Author Spotlight with Shane Halbach

Shane Halbach lives in Chicago with his wife and two kids, where he writes software by day and avoids writing stories by night. He has been accused of obsession with pirates, bacon, zombies, and his kids (not necessarily in that order). He’s a knitter, guitar player, and budding accordionista, and his fiction has appeared on Escape Pod, Redstone SF, Daily Science Fiction, and elsewhere. He has been blogging regularly at shanehalbach.com since 2004, and can be found on Twitter @shanehalbach.

Grant My Powder Be Dry and My Aim Be True by Shane Halbach can be found in Anthology I: A Collection of 8 Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Stories. It's a fantasy story about a man discovering himself, and challenging a god in the process.

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More information about Grant My Powder Be Dry and My Aim Be True and Anthology I, including e-bookstore links and samples, can be found here...

Author Spotlight with Peter White

Peter White spends his time, when he isn’t writing, teaching and performing music, working out, and keeping abreast of the stock market and current affairs. He lives in Abbeyfeale in County Limerick, Ireland.

Subsidence by Peter White can be found in Anthology I: A Collection of 8 Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Stories. It's a fantasy story about two friends and their unfortunate discovery of a danger neither would have believed was real.

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More information about Subsidence and Anthology I, including e-bookstore links and samples, can be found here...

Author Spotlight with Ernesto Pavan

Ernesto Pavan is a fiction translator, a writer and an Italian who loves curries and sushi. He sold a couple short stories on various magazines and is currently editing his first novel, a horror/slice of life story with lesbian snarky zombies (no kidding). When he’s not working or writing, you can find him playing online games or reading a good book. He lives with his girlfriend and a puppy dog, who’s either the smartest pet alive or possessed by the Devil. More on Twitter @ErnestoPavan and www.indiebooktranslations.com.

A Wand's Tale by Ernesto Pavan can be found in Anthology I: A Collection of 8 Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Stories. It's a fantasy story about the brief life of a magic wand, and the powerful impact it has on the life of the troubled girl who comes to wield it.

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More information about A Wand's Tale and Anthology I, including e-bookstore links and samples, can be found here...

Author Spotlight with Shawn Scarber

Shawn Scarber creates web applications for a major telecom company by day, but in his off hours he writes about strange worlds and characters. He lives in North Texas with his daughter and a cat. His work has appeared in The Best of Abyss & Apex, M-Brane SF, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, and he recently released his teenage zombie novella, Restless. He is a Clarion West 2006 graduate and a member of the Future Classics DFW Speculative Fiction Writing Group. More at www.shawnscarber.com.

Clean, Like Water From A Winter's Thaw by Shawn Scarber can be found in Anthology I: A Collection of 8 Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Stories. It's a fantasy story about stolen family, the death of a partner, and a new home born of forgiveness.

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More information about Clean, Like Water From A Winter's Thaw and Anthology I, including e-bookstore links and samples, can be found here...

Gifting an eBook for the Holidays

Try ebooks this year as a gift for travelers, commuters, book club members, coworkers, teachers . . . or any book lover!

Many e-bookstores allow you to gift an ebook. It’s easy to make the ebook a more tangible gift by printing the book cover on card stock or photo paper and including the details on how to redeem it. An ebook is perfect for a stocking stuffer or a little something extra to go in a card, along with a baked good or small gift. Ebooks are an inexpensive, easy, and thoughtful gift for all occasions!

This year I'm giving my dad, the guy who has everything, M.C. Tuggle's adventure, fantasy novella, Aztec Midnight. I’m sure he’ll love it!

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Announcing a SHORTS Anthology

The Novel Fox SHORTS is happy to announce the signing of seven fantasy and science fiction short stories for an upcoming anthology to be released in early 2015. The short stories are:

Clean, Like Water From a Winter's Thaw, by Shawn Scarber

Paying Old Debts, by Gerri Leen

Washout, by Dominic Dulley

Where's the King's Head?, by T.D. Edge

A Wand's Tale, by Ernesto Pavan

Subsidence, by Peter White

Grant My Powder Be Dry and My Aim Be True, by Shane Halbach

The Shadowless, by Rati Mehrotra

Fantasy Genre

We’re excited to kick off this week with our Fantasy image, our first in a series of genre specific weekly images!

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