I have a story in this anthology, now on Kickstarter. It’s the third anthology in the Alternate Hilarities series, and you can get all three at the $10 backer level, or just this one for $5.

As I write, it’s about halfway to its goal with 11 days to go, so pile in and add your contribution if funny fantasy is of interest to you. I haven’t read the other stories, but some of them sound like they have a lot of potential.

My story (“Axe Stone, Svart Detective”) is a mashup of Fritz Leiber-style sword-and-sorcery, the narrative style of Damon Runyon, and classic detective noir. I think I’ve combined those three elements effectively, into a story that would work even if it wasn’t funny (but it is). Go ahead and back the Kickstarter, and you can see if you agree with me.

Mike Reeves-McMillan

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Mike Reeves-McMillan lives in Auckland, New Zealand, the setting of his Auckland Allies contemporary urban fantasy series; and also in his head, where the weather is more reliable, and there are a lot more wizards. He also writes the Gryphon Clerks series (steampunk/magepunk), the Hand of the Trickster series (sword-and-sorcery heist capers), and short stories which have appeared in venues such as Compelling Science Fiction and Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores.