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A brand new collection of science fiction and fantasy stories from Wyldblood Press.We kick off with Liam Hogan's Vanishing Village, a weird and unsettling supernatural tale. The moral of the story? Beware locals offering gifts of food and drink in a crowded pub at the middle of a mysterious semi-abandoned village in the middle of nowhere. Also beware selkies bent on revenge - and see how Elisabeth Kauffman tackles that sea-sodden subject in Foundering Fate. Next up we have Egyptian writer Amal El Sayed with thoughtful and hard-hitting fantasy tale of ancient conflict: Unmask Me won't be a story you'll quickly forget. We get lighter then - Steve Burford's Knock Knock takes us in to the mind of a newly sentient AI with a sense of humour. Tee Linden's Metamorphosis takes us back into darker territory - a fantasy tale of forest whisperings and discovery. Speaking of forests, we also have Dawn Vogel's Family Tree and Elana Gomel's Forests of Day and Night so there's definitely a theme emerging - both thoughtful fantasies from regular Wyldblood contributors. Suspended Sentence by Maureen Bowden is all about trying to escape your fate, and, lastly Gardens, Ghosts and War by H.L. Fullerton continues the nature theme, but this time there's a mysterious sword and a kid who can see dead people. No, not that story. Definitely no Bruce Willis.Add a couple of drabbles and our regular review and views columns and that's Wyldblood 14.

Nine short stories and two mighty drabbles complete the thirteenth edition of Wyldblood Magazine, packed with thought provoking science fiction and fantasy tales about time travel, the afterlife, buildings you can never escape from, skilll stealers, the consequences of bad decisions, a devil's pact, findiing your normal when everyone else is different, dreams of the stars and the siren's call.All new, all fresh - Wyldblood 13.Stories from: Arlen Feldman, Diane Dooley, Ed Teja, Gideon P. Smith, Brandon Case, H. V. Patterson, Madeehah Raza, Ryan Marie Ketterer, Richard Zaric, Cass Richards and Thomas Nicholson,

Nine new fantasy and science fiction tales full of twists, surprises, shocks and tantalising hints of strange worlds and unknown phenomena. We've got a spaceship running out of air, a dragon who can't fly, a detective with supernatural help, a man who wants to stay hidden, robot helpers, talking trees, time travel and something strange happening to America's guns.In Fugit, Cheryl Sonnier shows us what it might be like to meet your future self. Did you achieve all those dreams? Or re you old, grizzled and on a mission to make sure you don't make the same mistakes you already did. Or might be about to.In Scream of the Firewood, Jonathan Olfert gives us a living ship, mobile sentient trees and a horror scenario turned unlikely love match in an unnerving fantasy story.In Unfamiliar. Matt McHugh introduces Martine Geller, an investigator with an unnatural advantage - a living spirit - and an uncanny ability to get into trouble.In The Leisure Class, M Luke McDonnell offers a glimpse into the future, where AI rules and robots take your job. Sound familiar?in End Times, Bran Maycock reflects on the apocalypse.In Miser, Thomas J. Griffin's back from the dead hero has to find a man who doesn't want to be found. A tale of murky characters and shifting allegiences.In Seeing the Stars, Rick Danforth presents a spaceship, a stowaway, teh endless void and a rapidly diminishing supply of air. They're not both going to make it. Unless...In Flying Takes Heart, Adrienne Caninio gives us a feelgood dragon with a flying prioblem living in a world that gradually comes to forget. Until one day, danger strjkes...In A Calvarial Suffusion of Peace, Jason P. Burnham tackles an issue that shouln't be controversial, yet somehow is. Guns. And why they're everywhere, just begging to be fired...All new thought-provoking stories from the uplifting to the unnerving.

Barnacles and bilge rats - we're full of them. Mermaids, sea creatures, monsters from the deep, Pirates who ought to know better doing things that ought to be impossible. Selkies. Things with piercing eyes and tentacles - they're all here. We're drawn to the sea. The last great unknown, at least on this Earth. More than 80% of the ocean is unexplored - and over 90% of sea creatures have yet to be classified (maybe more, in those uncharted murky, murky depths). And these unknown monsters are going to seem like aliens to us. As if all those squid and octopus and great white sharks weren't alien enough. But deep down below, where the pressure would crush you in an instant and the dark is midnight black forever, life teems in abundance. Who's to say it's not intelligent? Who's to say it's not curious? Who's to say we won't see it one day wrapped around a ocean vessel or singing to us from sun kissed waves? We're proud to present fifteen fine stories with a satisfyingly salty tinge and we hope you enjoy them. After you've read them, you'll never look at the sea in the same way again.

Ten new science fiction and fantasy stories in the latest Wyldblood Magazine. Bronze by Richard Strachan is a story of desperation and hard choices. A traveller rescues a young girl in a land of bandits and thieves.Last Chance Lottery by Michael Teasdale shows escapees from a ruined Earth reflecting on what they've left behind.Mirror Girl by Isabel Hinchliff asks in a world of clones, what happens to the originals?The Price of Green by Jonathon Mast is a cautionary tale of loss and wonder where what we now take for granted comes at a cost - a very high cost. Is it a price worth paying?No Rescuers for an Aging Princess by Jo Miles tells the story of a widowed princess who suddenly finds herself surplus to requirements, and what she chooses to do next - and the obstacles she must overcome in pursuit of her new destiny,The Golden Idol of the Dreadful Palace in the Hollywood Hills by Chloe Smith is a rescue story in virtual reality with some delicious dark twists. Noctes by Billy Stanton tell of a painting bringing dark horror to those under its mesmeric spell.The Bearable Fragility of Ordinary Things by Elisabeth Ring shows a burst of chaos magic bringing new forms to ordinary people A young man made of glass must tread carefully and find his new purpose.Untenanted by Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar tells of an out of body experience with a terrifying twist.Hannah's Journey by Tom Jolly rounds off the collection with story about a disembodied hand falling into the clutches of thieves and finding it now has a life of its own - what choices will it make?

Conan the Barbarian - a warrior from the Northern wastes of Cimmeria, fighting his way through soft-bellied Hyboria and on to the Throne. Conan is the compelling hero at the centre of a wild ride of intrigue and mayhem, stalking lands that are savage in tooth and claw. His age is a time of chaos and destruction, of empires and wizards, of battles won and loves lost. The wild Cimmerian is captured by his scheming enemies and imprisoned in dank dungeons, surrounded by monsters and haunted by his own demons. Will he escape? Will he regain his throne? In the savage land of Conan the Barbarian anything is possible. The only certainty is that success in the Hyborian age comes at a price - and that price is blood.Also known as Conan the Conqueror.

H.G, Wells' timeless story of arrogance and monstrosity caused consternation when it was first released. Edward Prendick is stranded on a remote Pacific island with only a drunk and a disgraced scientist for company - and a whole, subhuman community of monsters spliced together from the bodies of exotic animals. Prendick must find a way through this madness and find his way back to civilisation - or die trying, This gripping novel from science fiction pioneer H.G. Wells challenges readers with profound and unsettling questions: are there limits to our ambition? Do we dare meddle with life itself? And what (if anything) sets us apart from the animals? This edition contains two bonus unsettling stories from 'the realist of the fantastic'. The Door in the Wall crashes reality headlong into imagination, and A Dream of Armageddon sets out a grim future vision of dark portents and impossible choices.

A collection of thirteen Steampunk stories full of high adventure and sumptuously surreal settings, We''ve got airships and mechanical men, a hint of magic and a strong smell of steam and gunsmoke. Our stories are set throughout time (and space) but most are rooted in a classic Victorian world that didn''t quite exist, where everything is slightly sepia toned and the view from the gondola of the skyship is exquisite.Stories by K.G. Anderson, David Castlewitz, Rhonda Eikamp, Liam Hogan, Valerie Hunter, Wendy Nikel, Riv Rains, Jennifer Lee Rossman, Holly Schofield, Lisa Short, Karina Steffens, Rose Strickman and Dawn Vogel,

Ten brand new science fiction and fantasy stories about space travel, artificial intelligence, time travel, virtual worlds, fantasy quests and more.

The second issue of a new science fiction and fantasy magazine - Wyldblood''s eleven stories range from high fantasy to deep and gritty sci-fi. In The Lamplighter''s Daughter obligation brings safety but freedom courts disaster - which will she choose? In Last Wish the first two bring you trouble - can your third wish bring salvation? Survival and sacrifice cloud The Last Woman on Mars - can she beat the odds? She''ll have to fight the last man on Mars first.Little Buddy takes a dinosaur to highlight real humanity, and Dust and Memories explores how we cling on to the past - and how to let go. Plant Man tells the story of a guy in a beat up white van greening the Deep South. He''s not all he seems, though - watch out for those sharp pointy little horns. And Interview with Sole Refugee from the A303 Incident crawls over the traffic snarlup from hell, possibly literally.Imagine a future where ads run in your brain, 24/7. And the only way to avoid them is to embrace them? No One Goes Lonely explores the future in your head - and how to remove it. Malfunctioning androids in They Don''t Make Them Like They Used To, disasterous body-swapping in Ask Me About the Old Quarry and a weird wild west Ostrich tale, Plumes, round off the stories Readers of the first issue thought "Each piece was completely unique and stunningly creative," and "this is certainly something that all fans of SFF and speculative fiction should be reading." Stories, reviews and more.

Thirteen stories of the near future-set in our world and beyond. Optimistic. Unsettling. Imaginative. Dangerous.Follow Valentine as he chooses whether to abandon his broken world or stay and rebuild. Travel Sideways through exotic dimensions. Fight the seductive pull of the Immersion tanks. Spend years travelling between systems to be with the true love you''ve never met. Fight to the death in VR hell. Play Shakespeare to miners on Pluto. Make first contact in unexpected places. And ponder the wisdom of philosopher cats.These stories outline a future which is sometimes challenging, sometimes hopeful but always changing. Are we alone? Will artificial intelligence be our salvation or our nemesis? Can we avoid blowing ourselves up or poisoning our planet? Can we find our place in the stars? And when we get there, most importantly, will there be fish?Thoughtful science fiction stories of apocalypse, dystopia, climate change, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, space exploration, first contact and life after death.