Deep Magic: Volume 2: A Speculative Fiction Collection: Deep Magic

Spanning fourteen hours of speculative fiction, the second volume in the Deep Magic collection brings together sixteen stories from a roster of acclaimed authors including Anthony Ryan, Ken Liu, Charlie N. Holmberg, Jeff Wheeler, and Wulf Moon. The anthology ranges across science fiction and fantasy, from space adventures and holodeck escapism to ancient mythologies and wartime sacrifice. Each story is selected for its "noblebright" sensibility, threading honor, compassion, and selflessness through even its darkest moments.

Six narrators share the performance duties, with Kate Rudd, Amir Abdullah, Elizabeth Wiley, Samara Naeymi, Hannah Curtis, and Adam Verner each bringing distinct voices to different entries. The rotating cast keeps the anthology format feeling fresh across its nearly fifteen-hour runtime, matching vocal tone to each story's mood rather than forcing a single delivery across wildly varied material. Listeners who enjoy short fiction will find the format ideal for commutes or sessions where a full novel commitment isn't practical.