Want something to read while you sit down for just a few minutes on the bus or in a waiting room? Here’s just the thing—Forty authors, forty stories, mostly under 2,000 words, mostly reprints. Grouped according to their themes—death, fairy tales, love, magic, and myth. You’ll also find the usual suspects—dragons, ghosts, gods, the undead, weres, and witches.

Just remember—one sitting, one read! Others are waiting!

“For the bathroom, for the bedroom, for the bus to work, for that chair in the department store where bored spouses sit while their wives or husbands try on new clothes… this is a perfect way to entertain yourself during idle moments in a way that won’t rot your mind. Read this and have fun.” —Allen Steele on Science Fiction for the Throne

Featuring stories by: E.C. Ambrose Erik Bundy Michael A. Burstein Gregg Chamberlain Ian Creasey Lillian Csernica Elaine Cunningham Wendy S. Delmater S.B. Divya Sarina Dorie Marianne J. Dyson Christopher M. Easton Julie Frost Jude-Marie Green Michael Haynes Russell Hemmell Liam Hogan M.X. Kelly Ahmed A. Khan Daniel M. Kimmel Geoffrey A. Landis Amir Lane Jim Lee Gerri Leen Edward M. Lerner Bob Lock Susan Murrie Macdonald Sarah Micklem Kurt Newton Wendy Nikel Stephen S. Power Nicole Robb Manuel Royal Alex Shvartsman Steven H Silver Laurie Tom Marie Vibbert John Walters Cynthia Ward Donna Glee Williams

Reviews:

"A fun collection, exactly right for those moments when you have just a few minutes to read." —Peter Heck in Asimov's Science Fiction (July/August 2019)

"A little gem. Or rather, here are 40 little gems by as many authors, all packaged in one sweet volume.… Most of us remember… the Andrew Lang Fairy Books.… In a way, Fantasy for the Throne is a modern, grown-up version of one of the Fairy Books. Definitely fun." —Don Sakers in Analog Science Fiction and Fact (January/February 2019)

"These are great, quick reads for waiting at the airport, in the bathroom, or wherever." —Andy Andrews, True Review