Malcolm Schmitz is a best-selling science fiction, fantasy, and horror author. His short story “The Captain’s Sphere” made the long list for the 2015 Otherwise Award.

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THE MISADVENTURES OF SAWBONES AND ITS MENAGERIE

Sawbones, a wandering veterinarian, must use their knowledge of goat diseases to cure the queen’s sick unicorn- or it’s off with their head. Can they save the Queen’s pet from Her Majesty? The Misadventures of Sawbones and its Menagerie is a series of humorous fantasy mysteries featuring magical beasts, veterinary medicine, and an autistic nonbinary plague doctor who is not getting paid enough for this nonsense.

The Unicorn’s Beard, the first book in this series, was an Amazon best-seller for short fantasy fiction.

TO CLEAR THE AIR

Karvek, a cowardly orc lacemaker, must travel into the desert to get to a silkworm oasis. But the last caravan saw an undying, flesh-eating firebird. With a beast like that roaming the desert, there’s safety in numbers. And his only traveling companion is a former friend, Alkett. She betrayed his tribe; Karvek still bears an ugly grudge. If they’re going to survive the journey through the desert, Karvek must face that grudge- and the two of them must clear the air.

To Clear the Air was published in Sword and Sorcery Magazine in 2019.

THE CAPTAIN’S SPHERE

Lady Ava Loftus is an unusual woman, even by the standards of sky-sailors. As she pursues her passion- the study and dissection of mysterious creatures called angels- she must move between different social spheres and contend with others’ ideas of who and what she should be. Can she adhere to the expectations set for a lady of quality without betraying her true self?

The Captain’s Sphere was published in Crossed Genres and made the 2015 Otherwise Award Long List.

OTHER WORK

Malcolm’s other short stories include:

• Chrysalis, a queer/disabled retelling of Kafka’s Metamorphosis.
• Cover the Windows And Speak To The Hives, a cyberpunk post-apocalyptic fantasy about computer insects and possibilities, published in Fusion Fragment in 2020.