The Shadowed Flames
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In the storied pages of the bestselling anthology Unfettered, editor Shawn Speakman published short stories from some of the best fantasy writers working today--Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Jacqueline Carey, Terry Brooks, Naomi Novik, Mark Lawrence, Peter V. Brett, and many, many more!
Readers immediately asked for a sequel. And in November 2016, Speakman published Unfettered II, the anthology featuring a new line-up of bestselling masters of fantasy and science fiction!
This exclusive Wattpad excerpt is the opening to The Shadowed Flames, Speakman's short story contribution to Unfettered III, which will publish July 2018. When Knight of the Yn Saith Richard McAllister infiltrates a Parisian mansion to end an evil threat to the fey world of Annwn, he encounters a wizard more deadly than any he has fought before. For Christoph Moreau possesses the rarest of items thought long extinct.
And its discovery will endanger all that Richard and his trusty fairy guide Snedeker hold most dear.
All proceeds from Unfettered III will go toward alleviating medical debt for authors and artists who work in the fields of fantasy, science fiction, and horror!
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