Undercurrents: An Anthology of What Lies Beneath

Fear is primal. Instinctive. Unavoidable.

And right now, there is something you fear—and you can feel it. Creeping up behind you. Lurking in the darkness that lives under your bed, or in your closet. A nameless dread.  

 In Undercurrents: An Anthology of What Lies Beneath, twenty-three talented authors, including New York Times bestsellers Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, and Jody Lynn Nye, have stood on the shores of their psyches and looked out over the ocean of possibility and wondered “What lies beneath?”  

 The sea creatures and sea monsters that answered their calls range from a giant kraken that rules the deepest ocean to the smallest puffer fish that creates intricate works of underwater art. Creatures of classic mythology—mermaids, sirens, and sea serpents—swim alongside more unusual beasts—underwater cats and singing whirlpools. These stories dive deep into the fears many of us face, including loss, abandonment, death, and physical, mental, or emotional danger. When the fears we keep buried beneath the surface rise up and threaten to consume, we must make a choice: conquer or be conquered. 

 This anthology is the fourth volume produced by the alumni of Superstars Writing Seminars, and all royalties benefit the Superstars Endowment Fund.

Available in audiobook format here! Narrated by Charles Kahlenberg and Carla Harkness

Cover Art by James Artimus Owen

“Introduction: Undercurrents, and What Lies Beneath”, by Lisa Mangum
“Sea Wind” , by Kevin J. Anderson
“The Kraken’s Story”, by Robert J. McCarter

“A Marsh Called Solitude”, by Gregory D. Little
“The Sirens’ Song”, by Aubrey Pratt
“The Sea Dragon’s Tale”, by Nancy D. Greene
“In the Garden of the Coral King”, by C.H. Hung
“The Old Man and the Sea Siren”, by Steve Pantazis
“All Yours”, by Melissa Koons
“To Become”, by CJ Erick
“High Seas Burning”. by Lee French
“Heroes of the Russian Federation”, by Chris Barili
“Four Billion Years of Solitude”, by Alex P. Berg
“Songs to Sing and Stories to Tell”, by L. D. Colter
“Underwater Cats”, by Mary Pletsch
“Lure”, by Joy Dawn Johnson
“Eat Me”. by Lauren A. Lang
“Bookend”, by Chris Mandeville
“Teens Teach Tech”, by Terry Madden
“Guardian of the Sea”, by Kristin Luna
“In the Water”, by Jessica Guernsey
“Cold, Silent, and Dark”, by Kary English
“Sea Dreams”, by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
“Mandala”, by Jody Lynn Nye

eBook ISBN: 978-1-61475-677-4
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-61475-676-7
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-68057-559-0
312 pages

Editor: Lisa Mangum