Story of the Month Club brings together its final collection of tales in its 2016 anthology. Woe and Wonder offers a collection of tales from North American authors in a variety of themes and tones. This year's submissions came from across the country and across the spectrum of fiction genres. These tales will thrill readers who long for twists and surprises at every turn. Travel through time, meet a superhero with questionable judgement, and experience the human race's enslavement. Psychics, zombies, and mermaids await. Dive in and enjoy.

Woe and Wonder: 2016 Story of the Month Club Anthology

Literature & Fiction

MARTIN, Frank

Knight, Sam

Brawner, Jessica

Ikenberry, Kevin

Wacks, Peter J.

Muk, Derek

Hogan, Andrew J.

Sears, Steven L.

Forrest, J.L.

Paradigm, S.R.

Short Stories & Anthologies

Story of the Month Club

Second Paradigm is the story of Dr. Christopher Nost, mild-mannered astrophysics genius or convicted murderer - you choose. It is also the story of the agents from various time lines attempting to solve a huge time-travel puzzle.

Second Paradigm

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Createspace Independent Pub

Long ago, the seven races fought to control the Heart Gem, which could grant them enormous power—and those terrible wars shattered the gem into thousands of shards, thus bringing about an age of defeated peace. To reassemble the Heart, one race would have to collect all the scattered shards … which even the gods deemed impossible. But ambitions do not consider the impossible, and after a long and uneasy truce, the seven races once again build toward a titanic, all-consuming war to reunite the Heart. A young man, Tetra, is a victim of the encroaching conflict. With his twin sister missing, his spine shattered, and trapped in a castle under siege, there is little he can do to change the world … except let go of everything he knows. And maybe then Tetra can achieve the impossible—and become more than anyone around him thought possible. Bloodletting is the beginning of a breathtaking new fantasy epic, the Affinities Cycle, in the vein of Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, and Neil Gaiman.

Bloodletting Part 1

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Ryan, Mark

Fantasy

WordFire Press, LLC

Stripped of his memories and trapped in the year 2044 Chris Nost must unravel the mystery surrounding his own murder. If he doesn't, history is at risk of unravelling around him. Weaving through history, rogue time agents, history thieves, gods, and the Time Corps are all trying to alter the paradox Chris finds himself wrapped up in, and each of them is making it worse. Will history shatter? Will the human race be saved? Will Chris manage to save his own life 41 years after it was stolen from him?

The Vengeance universe, originally published in the Penny Dread Tales, begins here with a young Friedrich Von Helsing, who will eventually grow to fight the supernatural alongside the mysterious Brotherhood. In the stylings of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein and Jonathan Polidori’s The Vampyre, this Victorian adventure follows Friedrich and his band of four friends, as these five young scholars debunk the supernatural in 1839. What starts as an innocuous set of adventures studying conmen, mages, Romani curses, and mad scientists leads them down a dark path to true occult.

The Dandy Boys Mysteries

Boyett, J. R.

Tired of the usual airships traveling over Victorian London, laden with boring aristocrats drinking Earl Grey tea? Steampunk: The Other Worlds breaks tradition by breaking orbit. Included in this anthology are thrilling tales of true steampunk adventure by top-tier authors and up-and-comers. Strap on your goggles, hold your breath, and dive into a whole other world.

Steampunk: The Other Worlds

Boop, David

Pedersen, Matthew

Wong Sick Hong, Chris

Rendic, Igor

Beck, B J

Tyrer, D.J.

Shaw, K.C.

Science Fiction

Villainous Press

The intricacies of chess meet the matchless Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. Stories of doors, of passages, of patterns. Squares and threats, moves and counter-moves. Forbidden knowledge and cosmic horrors. ... Two young lovers and the hand that plays them ... A man trapped with an unwholesome companion uncovers the secret of a cosmic struggle ... A professor and his protégé find themselves pawns on an ancient chessboard ... A young Soviet boy’s chess match holds the fate of his nation in the balance ... A battered woman seeks safety in a shelter, only to find there might be no safety anywhere Let these five guides to the grotesque lead you into the dank depths of their imagination ... where the monsters lurk.

Cthulhu Passant

De Marco, Guy Anthony

Heermann, Travis

Caethe, Vivian

Genre Fiction

Bear Paw Publishing

Behind These Eyes is a story of a young man struggling against a fractured soul, forced to watch from behind his own eyes as his alter ego kills. It is the story of how he deals with the aftermath of these episodes and the story of his attempts to formulate a plan to escape from himself. Written by Peter J. Wacks and Guy Anthony De Marco. The contrasting art nouveau images by artist Chaz Kemp brings a unique perspective to the graphic novel published by Villainous Press, and J. Zoe Frasure provided the cover artwork.

Behind These Eyes

“CATCH AND KILL” BY DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI A nationwide tragedy took away Luke and Joanne Collins’ son, and now they roam the country in search of those they feel were responsible for his death. Their goal is simple: catch and kill. “SAVE THE CHEERLEADER, DESTROY THE WORLD” BY KEITH R. A. DECANDIDO When she jumped off a Ferris wheel in Central Park and survived, Claire Bennet changed the world. Now “Evos” - Evolved Humans - are exposed. In this story we discover what happened to Claire after that fateful moment. “A LONG WAY FROM HOME” BY KEVIN J. ANDERSON AND PETER J. WACKS A group of Evolved Humans use their abilities to plan an escape from a detention center for people with very unusual powers. THREE BRAND-NEW NOVELLAS BASED ON NBC’S WORLD-WIDE HIT TV SERIES HEROES, AND THE EPIC EVENT SERIES HEROES REBORN.

Heroes Reborn: Collection Two (Heroes, 2)

Anderson, Kevin J.

Swierczynski, Duane

DeCandido, Keith R.A.

United States

Titan Books

Chasing Your Tale

25 & Y Press

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