{"product_id":"2940016716923","title":"The End Was Not the End: Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Tales","description":"Heroes prevail… usually.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou sit close to a campfire, depending on its faint, flickering light to ward off the darkness. Yet the fire cannot hold back dark memories, thoughts of your fallen kingdom, of monsters across the land, of magic gone awry. Around fires like yours are seated other travelers, refugees from catastrophes none dare mention. Kings and queens huddle shoulder to shoulder with peasants, wizards share scraps with slaves, and each wishes only to be saved. Some will be lucky, for heroes yet remain in their lands. For others, hope was not among the provisions stuffed into a pack when fleeing home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEventually the silence of the night grows too heavy, and someone speaks. They tell a tale of loss, of foolish pride and tragic mistake. With bravery stoked by company, others speak up, each sharing their own sorrows.  Before long, there are enough tales to fill a volume. The conversations continue through the night, and by the time dawn has filtered through the gnarled tree limbs, journeys must continue, and one by one, the strangers trudge away. Their worlds may have ended, but they have survived another night. They will continue on, seeking to rebuild upon the ruins of great dreams. Their stories linger upon the air, drifting into time like the smoke from their extinguished fires, fed only by faint embers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book contains eleven stories set in worlds where an apocalypse has already come, but the characters you’ll read about aren’t quite ready for the end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors and stories featured in The End Was Not the End: Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Tales include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeedee Davies – “The Halls of War”\u003cbr\u003eDesmond Reddick – “Blood and Fire”\u003cbr\u003eScott Sandridge – “Make Way for Utopia”\u003cbr\u003eJay Wilburn – “Twenty Year Plan”\u003cbr\u003eMandi M. Lynch – “Nightmares and Dragonscapes”\u003cbr\u003eMagda Knight –  ”The Stone-Sword”\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Ransom – “In the Hills Beyond Twilight”\u003cbr\u003eSteven S. Long – “Blade of Fire”\u003cbr\u003eBill Blume – “Waist Deep”\u003cbr\u003eDarra L. Hofman – “Ben”\u003cbr\u003eNathen Gallagher – “Story’s End”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Joshua Leet","brand":"Seventh Star Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180452331760,"sku":"2940016716923","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016716923_p0.jpg?v=1763640232","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016716923","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}