Speculative Fiction Illustrated, Issue 4

By Adelaide Wilkinson, Michael Sorenson, Mark Wilkinson

Speculative Fiction Illustrated is dedicated to bringing imaginative, visually rich stories to life-without compromising on values. Every story is carefully curated to be family-friendly: free of graphic violence, explicit content, and offensive language, while still offering compelling plots, vivid worlds, and memorable characters. These are stories you can confidently share with teens, classrooms, and multi-generational readers who love wonder, adventure, and a good story told cleanly.

SFI is also a home for emerging talent. Every story in these pages is the work of an amateur writer, and every one is brought to life with an original, hand-drawn illustration. SFI is open to submissions.

Oracle

Everyone wants to know their future, but every vision costs the Oracle a piece of the present. Today a stranger walks in with a question that could topple a kingdom, and someone who loves her quietly asks her, for once, to be selfish.

The Explorer

With the wide world always connected, only one group can be truly alone-planetary explorers. With a brain-dead bot as his only companion, Nanuk ascends an ancient glacier to seek answers to the strange planet's imponderable past. His discovery leads him to the greatest of all journeys.

Broken Dreams

For ages beyond memory, Nakusha has hidden from the dragon that rules her city of fallen dreams. When one stolen moment of joy awakens the beast, she decides she can't run forever. But what can she find in the shards of dreams that will defeat her enemy?

Rising Flood

The Wind and the Water continues. With a borrowed face and a dangerous ally, Jindao walks into the den of the man who framed him for murder. He'll leave knowing what he's truly hunting-and carrying a wound that will not heal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1966681089
• ISBN13: 9781966681083
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Tower Ravens
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 years and up