Return to the Apothecary: Fantasy Anthology II

by Thomas Fay, Virtual Voice (Narrator)

Time passes and heroic deeds fade into legend while others embark on new journeys. The apothecarist struggles against a changing world, the forest wolves seek to end their curse while the Imperial Emissaries embark on their most dangerous quest to date. The rebirth of dragons signals the beginning of a new age while a cursed soldier embarks on a journey to the depths of the dwarven homes of old. Return to the Apothecary blends fantasy and fable into an evolving world of characters and choices throughout the ages.

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Published March 19, 2025

About the author

Thomas Fay is a science fiction and fantasy author. Originally from Warsaw, Poland he now lives and writes in the beach side haven of Bondi in Sydney, Australia with the support and encouragement of his amazing wife and mischievous cockalier puppy.

Thomas discovered a love of science fiction early on, perhaps something to do with the dystopian society he grew up in. Bleak concrete apartment blocks situated in a field of grass, against the backdrop of the Chernobyl disaster—will make for a great opening of a book he’ll write one day.

For now, he focuses on writing science fiction detective novels, inspired by his early reading of Asimov and Phillip K. Dick, along with sweeping space operas and the occasional journey into the realm of fantasy.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am not one to read short stories often, as I tend to prefer getting lost in fantasy worlds for multiple books, as opposed to just a few pages. That said, this was a fun anthology of 11 fantasy stories that may or may not be set within the same world. Each one was fun to read for different reasons, though my favorite was The Alchemist. The ending of that one was just perfect. Each of the stories did a great job of pulling me into the world of the story for the brief time of the story, which I really liked.

Though this was the second anthology of fantasy stories written by Fay, it was the first one I read. I enjoyed it enough that I have already bought the first anthology, and I'm looking forward to reading it.