Never Too Old to Save the World

Name: Never Too Old to Save the World
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SKU: 9781954255470
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A Midlife Calling Anthology

By Vaseem Khan and Jim C. Hines and Maurice Broaddus and John F Allen and J.D. Blackrose and Sarah Hans and Ericka Kahler

Series: Midlife Calling

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Never Too Old to Save the World is a unique anthology exploring the concept of the Chosen One through the eyes of nineteen authors. Rather than the usual teenage protagonists, this collection imagines heroes in midlife, such as a soccer mum, a cat lady, a nosy grandmother, a social worker, a retiree, and an aging swordmaster. It questions traditional tropes by asking what happens when the fate of the world rests on those who have experience and wisdom gained over the years.
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Never Too Old to Save the World

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Once every generation, there is a Chosen One who will stand between humanity and darkness.

But why is the Chosen One so often a teenager? Why do only children get swept through portals to save the fantastic world on the other side? Whose idea was it to put the fate of the world in the hands of someone without a fully developed prefrontal cortex?

In Never Too Old to Save the World, nineteen authors explore what would happen if the Chosen One were called midlife. What would happen if the Chosen One were:

a soccer mum
a cat lady
a nosy grandmother
a social worker
a retiree
an aging swordmaster?

The Chosen One could be anyone—because when the universe calls, the real question is whether the hero will take up the mantle and answer their midlife calling. Sometimes the world needs a hero who's already been in the thick of chaos and survived. In those cases, age does matter.

Series: Midlife Calling

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Never Too Old to Save the World

By Vaseem Khan and Jim C. Hines and Maurice Broaddus and John F Allen and J.D. Blackrose and Sarah Hans and Ericka Kahler

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781954255470

Publisher: Outland Entertainment

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 February 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Outland Entertainment

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Edited by Alana Joli Abbott
Edited by Addie J. King

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 381g

Pages: 318

Collections

Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Ericka Kahler Fantasy General Fiction J.D. Blackrose Jim C. Hines John F Allen Literary Fiction Maurice Broaddus Non-Fiction Sarah Hans Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: Midlife Calling Vaseem Khan

About the Author

Alana Joli Abbott is Editor in Chief of Outland Entertainment, where she co-edits fantasy and science fiction anthologies, such as Where the Veil Is Thin, APEX: World of Dinosaurs, and Bridge to Elsewhere. As a writer, her multiple choice novels, including Choice of the Pirate and Blackstone Academy for Magical Beginners, are published by Choice of Games. She is the author of three novels, several short stories (including one for this anthology), and many role playing game supplements. You can find her online at VirgilandBeatrice.com. Addie J.King is an attorney by day and author by nights, evenings, weekends, and whenever else she can find a spare moment. Her novels, THE GRIMM LEGACY, THE ANDERSEN ANCESTRY, THE WONDERLAND WOES, THE BUNYON BARTER, and THE PERRAULT VOW are now available from Loconeal Publishing, now an imprint of Hydra Publications. Her novel, SHADES OF GRAY, is the first book in The Hochenwalt Files series and is also available. A collection of her short stories has been published, entitled DEMONS, HEROES, AND ROBOTS, OH MY! She has also contributed a story to this anthology.