Unbound

Edited by Shawn Speakman

You define life or it defines you.

In Shawn Speakman’s case, it was both. Lacking  health insurance and diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2011, Shawn  quickly accrued a massive medical debt that he did not have the ability  to pay. That’s when New York Times best-selling author Terry Brooks  offered to donate a short story that Shawn could sell tohelp alleviate  those bills—and suggested he ask the same of his other writer friends.

Unfettered  is the result: an anthology built in order to relieve that debt,  featuring short stories by some of the best fantasy writers in the  genre.

Twenty-three tales comprise this incredible collection,  and as the title suggests, the writers were free to contribute whatever  they wished.

Includes stories by:   Jennifer Bosworth, Peter V. Brett,Terry Brooks,  Jacqueline Carey, Blake Charlton, David Anthony Durham, Kevin Hearne, Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson, Todd Lockwood, Naomi Novik, Peter Orullian, Robert V.S. Redick, Patrick Rothfuss,  R.A. Salvatore, Shawn Speakman, Eldon Thompson, Carrie Vaughn, Tad Williams.

With  the help of stalwart friends and these wonderful short stories, Shawn  has taken the gravest of life’s hardships and created something magical.  Unfettered is not only a fantastic anthology in its own right, but it’s  a testament to the generosity found in the science fiction and fantasy  community—proof that humanity can give beyond itself when the need  arises.

After all, isn’t that the driving narrative in fantasy literature?