Part of Series
Justice comes in many forms. And the wide variety of stories presented in this latest volume of Fiction River make that case. Of the fifteen powerful stories in this volume, some will twist your heart, others will pound you in the gut, and still others will make you feel like the world has meaning. From a man avenging a wrongful conviction, to heroic women fighting to reclaim their homeland, to kids trying to find justice in the chaotic world of adults, this volume will prove one you won’t soon forget. Table of Contents “The Ball Breaker’s Summer Club” by Valerie Brook “Grace” by Michael Kowal “Pariah” by Louisa Swann “Spoils” by Eric Kent Edstrom “The Night Takes You” by Leslie Claire Walker “My Honor to Kill You” by Dan C. Duval “A Pearl into Darkness” by Lisa Silverthorne “Mercy Find Me” by Diana Deverell “Best Served…Salted” by Lauryn Christopher “Domus Justice” by Michèle Laframboise “Uncle Philbert” by Dory Crowe “Bone” by T. Thorne Coyle “A Vulture Waits” by Rob Vagle “The Supporters in Panama City” by Brigid Collins “The Darks of Their Eyes” by Robert T. Jeschonek
Authors
A native Oregonian, Diana Deverell was a US Foreign Service Officer and served in Washington DC, San Salvador, and Warsaw, before she moved to rural Denmark to write fulltime. Her latest release is LAY BARE THE LIE, the sixth book in the Nora Dockson legal thriller series, featuring a woman ex-con turned appeals lawyer. The first five books in order are HELP Me NORA, RIGHT THE WRONG, HEAR MY PLEA, JUDGE ME NOT, and OPEN THE DOOR. “Mercy Find Me”, a story spun off the series, was a finalist for the 2019 Derringer Award for short mystery fiction. and is now available as an ebook short story. Diana debuted as a published writer in 1998 with 12 DRUMMERS DRUMMING, her first Casey Collins International Thriller. 12 Drummers Drumming, her first international thriller. The latest thriller in the series is CHINA BOX. The four-book series spans seventeen years in the career of her heroine, State Department intelligence analyst Casey Collins. Diana has also written the political thriller BITCH OUT OF HELL starring security pro Bella Hinton and told in Bella’s own salty words. Bella is the heroine of “Payback is a Bitch,” a short story appearing in the Fiction River – Pulse Pounders: Countdown, edited by Kevin J. Anderson. Before shining in stories of her own, Bella played a supporting role in several international thrillers taking place from the Cold War to the present. Diana’s published short fiction includes five stories starring FBI Special Agent Dawna Shepherd which are available as ebook short stories. Dawna’s early adventures are collected in RUN & GUN: A Dozen Tales of Girls with Guns and she plays a supporting role in BITCH OUT OF HELL and three international thrillers.
Eric is the author of the fantasy series Starside Saga, the YA dystopian series The Scion Chronicles, and the YA sf series Bigfoot Galaxy. His short stories have been featured in numerous anthologies. He lives in Wisconsin with his family. Follow him on Instagram and Facebook.
A science-fiction lover since childhood, Michèle Laframboise has written 19 novels and published more than 80 short-stories, in French and English, earning a wide recognition. You can read her in French and English, in the magazines Solaris, Galaxies, Brins d’Éternité, Tesseracts, Fiction River, Compelling Science Fiction, Future SF Digest, Asimov's et Analog.
She has also penned humorous comic books and blogs.
Drawing from her scientific background, Michèle elaborates intricate plots filled with sense of wonder, poetry and adventure.
Ex-scientifique devenue auteure de science-fiction, Michèle Laframboise a publié 19 romans et plus de 80 nouvelles, récoltant plusieurs distinctions au Canada et en Europe. Ses nouvelles sont parues dans les revues Solaris, Galaxies, Brins d’Éternité, Tesseracts, Fiction River, Compelling Science Fiction, Abyss&Apex, Future SF Digest, Asimov's et Analog.
Dessinatrice enthousiaste, elle a aussi publié une douzaine de BD et entretient un blog illustré.
En dessins ou en mots, Michèle concocte des intrigues captivantes se déroulant dans des mondes empreints de poésie.
Since the age of seven, Leslie Claire Walker has wanted to be Princess Leia—wise and brave and never afraid of a fight, no matter the odds. Leslie hails from the concrete and steel canyons and lush bayous of southeast Texas—a long way from Alderaan. Now, she lives in the rain-drenched Pacific Northwest with a cast of spectacular characters, including cats, harps, fantastic pieces of art that may or may not be doorways to other realms, and too many fantasy novels to count. She is the author of the Awakened Magic Saga, a collected series of urban fantasy novels, novellas, and stories filled with magical assassins, fallen angels, faeries, demons, and complex, heroic humans. The primary series in the saga are the Soul Forge, set in Portland, Oregon, and the Faery Chronicles, set in Houston Texas. She also authors stories for The Uncollected Anthology on a mission to redefine the boundaries of contemporary and urban fantasy. Leslie takes her inspiration from the dark beauty of the city, the power of myth, strong coffee, whisky, and music ranging from Celtic harp to jazz to heavy metal. Rock on!
