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Unfettered is an anthology of original fantasy fiction by some of the very biggest names in fantasy fiction, and it also features deleted scenes from A MEMORY OF LIGHT, the final book in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.

This collection is not only a fantastic anthology in its own right, but it's a testament to the generosity found in the science fiction and fantasy community. When author Shawn Speakman fell seriously ill and was unable to pay his medical bills, that's when New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks offered to donate a short story that Shawn could sell to help alleviate those bills. He also suggested he ask the same of his other writer friends, and Unfettered is the incredible result.

Twenty-four tales comprise this superb collection, and as the title suggests, the writers were free to contribute whatever they wished.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword - essay by Patrick Rothfuss
• Introduction: On Becoming Unfettered - essay by Shawn Speakman
• Imaginary Friends - (1991) - novelette by Terry Brooks
• How Old Holly Came To Be [Kingkiller Chronicles] - shortstory by Patrick Rothfuss
• The Old Scale Game - shortstory by Tad Williams
• Game of Chance - (2013) - shortfiction by Carrie Vaughn
• The Martyr of the Roses [Kushiel's Legacy] - shortstory by Jacqueline Carey
• Mudboy [Demon Cycle] - shortstory by Peter V. Brett
• The Sound of Broken Absolutes [The Vault of Heaven] - novella by Peter Orullian
• The Coach With Big Teeth - shortstory by R. A. Salvatore
• Keeper of Memory - novelette by Todd Lockwood
• Heaven in a Wild Flower - novelette by Blake Charlton
• Dogs - novelette by Daniel Abraham
• The Chapel Perilous [The Iron Druid Chronicles] - novelette by Kevin Hearne
• Select Mode [The Broken Empire] - shortstory by Mark Lawrence
• All the Girls Love Michael Stein - shortstory by David Anthony Durham
• Strange Rain - shortstory by Jennifer Bosworth
• Nocturne - novelette by Robert V. S. Redick
• Unbowed [Legend of Asahiel] - novelette by Eldon Thompson
• In Favour With Their Stars [Temeraire] - shortstory by Naomi Novik
• River of Souls [The Wheel of Time] - shortstory by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
• The Jester [Riyria] - novelette by Michael J. Sullivan
• The Duel [Fillory] - shortstory by Lev Grossman
• Walker and the Shade of Allanon [Shannara] - shortstory by Terry Brooks
• The Unfettered Knight [The Annwn Cycle] - novelette by Shawn Speakman

Life can kick us when we are down.

In Shawn Speakman's case, he is fighting back.

Lacking health insurance and diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2011, Speakman beat the disease as well as the massive medical debt he amassed from its treatment. He did this by publishing Unfettered, an anthology featuring short stories donated by some of the best science fiction and fantasy writers working today.

The fight will not stop there. In an effort to pay forward the aid he received--and to memorialize his mother who passed away from stomach cancer in early 2016--Speakman has again collaborated with celebrated genre authors to publish Unfettered II. All proceeds from the anthology will either help eliminate medical debt for other authors or be donated to cancer research hubs around the world.

Twenty original new tales comprise this amazing collection and, as the title suggests, the writers were again free to contribute whatever they wished.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword: Remembering Kathy Speakman - essay by Terry Brooks
• Introduction: The End of Magic's Beginning - essay by Shawn Speakman
• Castle Coeurlieu - novelette by Naomi Novik
• A Slow Kill - short story by Peter Ourllian
• And Men Will Mine the Mountain for Our Souls - short story by Seanan McGuire
• Day One - short story by Jim Butcher
• Brightwine in the Garden of Tsitsian Village - novelette by Bradley P. Beaulieu
• Aokigahara - short story by John A. Pitts
• The Decoy - short story by Janny Wurts
• The King's Despatcher - short story by David Farland
• Figures - short story by Rachel Caine
• The Red-Rimmed Eyes of Tóu Ma - short story by Aidan Moher
• Magic Beans - short story by Django Wexler
• The Hedgewitch - short story by Sarah Beth Durst
• Victim with a Capital V - short story by Scott Sigler
• A Duel of Evils - short story by Anthony Ryan
• The Raven - short story by Erin Lindsey
• Bulletproof - short story by Mark Lawrence
• The Gunnie - short story by Charlaine Harris
• Little Wren and the Big Forest - short story by Michael J. Sullivan
• The Thrill - short story by Brandon Sanderson
• The Last Flowers of the Spring Witch - short story by Shawn Speakman

Lacking health insurance when he was diagnosed with cancer, Shawn Speakman asked friends in the science fiction and fantasy writing community to donate short stories he could use to counter mounting medical debt. The result was Unfettered, an anthology offering tales from some of the best authors working today.

Now, in Unfettered III, Speakman continues to pay forward the aid he received, raising money to combat medical debt for SF&F artists and authors. He has gathered together a great mix of new and favorite writers -- free to write what they like -- the result a powerful new anthology perfect for all readers.

Be haunted by the chilling ghost story of Megan Lindholm. Revisit the world of The Magicians with Lev Grossman. Return to Osten Ard in an epic first look at Tad Williams's Empire of Grass. Callie Bates shares a heartfelt story of magical loss and gain. Cross the sands of the desert planet Dune with Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Travel the Ways of The Wheel of Time with Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson. And many more stories, all wondrous alongside beautiful art by Todd Lockwood!