Magic & Monsters: A Collection of Short Fantasy Fiction

Evil wears many faces. . . . A man’s wife returns from the dead to take revenge on him for betraying her. A princess makes a disturbing decision when she turns her suitor into a frog and then can’t undo it. A witch fights oppression from a bigoted king. Her grandmother’s heirloom may prove the perfect solution to a distraught wife with a cheating husband. A kung fu warrior faces the vile princess who stole her love. Five short tales of betrayal, revenge, and sorcery fill this collection from John R. Phythyon, Jr., author of State of Grace (amazon.com/dp/B006C75TCO/). Each features magic, but the monster isn't always who you think. . . . Fantasy and horror merge in this cross-genre collection in which Phythyon explores the monsters walking among us and the magic we use to confront them. Includes the Origins Award-nominated story, “Xing Qing Pao’s Lament.” Click “Look Inside” for a free sample.

About the Author

John R. Phythyon, Jr. wishes he were a superhero or a magician, but since he has not yet been bitten by a radioactive spider or received his letter from Hogwarts, he writes adventure stories instead. He has written several modern fairy tales, including adaptations of "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Beauty and the Beast", comical memoirs about his misadventures growing up in the 1970's ("My True-Life Adventure" series), and he is the author of the Wolf Dasher fantasy-thriller mash-up novels. Prior to becoming a novelist, John was an award-winning game designer. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife, their children, a dog, and a cat. It is rarely quiet, but it's often entertaining. His current projects include more funny memoirs, world peace, and desperately wishing for the Cincinnati Bengals to win a Super Bowl in his lifetime. Connect with John online at his website, www.johnphythyon.com, where he blogs regularly about his writing and just about anything else that is on his mind. You can follow John on Twitter at @JohnRPhythyonJr, where he live-tweets Survivor and Bengals games, and on Facebook at facebook.com/johnrphythyonjr, where he links articles on sci-fi/fantasy stuff and cute cat videos. Or email him at [email protected]. He writes back.

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