Be prepared for wonder and amazement. * Bits of terror, * Aliens, * Twisted reality, * Dystopian dust, * Whispers of fantasy, * Hard science, plus * Time-travel? Yes, there's some of that too.
For lovers of Speculative Fiction a collection of 13 new science fiction stories written by ten authors in four countries. All are members of the Science Fiction Novelists Facebook group, as are the two professional editors. Space Opera and science fiction stories including: Paranoid Droid by Kayelle Allen Dragon Hunt by Claudia Blood Vinyl by Claudia Blood Searchers by Marc Neuffer Trespass by Marc Neuffer Last Mission by SA Gibson and JI Rogers Punching the Clock by Howard Loring Clash of the Red Heads by Howard Loring Space Paint by David Viner The Alpha Pavonis Meltdown by Philip Cahill Unspeakable by Philip Cahill The Case of Prickly Melon Poisoning by Jon Anthony Perrotti Gratitude by John Bowers
A varied and interesting collection of short stories, all of which were a pleasure to read. More on the the speculative end of the sci-fi spectrum, each of these individual stories has something different to offer the reader. Some are philosophical, others delightfully fantastical, and a couple dark and scary.
Recommended for lovers of the speculative/sci-fi genre and fans of short fiction.
I was expecting hard hitting sci-fi and got a lot of words in a shaky premise. It's reading, just not good reading. For me, missed by a mile. I suppose the genre has a range
I enjoyed the variety of stories, by different authors. Good mixture of sci-fi types of stories and people. Recommend to all family, friends, and lovers of short stories.
I read a lot, mostly short story Science Fiction anthologies. I should have known not to try out one that said SciFi instead of spelling it out. No reader connects with all stories in an anthology, but this is one I didn't connect with ANY.
It is amazing how many people can't tell the difference. I didn't find any stories that would temp me to find other books written by the authors. Some don't even have a proper ending.