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Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 Omens
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'Throughout the centuries, humanity has taken meaning from objects and natural events as warnings foretelling the future. The fate of kingdoms and empires have long been entrusted to skilled soothsayers and oracles, and their ability to interpret these Omens. Can you fight against the prophecy of your death, even when your kingdom is divided? While some seek wisdom and guidance from the Omens, others instead tempt fate, using the omen against another for their own personal gain. Then there are those who cling tightly to superstitions, becoming puppets to their foreshadowing. Do they really speak of the future? or has humanity become too blind to see the truth?

'Join us as we delve into the world of the Omens and discover their true meaning.

'Will you know signs when they appear?'

Source : publisher's blurb

Contents

* Contents derived from the Townsville, Townsville area, Marlborough - Mackay - Townsville area, Queensland,:Townsville Speculative Fiction Writer's Group , 2017 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Light of the Silvery Moon, Lynn Alford , single work short story fantasy

'The silver glow of the moon over still water creates a path that looks magical. have you ever considered that it might be? Oliver walks this path seeking his death. He finds a great deal more.'

Source : publisher's website

The Middle Fate, Tamantha Elliot , single work short story fantasy
Downfall, Marc Murkin , single work short story fantasy

'Blazing red comet appears over the skies, compelling action from brothers cursed by the gods and the prophecy wrought from their fallen children. One is fated to kill, the other to die. But can curses be lifted? All it takes is one man who doesn't believe.'

Source : publisher's website

Extinction, Joelle Cronin , single work short story science fiction

'The end of humanity does not fall on a single day. Humanity dies slowly and insidiously through complacency and ignorance. It begins with the youngest, the most vulnerable of the human species, and destroys entire empires until only the strong and the selfish remain. When a vicious and deadly pathogen unexpectedly tears through the human race, Emerson is one of the unlikely survivors. As she begins her journey to the quarantine zone, Emerson reflects back on the days before the end and wonders if there is still time to save humanity?'

Source : publisher's website

The Black Bell, Stephen Ryan , single work short story thriller

'Shaun Drew, a trained killer, hired for his special talents, is on his last job. The Payout was going to be huge. He finds himself deep in the grand canyon, tracking his victims before brutally killing them in cold blood. The murders are gruesome yet quick. Lurking in the background, is a witness, who becomes extrinsically involved but in no ordinary manner. This witness, not only enjoys what he sees but wants to mutilate bodies. Shaun desperately wants to abandon his life of death and destruction, but his new friend won't let him. Can he break free from his friend?'

Source : publisher's website

Dark Miracle, Terry Mullins , single work novella fantasy
Arrival of the Ravens, Michael Huddlestone , single work short story fantasy

'Visions and reading the omens had always been Kameko's curse. Something dark was on its way to the village, try as she may to save them, they would not listen. Had she waited too long or was it her that heralded the arrival of the ravens?'

Source : publisher's website

An Act of Grace, William Elliot , single work short story science fiction
Red Sky, Adam Stringini , single work short story fantasy
Harbour of Death, Annie DeSouza , single work short story fantasy
The Wedding Gown, Leigh-Anne Robinson , single work short story horror
Writings on the Wall, Michelle Mullins , single work short story science fiction
When the Clock Stops Dead, Michael Huddlestone , single work short story fantasy
Broken Home, Kate Greneger , single work short story horror

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