Fortune's Fantasy: 13 excursions into the unexpected

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 onlinePraise 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 SFRevuPraise 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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