About Tracie McBride: Tracie McBride is a New Zealander who lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and three children. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in over 80 print and electronic publications, including Bleed, FISH and the Stoker Award-nominated anthologies Horror for Good and Horror Library Volume 5. Her debut collection Ghosts Can Bleed contains much of the work that earned her a Sir Julius Vogel Award. She helps to wrangle slush for Dark Moon Digest and was the vice … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Tracie McBride
WYW:Part 1 by Derek Dollahite
Wyatt Fox and his friend Eli live in a world where everything, from clothes and cars to weather and weapons, is connected and monitored. Today’s “Cloud” has become IOTA, or Internet Of Things Access – a system that allows for constant connectivity, smart power grids, and safer guns. On the other hand, the technology has brought widespread surveillance, greater economic disparity, and less hope for change. Wyatt, a high school student with a unique talent for programming, notices something … [Read more...] about WYW:Part 1 by Derek Dollahite
Weatherhead by J.M. Hushour
Nine months after his wife's death, a man is abducted from his house by a band of violent thieves and taken to a nightmarish city called Weatherhead. There he falls under the dark attentions of the cruel, despotic ruler of the city: the wife he thought dead. This a love story between a person still living and a person still dead. It is also a hate story between the same, a violent story populated with all manner of ruffians, crimes, running street battles between Love and Hate (a particularly … [Read more...] about Weatherhead by J.M. Hushour
The Winter Boy by Sally Wiener Grotta
Reminiscent of Margaret Atwood, Mary Doria Russell and Ursula K. LeGuin, "The Winter Boy" explores important political and social issues within a dynamic, character-driven otherworld, wrapped up in masterful storytelling. A cloistered society of widows, the Alleshi, has forged peace by mentoring young men who will one day become leaders of the land, using time-honored methods that include dialog, reason, and sexual intimacy. However, unknown to all but a hidden few, the peace is fracturing … [Read more...] about The Winter Boy by Sally Wiener Grotta
Speculative Fiction The Ultimate Collection by David K Scholes @davidkscholes
This book is bargain priced from 08/31/2014 until 08/22/2025 A collection of some 23 fast paced, action packed, speculative fiction short stories including science fiction, alternate history, science fantasy and an alternate reality story. In The Intervention a super power empire’s long search for the truth about an ancient war yields an unexpected result. The horrifying trip encountered in Dangerous Journey is not quite what it seems while in Easy Meat a powerful star fleet finds an … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction The Ultimate Collection by David K Scholes @davidkscholes
Interview with Author – David Scholes
Author Bio: I’ve written more than 120 speculative fiction short stories in the 7 years I have been writing speculative fiction. Before that I used to write Marvel Comics Thor fan fiction. I have published six collections of short stories and two novellas all of which are on Amazon. I am currently working on another collection of short speculative fiction stories for publication later this year. I have been a regular contributor to both the Antipodean SF and the Beam Me Up Pod cast sites and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – David Scholes
The Place of Voices by Lauren Lynch @LaurenRLynch
Anna is devastated by a fire that left her orphaned, dependent on an uncle she never knew existed and far from the only home she has ever known. Brendan struggles with a life limited by crippling illness and a family torn by the loss of his mother. Tzutz Nik faces an arranged marriage to the prince of a ruthless dynasty in order to unite their fractured kingdoms. A mysterious invitation gives them each an opportunity to escape their struggles for a while and view their lives from a new … [Read more...] about The Place of Voices by Lauren Lynch @LaurenRLynch
The Night Also Rises by C.B. McCullough
Science fiction with a film noir twist. Night lasts for days on planet Jannix, and in a city full of murderers, thugs, gangsters and con artists, no man can ever be sure he'll see another dawn. So when private investigator Jack Tarelli is called to the home of an enigmatic billionaire just hours after an unspeakable murder, he knows a long, long night has only just begun. Led on a chase into the shadowy underbelly of a city that never wakes, the hard-nosed and uncompromising Jack will stop … [Read more...] about The Night Also Rises by C.B. McCullough
Interview with Author – Allan J. Ashinoff
Author Bio: Allan J. Ashinoff, born in NY and currently residing in Arizona, is the newsletter editor for the Arizona Authors Association. Once a freelance conservative commentary writer, a small business owner, an on-line radio talk show host, and a veteran of the United States Navy; He decided, after the 2008 election, to combine his love of science fiction, history and philosophy with his skill for writing, to craft his first novel - Shadows Live Under Seashells. In 2013, he completed his … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Allan J. Ashinoff
Interview with Author – C Michael Lorion @CMichaelLorion
Author Bio: I was born and raised in Gardner, Massachusetts (the small central Massachusetts city upon which his fictional Old Wachusett city is based), and moved to the neighboring town of East Templeton fourteen years ago where I now live with my lovely wife and six of my seven wonderful children (ages 3 to 23 years old). My wife and I homeschool our children and enjoy most every minute of it! I've held various jobs, including librarian, automotive parts clerk, teacher, and newspaper delivery … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – C Michael Lorion @CMichaelLorion
Interview with Author – Stan Morris @morriss003
Author Bio: I’m Stan Morris. I was born in Linwood, California, and was raised in Norwalk and Concord, California. In 1972, I moved to New Mexico. I met a girl at college in 1975, set out to score, and have been married to her since 1977. We lived in Texas for five years and then moved to Maui. We have two grown boys, both gainfully employed, thank goodness. My wife had the career and I had the job, so I worked at a variety of those before developing a computer business in the late 1980's. Now … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Stan Morris @morriss003