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An Embarrassment of Id’imps

While the rights have reverted for this story, I’ve yet to pass it on to Elsewhere Publishing so they can give it a blurb and work their magic. In the meantime, here is a bit of personal insight: For some reason, I tend not to write too many holiday stories. So, when this lighthearted fantasy began to take shape, I quickly realized it was my own love letter to fandom. I leaned in hard and had a great time.

 

 

 

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An Embarrassment of Id’imps

 

by Ezekiel James Boston

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An Embarrassment of Id’imps

 

 

Copyright © 2020 by Ezekiel James Boston
First published in WMG Winter Spectacular 2020, edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, WMG Publishing, 2020
Published by Elsewhere Publishing
Cover and layout copyright © 2020 by Elsewhere Publishing
Cover design by Ezekiel James Boston/Elsewhere Publishing
Cover art copyright © artisticco | Depositphotos

 

 

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Short Story | Gateway Blood

A vampire couple do their best to keep their son from making the biggest mistake of his unlife.

 
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Gateway Blood

 

by Ezekiel James Boston

 

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Gateway Blood
Copyright © 2015 by Ezekiel James Boston
First published in One Horn to Rule Them All, edited by Lisa Mangum, WordFire Press, 2015
Published by Elsewhere Publishing
Cover and layout copyright © 2016 by Elsewhere Publishing
Cover design by Ezekiel James Boston/Elsewhere Publishing
Cover art copyright © olly18 | Depositphotos
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A Boy Named Evil

Ultrahumans
A Boy Named Evil

Born into a line of super villains with ironclad power, fourteen-year-old Evil wants nothing more than to escape his legacy and give up the last name Overlord forever.

He accidentally draws the attention of the Power League–heroes working to topple the Overlord regime.

Evil’s hopes and dreams come crashing down, forcing him to choose between his mother’s gentle morals and his father’s devastating convictions.

The world refuses to give Evil a chance. What chance can Evil give the world.


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Sins Of The Fathers: A Super Collection Of Superhero Stories

It is a pleasure to report that my short novel A Boy Named Evil, Ultrahumans has been collected into the Sins Of The Fathers Bundle.

Time passes. Teenage sidekicks grow up. Heroes and villains settle down and start families.

The bundle is themed around the next generation of kids taking over the family superhero/villain business. Stories about people in masks and how they interact with the youngsters coming along, rather than just inter-generational family drama. Superheroes make everything crazier.

Does the hero retire gracefully and let the teen sidekick take over the name and costume? Did the children of a supervillain join the family business, or become heroes and work to thwart their own parental units?

What happens, when ties of family intersect and tangle with ties of crime-fighting?

Table of Contents:
— “Hunted” by Annie Reed
— “Expectations” by Blaze Ward
— “T-Minus Zero Plus Forever” by Ron Collins & John C. Bodin
— “Bamboo and Pine” by Leah Cutter
— “Not-So-Fortunate Son” by Robert Jeschonek
— “A Boy Named Evil, Ultrahumans” by Ezekiel James Boston
— “Cops and Fathers” by M. L. Buchman
— “Ella Saves the World” by Rebecca M. Senese
— “No Money in Heroism” by Stefon Mears
— “The Fantabulous Flying Cupcakes of Terror-Missed-You” by Louisa Swann

Over 550 pages of super-powered fiction!

You can pick up the bundle from: Amazon, Kobo, iTunes, Barnes & Nobel, and BundleRabbit.

Sins of The Fathers

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Advance Reader Opportunity

Part of my work style is to toil away in private until I have something to offer. This time, I come with a chance to receive my first “superhero” novel ‘A Boy Named Evil’ before it’s available anywhere! The book is done and scheduled to go live on November 20th.

I am looking for readers to join my Edge Advantage reading group. In exchange for the free book, I am hoping that you will leave an honest review wherever you buy/review books (by December 1st). The review is not a requirement, but would be greatly appreciated.

Because I’m forming this special group, you’ll be required to enter your email address again. I apologize for this, but I’m looking to reward those who enjoy the stories I tell.

All right. Enough of that. Here’s the link, and here’s the cover! (Back cover text below.)

Back cover text:

Born into a line of supervillains with ironclad power, fourteen-year-old Evil wants nothing more than to escape his legacy and give up the last name Overlord forever.

He accidentally draws the attention of the Power League—heroes working to topple the Overlord regime.

Evil’s hopes and dreams come crashing down, forcing him to choose between his mother’s gentle morals and his father’s devastating convictions.

The world refuses to give Evil a chance. What chance can Evil give the world?

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Duty, Honor, Country: 8 Tales Of Bravery And Heroism

It is a pleasure to report that my short story Soul Survivor has been collected into the Duty, Honor, Country: 8 Tales Of Bravery And Heroism Bundle. There are eight titles:
      — Return to Honor By Doug Beason
      — For Her Dark Eyes Only By M. L. Buchman
      — The Spring By Harvey Stanbrough
      — Frozen Heart By J. D. Brink
      — Forced Conversion By Donald J. Bingle
      — Soul Survivor, Buck Tales By Ezekiel James Boston
      — Her Heart and the “Friend” Command By M. L. Buchman
      — Strike Eagle By Doug Beason

Over 1,100 pages of military fiction. Get some.

You can pick up the bundle from: Amazon, Kobo, iTunes, Barnes & Nobel, and BundleRabbit.

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Jamal & the Skeleton’s Heart, Buck Tales

Being immortal, Jamal always has trouble keeping friends. Most times it seems like he just gets to know someone when then hit their expiration date. They shuffle off to whatever is after life, leaving him scratching his head.

Only this time, after being buried, his friend Newt–a non-binary skeleton–rose from the dead with a problem. A former lover and necromancer had stolen Newt’s heart from his grave.

Jamal agrees to retrieve the heart. And runs into his own brand of trouble. The kind that could end him.

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Yuletide Yield

The Adventures of Benjamin Baxter
Yuletide Yield

The darkness within Benjamin keeps growing. Since losing control to it last month, not a day goes by without a struggle against it.

Tasked by his school to go with some schoolmates to a dangerous traveling bazaar, Ben finds himself under mystic attack by an unknown assailant.

Worse, the indifference of those around him who could help, but choose not to.

Ben comes face to face with a society that hates him.


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