Unfettered

: "Foreword" by Patrick Rothfuss

: "On Becoming Unfettered" (Introduction) by Shawn Speakman

1. "Imaginary Friends" by Terry Brooks (a precursor to the Word & Void trilogy)
2. "How Old Holly Came To Be" by Patrick Rothfuss (a Four Corners tale)
3. "River of Souls" by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (a Wheel of Time tale){{cite web|url=http://brandonsanderson.com/river-of-souls/|title=River of Souls|publisher=Dragonsteel Entertainment|access-date=24 November 2015}}
4. "The Old Scale Game" by Tad Williams
5. "Game of Chance" by Carrie Vaughn
6. "Martyr of the Roses" by Jacqueline Carey (a precursor to the Kushiel series)
7. "Dogs" by Daniel Abraham
8. "Mudboy" by Peter V. Brett (a Demon Cycle tale){{cite web|author=Meg|title=Unfettered Anthology Update|url=http://www.petervbrett.com/2013/05/02/unfettered-anthology-update/|publisher=Peter V Brett.com|access-date=24 November 2015}}{{cite web|last=Brett|first=Peter V.|title=Daylight War Release Dates and The Demon Cycle|url=http://www.petervbrett.com/2012/01/01/daylight-war-release-dates-and-the-demon-cycle/|access-date=24 November 2015}}
9. "The Sound of Broken Absolutes" by Peter Orullian (a Vault of Heaven tale)
10. "The Coach With Big Teeth" by R.A. Salvatore
11. "Keeper of Memory" by Todd Lockwood (a Summer Dragon tale)
12. "Heaven in a Wild Flower" by Blake Charlton
13. "The Chapel Perilous" by Kevin Hearne (an Iron Druid tale)
14. "Select Mode" by Mark Lawrence (a Broken Empire tale)
15. "All the Girls Love Michael Stein" by David Anthony Durham
16. "Strange Rain" by Jennifer Bosworth (a Struck epilogue tale)
17. "Nocturne" by Robert V. S. Redick
18. "Unbowed" by Eldon Thompson (a Legend of Asahiel tale)
19. "In Favour With Their Stars" by Naomi Novik (a Temeraire tale)
20. "The Jester" by Michael J. Sullivan (a Riyria Chronicles tale)
21. "The Duel" by Lev Grossman (a Magicians tale)
22. "Walker and the Shade of Allanon" by Terry Brooks (a Shannara tale)
23. "The Unfettered Knight" by Shawn Speakman (an Annwn Cycle tale)
24. "The Twilight Dragon" by Shawn Speakman (UK edition only)Speakman, Shawn. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Mz6lAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT6 Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy]. Orbit Books, 2014, p. 6.

The book is an effort to alleviate the editor, Shawn Speakman's medical bills. Speakman was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2011 and the resulting chemotherapy left him $200,000 in debt. On the suggestion of Shannara author Terry Brooks, Speakman reached out to several authors for short stories which are published in the book.{{cite web|author=Patrick|title=UNFETTERED anthology, compiled by Shawn Speakman|url=http://fantasyhotlist.blogspot.in/2012/04/unfettered-anthology-compiled-by-shawn.html|website=Pat's Fantasy Hotlist|access-date=24 November 2015}}{{cite web|last=Ruch|first=John|title=Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy edited by Shawn Speakman|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/10/unfettered-tales-by-masters-of-fantasy-edited-by-s.html|publisher=Paste Magazine|access-date=24 November 2015|date=22 October 2013}}{{cite news|title=Terry Brooks' Strange Tales Aren't Limited to the Realm of Shannara|url=https://www.wired.com/2012/08/geeks-guide-terry-brooks/|access-date=24 November 2015|publisher=Wired|date=22 August 2012}}

The proceeds from the sales of the advanced reading copy of the book would go towards author Dave Wolverton, whose son became comatose in a longboarding accident.{{cite web|title=An Epic Fantasy Community Comes Together. Appreciating Unfettered|url=http://www.tor.com/2013/05/19/unfettered-shawn-speakman/|publisher=Tor|access-date=27 February 2016|date=19 May 2013}}

The book was initially published in five editions by Speakman's own publisher, Grim Oak Press. The hardcover books included an advanced reader edition, a limited leather-bound and slip-cased hardcover edition (signed and numbered), a limited cloth hardcover (signed) edition and a trade hardcover edition. An ebook edition of the book was also released on Kindle, Nook and Kobo.

The book was digitally published in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other territories by Orbit Books on 20 February 2014. It included an extra tale, The Twilight Dragon, specially written by Shawn Speakman for the UK edition.{{cite web|last1=Gregson|first1=Anna|title=Cover launch: UNFETTERED, Tales by Masters of Fantasy|date=23 January 2014 |url=http://www.orbitbooks.net/2014/01/23/cover-launch-unfettered-tales-masters-fantasy/|publisher=Orbit Books|access-date=24 November 2015}} The rights to the audiobook edition were bought by Audible.{{cite web|last1=Speakman|first1=Shawn|title=Audiobooks Coming!|url=http://grimoakpress.com/2013/08/22/audiobooks-coming/|publisher=Grim Oak Press|access-date=24 November 2015}}

A single page excerpt of each story in the book was released on Tor's website on 1 July 2013.{{cite web|last1=Speakman|first1=Shawn|title=Read a Page From Every Story in Unfettered|url=http://www.tor.com/2013/07/01/unfettered-shawn-speakman-excerpts/|publisher=Tor|access-date=27 February 2016|date=1 July 2013}} A five-story sampler of the anthology was also available to those at the 2013 Phoenix Comicon.

Peter Orullian and Primo Pulanco released a power metal single, also named Unfettered, based on the stories in the anthology under the 'Lour Nail' label.{{cite web|last1=Orullian|first1=Peter|title=A Fight Song for a Friend: "Unfettered"|url=http://www.tor.com/2013/08/29/unfettered-the-song/|website=Tor|access-date=28 September 2016|date=29 August 2013}}

On 4 May 2015, Speakman announced the release of Unfettered II, with short stories from at least 15 best-selling fantasy and science-fiction authors. The book was published on 21 November 2016, with the proceeds to be used to alleviate the medical debts of other authors and artists.{{cite web|last1=Speakman|first1=Shawn|title=Unfettered II|url=http://grimoakpress.com/2015/05/04/unfettered-ii/|publisher=Grim Oak Press|access-date=24 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409203156/https://grimoakpress.com/2015/05/04/unfettered-ii|archive-date=9 April 2016|url-status=dead}}

A third volume, Unfettered III, was released on 19 March 2019.{{cite web|last=Speakman|first=Shawn|title=Our BIG Unfettered III Announcement|date=6 August 2018 |url=https://grimoakpress.com/blogs/news/revealing-unfettered-iii-and-its-various-editions|publisher=Grim Oak Press|access-date=23 August 2019}}

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