Bücher der Reihe Raconteur Press Anthologies

There's something extremely satisfying about watching giant robots fight each other. Throw in some anti-gravity magic, hordes of zombies, world-shattering consequences and you have everything that makes this book special. Join 10 authors as they help provide the Robot Smash! everybody is looking for.

What would you do if your children were in danger? What would you do to make sure they survived... or to avenge them if they didn't.9 more authors answered that question. Some with humor, some with firepower, and some with all of the above.

"In the midst of this danger, dirt, speed, technological changes, and social upheaval comprise the heart of steampunk. The old and new were in conflict, and the outcomes were uncertain and fraught with failures, making it a rich tangle of possibilities for characters to clash and collaborate within. " - From the introduction by Bart Kemper, answering the question Why Steam? Steampunk is danger, adventure, and technology with a flair for the dramatic and an eye for beauty. Join these 10 authors as they explore worlds of danger, daring, romance and steam.

Stories about motel misadventures...mostly. It seems like disaster always strikes when you're on the road. Sometimes it's unavoidable but others, it's from a the actions of one of the world's dumbest and most incompetent creatures. Andrew Spurgle is at it again, complete with an explanation from the "man" himself in the Foreword.

To mangle a quote, every now and then, in order for there to be justice, a being must walk down the mean streets who is not, themselves, mean. Whether those streets are hard-packed dirt, the metal of a space station corridor, or the slick cobblestones of an alternate San Francisco doesn't matter. And sometimes, the Dangerous Dames can do it themselves. Join 10 authors as they explore what Noir looks like in the past, present, and future. Takeout by Samuel NettlesBehind Every Successful Man by Paul WilliamsBlonde and Blue by Michael A. HootenIn The Kudzu by Robert McDonaldHot Time in Tomato Town by Seth TaylorJared Thorne and the Tech Smugglers Son by John D. MartinLady Killer by Andrew MilbourneA Lady of Means by Kimber LinSuccubus Blues by Declan FinnThe Doll with the Peekaboo Bangs by Lee Allred