Rare Specimen and Other Stories

Eight tales of weal and woe.

An oracle whose gift for prophecy is infectious …

A watchwoman who guards the mouth of a wormhole …

A monster hunter who worships her quarry …

A mage whose sorceries are trapped by stitched lips …

Welcome to the dread futures and grim antiquities of S.J. Shank. Together, these eight stories weave a feverish tapestry of misplaced loyalties, tainted victories, and survival by the leanest of margins.