Jigsaw Nation

by Edward J. McFadden III (Editor), E. Sedia (Editor), Paul Di Filippo (Contributor)

The Unitied States is divided, blue states against red states. In the wake of the 2004 Presidential election the citizens of America take matters into their own hands, and secession becomes reality. In this volume of fiction, you will find tales that address the question: what if the blue states left the republic? What if the greatest country in the world split-up? What would this mean for the rest of the world? How would the parts of the former USA fair in a new world where theyʼre no longer the single superpower? What would this startling future hold? Read stories by Paul Di Filippo, Robert Lopresti, Tara Kolden, Douglas Lain, Carole McDonnell, Gene Stewart, C.J. Henderson, Cody Goodfellow, Edward J. McFadden III, David Bartell, J. Stern, Patrick Thomas, Ruth Nestvold & Jay Lake, K.M. Praschak, Michael Jasper, Erin Fitzgerald, Paul G. Tremblay, Darby Harn, and Seth Lindberg. Join these authors as they let their frustrations seethe, and discover the new world order

Genres: Anthologies

236 pages, Hardcover

First published April 15, 2006

About the author

Ed cut his teeth reading John Christopher, Tolkien, Poe, Brooks and Zelazny, and graduated to Joe Haldeman, Allen Steele, Arthur C. Clark and Jack Vance. For the last twenty years he’s done a deep dive on apocalyptic fiction, and he really enjoyed learning at the feet of Elmore Leonard, Philip K. Dick, Lawrence Block, Ray Bradbury, Carl Hiaasen, Stephen King, Joe Lansdale, and F. Paul Wilson. His recent publications include Hell Creek, Too Much Grit, The Cryptid Club, Keepers of the Flame, Quick Sands, Sandbagged, Dogs Get Ten Lives, Barracuda Swarm, Dinosaur Red, Drop Off, and Jurassic Ark. His sea thrillers, The Breach and Shadow of the Abyss were Amazon #1 Best Sellers and the audio version of The Breach was a #1 Hot New Release. His other novels include Throwback, Sea Tremors, Primeval Valley, AWAKE, The Black Death of Babylon, and HOAXERS. He lives on Long Island with his wife Dawn, and their daughter Samantha.

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

The theme of this science fiction anthology is sedition and division: What would happen if factions within the United States succeeded in their bids for civil war, sedition, and segregation along political, religious, racial, or other lines. Overall, a very solid, enjoyable collection of stories.