All right, it’s finally done! Fists of Fiction is an anthology of martial arts short stories from five authors, including me! Some writing pals and I got together and we each contributed two short stories for this collection, and we’re offering it for free as a promotional giveaway.
These stories range from classic wuxia, to historical fiction, to modern adventure and fantasy. My two stories are called “The Beggar and the General,” and “A Share of the Gate.” As I described them in the introduction:
For the two stories I wrote for Fists of Fiction, I set them both in the same universe as my historical fiction/martial arts adventure novel Dragons and Boxers. And in fact, characters from that novel make an appearance in both stories.“A Share of the Gate” is the story of two Buffalo Soldiers (the nickname for soldiers serving in the several all-black infantry and cavalry divisions of the United States Army) who find themselves in Tianjin, China, in 1900, just weeks after the devastating events of the Boxer Rebellion. In a public prize-fight against an aging kung fu master, Sergeant Clayton Brooks is in his element. But when American expatriate Wayland Cooper gives him some inside information on the background of his Chinese opponent, his moral dilemma begins.
“The Beggar and the General” tells the tale of young Gao Jinhai, a teenaged kung fu student in Shanxi, China, in 1865. Many strange characters are roaming about in the aftermath of the catastrophic, nation-rending clashes of the Taiping Rebellion, and Jinhai’s kung fu master has always stressed the importance of bravery and standing against injustice. Still, when Jinhai puts that advice into practice and challenges a petty thief, he soon learns that he’s in for a fight more deadly than he could have ever imagined.
Here’s the book trailer:
And here’s the link to download the book for free, for Kindle or other E-readers:
https://dl.bookfunnel.com/5pzekntak8
These guys are all great writers, and you should definitely check out their other work! Hope you enjoy reading these stories as much as we enjoyed writing them!