Rob Vagle: 17 books

The end of the world might come in many forms: ecological disaster, alien invasion, cosmic chaos…the possibilities for destruction seem endless. So, how will those facing the end of the world deal with impending doom? The fourteen talented authors of Fiction River’s latest volume explore just...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up fifteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude,...

History offers many heroic tales of final battles. And in Last Stand, sixteen courageous authors offer their take on the topic. From a heartwarming tale of not-so-friendly business competition to a battle of the gods—sort of—for the fate of the world to a tale of looking for love in all the wrong...

Take a journey into darker realms with the latest volume of Fiction River Presents. Starting with a one mage’s difficult choice, this volume transports readers to dark magical worlds—sometimes eerily similar to our own and sometimes incredibly foreign. Including the prequels to two groundbreaking...

Science fiction stories come in all sizes. In fact, some of the greatest SF stories have been shorts.  This box set contains 10 great science fiction short stories and short story collections. Table of Contents 1. "All the New Tomorrows" by Rebecca M. Senese 2. "Drinker" by Michael...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up fifteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude,...

A short story about childhood friendship and facing mortality. Originally published in Realms Of Fantasy, April 2001. Cover illustration by Laurie Harden. Includes complete bonus story, "After The Sky Fell."

In a world where narcissism is the norm and people interact with their mirrored-selves, Evy wakes up to find her reflection above her bed missing. In her place is an empty bed with rose pedals dotting the sheets. This is only the beginning. With each missing reflection, Evy is driven over the...

From an early age Jack could hear the dead laughing in graveyards and in his own home. The insistent cackling was enough to make him afraid of cemeteries and funerals. His girlfriend Paige encourages him to walk through a cemetery to quell his phobia. When he meets a jovial dead man, he learns...

Inside the Earth humans mine pieces of flesh called Completeness. There's a piece for every individual on the planet. Everyone is born with a hollow in their bodies. When their hollows are filled with completeness it brings about euphoria. It's a life altering event.The odds of finding...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude,...

Between the earth and the sky, between the past and the present, between the musical notes and the silence exist universes. Millions of them. The eighth volume of Fiction River presents fourteen universes, all different, all powerful. From a planetary survey ship moored in an alien ocean to a comic...

Sadie shows Henry a secret place she calls the sky in the ground at the base of a huge, old tree. They are teenagers in the white-hot early stages of love.  There's a cost for entering this portal. Sadie understands this perfectly but Henry needs convincing. Once their decisions are made,...

It had begun two weeks earlier, the first light event over much of the continent of North America and then the lights randomly pulsed from the sky over various geographical locations. Any human being witnessing the light pulse would begin to grow a black bird from their chest.  In a...