Think you know a tavern tale when you hear one? Think again. The seventeen stories in this volume run the gamut of genre and mood. Bars filled with glitter and ghosts stand alongside taverns filled with orcs and adventurers. Exclusive members-only drinks served at the end of the universe war with coffee bars with strange employee policies in the Pacific Northwest. Dive bars, afterlife bars, gay bars-you name it, and you’ll find it in Tavern Tales. So, grab a drink and get ready for one of the most entertaining Fiction River volumes yet. …remarkable tales… -Astro Guyz on Fiction River: Alchemy & Steam Table of Contents Quest for Beer by Stefon Mears Closing the Big Bang by Michele Laframboise Hero #8 by Ron Collins Girls That Glitter by Dayle A. Dermatis The Kids Keep Coming by David H. Hendrickson One Last Round at Cozy’s Tavern by Lisa Silverthorne Wider Horizons by Diana Benedict Grounds for Dismissal by Anthea Sharp The Next Dance by Jamie Ferguson Schrodinger’s Bar by Kim May The Gods Are Out Inn by M. L. Buchman The First Ingredient by Eric Kent Edstrom The Legend of Long-Bow and Short-Staff by Brenda Carre Freedom Unbound by Dory Crowe Killing Spree by Brigid Collins The Hot Eagle Roadhouse by Chuck Heintzelman Death at the Pines by Annie Reed