The Road So Far

By Jordan Hall

After 1500 years, technology has given the means for Vivaine to escape the curse of the seer, sorcerer, and her ex, Merlin that holds her trapped with him, but the two quickly learn that you never know how the future unfolds in the fantasy comedy, "A Matter of Time."

Eluned entered into the ice storms as a sacrifice to ensure her people's survival, but the intervention of a fabled destroyer helps her see her world and the meaning of sacrifice in a whole new light in "A Sacrifice to the Storms."

Jacob, a pianist on a cruise ship, has become disheartened with his love of music since it has become just another job, but a request from an odd little girl teaches that his future remains in hands in "As the Music Stops."

In "Just a Sip," the Sandman, a serial poisoner that places his victim's in an incurable coma, is confident enough in his sanctuary that he agrees to an interview, but his interviewer teaches that victims only exist in the mind.

In the flash fiction "Of Light and Dark," Amanda faces the brothers Golau and Tywyll and learns that there is no part of life set in stone.

"The Red Dragon Flies" puts a fantasy spin on one of the stories of Merlin and tells it through the eyes of his father. Merlin's father risks losing his little boy to Vortigern, but time may take him first. A short story based on Welsh myth and a winning entry of the East Texas Rose Comicon 2017 short story contest.

In the crime flash fiction, "Where There's Smoke...," Jackie and Davis pulled off the perfect art heist, as long as everything goes according to plan until the heat dies down.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jordan Hall
• Release date: Apr 28, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463835807

Jordan Hall

About the Author Jordan Reece Hall is a novelist of Experimentalist Fiction with eclectic tastes and an interest in the bizarre. His love of history and lore surfaces in science fiction, fantasy, and cross-genre stories inspired by obscure information he finds. He currently attends courses at Full Sail University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing while working as a machinist and freelance content editor. His crime and fantasy fiction, "Just a Sip," appeared in the September 2017 print issue of the literary magazine, THE SCARLET LEAF REVIEW, and "The Red Dragon Flies," a fantasy short story inspired by a popular Welsh myth, awaits publication in an anthology as a winning entry of the East Texas Rose Comicon’s 2017 Short Story Contest. When not producing parts for the racing industry or honing his writing craft, he assists in the design and building of haunted houses, reads short stories for a local radio station, and attends occasional paranormal hunts. He may be contacted on by email at [e-mail].

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