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  • Fantasy and sci-fi author, Shaun Kilgore, is back with twelve more fantasy tales including seafaring adventures, epic fantasy, sword and sorcery, and political intrigues. Welcome to Other Realms: Volume Four....





  • For Kate Winstead, closing the sale of the condo she shared with her ex-husband marks the beginning of a new chapter in her life. With Christmas coming up, and the unpleasant business finally behind her, Kate accepts an invitation from her best frien...




  • A new issue of MYTHIC has arrived! This latest one, Issue #18: January 2022, is the first scheduled in the now monthly occurring publication of the popular science fiction and fantasy magazine. Inside you'll find original short fiction ...



  • Matt could have spent another night in his house alone. He has led a solitary existence since his marriage ended, but on one fateful night, he decides to step out of his comfort zone and venture to one of the local bars in town. Inside the walls of O...









  • Jack Rogers is a pulp writer who makes his living a penny a word in the late 1930s. For him, meeting deadlines can make or break his career. When his editor needs a story fast, Jack settles down in front of the typewriter and gets to work....



  • Kilgore's Five Stories #10 includes another exciting variety of fantasy stories from intense sword and sorcery to political and religious intrigues. Add a sci-fi tale of a alien encounter to round out this latest collection of stories by author Shaun...



  • The Best of MYTHIC: Volume One brings together twenty-five of the best sci-fi and fantasy fiction to appear in the pages of MYTHIC: A Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine. Compiled by editor, Shaun Kilgore, this collection of short stories includes wor...



  • The City of Calavel lies in fiery ruins. Naya, along with her friend Benjude, join other survivors of the magical attack as they struggle to reach safety. But the road for the refugees is filled with dangers. And Naya, forced to lead the ragtag group...



  • Rachel took a spring job at the Red Ridge Resort after class ended. That's where she met Jim. They were just friends among a group of friends. But things heat up when the two end up together on a humid hike through the rugged hills....



  • First-Commander Wilam Asherd is stationed the southern lands of Trellayn, part of the royal army. He has committed his whole life to the military and has served wherever the Banner of the Golden Tree has commanded. But one other has his loyalty: the ...



  • Young Elise lost herself in the pleasures of nature, spending more time in the family gardens than taking on the responsibilities of a proper lady. That is, until she was banished to the dreary and stricture-bound world of a city boarding school. Eli...






  • With the completion of his studies, a young priest named Marcus Sanclare has just received his first orders. Now he leaves the structured world of Hemherst College, the jewel of the empire and headed into the wilderness to serve as a professor at the...



  • Tom Fineman has a problem: He sees monsters. The trouble is... no one else can see them. Tom has struggled for years and nothing has made the terrible images go away. Now he's on the verge of losing his family. If he wants to salvage his life, he wil...



  • Friends Walt and Loyd are shocked to find very strange tracks while hunting in the hilly country of the Cumberlands: Giant tracks. With the chance of finding the elusive creatures before them, the friends embark on the most epic hunt of their lives. ...



  • Kilgore's Five Stories #9 offers more fantasy stories set in a variety of secondary worlds. From exotic jungles to the courts of foreign kingdoms. You'll find magic, political intrigue, and more. There's also a new contemporary fiction story inside. ...



  • An ancient blood feud sated every twenty years by a dark, necromantic sacrifice in the guise of a brutal trial-by-combat brings two clans to the site of an ancient battle. It has been demanded by generations of Heartwoods and Grayholts. Young Revin w...



  • A young man named Tomas dwells in the sleepy village in Belling. Apprenticed to his Uncle Rory, Tomas is on the way to becoming a blacksmith. But one day, their lives—and the lives of the people of Belling would be turned upside. The drumbeats ...



  • It's just another Saturday night at the club on campus for Nate. But the next day, the power is out. Yet it's more than just his dorm. It's the whole campus. Not just the buildings, but all of the electronic devices, the cars, everything that uses el...



  • Young Ren ekes out a small living as a petty thief. But one day he discovers that his activities in the slums of Waterley and beyond haven't gone unnoticed. Now he faces a highborn noble who will turn a blind eye provided that Ren returns a necklace ...



  • A request from Talben, the wizard-king of Noria sends Fendreg of Senagra, into an ancient keep to retrieve a sacred relic of great mystical power—and a terrible weapon in the wrong hands. But in order to get it, the canny warrior must face its ...



  • Sazu, a young Mengagu warrior, prowls the jungle alone, seeking the source of the terrible, unnatural droughts that plague the land. His people are depending on him to return with an answer. Risking the common dangers of the deep jungle, Sazu comes f...






  • Fendreg, the warrior of Senagra, leads of group of Nebani warriors into the snow-packed mountains on a desperate quest for aid to find a cure for a wasting disease spreading among their people. They discover an ancient, storied temple known for aidin...



  • Dr. Dan Williams is the member of a team of scientists at a report research base in Antarctica. Strange thermal energy spikes and unexplained seismic activity near the base attract the crew's attention and they decide to investigate. What Dan and the...



  • It was just another night at the bar for Greg. He was sitting there drinking his rum and coke when she walked in. Greg had to talk to her. One night with Jill wasn't enough. A few short weeks wasn't enough. When she had to go home to Wyoming Greg kne...



  • A series of crises ended modern, industrial civilization as it was known. Jack Armstrong makes his way back home on foot, leaving behind the wreckage of that old world. Musing over its losses, he makes his way back home to maybe make a place for hims...



  • The wall soars to the heavens. It is an insurmountable barrier. For Lady Maya, it is also the boundary of her prison. Kept as a political prisoner by an enigmatic enchantress, the Lady Adara, Maya's fate is to be a bargaining chip to be sold to the h...



  • Charged with the duty of finding fellow survivors in the ruins of a devastated California in the not-so-distant future, Christopher struggles to carry on when he’s abandoned by his companion, David. Forced to carry on alone, he faces almost cer...



  • Kilgore's Five Stories #8 brings together five fantasy stories set in a variety of secondary worlds as well as the hidden world in our own. You'll get plenty of epic style fantasy and an urban fantasy story to whet your appetite for great speculative...



  • Mythic #16: Spring 2021 includes fifteen original short stories from talented writers stretching across the vastness of sci-fi and fantasy fiction plus nonfiction essays, reviews, and more. Inside you'll find stories by Jean Graham, JR Gershen-S...



  • With the tantalizing hope of finally returning to his beloved homeland in the Vale of Everhold, Fendreg, the wandering warrior of Senagra, undertakes the dubious task of breaking into the storied Mardenite Citadel in the heart of the city of Caldred ...



  • Kilgore's Five Stories #5 collects five original short stories by author Shaun Kilgore. Inside, you'll find a mix of tales set in various genres and settings. This issue contains the following stories: 'The Beast of Mern,' 'In A Giant's Eye,' 'A...






  • Five Stories #7: February 2021 contains a range of fantasy stories plus a near future sci-fi tales set in a post-US America. This volume includes A Reckoning, The Risen Queen, Ghosts of America, The Sapphire Sword, and Midwinter Light....



  • Kilgore's Five Stories returns in 2021 with its sixth volume of short fiction by Shaun Kilgore. This issue contains different stories, all speculative fiction, ranging from fantasy to science fiction. Stories include 'Wall of Thorns,' 'The Earth...







  • On The Path: Lessons From A Freelance Writer is a short book that shares some of the knowledge, tips, and experiences of a freelance writer. It is a good resource for beginners and veteran writers alike who might find something valuable from a profes...




  • A dramatic fight with a sea serpent in a storm-tossed sea brings Brandin Stormborn, the captain of the Starlight, to the very edge of death. Too close for Herathos, the lord of Amear, the realm of the dead, to sit idly by and let the young half-g...



  • Ten-year old Simon loves stories of knights on heroic quests facing monsters and other dangers. He writes them and draws them…even during class. So when he faces down a pair of bullies in the school cafeteria, things don't go according to plan...



  • Reeling from terrible tragedy, young Rion Evonrule is thrust out of his familiar world and sets out on a desperate quest to deliver crucial news about a terrible blight that is spreading across the land--dark, living plague that steals the souls of m...






  • The fourth issue of MYTHIC brings together another selection of quality short fiction. Fantasy stories both dark and quirky mingle with tales of the future and thoughtful tales. Fiction by Jean Graham, Tyler Bourassa, Stephen Sottong, Erin Gitchell, ...



  • Long an outcast from his beloved Senagra, the wizened warrior named Fendreg, garbed in his mystical gaden armor, wanders the world, but always with an eye towards returning to home. Honor compels him time and again to aid those in need. In "The Curse...



  • Aryon Grayse was a dreamer, always thinking of faraway places and adventures. While wandering a lonely stretch of beach, he sees something gleaming from the top of a mount of black stone. A silver rod aglow with a mystical light draws him in. He touc...



  • In the depths of the long midwinter night young Mara waits in the tents with the members of her tribe. Celebrations and rituals are underway to usher in the end of winter's darkness and welcome the light of the sun. But not all is well. Her mother ha...



  • Memories of treachery and betrayal still haunt Landon. His family torn apart, his father and brother sent away to some faraway prison, he is about to receive another blow. While toiling in a rock quarry for the local nobility, he receives a visitor: ...



  • The kingdom of Caraland has lost its king, but a Queen Evalayne has lost her husband and the father of tiny princess Liana. Struggling with her loss, the queen must still act in the best interests of her people. A council is convened. Its business ha...



  • Lured by peddler's tales of strange, unexplainable murders and talk of monsters lurking in the forests of Mern, the roguish adventurer Averess can't help but get involved in the mystery. With the help of a witch named Eliza Cren, he face...



  • Rebellion has come to the land of Kerat. The warlord, Ben-fejan, has seized total control. Kaden, a lone Corikai messenger, has been sent on a desperate race to seek aid from the benevolent Lord Senevalt. But he is being hunted. And his failure to sp...



  • A man found at verge of death in the high mountain passes of the Teeth of Almara is given refuge in an isolated scriptorium and monastery. An priest named Chadwick is intrigued by the stranger and the evocative words he speaks, words like those of a ...



  • A tenuous peace rules the imperial city of Paradesh after the empire's collapse. The new republic is led by an elected Senate. Kathius, one of the senators and a child of the old nobilty, works hard to secure new freedoms for his people, but there ar...



  • Called to a remote cavern high in the Perelin Mountains, a young priest named Newell finds others awaiting his arrival. A ritual is about to take place and Newell is needed to enact the rite that will awaken the spirit of their dark queen, the sorcer...



  • Brandin Stormborn, the son of a god, a living legend and hero of the realms, returns to the kingdom of Belandria by sea. Years ago, the demigod lived among the knigdom's people, using a different name to hide his true identity. While serving as a mer...



  • Jassa, an elite soldier in an imperial army bent on conquest, has had enough of the bloodshed and violence. Now that they are preparing to move against a Keshati warlord named Sekatas who's been hindering their progress through the territory, Jassa ...



  • Enslaved in the mines of the cruel Denarth, Tolly had known only despair and humiliation. In desperation, he fled his captors and scaled an impossible height - the only means of escape. Once out, he runs, but will Tolly regain his freedom and find hi...



  • Other Realms: Volume One is the first book in a new series that collects original short stories by fantasy and sci-fi author Shaun Kilgore. In this volume, you'll be taken to far off fantasy worlds filled with magic, adventure, and the games of noble...



  • In the late hours of the night Maric Alran, a patreydan priest, hears a voice from heaven, the voice of Davene the Uncontainable. He is shown a prophetic vision of a coming savior for the Nine Realms, a prophet-king called Davion destined to crush th...



  • A witness to the murder of a fellow apprentice, Caulen Mathersby is forced to flee for his life. In a desperate bid for safety, he sneaks aboard the Morning Star, a merchant vessel departing the city of Luthenaris. Branded a runaway servant and then ...



  • The great contest is days away. Alan Serandos, an ex-soldier with no future prospects and no hope, plans to win. The prize: The hand of Princess Mariel and a place in the royal family. Meanwhile dark forces have plotted to disrupt the contest and by ...



  • Fresh from a battle, Fendreg, the Senagran, encounters a blind wizard on the road. Before he knows it, the warrior is drawn into a desperate quest to break a dark curse placed on the king of Noria and stop the undead sorceress Kayessa from rising fro...



  • With graduation coming up, Bobby Churchill is interested in only one thing: moving in with his dad and starting over. Then an act of courage changes everything. Bobby is thrust into a new world where superhuman abilities exist and he possesses incred...



  • Agnes Panetti had dedicated her life to the eradication of the things that go bump in the night, the monsters, vampires, and zombies that lurk in the shadows. But is her thirst for vengeance enough to face what is coming? Confronted with the truth, w...



  • Five Stories: Volume Three is a collection of short stories by author Shaun Kilgore. Stories included: "A Previous Engagement," "The Oracle Of Sadeer," "Chasing Demons," "The Shaldar's Pride," and "Whispers In The Dark."...



  • When reconnaisance agent Lieutenant Nathan James returns with news of Separatist movements in the ruins of Philadelphia, elite military unit, Ultra Force Seven, is deployed in the bombed out suburbs. Their mission is simple: push out the rebels and r...



  • Draw into a battle he had not sought, Fendreg, the Warrior of Senagra, lends his fighting skills to aid the plight of nomadic Kelvana against the deadly encroachments of the Shaldar. Bringing his knowledge to bear, the pilgrim warrior leads scores of...



  • Five Stories: Volume Two is a collection of short stories by author Shaun Kilgore. Stories included: "Land Of Broken Dreams," "The Fall Of The Witch-King," "Agent Of Change," "The Swordsmen Of Calabray," and "Ghosts Of America."...



  • Intrigued by the ruins of an ancient castle perched above her small village, young Nabbeth breaks the rule and ventures inside. There she encounters the fabled Oracle of Sadeer who shows her a terrible future. What will Nabbeth do? And will she be to...



  • After the creatures known as the daguar attack them, Christopher Saint and his companion Jen prepare to flee once again. It is nothing new for Saint who has been hounded by the supernatural for years. Struggling to escape his destiny, will Jen become...



  • As a secret agent, what do you do if an alien invasion happens while the President of The United States is giving a fundraising speech? Agent Jack Ramsey has little choice but to take the President and run as the whole building collapses and the city...



  • Battling along the walls of the besieged city of Hanbare along side its soldier, the warrior Fendreg of Senagra, leads a desperate standoff with the supernatural and mortal armies of Argrell, the witch-king of Devenar. Pushed to the limits when the c...




  • Robert Harris has endured the loss of his wife and his only son. He's faced the decline of the United States and banded together the people of his small Illinois town to eek out a satisfying existence with less. Then a politician comes to tow...



  • James Donavan is nobody special. He works as a computer tech in Champaign, Illinois. He spends his nights watching cable television news into the late hours. He watches and passively observes events of the day. Then the day comes when the turmoil inf...



  • Writer Douglas Finch has achieved a new level of success as an author of bestselling books. His agent wants him to talk to Hollywood. A young woman named Abby Simpson moves in across the street and Douglas begins to rethink his solitary writer's life...



  • Wandering and adventure-loving warriors Donataldo and Kenroy receive a desperate request from a nobleman's servant whose master is being held captive by a band of mercenaries. Drawn by the fight and a chance to get even with an enemy from the past, t...



  • Charged with providing food for his clan, Geven of Watcherwood enters woods along the River Marn, a haven for deep dark magic. He chases a great white stag and comes face to face with the legendary Fairies, and encounters the alluring Fairy Princess ...



  • Death has a strange sense of generosity. For one man a somber visit to a beloved teacher's funeral brings up a flood of emotions and makes him question the fairness of life and the endless ambiguities of death itself. He discovers only one solace: in...



  • Lord Calder, a nobleman of the beleaguered kingdom Dunmorda, is drawn into a religious controversy by the enigmatic young woman Mira. Standing before a high tribunal to defend the aberrant teachings of Mira and her order, the Ladies of Mourdan, Calde...



  • It is not a Merry Christmas for Benny Corelli. He is facing the wrath of a mob boss who wants him to pay his debt. Benny has refused and now his has been targeted by strong arm, Tony Costello -- who also happens to be a childhood friend. With his lif...



  • While he has built a successful career in advertising, Richard Cassidy isn't happy. He feels like he isn't fulfilling his promise, his calling in life. With the pressure of a big presentation pressing down on him, Richard muses over the pointless dir...



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    In this concluding volume of the Inter States trilogy, the Kendeil and Daniels families are still reeling from their terrible loss. Together with countless other hurricane refugees, they continue their struggle to migrate north from Virginia to New E...


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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Shaun Kilgore has published 89 books.

Shaun Kilgore does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, MYTHIC #20, was published in February 2023.

The first book by Shaun Kilgore, Inheritance, was published in September 2011.

No. Shaun Kilgore does not write books in series.