"If I stood there long enough, I was sure I'd see one of the Old Ones dancing in the distance." Najeeba is a young teen in a small African village. Her father and brothers are part of the annual pilgrimage to the salt flats, hoping to find the purest samples to take to market. The … Continue reading She Who Knows – Nnedi Okorafor
"You told me you had died eight times and that this would be the last." Gabriella Ortiz: child experiment-turned-soldier, teenage General, holder of a half-dozen noms de guerre, spent several decades causing chaos across the galaxy. Now her final appellation, 'Nine Lives', is going to be put to the test. She once more crash lands … Continue reading Ninth Life – Stark Holborn
"It takes me two weeks to die, locked in my own dungeon." Davi is not having a good life, what with being captured and tortured to death by a not-at-all-sexy snake lady. But it's okay: there'll be another one (life) along in a minute. Davi is somehow (a) in some weird fantasy world and (b) … Continue reading How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying – Django Wexler
"The tavern was called the Pathfinder's Gambit, though its patrons referred to it as 'the Armpit', or simply just 'the Pit', on account of its stale odour and the fact its interior rarely saw sunlight." Lukan Gardova is a bit of a rascal, cast out of both school and his noble but impoverished family after … Continue reading The Silverblood Promise – James Logan
"Cleric Thien was telling them that it always started with a story." I imagine one very fun bit about writing a series of novellas set in the same world and with the same characters is the ability to be more playful with each slice of story, and mix up the genre now and again. Thus … Continue reading The Brides of High Hill – Nghi Vo
"Everyone has a talent, and these days, mine is running." Conned into fighting a duel with the vicious Vixen, Damelas Shademantaigne tries his luck with an archaic loophole that says actors can't be forced to duel. The company takes pity on him and soon his new life involves bit parts in historic plays - until … Continue reading Play of Shadows – Sebastien de Castell
"'Is there no other way?'" When a deadly fog spreads across the globe, killing everyone it touches, one small group of survivors make it to a remote island. Years later and life there is idyllic and harmonious, a real commune working together for the common good. That is, until one of the elders - a … Continue reading The Last Murder at the End of the World – Stuart Turton
"Dear wonderful, brave, and beautiful creator" I have at this point owned a set of watercolour paints - more than one, if I'm honest - for more years decades than I care to put into print. I love the colours, and the ethereal nature that can be achieved... if only I was brave enough to … Continue reading Watercolor Your Way – Sarah Cray
"It was not yet dawn when they came for her." When soldiers come to take Veris to the castle of the Tyrant, all of the awful reasons that she can dream up don't prepare her for the truth: she's about to be made to relieve her worst nightmare. The Tyrant's children have gone missing, tracked … Continue reading The Butcher of the Forest – Premee Mohamad
"'Something wants to eat you,' called Almost Brilliant from her perch in a nearby tree, 'and I shall not be sorry if it does'." Chih is a cleric from the Singing Hills monastery, tasked with collecting and recording stories from across the land. When they come to the abandoned home of the exiled former Empress, … Continue reading The Empress of Salt and Fortune – Nghi Vo
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