Sky-Tinted Waters

by Michael Merriam (Editor)

With Sky-Tinted Waters, award winning small-press publisher Sam's Dot Publishing and the 350+ member strong Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers follow up their successful Northern Lights: 20 MinnSpec Tales anthology with twenty new tales certain to thrill, entertain, and illuminate. Within these pages the reader will find exciting fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories featuring:

…Rampaging steam-powered constructs
…Bioengineered killer squirrels
…Military serums filled with nanotech
…A demon who pounces on mispronounced words
…An invisible flying pony
…The two worst friends in the world at the edge of space

…And fourteen more tales of adventure, enchantment, humor, terror, magic and science gone wrong, the unexplained, and the unanticipated by twenty author ranging from debut talents to established professionals in the field of speculative fiction.

Genres: Fantasy

219 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2012

About the author

Michael Merriam is the award-winning author of the Weird West and Steampunk series Sixguns & Sorcery. His latest novella in the series is Terror at Tierra de Cobre published by Queen of Swords Press. Michael’s work has appeared with Carina Press, Queen of Swords Press, and Uncanny Magazine, among others. He has published fourteen books and over 100 pieces of short fiction and poetry. His scripts have been produced for stage and radio. Like most artists, he has worked various odd jobs over the years, including short-order cook, late-night radio disc jockey, international freight specialist, and manager of a puppet troupe. He lives in Minneapolis, MN, with his wife, housemate, a quiet dog, and a chonky cat. Visit his website at www.michaelmerriam.com

Reviews

[Colleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Please don't take the Did Not Finish as a poor sign for this book. What I read of it, I mostly enjoyed. This, however, is truly a case of "it's not you, book; it's me."

I've finally realized that I just really don't enjoy short stories. I want to, and I've tried to, but they just don't seem to be my "thing." They don't light me up the way longer works do.

So if you enjoy great speculative fiction in short form, do pick up this book. It seems like an excellent specimen of the genre/length.