Oktober is a labyrinthine, psychological road novel that blurs the line betweens reality and fantasy. Each chapter is divided into four sections, each of the sections is a journal entry written by one of the main characters. Thus, each chapter is told four times over, from each character’s point of view. The characters openly invite the readers into their minds, . . .
The most exciting, hilarious and gruesome battles ever to take place in the hypothetical world! What would happen if . . . ? . . .
A variety of short narratives revolving around central storylines, as written by Samazing. Fantasy, science fiction and even a touch of dark humor will feature prominently. Expect violence and intrigue as believabe characters penetrate the mystery and corruption of the author’s mind. . . .
The stories here are short (some very short) and are mostly sf – that is, speculative fiction: fantasies, myths, science fiction, slipstream . . . all the flavors of fabulation except, I hope, for the mundane. Many were written with the audience of the Usenet newsgroup talk.bizarre in mind, back when text was the thing. —APS . . .
Having crash-landed on the most boring planet in the universe, a disgruntled spaceman struggles to survive. As he attempts to adjust to his new environment, he recalls moments from his past and the events that led to his current predicament. . . .
I have well over 100 published short stories to my credit and you can also toss in appearances in fifteen major anthologies around the world (including a number of “Best Of . . . ” volumes). I love the short story format and coming back to it this summer after spending the four years previous working on my “Ilium” novel cycle was exciting and . . .
Beneath Melbourne exists another world—a world where magicians devour human flesh to fuel their dark magic, murder, lies and racial oppression are in many cases the norm, and where the darker sides of the human psyche are on display for all to see. The city is shrouded in secrecy, and shadows exist within the shadows; every question answered only creates . . .
Zed-26 was the first of the story lines that I read. The first installment (And To All A Good Night) was my first encounter with Second Person Narrative, which simply means that the character is addressed with second person personal pronouns such as "you". It’s not commonly used, and it was refreshing to see it here. The second-person style [more . . .]