Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 4
Brian started a column on short fiction a short while ago and I thought is was such I good idea that I’d better ste… err… borrow it from him. I am not a fan of reading of a screen but with short fiction I can manage without getting a headache and if you care to look for it there is a wealth of short fiction offered for free on the Internet. I more of less randomly picked five that looked interesting for my first contribution to this column….
Book Review – Nano Comes to Clifford Falls and Other Stories
Author: Nancy Kress Publisher: Golden Gryphon Press Publishing Date: May 2008 Binding: Hardcover Cover Artist: Thomas Canty I first encountered Nancy Kress’ short fiction in the Wastelands anthology. The story Inertia was one of the highlights of that collection for me. Some time later Bookspotcentral hosted the title story of this collection (you can still [...]
Contest – Dogs by Nancy Kress (signed)
Another chance to win free reading material, and again, in this case signed by the author. Nancy Kress is a former Hugo, Nebula, Campbell, and Sturgeon Award winner and we have a copy of her recently released novel, Dogs, up for grabs signed by her. Last week I posted the BookSpotCentral exclusive 4-chapter sample of [...]
Exclusive – Dogs by Nancy Kress (Chapters 1-4)
Another exclusive from BookSpotCentral! Today we have the first four chapters from a novel by former Hugo Award, Nebula Award, John C.ampbell Award, and Sturgeon Award winning author Nancy Kress.
These chapters are from her novel, Dogs, that was released in July 2008 from Tachyon Publications. I believe Ms. Kress has in the past made the first two chapters available and BookSpotcentral brings those and two more!
Synopsis:
The threat of terrorism and biological warfare become all too real in this riveting thriller when the danger comes from a family’s most cherished pets. Tessa Sanderson, ex-FBI agent, has moved to a sleepy Maryland town to escape her tragic past. When the town’s beloved dogs begin viciously attacking pet owners, federal CDC agents determine that the dogs are carrying a mutated flu affecting the aggression center of their brains, for which their is no known cure. Tessa offers to help round up and quarantine the dogs, even though some unconvinced locals are preparing to protect their pets by any means necessary. But she has another reason for getting involved—someone has been sending her threatening emails in Arabic claiming responsibility for the virus, and Tessa is resolved to go deep undercover to expose this deadly conspiracy. Combining hard science with thoughtful narrative, this chilling tale of science fiction explores the complex relationships between dogs and their owners.
I want to thank Ms. Kress and Tachyon for choosing BookSpotCentral as the home for exclusive content and allowing us to showcase this sample at our venue for our readers!
Enjoy!
Book Review – Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
Editor: John Joseph Adams Cover Artist: Daniel Kvasznicza Publisher: Night Shade Books Binding: Paperback Publication Date:2008 In the anthology Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse John Joseph Adams collects 22 pieces of post-apocalyptic short fiction. It includes stories by big names such as Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Orson Scott Card and Gene Wolfe as well [...]
Exclusive – Nano Comes to Clifford Falls by Nancy Kress
I was weeding the garden when nanotech came to my town. The city got it a month earlier, but I haven’t been to the city since last year. Some of my neighbors went—Angie Myers and Emma Karlson and that widow, Mrs. Blanston, from church. They brought back souvenirs, things made in the nanomachine, and the [...]
