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Artists in every era and medium have depicted Neptune as a tempestuous god with ever-changing moods, so it’s fitting that his anthology follows suit. In these sections, you’ll find stories by turns heroic, comic, pensive, absurd, uplifting, and ambiguous. They also reflect different conceptions of what it means to be “related to Neptune”, as this volume was intended to be. Some anchor themselves in mythology, while others focus on the planet, and still others are weird amalgams of Neptunian themes.

Rachel’s parents, Linda and Marcus, have their hobbies: Reading Shakespeare, crocheting blankets, and killing people who trespass near their cabin in the North Georgia woods. Being adopted by killers with a taste for cannibalism shouldn’t be the highlight of Rachel’s life, but for her, it’s a chance to heal and find the love she’s desperately craved. When a stranger connected to one of Marcus and Linda’s victims comes into her life, Rachel must juggle secrets that may lead to her undoing, and meanwhile, she has to decide whether she should save this new person.

Some doors are best left closed. 1918. World War I. Rennes, France. Thirteen-year-old Marcy, the executioner's overprotected daughter, desperately craves companionship and latches onto the first person she meets after her home life becomes maddening. But when Marcy visits her mysterious friend's manor and curiosity takes over, what terrible secrets will she discover, and can she be saved in time?