

Odes to the Multiverse is a biweekly speculative fiction podcast hosted by Tonya R. Moore, featuring short and serialized tales of distant worlds and strange futures where earthbound horrors unfold.

Lyssa is going to the Dead Place, and everyone she killed will be waiting. As the Hidden One’s twisted plan to resurrect the Deep Gods unfolds, the only way to stop him is a secret buried in the land of death. But Lyssa has not given up. If the Deep Gods can return, so can she. Can Lyssa find a way back? Can she delve into hell’s darkest corners and emerge with the lore to stop the Deep Gods’ rise? Or will she become a lost soul, like so many of those she loved in life?

Adrift in the void, Henrik’s rescue is only a prelude to slavery. But his new life on Tyria is not at all what he expected. When the illustrious House of Quoll purchases him, Henrik finds himself living in the home of his old enemy, Prefect Brasca Quoll. Desperate to hide the truth of his last days on Heimir, Henrik dives into the murderous game of Tyrianite politics. Devastated by the catastrophe on the Norn homeworld, the Federation teeters on the brink of civil war.

In this collection of stories, a man and woman travel back in time, viewing history in reverse, and discovering love along the way. A woman is swept up in the glitter of a party only to become a permanent guest. A Muse of Poetry does her best to rescue the words of the most talented man she's ever known. A girl experiences the transformation that comes from deep grief. A selkie longs for the sea, ghosts watch a loved one, and there is a breathless moment of rebirth.

The stories in Magic and Myth reveal the connection between everyday occurrences and the otherworldly. The place where we pause to reassure ourselves that the world is full of the mundane and unmagical in every way–even as we check beneath the bed for monsters.