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There is a language-stretching piece triggered by the Talmud from the legendary Hugh Fox, poems by haiku heavy-hitter Jim Kacian, the surprisingly touching 'By Zombies; Eaten' from Christopher William Buecheler, and an alien perspective on human spirituality by Tina Connolly in the remarkable 'The Salivary Reflex'.

--all part of a drool-worthy two-hundred page selection of over twenty authors and artists.

Comprising:

Stories

El Alebrije by D. Richard Pearce;
Four Torments and a Judgment by Erik Williams;
Painlessness by Kirstyn McDermott;
The Disappearance of Juliana by John Walters;
Offworld Friends are Best by Neal Blaikie;
Monkeyshine by Hugh Fox;
Baby Edward by Jeremy C. Shipp;
Jamie Hawkins' Muse by Vanessa Gebbie;
Freight by Joseph Love;
The Salivary Reflex by Tina Connolly;
Nan by Scott Christian Carr;
By Zombies; Eaten by Christopher William Buecheler;
The Festival of Colour by Paul Richard Haines;
Thou Shalt by Hugh Fox;
closer in my heart to thee by Jeffrey Somers.

Poetry

Subtlety by Lucy A. Snyder;
Hepato Cellular Carcinoma, Stage IV by Samantha Henderson;
Watching the playoffs by Jim Kacian;
Dolls by Kristine Ong Muslim;
Under The Flowers a Carcass Waits by Rusty Barnes.

Art

Fools & Intellects by Cameron Gray (cover);
Day of the Dead by Jamie Dee Galey;
Sam — Sharp Walls by newel anderson;
Sam by newel anderson;
Untitled Collaborative by Mike Capp, Justin Hillgrove, and Shana Marcoullier;
Worldly Divine by Cameron Gray;
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After all, what is a hero without a truly evil arch-nemesis? Where is the triumph without a worthy opponent?

But shouldn't every villain have his or her day? Well, now they do-in Villains Victorious.

Introduction (Villains Victorious) • essay by John Helfers
All Things Being Relative • novelette by Tanya Huff
The Mould of Form • short story by Rosemary Edghill
The Spectre of Tullyfane Abbey • novelette by Peter Tremayne
Doubting Thomas • novelette by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
The Whiteviper Scrolls • novelette by David Bischoff
A New Man • short story by Ed Gorman
Souls to Take • novelette by Gary A. Braunbeck and Lucy A. Snyder
Nina • short story by Pauline E. Dungate
Horror Show • novelette by Tim Waggoner
Death Mage • novelette by Fiona Patton
King of Thorns • short story by R. Davis
The Usurper Memos • short story by Josepha Sherman
To Speak With Angels • short story by Michelle Sagara West
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Martial • short story by Nancy Springer
A Place to Stand • (1999) • novelette by William H. Keith, Jr.
Hex'em John • short story by James H. Cobb
Gettysburg Dreams • short story by Brendan DuBois
Images • short story by Josepha Sherman
Ghosts of Honor • short story by Denise Little
Boot Hill • novelette by Mike Resnick and Catherine Asaro
The Three Cigars • short story by Robert Sheckley
The General's Bane • short story by Mike Gilbert and Sheila E. Gilbert
The Federal Spy and Miz Julia • short story by Karen Haber
Stew • short story by Donald J. Bingle
Loose Upon the Earth a Daemon • (1999) • novelette by Tim Waggoner
Surviving the Elephant • short story by Lisa Silverthorne
The Pluck of O'Reilly • novelette by Gary Alan Ruse
Across Hickman's Bridge to Home • short story by Russell Davis (as by R. Davis)
News from the Long Mountains • short story by Gary A. Braunbeck and Lucy A. Snyder
The Last Full Measure • short story by David Bischoff
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"The Dogs of Summer" -- Betty McCoy is looking for her place in the world, whether that is next to her abusive husband, who once saved her life, or with Ian Dando, the old man she's brings meals to and who shares a history with Betty that she can't even guess at.

"Flesh and Blood" -- Mike has found his place, in the bed of Olivia, an elder vampire with an insatiable appetite. But just as he's settling into his new life, a woman from his past appears with an unexpected problem. But she just might hold the key to Mike's salvation.

". . . And her Shadow" -- Eleven-year-old Charlotte faces her oncoming adolescence and her uncaring parents with dread. And then comes a creature that exacts a promise from Charlie, power beyond imagining, as long as Charlie goes along with the creatures plans. If Charlie tires of the plans, though, can she escape her dark shadow?

"Soul Searching" -- "I want what everybody wants . . . that special someone who'll make me . . . complete. I feel so alone, and I think you do too. Are you the man I'm looking for? I said yesterday that you're a part of things, but I've got to make sure . . ." Miko tells Henry. After Miko steps into Henry's bookstore, his whole life changes and nightmares that he hasn't had in forty years return to remind him what he's tried like hell to forget]]> 948181 4.12 74 21 2002 6500152 034551209X 9780345512093 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6500152-spellbent 0.0 0
In the aftermath, Jessie, who knows so little about her own true nature, is branded an outlaw. She must survive by her wits and with the help of her familiar, a ferret named Palimpsest. Stalked by malevolent enemies, Jessie is determined to find out what happened to Cooper. But when she moves heaven and earth to find her man, she'll be shocked by what she discovers—and by what she must ultimately do to save them all.]]> 948181 4.12 74 21 2009