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January 14, 2025
NEW RELEASE – SPECTRAL SEAS
Available Now— SPECTRAL SEAS
We were never alone-a prescient rendering of a dark cyberpunk future, a Neon Dystopia with a Lovecraftian flair
Abernathy Squire, an agent for the Homeland, is reluctant to come out of retirement. A century has passed since the Spectral Wars. The world has changed. The elite have fled to other planes and those left in the sprawling megacities are ruled by the five syndicates. No longer hidden, the Spectral races now mingle with the forever young mortals. But an old friend has requested him to investigate a spectral occurrence in the mines of the Viridis Plane. Accompanied by Captain Leta Serene he sets out find the cause only to discover there is more at stake than anyone could have imagined.
Book Two is a Stand-Alone novel in the Spectral Worlds Series.
The SPECTRAL SEAS paperback and hardback are available wherever books are sold.
The ebook is exclusively featured in Amazon and FREE to Kindle Unlimited Subscribers
November 30, 2021
The Gravity City Digital Magazine Issue No 5
I’m returning to Gravity City for Issue Number 5 with my story
ATTACK OF THE KUNG FU MUMMIES
Gravity City Digital Magazine
is a stunning amalgam of great periodicals filled with lampoon-style ads, faux-news, and spoof gadgets and products created by Artie Cabrera (creator of the Gravity City fictional universe).
The magazine – aside from its quirky humor – serves as a platform for emerging authors and artists of science fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, as well as illuminating interviews and articles about new films, books, and original content.
The Gravity City Digital Magazine is Available Now Click Here to Check it Out!
October 30, 2019
Megastructures: a hard science fiction anthology
Featuring my exclusive story from the Spectral Worlds
A Quick In-and-Out
Megastructures: a hard science fiction anthology, is Available Now
“Few artists thrive in solitude and nothing is more stimulating than the conflict of minds with similar interests,” wrote the celebrated science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke.
In these pages, a spectacular collection of science fiction authors – newcomers and veterans, bestsellers and debuts—clash thusly over one of Clarke’s most famous motifs: extreme feats of engineering.
Curated by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, Mohs 5.5: Megastructures echoes a journey through hard science fiction that inspires, entertains, and, quite possibly, explores. From Sri Lanka, India, Australia, and North America come five-minutes-into-the-future efforts to detect alien life, great colonies in the void, homophobia in space, and a one-man army being endlessly 3D-printed and sent out to do battle among the stars.
Download this free glimpse into the future now and stimulate your mind.
October 29, 2019
The Gravity City Digital Magazine Issue No 1
Featuring my exclusive story from the Spectral Worlds
K-KIDS (Korean Urban Cyberpunks)!
The Gravity City Digital Magazine is Available Now Click Here for a FREE Preview!
November 9, 2017
Chronicle Worlds: Tails of Dystopia
Available Now on Kindle
‘1984’ meets ‘The Incredible Journey’ in thirteen dystopian tales by some of today’s most accomplished writers of science fiction.
In this title in the acclaimed ‘Future Chronicles’ series of speculative fiction anthologies created by award-winning author Samuel Peralta, discover tales of dark futures, tragic pasts, and a present that’s run off the rails are presented in landscapes as varied as their authors’ imaginations.
Set in bestselling worlds fully realized by their authors, these stories unfold as seen through the eyes of animals — tamed and feral, domestic and savage — as they traverse a world of perdition where often their capacity for nobility and self-sacrifice transcends our own.
Enter these worlds with some of the most inventive authors writing today, including USA Today bestselling authors David Adams and Cheri Lasota, Wall Street Journal bestselling authors Daniel Arthur Smith and Ann Christy, and Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award winner Rysa Walker.
Dystopian deserts, post-apocalyptic mountain ranges, the medieval English countryside, the far reaches of the galaxy – in each of these and more, animals and their human companions discover heart-stopping adventure among the ruins – and you will, too.
Discover ‘Chronicle Worlds’. Discover ‘Tails of Dystopia’.
David Adams
David Bruns
Roberto Calas
Samuel Peralta
Chris Pourteau
Rysa Walker
Ann Christy
Jennifer Ellis,
Harlow C. Fallon
Daniel Arthur Smith
Justin Sloan
Cheri Lasota
E.E. Giorgi
November 3, 2017
Chronicle Worlds: B-Movie
Available Now on Kindle
Mummies and giant robots. Werewolves and killer koalas. Plague creatures and demonic clowns…. They’re coming! They’re hungry! And they’re not human-intolerant!
In this title in the acclaimed ‘Future Chronicles’ series of speculative fiction anthologies created by award-winning author Samuel Peralta, the destination is the B-Movie—the realm of the outlandish and the macabre, the strange and the unexpected.
Enter the forbidden valley with some of the most imaginative authors writing today. They’ve twisted their craft to tackle the most irreverent and unlikely stories they can muster under the influence of alcohol and various over-the-counter hallucinogens… No apologies, no prisoners, just a 100% pure off-Hollywood thrill-ride.
Get ready for the drive-in of your life. Get ready for “Chronicle Worlds: B-Movie.”
Edited by Ellen Campbell and Includes
Samuel Peralta
Artie Cabrera
Daniel Arthur Smith
Jessica West
Matthew Stott
Eamon Ambrose
Stefan Bolz
Christopher J. Valin
S. Elliot Brandis
Forbes West
September 11, 2017
Cover Reveal – OCEANS The Anthology
Available September 26th— Click here OCEANS: The Anthology
“It is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears.
We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea–whether it is to sail or to watch it–we are going back from whence we came.”
– John F. Kennedy
Underwater cities, lost civilizations, crops, climate change, and dead zones.
In this collection of ocean-themed stories, twelve of today’s top speculative fiction writers explore our morality, our built-in societal restraints, and reflect upon our state of grace.
The waves roll in, the waves roll out.
Cover Art Ben Adams
“OCEANS: The Anthology” features stories from bestselling authors such as winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards Ken Liu, Rysa Walker (the Chronos series), Daniel Arthur Smith (Tales from the Canyons of the Damned), R.D. Brady (the Belial series), Alex Shvartsman (the Unidentified Funny Objects series), P.K. Tyler (the UnCommon series), plus six more of today’s top authors in speculative and science fiction.
Daniel Arthur Smith presents OCEANS: THE ANTHOLOGY, book2 of the 2 book Frontiers of Speculative Fiction series that began with the top-ranking CLONES: The Anthology
Edited by Jessica West and Includes
Ken Liu
Alex Shvartsman
Nathan M. Beauchamp
S. Elliot Brandis
Hank Garner
R.D. Brady
Will Swardstrom
Daniel Arthur Smith
Rysa Walker
Caroline M. Yoachim
P.K. Tyler
Joshua Ingle
August 22, 2017
Cover Reveal – UNCOMMON LANDS
Available August 22nd— Click here UNCOMMON LANDS
UnCommon Lands presents 20 unique depictions of fantastic places and alien landscapes. These stories of the human (and inhuman) experience transcend time and place and will transport you to worlds you’ve never imagined. Including new and veteran voices, our UnCommon Authors bring you stories which span multiple genres, but hold together on a framework of quality storytelling and a solid theme.
UnCommon Lands reminds us that where we are from isn’t as important as where we are going.
UnCommon Lands features stories from today’s top authors in slipstream, magical realism, and speculative and science fiction.
Edited by Jessica West and Includes
P.K. Tyler
Ashleigh Gauch
Daniel Arthur Smith
Michael J.P. Whitmer
Chris Godsoe
E.E. Giorgi
Shebat Legion,
Jeremy Rodden
Karen Gemma Brewer
Kenneth Robbins
Tom O’Brien
Ralph Walker
Bey Deckard
Michael K. Schaefer
Roslyn Cay
Brent Meske
Tausha Johnson
Levi Jacobs
Jon Etter
July 1, 2017
Cover Reveal – SPECTRAL SHIFT
Available August 8th— SPECTRAL SHIFT
We were never alone-a prescient rendering of a dark cyberpunk future, a Neon Dystopia with a Lovecraftian flair
Abernathy Squire, an agent for the Homeland, is reluctant to come out of retirement. A century has passed since the Spectral Wars. The world has changed. The elite have fled to other planes and those left in the sprawling megacities are ruled by the five syndicates. No longer hidden, the Spectral races now mingle with the forever young mortals. But a friend and an artifact have gone missing, and this is his chance to settle an old score.
The Spectral Shift paperback will be available wherever books are sold. The ebook will be exclusively featured in “DOMINION RISING” .
“DOMINION RISING” features over five thousand pages packed with aliens, faeries, vampires, gargoyles, warriors, telepaths, space pirates, starship captains, hapless mercenaries, street urchins, robots, cyber-enhanced humans, badass heroines, and lost princesses. These award-winning, New York Times, USA Today and International bestselling authors have left no stone in the science fiction and epic fantasy universe unturned to bring you the very best escape from planet Earth.
Available for Pre-Order Today
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dominion-rising-…/1125852734
iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1180750967
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/…/dominion-rising-22-brand-new-novels-…
GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=XEEhDgAAQBAJ
Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XDGHZF5/
March 1, 2017
Cover Reveal – DOMINION RISING
Available August 8th— DOMINION RISING
Find the Science Fiction and Fantasy reads you’ve been craving! Whether it’s alien invasion or dark fairytales, heart-pounding galactic adventures or cyberpunk romance, Dominion Rising will satisfy with a thrilling mix of 22 BRAND NEW FULL LENGTH novels set in fantastical realms.
Sword and sorcery, far-flung galactic empires, alternative history, epic magic, slipstream futures: this collection of carefully selected, exclusive novels is sure to please and delight readers of speculative fiction.
“DOMINION RISING” features over five thousand pages packed with aliens, faeries, vampires, gargoyles, warriors, telepaths, space pirates, starship captains, hapless mercenaries, street urchins, robots, cyber-enhanced humans, badass heroines, and lost princesses. These award-winning, New York Times, USA Today and International bestselling authors have left no stone in the science fiction and epic fantasy universe unturned to bring you the very best escape from planet Earth.
Available for Pre-Order Today
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dominion-rising-…/1125852734
iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1180750967
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/…/dominion-rising-22-brand-new-novels-…
GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=XEEhDgAAQBAJ
