Volume Three of Bardic Tales and Sage Advice continues our tradition of presenting some of the most amazing voices in the speculative fiction field. Pushcart Prize nominees Kurt Bachard and Todd Austin Hunt, USA Book News Best Book Finalist Peter A. Balaskas, Best Horror of the Year Honorable Mention Kevin Wallis, and other exciting authors offer their unique visions for readers to explore. Bardic Tales and Sage Advice includes tales of heroic fantasy, visceral horror, quirky urban fantasy, and emotional science fiction.

Bardic Tales and Sage Advice

Science Fiction & Fantasy

McCarthy, T.C.

Balaskas, Peter A.

Wallis, Kevin

Dawson, Julie Ann

Grintalis, Damien Walters

Morris, N.J.

Hunt, Todd Austin

Bachard, Kurt

Coonrod, Rick

Wendell, Chloe

Fantasy

Bards and Sages Publishing

The Bards and Sages Quarterly features original short speculative fiction from both new and established authors. Our writers include first-time authors, Pushcart Prize nominees and Nebula award winners. With each issue, our goal is to bring readers the most inclusive collection of speculative fiction available. In this issue An interview with Visions of Mars author Eric S. Rabkin on Why Speculative Fiction Matters. An intergalactic con artist realizes too late that some words, when taken literally, have deadly outcomes in Found in Translation. A copper dragon's goal to dance in Swan Lake stumbles over an obvious problem in The Dream A demonic detective investigates the murder of a fallen angel in Faces of the Fallen Plus more original stories.

Bards and Sages Quarterly (July 2011)

Knighton, Andrew

Greenberg, KJ Hannah

Little, Peter

Riley, Christian

Christensen, Gitte

Banker, Michael T.

Coon, James T.

Paget, C.J.

Though originally meant as a stand-alone anthology, the Bardic Tales and Sage Advice collection has evolved into an annual celebration of speculative fiction. Our tenth installment in the annual anthology features not only the winners from our annual writing competition and Reader's Choice Awards, but also selected stories from previous installments as we look back on where we have been. On behalf of all of the authors that have published with us over the years, we thank all of our readers who have supported our publications. This anthology would not exist without the support and feedback of our readers. In this installment: The Calm Before by Raz Greenberg Karma by Calvin Demmer Confessions of a Postmodern Galatea by Liz Schriftsteller Winter of the Gods by Elena Clark More Than Blood by Jessica Simms Quiverfull by Josh Pearce The Courtesan of Xanadu Street by Anna Cates The Talking Pen by David Lawrence Technicolor Peace Joy by Margret A. Treiber As I Storm the Keep Alone by Hiroko Talbot Hydromancer by Jason Bougger To Dine with A Demon by Julie Ann Dawson The Super-Man in Black by James Zahardis The Alpha Predator of the Really Huge Woods: A Parody by Thom Clink The Gunslinger with No Hands by Thaxson Patterson II Reflections by Karen Heslop Gho by C. R. Hodges

Bardic Tales and Sage Advice (Volume X)

Literature & Fiction

LAWRENCE, David

Simms, Jessica

Demmer, Calvin

Greenberg, Raz

Sadler, Lynn Veach

Schriftsteller, Liz

Clark, Elena

Pearce, Josh

Cates, Anna

Short Stories & Anthologies

No classes. No levels. Only one die. The Karma Roleplaying System provides storytellers and players with an easy-to-use modular system that lets them build their own playable races, create their own spells, and design their own magic items. Simplified rule system provides plenty of flexibility to customize your game. Whether running a traditional high-magic fantasy campaign or a space age adventure, the Karma Roleplaying System lets you run the game you want to run. Black and White Edition.

Karma Roleplaying System

Gaming

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

No classes. No levels. Only one die. the Karma Roleplaying System provides storytellers and players with an easy-to-use modular system that lets them build their own playable races, create their own spells, and design their own magic items. Simplified rule system provides plenty of flexibility to customize your game. Whether running a traditional high-magic fantasy campaign or a space age adventure, the Karma Roleplaying System lets you run the game you want to run. The Karma Core Rules Book provides everything you need to play.  Players will find a wealth of information for character creation, as well as how to create spells, dozens of fully customizable spells, information on how to craft magic items, unique disciplines that allow players to further customize their characters for maximum potential, hundreds of weapons with unique qualities, and more. Storytellers will find plenty of help for running their game.  From advice on how to determine what kind of game to run, to example monsters for encounters, to a simplified wealth rating system that minimizes the need to tracking character wealth.  Plus an optional Reputation Rating System that encourages players to ROLEplay, not just ROLLplay.This edition is full color.   A Black and white edition is also available.

Karma Roleplaying System: Core Rules Book

Issue 1 of the Bards and Sages Quarterly features interviews with young adult fantasy author Virginia McMorrow (Making the Unbelievable Believable) and Hugo award winner Ron Miller (5 Classic Speculative Novels Everyone Should Read). Plus original speculative fiction from fresh new voices in the genre.

Bards And Sages Quarterly

Post-Apocalyptic Blues takes place fifty years after World War III in the city of New Orleans, or Nola as it is called by the locals. Ruled over by the enigmatic Baron Samedi, New Orleans struggles to rebuild while defending itself from slavers, raiders, internal tribal squabbles, and an angry environment that has been trying to swallow it whole long before the first bombs fell.  Designed for use with Modern OGL game systems, Post-Apocalyptic Blues throws players into the heart of New Orleans just as civilization begins the slow, painful process of returning after a nuclear war. Includes original player classes designed for survival in the post-apocalyptic wastes, A magic system re-imagined specifically for the flavor of New Orleans' occult history, rules for cybernetics and implants that take into account the harsh realities of the setting, detailed overview of the parishes of New Orleans, biographies of all of the major NPCs, and much more.  The GM Edition of the setting also includes all important NPC stat blocks, two new monster templates, and nine new creatures.These features are not included in the Player's Guide.

Post-Apocalyptic Blues (GM Edition)

Though originally meant as a standalone anthology, the Bardic Tales and Sage Advice collection has evolved into an annual celebration of speculative fiction. The first installment of the series was published in 2004 to spotlight the winners of what would become our annual charity writing competition. Since then, the series has evolved to include the winners of the charity competition, the winners of our annual Readers’ Choice awards, and select authors invited to participate. The stories in this year’s collection include knights and dragons, lonely zombies, a musician with mystical powers, an overzealous security system, and more. We consider it the perfect sampler of the wonderful emerging talent in the speculative genres. We hope you will agree.

Bardic Tales and Sage Advice (Vol. VI)

Aquilone, James

Fowler, Milo James

Weathersby, Lee

Thompson, Amanda K.

Hodges, C.R.

Smith, Ian Edward

Edwards, Bethany

The Indie Author Potluck Cookbook is a privately operated charity project designed to raise funds and awareness for the Food Bank of South Jersey. All contributors to this collection have donated their time and recipes in support of the project. This cookbook features a true "potluck" feel with a variety of appetizers, main courses, and desserts, as well as short stories, book excerpts, and author anecdotes. Contributing authors: Sarah L. Carter Julie Ann Dawson Aimee Easterling KJ Hannah Greenberg Anna Hess Sibel Hodge Ros Jackson Shiao-jang Kung Monica La Porta Marie Long Raquel Lyon Zelah Meyer Dawn Lee McKenna T.K. Richardson Caddy Rowland J.E. Taylor Stella Wilkinson Sarah Weaver

The Indie Author Potluck Cookbook

Hodge, Sibel

Hess, Anna

Long, Marie

Easterling, Aimee

La Porta, Monica

Kung, Shiao-jang

Jackson, Ros

Carter, Sarah L.

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

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