Edward J Knight

Magic Portals Most people will never see one.Most will never even hear of one.Those few who do usually only get one chance to go through. Dare you step through? We've all dreamed of going someplace far, far away. Someplace magical. Here are seventeen tales of magical adventures to take you to those far away places. Featuring stories by Aaron Haden, Brenda Carre, Carol Hightshoe, Carolyn Kay, Claire Davon, Dana Bell, David Boop, Diane Arrelle, Edward J. Knight, James Rumpel, Jodi Rizzotto, Ken Hoover, Lucinda Gunnin, Robinne Weiss, Tim Newton Andersonand edited by Sam Knight

Eight years after the Jotunheim giants destroyed the Confederacy and most of the Union, the Army of the West stopped their last advance into what was left of the United States. Now the Army polices the borders while rebuilding its strength.Billy McCarty hates army life. He loathes the daily regiments and rules. Strange sightings in the Black Hills offer him the chance to leave it all behind and lead his own small scout team to investigate.But Billy's never led a team before. As they head into the wilderness, where only the rules of survival matter, his every decision could mean serious injury or death.For him or his friends.Or both.In the Mythic West, where gunslingers battle monsters of myth, Scout continues the epic adventures of the hero, Billy the Kid.

They say girls can't be gunslingers. Beth's gonna prove 'em wrong.Even if she has to fight a dragon to do it.The ghost of Calamity Jane gave her the gun. Wild Bill Hickok taught her to shoot. And at sixteen, she's ready to make a name of her own. So when strange assailants murder a visiting Arapaho shaman, Beth straps on her Colt .45. She must find the killers, defeat their dragon, and prevent the destruction of the West.

Seven years after destroying the Confederacy and most of the Union, the Jotunheim giants threaten a defenseless New England. The Army of the West plans a bold attack on Louisville to divert them. Billy McCarty's nightmares drove him to enlist as a sharpshooter. He just wants to put his heroics in Colorado behind him and kill giants. Captain Mercer doesn't care. He'll use Billy's skills and reputation however he can to ensure victory. Even if that means both their deaths. In the Mythic West, where Civil War veterans battle nightmarish monsters, Sharpshooter continues the epic adventures of the hero, Billy the Kid.

Seven years after destroying the Confederacy and most of the Union, the Jotunheim giants threaten a defenseless New England. The Army of the West plans a bold attack on Louisville to divert them. Billy McCarty's nightmares drove him to enlist as a sharpshooter. He just wants to put his heroics in Colorado behind him and kill giants. Captain Mercer doesn't care. He'll use Billy's skills and reputation however he can to ensure victory. Even if that means both their deaths. In the Mythic West, where Civil War veterans battle nightmarish monsters, Sharpshooter continues the epic adventures of the hero, Billy the Kid.

The Jotunheim giants poured through the rift at Andersonville and annihilated both the Union and the Confederacy. Only the desperate efforts of a few heroes stopped them in the West, at the battle of Golden City, Colorado. Those heroes became legends.Billy McCarty watched those heroes win the battle. He grew up reading the dime novels and dreaming about being like them. So when Giant Killer Cassidy came to town, Billy swore he'd join Cassidy's team. No longer a kid, he'd do anything to be by Cassidy's side.But "anything" could carry a high price, in both blood and honor. A high price he might have to pay repeatedly.In the Mythic West, where gunslingers battle monsters of nightmare, Sidekick follows the epic adventure that began a hero's rise.