Stefon Mears

Merrick's Last Stand, a small river town far from kings and magic. As far as anyone knows... Fenwick claims he saw a legendary monster. The Gargantu. His friends call him a liar and worse, but they'll take his wager. Together they venture into the woods to find proof. What they find changes Fenwick's life forever. When you bet on a legend, even winning carries a steep price. Betting on a Legend, a fantasy short story where average people face magic bigger than any spell. From Stefon Mears, author of Twice Against the Dragon and With a Broken Sword.

Jeff had his best day of summer vacation come to an abrupt halt: the accident. Now no more soccer, no more bike tag, no more fun, but he doesn't understand why. Perhaps re-living the day will help..." Not Wisely but Too Well" is a new story from Stefon Mears, author of Magician's Choice and Surviving Telepathy.

If their minds don't kill me... The perfect grad night kiss with the girl of my dreams. Then her ex- had to go and clock me. With the whole graduating class watching... I woke up in the hospital a week later - reading the thoughts of everyone around me. Now I can't stop. Secrets coming at me from everywhere. And every one of them from a mind I can reach out and bend. This power is going to kill me. But if it doesn't... ... I may become a monster. Surviving Telepathy, the first book in The Telepath Trilogy, puts a psychic twist on teenage problems and explores the blessing and curse of power. From Stefon Mears, author of the Rise of Magic series.

Opposed by those they would save... The Pestilence, god of plagues, curses a small village. His dire priest ruins the fields, fouls the water, and transforms innocent villagers into rancid ghouls who crave human flesh. Enter two farmers, displaced by years spent fighting their baron's war. They escort a priest of the Green Lord who might cure the village, if they can first brave the afflicted and overcome the deadly plague master. Can this unlikely trio save the village without destroying it? Or will they, like the villagers, succumb to The Curse of Valassa?

A dozen wild short stories, filled with twists and excitement... Every month Stefon Mears' Patreon supporters enjoy two new short stories. Stories never published anywhere before, but collected here for the first time. In this collection you'll find tales like these... "The Case of Edmund Marsh" -- A Lovecraftian missing persons case, set in Oregon"Time for Bed" -- A dark, mystery story about a broken man dealing with a home invasion "Carjacking Death" -- A rideshare driver gets an unusual passenger in this tale of contemporary fantasy "Lights in the Sky" -- The twisted tale of a man pursuing alien abduction on a lonely highway All these and eight more, and all from the strange imagination of Stefon Mears, author of the popular Cavan Oltblood, Rise of Magic and Spells for Hire series. The Patreon Collection presents those page-turners, whole and unabridged, along with introductions to each story written just for this collection. Volume 7 includes the stories from January-June 2020.

A dozen rollicking tales, full of thrills and adventure... Every month Stefon Mears' Patreon supporters enjoy two new short stories. Stories never published anywhere before, but collected here for the first time. In this collection you'll find tales like these... "Solstice, Shotguns, and a Kiss" -- Armed men descend on a solstice bonfire in this tale of romantic suspense. "Undead Next Window" -- A lighthearted contemporary fantasy tale in which the only human in the Monster Unemployment Office copes with a wererat with a silver allergy "Worst Way to Break a Mirror" -- This Spells for Hire tale pits conjure man Heath Cyr against the truth behind the superstition "Two Kinds of Players" -- An aging minor leaguer and his last chance to make the Big Leagues. All these and eight more, and all from the wild imagination of Stefon Mears, author of the popular Cavan Oltblood, Rise of Magic and Spells for Hire series. The Patreon Collection presents those page-turners, whole and unabridged, along with introductions to each story written just for this collection. Volume 6 includes the stories from July-December 2019.