RISING WONDER: Knights, Champions, & Heroes brings together twenty-four marvelous tales from independently published authors who range from veteran USA Today Bestsellers to debut storytellers.Within these pages you will find chivalrous heroes from all walks of life; from a determined goblin chocolatier, to a drunken worn-out general, and a heroine in a shining sundress. A prisoner cursed discovers the truth about her powers while a expert spellslinger reveals the horrors of her world.An empowered knight faces off against sinister artificers of magical objects, while a tournament's champion challenges the rule of the land, and another war-torn veteran avenges the innocent. A prince seeks the forlorn while a once heroic monster-hunter must survive a deadly bout with nothing but a shovel. The captain of the guard must choose between his duty and the love of his life, an exile is asked to take up his honor for his former kingdom, and a reclusive mage-general is summoned to fight a pair of evil knights.While not every protagonist in this volume wears heavy plated armor, they all possess the qualities of heroic knights and champions from ages past.RISING WONDER aims to showcase diverse and uniquevoices in the fantasy and science fiction genres.This anthology includes: The Weight of Small Things, Champion of the Silent Dawn, Flightless, At the Bottom of a Bottle, Dragon's Fury, The Serpent and the Seahorse, A Name Left Burning, Spellslinger, A Reckoning of Gilded Brow, First Sight, Potential, A Warrior's Heart, Night's Knight, Enter Knight, Glory is a Lie, Shade of Song, When a Good Man Goes to War, Wolfpurge, The Path of Frozen Fire, He Who Seeks the Lost, No Wasted Blade, The FGC (Finest Goblin Confectioner), Wizard Forgotten, The Bear Saint, Legacy of the Past.
Featured authors include:
Dan Zangari & Robert Zangari
Lichelle Slater
C.S. KreUtzer
Jenna Eatough
Christopher Russell
Diana Fedorak
Jaxon Charlton
Lorien Briscoe
Daniel M. Quilter
Elena Sobol
W.D. Kilpack III
Crete Starson
David A. Trotter
Tori DieDerich Lundell
Richie Angel
Richard Fierce
Cassie Caye Gibson
Joel Michael Harris
Brooke Stayrook
Matt Langford
M. H. Woodscourt -
Austin Colton
Tara Lytle
D. S. Johnson
Hyrum W. Hawks