Gods and Other Children

by Bill D. Allen

Cover by John Kaufmann

It’s a tough gig.

Carl is a war god who decided to quit the family business long ago. 

He traded divine genocide for playing music in honkytonks, inns and backwater roadhouses, traveling on the back of Blackflame, a magical beast that can serve as a battle stallion, a winged demon or a bad ass motorcycle depending on the universe.

But no matter how he tries to avoid them, his family just won’t leave him alone.

Now the family needs him to save not only the gods, but all of humanity from a soul eating menace from the dark heart of chaos.

Tranquility

by Tracy S. Morris

Cover by Keith Russell

Maybe it’s a curse left by the ancient Indians who called it their home, or maybe it’s just talk to scare off the gold-hunters looking for treasure left behind by the Spanish/Confederates/Outlaws/D.B. Cooper.  No one seems to even notice that Tranquility is different.  Not Jake Coltrane, the town’s ridiculously lucky policeman, not Rachel Thorne, a vet who can talk to animals, and not Average Jones, the waitress/cellist who knows what everyone feels, and how to fix it. Only David Nye, the town’s new doctor seems to notice. 

But even Tranquility has its problems.  Something out there is mutilating livestock.  The only clue is bloody big bird tracks around the carcasses.   Jake thinks it’s just a prank, but Rachel isn’t so sure.  And when the glowing red eyes and strange noises at night start, she knows that it’s only a matter of time before the “Big Bird” starts working its way up to people.