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Mayhem in the Air

By Untethered Realms

Elements of Untethered Realms, Book 2

Publisher:  Untethered Realms

Release Date: October 27, 2015

Genre: Speculative Fiction

Format: eBook

Length:  198 Pages

ISBN:  9781460706244

ASIN:  B01721SVV4

Buy Links:  Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Google Play | Smashwords

About the book:

From Amazon bestselling and popular science fiction and fantasy authors comes Mayhem in the Air, a supernatural anthology of ten thrilling tales. Meet hot robots, hungry winds and the goddess of chaos. Explore alien planets, purgatorial realms, and a shocking place where people bury the living with their dead. Mayhem in the Air is the second, long-awaited story collection from the dynamic and inventive Untethered Realms group.

EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT

FROM A STRANGE PENTINENCE

by Catherine Stine

I heard the grinding of a distant motor. The watercolor layer had dried, and I was working with an olive green pencil now. I drew faster, filling in the gnarls of tree roots around the swamp’s edge. The gritty crunch of tires on rough terrain grew louder, harder to ignore.

I reached for the knife under my pencil bag and ran my thumb along its edge. The scalloped blade gave me some small comfort.

A vehicle was definitely driving my way. There was no other road to fork off to. This was it. A truck pulled to a stop. I saw its hot tamale red surface through the trees when I whirled around. The definitive bam of doors firmly shutting and hearty drunken laughter molested the quiet.

I gulped as chills shot through me. I thought of hiding, but where? All of these trees were stumpy, winding little fuckers. Plus my colored pencils and drawing pad were sprawled over the bank.

 “There’s a car up in here with a Virginia license,” bellowed a guy. “Some crazy ass hiking?”

Oh, yeah, there was that. My rental car. Dead giveaway.

“Pretty swampy for a hike. Maybe good for a juicy lay if you fancy mud wrestling.” Loud guffaws again.

Two burly guys were practically upon me, one swinging the remaining two beers in the six-pack held together by plastic rim packaging, the other clomping over stones and roots in his pointy cowboy boots.

I heard my friend’s voice in my head. “Listen, Kacey, the murderer bound those poor girls up with duct tape to trees, slashed open their guts, and all their intestines and shit glopped out.”

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Untethered Realms Website: http://untetheredrealms.blogspot.com/

River Fairchild is somewhat odd, brandishes a dry sense of humor, owned by several cats. Lives in a fantasy world. A fabricator of magic. Makes stuff up and spins tales about it. Believes in Faerie crossings and never staying in one place for very long. Speculative Fiction wordsmith. The secret to her stories? Spread lies, blend in truths, add a pinch of snark and a dash of tears. Escape into her world. She left the porch light on so you can find your way down the rabbit hole. For more information, please visit her website at http://riverfairchild.blogspot.com.

Gwen Gardner is a native Californian living in sunny San Diego, where her love of reading and writing led to a BA in English literature. Life is now complete with her husband, two dogs and a daily call from her daughter. Since ghosts feature prominently in her young adult Indigo Eady Paranormal “Cozy” Mystery series, she has a secret desire to meet one face to face—but will run screaming for the hills if she ever does. Gwen adores travel and experiencing the cultures and foods of different countries. She is always up for an adventure and anything involving chocolate—not necessarily in that order. For more information, please visit her website at http://gwengardner.blogspot.com.

Misha Gerrick lives in the scenic Western Cape, South Africa, where she's currently working on some more books. Her Epic Fantasy Series, The War of Six Crowns, is out now. For more information on what she's writing and reading, visit her website at http://mishagerrick.tumblr.com.

Graeme Ing engineers original fantasy worlds, both YA and adult, but hang around, and you’ll likely read tales of romance, sci-fi, paranormal, cyberpunk, steampunk or any blend of the above. Born in England in 1965, Graeme moved to San Diego, California in 1996 and lives there still. His career as a software engineer and development manager spans thirty years, mostly in the computer games industry. He is also an armchair mountaineer, astronomer, mapmaker, pilot and general geek. He and his wife, Tamara, share their house with more cats than he can count. Please visit his website at www.graemeing.com.

Fantasy, science fiction, and the weird beckon to M. Pax, and she blames Oregon, a source of endless inspiration. She docents at Pine Mountain Observatory in the summers, and one of her cats has a crush on Mr. Spock. You can find out more by visiting her website mpaxauthor.com.

Christine Rains is a writer, blogger, and geek mom. She has four degrees which help nothing with motherhood but make her a great Jeopardy player. She has one novel and several novellas and short stories published. Her paranormal romance series, The 13th Floor, has been met with rave reviews. Her newest geeky romances were released by Ellora’s Cave early 2015. Please visit her website at http://christinerains.net/.

Cherie Reich has more books than she can ever read and more ideas than she can ever write, but that doesn’t stop this bookworm from trying, even if it means trying to curb her TV addiction. She is a speculative fiction writer and library assistant living in Virginia. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies, and her books include the paranormal horror collection Once upon a Nightmare and the fantasy series The Foxwick Chronicles and The Fate Challenges. Reborn is her debut novel. She is a member of the Virginia Writers Club, Valley Writers, and Untethered Realms. For more information, please visit her website at http://smarturl.it/CReichWebsite.

Catherine Stine’s fiction spans the range from contemporary to dark fantasy to sci-fi. Her futuristic companion thrillers Fireseed One and Ruby’s Fire are Amazon bestsellers and indie award-winners. Dorianna, her YA paranormal won Best Horror Novel in the Kindle Hub Awards. Her work is included in the boxed sets Future Tense and Secret Worlds as well as in the Untethered Realms anthologies Twisted Earths, Mayhem in the Air and Fantasy Uprising. In addition, Catherine writes new adult fiction as Kitsy Clare. She suspects her love of dark fantasy came from her father reading Edgar Allen Poe to her when she was a child. She teaches creative writing workshops and is a member of SFWA, RWA and SCBWI. Visit her at catherinestine.com.

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