A short story, originally published in The Anatomy of Fear, a fantasy horror anthology.
Excerpts below are comments about If The Other Half Lives, taken from The Anatomy of Fear's Goodreads reviews.
Before We Go Blog:"Mesmerising world building, hard-hitting social commentary and some truly nauseating twists and turns."
The Reading Ruru: "Jacob Sannox's, If The Other Half Lives, will remain in my head for some time - that story was massively unforgettable."
Reader Views:"The story entitled “If The Other Half Lives” by Jacob Sannox deftly reveals the perilous reality of selfishness and greed as the main characters learn the hard way that every action has a subsequent reaction. Are we willing to sacrifice the happiness of others to keep ourselves satiated?"
Sue Bavey: "If The Other Half Lives by Jacob Sannox was incredibly thought-provoking and cleverly thought out. Luck plays a large role in one’s circumstances in life and this is the major theme of this story. This is an incredibly imaginative story that will haunt you and make you think about how you would act in similar circumstances!"
Ed Crocker:"Here we get a suspiciously utopian fantasy city where life is great, but what lies underneath this creepily perfect surface? Sannox gives us a deliciously fiendish moral quandary (well maybe not that fiendish, I might just be part evil) and wraps it up in a disgustingly, gloriously gruesome horror flourish."
‘If you enter, there’s no leaving,’ said the soldier guarding the door. ‘Understood?’
His words were not a surprise. The city of Ashdwelyn was a mysterious place, closed to the outside world. Only its fantastic exports and rumours of opportunity, innovation, upward mobility, and magic, ever left.
We exchanged a glance, and my companion, Avarid Seem, nodded, his face just visible over his muscled arms, which were folded across his barrel of a chest.
It wasn’t a choice when you considered the lives we were leaving. Besides, who would want to leave Ashdwelyn?
Genre: Horror
Excerpts below are comments about If The Other Half Lives, taken from The Anatomy of Fear's Goodreads reviews.
Before We Go Blog:"Mesmerising world building, hard-hitting social commentary and some truly nauseating twists and turns."
The Reading Ruru: "Jacob Sannox's, If The Other Half Lives, will remain in my head for some time - that story was massively unforgettable."
Reader Views:"The story entitled “If The Other Half Lives” by Jacob Sannox deftly reveals the perilous reality of selfishness and greed as the main characters learn the hard way that every action has a subsequent reaction. Are we willing to sacrifice the happiness of others to keep ourselves satiated?"
Sue Bavey: "If The Other Half Lives by Jacob Sannox was incredibly thought-provoking and cleverly thought out. Luck plays a large role in one’s circumstances in life and this is the major theme of this story. This is an incredibly imaginative story that will haunt you and make you think about how you would act in similar circumstances!"
Ed Crocker:"Here we get a suspiciously utopian fantasy city where life is great, but what lies underneath this creepily perfect surface? Sannox gives us a deliciously fiendish moral quandary (well maybe not that fiendish, I might just be part evil) and wraps it up in a disgustingly, gloriously gruesome horror flourish."
‘If you enter, there’s no leaving,’ said the soldier guarding the door. ‘Understood?’
His words were not a surprise. The city of Ashdwelyn was a mysterious place, closed to the outside world. Only its fantastic exports and rumours of opportunity, innovation, upward mobility, and magic, ever left.
We exchanged a glance, and my companion, Avarid Seem, nodded, his face just visible over his muscled arms, which were folded across his barrel of a chest.
It wasn’t a choice when you considered the lives we were leaving. Besides, who would want to leave Ashdwelyn?
Genre: Horror
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