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The End Was Not the End: Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Tales

The End Was Not the End: Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Tales

Leet, Joshua H.
Wasson, Bonnie

Paperback

FantasyFiction Anthologies

Publisher Price: $17.95

ISBN10: 1937929078
ISBN13: 9781937929077
Publisher: Seventh Star Pr , Llc
Published: Mar 26 2013
Pages: 306
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.64 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Heroes prevail... usually. You sit close to a campfire, depending on its faint, flickering light to ward off the darkness. Yet the fire cannot hold back dark memories, thoughts of your fallen kingdom, of monsters across the land, of magic gone awry. Around fires like yours are seated other travelers, refugees from catastrophes none dare mention. Kings and queens huddle shoulder to shoulder with peasants, wizards share scraps with slaves, and each wishes only to be saved. Some will be lucky, for heroes yet remain in their lands. For others, hope was not among the provisions stuffed into a pack when fleeing home. Eventually the silence of the night grows too heavy, and someone speaks. They tell a tale of loss, of foolish pride and tragic mistake. With bravery stoked by company, others speak up, each sharing their own sorrows. Before long, there are enough tales to fill a volume. The conversations continue through the night, and by the time dawn has filtered through the gnarled tree limbs, journeys must continue, and one by one, the strangers trudge away. Their worlds may have ended, but they have survived another night. They will continue on, seeking to rebuild upon the ruins of great dreams. Their stories linger upon the air, drifting into time like the smoke from their extinguished fires, fed only by faint embers. This book contains eleven stories set in worlds where an apocalypse has already come, but the characters you'll read about aren't quite ready for the end.

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