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:
BAGGAGE
Brian Hogan
CROWDIDDLY
Stephan Mcquiggan
ETERNAL
Sheldon Woodbury
THE WINE-DARK EARTH
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
KALEIDOSCOPE
T.K. Howell
NIGHT SWIMMING
Matthew Fries
THE SHADOW BOX
Frederick Pangbourne
THE BAT AND THE CRESCENT MOON
Bill Link
THE WOMAN AND THE MAZE
DC Mallery
TO CATCH A GOD
Daniel Lidman