Weirdbook #45

Book excerpt: Weirdbook #45 continues its mission of celebrating fantasy, horror, and weird fiction, with another jam-packed issue of stories. Here are works by such talents as Adrian Cole, Darrell Schweitzer, Sharon Cullars, and John R. Fultz. The complete lineup: THE DRAGONS OF THE NIGHT, by Darrell Schweitzer LOVE AND SORCERY, by John R. Fultz THE RECKONING, by Sharon Cullars EVERY BONE IN HIS BODY, by Adrian Cole WE WERE X-MEN, by Abdul-Qaadir Taariq Bakari-Muhammad SOME BATTLES CANNOT BE WON, by Paul Lubaczewski NYKTHOS, by Marlane Quade Cook A WISE AND PATIENT MOTHER, by Laura Blackwell DRAGON FOOD, by Franklyn Searight The NIB; AND A BRIEF STUDY IN COSMIC IRRELEVANCE, by Christian Riley HOUSE OF THE GRAND FLY, by Charles Haugen THE SMITH AFFAIR, by James Goodridge THE WAY ORDER IS MAINTAINED, by L.F. Falconer THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE, by Michael Janairo THE GOLDEN BOY, by Aditya Deshmukh WHITE WAKE, by John C. Hocking Plus a selection of uncanny poetry by Chad Hensley, Frederick J. Mayer, Allan Rozinski, K.A. Opperman, Ashley Dioses, and Dave Truesdale.