Swift the Chase: Scenes from 9 Fantastic Stories
Magic—danger—and the thrill of the chase!
Experience the rush of racing across rooftops with thieves—or the desperation of fleeing an assassin who knows you a little too well. From the fish market of a tropical island sultanate, to the monster-filled alleys of a steampunk London, to a land where souls take different forms as they rise or fall through the layers of the world, this collection of chase scenes and vignettes set in nine distinctive worlds will leave you spellbound.
Find unexpected allies, unshakeable enemies, sudden twists and turns, and always the swiftness of the chase—whether you’re on the hunt, or racing for your life.
This sampler includes an exclusive bonus scene set during the events of Tea Set and Match by Casey Blair, available for free online, and a scene from an unpublished novel by Rachel Neumeier not available anywhere else. The excerpts by Intisar Khanani, Raf Morgan, P. Djèlí Clark, Sherwood Smith, Joyce Chng, Melissa McShane, and Andrea K. Höst are from longer works that are available for sale at all major retailers.
So what is it?
I love reading and talking to people about books and I love meeting other authors, so I approached 8 other authors who write stuff that I love and asked them if they wanted to collaborate on a collection. But of what exactly? Well, I knew I wanted heroines (and heroes) who are smart and stories that are hopeful. And more than that, I love chase scenes. Add in a rich three-dimensional cityscape, where the chase can lead up and over roofs, down underground through tunnels or sewers, through twisty crowded streets, a hapless vendor’s stall or the backyard of befuddled family, and I’m all in. I love imagining the wintry scent of falling snow and the burn of ice on ungloved hands, or the fierce sun hot on the top of the character’s head and the smell of citrus and crushed dates—crushed of course when the smart, crafty, cunning, hopeful, desperate, loyal hero runs over them in her bid to escape. And Swift the Chase was born.
I absolutely adore the work of all the authors in this collection and I hope you do too.
Here’s what some of them have to say about it:
You can get your free copy of Swift the Chase starting today.