Published by Inspired Quill

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Root Cause

Various

Illustrated by Martina Pellecchia

Inspired Quill

Paperback

190pp

ISBN: 9781913117399

Fiction

Publication date: 1 December 2025

£12.50

A man helps his cousin’s wife escape her abusive marriage, a lonely cosmic entity finds kinship in space-faring humans, and a vigilante hunts down a target who might just be on the right side of history.

What does community mean to you?

Twelve visionary short stories from award-winning authors are collected for the first time in an anthology-meditation on the value of community. Spanning multiple genres including literary, sci-fi, and fantasy, but united in their thematic experimentation, these stories dive into the deep waters of understanding ourselves and our place in our community… and what that community means for our place in the world.

With inclusions from authors E.J. Runyon, Anne Goodwin, Howard Robinson, Daniel Stride, EA Mylonas, Hugo Jackson, Alex Westmore, Craig Hallam, James Webster, Dorothy A. Winsor, David Wilkinson and Clare Stevens.