You define life or it defines you. In Shawn Speakman's case, it was
both. Lacking health insurance and diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in
2011, Shawn quickly accrued a massive medical debt that he did not have
the ability to pay.
That's when New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks offered to
donate a short story that Shawn could sell to help alleviate those
bills--and suggested he ask the same of his other writer friends.
Unfettered is the result: an anthology built in order to relieve that
debt, featuring 23 short stories by Patrick Rothfuss, Terry Brooks, Tad
Williams, Carrie Vaughn, Jacqueline Carey, Peter V. Brett, Peter
Orullian, R. A. Salvatore, Todd Lockwood, Black Charlton, Daniel
Abraham, Kevin Hearne, Mark Lawrence, David Anthony Durham, Jennifer
Bosworth, Robert V.S. Redick, Eldon Thompson, Naomi Novik, Robert Jordan
& Brandon Sanderson, Michael J. Sullivan, Lev Grossman, Terry Brooks,
and, of course, Shawn Speakman.
With the help of stalwart friends and these wonderful short stories,
Shawn has taken the gravest of life's hardships and created something
magical. Unfettered is not only a fantastic anthology in its own
right, but it's a testament to the generosity found in the science
fiction and fantasy community--proof that humanity can give beyond
itself when the need arises. After all, isn't that the driving narrative
in fantasy literature?
