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Fusion
Welcome to the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fantastic Books International Charity Short Story Competition winners’ anthology 2012. Potentially one of the longest ebook titles on the market, which is why we simply called it 'Fusion'.
Contains 25 amazing tales of fantasy and science fiction from across the globe.
Included are the winning entries, the runners up, a few lucky last minute additions and two wonderful stories by our professional contributors Danuta Reah and Stuart Aken.
Don’t forget to read the short biographies of our talented contributors and please give them feedback via their blog/web page/amazon/smashwords site.
We hope you enjoy this anthology and will recommend it to your friends.
10% of the ongoing sales of this ebook will be donated directly to the WCRF (World Cancer Research Fund - Reg. Ch. No. 1000739) who do sterling work in the field of global cancer prevention.
Thank you for taking the time to read about FUSION and, if you decide to purchase it, thank you for contributing to an ongoing donation to the WCRF.
Contains 25 amazing tales of fantasy and science fiction from across the globe.
Included are the winning entries, the runners up, a few lucky last minute additions and two wonderful stories by our professional contributors Danuta Reah and Stuart Aken.
Don’t forget to read the short biographies of our talented contributors and please give them feedback via their blog/web page/amazon/smashwords site.
We hope you enjoy this anthology and will recommend it to your friends.
10% of the ongoing sales of this ebook will be donated directly to the WCRF (World Cancer Research Fund - Reg. Ch. No. 1000739) who do sterling work in the field of global cancer prevention.
Thank you for taking the time to read about FUSION and, if you decide to purchase it, thank you for contributing to an ongoing donation to the WCRF.
203 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 2, 2012
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About the author
Stuart Aken
24 books288 followersReading from infancy. Writing stories since I could hold a pencil. Always fascinated by the power of words to entertain, illuminate, transform, educate, and influence. Stories are fundamental to our psyche: we love them. It's an honour to be privileged to tell my own versions of tales that have abounded for millennia.
Fantasy fascinates me: that ability to enter an imagined world and witness events not always shackled by Earthen rules.
Science Fiction allows speculation on our future: what will happen if we carry on in certain directions, and what will occur if we allow developments that might actually threaten our very existence?
Romance is fundamental to human relationships and love, with its opposite, hate, form the roots of most stories.
As I say to all my readers; Enjoy the read!
Fantasy fascinates me: that ability to enter an imagined world and witness events not always shackled by Earthen rules.
Science Fiction allows speculation on our future: what will happen if we carry on in certain directions, and what will occur if we allow developments that might actually threaten our very existence?
Romance is fundamental to human relationships and love, with its opposite, hate, form the roots of most stories.
As I say to all my readers; Enjoy the read!
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November 5, 2017
This collection of 25 science fiction and fantasy tales represents the cream of the entries for a short story contest run by Fantastic Books. The stories included are the contest winners plus a couple from professional writers, invited by the organisers. 10% of sales receipts will go to cancer charities.
Anthologies are sometimes patchy affairs, but not this one. The quality of the writing is pretty consistent and all the stories are well told (I must add here that I contributed one of the tales). But consistency doesn’t mean similarity. There’s great variety here. Some humour, some darkness and something for younger readers. All speculative fiction, the stories entertain, amuse, inspire and make the reader think.
There are characters of every sort lurking in this selection and plots to suit all tastes. This is a selection you can read at one sitting, as I did, or dip into for those short breaks over coffee, when a longer piece must be interrupted. I enjoyed all the stories but I don’t intend to describe them in this short review. All are different and all demonstrate the imaginative power of their creators, the skill of these writers as storytellers. I thoroughly recommend the book to all who love their fiction with a twist of the unexpected.
Anthologies are sometimes patchy affairs, but not this one. The quality of the writing is pretty consistent and all the stories are well told (I must add here that I contributed one of the tales). But consistency doesn’t mean similarity. There’s great variety here. Some humour, some darkness and something for younger readers. All speculative fiction, the stories entertain, amuse, inspire and make the reader think.
There are characters of every sort lurking in this selection and plots to suit all tastes. This is a selection you can read at one sitting, as I did, or dip into for those short breaks over coffee, when a longer piece must be interrupted. I enjoyed all the stories but I don’t intend to describe them in this short review. All are different and all demonstrate the imaginative power of their creators, the skill of these writers as storytellers. I thoroughly recommend the book to all who love their fiction with a twist of the unexpected.
November 8, 2012
I love this book. I always loved short story anthologies but good ones aren't thick on the ground. This has a wide selection of stories - fantasy and sci-fi but a very wide variety. They cover happy, sad, uplifting, serious, light-hearted, funny.
I sort of saw this book as it developed because I was asked to judge the competition from which many of the stories came, but after the short list and winners were announced, the authors and editors worked to polish the entries for publication. And what a difference they've made to their stories. From good to great. I didn't expect to find myself engrossed in the ones I'd already read, but I was, from start to finish.
I sort of saw this book as it developed because I was asked to judge the competition from which many of the stories came, but after the short list and winners were announced, the authors and editors worked to polish the entries for publication. And what a difference they've made to their stories. From good to great. I didn't expect to find myself engrossed in the ones I'd already read, but I was, from start to finish.
November 7, 2012
Very nice collection of sci-fi stories. My review upcoming, stay tuned!
January 29, 2013
A great collection of Sci-Fi and Fantasy stories. Each of them memorable. The two pro stories are really very good and Stuart Aken's is a great close to what is a diverse and extremely enjoyable collection of tales.
January 12, 2016
You will love the stories in this book!
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