Murderbirds — Martin L. Shoemaker

A is for Avian Anthology...Join us for a fascinating, dangerous, and often irreverent romp through the most bizarre aviary ever encountered. Discover the wily machinations of the friendliest show-crows, negotiate borders between territorial landfowl, and take a trip through the stars to find your alien-parasite self stuck in a chicken. Each illustrated story in the Murderbirds anthology features a different species of feathered fiend, who is either the villain or intended victim of a deadly scheme. The twenty experts in the field include award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors such as Martin L Shoemaker, Wulf Moon, and Jody Lynn Nye, as well as several new Writers of the Future winners.Table of ContentsThe Fat Guy's Gotta Die by Martin L Shoemaker The Delicious Irony of Dino Nuggets by Z. T. Bright Outback Attack by John K Patterson Blood on the Wing by Jenny Perry Carr Whatever Lola Wants by N. V. Haskell Polly Want an Apple by Mike Jack Stoumbos An Unkindness by Rebecca E Treasure Obsidian Grackle by Desmond Astaire Doesn't Belong by John Gleason Boneyard by Wulf Moon Taking Flight on Bone-Shard Wings by M Elizabeth Ticknor Sing Me to Sleep by J. L. George Facts that Led to My Choosing the Hawk by Leah Ning Give One to the Soul by Michael Panter Felix and the Flamingo by David Hankins The Boy He Wove by Ryan A Cole Cheer Hawks and a Side of Murder by Crystal Crawford Forget-Me-Not and Morning Dew by Yelena Crane His Glowing Feathers by Akis Linardos Falcon's Apprentice by Jody Lynn NyeCover Design by Ruth NickleInterior Illustrations for stories 1 and 4-20 by Mike Jack StoumbosInterior Illustrations for stories 2 and 3 by John K Patterson