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The Stars Will Fall: A Collection of Fantasy and Science Fiction Short Stories
The Stars Will Fall is the debut collection of fantasy and science fiction short stories by rising author, Brian Reindel. Explore new worlds, discover fascinating characters and be entertained by astonishing tales of magic and wonder.
In the title story, The Stars Will Fall, two men from a shadow organization are tasked with preventing aliens from visiting Earth. One of them is having doubts. Will he make the right choice before it’s too late?
In The Last Illusion, a young man is enamored by a magician, trapped between the world of illusion and the reality that awaits him at university. Will he take advantage of an opportunity that changes everything?
In A Rocketship Ride to Nowhere, luck favors the unfortunate. A man with nothing to lose plays a lottery where the stakes are higher than he can imagine. Are mysterious aliens waiting to greet the winner.
In The Huntsman and the Fox, a hunter uses his talents to capture a magical fox. He quickly learns that contentment is elusive. The fox is cunning, but will the hunter wise up before the results are disastrous?
And many more!
Table of Contents
DESTINY UNDONEA ROCKETSHIP RIDE TO NOWHEREKINGDOM CALLINGORCHESTRAL MUSIC FROM SPACETHE SHAPE OF ITIT’S BETTER LEFT UNSAIDTHE LEPRECHAUN’S APPRENTICEONE BILLION YEARS IN A DAYLOVE POTION NO. 8THE HUNTSMAN AND THE FOXTHE SECOND LIFE OF MR. PEEPSFAIR WEATHER FRIENDTHE MAN FROM XENOGLORP 5THE INHERITANCETHE STARS WILL FALLBORN OF THE ABYSSSWEET ALCHEMYKNOWLEDGE IS POWERON UNHALLOWED GROUNDTHE SENTRY OF WILLOW WOODSTHE LAST ILLUSIONADDRESS UNKNOWNAN OCEAN FULL OF PRUDENCE AND VANITYTREVOR AND THE GOOASHES TO ASHESTHE GREATEST UNKNOWNTHE MICHIGAN DOGMANTHE BACKROOMSWHERE SECRETS DIELET BYLAWS BE BYLAWSI AM BEARALISTAIR MOON’S MYSTERIOUS BOOK OF MAGICSINK OR SELLDREAM JUNKIE
In the title story, The Stars Will Fall, two men from a shadow organization are tasked with preventing aliens from visiting Earth. One of them is having doubts. Will he make the right choice before it’s too late?
In The Last Illusion, a young man is enamored by a magician, trapped between the world of illusion and the reality that awaits him at university. Will he take advantage of an opportunity that changes everything?
In A Rocketship Ride to Nowhere, luck favors the unfortunate. A man with nothing to lose plays a lottery where the stakes are higher than he can imagine. Are mysterious aliens waiting to greet the winner.
In The Huntsman and the Fox, a hunter uses his talents to capture a magical fox. He quickly learns that contentment is elusive. The fox is cunning, but will the hunter wise up before the results are disastrous?
And many more!
Table of Contents
DESTINY UNDONEA ROCKETSHIP RIDE TO NOWHEREKINGDOM CALLINGORCHESTRAL MUSIC FROM SPACETHE SHAPE OF ITIT’S BETTER LEFT UNSAIDTHE LEPRECHAUN’S APPRENTICEONE BILLION YEARS IN A DAYLOVE POTION NO. 8THE HUNTSMAN AND THE FOXTHE SECOND LIFE OF MR. PEEPSFAIR WEATHER FRIENDTHE MAN FROM XENOGLORP 5THE INHERITANCETHE STARS WILL FALLBORN OF THE ABYSSSWEET ALCHEMYKNOWLEDGE IS POWERON UNHALLOWED GROUNDTHE SENTRY OF WILLOW WOODSTHE LAST ILLUSIONADDRESS UNKNOWNAN OCEAN FULL OF PRUDENCE AND VANITYTREVOR AND THE GOOASHES TO ASHESTHE GREATEST UNKNOWNTHE MICHIGAN DOGMANTHE BACKROOMSWHERE SECRETS DIELET BYLAWS BE BYLAWSI AM BEARALISTAIR MOON’S MYSTERIOUS BOOK OF MAGICSINK OR SELLDREAM JUNKIE
218 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 13, 2023
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About the author
Brian Reindel
2 books4 followersBrian Reindel graduated with a journalism degree from Oakland University in 1999, but he changed career paths after a brief stint as a copywriter with a local ad agency. The dot-com boom afforded him the opportunity to explore his new found love of programming and software development. He is employed as a software architect and continues to enjoy the challenges the field offers.
After more than twenty years, his passion for writing resurfaced in the form of a creative newsletter and then a fiction Substack. He belongs to a like-minded community of fiction writers, publishes weekly fantasy and science fiction short stories online and submits for publication to speculative fiction outlets.
Brian lives with his wife of 21 years and two children in Michigan.
After more than twenty years, his passion for writing resurfaced in the form of a creative newsletter and then a fiction Substack. He belongs to a like-minded community of fiction writers, publishes weekly fantasy and science fiction short stories online and submits for publication to speculative fiction outlets.
Brian lives with his wife of 21 years and two children in Michigan.
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March 6, 2023
Great collection of short stories!
December 18, 2024
So many great short stories in this collection. Brian’s ability to craft unique worlds and believable characters in such few words is remarkable. There’s an underlying theme of hope, discovery, and belief in these pages, and I found that refreshing. So glad I picked up this book!
November 29, 2024
The Stars Will Fall is a collection of speculative fiction short stories by Brian Reindel. One eye-catching element of this book is the number of stories included, a whopping thirty-four. Not only do you have the staples of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, you also have sub-genres of fable, apocalyptic, cosmic horror, and others all contained in one book.
I preferred the science fiction entries. “The Backrooms,” “A Rocket Ride to Nowhere,” and “It’s Better Left Unsaid” all deserve mention. The best two sci-fi for me were “One Billion Years in a Day” and “The Greatest Unknown.”
Among the others, “Fair Weather Friend,” and “The Inheritance” stand out. “Address Unknown” is my favorite offering in the book. The story pays off its clever idea in the best way possible.
From sinking islands to people trying to avoid an alien incursion in northern Michigan to a place where overdue library books are a crime, The Stars Will Fall covers it all.
I preferred the science fiction entries. “The Backrooms,” “A Rocket Ride to Nowhere,” and “It’s Better Left Unsaid” all deserve mention. The best two sci-fi for me were “One Billion Years in a Day” and “The Greatest Unknown.”
Among the others, “Fair Weather Friend,” and “The Inheritance” stand out. “Address Unknown” is my favorite offering in the book. The story pays off its clever idea in the best way possible.
From sinking islands to people trying to avoid an alien incursion in northern Michigan to a place where overdue library books are a crime, The Stars Will Fall covers it all.
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