Arcane II

by Nathan Shumate (Editor), Craig Pay, Michael Haynes

Twenty-one weird and unsettling stories. Contains work by Michael Fletcher, Ian Welke, Gef Fox, Libby Cudmore, Matthew Quinn Martin, Philip M. Roberts, Harry Markov, Joanna Parypinski, Miranda Ciccone, Steve Toase, Anna Sykora, Nicole M. Taylor, Jean Graham, Michael Haynes, Milo James Fowler, Priya Sharma, Andrew Bourelle, Craig Pay, Patrick S. McGinnity, Adele Gardner, Eric Dimbleby, and Brooke Miller.

279 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Nathan Shumate is a Utah author, small-press publisher, assemblage artist and dilettante (although he prefers the term “Renaissance Man”). He has written (and gotten paid for) comic books, screenplays, and various forms of fiction and non-fiction. His short stories have appeared in the magazine Amazing Stories, the anthology Monsters & Mormons, and other venues. He is the publisher and instigator of the Lovecraftian pulp space opera Space Eldritch anthologies. His most recent book is The Shadow Over Vinland, and Other Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, released June 2024. He also unleashed LousyBookCovers.com onto the world, and consults with self-publishing authors at CoverCritics.com about effective indie book cover design.

Reviews

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had some of the most interesting short stories that I have read in a very long time. I thoroughly enjoyed every story in this book.

[Nick Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anthology problems, the struggle is real. Several of the stories just don't appear to be constructed at all. They are really tough to read. It's a shame, because there are some good stories included. It's a nice collection to skim through, but not a solid collection.