Unfettered (anthology)

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Unfettered
UnfetteredCover.jpg
First hardback edition cover
Editor Shawn Speakman
AuthorVarious
Cover artist Todd Lockwood
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fantasy
Published21 June 2013 by Grim Oak Press (US)
20 February 2014 by Orbit Books (UK)
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book
Pages574
ISBN 978-0-9847-1363-9 (US)
ISBN   978-0-3565-0442-1 (UK)
OCLC 857749344
LC Class PS648.F3
Followed byUnfettered II 

Unfettered is a fantasy anthology edited by Shawn Speakman, featuring 23 short stories contributed by various best-selling authors in the fantasy genre. The book was released on 21 June 2013 by Grim Oak Press. The artwork for the book was done by Todd Lockwood. [1]

Contents

On 4 May 2015, Speakman announced the release of Unfettered II with short stories from at least 15 best-selling fantasy and science-fiction authors. The proceeds from this book would go towards alleviating the medical debts of other authors and artists. [2]

Unfettered III was released on 19 March 2019. [3]

Contents

"Foreword" by Patrick Rothfuss
"On Becoming Unfettered" (Introduction) by Shawn Speakman
  1. "Imaginary Friends" by Terry Brooks (a precursor to the Word & Void trilogy)
  2. "How Old Holly Came To Be" by Patrick Rothfuss (a Four Corners tale)
  3. "River of Souls" by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (a Wheel of Time tale) [4]
  4. "The Old Scale Game" by Tad Williams
  5. "Game of Chance" by Carrie Vaughn
  6. "Martyr of the Roses" by Jacqueline Carey (a precursor to the Kushiel series)
  7. "Dogs" by Daniel Abraham
  8. "Mudboy" by Peter V. Brett (a Demon Cycle tale) [5] [6]
  9. "The Sound of Broken Absolutes" by Peter Orullian (a Vault of Heaven tale)
  10. "The Coach With Big Teeth" by R.A. Salvatore
  11. "Keeper of Memory" by Todd Lockwood (a Summer Dragon tale)
  12. "Heaven in a Wild Flower" by Blake Charlton
  13. "The Chapel Perilous" by Kevin Hearne (an Iron Druid tale)
  14. "Select Mode" by Mark Lawrence (a Broken Empire tale)
  15. "All the Girls Love Michael Stein" by David Anthony Durham
  16. "Strange Rain" by Jennifer Bosworth (a Struck epilogue tale)
  17. "Nocturne" by Robert V. S. Redick
  18. "Unbowed" by Eldon Thompson (a Legend of Asahiel tale)
  19. "In Favour With Their Stars" by Naomi Novik (a Temeraire tale)
  20. "The Jester" by Michael J. Sullivan (a Riyria Chronicles tale)
  21. "The Duel" by Lev Grossman (a Magicians tale)
  22. "Walker and the Shade of Allanon" by Terry Brooks (a Shannara tale)
  23. "The Unfettered Knight" by Shawn Speakman (an Annwn Cycle tale)
  24. "The Twilight Dragon" by Shawn Speakman (UK edition only) [7]

Background

The book is an effort to alleviate the editor, Shawn Speakman's medical bills. Speakman was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2011 and the resulting chemotherapy left him $200,000 in debt. On the suggestion of Shannara author Terry Brooks, Speakman reached out to several authors for short stories which are published in the book. [8] [9] [10]

The proceeds from the sales of the advanced reading copy of the book would go towards author Dave Wolverton, whose son recently became comatose in a longboarding accident. [11]

Publication history

The book was initially published in five editions by Speakman's own publisher, Grim Oak Press. The hardcover books included an advanced reader edition, a limited leather-bound and slip-cased hardcover edition (signed and numbered), a limited cloth hardcover (signed) edition and a trade hardcover edition. [8] An ebook edition of the book was also released on Kindle, Nook and Kobo.

The book was digitally published in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other territories by Orbit Books on 20 February 2014. It included an extra tale, The Twilight Dragon, specially written by Shawn Speakman for the UK edition. [12] The rights to the audiobook edition were bought by Audible. [13]

A single page excerpt of each story in the book was released on Tor's website on 1 July 2013. [14] A five-story sampler of the anthology was also available to those at the 2013 Phoenix Comicon. [11]

Peter Orullian and Primo Pulanco released a power metal single, also named Unfettered, based on the stories in the anthology under the 'Lour Nail' label. [15]

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  2. ↑ Speakman, Shawn. "UNFETTERED II". Grim Oak Press. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Speakman, Shawn. "Our BIG Unfettered III Announcement". Grim Oak Press. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "River of Souls". Dragonsteel Entertainment. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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  7. ↑ Speakman, Shawn. Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy. Orbit Books, 2014, p. 6.
  8. 1 2 Patrick. "UNFETTERED anthology, compiled by Shawn Speakman". Pat's Fantasy Hotlist. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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  10. ↑ "Terry Brooks' Strange Tales Aren't Limited to the Realm of Shannara". Wired. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  11. 1 2 "An Epic Fantasy Community Comes Together. Appreciating Unfettered". Tor. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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  13. ↑ Speakman, Shawn. "Audiobooks Coming!". Grim Oak Press. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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  15. ↑ Orullian, Peter (29 August 2013). "A Fight Song for a Friend: "Unfettered"". Tor. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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