Insignia: Asian Fantasy Stories: The Insignia Series, #4

By Kelly Matsuura, Allison Thai, Joyce Chng and 6 more

INSIGNIA Vol.4 includes 9 Asian fantasy stories with a mix of literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. Countries included are Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, China, India, and Nepal.

PART I: Adventure / Folktales

'Four Claws' by Allison Thai
'I Found Love in an Urn Full of Ashes' by Joyce Chng
'Jentayu's Tear' by Anna Tan
'Ribbons & Bones' by Kelly Matsuura

PART II: Adult / Literary Tales

'The Fireflies of Todaiji' by Russell Hemmell
'Birds of Heaven' by EK Gonzales
'Last Train to Begunkodor' by Nidhi Singh
'Untouchable' by Sheenah Freitas
'White Lady' by Tina Isaacs

• Language: English
• Publisher: BWWP Publishing
• Release date: Mar 26, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386856665

Kelly Matsuura

Kelly Matsuura grew up in Victoria, Australia, but always dreamed she would live abroad.  She has lived in northern China, Michigan in the US, and over ten years in Nagoya, Japan, where she now lives permanently. Kelly has published numerous short stories online; in group anthologies; and in several self-published anthologies. Her stories have been published by Visibility Fiction, Crushing Hearts & Black Butterfly Publishing, A Murder of Storytellers, and Ink and Locket Press. She majored in Asian Studies at university, and (sometimes) studies Japanese, Chinese and German. Her other hobbies include cooking, knitting, sewing, and traveling. As the creator and editor for The Insignia Series, Kelly uses her knowledge of Asian cultures to help other indie authors produce great diverse stories and to share the group's work with a new audience.

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