StarShipSofa Stories, Volume 1

StarShipSofa stories

by Tony C. Smith (editor)

This isn't a review but, rather, a notice that this book exists. My story "Little Girl Down the Way (from HELL IN THE HEARTLAND) is in it. The book is a compilation of 15 stories the editors of the British audio site, STARSHIPSOFA.COM decided are the best from the series' first two years. It's recommended for all fans of science fiction, fantasy & horror.

Contents:
“Into the Blank Where Life Is Hurled” by Ken Scholes
“London Bone” by Michael Moorcock
“The Second Coming of Jasmine Fitzgerald” by Peter Watts
“Lester Young & The Jupiter’s Moons’ Blues” by Gord Sellar
“Vampire Kiss” by Gene Wolfe
“Vinegar Peace or The Wrong-Way Used-Adult Orphanage” by Michael Bishop
“Godzilla’s 12 Step Program” by Joe R. Lansdale
“Jesus Christ, Reanimator” by Ken MacLeod
“The Sledge-Maker’s Daughter” by Alastair Reynolds
“Mars: A Travelers Guide” by Ruth Nestvold
“The Empire of Ice Cream” by Jeffrey Ford
“The Ant King: A California Fairytale” by Benjamin Rosebaum
“In the Olden Days” by Spider Robinson
“Tideline” by Elizabeth Bear
“Little Girl Down the Way” by Lawrence Santoro

Obviously, I'm thrilled to be one among this group of writers. Of the 15 stories represented here, I did the narration on four of them. As an added treat, Tony C. Smith, SSS editor/founder has asked me to do a novella the StarShip will publish as a stand-alone book in late 2009, the proceeds for which will go to Spider & Jeanne Robinson. The novella-in-progress--scheduled for about 10-12,000 words--is inspired by the SSS Stories cover illustration by Skeet Scienski.

Go to http://www.starshipsofa.com/anthology/ to order a copy of the book &/or download a free PDF file of it.

Oh...you'll enjoy the inter-tale ads & story illustrations too.

175 pages, Paperback

First published September 18, 2009

Reviews

[Lawrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

This isn't a review but, rather, a notice that this book exists. I've given it five stars even though my story LITTLE GIRL DOWN THE WAY (from HELL IN THE HEARTLAD) is in it...not that I don't like LITTLE GIRL, it's just that the quality of the stories included in the book is so very high.

SSS STORIES is a compilation of 15 tales that the editors of the British podcast site, STARSHIPSOFA.COM have decided are the best from the series' first two years. I recommend it for all fans of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Have a look at the contents:

“Into The Blank Where Life Is Hurled” by Ken Scholes
“London Bone” by Michael Moorcock
“The Second Coming Of Jasmine Fitzgerald” by Peter Watts
“Lester Young and The Jupiter’s Moons’ Blues” by Gord Sellar
“Vampire Kiss” by Gene Wolfe
“Vinegar Peace (or The Wrong-Way Used-Adult Orphanage)” by Michael Bishop
“Godzilla’s 12 Step Program” by Joe R Lansdale
“Jesus Christ, Reanimator” by Ken MacLeod
“The Sledge-Maker’s Daughter” by Alastair Reynolds
“Mars: A Travelers Guide” by Ruth Nestvold
“The Empire of Ice Cream” by Jeffrey Ford
“The Ant King: A California Fairytale” by Benjamin Rosebaum
“In The Olden Days” by Spider Robinson
“Tideline” by Elizabeth Bear
“Little Girl Down The Way” by Lawrence Santoro

Obviously, I'm thrilled to be one among this group of writers. By the way, of the 15 stories in the book, I did the narration on the StarShip for four of them.

As an added treat for me, Tony C. Smith, founder/editor/paterfamilias of SSS has asked me to do a novella that will be published as a stand-alone book in late 2009, the proceeds for which will go to Spider and Jeanne Robinson.

The novella-in-progress -- scheduled for about 10 to 12 thousand words -- is inspired by the SSS Stories cover illustration by Skeet Scienski.

If you go here:http://www.starshipsofa.com/anthology/

You can order a copy of the book and/or download a free PDF file of it.

Oh...you'll enjoy the inter-tale ads and the story illustrations too.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some of the best and most memorable short storiess from the first 100 episodes of the StarShipSofa Aural Delights podcast. And what stories they are, including contributions from Michael Moorcock, Spider Robinson, Gene Wolfe, Alastair Reynolds, Peter Watts, and many others, this book is not just a powerful testament to what the podcast has achieved but an enviable short story collection in its own right, and one that provides a superb snapshot of the state of science fiction over the past ten years.