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Into the Light: Gay-themed stories and poetry of science fiction, horror and contemporary fantasy
Today’s gay youths live in a world of tolerance and acceptance, but it wasn’t always that way. Throughout history homosexual men and women have risked death, forfeiture of family, and banishment by communities that wanted them gone in both person and thought. Even as recently as the 1960s through the 1990s, gay people faced discrimination, hostility, humiliation, and separation from loved ones on their long quest for equality and acceptance.
The gay-themed science fiction and horror stories in this book were written during a time when it was not OK to be gay. An inhuman entity stalks the gay community, feeding on fear; a gay man is told he is terminally ill and discovers the secret to time travel; a harbinger of renewal is met with violence and a gay man taps his anger to defend that vast, new innocence.
Nine stories by award-winning storyteller Del Stone Jr. explore the fear, anger, and hope of the period from the late 1960s to the late 1990s. Each story is introduced by the author, who describes his mindset at the time of writing. “Into the Light” is as much historical artifact as a collection of fiction.
Stone is the winner of the International Horror Guild Award for best first novel. His work has also appeared in anthologies that went on to win the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy awards. He’s been a finalist for the IHG, Stoker and British Fantasy awards, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His novella “Black Tide” and short story “Crisis Line” are headed to film.
The gay-themed science fiction and horror stories in this book were written during a time when it was not OK to be gay. An inhuman entity stalks the gay community, feeding on fear; a gay man is told he is terminally ill and discovers the secret to time travel; a harbinger of renewal is met with violence and a gay man taps his anger to defend that vast, new innocence.
Nine stories by award-winning storyteller Del Stone Jr. explore the fear, anger, and hope of the period from the late 1960s to the late 1990s. Each story is introduced by the author, who describes his mindset at the time of writing. “Into the Light” is as much historical artifact as a collection of fiction.
Stone is the winner of the International Horror Guild Award for best first novel. His work has also appeared in anthologies that went on to win the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy awards. He’s been a finalist for the IHG, Stoker and British Fantasy awards, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His novella “Black Tide” and short story “Crisis Line” are headed to film.
255 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 15, 2016
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