Never Too Old to Save the World: a Midlife Calling Anthology by Addie J. King, Alana Joli Abbott (Editors)
English | 2023 | Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 1 MB
Once every generation there is a Chosen One, who will stand between humanity and darkness.
But why is the Chosen One so often a teenager? Why do only children get swept through portals to save the fantastic world on the other side? Whose idea was it to put the fate of the world in the hands of someone without a fully developed prefrontal cortex?
In Never Too Old to Save the World, nineteen authors explore what would happen if the Chosen One were called midlife. What would happen if the Chosen One were:a soccer moma cat ladya nosy grandmothera social workera retireean aging swordmaster?
The Chosen One could be anyone— because when the universe calls, the real question is whether the hero will take up the mantle and answer their midlife calling. Sometimes the world needs a hero who’s already been in the thick of chaos and survived. In those cases, age does matter.
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Big Momma Saves the World by Maurice Broaddus
A Legacy of Ghosts by Sarah Hans
The M.A.M.I. Incident by Guadalupe García McCall
Adya and the Messengers by Jaymie Wagner
Soccer Mom Saves the World by Addie J. King
My Roots Run Deep by John F. Allen
It’s My Nature by JD Blackrose
Truthteller by Linda Robertson
Utopia by Vaseem Khan
Jackalope Wives by Ursula Vernon
Granny by R.J. Sullivan
Launch Day Milkshakes by Jim C. Hines
The Sunspear by Alexandra Pitchford
Once a Queen by Alana Joli Abbott
By the Works of Her Hands by LaShawn M. Wanak
All the World’s Treasures by Kimberly Pauley
Strange Wings by Kathryn Ivey
The Mountain Witch by Lucy A. Snyder
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