New Release: Five Golden Names Charity Antology

Five Golden Names is commercially available and a top new release on the Zon! This collection of 21 short stories is raising funds for Room 2 Read, a non-profit working on global literacy programs. I thoroughly enjoyed this instalment for the series. The story quality is exceptionally high and there wasn't a single story I disliked, which is incredibly rare for me. Additionally, the wonderful and "out of the box" examinations of "treasure" and what that means make for an interesting point that connects these very disparate stories.

Here is a glimpse of what you can expect in each story:

Treasured Destiny by MS Weaver

- Quest to bring dragon eggs to the hatching grounds

- Fae-human encounter

- Battle brigands and monsters

- Fun, action-packed story

The Golden Touch by Meadoe Hora

- King Midas retelling

- Let go what doesn’t serve you

- Interesting use of the thread of life concept

- Great moral

The Last Coral by Sara Wright Namebearer by Marie-Helene Lebeault

- Heist for a magical object - The power of names

- Interesting post-apocalyptic world - Outcast becomes hero

- Masquerade ball - Breaking a curse

- Prince in disguise - Whimsical, dreamy style

The Five-Fingered Wand by Kristin Harley His Dog by L.S. Wolf

- Careful what you wish for - Dystopian

- Beautiful life lesson - Post-apocalyptic world

- Curse or blessing, it’s the mind that decides - Human-canine companionship

- Fun low fantasy read - Beautifully tragic ending

Time Travel and Other Disasters by Elena Shelest

- Time travel

- Pride and Prejudice retelling

- Quirky banter

- Fast-paced and fun

To Have a Heart by Sky Sommers

- Thief at the ball

- A truly “it’s complicated” relationship

- We give up the best things in life when we are so afraid to get hurt we lock our hearts away

- Quirky, but also softer, sadder

In the Quiet I Find Peace by Cody Steffenson In the Heart of the Lynx by Jo Holloway

- Gaslamp meets portal fantasy - A beautiful examination of true worth

- Salt of the earth MC - Quest to find a magical item

- Fun monsters - Lots of laughs

- Failure is just one step on the road to success - Temperamental hedgehog sidekick

Binary Sense by Loki Pistris The Golden Princess by Astrid V.J.

- Post-apocalyptic future - Heists for magical artefacts

- Main character is a robot - Chaotic trio: forgetful prince, talking fox, go-getter princess

- Robot-human interactions - Retelling of The Golden Bird

Bonfire Night by Marie Reed The Women’s Treasure by Eurelia Winters

- Travelling merchant’s daughter - Dystopian future

- Abandoned, haunted wizard’s house - Friendship and connection

- Ghost stories and a town mystery - Weird and wonderful mutated creatures

- Teens getting up to no good - Surprising ending

Darkbow: Guardian of Hollow Clouds by Alex Stubblefield

- Trolls hunting a unicorn

- Unexpected revelations

- Duty to protect a town

- Fun adventure

The Lost Lyric by Ashley Steffenson Tattered Beauty by E.G. Moore

- Musical magic system - High fantasy

- Quest to save the world - Rescue kidnapped sister

- Good intentions aren’t enough - Sweet story about sibling duty and

to correctly fix things protectiveness

- Beautiful reminder about self-care - Prophecy

A Treasure for the Future by Orion Silver The Rings of Chaos by Donna White

- Rite of passage - High fantasy

- Dystopian world - Humorous

- Search for lost knowledge - Magical artefacts

- Quest to save their people - Quirky

The Ascent by Kasandra Hughey The Five Golden Isles by Samantha Shaye

- Personal quest - Pirates

- Moving message about grief - Lost treasure

- Himalayan setting - Magical artefacts

- Low fantasy - Searching for her father’s legacy