Fiction - Fantasy - Dark Fantasy

Tales From Between is a fantasy & horror literary journal. We highlight the best writers working today, from the new to the award-winning. ISSUE TWO SHOWCASES: SHORT STORIESPage Sixty-Seven by Belicia RheaGlass Cabbage by Ivy GrimesLilies by Elin OlaussonIf All Your Friends Jumped Off...

They took his family. What will he sacrifice to get them back?Charlie Haynes is out of his depth. Magic is real. Demons are real. And he has the scars to prove it.Three months after a harrowing demonic battle that almost cost him his life,...

"I am a daughter of Reaper and Earth, born from the soil and raised in the shadow of death. I do not fear you." With the kingdoms embroiled in a political war that threatens to exile all ungifted, twenty-year-old Bellamy must manifest, or everything...

Time is an ouroboros Fate has long tortured Pandora and her kin. After years of travails she will soon reach a final decision. If she cannot cut through the Tapestry of Fate, she will instead cut down its weavers.Meanwhile, Kirke finds herself enslaved by...

The thrilling third entry in the high fantasy saga that started with BookTok sensation A Broken Blade."It seems fate has dealt me the same hand again. I know how to play it." A new king is on the throne and the rebellion lies in...

Cursed & Creepy- 12 Dark Short Tales It's the hour of the evening when you want to curl up with a book of scary short stories. Tales inspired by the Twilight Zone. But not too scary... because you want to sleep, right? Stories that...

The End of the World is coming!In a broken future governed by the oppressive Technocrats and their parasitic technology, enslaved warrior Animkii's mind is a battleground for control. After an act of sabotage shatters her bondage, she faces a dire mission: ridding herself of...

King Xalton is ruler of Straltonia, the mightiest empire to ever exist among the kingdoms of the Westermarck. His wealth is limitless, his power unrivalled, and his reputation for satisfying the world's most beautiful women legendary. Now his life hangs by a thread. A...

Not all heroes are saints. Not all villains are monsters.Arix Sable is a free-spirit. She roves through the cities of Ruur, slipping nimble-footed into ornate halls, and nimble-fingered into the pockets of those who cross her path. Her self-taught talent and luck has kept...

The Patternist novels detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.Author: Octavia E. ButlerISBN-10: 0446698903ISBN-13: 9780446698900Publisher: Grand Central PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2007Pages: 784Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.34lbsSize: 8.04h x 6.34w x 1.25d

"Family is in the small moments.The ties that bind us. Threads that connect.Family is in the intention to protect."In the wake of the Elders' betrayal, Neysa searches for her missing mate, Cadeyrn, who has been forced to shift into his inner beast and flee...

A villainous, bloodthirsty heroine finds herself plunged into the dangerous world of power, politics and murder in the court of the vampire king in this dark romantic fantasy debut. Fate is a cruel mistress. The daughter of a powerful but disgraced Blood Worker, Shan...

Justina Robson is one of the most original writers of genre fiction working today. Her work has been variously shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the John W. Campbell Award.This is the...

He left to save her from herself... But who will save him from her? When Lady Seliah Phel wakes from a drugged sleep to find herself abandoned by her newly bonded wizard, she vows revenge--and to hunt him down. Tracking him through the familiar...

The Critters Readers Poll recently listed Tony-Paul de Vissage in their Top 5 list for authors of supernatural fiction.To save the woman he loves, nobleman Damien LaCroix seeks out the help of a vampire, but the price he pays is far higher than he...

In Dragon Heart, Cecelia Holland, America's most distinguished historical novelist steps fully into the realm of fantasy and makes it her own. Where the Cape of the Winds juts into the endless sea, there is Castle Ocean, and therein dwells the royal family that...

There is no aspect of life that magic does not touch, including death.Raised to follow in her mother's footsteps, groomed to be a proper hedgewitch, Macaria longs to blossom and bloom both into womanhood and her magic. But deep inside, doubts have begun to...

The shadows are talking and they won't take no for an answer. Victory has returned safely to present-day Limani, sure that nothing so strange as time travel can ever happen to her again. Until the shadows begin speaking to her. And it turns out...

Welcome to a Different Sort of FantasyNo story begins at the beginning. The past sculpts the present with fingers too long and delicate to trace, working according to a plan beyond the knowledge of any who still draw breath. But when those ancient talons...

The Fall 2006 issue of H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror spotlights Brian Lumley, with an interview by Darrell Schweitzer, a biographical history by Stephen Jones, and two new stories: "The Man Who Killed Kew Gardens" and "The Hymn." Also includes stories by Charles M....

The Pact is Broken.The legendary demi-gods known as the Twelve are awakening, and they bring with them the knowledge of what was found under the earth: an apocalyptic force of destruction that, if unleashed, will reduce the nine Baronies to ash.Their one, slim hope...

The Storm is coming, but we may not survive... King Vaile is finally back by my side, but the war is far from over. With only a few months until our daughter is born, it's more important than ever to end King Eston's reign...

The demon prince is possessive, jealous, and determined to protect what is his. Can Prince Leo ever see me, a former fae slave, as his equal?Or will he always see me as only a possession to protect?It's not safe for me in the demon...

With no memory of her former life, a young girl emerges through the Stormveil into a fantastical world on the brink of war with a powerful sorceress calling herself the Iron Witch. The girl has inherent magical abilities of her own and trains with...

When infatuation turns to obsession... sometimes the only thing left is a game of survival.In her second year at Blackthorn Academy, Blaire faces challenges not only academically but also in her Korrena bond with Lukas. Though she'd been warned possessive jealousy was part of...

Book 4 In the Sparrow Man SeriesThere's no stopping these monsters.There's nothing worse than the ruler of Hell without wings. Unless it's the ruler of Hell without Sparrow. Meg's trying to get her footing in her own realm, while planning an escape to locate...

"Do not call up that which you cannot put down"I wish my dad had taken this advice when calling Duke Vepar from the depths of Hell!Father's arrogance unleashed the Duke and his festering legions like a plague upon this earth. It seems the sins...

Jack is an ex-magician turned criminal. When he discovers that the seedy underbelly of the 1980s hides secrets of a mythological Underworld, he'll need to learn some new tricks to survive. Wildcards is a rogue's gallery of otherworldly detectives, undead mafia, and bloodthirsty femme...

Eight harrowing tales of dark urban fantasy, exciting pulp fiction, gritty crime noir, and delicious vampire horror. A menagerie of thrills and chills to sink your teeth into--but be warned, they bite back! Lawrence is a private detective with supernatural instincts and a nose...

A century ago, one Priestess left for the surface world. She vanished. This is her story.Irrwaer is an acolyte serving the Priestesses, yet she lacks the consuming urges which drive their ambitions. She would rather stay small, quiet, and avoid the bottomless appetites of...

Raelyn discovers monsters are real, and she's now one of them. After a traumatic childhood, Raelyn has finally found happiness. Raelyn thinks she has it all --a loving boyfriend, great friends, and a protective grandmother--but then a vicious beast changes her world forever. The...

Joey Arlington moved to a quiet coastal town for a great work opportunity and fresh start. From the get go, there's something strange about her new home. Not believing in anything supernatural, as time goes by, she tries to uncover the mystery while starting...

Laney Haynes has just arrived in Utah to fulfill her part in an arranged mating. After her new mate, Alpha Riker, marks her, he changes for the worst. He becomes cold, detached, and abusive. With the help of Riker's Charge, Jack, Laney figures out...

Drawn straight from today's headlines into a soon-to-be America, a broken country gradually beaten down by one-party rule and loss of personal freedoms, Shantyboat follows the story of two homeless men struggling to recover at least a sliver of freedom by building a shantyboat....

Anger will not be quenched by blood alone.The Missing, a rebel army that is little more than a rumor, may be Kaylo's only path to exact his vengeance against the empire that claimed his home and killed his family. If it means a chance...

Some horrors were never meant to be unearthed.Evil lurks within the pages of Dead Letters: Episodes of Epistolary Horror...A video game walkthrough harbors sinister secrets. A grieving sister's letters blur the line between alive and dead (and alive again). A chain of frightening emails...

Nick Raven is starting at the Supernatural Academy for the Gifted against all odds. Back at the Slayer Academy, he was up against rigged examinations and fearsome opponents, and life at his new school is not a walk in the park either. He's been...

Behold the final entry in both The Parable Collection and The Puzzle Series!A cult deals with injustice, theme park patrons face a slasher, tale about an Ohio cryptid, hazing leads to a phenomena, an alien encounter story, a woman performs self exorcisms, happy place...

This SEVENTEEN-TIME AWARD WINNING SERIES by Peter Eliott is raw, visceral, and impossible to put down! ★★★★★ "A breathtaking installment of an unforgettable fantasy series." - Kirkus Reviews★★★★★ "Mr. Eliott's writing style has a rhythmic hypnotizing tone that casts a spell upon its reader,...

Not all heroes are saints. Not all villains are monsters.Arix Sable is a free-spirit. She roves through the cities of Ruur, slipping nimble-footed into ornate halls, and nimble-fingered into the pockets of those who cross her path. Her self-taught talent and luck has kept...

From bestselling indie author and TikTok favorite Laura Thalassa comes the next installment of a witch fantasy set in the world of the Bargainer series. Only the dangerously handsome Memnon the Cursed can help Selene find the answers she seeks...if she doesn't lose her...

This book contains dark topics. Please look through the content warning before reading. Found in the beginning of the book or on dakotamonroe.com/contentwarningsNell Harper tumbles from the world of the humans into the veiled domain of the fae after struggling through her life for...

Nevaeh Azrael is the princess of Heaven, her duty to serve was all she's ever been taught to know. Though, Nevaeh isn't like all the other angels. She's headstrong and has always felt out of place, like she didn't belong. She takes a leap...

A mysteriously chilling and provocative page-turner for devotees of supernatural and suspense thrillers. "Hearts race in this mysterious, chilling page-turner...an eerie, suspenseful tale of supernatural events and spiritual folklore." - Woman's World Cora was born with a veil. She is able to discern spirits...

A queer and anti-establishment retelling of the fall of Icarus.The Elysians are here to protect us. They uphold order, they keep citizens safe... unless you are their kid. When you are the child of an Elysian you get to see what they are truly...

Rocker Jimmy Brandt has given up on his dreams. He's settled down in the suburbs with his girlfriend and cat... until strange forces tempt him back to his former life. Soon he faces a choice between good and evil, and life is so rewarding...

Some family traditions are better left in the pastJaskian Veris grew up knowing that one day, his mate would be killed. It was law amongst his kind that allowed no exceptions - but for a playboy angel with darker, more sinful preferences, it didn't...

Wolves, A Plague, A Secret Destiny 19 year old vegetarian, Clair Wilson, and her parents suddenly move away from their cozy apartment in San Diego to find themselves in the rural forest town of Snowbrook, Oregon. Rachel Wilson, a microbiologist from the University of...

A genre-defying page turner that fuses thriller and speculative fiction with dark fantasy in a hidden world in the heart of Cold War Europe. Europe. 1963. And the true Cold War is fought on the borders of this world, at the edges of the...

The elven city of Merethia is a wondrous place where dreams come true-for some. From the dirty streets they tread to the darkened alleys they lay their heads, life in Merethia for Marshalla and Tip is little more than a daily fight for survival.But...