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Beyond the Mundane: Flights of Mind | |
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Genre: Fantasy Anthology Publisher: Mundania Press Audience: Adult Availability: Mundania Press
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"Beyond the Mundane: Flights of Mind" is a Science-Fiction/Fantasy Anthology in ebook and trade paper formats from Mundania Press. It contains approximately 122,000 words, and includes writers from all over the world. Here are the stories you will find within:
| “The Carnival” | by C. J. Winters |
| “Thunderstruck” | by C. J. Winters |
| “Meeting Mr. Wright” | by Chris Grover |
| “Survival Instinct” | by Elaine Corvidae |
| “December Morning” | by Eolake Stobblehouse |
| “Just Don't” | by Eolake Stobblehouse |
| “The Lightning Bug” | by Frances Evlin |
| “Maybe Next Time” | by J. Brian Jones |
| “Learning Curve” | by Jackie Kramer |
| “My Brother, My Brother" | by Jane Toombs |
| “Butterflies” | by Jo Popek |
| “The Unification Of Imith Mere” | by Joseph Mullins |
| “The Green Door” | by Julie D'Arcy |
| “Oracle of Cilens” | by Kathryn Sullivan |
| “Mr. Fate” | by Kenneth E. Baker |
| “Stones of Destiny” | by Linda Bleser |
| “The Storyteller's Thanksgiving” | by Linda Bleser |
| “All The Fires Of Home” | by Loren W. Cooper |
| “Devotion” | by Loren W. Cooper |
| “Hunters” | by Loren W. Cooper |
| “The Plague Bearers” | by Loren W. Cooper |
| “The Takers” | by Loren W. Cooper |
| “Transcendence” | by Loren W. Cooper |
| “The Bonda Prophecy” | by Nick Aires |
| “Her” | by Nick Aires |
| “Unmarked Planet” | by Nick Aires |
| “The Gargoyle Who Loved Me” | by Nora Santella |
| “Drink My Soul...Please” | by Rie Sheridan |
| “Responsibilities” | by Robert Hecker |
| “The Chosen” | by Sandy Cummins |
| “Catch of the Season” | by Vicki M. Taylor |
Reviewers had this to say about "Drink My Soul...Please":
Flights of Mind is part of the Beyond the Mundane series by Mundania Press. Stories in this anthology are mainly science fiction and fantasy oriented, with a sprinkling of horror. The twenty-nine stories making up this nice little anthology cover varying subjects such as: dragons, magical shops, gargoyles and psychic warriors, prophets and nasty sorceresses. There are two tales regarding the choosing of destiny. If you like wolf spirits, mysterious strangers, and speculative retribution, you'll like this book. The large number of stories makes the price definitely worthwhile. It makes discussing each tale here impossible, though I wish I could. As with all anthologies, there are some great stories included and one or two you wished the editor would've passed on. For some odd reason, I found the science fiction stories frequently drew me in, perhaps a reflection of the editor's tastes. These are my favorites: "Hunters," by Loren W. Cooper, is one of several stories involving the same set of fantasy characters. This one deals with the hunting of vampires. "Butterflies," by S. Joan Popek, gives us a taste of what it's like to be the insects someone else collects. "Survival Instinct," by Elaine Corvidae, shows us a simple world upon which a woman soldier crashes. "All the Fires of Home," by Loren W. Cooper, wonderfully describes a future through the eyes of an Earth-born gladiator. "Storyteller's Thanksgiving," by Linda Bleser, gives a touch of humanity to the non-human. A very charming story. "Drink My Soul...Please," by Rie Sheridan, blends the horrors of war and the horrors of its aftermath nicely. --Kim Richards, Blue Iris Journal