A collection of short stories, ranging from mythological worlds and ancient tales, to a glimpse of the alternate society in, "Inked," where children are naturally born with tattoos. "Silence" takes a trip to the Afterlife as a young boy learns how to tend a human soul in death. The classic legend of Hades and Persephone receives an interesting twist in, "The Fall of Hades," when Hades is forced to decide whether he will join the land of the Living or lose his beloved throne in the Underworld, all for six tiny pomegranate seeds.Be they immortal god or lowly human thief, they are no match for fate and the power a simple choice has to change their lives forever.

Charlotte Dove knows only the regular life of an English woman - finding a husband, attending balls, being seen in proper social circles... Until the cool and aloof Mr. Roman Prescott climbs through her window at midnight, chasing a strange, otherworldly creature. Suddenly, she finds herself caught up in a whirlwind of demons that plague the streets of England. And she's the only one who can stop them.

On her wedding day, Charlotte de Winter carried a crossbow as she walked a lone dirt road through a snow-laden forest. She wasn't saying her vows as she had hoped. Instead, she was hunting the monster who killed the man she loved.But there's only a small window of opportunity to bring Alexander Prescott back from the dead. And breaking a curse isn't easy, especially for a seventeen year old witch who has so many spells left to learn before her knowledge of witchcraft is complete. Can Charlotte save Alexander from his cruel fate? Or will this monster with the power of death and darkness at his command destroy her magic instead?

What's it like to live in a world where humor is banned or to work on a deep-space lighthouse? If you're lucky, you might even discover how to escape the Yawning Men Curl up in your favorite rocket ship and set your coordinates for adventure in Volume Five of the Young Explorer's Adventure Guide Don't miss this stellar anthology of 24 science fiction short stories for girls, boys and robots of all ages

The good neighbors, the folk under the hill, the fae. Spirits, ghosts, and outsiders, often thought to be gods. They step into the real world to play, not caring or knowing how humans live. And like children playing with dolls, they have the power to completely change the story. Featuring stories from Theric Jepson, Jack Campbell, Jr., Matthew M. Bartlett, Nicole Tanquary, Franklin Charles Murdock, Aubrey Campbell, Thomas Mead, Adan Ramie, Adrean Messmer, Betsy Phillips, Amanda C. Davis, Sophia Rose, Alexis A. Hunter, Shannon Iwanski, Kristin J. Cooper, Alex Shvartsman, James Michael Shoberg, Guy J. Jackson, Sandra M. Odell, Deborah Walker, Lynda Clark, Robin Wyatt Dunn, Stephen S. Power, Erin K. Wagner, Tracy Fahey, Samantha Kymmell, Diandra Linneman, Preston Dennett, and Senoa Carroll-Bradd, Faed will take you back to the fairy tales of your youth and into realms where no child would dare to tread.