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The Writing Excuses Anthology
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From the Hugo Award-winning hosts of the Writing Excuses writing advice show comes a collection of all-new stories of the fantastic, with beautiful illustrations and a behind-the-scenes look at each story’s creation.
Brandon Sanderson’s “Sixth of the Dusk,” set in his Cosmere universe shared by the Mistborn books and the number one New York Times best-selling Stormlight Archive, showcases a society on the brink of technological change. On the deadly island of Patji, where predators can sense the thoughts of their prey, a lone trapper discovers that the island is not the only thing out to kill him.
Mary Robinette Kowal’s “A Fire in the Heavens” is a powerful tale of a refugee seeking to the near-mythical homeland her oppressed people left centuries ago. When Katin discovers the role the “eternal moon” occupies in the Center Kingdom, and the nature of the society under its constant light, she may find enemies and friends in unexpected places.
Dan Wells’s “I.E.Demon” features an Afghanistan field test of a piece of technology that is supposed to handle improvised explosive devices. Or so the engineers have told the EOD team that will be testing it; exactly what it does and how it does it are need-to-know, and the grunts don’t need to know. Until suddenly the need arises.
Howard Tayler’s “An Honest Death” stars the security team for the CEO of a biotech firm about to release the cure for old age. When an intruder appears and then vanishes from the CEO’s office, the bodyguards must discover why he is lying to them about his reason for pressing the panic button.
For years the hosts of Writing Excuses have been offering tips on brainstorming, drafting, workshopping, and revision, and now they offer an exhaustive look at the entire process. Not only does Shadows Beneath have four beautifully illustrated fantastic works of fiction, but it also includes transcripts of brainstorming and workshopping sessions, early drafts of the stories, essays about the stories’ creation, and details of all the edits made between the first and final drafts.
Come for the stories by award-winning authors; stay for the peek behind the creative curtain.
Performed by Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, Richard Rohan, Eric Messner, Ken Jackson, Kimberly Gilbert, Dawn Ursula, Michael John Casey, Evan Casey, Nick DePinto, Mort Shelby, James Konicek, Dylan Lynch, Tim Getman, Thomas Keegan, Thomas Penny, Scott McCormick, Steve Wannall, Chris Davenport, Gregory Linington, Lily Beacon, Christopher Graybill, Andy Brownstein, Bob Payne, Todd Scofield, Nanette Savard, Jeff Allin, Paul Reisman, Patrick Bussink, Shanta Parasuraman, Yasmin Tuazon, Scott Graham, Bill Gillett, Dani Stoller, Chris Genebach, Lise Bruneau, Michael Glenn, Deidra Starnes, David Jourdan, Rose Elizabeth Supan, James Lewis.
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Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the god king one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn’t like his job, and the immortal who’s still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren’s capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people.
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Overproduced and Amateur at the same time...
- By Fantasy Lover on 09-15-21
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Dark One: Forgotten
- By: Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells
- Narrated by: Rachel Jacobs, Sophie Oda, Keith Szarabajka, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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Every year in the United States there are fifteen thousand murders, give or take a few hundred. Of those, nearly forty percent go unsolved. In this six-part audio series, Christina Walsh is determined to change that. After struggling with the loss of her father, she sets out on a journey to bring the justice that has eluded her to the families of other victims. And she starts with a particularly strange case. The murder of world-renowned violinist Leona McPherson who mysteriously disappeared years ago after a concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
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I expected more
- By Gavin Crenshaw on 01-16-23
By: Brandon Sanderson, and others
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The Original
- By: Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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When Holly Winseed wakes up in a hospital room, her memory compromised and a new identity imposed on her, a team of government agents wastes no time stating their objective. With intent to infiltrate and defeat the terrorist group ICON, the agents tell Holly that she is now a Provisional Replica and has one week to hunt down and kill her Original for the murder of her husband, Jonathan. If she succeeds, she’ll assume her Original’s place in society. If she fails, her life will end.
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Good story, but something ruined it for me...
- By jturner on 09-16-20
By: Brandon Sanderson, and others
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The Warded Man
- By: Peter V. Brett
- Narrated by: Pete Bradbury
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
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Peter V. Brett has won accolades from critics, fans and fellow authors alike for this riveting debut novel. The Warded Man features a world where demons stalk the night, hunting humans who have long forgotten the magic of their ancestors. But all is not lost, as some hold out hope that a savior will release humanity from the demons' terrifying reign.
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Brilliant
- By Meloney | Newlywed on 12-18-09
By: Peter V. Brett
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Warbreaker (1 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]
- Warbreaker, Book 1, Part 1
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Dylan Lynch, James Konicek, Ken Jackson, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
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Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn’t like his job, and the immortal who’s still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren’s capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people.
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The background noise
- By Jmatt on 07-12-21
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Godfire
- Five Lands Saga Series, Book 1
- By: Cara Witter, Janci Patterson, Megan Walker, and others
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Kenton is the last of his people, desperately searching for others who can aid in his quest to unearth the gods from their hiding places and restore goodness and order to the world. As Kenton gathers together the legendary godbearers - who are said to be able to retrieve the gods, wherever they lie - he finds an unlikely ally in Daniella, the daughter of the dictator himself. Daniella is tired of being her father's puppet, all too eager to be out of his grasp. But as they travel together, Kenton begins to suspect she may be something far more dangerous than a dictator's pawn.
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Enjoyed
- By Amy on 07-10-23
By: Cara Witter, and others
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Unfettered
- Tales By Masters of Fantasy
- By: Terry Brooks, Patrick Rothfuss, Robert Jordan, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim, Marc Vietor, Bronson Pinchot, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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You define life or it defines you. In Shawn Speakman’s case, it was both. Lacking health insurance and diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2011, Shawn quickly accrued a massive medical debt that he did not have the ability to pay. That’s when New York Times best-selling author Terry Brooks offered to donate a short story that Shawn could sell to help alleviate those bills—and suggested he ask the same of his other writer friends. Unfettered is the result: An anthology built in order to relieve that debt, featuring short stories by some of the best fantasy writers in the genre.
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A TRULY BAD COLLECTION OF DOGS
- By Randall on 12-21-18
By: Terry Brooks, and others
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Ghost Talkers
- By: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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Ginger Stuyvesant, an American heiress living in London during World War I, is engaged to Captain Benjamin Hartshorne, an intelligence officer. Ginger is a medium for the Spirit Corps, a special Spiritualist force. Each soldier heading for the front is conditioned to report to the mediums of the Spirit Corps when they die so the corps can pass instant information about troop movements to military intelligence. Ginger and her fellow mediums contribute a great deal to the war efforts, so long as they pass the information through appropriate channels.
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A very atmospheric, fast read!
- By kara-karina on 09-04-16
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METAtropolis
- By: Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, and others
- Narrated by: Michael Hogan, Scott Brick, Kandyse McClure, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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Armed camps of eco-survivalists battle purveyors of technology in this exclusive, original production featuring five sci-fi masters and five all-star narrators.
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Not a wasted credit
- By james on 10-27-08
By: Jay Lake, and others
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Emilie and the Hollow World
- By: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Channie Waites
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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While running away from home for reasons that are eminently defensible, Emilie’s plans to stow away on the steamship Merry Bell and reach her cousin in the big city go awry, landing her on the wrong ship and at the beginning of a fantastic adventure. Taken under the protection of Lady Marlende, Emilie learns that the crew hopes to use the aether currents and an experimental engine, and with the assistance of Lord Engal, journey to the interior of the planet in search of Marlende’s missing father.
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Ugh
- By Shelly Frey on 01-31-25
By: Martha Wells
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Tribulation
- By: Adam Jahnke
- Narrated by: Josh Charles, Tom Clark, Trevor Goble, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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Tribulation is a twisted mystery about an end-of-days religious cult manipulating space and traveling across planes of existence on electricity and radio signals. Cult members willingly accept seven brutal years of torture, known as their “tribulation,” to atone for their earthly sins and come out on the other side saved (or thoroughly brainwashed?). The hero of this thriller, Stacy Carlson, must uncover the mystery of the Tribulation cult after her husband Greg is kidnapped by its leader, Brother Elijah (Josh Charles), through a bizarre AM radio broadcast.
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Excellent!
- By Patty on 10-22-19
By: Adam Jahnke
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Pageant Wagon
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In a post-apocalyptic America, range rider Deaver Teague is trying to get to the town of Moab to replace his dead horse. Along the way, he's picked up by the Aal family’s pageant wagon. When Deaver decides to help them set up their next show, he becomes embroiled in a family crisis.
This story is included in Orson Scott Card's collection The Folk of the Fringe.
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good listen
- By K.T. on 03-04-25
By: Orson Scott Card
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-06-24
great insight into the writing
A rare insight into the writing process, showing that even the pros can struggle with producing the best works in the genre. Lovedthe stories and the information.
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- rander
- 03-15-23
A valuable purchase
I'm glad I brought this! This gave insights to many genres that I would probably never read on my own, as well as the basic of brainstorming and workshopping. This is the first time I hear sometime like this, wow, Graphic Audio really outdid themselves.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-05-21
awesome stories and an awesome bts look
awesome stories and an awesome behind the scenes look at the writing process from 4 very excellent authora
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- Bastion Drake
- 09-09-23
A Must-Read for Anthology Lovers
These are some real top quality science fiction stories with a little fantasy vibe in each. What really makes this set stand out is the nearly unmatched quality of audio performance. The full cast and narration make them completely immersive and entertaining. It is a little difficult to understand the world's at first due primarily to their unique jargon and too original names but you get past it. It was also interesting to listen to the brainstorming sessions that lead to the stories after hearing them. I did however have very little interest in re-listening to the stories in their first drafts.
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- LS
- 11-26-23
2 of the three stories not very good. Performance major letdown.
The other two authors’ stories (other than Sanderson) were just not good. The performances were not great either. Yes, this style of audio book is not my thing, but still these voice actors are just not good actors.
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- David Haynes
- 08-26-24
Chapters need titled and reorganized
Enjoyed it but times are odd. The chapters don’t start on each story so here is a lay out times:
Intro-
chapter 1 0:00-7:01
Story 1 - A Fire in the House (by Robinette Kowel)
chapter 1 7:02- chapter 2 14:13
Story 2 - An Honest Death (by Howard Taylor)
chapter 2 14:14-52:24
Story 3 - IED Demon (by Dan Wells)
chapter 2 52:25 - 0:00
Story 4 - Sixth of the Dusk (by Brandon Sanderson)
chapter 3 0:00 - chapter 4 22:44
Part 2 The Writing Process:
Brainstorming A Fire Heaven
Chapter 4 22:45 - 39:06
First Draft - A Fire in the Heavens
chapter 4 39:07 - chapter 5 14:32
Workshopping - A Fire in the Heavens
chapter 5 14:33 - 32:40
Brainstorming An Honest Death
chapter 5 32:41 - 51:56
First Draft - An Honest Death
chapter 5 51:57 - 56:59
Second Draft - An Honest Death
chapter 5 57:00 - chapter 6 9:20
Notes on the Second Draft of An Honest Death
chapter 6 9:21 - 10:20
Boneyard? -An Honest Death
chapter 6 10:21 - 12:20
Workshopping An Honest Death
chapter 6 12:21 - 39:48
Writing An Honest Death
chapter 6 39:49 - 43:34
Brainstorming IEDemon
chapter 6 43:35 - 58:10
IEDemon Essay Part 1
chapter 6 58:11 - 59:22
First Draft - IEDemon
chapter 6 59:23 - 1:05:31
IEDemon Essay Part 2
chapter 6 1:05:32 - 1:07:31
Seconds Draft - IEDemon
chapter 6 1:07:32 - chapter 7 14:50
IEDemon Essay Part 3
chapter 7 14:51 - 20:58
Brainstorming Sixth of the Dusk
chapter 7 20:59 - 36:44
First Draft Sixth of the dusk
chapter 7 36:45 - 0:00
Workshopping Sixth of the Dusk
chapter 9 0:00 - 30:17
Fixing Sixth of the Dusk
chapter 9 30:18 - 37:39
Application and Conclusion
chapter 9 37:40 - 39:57
Group Notes for Sixth of the Dusk
39:58 - end
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- 3rd Pearl
- 06-29-24
I loved the inside look at their process
The stories were all the more interesting for having a glimpse at the process they all went through, about how they work with writing groups, move through draft processes, and how long it actually takes to out stories like these together from start to finish (while also having a life).
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- K. Jemison
- 02-19-25
Really fascinating to see the process!
I'm not a writer, but I really enjoyed seeing the initial brainstorming session, rough drafts and feedback in addition to the final stories. Definitely a must listen for aspiring writers and a fun look inside the process for everyone else. I enjoyed all the stories as well.
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- B Badgett
- 08-03-22
Awesomeness
Not only were the stories interesting and entertaining, but learning about the writing process from brainstorming, to drafting, to editing and polishing was enlightening.
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- 'chelle
- 06-21-23
Surprised Me Twice
When I purchased this, I had two expectations: I would, it being the motivation to read this, enjoy Sanderson’s story most and that I probably wouldn’t enjoy or even finish the “writing” bits.
As it turns out, Mary Robinette Kowal’s story blew everyone else’s out of the water. While I enjoyed all four tales, “A Fire in the Heavens” absolutely enthralled me and will be a story I revisit. The entire book was well worth the cost for that story alone.
And the writing bits were fascinating! Hearing the feedback and drafts was interesting despite me having no desire to write whatsoever. I got invested enough to even find myself engaging in the discussion.
And GraphicAudios performance was, as ever, totally on point.
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