Table of Contents

Dragons, hunters, lovers, monsters, AI, wizards, fairies, assassins, psychics, scientists, explorers, dying gods, Oh my! This short fiction anthology has it all, including the First Place-Winning story 'Psychic Poker'.

• "Double Eagle" - A neurotic detective encounters a nightmarish villain.
• "God's Gauntlet" - A scientist must use the latest in genetic manipulation to give herself every advantage to escape being buried alive.
• "Sacred Waves" (Novella) - A NYC publicist must save an enigmatic man from the mob, the government, and the deadly thirst of the general public.
• "Hairless Hullgaroths" - On an distant world, two students must decipher an alien language unlike anything they have ever seen.
• "Watch to the End" - An AI companion of an old woman on Mars must convince her that life is still worth living.
• "Dart: The Sliver-Master's Slave" (Novella) - A fairy-like assassin hunts an evil wizard and a dragon to earn his freedom, only to learn nothing is what it seems.
• "Oilcan Jim" - In 1945, a slingshot-wielding hoodlum terrorizes a tiny farm town....or does he?
• "Butcher Breeds" - An ornithologist finds herself the subject a serial killer's interest. But can she find him before he finds her?
• "Dragon Soup" (Novella) - A Golden Knight must save a dragon's life so that he can save hers in return.
• "Psychic Poker" (First Place Award Winner!) - The Award-Winning story of a bloke from down-under dragged into an illicit poker game where every player is Psychic and no one wants to be there.
• The True Dragon of Atlanta (Chapters 1 & 2) - The first two chapters of The True Dragon of Atlanta, Lazarus Black's urban fantasy novel due to release in Summer of 2023