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A collection of twilight zone shorts exploring the fantasy-rich past, frightful present, and uncanny future.Enter an obscure universe known through the lives of 22 souls as the Nameless One and their ghoulish companion attempt to unlock the mysterious past of how they died. Yet, danger lurks even in the post-death realm, the Midway, and it is not keen on mortal visitors.A talking goat head, celestial beings, self-imposed existential dread, devils and demons are a small selection of what awaits in the Macrocosm.Award-winning author Konn Lavery's short story collection explores his expanding Macrocosm, sharing the same universe as his previous works such as the horror novels Cultivate and Rave, thriller YEGman, and the dark fantasy series Mental Damnation. These interconnected tales bring everything under one, strange, unsettling, cosmos. RecognitionLiterary Titan, Gold Book Award, 2021Dan Poynter's Global eBook Awards, Bronze Short Stories, 2021N.N. Light Book Awards, Finalist Horror, 2021The Wishing Shelf Awards, Finalist Adult Fiction, 2021Manybooks May 2022 Horror Book of the MonthPraise for Into the Macrocosm"Konn Lavery's Into The Macrocosm is an exceptional short story collection that explores some provocative ideas through a darkly imaginative lens reminiscent of Edgar Allen Poe or H.P. Lovecraft." - ★★★★★ Literary Titan"I loved that this novel used these dark stories to highlight the importance of self-awareness." - ★★★★ Arganise Campbell-Nash, Goodreads"Captivating characters and a cleverly designed, fantastical plot. A highly recommended set of shorts." - ★★★★★ Wishing Shelf Awards"With an engaging narrative and evocative artwork, Konn Lavery's Into the Macrocosm is an entertaining embrace of fantastical oddities and life beyond." - ★★★★★ Lit Amri, Readers' Favorite

A choose your path shorts collection. Gather the clues, save the universe.The Nameless One and their ghoulish companion are locked in an endless time loop as the Macrocosm collapses. Unfortunately, they don't remember what, how, or why this occurred. You, the reader, must navigate through the collection of 22 short stories to gather clues and discover how to break the loop.Experience award-winning author Konn Lavery's expanding Macrocosm, sharing the same universe as his previous works. Enter the fantasy-rich past with reptilians and paladins; fast-forward to the future with DNA-shifting robbers; witness the modern world of gritty horrors.>Praise for the Macrocosm Volume I"Captivating characters and a cleverly designed, fantastical plot. A highly recommended set of shorts." - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards"Into the Macrocosm is a short-story collection of some of the best dark fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction stories I've ever read . . . Konn Lavery is a brilliant writer and I give him credit for weaving complete stories in the short story format. If you're a fan of Poe, The Twilight Zone, or Lovecraft, you need to read Into the Macrocosm. Highly recommend!" - N.N. Light's Book Heaven

In the darkest streets of Edmonton, crime is around every corner. The police have exhausted their resources. Citizens are in a constant state of fear. The city is in dire need of justice. Someone needs to give the felons what they deserve - skip the courts and deliver their verdict with a first full of fury!At least that is what Michael Bradford tells himself. He struggles with violent tendencies while personally investigating the Crystal Moths, Edmonton's most notorious gang. His vigilante methods get caught on film and are uploaded to the web with the hashtag YEGman. These videos catch the attention of a rebellious journalism student whose aspires to cover the developing story on the city's underground hero.