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Tales from the Year Between #3
In The Wake of the Kraken
Set sail for adventure across four fantastic pirate filled worlds in the 3rd volume of Tales From the Year Between! From galleons to steampunk airships to faster-than-light starships, come join Skullgate Media as we navigate the waters of the multiverse...
Pirates exist across every version of reality. While we are all familiar with the classic tales of Long John Silver and Blackbeard, there are worlds where pirates steer airships through the sky, ride on the backs of fire-breathing dragons, or pilot rockets between the stars. Whether they are sailing a steampunk zeppelin, exploring a magic underwater grotto, or crewing a space station near a black hole, these pirates share a swashbuckling sense of adventure that crosses all bounds of space and time. Stow away with 24 gripping yarns as we sail the seas, skies, and stars seeking out treasure and glory... in the wake of the kraken!
Tales From The Year Between is Skullgate’s anthology series that brings together writers from around the globe to invent an original world from scratch. After two weeks of intense world-building, each author sets out to expand their new, fabulous universe through short stories, flash fiction, poems, songs, and whatever else their boundless imaginations unleash. Each volume is new, exciting, and utterly unique.
Pirates exist across every version of reality. While we are all familiar with the classic tales of Long John Silver and Blackbeard, there are worlds where pirates steer airships through the sky, ride on the backs of fire-breathing dragons, or pilot rockets between the stars. Whether they are sailing a steampunk zeppelin, exploring a magic underwater grotto, or crewing a space station near a black hole, these pirates share a swashbuckling sense of adventure that crosses all bounds of space and time. Stow away with 24 gripping yarns as we sail the seas, skies, and stars seeking out treasure and glory... in the wake of the kraken!
Tales From The Year Between is Skullgate’s anthology series that brings together writers from around the globe to invent an original world from scratch. After two weeks of intense world-building, each author sets out to expand their new, fabulous universe through short stories, flash fiction, poems, songs, and whatever else their boundless imaginations unleash. Each volume is new, exciting, and utterly unique.
- GenresFantasy
425 pages, Paperback
First published August 31, 2021
About the author
C. Vandyke
20 books432 followersChris Vandyke was born in 1979 and spent the first 16 years of his life in the small coastal town of Gold Beach, Oregon. Since 2002 has been a High School English Teacher in the New York City Public School System, which is, needless to say, somewhat different than his hometown. He is the founder and president of Skullgate Media, a writer-owned publishing collective, as well as the editor-in-chief of Tales from the Year Between, a weird-fiction anthology. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, two children, and a menagerie of animals. They are currently one goat shy of a petting zoo.
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September 18, 2021
I very much enjoyed A.E. Bross’s tale “The Elysium Proposal” featuring half-Elf pirate Kyle and her lover Teague. Plenty of intrigue and suspense! I’m invested in these characters and hope to read more of their adventures in the future.
I also plan to return to this book to read more of these short stories.
I also plan to return to this book to read more of these short stories.
November 6, 2021
I love anthologies, as it gives one the opportunity to find new authors, and revisit old favorites. In the anthology I just finished, I enjoyed rereading stories by Ray Bradbury and Charles DeLint. This anthology offers up a whole new group of authors, and an interesting set up: Pirates across the multiverse. The book is sectioned.
Pirates of the Fantastic ( being pirates in a fantasy setting) I confess, not my favorite 'verse. That being said, I did enjoy
" Prince of the Porthole" ****
Pirates of the Sky:
"What we dare to behold" Good spooky fun.****
"Another kind of immortality" interesting obits of pirates memorably written.****
Pirates of the Stars:
Debt Collection (made me think of Star wars with pirates) ***
Dear Auntie AI hilarious riff on dear abby in space *****
Synchrony **** mistaken identity and timeline
And the best for last ( I am a lover of traditional pirate stories)
Pirates of the Sea
Roman Jewels, pirate Romeo and Juliet, not bad *** 1/3
Stolen Goods ***** adventure awaits!
Cat o'nine tails ***** clever twist
Heart of storms *** honorable mention, I like the ending.
Of revenge and rappers, ***1/2 a sister seeks revenge.
If you are looking for some new authors this is a great way to find them.
Pirates of the Fantastic ( being pirates in a fantasy setting) I confess, not my favorite 'verse. That being said, I did enjoy
" Prince of the Porthole" ****
Pirates of the Sky:
"What we dare to behold" Good spooky fun.****
"Another kind of immortality" interesting obits of pirates memorably written.****
Pirates of the Stars:
Debt Collection (made me think of Star wars with pirates) ***
Dear Auntie AI hilarious riff on dear abby in space *****
Synchrony **** mistaken identity and timeline
And the best for last ( I am a lover of traditional pirate stories)
Pirates of the Sea
Roman Jewels, pirate Romeo and Juliet, not bad *** 1/3
Stolen Goods ***** adventure awaits!
Cat o'nine tails ***** clever twist
Heart of storms *** honorable mention, I like the ending.
Of revenge and rappers, ***1/2 a sister seeks revenge.
If you are looking for some new authors this is a great way to find them.
October 1, 2021
I love pirates, and I love krakens, so I picked this up on a whim. I was not disappointed! Multiple authors coming together to make not just one but 4 different shared worlds? Epic. I enjoyed the fantasy pirate and sky pirate settings best, but these stories are so broad their really is something for everyone in here.
The stories loosely connect, but not so much that you have to read one to understand the others. Each is fresh, with a new outlook and plot set within these marvelous worlds.
The stories loosely connect, but not so much that you have to read one to understand the others. Each is fresh, with a new outlook and plot set within these marvelous worlds.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews