Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, edited by Hugo and World Fantasy Award nominated editor Warren Lapine, brings readers the very best in science fiction and fantasy. Join in and explore strange new worlds. * Original Short Story: Heartless by Krystal Claxton. A woman of power ministers to a broken heart, risking her own in the process. * Original Short Story: Underworld by Katherine Mankiller. A teen grapples with dark forces to save the only family he's ever known. * Short Story: Backlash by Nancy Fulda. Eugene Gutierrez has flashbacks from the war, but the real danger is what he doesn't remember. * Flash Fiction: Corner Sofa by Sarena Ulibarri. Sometimes it takes stepping into someone else's story to more clearly see your own. * Flash Fiction: The Miracle on Tau Prime by Alex Shvartsman. Can an alien be touched by God? * REVIEWS & COMMENTARY * Reviews: The Fan: by Carole McDonnell * Reviews: The Magic Lantern: by Adam-Troy Castro * Reviews: Area 51 1/2 by Steven Sawicki * Reviews: New & Noteworthy Short Genre Fiction: by Gillian Daniels. Make sure to go to www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com every months for lots of great, free content

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