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Aliens, Ray Guns, and Distant Planets Jump in, the water's still more than fine! In Collins Creek, Volume 3, you'll find an eclectic 8-pack of short stories from prolific writer Ron Collins, all of which sprung from the environment of Fiction River original anthology magazines but subsequently found homes in places like Analog, Galaxy's Edge, and Pulphouse. From quantum entanglement to cloning and genetic engineering, these stories explore technology, space, and their impact on the people who live with them (hey, aliens are people, too!). As different as they each are, these stories all say something about what the future might hold for us. Stories Include: The Colossal Death RayThe Blue Lady of Entanglement Chamber 1Bravo and JazzMy JulieJanuary 3rdOften and Silently We ComeTumbling DiceSurvivors

Award-winning author Ron Collins brings you "Five Magics," a collection of sorcery and wonder that explores the human side of magic. Inside its pages, you'll find: A young sorcerer takes his father's place on a quest to help his king. What secrets will he find? Is blood thicker than water? Find out in "A Gathering of Bones," which was provided a mention in Ellen Datlow and Terry Windling's Year's Best Fantasy & Horror. Chains or not, a gladiator can live a fine enough life until it's no longer fashionable that he win. "Ties That Bind" pits today's champion against the next of the chosen. A centuries-old curse threatens a family, and the entire race of dryads, in "The Family Tree," recognized with a Cauldron award by readers of Marion Zimmer Bradley's FANTASY Magazine. "True Power" is attainable for one willing to risk everything. But is it worth the price? "The Time of Leaving" finds an apprentice given an unexpected test. Will he pass? And, perhaps more important, what's the question?

Rock & Roll, Steampunk, and Starflight Jump in, the water's fine! In Collins Creek, Volume 2, you'll find another memorable 10-pack of short stories from prolific writer Ron Collins-this time mixing, matching, and bending the constraints of science fiction and fantasy-all of which first appeared in Fiction River original anthology magazines. From the Grand Dangoolie to a prohibition demon to a genetically engineered Special Forces agent, the characters in these pages will take you on a collection of wild and unpredictable rides. What do they all have in common? That little spark of humanity that yearns for more answers than we have questions. Stories Include: The Grand DangoolieMovie Boy and Music GirlThe Robin ClubA Steady Diet of DragonThe Legend of Parker Clark and Lois JaneRock of AgesA Demon from Hell Walks into a SpeakeasyPlaying GodFraternizationSome of This Is True

Strap yourself into the cockpit and follow alongas John C. Bodin and Ron Collins take you onseven hot laps around the Indy 500's past and future!"Neighbors on Gasoline Alley" - A team from Betelgeuse runs into a mysterious problem. What's a fellow crew to do but lend a hand?"Speeding" - A famous chronumentary director will go to any length necessary to capture the secrets of one of the most horrific accidents in Indy history, including returning to 1964."Oh-oh!" - It's 1969 and shape-shifting aliens from Tau Ceti are out to rig the most wagered upon event in the known universe. It's up to a vice cop from outta this world to avoid the fickle finger of fate."Ghost of a Chance" - A racer from the far future returns to the speedway hoping to find the roots of her humanity behind the wheel of a turbine racer, circa 1967."Do Android Drivers Dream of Electric Flags" - A past champion down on his luck discovers the first self-sentient AI who loves to drive. Who's in charge here? As long as they go fast, will it matter? "Speedway Fever" - When Bug decides to sabotage a foreign race team with new tech, Kenny has to decide how far friendship goes."The Day the Track Stood Still" - Drivers and cars always have special relationships, but Buddy's is more special than most. He'll find out just how much when the B'rada come to town with plans to take home something beyond the Borg-Warner trophy.

When Ron Collins talks about writing (and about life!), I listen. On Writing (And Reading) Short is filled with wisdom, heart, and joy. Writers of all levels will be glad they read it David H. HendricksonAward-winning author of Death in the Serengeti and Other Stories ----- "I wanted to write science fiction, and The Novel and Short Story Market laid out facts about the market for such tales ... the fields were lush, the game most definitely afoot. I mean, seriously. Add up all that space and you get literally thousands of short stories being published every year. How hard could it be? That peal of rolling thunder you hear is the combined laughter of every writer on the planet." So goes award-winning SF author Ron Collins's sometimes humorous, sometimes heart-warming, but always true-to-the-bone ode to a life spent writing the short story. Specifically, the science fiction short story. Using experience built through thirty years of publishing short fiction, Collins touches on every facet of a writing career, beginning with "Why the Short Story?" and progressing to "The Only Truth" that matters-as well as "The Second Only Truth" that matters. Inside, you'll consider the difference between short stories and novels, partake in a few reader cookies, and even discover the only reason a new writer should decide to join a critique group. And then there's Write Club. We can't forget Write Club, now, can we? Other topics include: · Careers vs. Real Jobs· Finding Your Beat· Speed vs. Quality· Stalled Writers· The World of Editors· Short Fiction and the Indie World· And a lot more! All discussed with a personal touch that illuminates a life devoted to writing-and reading-short. If you write short stories, or simply love reading them, this is the book for you.

Two worlds, two futures, one path.Jonathan Hale, delivery guy by day, underground music critic by night. Just getting his life together when he runs across ...Micaela Alandari, kick-ass woman with a half-brother mired in a losing war effort on the fae side of the tracks.While Jon worries about keeping his job, Micaela's got bigger problems for him to deal with. If he can't get his act together, it will mean the end of civilization on both sides of the Bridge to Fae Realm.

Strike thrice upon the bone-white plate, call to home some bloodthirsty fate. Do you believe in fairies?What about baseball magic? Opening day of senior season, and Emily DeWitt, star pitcher of the lowly Pattersonville High School Unicorns, despairs of ever winning a game, let alone attracting college scouts. Especially with archrival Callie McMasters showing her up at every base.But Unicorn Field, built on an ancient fairy ring, has plans of its own.When Emily finds herself trapped in the Fairy Realm, the downtrodden Small Folk convince her to join forces.To win her way back home, she'll have to do the impossible - propel her team of underdog fairies through the Fairy Realm Series and defeat the unbeatable Unseelie Queen and her Designated Hitter.

Ten Stories: Together for the First TimeJump in, the water's fine!In Collins Creek, Volume 1, you'll find a surprising 10-pack of contemporary short stories from prolific writer Ron Collins, all of which first appeared in the Fiction River Anthology project. Bookended by the Derringer award-nominated "The White Game" and the spy-game thriller "The Spy Who Walked into the Cold," you'll find the currents of Collins Creek are filled with mystery and crime, romance and danger, and even a little baseball.The common factor connecting them all, though, is the powerful stream of hope you'll find running through their pages.Stories Include:The White GameUs vs. ThemProspectingDay of the PartyThe Ten Days of NewtonmasThe Year That Went into Extra InningsBoboHero #8Look SafeThe Spy Who Walked into the Cold"One of short fiction's masters"Kristine Kathryn RuschHugo Award winning Author and Editor

When Ron Collins talks about writing (and about life!), I listen. On Writing (And Reading) Short is filled with wisdom, heart, and joy. Writers of all levels will be glad they read it David H. HendricksonAward-winning author of Death in the Serengeti and Other Stories ----- "I wanted to write science fiction, and The Novel and Short Story Market laid out facts about the market for such tales ... the fields were lush, the game most definitely afoot. I mean, seriously. Add up all that space and you get literally thousands of short stories being published every year. How hard could it be? That peal of rolling thunder you hear is the combined laughter of every writer on the planet." So goes award-winning SF author Ron Collins's sometimes humorous, sometimes heart-warming, but always true-to-the-bone ode to a life spent writing the short story. Specifically, the science fiction short story. Using experience built through thirty years of publishing short fiction, Collins touches on every facet of a writing career, beginning with "Why the Short Story?" and progressing to "The Only Truth" that matters-as well as "The Second Only Truth" that matters. Inside, you'll consider the difference between short stories and novels, partake in a few reader cookies, and even discover the only reason a new writer should decide to join a critique group. And then there's Write Club. We can't forget Write Club, now, can we? Other topics include: · Careers vs. Real Jobs· Finding Your Beat· Speed vs. Quality· Stalled Writers· The World of Editors· Short Fiction and the Indie World· And a lot more! All discussed with a personal touch that illuminates a life devoted to writing-and reading-short. If you write short stories, or simply love reading them, this is the book for you.