The Amazing and Impossible Animals Bundle - Curated by Nick Mamatas

We are not alone. Indeed, in many ways we are the newcomers. When the genus Homo gained sentience, we were able to perceive the aliens around us—the world of animals—in entirely new ways. We worshipped animals, ran from them, hunted them, domesticated them, consumed them and in turn were consumed by them. We even imagined impossible animals to guard us, beguile us, and thrill us.

And of course, we humans, the only species who can write, turn our minds and pens to the world of animals, both actual and impossible. Wouldn't it be great to talk to the animals, or transform into one? Wouldn't it be terrible if you went outside and were just pecked to death by birds, right now? This bundle has it all.

Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy award nominee The Four Profound Weaves by R. B. Lemberg is set in the Birdverse, so named for the setting's avian goddess, and this novella deals with more than one kind of transformation. The Birds by Frank Baker is a thriller you already know, but you've never seen it like this before. Two dark fantasies by Stephen Gregory focus on the bird as the harbinger of doom, and the observer of all our fates.

Peter Beagle is the contemporary bard of the unicorn, is here with an anthology of tales (about tails! and horns!) from writers such as Jane Yolen and Carrie Vaughn. Our closest cousins, the apes, are also bundled up here—perhaps you have heard of Edgar Allan Poe and Franz Kafka? Or maybe the bigfoot is a closer cousin to humanity? Read satirist James Morrow to find out.

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld is a classic of the fantasy genre by the legendary Patricia A. McKillip, one that after a lifetime of waiting is now available as an ebook. Future legend Althea Kontis offers up three fantasies of enchantment and trans-species communication. What if you asked What up, dawg? and got an answer? The Boy Who Talks to Animals already knows what it'd be. Susan Palwick offers us not only wolves, but the world's most intelligent mouse.

Ready to cuddle with your cat on the couch, or with your faithful hound at your feet, and read? Bundle up! – Nick Mamatas

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For StoryBundle, you decide what price you want to pay. For $5 (or more, if you're feeling generous), you'll get the basic bundle of four books in .epub format—WORLDWIDE.

• Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
• The Waking That Kills by Stephen Gregory
• Bigfoot and the Bodhisattva by James Morrow
• The Unicorn Anthology edited by Peter S. Beagle and Jacob Weisman

If you pay at least the bonus price of just $25, you get all four of the regular books, plus eight more books, for a total of 12!

• Trix & the Faerie Queen by Alethea Kontis
• Trixter by Alethea Kontis
• The Birds by Frank Baker
• Wakening the Crow by Stephen Gregory
• The Apes of Wrath edited by Richard Klaw
• The Fate of Mice by Susan Palwick
• The Forgotten Beasts of Eld - 50th Anniversary Edition by Patricia A. McKillip
• The Four Profound Weaves by R. B. Lemberg

This bundle is available only for a limited time via http://www.storybundle.com. It allows easy reading on computers, smartphones, and tablets as well as Kindle and other ereaders via file transfer, email, and other methods. You get a DRM-free .epub for all books!

It's also super easy to give the gift of reading with StoryBundle, thanks to our gift cards – which allow you to send someone a code that they can redeem for any future StoryBundle bundle – and timed delivery, which allows you to control exactly when your recipient will get the gift of StoryBundle.

Why StoryBundle? Here are just a few benefits StoryBundle provides.

• Get quality reads: We've chosen works from excellent authors to bundle together in one convenient package.
• Pay what you want (minimum $5): You decide how much these fantastic books are worth. If you can only spare a little, that's fine! You'll still get access to a batch of exceptional titles.
• Support authors who support DRM-free books: StoryBundle is a platform for authors to get exposure for their works, both for the titles featured in the bundle and for the rest of their catalog. Supporting authors who let you read their books on any device you want—restriction free—will show everyone there's nothing wrong with ditching DRM.
• Give to worthy causes: Bundle buyers have a chance to donate a portion of their proceeds to Doctors Without Borders!
• Receive extra books: If you beat the bonus price, you'll get the bonus books!

StoryBundle was created to give a platform for independent authors to showcase their work, and a source of quality titles for thirsty readers. StoryBundle works with authors to create bundles of ebooks that can be purchased by readers at their desired price. Before starting StoryBundle, Founder Jason Chen covered technology and software as an editor for Gizmodo.com and Lifehacker.com.

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