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Apex Magazine #1
The Book of Apex: Volume 1 of Apex Magazine
Visit the darker side of science fiction. From post-apocalyptic punk bands to the unearthing of ancient beings in a coal mine, from Moreau's beast men to a dreamy theatrical wonderland, explore the fiction that descends from the darkest pits of the human mind. These stories represent the first year of original online content from Apex Magazine. Enjoy work from acclaimed masters such as Theodora Goss, Ekaterina Sedia, Mary Robinette Kowal, Lavie Tidhar, Gord Sellar, Jennifer Pelland, George Mann, and many more!
Contains the following dark SF stories published in Apex Magazine from January 1, 2008 through June 30th, 2009:
“Post Apocalypse” – James Walton Langolf
“These Days” – Katherine Sparrow
“In the Seams” – Andrew C. Porter
“The Nature of Blood” – George Mann
“Scenting the Dark” – Mary Robinette Kowal
“The Limb Knitter” – Steven Francis Murphy
“I Know an Old Lady” – Nathan Rosen
“Blakenjel” – Lavie Tidhar
“ Skowt!” – Jason Heller
“A Splash of Color” – William T. Vandemark
“A Night at the Empire” – Joy Marchand
“Organ Nell” – Jennifer Pelland
“Starter House” – Jason Palmer
“On the Shadow Side of the Beast” – Ruth Nestvold
“Cai and Her Ten Thousand Husbands” – Gord Sellar
“Dark Planet” – Lavie Tidhar
“The Puma” – Theodora Goss
“Mind of a Pig” – Ekaterina Sedia
“Waiting for Jakie” – Barbara Krasnoff
“Hindsight, In Neon” – Jamie Todd Rubin
“Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens” – Peter M. Ball
“Hideki and the Gnomes” – Mark Lee Pearson
“Plebiscite AV3X” – Jason Fischer
“Shaded Streams Run Clearest” – Geoffrey W. Cole
Contains the following dark SF stories published in Apex Magazine from January 1, 2008 through June 30th, 2009:
“Post Apocalypse” – James Walton Langolf
“These Days” – Katherine Sparrow
“In the Seams” – Andrew C. Porter
“The Nature of Blood” – George Mann
“Scenting the Dark” – Mary Robinette Kowal
“The Limb Knitter” – Steven Francis Murphy
“I Know an Old Lady” – Nathan Rosen
“Blakenjel” – Lavie Tidhar
“ Skowt!” – Jason Heller
“A Splash of Color” – William T. Vandemark
“A Night at the Empire” – Joy Marchand
“Organ Nell” – Jennifer Pelland
“Starter House” – Jason Palmer
“On the Shadow Side of the Beast” – Ruth Nestvold
“Cai and Her Ten Thousand Husbands” – Gord Sellar
“Dark Planet” – Lavie Tidhar
“The Puma” – Theodora Goss
“Mind of a Pig” – Ekaterina Sedia
“Waiting for Jakie” – Barbara Krasnoff
“Hindsight, In Neon” – Jamie Todd Rubin
“Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens” – Peter M. Ball
“Hideki and the Gnomes” – Mark Lee Pearson
“Plebiscite AV3X” – Jason Fischer
“Shaded Streams Run Clearest” – Geoffrey W. Cole
285 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Jason Sizemore
120 books115 followersI was born the son of an unemployed coal miner in a tiny Kentucky Appalachian villa named Big Creek (population 400). It’s an isolated area with beautiful rolling hills, thick forests, and country folk. I lived in Big Creek until I went to college, spending my weekends cruising the Winn Dixie parking lot of ladies, partying in my cousin’s run-down three room trailer, and being a member of the bad-ass Clay County High School Academic Team.
College was quite a shock for me. Girls! Minorities! Strip clubs! And it didn’t help that I attended Transylvania University, a fairly snotty (but excellent) private college in Lexington, KY (on scholarship… no way my family could have sent me otherwise). I graduated in the standard four years with a degree in Computer Science.
Since 1996, I’ve worked for evil corporations (IBM), dot com dreamers (eCampus.com), The Man (both city and state government), and for The Kids (KY Dept. of Education), and assholes (lots and lots of assholes).
In 2004, I decided my life was boring, that I no longer needed disposable income, and I needed to increase my stress levels. I started Apex Publications, a small press publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. At first it was just a small print zine, then a pro-level online zine, then books, and then ebooks.
I edit anthologies, mostly for Apex (because I’m a control freak). I occasionally do copy editing (when pressed) and have done plenty of acquisition editing over the years.
I also write. I don’t really write enough to leave a mark, but it seems to go well when I do put pen to paper.
Miscellaneous facts about me: left-handed, blue eyes, super geeky, hillbilly accent, near-sighted, and typically in a goofy mood.
Also, and most importantly, I’m not the drunkard all those Facebook photos makes me out to be. It just happens that cameras are always around when I… have libations. Honest!
College was quite a shock for me. Girls! Minorities! Strip clubs! And it didn’t help that I attended Transylvania University, a fairly snotty (but excellent) private college in Lexington, KY (on scholarship… no way my family could have sent me otherwise). I graduated in the standard four years with a degree in Computer Science.
Since 1996, I’ve worked for evil corporations (IBM), dot com dreamers (eCampus.com), The Man (both city and state government), and for The Kids (KY Dept. of Education), and assholes (lots and lots of assholes).
In 2004, I decided my life was boring, that I no longer needed disposable income, and I needed to increase my stress levels. I started Apex Publications, a small press publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. At first it was just a small print zine, then a pro-level online zine, then books, and then ebooks.
I edit anthologies, mostly for Apex (because I’m a control freak). I occasionally do copy editing (when pressed) and have done plenty of acquisition editing over the years.
I also write. I don’t really write enough to leave a mark, but it seems to go well when I do put pen to paper.
Miscellaneous facts about me: left-handed, blue eyes, super geeky, hillbilly accent, near-sighted, and typically in a goofy mood.
Also, and most importantly, I’m not the drunkard all those Facebook photos makes me out to be. It just happens that cameras are always around when I… have libations. Honest!
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March 12, 2011
I always really enjoy Apex Magazine's stuff. The stories deserve individual review (A NIGHT AT THE EMPIRE may have been my favorite, with the Dr. Moreau retelling a close second). One thing I noted? The Year 1 anthology had *a lot of stories* containing rape and/or sexual assault, so readers may want to be aware of that. I'm interested to compare that impression to the stories collected in the Year 2 anthology.
April 6, 2010
Lots of great dark sci-fi short stories in this anthology. I read the Kindle version...a great addition to your Kindle library.
June 7, 2010
A whole collection of short stories about apocalypses. What's not to like?
November 30, 2015
Lots of my favorite stories are included here. Love having them all in one package.
March 19, 2017
This collection was dark and weird. My personal favorite stories from it were "In the Seams" by Andrew C. Porter, and "Scenting the Dark" by Mary Robinette Kowal.
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