| DESCENT INTO CHAOS |
| Descent Into Chaos Is appearing in the Stygian Soul Anthology edited by Tina Morgan & Sheri McGathy From Double Dragon The Stygian Soul was a FINALIST for the 2006 Dream Realm Award |
| Torliana is an elf who seeks the ways of order. She enters the temple of Hellavar - Lord of Order and Fire to train as a monk in his service. Despite four years of training, she still finds herself desperate for acceptance in the temple and when she fails in her testing to become a Flame Dancer she is seduced by Thynitic, The Lady of Chaos. The Lady of Chaos uses the elf to call a chaos storm down on the temple destroying it and all those who are there. Torliana confronts the High Priest, Brular, whom she feels rejected her, and sends him to Thyntic's Citadel in the abyss to be a toy for the goddess' Chaos demons as she accepts her place and begins her own Descent into Chaos |
| CHAOS REIGNS SAGA This story is a direct tie in to the Chaos Reigns Saga. For information on this series of novels and short stories please visit the Chaos Reigns promo site |
| WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE STYGIAN SOUL AND DESCENT INTO CHAOS |
The Stygian Soul
Edited by Sheri L. McGathy and Tina Morgan
Reviewed by: Eugen M. Bacon
The Stygian Soul opens pseudo-darkly with Sheri L. McGathy's Six Steps, well written prose that sets pace for the
collection and asserts it mid-section in Coldoar. An experienced cast of writers blends snatches of humor, horror, and
literary in fantasy tales well thought, not splashed blind. The anthology is simple and natural; the mood vagrant enough to
take you places without going askance. I experienced bemusement and tragedy, witnessed a pioneer of balance in
something superior and contemplated fantasy with new eyes. Most of the stories do not delve too deep into the complexity
of terror to lose enchantment but embody an aspect that individually stands them apart.
Worthy of mention are:
Tina Morgan's Transcendence -- a ceremony of the Choosing that both fascinates and dismays;
B. D. Faw's darky short, How Scutter Saved My Life;
Michelle Acker's Blood Debt, and a quest for power with a twist in The Price of Magic;
Lee Masterson's acceptable risk that yields far more;
Rie Sheridan's The Game of the Gods;
and
Carol Hightshoe's chaos duet of snapping branches, one unicorn, and a flame dancing elf.
Edited by Sheri L. McGathy and Tina Morgan
Reviewed by: Eugen M. Bacon
The Stygian Soul opens pseudo-darkly with Sheri L. McGathy's Six Steps, well written prose that sets pace for the
collection and asserts it mid-section in Coldoar. An experienced cast of writers blends snatches of humor, horror, and
literary in fantasy tales well thought, not splashed blind. The anthology is simple and natural; the mood vagrant enough to
take you places without going askance. I experienced bemusement and tragedy, witnessed a pioneer of balance in
something superior and contemplated fantasy with new eyes. Most of the stories do not delve too deep into the complexity
of terror to lose enchantment but embody an aspect that individually stands them apart.
Worthy of mention are:
Tina Morgan's Transcendence -- a ceremony of the Choosing that both fascinates and dismays;
B. D. Faw's darky short, How Scutter Saved My Life;
Michelle Acker's Blood Debt, and a quest for power with a twist in The Price of Magic;
Lee Masterson's acceptable risk that yields far more;
Rie Sheridan's The Game of the Gods;
and
Carol Hightshoe's chaos duet of snapping branches, one unicorn, and a flame dancing elf.
Here is a collection of sometimes poignant; sometimes darkly humorous stories surrounding the fall (and sometime
redemption) of souls. A fascinating read! --
M. H. Bonham, award-winning author of Prophecy of Swords and host of the Sci Fi Traveling Road Show.
redemption) of souls. A fascinating read! --
M. H. Bonham, award-winning author of Prophecy of Swords and host of the Sci Fi Traveling Road Show.
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