Whispers from the Iron Cauldron

by Stephen Rhoades (Editor), Eric Mosher, Austin Worley

Steel sings, black sorcery seethes, and old powers crawl from the dark in Whispers from the Iron Cauldron. There are stories of grim wanderers, wolfish rogues, and desperate seekers who brave cursed ruins, barren wastelands, and the throne rooms of forgotten gods.

Featuring tales by Eric Mosher, Steven Streeter, S. B. Watson, Thomas Grayfson, Conrad Gardner, James Dorr, Cameron Scott Kirk, Sarah Toups, Craig Borri, Karl El-Koura, Mark Mills, R. K. Olson, Benjamin Simmons, Annie Percik, Chris Cornetto, Stephen D. Gibson, Ross Killey, Jessica Gleason, Rob Francis, Austin Worley, Chris McInally, Stephen Rhoades, and Benjamin DeHaan.

Genres: Fantasy

431 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2026

About the author

Born in 1977, Stephen Rhoades loves to write stories. He loves writing horror, but he also writes in other genres such as fantasy, young adult, and anything else that tickles his fancy.

Mr. Rhoades has several published (or soon to be published) novels, including THE CALIFORNIA BUTCHER, THE PARANORMAL AND NORMAL INVESTIGATORS, and RAT DROPPINGS. He also edited the horror anthology, INANIMATE THINGS: VOLUME ONE and VOLUME TWO.

He currently lives in the darkest parts of Alabama with his wife and family.

Reviews

[Jim K. · Rating 3 out of 5]

You definitely get your money’s worth from the Kindle version. A rather large anthology of a multitude of styles in the fantasy realm. There were a few excellent stories, but far too many average ones for me. Worth a read for any fantasy fan, because the sheer amount of short stories will give you something. Stories ranged from dark fantasy, macabre, sword and sorcery, D &D type, adventure fantasy, contemporary fantasy etc.