Coins of Chaos

During and after the great depression they were traded for food, sex, shelter, and power. Twenty of the seemingly ordinary nickles carved with dark representations of world evils and imbued with magical powers that transformed the deliciously macabre bits of lost art into carriers of death, destruction, and ill luck.

Where these coins go, so does his will. Each coin is imbued with his malice and a desire for destruction.

With each life ruined... the Carver's life goes on.

Seventeen stories tell the tale of the Carver's legacy: coins designed for beauty morphed into catalysts of pain.

Authors include: Nathaniel Lee, Kelly Swails, Andrew Penn Romine, Brandie Tarvin, Jay Lake, Erik Scott De Bie, Martin Livings, Nathan Crowder, Seanan McGuire, Glenn Rolfe, Dylan Birtolo, Kelly Lagor, Jason Andrew, Mae Empson, Richard Dansky, Peter M. Ball, Gary A. Braunbeck.

Table of Contents:

Prelude       

Silver and Copper, Iron and Ash by Nathaniel Lee

The Price of Serenity by Kelly Swails

Vinegar Pie by Andrew Penn Romine

The Fall of Jolly Tannum by Brandie Tarvin

Spendthrift by Jay Lake

Incubus Nickel by Erik Scott De Bie

In His Name by Martin Livings

Lies of the Flesh by Nathan Crowder

Train Yard Blues by Seanan McGuire

Skull of Snakes by Glenn Rolfe

Searching For A Hero by Dylan Birtolo

Something in the Blood by Kelly Lagor

The Value of a Year of Tears and Sorrow by Jason Andrew

Definitely Dvorak by Mae Empson

Justice In Five Cents by Richard Dansky

Tithes by Peter M. Ball

With One Coin For Fee: An Invocation of Sorts by Gary A. Braunbeck Epilogue