Eros Ex Machina

by M. Christian (Editor), John Shirley (Contributor), Cecilia Tan (Contributor)

As the millennium approaches, technology is not only an inevitable, but a deeply desirable addition to daily life. Eros Ex Machina: Eroticising the Mechanical explores the thrill of machinesour literal and literary love of technology. Join over 25 of todays hottest writers as they explore erotic relationships with all kinds of gizmos, gadgets, and devices. Featuring stories by: Kim Addonizio Bill Brent Pamela Briggs Pat Califia Rene Charles M. Christian Stephen Dedman Jack Dickson Janice Eidus Amelia G Paula Guran Gerard Houarner Maxim Jakubowksi Kevin Killian Nancy Kilpatrick Marc Laidlaw Marc Levinthal Anita Mashman Carol Queen Stephen Mark Rainey Shar Rednour Mike Resnick Thomas Roche Chadwick Saxelid D. Travers Scott Simon Sheppard John Shirley Cecilia Tan Lucy Taylor

Contents
Six Kinds of Darkness • (1988) • shortstory by John Shirley
Was It Good For You, Too? • (1989) • shortstory by Mike Resnick
The Bachelor Machine • (1998) • novelette by M. Christian
Closed Circuit • (1998) • shortstory by Marc Laidlaw
Useful Pieces • (1998) • shortstory by Stephen Dedman
Wearing Her Don't-Talk-to-Me Face • (1998) • shortstory by Maxim Jakubowski
Tripping • (1998) • shortstory by Jack Dickson
Brush Your Cares Away • (1998) • shortstory by Bill Brent
Trainslapper • (1998) • shortstory by Marc Levinthal
Sustenance • (1993) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick
Rough, Trade • (1998) • shortstory by Cecilia Tan
Ménage à Machine • (1998) • novelette by Gerard Daniel Houarner
Joy Ride • (1998) • shortstory by Lucy Taylor
Ricky's Romance • (1998) • shortstory by Kevin Killian
The Poor Girl, the Rich Girl, and Dreams of Eels • (1998) • shortstory by Shar Rednour
Parts of Heaven • (1998) • shortstory by Thomas S. Roche
Gunhand • (1998) • shortstory by Stephen Mark Rainey
Just Do What I Tell You • (1998) • shortstory by Kim Addonizio
Love Hz • (1998) • shortstory by Pamela Briggs
Clean • (1998) • shortstory by Chadwick H. Saxelid
Camera Orgasmos • (1998) • novelette by Renee M. Charles
Going Down • (1998) • shortstory by D. Travers Scott
Angel Jane and the .38 • (1998) • shortstory by Paula Guran
Unbalanced • (1998) • shortstory by Anita Mashman
The Blowfish • (1998) • shortstory by Amelia G
The Inheritance • (1998) • shortstory by Carol Queen
Digby J. Lustgarden's Daring Device • (1998) • shortstory by Simon Sheppard
Dolly • (1998) • novelette by Pat Califia
Nautilus • (1998) • shortstory by Janice Eidus
Design/Engineering Team • (1998) • essay by uncredited
Introduction (Eros ex Machina) • (1998) • essay by M. Christian

Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1998

About the author

M.Christian is - among many things - an acknowledged master of erotica with more than 400 stories in such anthologies as Best American Erotica, Best Gay Erotica, Best Lesbian Erotica, Best Bisexual Erotica, Best Fetish Erotica, and many, many other anthologies, magazines, and Web sites.

He is the editor of 25 anthologies including the Best S/M Erotica series, The Burning Pen, Guilty Pleasures, The Mammoth Book of Future Cops and The Mammoth Book of Tales of the Road (with Maxim Jakubowksi) and Confessions, Garden of Perverse, and Amazons (with Sage Vivant) as well as many others.

He is the author of the collections Dirty Words, Speaking Parts, The Bachelor Machine, Licks & Promises, Filthy, Love Without Gun Control, Rude Mechanicals, and Coming Together Presents M.Christian, Pornotopia, How To Write And Sell Erotica; and the novels Running Dry, The Very Bloody Marys, Me2, Brushes, Fingers Breadth, and Painted Doll.