Flame Tree's new collection of stories from submissions and tales from myth and fairy tales, with intriguing tales of the supernatural, from rivers, lakes and the wide open seas. A wonderful new book with short stories from open submissions and a curated selection of ancient myths and folk tales from Polynesia, Scotland, the Ancient Greeks and tales from the high sea. The mysteries of the rivers, the secrets of the lochs, the whispers across the vast stretches of the ocean, there are so many stories from the beginnings of civilisation, through myth and folklore, to the dark fantasies, and supernatural tales of the modern storyteller. The treasures under the sea, the siren call of the mermaid, the liberating spirits of the fountains and waterfalls, all feature here alongside iconic stories of creation, ancestor worship and the seductive shadows across the waters of life. The gorgeous editions of Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.
Authors
Frazer Lee is a novelist, screenwriter, and filmmaker whose debut novel The Lamplighters was a Bram Stoker Award® Finalist. His film credits include the acclaimed feature film Panic Button. Frazer resides with his family in Buckinghamshire, just across the cemetery from the real-life Hammer House of Horror. Connect with Frazer: Official website: www.frazerlee.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorFrazerLee Twitter: www.twitter.com/frazer_lee
J E Hannaford is powered by coffee, dragons and whisky. She teaches Biology in the real world and invents fantasy beasts to populate her own. She lives in Suffolk, UK, and pines for the coast and mountains of Wales. A love of nature and the ocean washes through the pages of J E Hannaford's stories and pours out of the characters who live in it. Her debut adult series is The Black Hind's Wake Duology, a futuristic folklore fantasy. Her epic fantasy trilogy Aulirean Gates starts in 2023 with Gates of Hope.
Writer of Science Fiction & Fantasy, with works having appeared/forthcoming in venues such as Tor.com, Clarkesworld, F&SF, Asimov's, among others. Debut novel, "The Garden of Delights" now out!
R.J. Howell is a writer, an artist, and a library nerd. A Chicago native, she earned her BA in Fiction Writing at Columbia College Chicago and her MFA in Creative Writing: Popular Fiction from the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast program. Her short fiction has appeared in magazines such as GigaNotoSaurus and Translunar Travelers Lounge and in anthologies such as Beyond the Stars: Infinite Expanse, Wicked West, Neon Hemlock’s Luminescent Machinations, Flame Tree Publishing’s Shadows on the Water, and Space Cat Press’ Bark & Bone. In addition to being a writer and a digital painter, she is also a librarian, a volunteer video game writer, and a hobbyist baker. She’s a firm believer in living a life well-read, in all its various permutations.
MK Hardy is the pen name for two geeky women living and writing together in Scotland. Their debut Sapphic Gothic Horror, The Needfire, comes from Solaris in the UK in July 2025.
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