Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die
Randall Munroe, James Foreman, K. Sekelsky, Camron Miller, John Chernega, David Michael Wharton, K.M. Lawrence, Jeffrey C. Wells, Vera Brosgol, Kit Yona, J. Jack Unrau, Jeff Stautz, Aaron Diaz, Matthew Bennardo, Yahtzee Croshaw, Douglas J. Lane, Brian Quinlan, Kate Beaton
A Conanesque hero travels to a dying planet to rescue his mentor from a local cult of priest/kings and accidentally sets off a libertarian revolution. If you always wished Ayn Rand had written sword & sorcery adventures you will love this story.