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:
CODED
Daniel M. Wilson
DREAMS HAVE CONSEQUENCES
Barry Vitcov
I FEEL FINE
Sarah Archer
THE DARK GIFT
Daniel Loebl
BEYOND THE BLACK CURTAIN: AWAKENING
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
THE DOHERTY EXPERIMENT
Lawrence Buentello
THE NEWLING
Paul Stansbury
THE SEVEN STAGES OF GRIEF
Diana Olney
TO THINE OWN SELF
Kelly S. Hossaini
WORM-SACKS AND DIRT-BACKS
Lee Clark Zump