Fortune's Fantasy: 13 excursions into the unexpected
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Take a journey into the unknown with this collection of thirteen fantasy stories by Ken Altabef. Includes fiction culled from the pages of top magazines including The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Interzone and Buzzy Mag.
In a fantastical competition, a wizard and a physicist build castles in the air. A herd of ghostly elephants cause havoc on the plains of Africa. An arctic shaman brings a dead tribesman back to life. A chessmaster plays a deadly game with a KGB psychic assassin. A young boy learns that playing at war is not at all what he thought it would be, especially after the lights go out.
Praise for "Il Teatro Oscuro":
"A heartbreaking work of fantasy that addresses the call of the lost, golden past in the human heart."
-- Lois Tilton for LOCUS online
Praise for "The Woman Who Married the Snow":
"This is a rich, atmospheric tale of the interaction of spirits amongst both living and dead. I appreciated the writer's impeccable voice."
-- Colleen Chen for TANGENT online
"A well-told tale with great details about Inuit culture."
-- Sam Tomaino for SFRevu
Praise for "The Lost Elephants of Kenyisha":
"This well executed story deserves a 'thumbs up,' for its well-crafted writing."
--KJ Hannah Greenberg, TANGENT online
"The herd of ghost elephants is a neat idea and a great premise for a story."
--Lois Tilton, LOCUS online
"This was another well-told story that I enjoyed immensely."
--Sam Tomaino, SF REVU
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