Author Bios

Lucius Shepard: What can one say about Lucius Shepard that has not already been said? He is one of the most original writers of modern SF and has been writing since 1981. His works have graced almost all the leading SF magazines and many non-genre magazines as well. He has won the John W. Campbell, Nebula, Hugo and the Rhysling awards. His stories are stylish and thought-provoking, and none more so than the present story.

Donna McMahon: Donna McMahon is a Canadian writer of SF. She is a member of SFWA and SF Canada.

Andrew Ferguson: Andrew Ferguson is a UK based writer whose work has appeared in various magazines including Interzone. The present story, in a slightly different form, was first published in SportySpec anthology. This is a lovely short story and is unique in a way. How many SF stories have you seen that deal with cricket? Personally – with the exception of this story – I have seen none.

Jetse De Vries: Jetse de Vries is a technical specialist for a propulsion company. He writes SF since 1999, and had his first story published in November 2003. His stories have appeared in about two dozen publications on both sides of the Atlantic, and include Amityville House of Pancakes, vol. 1, JPPN 2, Nemonymous 4, Northwest Passages:A Cascadian Anthology, DeathGrip: Exit Laughing, HUB Magazine #2, and Clarkesworld Magazine (May 2007), SF Waxes Philosophical anthology and Postscripts Magazine #14. He’s been part of the Interzone editorial team from March 2003 until September 2008.

Howard Jones: Howard Jones is a writer of heroic fantasy. Another hat he wears is that of Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Flashing Swords. His stories have appeared in Black Gate, Andromeda Spaceways and several other venues. His tales of Dabir and Asim (of which the present story is one) belong to quite an unusual, probably unique, sub-genre – Arabian detective fantasy. The present story was first published in Paradox #5 and won an honorable mention in the Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror #18.

Camille Alexa: Camille Alexa’s stories have appeared in several anthologies including Desolate Places, Ruins Extraterrestrial, Sporty Spec, and Ruins Metropolis. She is also the flash fiction editor at Abyss & Apex. Her stories almost always exhibit a rare sensitivity and this story is no exception.

C. June Wolf: When I first met C. June Wolf at VCon in 2006, I formed the impression that she was a nice person. Then when she submitted her story for my earlier anthology, “SF Waxes Philosophical”, I found out that she was a nice writer too. Here is C. June Wolf again, with a startling and thought provoking story.

Pamela Kenza Taylor: Pamela Kenza Taylor says this about herself: “I’m a stay-at-home mom/freelance writer/author. While I make a living at journalism and op-ed, my first love is fiction, particularly science fiction. I also write poetry, mostly of a religious bent.”

Kevin James Miller: More than 70 stories and poems of Mr. Miller in the horror, SF, fantasy and crime genre have been published. Cemetery Dance said his short story “Rain on a Stranger’s Eyes” was “hard-hitting” and “a solid noir masterpiece with chilling irony.” Publisher’s Weekly wrote that “Stealing Klatzman’s Diary” was a “morbidly amusing caper with a Shakespearean body count.”

G.W. Thomas: What is an anthology without a little humour? And who better to contribute that much required ingredient than a writer known mostly for horror tales? G.W. Thomas wears many hats – writer, editor, cartoonist, to name a few. The humor in this story is not the laugh-out-loud type but the type that is sure to bring out a smile on the face of any lover of SF.

Tom Ligon: An anthology that starts strong (and if Lucius’s story was not strong, I don’t know what strong is), it better end strong. So here is Tom Ligon with an original novella of the strong kind. I would like to thank Tom for sending this story my way and for revising it further at my request. Tom Ligon is an engineering technologist, a proponent of Bussard’s Inertial Electrodynamic Fusion method, and a noted Analog writer of fiction and non-fiction.