β Scribed by Michael Marano
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Stories from the Plague Years is the first fiction collection from award-winning fantasy author Michael Marano. Nine tales arranged in a haunting symphony that guides readers through a tour of the darkest landscapes of human existence.
Here, fury and hate grow so strong, they cannot be held within one man' s body, and manifest themselves to devastating effect. Cities contain second, unseen cities populated by the vengeful ghosts of those who died too soon. Countries fall to famine and war. But these are also the tales of love lasting beyond death, love existing beyond all hope, and friendships never forgotten. Within are the widely praised stories " Winter Requiem," " The Siege," and the controversial " Burden," as well as two original novellas, including the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated " Displacement."
Marano, acclaimed for his evocative voice, paints lush portraits both terrifying and tender, injecting even the darkest of...
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