Shapers of Worlds Volume IV, featuring short fiction releases from Shadowpaw Press
Fourth entry inpowerhouse anthology series features short fiction by some of today’s topwriters of science fiction and fantasy and original artwork by Alberta artistWendi Nordell
Shapers of WorldsVolume IV, the fourth in a series of anthologies featuring short fiction bysome of today’s top writers of science fiction and fantasy, releases everywhereJanuary 23, 2024, from Shadowpaw Pressin Regina, Saskatchewan.
Edited by Edward Willett, award-winning author of more thansixty books of science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction for readers of allages, the anthology was successfully Kickstarted earlier this year. Like theprevious three volumes in the series, the anthology features work by authorswho were guests on Willett’s Aurora Award-winning podcast, The Worldshapers (www.theworldshapers.com), whichfocuses on the creative process of writers of science fiction and fantasy. Forthe first time, the anthology also features artwork, with each story receivinga unique black-and-white illustration by Calgary-based artist Wendi Nordell.
Shapers of Worlds Volume IV features new fiction fromDavid Boop, Michaelbrent Collings, Roy M. Griffis, Sarah A. Hoyt, SherrilynKenyon, Noah Lemelson, Edward M. Lerner, David Liss, Gail Z. Martin, JoshuaPalmatier, Richard Paolinelli, Jean-Louis Trudel, James van Pelt, Garon Whited,and Edward Willett, plus reprints by James Kennedy, Mark Leslie, R.S. Mellette,and Lavie Tidhar. Among those authors are several international bestsellers, aswell as winners and nominees for every major science fiction and fantasyliterary award.
From the farthest reaches of our galaxy to thecozy-yet-mysterious spaces under beds and behind sofa cushions, from mysticalrealms of fantasy to the here-and-now and the very near future, these nineteenauthors offer readers a kaleidoscope of fantastical adventures in the companyof unforgettable characters.
The editor of a tyrannical bestselling author thinks she'sfinally escaped their hellish relationship when the author dies . . . but shecouldn't be more wrong. A retired ghost-hunter's life takes an unexpected turnwhen an immensely valuable magical vase from the nineteenth century is broughtto her attention. At the end of a millennia-long journey to the edge of thegalaxy, a man who has lived a hundred lifetimes is reunited with his first truelove in the midst of a battle for survival. Scarecrows that appear overnight ona lonely man's lawn prove to be far more than the teenagers' prank he thinksthem to be. A man travels back in time to confront the attacker who destroyedhis life, only to make a horrifying discovery. The Monster Under the Bedfinally meets his match . . .
Travel into the past, the present, and the future in storiesset in our world, in deep space, in worlds scattered across the multiverse, andin worlds that exist only in the imagination.
An unforgettable journey awaits. All you have to do is turnthe page.
Praise for Shapers of Worlds Volume IV
“One of the most overall enjoyable anthologies I have hadthe pleasure of reading . . . You are in for a wild ride from one end of theuniverse to the depths of hell, and I think that the editor says it best in hisintroduction: this collection is like a grand feast, made of many variedsplendid ingredients, and you are quite sure to leave happy and satisfied whenyou are done . . . Overall, I highly recommend this fourth volume of Shapersof Worlds.” – Tangent Online
About the editor
EDWARD WILLETT is the Aurora Award-winning author of morethan sixty books of science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction for readers ofall ages, including twelve novels for New York’s DAW Books. A past president ofSF Canada, he is currently vice-president of SaskBooks, the professionalassociation of publishers in Saskatchewan. He lives in Regina, Saskatchewan.
About the artist
WENDI NORDELL has been drawing for as long as she could holda pencil. It has always been a favourite pastime and eventually became anoccasional job. While her three children were growing up, she painted manymurals, including the pediatrics wing in a hospital, a school entrance, and inmany homes. She also attended festivals and craft shows, selling hand-drawngift cards, bookmarks, and illustrations. Now that her children are grown, shehas pursued an illustration career, illustrating a dozen books in the last fiveyears, mostly for children, but also including Edward Willett's science-fictionand fantasy poetry collection I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust.Recently, she returned to the Alberta University of the Arts, pursuing a degreein illustration.
About Shadowpaw Press
Shadowpaw Press was founded in 2018 by Edward Willett. Amember of Literary Press Group (Canada) and the Association of CanadianPublishers, Shadowpaw Press publishes an eclectic selection of books by bothnew and established authors, including adult fiction, young adult fiction,children’s books, non-fiction, and anthologies. In addition, Shadowpaw Presspublishes new editions of notable, previously published books in any genreunder the Shadowpaw Press Reprise imprint.
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For more information:
Edward Willett
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