Wizard-sitting: A Stormtalons Short Story

by Brandon Crilly

When a scholar had an unfortunate encounter with the Stormtalons, it changed him, awakening his Gift. Now his proteges are desperate to keep him hidden from the Heirophar, a desperation only increased when a ruthless noblewoman from their past finds them and threatens them with exposure—unless they perform a certain little task...

ABOUT STORMTALONS
Stormtalons! The realms you’re looking for!From Ed Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms®, comes his newest fantasy setting, fraught with deadly mists, magic, and adventure! This is one of 120 planned books, written by more than 50 Creatives from around the world. But you can start with this short story! Don’t miss out on this sprawling new world!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
An Ottawa teacher by day, Brandon Crilly has been previously published by On Spec , The 2017 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide, Third Flatiron Anthologies and other markets. He was a Semi-Finalist in the 4th quarter of Writers of the Future 32, contributes regularly to BlackGate and is a member of the programming team for Can*Con in Ottawa.

Genres: Fantasy

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 24, 2017

About the author

Brandon Crilly is a Canadian novelist, games writer, and speaker specializing in weird worlds with doses of cli-fi, characters on the sidelines and outside-the-box adventures. His debut novel Catalyst won an IPPY Award for Fantasy in 2023; Castoff will be his second novel, completing the Aspects of Aelda duology in 2025. He has more than 50 published short works to date, in markets including Fusion Fragment, Apex Magazine, and Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction. Brandon is also a freelance games writer, contributing to award-winning IP lines like The Expanse RPG and Shadowrun and publishers including Kobold Press and Gallant Knight Games. Find out more about his upcoming releases by following him on Instagram or signing up for his newsletter via brandoncrilly.com.

Reviews

[Laurie Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story, it has threats both within and without the group, mysteries from their past, character development and surprises... all in a short story! I hope that he continues to write about these characters, I can't wait to sink my teeth into a novel!