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Weirdbook #45 - cover

Weirdbook #45

Adrian Cole, Darrell Schweitzer, John R. Fultz, L.F. Falconer, Laura Blackwell, Sharon Cullars, Franklyn Searight, Christian Riley, Marlane Quade Cook

Publisher: Wildside Press

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Summary

Weirdbook #45 continues its mission of celebrating fantasy, horror, and weird fiction, with another jam-packed issue of stories. Here are works by such talents as Adrian Cole, Darrell Schweitzer, Sharon Cullars, and John R. Fultz.
 
The complete lineup:
 
THE DRAGONS OF THE NIGHT, by Darrell SchweitzerLOVE AND SORCERY, by John R. FultzTHE RECKONING, by Sharon CullarsEVERY BONE IN HIS BODY, by Adrian ColeWE WERE X-MEN, by Abdul-Qaadir Taariq Bakari-MuhammadSOME BATTLES CANNOT BE WON, by Paul LubaczewskiNYKTHOS, by Marlane Quade CookA WISE AND PATIENT MOTHER, by Laura BlackwellDRAGON FOOD, by Franklyn SearightThe NIB; AND A BRIEF STUDY IN COSMIC IRRELEVANCE, by Christian RileyHOUSE OF THE GRAND FLY, by Charles HaugenTHE SMITH AFFAIR, by James GoodridgeTHE WAY ORDER IS MAINTAINED, by L.F. FalconerTHE ADJACENT POSSIBLE, by Michael JanairoTHE GOLDEN BOY, by Aditya DeshmukhWHITE WAKE, by John C. Hocking
 
Plus a selection of uncanny poetry by Chad Hensley, Frederick J. Mayer, Allan Rozinski, K.A. Opperman, Ashley Dioses, and Dave Truesdale.
Available since: 05/23/2023.
Print length: 172 pages.

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