The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories

The Prisoner's Release and Other Stories is an anthology of erotic stories by Kyell Gold, published by Sofawolf Press in January 2007. It is set in the fantasy world of Argaea, the setting of Gold's novels Volle and Pendant of Fortune.

The book comprises four separate stories: the novel-length Inside the Cage, the titular "The Prisoner's Release" (originally published in two parts in the first two volumes of Heat), "Home Again", and "For Love or Family". All of the stories involve characters from Volle, and all feature some degree of homoerotic context.

The book's cover was done by Sara Palmer. Interior illustrations were done by Vince Suzukawa, Taurin Fox, Adam Wan, and Arthur Husky.

Inside the Cage was nominated for "Best Anthropomorphic Novel" for the 2007 Ursa Major Awards, and the anthology itself was also nominated for the "Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work" category.