When The Villain Comes Home

WHEN THE VILLAIN COMES HOME

edited by Gabrielle Harbowy and Ed Greenwood

Cover art by Scott Purdy

Heroes can save the world, but villains can CHANGE it. Dragon Moon Press and the editors of the award-nominated WHEN THE HERO COMES HOME invite you to come along with us while we explore villains of all stripes — sons and daughters, lovers and fighters, minions and masterminds. Introducing thirty great science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction stories by bestsellers and award winners, rising stars, and bold new voices.

Available in Trade Paperback and E-book Formats from Dragon Moon Press. [Goodreads | Amazon ]

Table of Contents:

Camille Alexa – Pinktastic and the End of the World
Erik Scott de Bie – Hunger of the Blood Reaver
Chaz Brenchley – Villainelle
Eugie Foster – Oranges, Lemons, and Thou Beside Me
David Sakmyster – Prometheus Found
Marie Bilodeau – Happily Ever After
Richard Lee Byers – Little Things
K.D. McEntire – Heels
Peadar Ó Guilín – The Sunshine Baron
Jim C. Hines – Daddy’s Little Girl
Ari Marmell – Than to Serve in Heaven
Karin Lowachee – The Bleach
Jay Lake – The Woman Who Shattered the Moon
Julie Czerneda – Charity
J.M. Frey – Maddening Science
Clint Talbert – Birthright
Rachel Swirsky – Broken Clouds
Tony Pi – The Miscible Imp
Leah Petersen – Manmade
J.P. Moore – Lord of the Southern Sky
Ryan McFadden – Back in the Day
Todd McCaffrey – Robin Redbreast
Erik Buchanan – Cycle of Revenge
Gregory A. Wilson – The Presuil’s Call
Rosemary Jones – The Man With Looking-Glass Eyes
Gabrielle Harbowy – Starkeep
Ed Greenwood – A Lot of Sly Work Ahead
Mercedes Lackey / Larry Dixon – Heir Apparent
Chris A. Jackson – Home Again, Home Again
Steve Bornstein – The Best Laid Plans

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Tome of Ideas Kickstarter

Here is a kickstarter I’m writing for: Tome of Ideas – for writers and roleplayers. There a lot of great names associated with the project – David Brin, Elizabeth Bear, Aliette de Bodard, Ken Liu, Eugie Foster, and more. Check it out!

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Ceaseless Steam

My story, “The Curse of Chimère“, has been reprinted in the steampunk anthology Ceaseless Steam. Check it out!

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Story Sale: “The Miscible Imp”

My short story, “The Miscible Imp”, will be appearing in When the Villain Comes Home (Dragon Moon Press), edited by Gabrielle Harbowy and Ed Greenwood. It’s scheduled for an August 1, 2012 release (but the online book may appear sooner). See the full table of contents Gabrielle’s blog.

Also, When the Hero Comes Home is a finalist for ForeWord Book of the Year in the Anthology category!

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Free Flash Fiction: The Mirror King

The Mirror King

copyright © 2005 by Tony Pi
originally published in Flash Me Magazine #9, 2005.

On the wrong side of the glass, in a world beyond my sway, my love lies dying of a broken heart. Blind, she cannot know me; nor can my songs of solace pierce the looking-glass to soothe her. Only my other self ever hears me, and I petition him now: find a spell to free me from my crystal curse, so I might embrace my fair Queen and kiss away her tears. “Or confess that those sonnets were mine, that you only gave my adoration voice. Let her know she is loved. Give her cause to live!” Continue reading

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Story Extra at Side-Show Freaks: Remains of the Witch

Pay no attention to the author behind the curtain: the story behind “Remains of the Witch” is up at Side-Show Freaks.

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