By the Fire is an exciting new Bi-Monthly publication featuring new works by Stewart Felkel. Inside these pages you will find short stories, novellas and chapters for ongoing serial novels. Thorn in the Side- Part One of the sequel to Blackthorn Knights finds El'Ori invaded by part man part demon pirates. With the use of dark magic they have destroyed the Imperial troops and now lay siege to Highpoint. Inside the castle Portia has agreed to a marriage with Prince Rusch in an effort to save her people. With the remnants of the Rhavinian army and Rusch's mercenary force both trapped inside tensions begin to rise. Outside the Blackthorn Knights are free but outnumbered. Their only option is to redirect their guerrilla war against the pirates from Skraith. With the odds against them they are forced to consider desperate measures. The Mask- Meet Henry Jaeger. A man trapped in a marriage with a domineering wife. But there are secrets that even Henry has forgotten. Why do the woods call to him and what does a deer antlered mask have to do with it? Walk With Me- Chapter One in an ongoing serial. For David Ritter life is stuck in an endless loop of investigating cheating spouses. That is until he receives a call from an old friend. Melody Scott, famous actress, media darling and the woman who got him shot. Little does he suspect how much that call will change his life. Story of a Lifetime- When an alien ship is spotted just outside of our solar system the USS Vanguard is sent to intercept. Sarah Tisdale is the lucky reporter who is allowed to make the flight. Lucky until she finds herself alone on a ship years from home that is. Freedom Sun- Chapter One in an ongoing serial. An alien starship appears in orbit. Captain Alicia James and her team are rushed into orbit to explore it before another country can claim it. But the question is, if there is a ship, where is the crew? Arrow in the Dark- A village raided by a ruthless enemy. A desperate mission to save young lives from a dark ritual intended to summon forgotten gods. A treacherous journey for three men over mountain and into the land of their sworn enemy. Arrow in the Dark is a 5,000 word dark fantasy story set during the copper age.