Volume 1 of the Phase 5 Annual Review: Short Fictions features nine short works of fantasy and science fiction by talented authors from Europe and the United States, including Allen L. Wold, Sergey Gerasimov and five up and coming authors. Here you will find mutants, vampires, dangerously talented folks, ghosts, bots and aliens all nestled in with their all-too-human neighbors in settings as varied as urban fantasy, post-apocalyptic, timeless and alien. So sit down with your beverage of choice and step through the portal to some new adventures... and a well-earned leisurely stroll through the gardens. Anthology Contains: Doriann's Choice by Allen L. Wold The Shadow by Sergey Gerasimov Passage by Michelle Herndon Drucy's Tale by K.R. Gentile The Observatory Gardens by James McCarthy The Life of a Romantic by Nanna P. Vej Penance by Arnold Cassell Robbery by Michelle Herndon Lil Red & The Baron by K.R. Gentile