dark horse
/ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/
noun
1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.
"a dark-horse candidate"
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In this issue:
THE CHURCHYARD GRIM
Warren Benedetto
THE SEQUENCE
Eoghan McGrath
THE WARLORD'S SON
R. K. Olson
THE MONOLITH
Jason Van Luipen
A REIGN OF THUNDER (PART FOUR)
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
MY DAY STARTED OFF
Bob Gielow
NEVER IN ABSOLUTES
Kyle Brandon Lee
FROM NOWHERE
Anthony C. Ermi
DEATH BY MISADVENTURE
Thomas Kearnes
WHO WE ARE
Damir Salkovic