Unmasked: Tales of Risk and Revelation

Unmasked: Tales of Risk and Revelation

When the mask comes off, can you handle what’s underneath?

When the mask comes off, can you handle what’s underneath?
When your secret identity is revealed …
When the monster is unleashed …
When the superhero’s child has no power …
When Death himself is caught unawares …

Pull back the mask to reveal 21 tales from seasoned and award-winning authors, of magical masks, gas masks, death masks, superheroes, secret identities, disguised robots, alien symbionts, a Napoleonic thief, a swindling demon—even a hidden clown.
Who will take the risk?

Explore the masks we wear, the mysteries they conceal, and the price we pay when they’re stripped away.
Join us in our unmasquerade as we revel in—revelation!

Table of Contents:
Pygmalion—Seanan McGuire
I Have No Name—Andi Christopher
Speakeasy—Keltie Zubko
Framing Marta—James Romag
The Green Gas—Liam Hogan
Death by Misadventure—John M. Olsen
The Fog of War—Edward J. Knight
Faces of Death—Ed Burkley
The Quota—Tom Howard
La Marionnette—Alicia Cay
Masque—JL Curtis
Beauty is Lifted from Its Face As a Mask—Eric James Stone
Pagliacci's Joke—Travis Heermann
A New Purpose—Rebecca M. Senese
Eyeless—Gama Ray Martinez
In Defiance of Death—Rebecca E. Treasure
Qualia—Russell Davis
Shot in the Dark—Brennen Hankins
The Hibakusha—Michael Scott Bricker
Mope Not for the Mighty—Michael Nethercott
Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast—Eugie Foster

Introduction by Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson, Executive Editor
Editorial Team: Kelly Adams, Erekson Holt, Deborah Kevin, Melissa Dalton Martinez, Constanza Ontaneda, Dale Sprague, Amanda Spriggs, and Matthew Wright

Release day: July 7, 2021
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-68057-227-8
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-68057-226-1
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-68057-228-5
340 pages
Library of Congress Control Number: 2021934156

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About the Book
Endorsements
"It’s fun, easy reading … a varied assortment of adventurous tales to journey with"
Publishers Weekly
“An appropriate short fiction collection for a pandemic era.”
– Kaye Lynne Booth, Writing to Be Read
About the Author
Kevin J. Anderson

Kevin J. Anderson has published more than 175 books, 58 of which have been national or international bestsellers.

He has written numerous novels in the Star Wars, X-Files, and Dune universes, as well as unique steampunk fantasy trilogy beginning with Clockwork Angels, written with legendary rock drummer Neil Peart. His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series, the Wake the Dragon and Terra Incognita fantasy trilogies, the Saga of Shadows trilogy, and his humorous horror series featuring Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. He has edited numerous anthologies, written comics and games, and the lyrics to two rock CDs.

Anderson is the director of the graduate program in Publishing at Western Colorado University. Anderson and his wife Rebecca Moesta are the publishers of WordFire Press.

His most recent novels are Clockwork Destiny, Gods and Dragons, Dune: The Duke of Caladan (with Brian Herbert), and Slushpile Memories: How NOT to Get Rejected.