Paul V. Cwiakala

From the author of Fallen Saints and A Slave of the Bird Men, eight gripping all-new tales of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror An astronaut questions his sanity after a mission gone awry. An ancient Dragoness awakens to find the humans who once feared her not quite so humble anymore. Haunting letters recount violent encounters with an unspeakable evil in the Canadian Arctic. A young man encounters a mysterious young woman in the forest. In Iran, an interrogator questions the only survivor of an alien spaceship crash-landed in the mountains. A man seeking a synthetic pet finds more than he expected.This and more in SILENT MARS AND OTHER STORES

AN ANCIENT RELIC. POWERFUL FANATICS.A WOMAN AND HER GUN.Two thousand years ago, the Power of God and the ability to perform powerful magic were revealed to the world. Protected by the Church, only the powerful magic-wielding "Miracle Workers" today know these divine secrets.Now, in an American Old West where gunslingers and magic are facts of everyday life, Angie Grissom and her Cajun partner, Andrew Carnation, hunt down criminals for cash with little more than their wits and brawn. But when the hunt for a simple thief puts her in the middle of a religious blood feud between two factions of fanatical Miracle Workers and a battle over an ancient book with ties to the very origin of their powers, will Angie's quick draw be enough? Action and adventure await in a Wild West that never was