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:
A ROMAN PLAGUE
Alexander Zelenyj
YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND
James C. Clar
WE RAN TO THE GYRE
Rhen Wilson
WALKING MARY
Paul Stansbury
THE PIERCED VEIL
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
AND 'TWILL PROVE SO
Stephen R. Wilk
TO DRIVE WITH FIRE
Marco Etheridge and Felicia Strangeways
THERE IS A SATANIC TEMPLE BENEATH BUC-EE'S
Nicholas Christian
THE TRUE DEATHS OF DARIK
Garret Stirland
THE NEWLING
Paul Stansbury