
Hidden Worlds: Scifi & Fantasy Anthology
The Dwelling, Volume 1
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David Scott Jarvis
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Braxton A. Cosby
About this listen
Once you enter, you will never want to leave.
This is a published collection of the best short stories of science fiction and fantasy from five celebrated anthology authors. These tales capture the imagination and take you to places in the authors' collective minds that link either directly or indirectly to their other highly acclaimed books. Be drawn in by the origin story behind the mystery of the clones in Riser's "Ace". Or be transported to the first mission of Prince Bounty Hunter Derry in Cosby's "Broken Prince". And how about some superhero fiction love with an original lead into the lore behind Metatron with St. John's "The Envisioned Guardian"? While Peyton whisks you away into the future where even artificial intelligence exhibit feelings in "How a Robot Weeps". And lastly, listen how Meservy lays the foundation for his enthralling fantasy world with "The Spiraling Fate of a Strazmei".
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